The VFLW teams for Round 2.

Reigning premier North Melbourne Werribee will be without skipper Renee Tierney when it takes on Carlton at IKON Park on Saturday.

The Big V captain will miss with a minor hamstring issue, while recruit Emily Hurley (calf) and Elisabeth Jackson (unavailable) also come out of the team that thrashed Port Melbourne in Round 1.

Following impressive wins in the opening round, both Sandringham and Collingwood have named unchanged line-ups for their clash at Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval.

Williamstown skipper Eliza Straford will play her first game of the season when the Seagulls play host to Box Hill Hawks at DSV Stadium. Straford played four games in 2025 after returning from an ACL injury but missed last week's huge win over Geelong.

The Hawks will be without star signing Caitlin Thorne, who could miss up to three weeks with a leg issue.

Grace Dicker will play her first VFLW game in three years when Port Melbourne takes on Darebin at ETU Stadium. The new Borough signing and 2022 Essendon premiership player last appeared at this level when she featured in the Bombers beaten preliminary final side in 2023.

Nic Hales will play her first game for Essendon when the Bombers clash with Geelong at Windy Hill. The 101-game veteran is a two-time premiership player, having featured in North Melbourne 2024 triumph and Collingwood's 2019 success.

The Cats have lost captain Mel Staunton and Hayley Peck to hamstring injuries.

Zoe Mitchell returns for the Casey Demons when they meet the Western Bulldogs at Casey Fields, although Anna Vrsecky will miss with concussion after starring in last week's win over Tasmania, where she booted 3.4 from 19 disposals.

New recruits Jemima Wrigley, Erica Fowler, India Barker and Kiera Leare have all been named for the Bulldogs.

STREAMING: All matches in the 2026 VFLW season will be live streamed free via the AFL website, AFL Live Official App and VFL App.

CARLTON vs NORTH MELBOURNE WERRIBEE

Saturday 23 May, 11:05am, IKON Park

CARLTON
B: E. Horne (12), L. Burke (74)
HB: M. Fitzgerald (80), E. Sbeghen (59), S. Demeo (66)
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), D. Di Santo (76), K. Busuttil (72), K. Lynch (65), P. Hargreaves (60)
EMG: S. Tredwell (21), A. Mulvahil (16), I. Stanley (18)

IN: S. Demeo, D. Di Santo
OUT: S. Hall (back), A. Mulvahil (omitted)

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: T. Meier (2), S. Knoll (22)
R: L. Jatczak (28), A. Favell (20), A. Barba (11)
INT: M. Hyde (36), A. Seton (18), S. Reid (6), M. Zander (10), Z. Flanigan (16)
EMG: B. Deed (15), A. Baars (3)

IN: Z. Flanigan, T. Meier, M. Zander
OUT: E. Hurley (calf), R. Tierney (hamstring), E. Jackson (unavailable)

Head-to-head: North Melbourne Werribee 4-2; At IKON Park: Tied 1-1; Streak: North Melbourne Werribee 2; Last time: North Melbourne 9.11 (65) def Carlton 2.5 (17) – Round 1, 2025, Arden Street Oval

SANDRINGHAM vs COLLINGWOOD

Saturday 23 May, 11:05am, 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 (6), P. Phelan (27), S. Hollingsworth (32), B. Koczek (29), A. Hynes (16)
EMG: I. Sherrit (38), A. Fyfe (33), E. Woodford (48)

No change

COLLINGWOOD
B: C. Matthews (64), Z. McCurdy (70)
HB: T. Henry (58), A. Peck (50)
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), S. Huxtable (57)
R: E. McKinnon (53), A. Patton (68), T. Sanger (62)
INT: M. Lang (76), C. Gilmore (49), F. Walsh (54), E. Jeffrey (65), L. Jordan (46)
EMG: S. de Castella (74), M. Boyd (60), K. Grady (82), L. Leighton (71)

No change

Head-to-head: Collingwood 6-5; At Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval: Collingwood 1-0; Streak: Collingwood 1; Last time: Collingwood 8.13 (61) def Sandringham 1.2 (8) – Round 7, 2025, Victoria Park

