WITH the finals quickly approaching some clubs have made major changes in hope of keep their dreams alive. Round 4 brought some big losses, gallant victories and some big bumps with Cats stars Aasta O’Connor and Maddie Boyd forced to the sidelines due to suspension.

With the Kangaroos claiming their fourth straight win, their side remains relatively unchanged with Moana Hope, Emma King and Emma Kearney all suiting up for their fifth consecutive game this season. But the Roos will be pleased with the return of Courteney Munn after missing a match due to a calf niggle.

The Bulldogs have also been boosted by the return of Izzy Huntington along with goal-sneak Brooke Lochland. While the Pies continue to look for their best lineup, the likes of Ash Brazill, Darcy Guttridge and Ruby Schleicher are set to come back into the side to help add some extra class across the ground.

The Cats are set to let Rene Caris loose on Saturday for her AFLW debut. Caris is not the only one set to make her debut with Emerson Woods and Charlotte Wilson preparing to pull on the jumper for the Blues for the first time. Matilda Sergeant could also be amongst this rounds debutantes named in Fremantle’s extended squad.

After an impressive win the Crows will unfortunately be missing Courtney Cramey but still have the likes of Ebony Marinoff, Erin Phillips and Eloise Jones, while youngster Chloe Scheer is also set to make her way back into the side after her suspension.

Brisbane v Geelong

Round 5- Saturday, March 2, 3.45pm AEST
Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex,

BRISBANE
B: M.Dowrick 33, L.Kaslar (c) 11, S.Campbell 20
HB: S.Virgo 5, K.Lutkins 13, E.Bates 1
C: B.Koenen 3
HF: E.Zielke 8, J.Tawhiao-Wardlaw 30, L.Arnell 16
F: J.Wuetschner 23, J.Keeffe 27, J.Zanchetta 7
Foll: S.Frederick-Traub 14, N.Exon 15 , A.Anderson 18
I/C: A.Clarke 21, G.Collingwood 28, M.Hunt 6, K.McCarthy 9, J.Yorston 25
Emg: N.Grider 17, E.Pittman 19

In: L.Kaslar
Out: N.Grider

GEELONG 
B: A.Teague 40, R.Goring (c) 44, M.McMahon 24
HB: M.Hickey (c), M.McDonald 11, D.Taylor 28
C: R.Cranston 30
HF: D.Orr 2, K.Darby 8, S.Van De Heuvel 27
F: M.Clifford 7, P.McWilliams 23, J.Ivey 5
Foll: E.Hoare 46, M.Keryk 45, O.Purcell 16
I/C: R.Caris 1, R.Garing 12, G.Clarke 17, J.Crockett-Grills 6, C.Blakeway 4
Emg: G.Rankin 10, M.Fogas 13

In: K.Darby, R.Caris
Out: A.O’Connor (suspension), M.Boyd (suspension)

Carlton v Collingwood

Round 5- Saturday, March 2, 7.10pm AEDT
Ikon Park

CARLTON 
B: N.Stevens 21, J.Van Dyk 36, J.Hosking 11
HB: S.Hosking 10, K.Harrington 9, G.Pound 6
C: A.McKay 5
HF: M.Prespakis 4, T.Harris 7, B.Walker 14
F: D.Vescio 3, B.Davey (c) 1, G.Gee 19
Foll: A.Downie 30, A.Mullane 8, C.Dalton 15
I/C: E.Woods, K.Loynes 2, C.Wilson 20, J.Edwards 25, B.Moody 16
Emg: T.Lucas-Rodd 18, R.Hicks 24

In: E.Woods, C.Wilson, B.Moody
Out: N.Plane, R.Watt, L.Brazzale

COLLINGWOOD 
B: J.Allen 6, S.Casey 22, I.Ross 21
HB: E.Grant 5, S.Livingstone 12, A.Brazill 10
C: B.Bonnici 8
HF: M.Kuys 9, J.Membrey 31, K.Stratton 41
F: S.Rowe 7, S.Alexander 24, K.Lynch 16
Foll: E.Hynes 11, S.Chiocci (c) 17, J.Lambert 13
I/C: S.Layton 1, S.Dargan 46, D.Guttridge 34, M.Shevlin 35, R.Schleicher 18
Emg: L.Butler 23, M.Cann 25

