2025 VFLW | Roos and Blues open season
REIGNING VFL Women’s premier, newly named North Melbourne-Werribee plays host to Carlton in the 2025 season opener with an early 9:15am start this morning. We take a look at those two teams with the rest of the sides coming tonight.
- Team
North Melbourne VFLW
Carlton VFLW
LAST SEASON
North Melbourne came from fourth to win the premiership, defeating the Western Bulldogs in the 2024 VFLW Grand Final. Carlton on the other hand won just five of 14 matches to finish 10th overall, or ninth of the full-time VFLW teams.
TEAMS
NORTH MELBOURNE-WERRIBEE
B: N. Hales (30), T. Boyd (17)
HB: E. Jackson (19), C. Ugle (1), C. Fletcher (27)
C: S. Reid (6), R. Tierney (23), M. Zander (10)
HF: B. Deed (15), N. Dojiok (40), T. Meier (2)
F: Z. Flanigan (16), Z. Savarirayan (35)
R: K. Reynolds (44), A. Barba (11), M. Di Cosmo (12)
INT: T. Ortlepp (34), C. Blair (26), C. Ryan (5), R. Sutton (4), G. Lawson-Tavan (32)
CARLTON
B: E. Horne (68), O. Di Donato (51)
HB: L. Field (33), N. von Bertouch (52), A. Velardo (1)
C: A. Trindade (62), B. Vickers (24), H. Bowey (64)
HF: E. Lee (57), S. McCarthy (54), T. Plunkett (69)
F: L. Keck (23), L. Burke (74)
R: G. Matser (58), S. Demeo (66), E. Fitzpatrick (19)
INT: S. Pearce (71), J. Jackson (63), H. Scott (79), M. Fitzgerald (80), S. Howden (70)
NEW FACES
North Melbourne-Werribee brings in some important AFLW talent to stock up on its already successful side with ex-Pie Charlotte Blair, ex-Tiger Stella Reid and ex-Blues Taylor Ortlepp and Gena Lawson-Tavan who face their former side for the first time. On top of that, Hawthorn ball-winner Bridget Deed, experienced campaigner Tessa Boyd and ex-Bomber then most recent Dog, Courtney Ugle. Watch for Caitlin Fletcher who has been a star at AFL Sydney level too.
While the Roos have not included any of their AFLW Draft prospects from last season, Carlton has unleashed defender and Western Jets premiership player Lou-Lou Field named at half-back. Fellow newcomers Scout Howden (Sandringham Dragons), Tahlia Plunkett (Northern Knights) and Sasha Pearce (Bendigo Pioneers) have come out of the Coates Talent League. From an AFLW perspective, Lucy Burke has made the switch to the Blues to face her former team.
PREDICTION
It is hard to go past the reigning premiers in this one. They have a lot of new faces – 10 in total – but still have the quality required to contend. If they can take control in the midfield where they have lots of strength, then it will be hard to stop.
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW Academy vs. All-Stars
THE BEST of the 2025 AFL Women’s draft class will be on full display this Sunday when the AFL Women’s Academy has its biannual match against the All-Stars. The Academy won both matches last year, the first being a thrashing against a combination Victorian and Allies side, before a much tighter contest facing the best […]
2025 VFLW | Roos and Blues open season
REIGNING VFL Women’s premier, newly named North Melbourne-Werribee plays host to Carlton in the 2025 season opener with an early 9:15am start this morning. We take a look at those two teams with the rest of the sides coming tonight.
PREVIEW | AFL Academy vs. Richmond VFL
WHILE Gather Round rages on over in Adelaide, the AFL Academy will converge in Melbourne for the first of two exhibition matches. Richmond VFL is the Under 18 outfit’s first opponent, with the matchup slated for Sunday afternoon at RSEA Park. Coburg is up next at Whitten Oval on Sunday April 27. >> SCROLL for […]
PREVIEW | CTLG R2 – Grand Final rematch beckons
JUST two venues play host to Coates Talent League Girls action this weekend, with a triple-header at Epsom Huntly Reserve on Saturday, and three games across two days at Highgate Recreation Reserve. Our highlighted match to preview is the grand final rematch between Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges.
PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 3: Friday
AN ALL-Perth battle takes place at Joondalup Arena tonight when West Perth plays host to Perth, opening Round 3 of the WAFL Women’s. Both sides are yet to taste victory, but that will change for at least one team tonight in what will be a showcase of plenty of future stars.
PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 2: Sunday
THREE matches are down, just one remains for Round 2 of the WAFL Women’s competition. A red-hot Subiaco takes on a bullish East Perth side to close out the second week of the 2025 season with some talented draft prospects on display.
2025 SANFLW Round 4: Sunday preview
A PAIR of massive games take place in the SANFL Women’s competition with Sturt and West Adelaide first-up on Sunday before a rematch of the 2023 SANFLW decider between South Adelaide and Central District. We preview both matches.
PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 2: Friday
A SPECIAL Friday night clash kicks off Round 2 of the WAFL Women’s competition under lights tonight in what promises to be a ripping contest. The first bounce is from 7:35pm local time between last year’s preliminary finalists West Perth and Claremont, with the Falcons coming in off a Round 1 loss, while Claremont is […]
PREVIEW | 2024/25 NTFL Grand Finals
EVERYTHING comes down to tomorrow with the NTFL Men’s and Women’s Premier League Grand Finals taking place at TIO Stadium. The women’s decider takes place at 4:15pm between St Mary’s and Nightcliff, before the Saints’ men’s squad also step out on the park to face Southern Districts from 6:45pm. WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE GRAND FINAL St […]