WILLIAMSTOWN vs BOX HILL HAWKS

Saturday 23 May, 1:05pm, DSV Stadium

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), M. Fogas (20), G. De Angellis (12)
F: L. Hung (8), M. Zielinski (23)
R: G. Howes (11), M. Williamson (24), E. Eaves (6)
INT: Y. Welsford (30), T. Smith (28), C. Bux (4), T. Brett (2), S. Rothfield (32)
EMG: J. Tweddle-O'Donnell (36), K. Russell (45), M. Smart (27)

IN: E. Straford
OUT: L. Pearce (knee)

BOX HILL HAWKS
B: A. Embelton (24), S. Sharp (43)
HB: R. Neaves (25), E. Stoddart (19), E. Di Petta (23)
C: A. Torcasio (30), K. Kavanagh (1), H. Griffiths (13)
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), B. Horne (17), E. Stilve (9)
EMG: E. Butler (29), E. Kavanagh (11), E. Robins (80), H. Wild (42), S. Rushgrove (38), K. Gibbs (21)

IN: H. Griffiths
OUT: C. Thorne (leg)

Head-to-head: Box Hill Hawks 7-2; At DSV Stadium: Box Hill Hawks 2-1; Streak: Williamstown 1; Last time: Williamstown 5.5 (35) def Box Hill Hawks 3.9 (27) – Round 13, 2025, DSV Stadium

PORT MELBOURNE vs DAREBIN

Saturday 23 May, 1:30pm, ETU Stadium

PORT MELBOURNE
B: L. Davie (6), O. Barton (1)
HB: I. Creaton (15), A. McBride-Loane (35), M. McKellar (10)
C: K. Fullerton (2), C. Jones (16), I. Stutt (29)
HF: G. Foran (14), C. Bromage (4), P. Gebel Lamb (22)
F: S. White (19), M. Bourne (39)
R: M. Crestani (30), E. Ashley-Cooper (8), L. Caruso (5)
INT: C. Anderson (55), K. Adams (7), G. Dicker (25), M. Caffry (9), N. Davidson (13)
EMG: H. Knijff (11), C. Van der Vlies (36), G. Kavanagh (23)

IN: C. Anderson, G. Dicker
OUT: M. Ellin (injured), H. Foran (ankle)
NEW: Grace Dicker, 25, 169cm, Reservoir/Essendon VFLW

DAREBIN
B: E. Southgate (5), A. Vincent (20)
HB: L. Beatty (4), C. Ryan (7), A. Hishongwa-Gibb (27)
C: C. Bunker (33), M. De Matteo (2), P. Louey (13)
HF: K. Lennox (35), C. Cococcia (8), S. Egan (34)
F: A. Myers (25), S. Du Parquet (50)
R: R. Langham (38), M. Jarvis (12), J. Fitzpatrick (21)
INT: C. Kodagoda (15), A. Mifsud (9), L. McLennan (16), B. Daddo (10), M. Spiteri (39)
EMG: F. Hibberd (24), L. Stevens (18)

IN: S. Du Parquet
OUT: F. Hibberd (omitted)

Head-to-head: Port Melbourne 5-0; At ETU Stadium: Port Melbourne 2-0; Streak: Port Melbourne 5; Last time: Darebin 1.1 (7) def by Port Melbourne 8.5 (53) – Round 3, 2025, ETU Stadium

ESSENDON vs GEELONG CATS

Saturday 23 May, 2:00pm, Windy Hill

ESSENDON
B: M. Ford (42), I. Hishongwa-Gibb (81)
HB: L. Bateman (63), S. Molan (73), N. Hales (53)
C: A. Gladman (46), B. McFarlane (56), D. Ryan (51)
HF: T. Hart-Aluni (59), T. Davidge (77), E. Chaston (61)
F: C. Hunt (49), T. Gilcrist (60)
R: L. Prince (44), A. Jordan (62), B. Plummer (57)
INT: J. Owen (65), A. Melnikas (64), M. Harrison (54), G. Azzopardi (67), S. Johnston (79)
EMG: M. Spring-Brown (80), B. Lambe (72), J. Reynolds (70)

IN: N. Hales
OUT: S. Ford (omitted)
NEW: Nicole Hales, 30, 169cm, North Melbourne Werribee VFLW

