2019 Grand Finalists Calder Cannons will take on last year’s Premiers the Northern Knights to kick-off a new season of NAB League Girls.

A host of Premiership stars will step-out for Northern Knights including the best-on-ground Jessica Fitzgerald who was instrumental in helping the Knights hold firm in the face of Calder’s run in last year’s Grand Final. 

2019 NAB League Girls Best & Fairest winner Georgie Prespakis will lead the Calder Cannons and will be closely monitored by AFLW recruiters this season.

The game will be played at RMIT University in Bundoora at 10.15am on Saturday.

The match is part of a double-header, with Geelong Falcons taking on Gippsland Power.

The Sandringham Dragons will travel to City Oval Ballarat to play the Greater Western Victoria Rebels. 

Midfielder Winnie Laing will lead the Dragons in her third season with coach Tamara Hyett saying it was an easy choice to make her skipper.

“She’s setting standards and she’s driving them as a vocal leader. You want to follow her,’’ Hyett said.

The Dandenong Stingrays will open their season against the Eastern Ranges at Holm Park Recreation Reserve on Sunday at 11.00am.



NORTHERN KNIGHTS v. CALDER CANNONS

Round 1 - 29/02/2020

10:15am

RMIT University Bundoora

Northern Knights

B: A. Snow, T. Delgado, G. Wake

HB: G. Ceravolo, S. Fell, M. Plunkett

C: M.  Appleby, E.  McKenzie, P.  Nelson

HF: A. Bennett, A. Bannan, M. Ramsay

F: J. Simpson, T. Mills, A. Woodward

R: G. Kitchell, J. Fitzgerald, M. Chaplin

Int: T. Hurst, M. Molenberg, B. Plummer, E. Smallacombe

Emg: O. Bandera, J. Nursey, T. Pulcino 

Calder Cannons

B: K. Delia, T. Gillard, K. Lennox

HB: N. Crowley, T. Crook, M. McLeod

C: M.  Briedis, L.  Cocomello, Z.  Friswell

HF: I. Rowland , F. Puruntatameri, J. Singh

F: M. Styles, C. Clayton , J. Zakkour

R: G. Sampson, G. Prespakis, E. Yassir

Int: M. Ford, A. Magri, O. Manfre, S. Meyers, P. Poultney, I. Young, G. Dicker

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GREATER WESTERN VICTORIA REBELS v. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS

Round 1 - 29/02/2020

11:30am

City Oval Ballarat

Greater Western Victoria Rebels

B: V. Jewell, O. Leonard, K. Hazlett

HB: S. Bridgewater, C. Summers, N. Dojiok

C: I.  Simmons, R.  Saulitis, K.  Tomkins

HF: I. Cullenward, L. Condon, Z. Larkins

F: P. Scott, C. Leonard, A. Trigg

R: M. Caris, I. Robson, I. Hill

Int: M. Ciavarella, Z. Cowan, T. Hurdsfield, T. Meier

Emg: C. Booth, C. Hopkins

Sandringham Dragons

B: L. Mitchell, J. Stolz, N. Morris

HB: S. Hartwig, S. Trim, P. Staltari

C: B.  Hipwell, A.  Burke, K.  Lynch

HF: E. McNamara, C. Saultry, C. Ryan

F: T. Jones, A. Moloney, H. Tysoe

R: K. Smyth, I. Eddey, W. Laing

Int: N. Borg, L. Enders, S. Hurley, M. Mottram, D. Walker

Emg: E. Angelopoulos, L. de Gleria Cade, T. Pastore 

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GEELONG FALCONS v. GIPPSLAND POWER

