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 β Marijana Rajcic
HB: Chelsea Randall β Sarah Allan β Najwa Allen
C: Ailish Considine β Teah Charlton β Niamh Kelly
HF: Stevie-Lee Thompson β Eloise Jones β Danielle Ponter
F: Ashleigh Woodland β Caitlin Gould
R: Montana McKinnon β Anne Hatchard β Ebony Marinoff
INT: Hannah Button β Rachelle Martin β Madison Newman β Zoe Prowse β Hannah Munyard
EMG: Amber Ward β Lisa Whiteley β 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 β Phoebe Monahan
HB: Jade Ellenger β Nat Grider β Breanna Koenen
C: Orla OβDwyer β Emily Bates β Sophie Conway
HF: Isabel Dawes β Jesse Wardlaw β Greta Bodey
F: Dakota Davidson β Courtney Hodder
R: Tahlia Hickie β Ally Anderson β Cathy Svarc
INT: Taylor Smith β Lily Postlethwaite β Zimmorlei Farquharson β Dee Heslop β Ruby Svarc
EMG: Lucinda Pullar β Mikayla Pauga β 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 β Paige Trudgeon
HB: Jessica Jones β Kerryn Peterson β Gabriella Pound
C: Madeleine Guerin β Mimi Hill β Keeley Sherar
HF: Amelia Velardo β Jess Good β Keeley Skepper
F: Darcy Vescio β Phoebe McWilliams
R: Breann Moody β Elise OβDea β Abbie McKay
INT: Lucy McEvoy* β Natalie Plane β Brooke Vickers β Annie Lee β Jess Dal Pos
EMG: Poppy Schaap β Serena Gibbs β Charlotte Hammans
COLLINGWOOD:
B: Jordyn Allen β Stacey Livingstone
HB: Ash Brazill β Ruby Schleicher β Lauren Butler
C: Steph Chiocci β Jaimee Lambert β Sarah Rowe
HF: Eliza James β Olivia Barber β Aishling Sheridan
F: Chloe Molloy β Sabrina Frederick
R: Alison Downie β Mikala Cann β Tarni Brown
INT: Alana Porter β Lauren Brazzale β Sophie Casey β Erica Fowler β Charlotte Taylor
EMG: Eloise Chaston β Sarah Sansonetti β 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 β Laura Pugh
HB: Emma OβDriscoll β Ange Stannett β Sarah Verrier
C: Airlie Runnalls β Kiara Bowers β Nikki Gore
HF: Makaela Tuhakaraina β Amy Franklin β Ebony Antonio
F: Gabby OβSullivan β Roxy Roux
R: Mim Strom β Hayley Miller β Dana East
INT: Phillipa Seth β Sarah Wielstra β Jess Low β Mikayla Hyde β Aine Tighe
EMG: Bianca Webb β Matilda Sergeant β 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 β Georgie Rankin
HB: Chantel Emonson β Meghan McDonald β Madeline Keryk
C: Mikayla Bowen β Georgie Prespakis β Nina Morrison
HF: Shelley Scott β Jacqueline Parry β Chloe Scheer
F: Kate Darby β Mia Skinner
R: Olivia Fuller β Rebecca Webster β Amy McDonald
INT: Darcy Moloney β Renee Garing β Rachel Kearns β Julia Crockett-Grills β Laura Gardiner
EMG: Georgia Clarke β Zali Friswell β Gabbi Featherston
Remaining players: Samantha Gooden (rookie), Claudia Gunjaca, Ingrid Houtsma, Annabel Johnson, Abbey McDonald, Brooke Plummer
GOLD COAST:
B: Vivien Saad β Lauren Ahrens
HB: Elizabeth Keaney β Giselle Davies β Serene Watson
C: Jamie Stanton β Alison Drennan β Daisy DβArcy
HF: Jasmyn Smith β Kalinda Howarth β Ellie Hampson
F: Courtney Jones β Tara Bohanna
R: Lauren Bella β Charlie Rowbottom β Claudia Whitfort
INT: Jacqui Dupuy β Annise Bradfield β Claire Ransom β Lucy Single β Tori Groves-Little
EMG: Ashlee Atkins β Shannon Danckert β 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 β Annalyse Lister
HB: Katherine Smith -Tanya Hetherington β Pepa Randall
C: Emily Pease β Ally Dallaway β Alicia Eva
HF: Nicola Barr β Cora Staunton β Zarlie Goldsworthy
F: Jessica Doyle β Georgia Garnett
R: Fleur Davies β Alyce Parker β Rebecca Beeson
INT: Haneen Zrieka β Tarni Evans β Jasmine Grierson β Tait Mackrill β Chloe Dalton*
EMG: Tarni Evans β Jodie Hicks β 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 β Akec Makur Chuot
HB: Jess Duffin β Mackenzie Eardley β Aileen Gilroy
C: Charlotte Baskaran β Tamara Smith β Kaitlyn Ashmore
HF: Bridie Hipwell β Sarah Perkins β Kate McCarthy
F: Sophie Locke β Tegan Cunningham
R: Tamara Luke β Jasmine Fleming β Tilly Lucas-Rodd
INT: Tahlia Fellows β Janet Baird β Bridget Deed β Catherine Brown β Ainslie Kemp
EMG: Jenna Richardson β Dominique Carbone β Zoe Barbakos
Remaining players: Laura Elliott, Emily Everist, Aine McDonagh (rookie), Isabel Porter, Eliza Shannon, Lucy Wales
