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  • Aye, aye, captain: Your club's 2025 leadership group

    Check out who's in your club's AFLW leadership group for 2025

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  • INS AND OUTS: Your club's list changes ahead of 2025

    There was plenty of movement over the trade and draft periods, so catch up on who's arrived and departed at your club

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  • Floating timings, AFL overlap, more: All you need to know about the AFLW fixture

    A return to normal timeslots, men's season overlap and a floating fixture for round 12 - this is everything you need to know about the 2025 NAB AFLW fixture

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  • Updated
    Updated

    Bombers, Tigers to meet again as Dreamtime returns to Darwin

    This year's AFLW Dreamtime match will be played at TIO Stadium during round three

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  • Duo get another chance, Blues sign young ruck

    The Bombers, Kangaroos and Blues have added to their AFLW lists

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  • Bombers leader announces pregnancy, Tigers hand veteran a lifeline

    Bess Keaney will sit out the 2025 AFLW season due to pregnancy, while Richmond has signed experienced Lauren Brazzale

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  • 'Not just a footy game': W stars' childhood Anzac Day memories

    Bri Davey and Sophie Alexander recall their trips with family to footy's biggest day

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  • AFLW Bomber’s unique role in Gather Round

    A lot goes into organising an away trip, but luckily for Essendon's AFL team, the person organising their interstate games has firsthand experience travelling as a player

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  • Bombers make move to appoint new AFLW list manager

    The Bombers have landed their new AFLW list manager

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  • Exclusive
    Exclusive

    Bombers on the hunt for new list manager

    After building Essendon's AFLW list from the ground up, list manager Georgia Harvey is moving on to a new role at the club

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  • Essendon signs NZ rugby international

    Black Fern Grace Brooker approached AFLW clubs and has landed at Essendon

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  • Premiership Demon joins Bombers in leading AFLW role

    Essendon has appointed Ben Brown as head of AFLW development

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  • Art, travel, puppies: How AFLW players are spending their time off

    It was a busy season of AFLW in 2024, but some players' off-season has been even busier! From travelling all over the world to new animals, this is how AFLW players are spending their summer break

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  • Socks, Rubik's cubes and lucky meals: AFLW players' wildest and wackiest superstitions

    From wearing the same pair of undies to eating exactly the same meal before every game, there's no shortage of kooky superstitions among AFLW players

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  • Juggling, impersonations, and the worm: Hidden talents of AFLW players

    There's no shortage of talent among AFLW players, but not in the way you might think

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  • High five: Our picks for the best recruits of 2024

    These star players made an immediate impact in their new colours

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  • Your club's best 21: Who's in, who's out, who's new

    Gemma Bastiani has compiled her predicted starting 21 for each team after the conclusion of the Trade Period and Telstra AFLW Draft

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  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Dear Santa, here's what the AFLW clubs want for Christmas

    Here's what the 18 AFLW clubs want to find under the tree this Christmas

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  • Bombers' season review: Injuries to key stars, midfield duo fire

    Our reporters run the rule over your club's 2024 AFLW campaign

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  • Bolters, sliders, steals: How did your club go in the AFLW Draft?

    Who did your club pick up at Monday night's Telstra AFLW Draft? Gemma Bastiani takes a look at the comp's newest players

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  • Updated
    Updated

    Final Draft Order: Every club's picks for the 2024 AFLW Draft

    Check out your club's picks for the 2024 AFLW Draft

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  • INS AND OUTS: All the list changes following the trade period

    See all your club's list changes ahead of the 2025 AFLW season

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  • DONE DEALS: Every move of the 2024 AFLW Trade Period

    Get all the details of every move in the 2024 AFLW Trade Period

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  • Your club's B&F: Dees star salutes, Port ruck caps monster year

    All the club best and fairest winners from the 2024 NAB AFLW season

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    Exclusive

    Trade target: Swans eye Bomber for backline boost

    Essendon defender Ash Van Loon is in Sydney's sights as a trade target

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  • 03:03

    Grand Final rewind: Wall’s big call from Ireland to AFLW glory

    Irish gun Vikki Wall reflects on a ‘crazy few years’ and prepares to consider her next move after returning to the AFLW to become a premiership player

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  • 'I've come a long way': Prespakis on online trolls and body positivity

    Essendon champion tells Sarah Hosking on Tagged about her self-doubt amid another brilliant NAB AFLW season