In: A.Brazill, D.Guttridge, R.Schleicher
Out: C.McIntosh, N.Hildebrand, G.Parker

Greater Western Sydney v Melbourne

Round 5- Sunday, March 3, 2.05pm AEDT
Blacktown International Sportspark

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
B: T.Hetherington 9, E.Brush 10, A.Farrugia (c) 18
HB: J.Dal Pos 7, P.Randall 21, N.Barr 8
C: A.Eva 2
HF: C.Staunton 13, Y.Bonner 27, A.Parker 3
F: J.Barclay 34, C.Bernardi 4, T.Mackrill 32
Foll: E.McKinnon 23, C.Gum 26, H.Zreika 24
I/C from: E.Bennetts 22, R.Beeson 6, T.Davies 16, J.Hicks 5, B.Perry 19, I.Nielsen 25, L.Stephenson 12

In: E.McKinnon, J.Hicks, B.Perry
Out: M.Collier

MELBOURNE
B:  M.Downie 2, H.Cordner 21, B.Patterson 24
HB: S.Lampard 8, B.Jakobsson 7, C.Emonson 11
C: E.O’Dea (c) 5
HF: M.Gay 3, S.Scott (c) 12, A.Newman 16
F: E.Zanker 29, T.Cunningham 1, K.Hore 10
Foll: L.Pearce 15, L.Mithen 14, K.Paxman 4
I/C from: C.Phillips 35,  T.Hanks 28, S.Heath 30, A.Guest 17, K.Smith 13, M.Guerin 22, A.Kemp 36   

In: B.Patterson, S.Heath, M.Guerin
Out: A.Woodland

North Melbourne v Adelaide

Round 5- Sunday, March 3, 4.05pm AEDT
Avalon Airport Oval

NORTH MELBOURNE
B: B.Gibson 18, D.Hardiman 31, J.Trend 21
HB: J.Duffin 27, T.Randall 16, J.Grierson 19
C: E.Kearney (c) 9
HF: K.Gillespie-Jones 5, J.Garner 25, S.Abbatangelo 1
F: M.Hope 23, C.Munn 13, K.Ashmore 10
Foll: Emma King 60, J.Stanton 17, J.Bruton 35
I/C from: Elisha King 4, E.Humphries 6, A.Drennan 8, D.Bateman 11, N.Bresnehan 12, B.Lynch 20, C.Haines 29 

In: C.Munn, N.Bresnehan, C.Haines
Out: G.Nanscawen

ADELAIDE 
B: D.Cox 31, S.Allan 39, C.Randall (c) 26
HB: D.Varnhagen 9, M.Rajcic 32, A.Foley 3
C: E.Phillips (c) 13
HF: E.Jones 2, S.Thompson 14, R.Forth 27
F: J.Mules 23, C.Scheer 4, H.Martin 6
Foll: J.Foley 24, A.Hatchard 33, E.Marinoff 10
I/C from: J.McCormick 5, A.Considine 16, S.Li 19, S.Riley 8, D.Ponter 15, M.Nankivell 12, R.Lugg 45 

In: C.Scheer, M.Nankivell, R.Lugg
Out: C.Cramey (injured)

Fremantle v Western Bulldogs

Round 5- Sunday, March 3, 3.05pm AWST
Fremantle Oval

FREMANTLE
B: E.Gooch 8, T.Bresland 5, A.Stannett 24
HB: A.Williams 9, E.Antonio 12, K.Donnellan (c) 15
C: P.Seth 18
HF: G.Houghton 27, A.Sharp 1, H.Miller 19
F: K.Bowers 2, K.Gibson 21, S.Duffy 6
Foll: P.Laurie 11, D.Hooker 17, S.Cain 20
I/C from: L.Pugh 32, K.Grieve 13, G.O’Sullivan 22, M.Sergeant 23, M.Caulfield 10, L.Mascall 14, A.Janz 30

In: H.Miller, M.Sergeant, L.Mascall, A.Janz
Out: A.Atkins, C.Stubbs

WESTERN BULLDOGS 
B: H.Scott 22, L.Spark 11, L.Birch 18
HB: S.Karlson 26, T.Ernst 19, A.Utri 23
C: K.Lamb 27
HF: B.Lochland 1, E.Gamble 14, K.McLeod 6
F: A.McCarthy 15, I.Huntington 4, K.Brennan (c) 3
Foll: K.Rennie 24, E.Blackburn 2 (c), M.Conti 8
I/C from: E.Brown 9, N.Ferres 16, A.Gogos 36, E.Mackie 25, D.Berry 7, K.Bartlett 20, N.Callinan 10

In: B.Lochland, I.Huntington, E.Brown, K.Bartlett
Out: B.Toogood, C.Moody