TOP TWO sides Woodville-West Torrens and South Adelaide go take on two sides in Central District and West Adelaide respectively who are looking to crack back into the top four which makes the Round 11 contests must-wins.

FORM

Central District faces an uphill battle to make finals after suffering three consecutive losses to sides in the bottom five. Now the Bulldogs have to try and cause and upset against the ladder-leading Eagles who bounced back against North Adelaide last round following their first loss of the season to South Adelaide the week before.

TEAMS

Central District:

B: Tashayla Corfield, Elizabeth Wilson
HB: Georgia Madigan, Holly Tralaggan, Madison Lane
C: Karissa Searle, Dakota Williams, Laitiah Huynh
HF: Lauren Breguet, Tesharna Maher, Tara Lord
F: Jovanka Zecevic, Katelyn Rosenzweig
R: Miyu Endersby, Taliyah Uncle, Caitlen Teague
INT: Amy Gaedtke, Tess Gerhardy, Alysha Healy, Demi Holloway, Shelby Raven, Ella Sergi, Kasey Wendland, Akeira-Juliet Whichello

Woodville-West Torrens:

B: Bianca Portaro, Klaudia O’Neill
HB: Cheryllee Waters, Zahlia Niemann, Annie Falkenberg
C: Popi Gikas, Amie Blanden, Maia Freemantle
HF: Lucy Moore, Isabella Benedictson, Sophie Zuill
F: Olivia Evans, Rosette Zerella
R: Leah Cutting, Alice Tentye, Julia Faulkner
INT: Ashley Baker, Lucy Farnsworth, Asha Gooley, Audrey Holt, Christina Leuzzi, Cleo Simpson, Madison Turner, Brianna Walling

CHANGES

Both sides have been forced to make changes due to the AFLW Academy and All Stars match with Sophie Eaton (Central District) and Imogen Trengove (Eagles) both out for that reason. Woodville-West Torrens will also be without the unavailable McKenzie Dowrick and injured Marlie Fiegert, though have named an extended bench that include star midfielder Christina Leuzzi and experienced midfielder/forward Brianna Walling. The Dogs have brought in four players as part of an extended team including tough midfielder Caitlen Teague, tall defender Liz Wilson and top-ager Ella Sergi is in line for her debut.

AFLW DRAFT WATCH

Without Eaton in the side, expect Tara Lord to continue her midfield/forward development while Miyu Endersby is coming off a huge game between centre half-back and ruck and has a huge challenge up against Leah Cutting in the latter of those roles. Lucy Moore and Maia Freemantle have both had huge years through the middle, while Julia Faulkner has also had her chances there as well as up forward.

PREDICTION

It is hard to go against the Eagles this season, so despite the outs they should be the side to beat here, especially wanting to maintain top spot over the Panthers. The Dogs do need a win to keep their season alive however, so must get up here to be in contention.

FORM

South Adelaide has won eight on the trot and could become the first team this season to make it nine in a row after denying the Eagles that courtesy a fortnight earlier. The Panthers meet a West Adelaide outfit that has notched up two victories on the bounce and is within a win of taking fourth spot heading into the final few weeks.

TEAMS

South Adelaide:

B: Tiffany King, Litonya Cockatoo-Motlap
HB: Marley Tape, Jaslynne Smith, Molly Jenkins
C: Lauren Clifton, Melissa Anderson, Emma Charlton
HF: Lucy Northcott, Taya Maxwell, Shae Archbold
F: Emily Brockhurst, Tabitha Prosser
R: Soriah Moon, Caitlin Couch, Layla Vizgaudis
INT: Demi-Lee Braun, Laquoiya Cockatoo-Motlap, Lily Dunstall-Bruce, Chloe Meyers, Seraphina Moon, Samantha Pratt, Esther Schirmer, Hope Taylor

West Adelaide:

B: Tiana Fernandez, Niamh Davis
HB: Philippa Worthley, Madi Russell, Emily Mableson
C: Molly Petersen, Hannah Button, Olivia Smith
HF: Sarah Deed, Georgie Pater, Chelsea Newitt
F: Nicola Biagi, Nicole Hooper
R: Emma Chapman, Zoe Venning, Ruby Ballard
INT: Sarah Campbell, Tess Huxtable, Ella Maxwell, Kayla Mudge, Stephanie Tredwell

CHANGES

Like the other match, both South Adelaide and West Adelaide have been impacted by the National Academy and All Stars match with respective forwards Lily Baxter and Lucy Waye both out for that game. The Bloods also lose Chloe Tonkin and Paige Allan, with the likes of Sarah Campbell and Nicole Hooper returning to the side. For the Panthers, Litonya Cockatoo-Motlap is a crucial inclusion alongside Demi-Lee Braun as part of an extended bench with the latter coming back from representing the Northern Territory.

AFLW DRAFT WATCH

West Adelaide will still have smooth-moving Emily Mableson to add that State Academy spark, with dangerous forward Sarah Deed the other one named up forward. For the Panthers, they have a stack of South Australian representatives headlined as always by bottom-age stars Layla Vizgaudis, Emma Charlton and Taya Maxwell. Fellow 2008-born prospect Hope Taylor and double bottom-ager Marley Tape also remain key parts of the squad.

PREDICTION

Given the outs of Tonkin and Waye, West Adelaide will lose a couple of key players through the ruck and between the arcs, and while Baxter is a loss for the Panthers, they regain Cockatoo-Motlap who adds some more pace into the team. Expect the Panthers to control the game through the ruck and down at Noarlunga will prove hard to beat.