ROUND 1 of the AFL Women’s concludes today with a pair of matches that are both historic but for different reasons.

1:05pm
Kinetic Stadium, Frankston

SIDES

Hawthorn

FB: Richardson, Kemp 

HB: Lucas-Rodd, Ashmore, Stone                       

C: Sherriff, Bates, Williamson

HF: Bodey, Breed, McDonagh

FF: Vukic, Hipwell         

FOL: Wales, Fleming, West      

IC: Gilroy, Everist, Baskaran, Smith, Elliott                      

EMG: McLaughlin, Deed, Stephenson

Carlton

FB: Beatty, Cordner                                                                                                

HB: Fitzgerald, Peterson, Lawson-Tavan

C: Finn, Guerin, Vescio

HF: Keck, Austin, Hendrie

FF: B Moody, Skepper

FOL: Good, Hill, McKay

IC: Sherar, Dal Pos, Goss, Pound, C Moody

EMG: Verlado, Duursma, Anthony

NEW FACES

Hawthorn have five new faces this afternoon. Former Dees Casey Sherriff and Eliza West will line up alongside draftees Laura Stone, Mikayla Williamson and Jess Vukic.

Carlton meanwhile only have the three new faces – Lulu Beatty, who missed last season due to injury, draftee Lila Keck and former Bulldog Celine Moody.

LAST TIME THESE SIDES MET

These sides have never actually met before, so history will be made this afternoon.

KEY MATCH UP

Breann Moody provides a focal point in attack for Carlton, and so to beat them you need to make sure she cannot provide a marking target. Luckily for Hawthorn they have Jenna Richardson, who is the kind of defender who is good at stopping those taller marking targets.

3:05pm
Brighton Homes Arena

SIDES

Brisbane

FB: Dunne, Lutkins                                                                                  

HB: Grider, Koenen, Ellenger

C: O’Dwyer, Anderson, Conway

HF: Postlethwaite, Dawes, R Svarc

FF: Smith, Davidson

FOL: Hickie, Hodder, C Svarc

IC: Campbell, Davison, Boltz, Hampson, Mullins         

EMG: Crozier, Hartill, Peters

North Melbourne

FB: Birch, Ferguson                                    

HB: Kearney, O’Shea, Bresnehan          

C: Gatt, Garner, Craven

HF: Eddey, Shierlaw, O’Loughlin            

FF: E King, Randall       

FOL: Rennie, M King, Riddell    

IC: Martin, Wall, Tripodi, Wright, Smith

EMG: McGrath, Savarirayan, Burke

NEW FACES

Both of these sides only have a single club debutant today.

After crossing from West Coast in the offseason Shanae Davison will run out for Brisbane for the first time today, while former Dee Libby Birch will play her first game as a Roo today.

LAST TIME THESE SIDES MET

The last time these sides met was literally the last match either played.

On Grand Final day last year, it was a hard-fought clash that ultimately was not decided until the final quarter where Brisbane kicked four goals to none.

KEY MATCH UP

In both matches these sides played each other last year, Breanna Koenen tagging Jasmine Garner out of the match really made a difference to the result, so it will be interesting to see if Brisbane go with the same strategy today.