The VFLW teams for Round 8.

Gabbi Featherston returns for Tasmania for the first VFLW match in Penguin when the Devils take on the Box Hill Hawks.

The Hawks regain Caitlin Thorne among three inclusions as they attempt to turn around their form following a slow start to the season.

Having been unchanged for five consecutive matches, Williamstown has made two inclusions for its clash with the Western Bulldogs at DSV Stadium

2024 VFLW State Team representative Sharnie Whiting has been called up for her first game of the season as part of the two team changes.

Collingwood has included Tamara Henry to take on Carlton at Highgate Recreation Reserve, where the Blues hopes of taking down the ladder-leader have taken a hit with ball magnet Hannah Scott unavailable.

Reigning premier North Melbourne Werribee is unchanged for its home clash against Geelong at Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval.

Meanwhile, Casey Demons will be without in-form defender Kasey Phillips due to injury when it takes on Port Melbourne on Sunday.

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

TASMANIA vs BOX HILL HAWKS

Saturday 4 July, 9:05am, Dial Park

TASMANIA
B: G. Hill (21), M. Elbourne (28)
HB: S. Skinner (5), E. Hall (38), G. Featherston (26)
C: K. Hill (3), A. Clark (12), M. Radford (1)
HF: G. White (11), G. Nicholas (9), M. Banks (6)
F: D. Krushka (29), A. Read (23)
R: J. Revell (13), L. Haines (8), C. Ransom (43)
INT: A. Gordon (15), C. Hingston (32), P. King (25), C. Belbin (35), M. Lamb (36)
EMG: E. Saward (19), J. Webster (42), T. Lette (39)

IN: G. Featherston, C. Hingston
OUT: B. Barwick (unavailable), J. Blair (injured)
NEW: Courtney Hingston, 22, 171cm, Tasmania Devils/Ulverstone

BOX HILL HAWKS
B: A. Torcasio (30), R. Murdoch (4)
HB: C. Thorne (8), E. Stoddart (19), E. Robins (80)
C: E. Stilve (9), J. Matin (18), B. Horne (17)
HF: R. Dillon (7), E. Butler (29), A. Cariss-Brett (15)
F: H. Wild (42), A. Embelton (24)
R: R. Ford (16), H. Stuart (2), K. Kavanagh (1)
INT: P. Gardner (28), S. Stevenson (5), E. Kavanagh (11), R. Neaves (25), E. Connolly (37)
EMG: K. Gibbs (21), A. Thatcher (10), H. Griffiths (13), L. Page (40), S. Rushgrove (38), E. Di Petta (23)

IN: C. Thorne, S. Stevenson, E. Butler
OUT: K. Gibbs, H. Griffiths, S. Sharp (omitted)

Head-to-head: Never met

WILLIAMSTOWN vs WESTERN BULLDOGS

Saturday 4 July, 10:05am, DSV Stadium

WILLIAMSTOWN
B: L. Blue (47), Z. Day (13)
HB: J. Tweddle-O'Donnell (36), E. Vella (37), N. Ferres (16)
C: E. Williams (1), B. Smith (3), Z. Guss (29)
HF: E. Straford (18), N. Crowley (40), G. De Angelis (12)
F: G. Smith (19), M. Zielinski (23)
R: G. Howes (11), M. Williamson (24), E. Eaves (6)
INT: Y. Welsford (30), T. Smith (28), L. Hung (8), S. Whiting (25), K. Russell (45)
EMG: M. Ciavarella (34), A. Pizzinga (41), E. McLinden (35), T. Brett (2), C. Bux (4), D. Edward (33)

IN: G. Smith, S. Whiting
OUT: T. Brett, C. Bux (omitted)
NEW: Georgia Smith, 32, Port Melbourne Chargers

WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: Z. Davies (57), S. Sansonetti (55)
HB: S. Asciak (29), T. Crook (30), J. Wrigley (66)
C: I. Barker (36), J. Tabb (63), J. Livingstone (40)
HF: R. Dodd (47), M. McLeod (31), O. Jesser (43)
F: M. Sandral (39), E. Fowler (38)
R: N. Clover (68), F. Taylor (48), E. Bishop (35)
INT: M. Klingbeil (53), T. Stringer (51), E. Nekrep (41), K. Leare (67), S. O'Donnell (64)
EMG: E. Conroy (45), P. Pavic (52), E. Bradbury (58), E. Lee (62), E. Day (69)

IN: Z. Davies
OUT: E. Conroy (omitted)

Head-to-head: Williamstown 8-4; At DSV Stadium: Williamstown 4-2; Streak: Williamstown 2; Last time: Williamstown 2.1 (13) def Western Bulldogs 1.0 (6) – Round 7, 2025, DSV Stadium

COLLINGWOOD vs CARLTON

Saturday 4 July, 10:30am, Highgate Recreation Reserve

COLLINGWOOD
B: C. Matthews (64), T. Henry (58)
HB: M. Van Dyke (75), A. Peck (50), S. Huxtable (57)
C: E. Jeffrey (65), M. Watkins (61), T. Fellows (73)
HF: D. Carbone (45), J. Borg (80), L. Jordan (46)
F: J. Ramsdale (51), A. Tregellis (78)
R: E. McKinnon (53), A. McDonald (52), T. Sanger (62)
INT: L. Szigeti (63), L. Leighton (71), A. Patton (68), Z. Wilkinson (48), Z. McCurdy (70)
EMG: M. Boyd (60), L. Cagney (81), M. Wilkinson (48)

IN: T. Henry, E. Jeffrey
OUT: C. Gilmore (concussion), M. Lang

CARLTON
B: M. Fitzgerald (80), L. Burke (74)
HB: E. Horne (12), C. Van Loon (56), S. Demeo (66)
C: O. Di Donato (51), T. Plunkett (69), H. Bowey (71)
HF: Z. Larkins (77), S. McCarthy (54), P. Hargreaves (60)
F: D. Spamer (17), N. Morris-Dalton (52)
R: E. Speghen (59), A. Turner-Funk (53), E. Elkington (31)
INT: A. Mulvahil (16), D. Rhodes (42), E. Heaney (22), K. Busuttil (72), D. Di Santo (76)
EMG: H Bingley (64), S. Kingston (57), K. Lynch (65), C. Rafferty (67)

IN: P. Hargreaves, E. Heaney, D. Rhodes
OUT: H. Scott (unavailable), I. Stanley (unavailable), M. Fuller (ankle)
NEW: Emily Heaney, 22, 165cm, Yarraville-Seddon; Dani Rhodes, 19, 168cm, Geelong Falcons/St Joseph's

Head-to-head: Collingwood 5-3; At Highgate Recreation Reserve: Never met; Streak: Carlton 1; Last time: Collingwood 5.7 (37) def Carlton 6.5 (41) – Round 11, 2025, Victoria Park

NORTH MELBOURNE WERRIBEE vs GEELONG CATS

Saturday 4 July, 2:30pm, Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval

NORTH MELBOURNE WERRIBEE
B: E. Gamble (14), G. Lawson-Tavan (32)
HB: M. Eastman (9), Z. Savarirayan (35), B. Deed (15)
C: T. Meier (2), M. Di Cosmo (12), G. Collingwood (7)
HF: C. Blair (26), B. Sheridan (29), P. Schaap (30)
F: R. Tierney (23), N. Dojiok (40)
R: L. Jatczak (28), A. Seton (18), A. Barba (11)
INT: M. Hyde (36), C. Ryan (5), S. Reid (6), E. Hurley (27), J. Douglas (13)
EMG: M. Zander (10), S. Ingram (21), A. Baars (3)

