LATER this month the AFL Women’s Season 7 will kick off and there is plenty to get excited about. While preseasons are underway and coaches are trying to work out a Round 1 lineup, we delved into what each of the sides could look like next season. Over a six-part series, we had a crack at what potential best 21s could look like throughout the 2022 AFL Women’s season.

>> ADELAIDE / BRISBANE / CARLTON BEST 21s

>> COLLINGWOOD / ESSENDON / FREMANTLE BEST 21s

>> GEELONG / GOLD COAST / GWS BEST 21s

>> HAWTHORN / MELBOURNE / NORTH MELBOURNE BEST 21s

>> PORT ADELAIDE / RICHMOND / ST KILDA BEST 21s

>> SYDNEY / WEST COAST / WESTERN BULLDOGS BEST 21s

Here is the full list:

ADELAIDE:

B: Chelsea Biddell – Marijana Rajcic
HB: Chelsea Randall – Sarah Allan – Najwa Allen
C: Ailish Considine – Teah Charlton – Niamh Kelly
HF: Stevie-Lee Thompson – Eloise Jones – Danielle Ponter
F: Ashleigh Woodland – Caitlin Gould
R: Montana McKinnon – Anne Hatchard – Ebony Marinoff
INT: Hannah Button – Rachelle Martin – Madison Newman – Zoe Prowse – Hannah Munyard

EMG: Amber Ward – Lisa Whiteley – Brooke Tonon

Remaining players: Abbie Ballard, Mckenzie Dowrick, Keeley Kustermann, Kiera Mueller, Jasmine Simmons (rookie), Jess Waterhouse

Inactive: Dayna Cox (personal reasons), Jasmyn Hewett (work) Deni Varnhagen (vaccination policy)

BRISBANE:

B: Shannon Campbell – Phoebe Monahan
HB: Jade Ellenger – Nat Grider – Breanna Koenen
C: Orla O’Dwyer – Emily Bates – Sophie Conway
HF: Isabel Dawes – Jesse Wardlaw – Greta Bodey
F: Dakota Davidson – Courtney Hodder
R: Tahlia Hickie – Ally Anderson – Cathy Svarc
INT: Taylor Smith – Lily Postlethwaite – Zimmorlei Farquharson – Dee Heslop – Ruby Svarc

EMG: Lucinda Pullar – Mikayla Pauga – Ella Smith

Remaining players: Kiara Hillier, Kate Lutkins*, Charlotte Mullins, Bella Smith, Sharni Webb, Luka Yoshida-Martin

Inactive: Maggie Harmer (personal reasons), Gabrielle Collingwood (knee injury)

*Recovering from an ACL injury

CARLTON:

B: Vaomua Laloifi – Paige Trudgeon
HB: Jessica Jones – Kerryn Peterson – Gabriella Pound
C: Madeleine Guerin – Mimi Hill – Keeley Sherar
HF: Amelia Velardo – Jess Good – Keeley Skepper
F: Darcy Vescio – Phoebe McWilliams
R: Breann Moody – Elise O’Dea – Abbie McKay
INT: Lucy McEvoy* – Natalie Plane – Brooke Vickers – Annie Lee – Jess Dal Pos

EMG: Poppy Schaap – Serena Gibbs – Charlotte Hammans

COLLINGWOOD:

B: Jordyn Allen – Stacey Livingstone
HB: Ash Brazill – Ruby Schleicher – Lauren Butler
C: Steph Chiocci – Jaimee Lambert – Sarah Rowe
HF: Eliza James – Olivia Barber – Aishling Sheridan
F: Chloe Molloy – Sabrina Frederick
R: Alison Downie – Mikala Cann – Tarni Brown
INT: Alana Porter – Lauren Brazzale – Sophie Casey – Erica Fowler – Charlotte Taylor

EMG: Eloise Chaston – Sarah Sansonetti – Imogen Evans

Remaining players: Imogen Barnett, Charlotte Blair, Joanna Lin, Jordan Membrey, Abbi Moloney, Emily Smith (rookie)