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: F. Qoon (70), S. O'Kane (33)
R: O. Woods (67), I. Davies (73), B. Borchard (60)
INT: X. Allen (61), E. Cook (80), C. Canavan (47), L. Massie (65), C. Boxer (69)
EMG: S. Maher (40), M. Walton (49), Z. Kelly (51), O. Wolter (58), B. Lewis (64), C. Hurn (72), C. Summers (83)

IN: C. Boxer, C. Canavan, O. Woods
OUT: H. Peck (hamstring), M. Staunton (hamstring), S. Maher (omitted)
NEW: Cavalle Boxer, 18, 169cm, Geelong Falcons/St Marys’s, Charlotte Canavan, 19, 168cm, GWS Giants Academy, St Josephs

Head-to-head: Geelong 5-3; At Windy Hill: Geelong 2-1; Streak: Essendon 2; Last time: Geelong 3.6 (24) def by Essendon 9.10 (64) – Round 6, 2025, Deakin University

CASEY DEMONS vs WESTERN BULLDOGS

Sunday 24 May, 2:30pm, Casey Fields

CASEY DEMONS
B: K. Phillips (31), T. Cowan (16)
HB: S. Fairchild (8), G. Proy (32), L. Snow (33)
C: N. Banjavcic-Mills (12), Z. Burn (25), A. Calogero (10)
HF: B. Lyne (9), Z. Mitchell (21), R. Fitzpatrick (22)
F: A. Robinson (19), D. Madigan (23)
R: T. Burn (4), M. Macdonald (18), M. Podnecky (26)
INT: C. McDonald (20), M. Whitney (29), J. Pacevski (1), Z. Klein (3), A. Rabot (13)
EMG: H. Dyson (15), K. Cornwall (38), A. Perkins (7)

IN: Z. Mitchell
OUT: A. Vrsecky (concussion)

WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: T. Crook (30), S. O'Donnell (64)
HB: S. Asciak (29), S. Sansonetti (55), J. Wrigley (66)
C: J. Livingstone (40), F. Taylor (48), I. Barker (36)
HF: J. Tabb (63), M. McLeod (31), C. McDermott (34)
F: P. Pavic (52), M. Sandral (39)
R: E. Fowler (38), K. Leare (67), E. Bishop (35)
INT: E. Conroy (45), E. Nekrep (41), M. Klingbeil (53), C. Mailer (60), R. Dodd (47)
EMG: Z. Davies (57), E. Bradbury (58), O. Jesser (43), E. Lee (62), N. Clover (68)

Head-to-head: Western Bulldogs 5-2; At Casey Fields: Western Bulldogs 3-1; Streak: Western Bulldogs 3; Last time: Western Bulldogs 11.13 (79) def Casey Demons 2.2 (14) – Round 4, 2025, Mission Whitten Oval

UMPIRES

CARLTON vs NORTH MELBOURNE WERRIBEE
FIELD: Hayden McDonald, Shannon Van Boven; BOUNDARY: Darien Blair, Ashlee Ball; GOAL: Josh Bellingham, Leo Condo

SANDRINGHAM vs COLLINGWOOD
FIELD: Dan Phillips, Jack Seymour; BOUNDARY: Josh Rofe, Jenny Alley; GOAL: Cameron Clune, Lochie Carter

PORT MELBOURNE vs DAREBIN
FIELD: Nicholas Dore, Sam Green, Ben Lefebvre; BOUNDARY: Lachlan Cullen, Lachlan Smith; GOAL: Noah Meyers, Christian McMahon

WILLIAMSTOWN vs BOX HILL HAWKS
FIELD: Adam Bailes, Aiden Tester; BOUNDARY: Aiden McDonald, Will Merrick; GOAL: Aidan Dudding, Jackson Mansell

ESSENDON vs GEELONG CATS
FIELD: Angus Bunker-Smith, Brad Percey; BOUNDARY: Claire Irving, Joshua Cunningham; GOAL: Brady Gutbier, Issa Mikhael

CASEY DEMONS vs WESTERN BULLDOGS
FIELD: Tom Milligan, Oliver Pearce, Charlotte Waller; BOUNDARY: Ryan Pulley, Heidi Nicholas; GOAL: Nathan Dugdale, Harley Trickey