One of several Eagles signings poached from Fremantle, Hooker is an ultra-reliable midfielder who won Freo's inaugural women's best and fairest in 2017 before being named All-Australian in both 2018 and 2019. Find out more. 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Three straight losses to start the season left them with an uphill battle, although a comfortable final-round win over the Cats was a reminder of the group's potential. Strengths: Leading Forward, Speed, Agility. Hickey will lead the club’s AFLW side for a second consecutive year. Original Club(s): Geelong West Giants/Geelong Falcons/Vic Country, Strengths: Contested ball, accumulation, tackling, consistency. But things just didn't click for GWS last year, with several important players unable to replicate their form from 12 months earlier. Didn’t break the game open as much as he does on his best nights. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Coach: Mick StinearCaptain: Daisy PearceSquad: Tegan Cunningham, Meg Downie, Maddison Gay, Karen Paxman, Elisa O'Dea, Daisy Pearce, Bianca Jakobsson, Sarah Lampard, Libby Birch, Kate Hore, Chantel Emonson, Shelley Scott, Katherine Smith, Lily Mithen, Lauren Pearce. The Blues lost three of their first four but charged home and brushed Fremantle aside in the preliminary final although Carlton were ultimately no match for the mighty Crows on grand final day. Didn’t do much with it unfortunately, registering just the two score involvements. Discarded by the Bulldogs after the first season of AFLW, McDonald made the Dogs regret that decision with a brilliant debut campaign for the Cats last season. Key player: Meg McDonald. How they went last year: Fourth in conference B (2-5)Losing grand finalists in both of the first two AFLW seasons, the Lions were unable to replicate that form in 2019. Geelong 11. 7, Hard to believe he struggled to break into the side earlier in the year. Signing and trading period. 7, No tackles and went at 50 per cent efficiency from his 12 touches. Geelong Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria. 1 pick, used on the versatile Newton, who should be a gun. Prediction: While perhaps not hit quite as hard as the Lions, Fremantle were always going to look weaker on paper this year given the addition of West Coast, who sought to pick the eyes out of the top West Australian talent on Freo's list. Those traits will again be important for the Cats as they look to back up a campaign good enough for finals last time out, with the leadership and organisation McDonald brings to the fore key to any great side. The 2020 AFL Women's draft consists of the various periods when the 14 clubs in the AFL Women's competition can recruit players prior ... to sign players that had not played Australian rules football within the previous three years or been involved in an AFLW high-performance program. AFLW trade: Blues' boost, shock move, plus who's the big winner? Bella has played with the SANFL side Norwood + South Australian representation team, the Central Allies. 6, Couldn’t fault his use of the footy, just didn’t get much of it and was one of several defenders holding the fort against Port Adelaide for most of the game. They also landed elite young WA talent Roxy Roux in last year's draft. "Crows forward to miss season through personal reasons", "Inaugural Cats captain calls time on career", "Irish player among four to leave North Melbourne", "Chloe and Libby Haines delisted by the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos", "Who's hanging up the boots? Pearce missed the 2019 season after giving birth to twins Sylvie and Roy but returned to her lofty heights in 2020. Having put a tumultuous period of collective bargaining agreement negotiations behind them, AFLW players are back for the fourth season of the national women’s competition. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. Undeniably classy on the outside and able to rack up possessions, Morrison will be hard to miss out there. Harford has flagged a move forward for Stevens, who made a name for herself in defence. 5, Got a lot of the footy and was good with his ball use for the most part, which helped given 13 of his 14 touches were kicks. Having gone goalless in their practice match against Greater Western Sydney last weekend, a tough year looms for the Lions. Erin Phillips is the competition's best player.Credit:AAP. The club itself was established in 1859, and has participated in the Australian Football League (AFL), the top-level men's competition, since its formation in 1897. Geelong benefitted from the fact they were placed in the ultimately much weaker Conference B, with narrow wins over Collingwood and Carlton proving telling. That is however before injuries are taken into account, and the Demons haven't fared well on that front. Still, the way the Dockers powered through 2019, it would be foolish to write them off. In all likelihood his last year in the game and you could see signs of why tonight, he appears to be hanging on by his fingernails. She was named the league's Rising Star, finished second in the competition's best and fairest, and was an All-Australian. While the Cats have somewhat filled out their midfield, Morrison is good enough to slot straight back in on a wing or through the engine room, but will more likely feature on a flank as she builds into what is set to be a big year for her. The silver lining was the acquisition of the No. Versatility, adaptability, and a home ground fortress will be key to the Cats’ campaign, with a second finals and a positive record again the goal in a new conference. Richmond 2. Defenders Shae Sloane and Katherine Smith have both undergone knee reconstructions while gun ruck Lauren Pearce will miss the start of the season following a knee injury of her own. Two years on from her last knee reconstruction, eyes will be stationed on tall forward Huntington, who has also spent time behind the ball in the pre-season. Brisbane 9. Jess Duffin will miss the upcoming season for North Melbourne.Credit:Joe Armao. Key player: Dana Hooker. Four Indigenous stars were among the AFLW draftees in 2020, including a former Docker who has returned to her old club after an injury put her career on hold.. Larrakia woman Stephanie Williams is now a member of Geelong’s AFLW team. Round 5 – @ Gold Coast Western Bulldogs 3. Coach: Scott GowansCaptain: Emma KearneySquad: Sophie Abbatangelo, Daria Bannister, Taylor Mesiti, Elisha King, Kate Gillespie-Jones, Emma Humphries, Ashleigh Riddell, Aileen Gilroy, Emma Kearney, Kaitlyn Ashmore, Daisy Bateman, Nicole Bresnehan, Mairead Seoighe, Tahlia Randall, Sarah Wright, Brittany Gibson, Jasmine Grierson, Bethany Lynch, Jessica Trend, Ellie Gavalas, Mia King, Tahni Nestor, Jasmine Garner, Abbey Green, Jess Duffin, Libby Haines, Chloe Haines, Danielle Hardiman, Jenna Bruton, Vivien Saad, Emma King. Clubs were permitted to package the picks (15 and 16 for Richmond and West Coast, respectively) but could not receive draft selections back in any trade. 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The Geelong Cats came close to causing an upset in the AFL grand final, but ultimately fell five goals short as the Tigers won their third premiership in four years. Coach: Steve SymondsCaptain: Steph ChiocciSquad: Sharni Layton, Chloe Molloy, Brianna Davey, Sarah D'Arcy, Emma Grant, Jordyn Allen, Sarah Rowe, Brittany Bonnici, Alana Porter, Ashleigh Brazill, Eliza Hynes, Stacey Livingstone, Jaimee Lambert, Aishling Sheridan, Erica Fowler, Katie Lynch, Stephanie Chiocci, Ruby Schleicher, Kaila Bentvelzen, Jordan Membrey, Sophie Casey, Lauren Butler, Sophie Alexander, Mikala Cann, Georgia Gourlay, Machaelia Roberts, Maddie Shevlin, Kristy Stratton, Sarah Dargan, Ebony O'Dea. She played 13 games in the red and blue before making the move down the highway to Geelong during the expansion period at the end of 2018. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Season length has expanded, but only to eight home and away matches plus three weeks of finals, meaning teams play every other side in their conference twice as well as having two cross-conference opponents.