Inactive: Brittany Bonnici (knee injury), Brianna Davey (knee injury)

ESSENDON:

B: Danielle Marshall – Mia Busch
HB: Sophie Van De Heuvel – Ellyse Gamble – Alex Morcom
C: Steph Cain – Catherine Phillips – Daria Bannister
HF: Amber Clarke – Bonnie Toogood – Georgia Gee
F: Paige Scott – Sophie Alexander
R: Jorja Borg – Madison Prespakis – Alana Barba
INT: Jacqui Vogt – Renee Tierney – Jess Wuetschner – Frederica Frew – Jordan Zanchetta

EMG: Joanne Doonan – Caitlin Sargent – Isabella Ayre

Remaining players: Olivia Barton, Mia Van Dyk, Ashleigh Van Loon, Stephanie Wales, Lily-Rose Williamson

Inactive: Eloise Ashley-Cooper, Georgia Nanscawen

FREMANTLE:

B: Janelle Cuthbertson – Laura Pugh
HB: Emma O’Driscoll – Ange Stannett – Sarah Verrier
C: Airlie Runnalls – Kiara Bowers – Nikki Gore
HF: Makaela Tuhakaraina – Amy Franklin – Ebony Antonio
F: Gabby O’Sullivan – Roxy Roux
R: Mim Strom – Hayley Miller – Dana East
INT: Phillipa Seth – Sarah Wielstra – Jess Low – Mikayla Hyde – Aine Tighe

EMG: Bianca Webb – Matilda Sergeant – Madeleine Scanlon

Remaining players: Kara Antonio*, Megan Kauffman, Orlagh Lally (rookie), Amy Mulholland, Tahlia Read, Tara Stribley

Inactive: Ashley Sharp (maternity leave), Mikayla Morrison (knee injury)

*Recovering from hamstring surgery

GEELONG:

B: Maddy McMahon – Georgie Rankin
HB: Chantel Emonson – Meghan McDonald – Madeline Keryk
C: Mikayla Bowen – Georgie Prespakis – Nina Morrison
HF: Shelley Scott – Jacqueline Parry – Chloe Scheer
F: Kate Darby – Mia Skinner
R: Olivia Fuller – Rebecca Webster – Amy McDonald
INT: Darcy Moloney – Renee Garing – Rachel Kearns – Julia Crockett-Grills – Laura Gardiner

EMG: Georgia Clarke – Zali Friswell – Gabbi Featherston

Remaining players: Samantha Gooden (rookie), Claudia Gunjaca, Ingrid Houtsma, Annabel Johnson, Abbey McDonald, Brooke Plummer

GOLD COAST:

B: Vivien Saad – Lauren Ahrens
HB: Elizabeth Keaney – Giselle Davies – Serene Watson
C: Jamie Stanton – Alison Drennan – Daisy D’Arcy
HF: Jasmyn Smith – Kalinda Howarth – Ellie Hampson
F: Courtney Jones – Tara Bohanna
R: Lauren Bella – Charlie Rowbottom – Claudia Whitfort
INT: Jacqui Dupuy – Annise Bradfield – Claire Ransom – Lucy Single – Tori Groves-Little

EMG: Ashlee Atkins – Shannon Danckert – Tahlia Meyer

Remaining players: Gabrielle Biedenweg-Webster, Ashanti Bush, Georgia Clayden, Alana Gee*, Wallis Randell, Krystal Scott

Inactive: Maddison Levi (rugby commitments), Teagan Levi (rugby commitments), Jade Pregelj (knee injury) 

*Recovering from a back injury

GWS GIANTS:

B: Brid Stack – Annalyse Lister
HB: Katherine Smith -Tanya Hetherington – Pepa Randall
C: Emily Pease – Ally Dallaway – Alicia Eva
HF: Nicola Barr – Cora Staunton – Zarlie Goldsworthy
F: Jessica Doyle – Georgia Garnett
R: Fleur Davies – Alyce Parker – Rebecca Beeson
INT: Haneen Zrieka – Tarni Evans – Jasmine Grierson – Tait Mackrill – Chloe Dalton*