MELBOURNE:
B: Libby Birch β Charlotte Wilson
HB: Sinead Goldrick β Sarah Lampard β Shelley Heath
C: Karen Paxman β Tyla Hanks β Lily Mithen
HF: Alyssa Bannan β Kate Hore β Sabreena Duffy
F: Daisy Pearce β Tayla Harris
R: Lauren Pearce β Olivia Purcell β Maddison Gay
INT: Eden Zanker β Jordan Ivey β Eliza West β Maeve Chaplin β Casey Sherriff
EMG: Megan Fitzsimon β Maggie Caris β 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 β Jasmine Ferguson
HB: Emma Kearney β Brooke Brown β Sarah Wright
C: Ellie Gavalas β Jenna Bruton β Isabella Eddey
HF: Sophie Abbatangelo β Mia King β Alice OβLoughlin
F: Emma King β Tahlia Randall
R: Kim Rennie β Jasmine Garner β Ashleigh Riddell
INT: Nicole Bresnehan β Perri King β Amy Smith β Tess Craven β Ella Maurer
EMG: Taylah Gatt β Cassidy Mailer β Sophia McCarthy
Remaining players: Grace Campbell*, Charli Granville, Grace Matser, Erika OβShea (rookie), Zoe Savarirayan (rookie), Victoria Wall (rookie), Hannah Bowen
*Recovering from an ACL injury
PORT ADELAIDE:
B: Indy Tahau β Angela Foley
HB: Sarah Goodwin β Amelie Borg β Hannah Dunn
C: Justine Mules β Ebony OβDea β Jacqui Yorston
HF: Erin Phillips β Julia Teakle β Jade De Melo
F: Gemma Houghton β Kate Surman
R: Elizabeth McGrath β Hannah Ewings β Maria Moloney
INT: Cheyenne Hammond β Jade Halfpenny β Abbey Dowrick β Sachi Syme β Maggie Maclachlan
EMG: Yasmin Duursma β Britt Perry β Alex Ballard
Remaining players: Ella Boag, Laquoiya Cockatoo-Motlap, Litonya Cockatoo-Motlap, Tessa Doumanis, Lily Johnson, Olivia Levicki (rookie)
RICHMOND:
B: Sarah DβArcy β Rebecca Miller
HB: Bethany Lynch β Kate Dempsey β Maddie Shevlin
C: Jess Hosking β Sarah Hosking β Ellie McKenzie
HF: Emelia Yassir β Maddy Brancatisano β Tessa Lavey
F: Katie Brennan β Courtney Wakefield
R: Gabrielle Seymour β Grace Egan β Monique Conti
INT: Meagan Kiely β Kodi Jaques β Poppy Kelly β Stella Reid β Sophie Molan
EMG: Stephanie Williams β Meg Macdonald β 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 β Rebecca Ott
HB: Alice Burke β Jayde Van Dyk β Hannah Priest
C: Molly McDonald β Tarni White β Darcy Guttridge
HF: Nicola Xenos β Kate Shierlaw β Nicola Stevens
F: Caitlin Greiser β Jess Matin
R: Erin McKinnon β Georgia Patrikios β Olivia Vesely
INT: Ella Friend β Renee Saulitis β Rosie Dillon β Hannah Stuart β Grace Kelly
EMG: Ashleigh Richards β Nat Exon β Lucy Burke
Remaining players: JβNoemi Anderson, Clara Fitzpatrick, Deanna Jolliffe, Caitlin Matthews, Simone Nalder, Tyanna Smith*
Inactive: Leah Cutting (work commitments)
*Recovering from an ACL
SYDNEY:
B: Lexi Hamilton β Eliza Vale
HB: Ruby Sargent-Wilson β Bella Smith β Molly Eastman
C: Sofia Hurley β Lisa Steane β Maddy Collier
HF: Aliesha Newman β Brenna Tarrant β Brooke Lochland
F: Sarah Dargan β Rebecca Privitelli
R: Ally Morphett β Montana Ham β Cynthia Hamilton
INT: Sarah Skinner β Paige Sheppard β Ella Heads β Bridie Kennedy β Jaide Anthony
EMG: Sarah Ford β Aimee Whelan β 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 β Ashton Hill
HB: Emma Swanson β Sophie McDonald β Emily Bennett
C: Jaide Britton β Jess Sedunary β Charlotte Thomas
HF: Kellie Gibson β Ella Roberts β Aisling McCarthy
F: Kate Bartlett β Aimee Schmidt
R: Sarah Lakay β Dana Hooker β Isabella Lewis
INT: Ella Smith β Courtney Rowley β Krstel Petrevski β Mikayla Western β Hayley Bullas
EMG: Sasha Goranova β Beth Schilling β 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 β Katie Lynch
HB: Millie Brown β Eleanor Brown β Sarah Hartwig
C: Isabelle Pritchard β Kirsty Lamb β Isabella Grant
HF: Kirsten McLeod β Gabby Newton β Daisy Bateman
F: Nell Morris-Dalton β Richelle Cranston
R: Celine Moody β Ellie Blackburn β Jessica Fitzgerald
INT: Elle Bennetts β Rylie Wilcox β Elisabeth Georgostathis β Deanna Berry β Bailey Hunt
EMG: Alice Edmunds β Gemma Lagioia β Britney Gutknecht
Remaining players: Deanna Berry, Keely Coyne, Amanda Ling, Elizabeth Snell, Annabel Strahan, Brooke Vernon, Heidi Woodley
Inactive: Aurora Smith (knee injury)