No change

GEELONG CATS
B: M. Walton (49), E. Cook (80)
HB: A. Lee (53), C. Summers (83), L. Marescuk (63)
C: Z. Gallagher (74), M. Morrissy (57), B. Crabtree (55)
HF: N. Harris (81), M. Sexton (56), C. Canavan (47)
F: S. O'Kane (33), B. Borchard (60)
R: S. Nalder (46), M. Staunton (39), I. Davies (73)
INT: M. Cotten (75), H. Peck (37), C. Boxer (69), L. Massie (65), S. Mahar (40)
EMG: A. Schlink (48), J. Sunderland (52), O. Wolter (58), X. Allen (61), B. Lewis (64), O. Woods (67), F. Qoon (70), J. Hurring (76)

IN: M. Cotten, L. Massie, C. Summers
OUT: T. Crabtree (knee), A. Oswald (unavailable), X. Allen (omitted)
NEW: Crystal Summers, 23, 170cm, Grovedale

Head-to-head: Geelong 4-2; At Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval: North Melbourne Werribee 1-0; Streak: North Melbourne Werribee; Last time: North Melbourne Werribee 17.8 (110) def Geelong Cats 3.4 (22) – Round 8, 2025, Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval

CASEY DEMONS vs PORT MELBOURNE

Sunday 5 July, 10:30am, Casey Fields

CASEY DEMONS
B: D. Madigan (23), G. Proy (32)
HB: B. Williams (2), C. McDonald (20), L. Snow (33)
C: N. Banjavcic-Mills (12), M. Macdonald (18), A. Calogero (10)
HF: R. Fitzpatrick (22), Z. Mitchell (21), A. Robinson (19)
F: A. Rabot (13), A. Vrsecky (24)
R: Z. Burn (25), T. Burn (4), M. Podnecky (26)
INT: S. Lane (30), B. Lyne (44), S. Fairchild (8), Z. Klein (3), S. Rogers (27)
EMG: J. Mielke (44), S. McIntosh (28), H. Smith (5), A. Perkins (7)

IN: A. Rabot, Z. Klein
OUT: K. Phillips (finger), S. Hosking (omitted)

PORT MELBOURNE
B: H. Foran (21), M. McKellar (10)
HB: L. Caruso (5), A. McBride-Loane (35), O. Barton (1)
C: I. Stutt (29), K. O'Keefe (18), L. Hart (3)
HF: G. Foran (14), C. Bromage (4), N. Davidson (13)
F: E. Harley (17), S. White (19)
R: M. Bourne (39), M. Caffry (9), E. Ashley-Cooper (8)
INT: M. Ellin (29), I. Creaton (15), N. Borg (12), C. Jones (16), K. Fullerton (2)
EMG: C. Anderson (55), P. Gebel Lamb (22), H. Knijff (11), G. Kavanagh (23), R. Dale (24)

IN: M. Ellin
OUT: K. Adams (unavailable)

Head-to-head: Casey Demons 5-2; At Casey Fields: Casey Demons 2-1; Streak: Port Melbourne 1; Last time: Port Melbourne 8.13 (61) def Casey Demons 3.0 (18) – Round 14, 2025, ETU Stadium

UMPIRES

WILLIAMSTOWN vs WESTERN BULLDOGS
FIELD: Hayden McDonald, Portia Ronsberg, Jye Stannage; BOUNDARY: Jenny Alley, Marc Botoulas; GOAL: Alex Tomada, Cameron Valles

COLLINGWOOD vs CARLTON
FIELD: Sarah Donlon, Damian Irvin, Sarah Vanderschoot; BOUNDARY: Patrick Murphy, Terry West; GOAL: Damon Kelly, Noah Meyers

NORTH MELBOURNE WERRIBEE vs GEELONG CATS
FIELD: Elizabeth Curtolo, Oliver Pearce, Ky Shennan; BOUNDARY: Ashlee Ball, Ryan Pulley; GOAL: Aidan Dudding, Bradley Heffernan-Benfield

CASEY DEMONS vs PORT MELBOURNE
FIELD: Jake Dennerley, Dan Phillips, Sam Price; BOUNDARY: Luke Walley, Anthony Moloney; GOAL: Cameron Clune, Nathan Dugdale