EMG: Tarni Evans – Jodie Hicks – Meghan Gaffney

Remaining players: Madison Brazendale, Tess Cattle, Georgina Fowler, Zara Hamilton, Jodie Hicks, Cambridge McCormick, Brodee Mowbray, Casidhe Simmons

Inactive: Jessica Allan (work commitments), Emily Goodsir (maternity leave), Isabel Huntington (knee), Isadora McLeay (knee)

HAWTHORN:

B: Louise Stephenson – Akec Makur Chuot
HB: Jess Duffin – Mackenzie Eardley – Aileen Gilroy
C: Charlotte Baskaran – Tamara Smith – Kaitlyn Ashmore
HF: Bridie Hipwell – Sarah Perkins – Kate McCarthy
F: Sophie Locke – Tegan Cunningham
R: Tamara Luke – Jasmine Fleming – Tilly Lucas-Rodd
INT: Tahlia Fellows – Janet Baird – Bridget Deed – Catherine Brown – Ainslie Kemp

EMG: Jenna Richardson – Dominique Carbone – Zoe Barbakos

Remaining players: Laura Elliott, Emily Everist, Aine McDonagh (rookie), Isabel Porter, Eliza Shannon, Lucy Wales

MELBOURNE:

B: Libby Birch – Charlotte Wilson
HB: Sinead Goldrick – Sarah Lampard – Shelley Heath
C: Karen Paxman – Tyla Hanks – Lily Mithen
HF: Alyssa Bannan – Kate Hore – Sabreena Duffy
F: Daisy Pearce – Tayla Harris
R: Lauren Pearce – Olivia Purcell – Maddison Gay
INT: Eden Zanker – Jordan Ivey – Eliza West – Maeve Chaplin – Casey Sherriff

EMG: Megan Fitzsimon – Maggie Caris – Tahlia Gillard

Remaining players: Alison Brown, Georgia Campbell, Georgia Gall, Samantha Johnson, Blaithin Mackin

Inactive: Gabrielle Colvin (knee injury) Rhiannon Watt (knee injury), Eliza McNamara (back injury)

NORTH MELBOURNE:

B: Danielle Hardiman – Jasmine Ferguson
HB: Emma Kearney – Brooke Brown – Sarah Wright
C: Ellie Gavalas – Jenna Bruton – Isabella Eddey
HF: Sophie Abbatangelo – Mia King – Alice O’Loughlin
F: Emma King – Tahlia Randall
R: Kim Rennie – Jasmine Garner – Ashleigh Riddell
INT: Nicole Bresnehan – Perri King – Amy Smith – Tess Craven – Ella Maurer

EMG: Taylah Gatt – Cassidy Mailer – Sophia McCarthy

Remaining players: Grace Campbell*, Charli Granville, Grace Matser, Erika O’Shea (rookie), Zoe Savarirayan (rookie), Victoria Wall (rookie), Hannah Bowen

*Recovering from an ACL injury

PORT ADELAIDE:

B: Indy Tahau – Angela Foley
HB: Sarah Goodwin – Amelie Borg – Hannah Dunn
C: Justine Mules – Ebony O’Dea – Jacqui Yorston
HF: Erin Phillips – Julia Teakle – Jade De Melo
F: Gemma Houghton – Kate Surman
R: Elizabeth McGrath – Hannah Ewings – Maria Moloney
INT: Cheyenne Hammond – Jade Halfpenny – Abbey Dowrick – Sachi Syme – Maggie Maclachlan

EMG: Yasmin Duursma – Britt Perry – Alex Ballard

Remaining players: Ella Boag, Laquoiya Cockatoo-Motlap, Litonya Cockatoo-Motlap, Tessa Doumanis, Lily Johnson, Olivia Levicki (rookie)

RICHMOND:

B: Sarah D’Arcy – Rebecca Miller
HB: Bethany Lynch – Kate Dempsey – Maddie Shevlin
C: Jess Hosking – Sarah Hosking – Ellie McKenzie
HF: Emelia Yassir – Maddy Brancatisano – Tessa Lavey
F: Katie Brennan – Courtney Wakefield
R: Gabrielle Seymour – Grace Egan – Monique Conti
INT: Meagan Kiely – Kodi Jaques – Poppy Kelly – Stella Reid – Sophie Molan

