The VFLW teams for Round 1.
The 2026 season gets underway with six matches on Saturday, beginning with Darebin hosting Carlton at Preston City Oval in the season opener.
History will be made in Tasmania, where the Devils will play their first VFLW game when they host Casey Demons at North Hobart Oval.
Two-time reigning premier North Melbourne Werribee commences its premiership defence away to Port Melbourne at ETU Stadium, while last year’s runner-up Collingwood travels to Box Hill City Oval to play 2025 preliminary finalist the Box Hill Hawks.
Continue for all the Round 1 teams.
BROADCAST: Seven Network – Tasmania vs Casey Demons
STREAMING: All matches in the 2026 VFLW season will be live streamed free via the AFL website, AFL Live Official App and VFL App.
DAREBIN vs CARLTON
Saturday 16 May, 11:05am, Preston City Oval
DAREBIN
B: E. Southgate (12), A. Vincent (50)
HB: L. Beatty (4), C. Ryan (36), J. Fitzpatrick (21)
C: C. Bunker (33), M. De Matteo (19), P. Louey (46)
HF: K. Lennox (11), C. Cococcia (14), S. Egan (34)
F: A. Myers (25), F. Hibberd (58), M. Jarvis (31)
R: R. Langham (54), A. Hishongwa-Gibb (49)
INT: C. Kodagoda (15), A. Mifsud (9), L. McLennan (60), B. Daddo (10), M. Spiteri (35)
EMG: C. O'Brien (19), A. Pilakis (48)
CARLTON
B: E. Horne (12), L. Burke (74)
HB: M. Fitzgerald (80), E. Speghen (59), A. Mulvahil (16)
C: O. Di Donato (51), H. Scott (79), H. Bowey (71)
HF: E. Elkington (31), S. McCarthy (54), T. Plunkett (69)
F: A. Aquaro (78), N. Morris-Dalton (52)
R: G. Matser (58), M. Fuller (73), Z. Larkins (77)
INT: C. Van Loon (56), S. Hall (50), K. Busuttil (72), K. Lynch (65), P. Hargreaves (60)
EMG: S. Tredwell (21), D. Di Santo (76), I. Stanley (18)
Head-to-head: Darebin 6-4; At Preston City Oval: Darebin 2-0; Streak: Darebin 4; Last time: Darebin 5.6 (36) def Carlton 2.3 (15) – Round 13, 2025, Preston City Oval
PORT MELBOURNE vs NORTH MELBOURNE WERRIBEE
Saturday 16 May, 11:35am, ETU Stadium
PORT MELBOURNE
B: K. Bischa (26), H. Foran (21)
HB: I. Creaton (15), A. McBride-Loane (35), M. McKellar (10)
C: I. Stutt (29), C. Jones (16), K. Adams (7)
HF: G. Foran (14), C. Bromage (4), S. White (19)
F: P. Gebel Lamb (22), M. Bourne (39)
R: M. Crestani (30), E. Ashley-Cooper (8), M. Caffry (9)
INT: O. Barton (1), M. Ellin (28), L. Caruso (5), K. Fullerton (2), N. Davidson (13)
EMG: C. Anderson (55), L. Davie (6), G. Dicker (25), H. Knijff (11)
NORTH MELBOURNE WERRIBEE
B: E. Gamble (14), G. Lawson-Tavan (32)
HB: M. Eastman (9), Z. Savarirayan (35), J. Douglas (13)
C: C. Ryan (5), M. Di Cosmo (12), G. Collingwood (7)
HF: C. Blair (26), B. Sheridan (29), P. Schaap (30)
F: R. Tierney (23), S. Knoll (22)
R: L. Jatczak (28), A. Favell (20), A. Barba (11)
INT: M. Hyde (36), A. Seton (18), S. Reid (6), E. Jackson (19), E. Hurley (27)
EMG: B. Deed (15), T. Meier (2)
