{"id":196364,"date":"2025-07-26T16:19:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T06:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=196364"},"modified":"2025-07-26T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T06:20:00","slug":"preview-2025-waflw-round-17-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2025\/07\/26\/preview-2025-waflw-round-17-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW &#8211; Round 17: Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A STANDALONE Sunday match takes place tomorrow between Perth and Swan Districts to close out the penultimate round of WAFL Women&#8217;s action. The Swans are finals-bound but will be keen to finish the last fortnight on a high starting with the Demons tomorrow afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"t7_match_result match-result-comparison rmc-block is-match-preview\">\n<div class='match-result_legend'><ul><li>Team<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>Perth<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Perth-FC-logo-150x150.png' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>Swan Districts<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Swan-Districts-150x150.png' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>FORM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swan Districts regained important breathing space in third spot the last three weeks since going down to Claremont, first knocking off South Fremantle before destroying both East Perth and Peel Thunder. Now the Swans travel to Mineral Resources Park to take on a Perth side just two games away from finishing its inaugural season. The Demons have already exceeded expectations but will be looking to remain competitive here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TEAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1042\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Perth-vs-SD-2025-WAFLW.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Perth-vs-SD-2025-WAFLW.png 1042w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Perth-vs-SD-2025-WAFLW-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Perth-vs-SD-2025-WAFLW-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Perth-vs-SD-2025-WAFLW-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Perth-vs-SD-2025-WAFLW-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Perth-vs-SD-2025-WAFLW-32x24.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHANGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swan Districts regains star midfielder <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"126090\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/carys-daddario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carys D&#8217;Addario<\/a> for the big clash after her MVP-winning carnival, with fellow State Academy member <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"148301\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/ava-stewart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ava Stewart<\/a> also coming back in. <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"126088\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/megan-carron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Megan Carron<\/a> is the other inclusion, with <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"75553\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/demi-liddle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demi Liddle<\/a> among three outs for the black and whites. A quartet of Sandgropers come back from the West Australian state side in <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"130733\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/mia-carlshausen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mia Carlshausen<\/a>, <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"156233\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/mel-grage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mel Grage<\/a>, <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"183645\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/addison-opalinski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Addison Opalinski<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"184602\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/sienna-timmermans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sienna Timmermans<\/a>, while <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"184604\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/gemma-dix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gemma Dix<\/a> is among four outs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AFLW DRAFT WATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D&#8217;Addario&#8217;s draft stocks continue to rise with each game she plays, while Stewart and Opalinski are the other top-age names to keep in mind. Carlshausen and Grage both had moments during the national carnival, with Timmermans also reliable off half-back. Interestingly, the explosive <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"130730\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/sienna-gerardi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sienna Gerardi<\/a> is not far away from a return from injury, named as one of four emergencies for Swan Districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PREDICTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swan Districts should be too strong for the young Perth side, and have more on the line given their hope to get a home third spot final. However the Demons never give opposition teams too much leeway, so they should be competitive for the most part.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\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=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/carys-daddario\/\">Carys D&#8217;Addario<\/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\/ava-stewart\/\">Ava Stewart<\/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\/megan-carron\/\">Megan Carron<\/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\/demi-liddle\/\">Demi Liddle<\/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-carlshausen\/\">Mia Carlshausen<\/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\/mel-grage\/\">Mel Grage<\/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\/addison-opalinski\/\">Addison Opalinski<\/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\/sienna-timmermans\/\">Sienna Timmermans<\/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\/gemma-dix\/\">Gemma Dix<\/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\/sienna-gerardi\/\">Sienna Gerardi<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_e\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/event\/perth-vs-swan-districts-2\/\">Perth vs Swan Districts<\/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>A STANDALONE Sunday match takes place tomorrow between Perth and Swan Districts to close out the penultimate round of WAFL Women&#8217;s action. 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