{"id":127973,"date":"2023-04-06T16:44:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T06:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=127973"},"modified":"2023-04-06T16:44:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T06:44:50","slug":"preview-vflw-2023-round-3-blockbuster-good-friday-awaits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2023\/04\/06\/preview-vflw-2023-round-3-blockbuster-good-friday-awaits\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview | VFLW 2023 Round 3:\u00a0Blockbuster Good Friday awaits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ANOTHER weekend, another exciting round of VFL Women\u2019s action. Except, Round 3 is unlike most others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the midst of the Easter weekend, a trio of fixtures will kick off proceedings on Friday, truly spreading out the action for footy fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The action begins early out in Williamstown when the Seagulls take on Port Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After spending the opening fortnight of the season on the road, the Seagulls are back home and they are set to take on a Borough side full of confidence after its win against Collingwood last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will Port be able to navigate the wind of DSV Stadium and make it two wins in a row, or will the Seagulls use home ground advantage and get on the board in 2023?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up tomorrow it is the Bulldogs and Kangaroos battling it out at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Melbourne is enjoying a great start to the season, and while the Bulldogs are still winless they have come pretty close in both their opening matches, surprising plenty, so although the script may suggest a Kangaroos win that may not be what eventuates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third of tomorrow\u2019s clashes is on the other side of town as Casey hosts Collingwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a replay of last year\u2019s Elimination Final, will Collingwood be able to bury the demons of the last trip it made down the South Gippsland Freeway and bounce back from last week\u2019s shock loss with a win? Or will Casey go from strength to strength off the back of last weekend\u2019s result and remain undefeated?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First up on Saturday the Falcons have to make the trip down the freeway to take on Geelong down at Deakin University. These two sides could not be coming off more different results, so will that play a part in this weekend\u2019s result? The Falcons are likely to get back a few of their best players, but will that make enough of a difference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second of the matches on Saturday sees fierce rivals Essendon take on Carlton out at The Hangar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This clash could be particularly interesting. Essendon will come into the clash frustrated off the back of its first loss in over a year, while Carlton comes in off the back of losing a match it should have won against Geelong. Which team will respond best and nab the win?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final match of the weekend is down at Moorabbin on Sunday at the Saints host the Hawks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Saints will come into this match full of confidence after winning last weekend\u2019s Grand Final rematch and handing Essendon their first loss in over a year, while Box Hill suffered quite the scare against the Bulldogs last week. The Saints have had two big wins to start the year, while Box Hill has really had to work hard the last two weeks to salvage results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vfl-women-s-round-3-fixture\"><strong>VFL Women\u2019s Round 3 Fixture<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Williamstown vs Port Melbourne \u2013 Friday at 10am \u2013 DSV Stadium<br>Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne &#8211; Friday at 11am \u2013 ETU Stadium<br>Casey vs Collingwood \u2013 Friday at at 12pm \u2013 Casey Fields<br>Geelong vs Darebin \u2013 Saturday at 12pm \u2013 Deakin Uni, Geelong<br>Essendon vs Carlton \u2013 Saturday at 1pm \u2013 The Hangar<br>Southern Saints vs Box Hill \u2013 Sunday at 3pm \u2013 RSEA Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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=\"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>ANOTHER weekend, another exciting round of VFL Women\u2019s action. Except, Round 3 is unlike most others. In the midst of the Easter weekend, a trio of fixtures will kick off proceedings on Friday, truly spreading out the action for footy fans. The action begins early out in Williamstown when the Seagulls take on Port Melbourne. 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