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  • AFLW B&F: How your club polled, top vote-getters

    Gemma Bastiani breaks down how your club fared during the 2023 AFLW best-and-fairest count

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  • AA SQUAD: SIX Hawks named, Dee misses, Roo's streak over

    Hawthorn's meteoric rise has been reflected in its All-Australian squad nominations

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  • Freo to receive welcome boost for semi, Dons star 'in a fair bit of pain'

    Ash Brazill looms as a significant inclusion for next weekend's clash with Adelaide, as Essendon provides an update on Maddy Prespakis

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  • 1:24:37

    AFLW Match Replay: Fremantle v Essendon

    The Dockers and Bombers clash in the first elimination final of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

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  • 10:17

    AFLW Mini-Match: Fremantle v Essendon

    Extended highlights of the Dockers and Bombers clash in the first elimination final of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

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  • 05:38

    AFLW full post-match, FWK1: Dockers

    Watch Fremantle's press conference after their Elimination Final match against Essendon

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  • 04:37

    AFLW full post-match, FWK1: Bombers

    Watch Essendon's press conference after their Elimination Final match against Fremantle

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  • 04:21

    AFLW Highlights: Fremantle v Essendon

    The Dockers and Bombers clash in the first elimination final of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

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  • Dockers keep flag dream alive as brave Bombers fall short

    Fremantle has moved into the semi-finals while Essendon has been eliminated from the 2024 finals series

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  • 00:38

    O'Sullivan, oh yes! Superstar's dazzling moment wins it

    Gabby O'Sullivan dances through traffic and launches a clutch finish to seal her side's elimination final victory

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  • 00:42

    Awesome Orlagh has her say in cracking team play

    Orlagh Lally steadies to put Fremantle back in front after some brilliant efforts from her teammates

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  • 00:42

    Electric Dons fire and inspire to steal back lead

    Brooke Walker's stunning smother and finish is confirmed before Daria Bannister snaps a beauty

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  • 00:34

    Wounded Prespakis in pain as Dons superstar goes down

    Maddy Prespakis comes from the field after appearing to injure herself in this play

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  • 00:52

    Clarke's close squeezer kickstarts Dons in Perth

    Amber Clarke breaks out the back and threads the opening major of the elimination final

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  • Huge blow for Dockers ahead of elimination final. Follow LIVE

    Follow all the action from Saturday's elimination final between the Dockers and Bombers

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  • AFLW Pocket Profile: Steph Cain

    She'll captain the Bombers this finals season, but there's plenty you don't know about Steph Cain

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  • Why star's injury-hit season could help Bombers

    The W Show team discusses how the Bombers will handle being without two of their key players against the Dockers

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  • Something to Crow about: Adelaide gun earns maiden coaches' award

    The final three weeks of votes for the AFLCA's champion player award are in and the winner has been decided

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  • FW1 PREVIEW: Can Crows stop all-conquering Roos, master v apprentice

    Gemma Bastiani previews a big first week of AFLW finals footy action

    Finals

  • FINALS WK1 TEAMS: Roos' Kearney call, Crow named, boost for Freo

    The teams are in for Friday and Saturday's AFLW finals, plus squads for Sunday's matches

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  • AFLW injury list, FW1: Crow in doubt, Roo racing the clock

    Who's still sore? Who's nearing a return? Check out your club's injury updates ahead of the first week of AFLW finals

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  • 'I actually love that role': Selfless Bomber the ultimate team player

    Essendon veteran Sophie Alexander is a bundle of enthusiasm heading into this year's finals series

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  • EXPLAINER: How the AFLW finals system works

    As Dylan Bolch explains, there are slight differences between the AFL and AFLW finals formats

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  • AFLW Team of the Week, week 10

    Who made our Team of the Week in week 10?

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  • Who's in the AFLW All-Australian team? Our experts make the call

    Check out who made AFL.com.au's All-Australian side

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  • Updated
    Updated

    'Shattered for Bonnie': Bombers star out for the season

    Bonnie Toogood will not play again this season due to an ankle injury

    Finals

  • Which fixture was hardest? Lions get dream run, Dees' tough draw

    Which teams ended up with the hardest and easiest draws in 2024?

