{"id":127419,"date":"2023-03-31T14:19:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T04:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=127419"},"modified":"2023-03-31T14:19:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T04:19:21","slug":"preview-vflw-2023-round-2-one-last-chance-to-impress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2023\/03\/31\/preview-vflw-2023-round-2-one-last-chance-to-impress\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview | VFLW 2023 Round 2: One last chance to impress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AFTER an exciting opening weekend of the season, it is time once again for another exciting round of VFLW action. Except, this round has added significance to it, even though it is only Round 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the AFLW Overage Draft mere days away, this weekend\u2019s matches will be the last chance for those who have nominated for Tuesday\u2019s draft to make a statement and show why they belong at the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to that, there are a number of big outs across the competition this weekend, so time will tell when kind of impact their absence will have on their respective teams. Among the outs this week from across the competition include <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"78689\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/madison-capsalis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Capsalis<\/a>, <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"42932\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/mia-rae-clifford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mia-Rae Clifford<\/a>, <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"54200\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/annie-muir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annie Muir<\/a>, <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"50273\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/breanna-beckley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breanna Beckley<\/a>, <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"78630\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/caitlin-conroy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Conroy<\/a>, <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29872\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/alyssa-mifsud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alyssa Mifsud<\/a>, <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"51659\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/simone-ruedin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simone Ruedin<\/a> and <a href=\"\/afl\/player\/erin-meade\/\" data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"51698\" class=\"_dc_spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erin Meade<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of all that, Round 2 of any season is normally when you start to get a better picture of where sides are actually at and how they might go this season. Round 1 often does not paint the full picture, so Round 2 can start to give you a better idea of a team\u2019s performance and picture of where they are at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among this weekend\u2019s smorgasbord of games is the Grand Final rematch, which closes out the weekend down at Trevor Barker Oval in Sandringham. The Bombers comfortably won on the big stage last year, but the Saints are coming off quite a high last week, it is at their home ground and the Bombers are essentially a brand new side this year. Will history repeat or not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vfl-women-s-round-2-fixture\"><strong><strong>VFL Women\u2019s Round 2 Fixture<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Carlton vs Geelong \u2013 Saturday at 11am \u2013 Ikon Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Box Hill vs Western Bulldogs \u2013 Saturday at 12pm \u2013 Box Hill City Oval<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Melbourne vs Williamstown \u2013 Saturday at 3:30pm \u2013 Arden St Oval<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Port Melbourne vs Collingwood \u2013 Saturday at 4:30pm \u2013 ETU Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Casey vs Darebin \u2013 Sunday at 2:30pm \u2013 Casey Fields<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Southern Saints vs Essendon \u2013 Sunday at 3pm \u2013 Trevor Barker Oval<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc-block-dc-mention _dc_mention\"><div class=\"section-heading_wrap\"><span class=\"section-heading is-small\">Mentions<\/span><span class=\"hor-border\"><\/span><\/div><ul class=\"js-overflow-list overflow-list\"><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/madison-capsalis\/\">Madison Capsalis<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/mia-rae-clifford\/\">Mia-Rae Clifford<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/annie-muir\/\">Annie Muir<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/breanna-beckley\/\">Breanna Beckley<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/caitlin-conroy\/\">Caitlin Conroy<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/alyssa-mifsud\/\">Alyssa Mifsud<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/simone-ruedin\/\">Simone Ruedin<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/erin-meade\/\">Erin Meade<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"js-dropdown dropdown overflowed\"><button class=\"btn btn-icon-only\"><span class=\"icon btn-icon\">\n                    <!-- icon - plus circle - 20px-->\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\">\n                        <path d=\"M15,9.28h-4.3V5h0A.72.72,0,1,0,9.28,5h0V9.28H5a.72.72,0,0,0,0,1.43H9.28V15a.72.72,0,0,0,1.43,0h0V10.71H15a.72.72,0,0,0,0-1.43Z\"\/>\n                        <path d=\"M10,0A10,10,0,1,0,20,10,10,10,0,0,0,10,0Zm0,18.57A8.57,8.57,0,0,1,10,1.43h0a8.57,8.57,0,0,1,0,17.14Z\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/span><\/button><div class=\"popover\"><div class=\"popover-content\"><ul class=\"popover-menu\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFTER an exciting opening weekend of the season, it is time once again for another exciting round of VFLW action. 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