The teams for Week One of 2025 rebel VFLW Finals Series.

Minor premier North Melbourne-Werribee will take an unchanged line-up into its qualifying final clash with Collingwood at Arden Street Oval.

The Magpies will be without star midfielder Lily-Rose Williamson after she was promoted to the club’s AFLW list this week, while Jordan Ivey, Molly Eastman and Millie Lang have been sidelined by injury.

Essendon will be bolstered by the return of 2023 best and fairest Sophie Molan for the first elimination final against Box Hill Hawks at Box Hill City Oval, however livewire Ava Jordan will miss her first game of the season with an ankle issue.

The Hawks have made three changes, with AFL-listed trio Sophie Butterworth, Daisy Flockart and Elli Symonds all withdrawn after featuring in last week’s big win over Carlton at IKON Park.

Sandringham has included Chloe Saultry among three changes for the second elimination final against Williamstown at Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval.

St Kilda AFLW pair Rene Caris and Bianca Jakobsson come out of the Zebras line-up, along with youngster Evelyn Connolly who will play for Vic Country in its under-18 National Championships clash with South Australia on Sunday.

The Seagulls have made two changes, with Georgia Howes and Megan Williamson recalled.

BROADCAST AND STREAMING: All matches in the 2025 rebel VFLW Finals Series will be live streamed free via the AFL website, AFL Live Official App and VFL App.

SANDRINGHAM vs WILLIAMSTOWN

Second Elimination Final
Saturday 9 August, 11:05am, Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval

SANDRINGHAM
B: E. Woodford (42), C. Aughtie (31)
HB: S. Livingstone (64), D. Jolliffe (4), T. Kearns (23)
C: L. Skinner (40), J. Membrey (21), A. Halaby (46)
HF: E. Stuber (44), A. Tregellis (12), Z. Barbakos (8)
F: C. Saultry (26), M. Bertuna (13)
R: A. Hynes (16), B. Pinchin (6), S. Locke (70)
INT: B. Enno (15), M. Bluhm (48), G. Hodder (7), I. Hartog (34), A. Patton (36)
EMG: C. Hewitson (29), C. Bailey (17), P. Phelan (27)

IN: A. Halaby, C. Saultry, E. Stuber
OUT: R. Caris, B. Jakobsson (AFLW), E. Connolly (Vic Country)

WILLIAMSTOWN
B: A. Thorneycroft (17), L. Blue (47)
HB: E. Tyson (21), E. Freeman (33), J. Wrigley (7)
C: I. Barker (16), E. Eaves (6), E. Straford (18)
HF: Z. Day (13), T. Brett (2), G. De Angelis (12)
F: K. Leare (1), M. D'Agostino (31)
R: N. Crowley (40), G. Howes (11), S. Whiting (25)
INT: M. Williamson (24), I. Khoury (3), C. O'Bryan (37), M. Smart (27), C. Bux (20)
EMG: T. Motta (39), M. Giannopoulos (14), C. Sette (26), R. Randell (41), K. Russell (45), K. Trang (46)

IN: G. Howes, M. Williamson
OUT: T. Motta, C. Sette (omitted)

Head-to-head: Sandringham 4-3; At Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval: Tied 3-3; Streak: Williamstown 3; Last time: Sandringham 4.4 (28) def by Williamstown 4.5 (29) – Round 5, 2025, Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval

BOX HILL HAWKS vs ESSENDON

First Elimination Final
Saturday 9 August, 11:35am, Box Hill City Oval

BOX HILL HAWKS
B: A. Embelton (24), M. Van Berkel (6)
HB: S. Stevenson (5), E. Robins (80), E. Juneja (23)
C: A. Torcasio (30), R. Dillon (7), E. Stilve (22)
HF: A. Cariss-Brett (4), A. Prosser-Shaw (21), S. Gibbs (29)
F: G. Collingwood (10), M. Lee (33)
R: P. Price (27), O. Fogarty (2), I. Baldwin (12)
INT: B. Neaves (25), J. Matin (18), R. Murdoch (34), T. Cattle (3), N. Exon (19)
EMG: M. Bell (39), N. Furjanic (31), D. Spamer (1), E. McLinden (35), S. Lane (37), M. Zielinksi (50), H. Griffiths (13)

IN: A. Cariss-Brett, M. Lee, A. Torcasio
OUT: S. Butterworth, D. Flockart, E. Symonds (AFLW)