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  • LOCKED IN: Week one finals fixture, ticket details confirmed

    From frequent finalists to first-time contenders, the first week of AFLW finals action is full of mouth-watering match-ups

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  • Bombers wait for scans on injured star ahead of first final

    Star forward Bonnie Toogood will undergo scans to determine the severity of her ankle injury

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  • 1:24:01

    AFLW Match Replay: Carlton v Essendon

    The Blues and Bombers clash in week 10 of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

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  • 10:17

    AFLW Mini-Match: Carlton v Essendon

    Extended highlights of the Blues and Bombers clash in week 10 of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

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  • They're in! Bombers fly up into finals with big win over Blues

    Essendon will play finals after beating Carlton - but it could come at a cost

    AFLW
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  • 05:43

    AFLW Highlights: Carlton v Essendon

    The Blues and Bombers clash in week 10 of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

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  • 00:39

    Pound hits the ground after friendly fire

    Gab Pound is left worse for wear after getting collected by a teammate in a heavy marking contest

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  • 00:47

    Lightning strikes twice: Bomber’s blistering speed

    Amber Clarke shows some serious wheels on two occasions in the third term to set up a goal for Georgia Gee

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  • 00:34

    Nifty Nanscawen flashes through in a second

    Georgia Nanscawen somehow escapes traffic to sneak through a sizzling goal

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  • 00:34

    Gaylor’s lovely left secures first AFLW goal

    Amy Gaylor is swarmed by Bombers after landing her maiden major in the big league in some style

    AFLW
  • 00:37

    Austin all smiles after sweet snap brings opener

    Mia Austin is elated after a superb gather and shot earns the game’s first goal

    AFLW

  • Double late blow for Blues, Dons chase finals berth. Follow LIVE

    All the action from Saturday's week 10 AFLW matches

    AFLW

  • Who wins W10? Our AFLW experts help find you a winner

    AFL.com.au's panel of expert tipsters is here to help you pick a winner this AFLW season

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  • W10 PREVIEW: Finals spots, big bucks on the line in epic finish

    Gemma Bastiani previews a big week of AFLW footy action

    AFLW

  • AFLW TEAMS: Dees' Kate call, two fairytale finishes, Tiger out

    The week 10 teams are in for Friday and Saturday matches, plus squads for Sunday

    AFLW

  • AFLW injury list, W10: Key Dee in doubt, Saint cleared of ACL injury

    Who's still sore? Who's nearing a return? Check out your club's injury updates ahead of AFLW week 10

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  • Ladder predictor: Dons, Dees, Cats on the edge in final-round cliffhanger

    Our reporters have used our ladder predictor to tip the finalists for 2024

    AFLW

  • The run home: Tigers stumble, how Cats, Dees can sneak in

    There's still 10 teams vying for a finals spot with just one week to go in the 2024 NAB AFLW season

    AFLW

  • Big Bomber blow: Knee injury ends ruck's season

    Steph Wales is ruled out of the remainder of the season after rupturing her ACL

    AFLW
  • 04:05

    AFLW full post-match, WK9: Bombers

    Watch Essendon's press conference after week nine’s match against Richmond

    AFLW
  • 03:51

    AFLW full post-match, WK9: Tigers

    Watch Richmond's press conference after week nine’s match against Essendon

    AFLW
  • 06:01

    AFLW Highlights: Essendon v Richmond

    The Bombers and Tigers clash in week nine of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

    AFLW

  • Dreamtime draw! Late Tigers point keeps finals race alive

    Essendon and Richmond finish all square in Darwin to keep Melbourne and Geelong in finals race

    AFLW
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  • 1:27:07

    AFLW Match Replay: Essendon v Richmond

    The Bombers and Tigers clash in week nine of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

    AFLW
  • 11:40

    AFLW Mini-Match: Essendon v Richmond

    Extended highlights of the Bombers and Tigers clash in week nine of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

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  • 03:56

    AFLW last two mins: Late Tigers point sees Dreamtime thriller end all square

    The thrilling final moments between Essendon and Richmond in week nine of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

    AFLW
  • 01:27

    Heavy toll as both sides cop injuries

    Sarah Hosking and Steph Wales both suffer injuries from separate incidents in the dying minutes

    AFLW
  • 00:45

    McKenzie channels inner Kerr with match-tying major

    Ellie McKenzie soccers through a crucial major after the ball spills free at the top of the goalsquare