Round 1 - 29/02/2020

12:00pm

RMIT University Bundoora

Geelong Falcons

B: A. McKee, A. Lee, A. McKeegan

HB: E. Mahoney, L. Were, T. Morrow

C: T.  Hassett, D.  Moloney, M.  Van Dyke

HF: Z. Garth, E. Dowling, P. Schaap

F: C. Bottomley, G. Cotter, R. Tierney

R: J. Gray, C. Remmos, L. Gardiner

Int: I. Barter, T. CRAVEN, I. Houtsma, A. Van Loon

Emg: M. Courtney, K. Hardingham, C. Hardy

Gippsland Power

B: M. Gilmour, H. Booth, A. Guy-Toogood

HB: L. Berry, S. Notman, Y. Duursma

C: P.  Bell, M.  Fitzsimon, C.  Fletcher

HF: S. Brisbane, L. King-Church, L. Williamson

F: J. Sochackyj, C. Turner, P. Tracey

R: M. Van Berkel, G. McRae, M. Shingles

Int: P. Fleming, L. Guastella, J. Halsall, A. Hardwick

Emg: C. Bailey, B. Finnegan, N. Williams 

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BENDIGO PIONEERS v. WESTERN JETS

Round 1 - 29/02/2020

12:50pm

Queen Elizabeth Oval

Bendigo Pioneers

B: D. Crighton, J. Oborne, D. Villiva

HB: L. den Houting, T. Slender, J. Finning

C: T.  Hopkins, B.  Hards, N.  Mafi

HF: E. Snell, J. Richardson, A. Thompson

F: N. Kelly, H. Stewart, B. Reidy

R: M. Marks , A. Strahan, M. Tupper

Int: E. Bell, O. Di Donato, A. Donnelly, S. Orritt

Emg: M. Pianta

Western Jets

B: N. Ajaimy, A. Anthony, A. Strathairn

HB: C. Baskaran, C. Singleton, M. Klaumanns-Moller

C: S.  Asciak, M.  Ham, P.  Trajkovski

HF: C. Sargent, J. Woods, T. Skenderis

F: O. Forsythe, E. Lavanda, A. Gray

R: A. Velardo, I. Pritchard, N. Wright

Int: S. Golding, K. Leare, K. Maxwell, C. Tyrrell

Emg: S. Cutajar, L. Elliott, M. Huta


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DANDENONG STINGRAYS v. EASTERN RANGES

Round 1 - 01/03/2020

11:00am

Holm Park Recreation Reserve

Dandenong Stingrays

B: M. Layfield, Z. Hill, J. Radford

HB: A. Clarke, P. Swayn, M. Eardley

C: R.  Clemow, T.  Smith, E.  Shepherd

HF: J. Matin, G. Grimmer, P. Wilson-Macdonald

F: J. Anthony, S. Vudiniabola, C. Ryan

R: P. Canning, A. Jordan, J. Smith

Int: C. Blair, A. Carroll, B. Ellis, Z. Mayall, A. Richards, B. Smith , P. Stone

Eastern Ranges

B: M. Di Cosmo, C. Schmidli, M. Kendall

HB: B. Deed, C. Wilsmore, C. Smith

C: S.  Humm, T.  Brown, L.  Peacock

HF: M. Hardy, G. Campbell, K. Ridley

F: J. Livingstone, E. Chaston, S. Nannes

R: J. Grace, O. Meagher, R. O'Dwyer

Int: R. Hall, I. Khoury, T. Power, K. Sherar

Emg: C. Barics, L. Hilton, G. Wilson 

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MURRAY BUSHRANGERS v. OAKLEIGH CHARGERS

Round 1 - 01/03/2020

1:00pm

Norm Minns Oval

Murray Bushrangers

B: T. Gray, I. Lehman, K. Skepper

HB: G. Hay, M. Quade, M. Kennedy

C: S.  Pritchard, S.  Lange-Richards, L.  Sharp

HF: A. Favell, O. Barber, M. Jones

F: O. Cicolini, E. Nicholson, C. Locke

R: A. Morphett, Z. Spencer, K. Adams

Int: M. Gray, C. Mailer, S. McCarthy, A. Smith

Emg: J. Elias, S. Lang 

Oakleigh Chargers

B: E. Chamberlain, M. Cowan , J. McCormack

HB: Z. O'Sullivan, O. Barton, B. Vickers

C: E.  Jackson, A.  Micallef, J.  Lin

HF: T. Morton, A. James, S. Reid

F: E. James, A. Oloughlin, A. Ling

R: K. Kearns, M. Hill, C. Rowbottom

Int: L. Boyd singer, E. Harvey, A. Mayne, A. McCulloch, S. Morley, C. Taylor, R. Thiele

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