Head-to-head: North Melbourne Werribee 5-2; At ETU Stadium: North Melbourne 4-1; Streak: North Melbourne 5; Last time: North Melbourne Werribee 16.6 (102) def Port Melbourne 3.2 (20) – Round 12, 2025, Arden Street Oval
GEELONG CATS vs WILLIAMSTOWN
Saturday 16 May, 12:05pm, Deakin University
GEELONG CATS
B: J. Hurring (76), A. Lee (53)
HB: J. Sunderland (52), A. Oswald (79), L. Marescuk (63)
C: Z. Gallagher (74), M. Morrissy (57), B. Crabtree (55)
HF: N. Harris (81), M. Sexton (56), T. Crabtree (50)
F: M. Staunton (39), S. O'Kane (33)
R: H. Peck (37), I. Davies (73), E. Cook (80)
INT: X. Allen (61), B. Borchard (60), F. Qoon (70), L. Massie (65), S. Maher (40)
EMG: C. Canavan (47), M. Walton (49), Z. Kelly (51), O. Wolter (58), B. Lewis (64), O. Woods (67), C. Hurn (72)
WILLIAMSTOWN
B: L. Blue (47), Z. Day (13)
HB: N. Crowley (40), E. Vella (37), N. Ferres (16)
C: E. Williams (1), B. Smith (3), Z. Guss (29)
HF: E. Straford (18), T. Brett (2), G. De Angellis (12)
F: L. Hung (8), M. Zielinski (23)
R: L. Pearce (9), M. Williamson (24), E. Eaves (6)
INT: Y. Welsford (30), T. Smith (28), C. Bux (4), M. Fogas (20), G. Howes (11)
EMG: Z. Attard (5), S. Rothfield (32), K. Russell (45), M. Smart (27)
Head-to-head: Geelong 4-3; At Deakin University: Geelong 1-0; Streak: Williamstown 3; Last time: Williamstown 10.4 (64) def Geelong 2.5 (17) – Round 3, 2025, DSV Stadium
SANDRINGHAM vs ESSENDON
Saturday 16 May, 12:05pm, Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval
SANDRINGHAM
B: C. Aughtie (31), M. Williams (26)
HB: D. Jolliffe (4), A. Porter (9), S. Casey (3)
C: L. Skinner (15), C. Taylor (17), B. Enno (11)
HF: J. Membrey (21), T. Kearns (23), Z. Barbakos (8)
F: J. Lin (5), S. Locke (70)
R: A. Bibby (24), G. Hodder (7), K. Stratton (1)
INT: C. Saultry (40), P. Phelan (27), S. Hollingsworth (32), B. Koczek (29), A. Hynes (16)
EMG: I. Sherrit (38), A. Fyfe (33), E. Woodford (48)
ESSENDON
B: J. Owen (65), D. Ryan (51)
HB: L. Bateman (63), S. Molan (73), T. Gilcrist (60)
C: A. Gladman (46), B. McFarlane (56), A. Jordan (62)
HF: S. Johnston (79), T. Davidge (77), E. Chaston (61)
F: C. Hunt (49), M. Ford (42)
R: I. Hishongwa-Gibb (81), A. Melnikas (64), B. Plummer (57)
INT: L. Prince (44), G. Azzopardi (67), M. Harrison (54), T. Hart-Aluni (59), S. Ford (45)
EMG: M. Spring-Brown (80), N. Hales (53), M. Klaumanns-Moller (75)
Head-to-head: Essendon 5-4-1; At Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval: Sandringham 2-1; Streak: Essendon 3; Last time: Sandringham 2.2 (14) def by Essendon 3.1 (19) – Round 13, 2025, Windy Hill
TASMANIA vs CASEY DEMONS
Saturday 16 May, 2:35pm, North Hobart Oval
TASMANIA
B: S. Skinner (5), J. Williams (20)
HB: G. Featherston (26), A. Read (23), G. Hill (21)
C: M. Radford (1), P. King (25), K. Hill (3)
