For the first time within the AFLW, there shall be 18 teams with each AFL membership now represented within the elite women americans’s league.
In the inaugural AFLW season again in 2017 (Season 1), there possess been finest eight teams (Adelaide, Brisbane, Carlton, Collingwood, Fremantle, GWS Giants, Melbourne, and the Western Bulldogs).
Look Erin Phillips shock her father within the video above
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In 2019 (Season 3), Geelong and North Melbourne joined, and the league changed into fracture up into conferences. Four more teams were added in 2020 (Season 4): Gold Whisk with the inch, Richmond, St Kilda and West Whisk with the inch. In that year, the finals were called off attributable to COVID.
In 2021 (Season 5) the convention machine ended.
WHO ARE THE SUPERSTARS?Erin Phillips and Daisy Pearce are basically the most excessive-profile gamers within the AFLW.
Phillips is a 3-time premiership participant with the Adelaide Crows however this year will captain Port Adelaide (in Port’s inaugural season within the league). Her father, Greg, changed into additionally a captain of Port Adelaide (within the SANFL). Greg had a short stint with Collingwood (forward of the VFL grew to turn out to be the AFL).
Erin has gained the W Award (for the league’s fairest and most enchanting participant) twice. She is additionally a two-time winner of the mammoth final’s most enchanting-on-ground medal. Ahead of becoming a member of the AFLW, Erin changed into an elite basketballer and played for Australia within the Olympics.
The 18 AFLW captains pose for a photograph at Wonder Stadium sooner than Season 7. Credit: Dylan Burns/AFL Photography by ability of Getty ImagesPearce has been widely regarded as as one of the recreation’s most enchanting gamers for the rationale that competitors started. She is the captain of Melbourne, a 3-time B&F winner for that membership, a 3-time AFLW All-Australian participant and, forward of becoming a member of the AFLW, she changed into a celeb with the Darebin Falcons within the VFLW (a extremely decorated, 10-time premiership participant in that league).
Pearce is additionally a extremely revered soccer commentator with Channel 7.
Varied AFLW superstars are: Ellie Blackburn (Western Bulldogs), Kiara Bowers (Fremantle), Emma Kearney (North Melbourne), Briana Davey (Collingwood), Chelsea Randall (Adelaide), Karen Paxman (Melbourne), Tayla Harris (Melbourne), Darcy Vescio (Carlton), and Monique Conti (Richmond).
This checklist of Tayla Harris went viral in 2020. Credit: AFL Photography by ability of Getty ImagesHOW MANY PLAYERS ARE IN A AFLW TEAM?No longer just like the men’s competitors, there are 21 gamers in a beginning AFLW team (the men possess 22).
Each team lines up with 5 gamers within the backline and 5 within the forward line (there are six within the men’s). But AFLW teams possess 5 gamers on the bench (the men possess four and a medical sub).
The AFLW video games are shorter than the men’s video games and the women americans exhaust a reasonably smaller soccer.
WHO ARE THE BEST TEAMS?The undisputed powerhouse of the AFLW competitors is Adelaide.
The Crows possess gained three mammoth finals, together with the flag in Season 1 and basically the most most up-to-date premiership in Season 6.
Erin Phillips and Ebony Marinoff with the AFLW premiership trophy in April earlier this year. Credit: Dylan Burns/AFL Photography by ability of Getty ImagesThey additionally gained the flag in 2019 (Season 3). In 2020 the finals were called off attributable to COVID however the Crows were again in a mammoth final in 2021 (Season 5) finest to lose to Brisbane.
Brisbane is additionally but every other solid team. It has played in three mammoth finals, winning the silverware in 2021.
The Western Bulldogs are the finest diversified team to possess interaction a premiership (2018).
WHEN DOES THE AFLW SEASON START? In but every other first, this upcoming season (Season 7) will birth up in August with the hole recreation on Thursday, August 25.
That match shall be at Carlton’s home ground at Ikon Park, the assign the Blues will purchase on Collingwood. It starts at 7.10pm AEST and shall be watched are residing and free on the 7 community (please test local guides).
The major legit AFLW recreation changed into additionally between Carlton and Collingwood. That changed into additionally at Ikon Park. In Season 1, the AFLW home and away fits started in February to possess obvious separation from the men’s league.
Ikon Park changed into packed when Carlton and Collingwood clashed within the first ever AFLW recreation in 2017. Credit: Adam Trafford/AFL Photography by ability of nGetty ImagesThis year, Season 6 resulted in April when the Crows defeated Melbourne within the Immense Remaining. Technically, that changed into the 2022 season, nonetheless, this upcoming season will additionally birth up and terminate in 2022 (hence the have to numerically checklist each season).
There shall be 10 home and away rounds in Season 7 with round 10 origin on the terminate of October. Finals shall be held in November, with the mammoth final earmarked for the weekend of November 26.
The mammoth final venue is still unclear (the final three AFLW mammoth finals possess been held at Adelaide Oval with over 50,000 attending the 2019 decider between Adelaide and Carlton).
HOW DO I WATCH THE GAMES?Followers in NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia can glimpse each recreation though-provoking teams from their home states are residing and free on Seven and 7plus (eg: Sydney v St Kilda on 7mate and 7plus in NSW).
Under is easy ideas to glimpse the round one video games at some stage within the Seven community (all times are local).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25: Carlton v Collingwood (Ikon Park)
Sydney: 7.00pm are residing on 7mate and 7plusMelbourne: 7.00pm are residing on Channel 7 and 7plusBrisbane: 7.00pm are residing on 7mate and 7plusAdelaide: 6.30pm are residing on 7mate and 7plusPerth: 5.00pm are residing on 7mate and 7plusFRIDAY, AUGUST 26: Adelaide v Melbourne (Norwood Oval)
Sydney: 7.30pm are residing on 7mate and 7plusMelbourne: 7.30pm are residing on Channel 7 and 7plusBrisbane: 7.30pm are residing on 7mate and 7plusAdelaide: 7.00pm are residing on Channel 7 and 7plusPerth: 5.30pm are residing on 7mate and 7plusSATURDAY, AUGUST 27: Essendon v Hawthorn (Wonder)
Sydney: 7.00pm are residing on 7plusMelbourne: 7.00pm are residing on 7mate and 7plusBrisbane: 7.00pm are residing 7plusAdelaide: 6.30pm are residing on 7mate and 7plusPerth: 5.00pm are residing 7plusSUNDAY 28TH AUGUST: Geelong Cats v Richmond (GMHBA)
Sydney: 4.00pm are residing on 7plusMelbourne: 4.00pm are residing on Channel 7 and 7plusBrisbane: 4.00pm are residing 7plusAdelaide: 3.30pm are residing 7plusPerth: 2.00pm are residing 7plusCrows coach fires again at Port gamers’ barbs
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