FREMANTLE'S Ann McMahon is one of six club debutants for Saturday's Western Derby against West Coast, completing a remarkable rehabilitation after a serious workplace accident.
McMahon, a police officer, was hit by a car in December 2019, breaking one leg and tearing the ACL in the other.
Irishwoman Aine Tighe is another set to make her debut after two years on the list, having suffered a series of knee injuries, as will Jess Low, Airlie Runnalls, Dana East and Makaela Tuhakaraina.
The Eagles had a full list of 30 to choose from, with Evie Gooch and Charlie Thomas playing their first game in the blue and gold.
As previously reported by womens.afl, North Melbourne skipper Emma Kearney will miss due to COVID-19.
Fellow midfielder Ellie Gavalas has not been named, along with Sophie Abbatangelo.
The Roos will unveil recruit Kim Rennie, as well as father-daughter Amy Smith and draftees Tess Craven and Jasmine Ferguson.
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Geelong's midfield will be instantly boosted by the return of Nina Morrison in addition to Georgie Prespakis, while Annabel Johnson, Chantel Emonson, Chloe Scheer, Rachel Kearns, Olivia Fuller and Zali Friswell are all named to play their first game for the club.
Melbourne will field Tayla Harris, Eliza West and Ali Brown for the first time, with Eliza McNamara and Sinead Goldrick notable absentees.
Opponents Western Bulldogs will also have their own handful of club debutants, including Rocky Cranston, Elle Bennetts, Amanda Ling, Alice Edmonds and Elizabeth Snell.
After a best-on performance in the practice match, key back Ellyse Gamble joins Katie Lynch on the sidelines, with Bailey Hunt, Kirsten McLeod and Hannah Scott also not named.
North Melbourne v Geelong at Arden Street Oval, 5.10pm AEDT
NORTH MELBOURNE
B: J.Ferguson 20 D.Hardiman 31
HB: N.Bresnehan 12 A.Gilroy 8 S.Wright 17
C: K.Ashmore 10 J.Garner 25 I.Eddey 3
HF: D.Bannister 2 T.Randall 16 G.Campbell 43
F: E.King - C 60 D.Bateman 11
Foll: K.Rennie 26 J.Bruton 35 A.Riddell 7
I/C: T.Craven 5 M.King 23 J.Duffin 27 A.Smith 15 A.O'Loughlin 6
Emerg: A.Hamilton 21 P.King 24
GEELONG
B: M.McMahon 24 G.Rankin 10
HB: M.Keryk 45 M.McDonald - C 11 C.Emonson 16
C: S.Van De Heuvel 27 G.Prespakis 41 N.Morrison 9
HF: J.Crockett-Grills 6 C.Gunjaca 26 R.Kearns 22
F: P.McWilliams 23 C.Scheer 14
Foll: O.Fuller 13 R.Webster 21 A.McDonald 3
I/C: Z.Friswell 20 K.Darby 8 M.Maguire 7 A.Johnson 30 J.Ivey 5
Emerg: D.Higgins 2 L.Gardiner 18
Fremantle v West Coast at Fremantle Oval, 5.50pm AWST
FREMANTLE
B: J.Cuthbertson 29 A.Stannett 4
HB: L.Pugh 32 E.O'Driscoll 3 J.Low 30
C: A.Runnalls 22 A.McMahon 25 S.Cain 20
HF: D.East 8 A.Tighe 10 G.O'Sullivan 9
F: G.Houghton 27 K.Antonio 15
Foll: M.Strom 21 H.Miller - C 19 K.Bowers 2
I/C: T.Toth 33 E.Antonio 12 M.Tuhakaraina 13 S.Verrier 5 M.Sergeant 23
Emerg: M.Hyde 28 J.Stewart 7
WEST COAST
B: T.Bresland 20 E.Gooch 31
HB: M.Collier 8 A.Ward 33 A.McCarthy 11
C: K.Gibson 2 E.Swanson - C 13 M.Bowen 1
HF: A.Atkins 9 A.Schmidt 7 N.Kelly 12
F: A.Gilmore 22 M.Caulfield 10
Foll: P.Laurie 25 I.Lewis 6 D.Hooker 17
I/C: C.Thomas 3 I.Cameron 19 G.Kelly 15 C.Guard 4 B.Smith 14
Emerg: H.Bullas 24 S.McDonald 35
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne at VU Whitten Oval, 7pm AEDT
WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: E.Brown 9 I.Huntington 4
HB: E.Bennetts 11 N.Ferres 16 A.Guest 19
C: I.Grant 3 E.Blackburn - C 2 I.Pritchard 20
HF: B.Gutknecht 18 R.Cranston 30 B.Lochland 1
F: N.Morris-Dalton 25 B.Toogood 8
Foll: C.Moody 13 J.Fitzgerald 23 K.Lamb 27
I/C: S.Hartwig 15 E.Georgostathis 17 A.Edmonds 33 E.Snell 26 A.Ling 29
Emerg: G.Lagioia 12 A.Strahan 35
MELBOURNE
B: B.Tarrant 20 L.Birch 9
HB: S.Lampard 8 M.Fitzsimon 24 S.Heath 30
C: A.Bannan 16 M.Gay 3 C.Sherriff 18
HF: L.Mithen 14 K.Hore 10 J.Parry 19
F: T.Harris 7 D.Pearce - C 6
Foll: L.Pearce 15 K.Paxman 4 T.Hanks 5
I/C: A.Brown 28 M.Caris 21 E.West 11 E.Zanker 29 S.Scott 12
Emerg: G.Campbell 1 K.Petrevski 31