HF: G. White (11), G. Nicholas (9), D. Krushka (29)
F: G. Purton (33), M. Banks (6)
R: J. Revell (13), A. Clark (12), L. Haines (8)
INT: H. Whitehead (34), M. Elbourne (28), A. Gordon (15), B. Barwick (22), J. Limbrick (7)
EMG: J. Blair (10), M. Lamb (36), E. Saward (24)
CASEY DEMONS
B: K. Phillips (31), T. Cowan (16)
HB: S. Fairchild (8), G. Proy (32), L. Snow (33)
C: A. Calogero (10), Z. Burn (25), N. Banjavcic-Mills (12)
HF: A. Robinson (19), B. Lyne (9), A. Rabot (13)
F: D. Madigan (23), A. Vrsecky (24)
R: T. Burn (4), M. Macdonald (18), M. Podnecky (26)
INT: C. McDonald (20), M. Whitney (29), J. Pacevski (1), Z. Klein (3), R. Fitzpatrick (22)
EMG: H. Dyson (15), K. Cornwall (38), A. Perkins (7)
Head-to-head: Never met
BOX HILL HAWKS vs COLLINGWOOD
Saturday 16 May, 4:05pm, Box Hill Hawks
BOX HILL HAWKS
B: A. Embelton (24), S. Sharp (43)
HB: C. Thorne (8), E. Stoddart (19), E. Di Petta (23)
C: A. Torcasio (30), K. Kavanagh (1), B. Horne (17)
HF: R. Dillon (7), M. Van Berkel (6), E. Connolly (37)
F: Z. Vozzo (12), J. Matin (18)
R: R. Ford (16), H. Stuart (2), T. Cattle (3)
INT: R. Murdoch (4), S. Stevenson (5), P. Gardner (28), R. Neaves (25), E. Stilve (9)
EMG: E. Butler (29), E. Kavanagh (11), H. Griffiths (13), H. Wild (42), S. Rushgrove (38), K. Gibbs (21), E. Robins (80)
COLLINGWOOD
B: C. Matthews (64), M. Lang (76)
HB: M. Bragg (77), A. Peck (50), T. Henry (58)
C: Z. Wilkinson (48), M. Watkins (61), T. Fellows (73)
HF: D. Carbone (45), E. Harris (79), M. Van Dyke (75)
F: J. Ramsdale (51), A. Tregellis (78)
R: E. McKinnon (53), A. Patton (68), T. Sanger (62)
INT: Z. McCurdy (70), C. Gilmore (49), F. Walsh (54), E. Jeffrey (65), S. Huxtable (57)
EMG: L. Leighton (71), M. Boyd (60), L. Jordan (46)
Head-to-head: Collingwood 8-3; At Box Hill City Oval: Collingwood 4-1; Streak: Collingwood 3; Last time: Collingwood 6.5 (41) def Box Hill Hawks 2.4 (16) – Semi Final, 2025, ETU Stadium
UMPIRES
DAREBIN vs CARLTON
FIELD: Ian Herman, Dan Phillips; BOUNDARY: Jenny Alley, Marc Botoulas; GOAL: Jackson Mansell, Harley Trickey
PORT MELBOURNE vs NORTH MELBOURNE WERRIBEE
FIELD: Adam Bailes, Patrick Sexton; BOUNDARY: Ashlee Ball, Anthony Moloney; GOAL: Nathan Dugdale, Laura Brogan
GEELONG CATS vs WILLIAMSTOWN
FIELD: Damian Irvin, Jack Seymour; BOUNDARY: Bella Quin, Monique Galea; GOAL: Aidan Dudding, Cohen Shannon
SANDRINGHAM vs ESSENDON
FIELD: Jake Dennerley, Nicholas Dore, Samantha Ritchie; BOUNDARY: Olivia Grcic, Aiden Mcdonald; GOAL: Lochie Carter, Damon Kelly
TASMANIA vs CASEY DEMONS
Field: Nathan Geason, Jakob Anderson, Tiana Bisinella; BOUNDARY: Bryce Chilott, Jove McKenna, Brodie Laing; GOAL: Will Fraser, Abbie Genders
BOX HILL HAWKS vs COLLINGWOOD
FIELD: Angus Bunker-Smith, Ben Lefebvre; BOUNDARY: Patrick Murphy, Daniel Molino; GOAL: Courtney Stelling, Alex Tomada