    AFLW
  • 00:48

    Bonnie's boon has Bombers smiling

    Bonnie Toogood receives a perfect gift as the Tigers fail to give the umpire the ball at the stoppage

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  • 00:43

    Brennan bends a perfect pearler

    Katie Brennan brilliantly turns and snaps an equalising goal after a great turnover from the Tigers

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  • 00:30

    Alexander steals opening show with ripper

    Sophie Alexander intercepts a would-be handball deep in defence to earn a clever first goal of the game

    AFLW

  • Heat chambers, saunas, steam rooms: Inside clubs' Darwin prep

    The Darwin heat for Saturday night's Dreamtime match is a far cry from typical Melbourne conditions - this is how Essendon and Richmond have been preparing for the hot and humid conditions

    AFLW

  • Don's 'fairytale ending' from considering retirement to career-best form

    Maddi Gay was considering retirement after losing motivation at the Demons, but a fresh start at Essendon has her back in career-best form

    AFLW

  • AFLW TEAMS: Brennan named, star Cat back, forgotten Dog in frame

    The teams are in for the remainder of week nine of the 2024 NAB AFLW season

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  • Who wins W9? Our AFLW experts help find you a winner

    AFL.com.au's panel of expert tipsters is here to help you pick a winner this AFLW season

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  • Analysis
    Analysis

    The games that will shape the AFLW top eight

    Sarah Black takes a closer look at the matches that will shape the eight in AFLW

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  • Every club's 2024 Indigenous Round guernsey

    Check out what your club's Indigenous guernsey will look like for 2024's Indigenous rounds, and learn about the inspirations behind the designs

    AFLW

  • W9 PREVIEW: Clash of the titans, Indigenous Round takes centre stage

    Gemma Bastiani previews a big week of AFLW footy action

    AFLW

  • AFLW injury list, W9: Tiger a test, Hawk to return, Cat back

    Who's still sore? Who's nearing a return? Check out your club's injury updates ahead of AFLW week nine

    AFLW

  • 'Brutal' AFLW means no time for Bombers to lament loss

    Steph Cain says Essendon must re-group quickly from its club-record loss to North Melbourne, with finals only two games away

    AFLW

  • The run home: Roos, Hawks cement spots, Power surge, Eagles slide

    There's still 12 teams vying for a finals spot with just two weeks to go in the 2024 NAB AFLW season

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  • MATCH REVIEW: SEVEN players cop fines from week eight action

    The Match Review findings for the week eight games are in

    AFLW
  • 03:52

    Footy Feed: Dreamtime in the NT, Hawk’s high praise of coach

    Sarah Olle with the latest news

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  • 1:20:03

    AFLW Match Replay: Essendon v North Melbourne

    The Bombers and Kangaroos clash in week eight of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

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  • Roos show no mercy to sink Bombers to record lows

    North Melbourne was ruthless in its 51-point victory over Essendon

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Essendon Squad

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Emily

Gough

1 Forward
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Georgia

Gee

2 Midfielder
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Daria

Bannister

3 Forward
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Madison

Prespakis

4 Midfielder
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Georgia

Nanscawen

5 Midfielder
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Maddison

Gay

6 Defender
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Kodi

Jacques

7 Forward
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Captain

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Bonnie

Toogood

8 Key Forward
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Brooke

Walker

9 Midfielder
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Jacqui

Vogt

10 Forward
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Brooke

Sheridan

11 Defender
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Elizabeth

Keaney

12 Midfielder
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Lily-Rose

Williamson

13 Forward
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Ellyse

Gamble

14 Key Forward
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Chloe

Adams

15 Forward
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Matilda

Dyke

16 Ruck
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Georgia

Clarke

17 Key Defender
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Mia

Van Dyke

19 Key Defender
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Captain

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Stephanie

Cain

20 Midfielder
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Amelia

Radford

22 Midfielder
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Amy

Gaylor

23 Defender
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Sophie

Alexander

24 Midfielder
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Alexandra

Morcom

25 Defender
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Ash

Van Loon

26 Defender
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Sophie

Van De Huevel

27 Defender
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Mia

Busch

28 Defender
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Stephanie

Wales

30 Ruck
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Paige

Scott

32 Forward
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Amber

Clarke

33 Forward
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Catherine

Phillips

35 Midfielder
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Brooke

Brown

36 Key Defender
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