EMG: Stephanie Williams – Meg Macdonald – Laura McClelland

Remaining players: Katelyn Cox, Libby Graham, Jemima Kelly, Charley Ryan*, Eilish Sheerin, Saraid Taylor (rookie), Jemima Woods

Inactive: Hannah Burchell (knee injury), Harriet Cordner (knee injury)

*Recovering from an ACL

ST KILDA:

B: Bianca Jakobsson – Rebecca Ott
HB: Alice Burke – Jayde Van Dyk – Hannah Priest
C: Molly McDonald – Tarni White – Darcy Guttridge
HF: Nicola Xenos – Kate Shierlaw – Nicola Stevens
F: Caitlin Greiser – Jess Matin
R: Erin McKinnon – Georgia Patrikios – Olivia Vesely
INT: Ella Friend – Renee Saulitis – Rosie Dillon – Hannah Stuart – Grace Kelly

EMG: Ashleigh Richards – Nat Exon – Lucy Burke

Remaining players: J’Noemi Anderson, Clara Fitzpatrick, Deanna Jolliffe, Caitlin Matthews, Simone Nalder, Tyanna Smith*

Inactive: Leah Cutting (work commitments)

*Recovering from an ACL

SYDNEY:

B: Lexi Hamilton – Eliza Vale
HB: Ruby Sargent-Wilson – Bella Smith – Molly Eastman
C: Sofia Hurley – Lisa Steane – Maddy Collier
HF: Aliesha Newman – Brenna Tarrant – Brooke Lochland
F: Sarah Dargan – Rebecca Privitelli
R: Ally Morphett – Montana Ham – Cynthia Hamilton
INT: Sarah Skinner – Paige Sheppard – Ella Heads – Bridie Kennedy – Jaide Anthony

EMG: Sarah Ford – Aimee Whelan – Lauren Szigeti

Remaining players: Kiara Beesley, Montana Beruldsen, Tiarne Cavanagh (rookie), Zoe Hurrell, Genevieve Lawson Tavan (injury replacement player), Alana Woodward

Inactive: Alice Mitchell (knee injury) 

WEST COAST:

B: Belinda Smith – Ashton Hill
HB: Emma Swanson – Sophie McDonald – Emily Bennett
C: Jaide Britton – Jess Sedunary – Charlotte Thomas
HF: Kellie Gibson – Ella Roberts – Aisling McCarthy
F: Kate Bartlett – Aimee Schmidt
R: Sarah Lakay – Dana Hooker – Isabella Lewis
INT: Ella Smith – Courtney Rowley – Krstel Petrevski – Mikayla Western – Hayley Bullas

EMG: Sasha Goranova – Beth Schilling – Shanae Davison

Remaining players: Abbygail Bushby, Imahra Cameron, Emily Elkington, Eleanor Hartill (injury replacement player), Emma Humphries, Isabella Simmons, Zoe Wakfer

Inactive: Evangeline Gooch (wrist injury), Lauren Wakfer (knee injury) 

WESTERN BULLDOGS:

B: Naomi Ferres – Katie Lynch
HB: Millie Brown – Eleanor Brown – Sarah Hartwig
C: Isabelle Pritchard – Kirsty Lamb – Isabella Grant
HF: Kirsten McLeod – Gabby Newton – Daisy Bateman
F: Nell Morris-Dalton – Richelle Cranston
R: Celine Moody – Ellie Blackburn – Jessica Fitzgerald
INT: Elle Bennetts – Rylie Wilcox – Elisabeth Georgostathis – Deanna Berry – Bailey Hunt

EMG: Alice Edmunds – Gemma Lagioia – Britney Gutknecht

Remaining players: Deanna Berry, Keely Coyne, Amanda Ling, Elizabeth Snell, Annabel Strahan, Brooke Vernon, Heidi Woodley

Inactive: Aurora Smith (knee injury)