ESSENDON
B: M. Ford (42), D. Ryan (51)
HB: G. Azzopardi (67), B. Plummer (57), A. Melnikas (64)
C: L. Thompson (74), C. Bernardi (47), I. Porter (70)
HF: S. Orritt (68), T. Davidge (77), S. Molan (73)
F: E. Chaston (61), O. Manfre (43)
R: L. Prince (44), A. McDonald (53), S. Ford (45)
INT: M. Robinson (80), T. Gilcrist (58), M. Ibrahim (41), S. Johnston (79), M. Mifsud (46)
EMG: M. Harrison (54), M. Klaumanns-Moller (75), E. Harris (76), M. O'Connell (56)

IN: M. Ibrahim, M. Mifsud, S. Molan
OUT: G. Brooker (unavailable), A. Jordan (ankle), M. Klaumanns-Moller (omitted)

Head-to-head: Essendon 7-4-2; At Box Hill City Oval: Essendon 4-1-1; Last time: Box Hill Hawks 5.3 (33) def by Essendon 8.7 (55) – Round 12, 2025, Box Hill City Oval

NORTH MELBOURNE-WERRIBEE vs COLLINGWOOD

Qualifying Final
Saturday 9 August, 2:35pm, Arden Street Oval

NORTH MELBOURNE-WERRIBEE
B: B. Deed (15), S. Ingram (21)
HB: A. Ling (24), Z. Savarirayan (35), M. Zander (10)
C: C. Ryan (5), A. Barba (11), E. Jackson (19)
HF: M. Clifford (47), N. Dojiok (40), T. Ortlepp (34)
F: Z. Flanigan (16), T. Meier (2)
R: K. Reynolds (44), R. Sutton (4), M. Di Cosmo (12)
INT: S. Reid (6), C. Blair (26), G. Nicholas (9), J. Douglas (13), R. Tierney (23)
EMG: A. Tupper (8), C. Ugle (1), K. Ternes (25), N. Hales (30), A. Gerada (14)

No change

COLLINGWOOD
B: T. Henry (58), A. Peck (50)
HB: T. Fellows (73), D. Carbone (45), A. Muir (56)
C: J. Anthony (68), S. Courtney (66), C. Jones (53)
HF: E. McKinnon (43), T. Sanger (62), C. Matthews (64)
F: L. Leighton (71), Z. McCurdy (70)
R: B. Clarke (55), M. Ellin (39), J. Ramsdale (51)
INT: K. Lennox (47), T. Christensen (77), L. Szigeti (63), M. Jarvis (48), M. Bourne (75)
EMG: A. Campbell (44), S. de Castella (74), D. Sgarbi (67), M. Molenberg (37), C. Hunt (49)

IN: S. Courtney, M. Jarvis, K. Lennox, Z. McCurdy
OUT: L. Williamson (Collingwood AFLW), M. Eastman (ankle), J. Ivey (ankle), M. Lang (foot)

Head-to-head: Collingwood 5-1; At Arden Street Oval: Collingwood 3-0. Streak: Collingwood 1; Last time: Collingwood 7.4 (46) def North Melbourne-Werribee 5.3 (33)

UMPIRES

SANDRINGHAM vs WILLIAMSTOWN
FIELD: Jackson Gillespie, Ben Lefebvre, Sophia Tozer, Emergency: Ryan Mann; BOUNDARY: Shaylee Anderson, Darien Blair, Daniel Molino; GOAL: Issa Mikhael, Courtney Stelling, Emergency: Sam Polden

BOX HILL HAWKS vs ESSENDON
FIELD: Angus Bunker-Smith, Brett Lynch, Jye Stannage, Emergency: Austin Tattersall; BOUNDARY: Jenny Alley, Aiden McDonald, Lucas McIntosh; GOAL: Shaun Meredith, Zak Kenny, Emergency: Tim Wood

NORTH MELBOURNE-WERRIBEE vs COLLINGWOOD
FIELD: Jake Dennerley, Oliver Pearce, Samantha Ritchie, Emergency: Doug Haworth; BOUNDARY UMPIRES: Tahlia Merrett, Michael Court, Luke Gonis; GOAL: Cohen Shannon, Cameron Clune, Emergency: Bradley Heffernan-Benfield