GREATER Western Sydney has made five changes for its Friday night match against the Western Bulldogs, as the Dogs welcome back a host of names after a 19-day layoff which has seen them miss two rounds of footy.
Pepa Randall, Chloe Dalton, Rebecca Privitelli and Katie Loynes will all miss due to the competition's health and safety protocols, and Haneen Zreika will sit out due to personal reasons.
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GWS has named two debutants, Brodee Mowbray and Casidhe Simmons, drafted at Nos.55 and 60 respectively in last year's NAB AFLW Draft, while former Demon and Kangaroo Jasmine Grierson will make her club debut after joining the Giants via a trade during the off-season.
Louise Stephenson returns after last week's omission, and Libby Graham will come in for her first game of 2022.
Important defensive posts Katie Lynch and Sarah Hartwig return for the Dogs after injury and health and safety protocols saw them miss the club's sole game for the season back in round one, while Bailey Hunt will also make her way back from injury.
Isabel Huntington will miss the remainder of the season after injuring her ACL in that round one match, and Brooke Lochland and Elizabeth Snell will both sit out due to health and safety protocols.
Friday, January 28
Greater Western Sydney v Western Bulldogs at Henson Park, 5.10pm AEST
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
B: J.Grierson 10 E.Lorenzini 25
HB: T.Hetherington 9 G.Garnett 17 A.Lister 14
C: A.Eva - C 2 A.Parker 3 N.Barr 8
HF: C.Staunton 13 C.Simmons 28 A.Dallaway 30
F: K.Smith 4 A.Morphett 22
Foll: E.McKinnon 23 L.Graham 37 L.Steane 20
I/C: B.Stack 15 L.Stephenson 12 B.Mowbray 31 E.Pease 33 J.Doyle 5
Emerg: G.Fowler 26 R.Sargent-Wilson 1
In: J.Grierson, C.Simmons, L.Graham, L.Stephenson, B.Mowbray
Out: H.Zreika (Personal Reasons), P.Randall (HS Protocol), C.Dalton (HS Protocol), R.Privitelli (HS Protocol), K.Loynes (HS Protocol)
WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: A.Guest 19 K.Lynch 10
HB: I.Grant 3 E.Brown 9 R.Cranston 30
C: E.Georgostathis 17 E.Blackburn - C 2 E.Bennetts 11
HF: B.Gutknecht 18 I.Pritchard 20 G.Lagioia 12
F: N.Morris-Dalton 25 B.Toogood 8
Foll: C.Moody 13 J.Fitzgerald 23 K.Lamb 27
I/C: N.Ferres 16 B.Hunt 21 A.Edmonds 33 S.Hartwig 15 A.Ling 29
Emerg: A.Smith 24 J.Woods 28
In: K.Lynch, B.Hunt, S.Hartwig
Out: I.Huntington (Knee), B.Lochland (HS Protocol), E.Snell (HS Protocol)
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