A COUPLE of young guns lead our Round 9 WAFL Women’s Team of the Week with top two sides Claremont and Subiaco leading all-comers from a team perspective with four representatives. Fellow winners East Fremantle and West Perth have three, as does South Fremantle and Perth, while Swan Districts and East Perth have a couple of players in the team.

Leading the side this week is top-age draft prospect Carys D’Addario who notched up 29 disposals, four tackles and nine inside 50s during her side’s loss to Claremont. Her deputy also was on the losing side o the ledger for Round 9, with that being Perth co-captain Holly Britton who recorded a league-high 31 touches, as well as three marks and five tackles against Subiaco.

Speaking of Subiaco, the Lions had four players in our Round 9 side, headlined once again by top-age bookends Olivia Wolmarans and Olivia Crane. Wolmarans kicked a couple of goals as did Krstel Petrevski who slotted into half-forward, while Lisa Steane made the side for another week. Along with Britton, Perth had a couple more representatives in defender Addison Opalinski and ruck Molly Warne who both make their Team of the Week debuts.

Claremont notched up four representatives as well, with three of those coming in the front half of the ground. Sharing the goals around, Megan Green, Taylah Orzel and Ella Gilbey all finished with two majors apiece and found plenty of the ball, while midfielder Matilda Sergeant was strong on-ball yet again. They beat a Swan Districts side where D’Addario and partner in crime Jaime Henry (interchange) both impressed.

West Perth had a big win over East Perth and recorded three players in our Team of the Week as Emily Bennett made it for another round. Bottom-ager Lexi Strachan was best on ground through the midfield kicking a couple of goals, while Madison Dodd made it onto the bench following her consistent effort through midfield. For the Royals, Layla Firns was nudged to half-back given the strength of the midfield, while Jess Verbrugge had the ball on a string once more.

In the nail-biting match of the weekend, East Fremantle and South Fremantle produced five players for the Round 9 Team of the Week. Sharks defensive duo Madison Evans and Maya Louvel-Finn hold down the fort in the back five after another fantastic effort, while ex-Bulldog Noa McNaughton is on the bench alongside new Bulldog – though also old AFLW Bulldog – Bailey Hunt. Ex-Docker Tara Stribley and hard-nosed midfielder Renee Morgan are both across the centre line.

The three chosen emergencies from Round 9 were West Perth winger Taylor Ferguson and fellow Perth-based players, Elly Sara (Royals) and Isabella Shannon (Demons).

2025 WAFLW TEAM OF THE WEEK: ROUND 9

B: Madison Evans (East Fremantle) – Maya Louvel-Finn (East Fremantle) – Addison Opalinski (Perth)
HB: Emily Bennett (West Perth) – Olivia Crane (Subiaco) – Layla Firns (East Perth)
C: Tara Stribley (South Fremantle) – Renee Morgan (South Fremantle) – Holly Britton (Perth) (vc)
HF: Krstel Petrevski (Subiaco) – Megan Green (Claremont)  – Lexi Strachan (West Perth)
F: Taylah Orzel (Claremont) – Olivia Wolmarans (Subiaco) – Ella Gilbey (Claremont)
R: Molly Warne (Perth) – Carys D’Addario (Swan Districts) (c) – Matilda Sergeant (Claremont)
INT: Madison Dodd (West Perth) – Jaime Henry (Swan Districts) – Bailey Hunt (South Fremantle) – Noa McNaughton (East Fremantle) – Lisa Steane (Subiaco) – Jess Verbrugge (East Perth)

EMG: Taylor Ferguson (West Perth) – Elly Sara (East Perth) – Isabella Shannon (Perth)