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Sydney<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div>Collingwood<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nFriday, August 30 @ North Sydney Oval, 7:15pm AEST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Swans won the corresponding fixture last year, and will welcome in Calder Cannons’ Sarah Grunden<\/a> to the fold after the first round pick impressed over the preseason. She will join ex-Lion Kiara Hillier<\/a> as a league debutant and new face in the red and white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the Magpies, they have unveiled Irish recruit Muireann Atkinson<\/a> alongside Oakleigh Chargers athletic premiership defender Lucy Cronin<\/a> who was an AFLW Draft bolter last season, and has had huge wraps coming out of the Magpies since coming to the club.<\/p>\n
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West Coast<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div>Richmond<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nFriday August 30 @ Mineral Resources Park, 7:15pm AWST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
West Coast fans will be excited to see four league debutants in the game, with pick two from last year’s draft, Jessica Rentsch<\/a> set to provide some explosive speed around the ground. She is joined by ruck\/forward Georgie Cleaver<\/a> and Oakleigh Chargers’ Sanne Bakker<\/a> who was picked up over the off-season. One of two most recent additions – ruck Tess Lyons<\/a> has also been thrown into the side for a Round 1 debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though not debuting anyone from last year’s draft, Tigers fans will be excited to finally see Charley Ryan<\/a> in action after missing all of last season due to injury. Ryan was a highly touted talent out of the Dandenong Stingrays who can impact through midfield or up forward.<\/p>\n
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GWS GIANTS<\/h5>
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<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nSaturday, August 31 @ Manuka Oval, 1:05pm AEST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two of last year’s top three picks will face off in the battle between two lowly ranked sides from last year. For the Giants, West Australian Kaitlyn Srhoj<\/a> will make her debut, while number one selection Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner<\/a> will live out her dream as a lifelong Western Bulldogs supporter. Eilish O’Dowd<\/a> will also run out on debut for the orange team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weston-Turner is among four first-year players to represent the red, white and blue with all of the Bulldogs’ first round selections in Brooke Barwick<\/a>, Elaine Grigg<\/a> and Cleo Buttifant<\/a> earning their chances at the elite level.<\/p>\n
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Essendon<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div>Fremantle<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nSaturday, August 31 @ Windy Hill, 3:05pm AEST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vic Metro representatives Amy Gaylor<\/a> and Emily Gough<\/a> will don the red sash in Round 1, coming out of the Calder Cannons and Sandringham Dragons programs. Gaylor is a defensive machine with a powerful burst, while Gough is 181cm athlete who can play on all three lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the Dockers, Tasmanian utility Tunisha Kikoak<\/a> will make her league debut, coming to the club over the off-season.<\/p>\n
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Gold Coast<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div>St Kilda<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nSaturday, August 31 @ People First Stadium, 5:05pm AEST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The success of the Gold Coast Suns Academy rolls on with athletic talents Kiara Bischa<\/a> and Annabel Kievit<\/a> into the side for Round 1. Both provide nice height and a competitive work rate, with Kievit hailing from the Northern Territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For St Kilda, father-daughter selection Charlotte Simpson<\/a> makes her debut, picked up by the club following an outstanding 2023 VFLW season for Geelong.<\/p>\n
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Geelong<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div>Melbourne<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nSaturday, August 31 @ GMHBA Stadium, 7:15pm AEST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Geelong has stuck with what it has known for now, debuting just the one player with Irish mature-ager Kate Kenny<\/a> making her way into the side for the rematch of last year’s semi-final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Melbourne has had a fair bit of change and will have two league debutants in Ryleigh Wotherspoon<\/a> and Grace Beasley<\/a> for the Round 1 match.<\/p>\n
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Port Adelaide<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div>Adelaide<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nSaturday, August 31 @ Alberton Oval, 7:15pm ACST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Former South Australian teammates will go head-to-head in the opening round Showdown with pre-listed duo Shineah Goody<\/a> and Molly Brooksby<\/a>, as well as the Power’s first round pick Piper Window<\/a> have made the final side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trio will take on their midfield counterpart Brooke Boileau<\/a> who was a part of the Croweaters’ engine room alongside those three last season.<\/p>\n
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Hawthorn<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div>Carlton<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nSunday, September 1 @ Kinetic Stadium, 1:05pm AEST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Down in Frankston three new league debutants will don the brown and gold. Pre-listed former Eastern Ranges Laura Stone<\/a> and Jess Vukic<\/a> will get their chance, while ex-Dandenong Stingrays and Vic Country skipper Mikayla Williamson<\/a> earned a place after an impressive preseason performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carlton has added some X-Factor inside 50 with the inclusion of former Bendigo Pioneers and Vic Country goalsneak Lila Keck<\/a>, as well as one of last year’s hard luck stories in Lulu Beatty<\/a> who was picked up just prior to the season but then injured and missed the entire year.<\/p>\n
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Brisbane<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div>North Melbourne<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nSunday, September 1 @ Brighton Homes Arena, 3:05pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Melbourne is the only club across the weekend that does not have a league debutant, however Brisbane will add a couple of Academy graduates to its senior side. Maroochydore’s Sophie Peters<\/a> and Aspley’s Rania Crozier<\/a> will get their chance on the big stage, running out in front of home fans.<\/p>\n
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