IN OUR new series, we take a look at a potentially exciting AFL Women’s head-to-head set to take place over the weekend, and how the match-up may transpire on game day.

Note: The match-up of course subject to the selection of both players in their respective sides.

This week’s match up is a pair of former teammates who have to face each other for the first time this weekend – Adelaide’s Chelsea Randall and Port Adelaide’s Erin Phillips.

POCKET PROFILE

Chelsea Randall

Age: 31 
Games Played: 43
AFLW Achievements: Captain (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021- present), 3x AFLW Premiership Player (2017, 2019, 2022) 3x All Australian (2017, 2018, 2019) 4x AFLWPA Most Courageous Award (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)

Erin Phillips

Age: 37
Games Played: 51
AFLW Achievements: Port Adelaide inaugural Captain (2022), Adelaide Co-captain (2017-2020), 3x AFLW Premiership player (2017, 2019, 2022), 2x AFLW Best & Fairest (2017, 2019), 2x AFLW Players’ Association Most Valuable Player (2017, 2019), 1x AFLW Coaches Association Championship Player (2019), 2x Club leading goalkicker (Adelaide Crows, 2018, 2021), 2x AFLW Players’ Association Most Valuable Player (2017, 2019), 1x Goal of the Year (2017)

SEASON AVERAGES

Across the list there is not too much difference between the pair across the different stats.

The biggest disparities are in average disposals and in metres gained, with the metres gained difference potentially blamed on Phillips being more of a stay at home forward this season.

CAREER AVERAGES

Moving into their total career averages, and again relatively speaking most of the stats are pretty even.

The biggest disparity is in the clearance figures, but that again could be put down to the differing roles both stars have played during their careers.