The Western Bulldogs have confirmed a squad of 25 players for Saturday’s AFLW practice match against North Melbourne.
Headlining the team is skipper Ellie Blackburn and vice-captain Brooke Lochland, while Hannah Scott returns to the field after sustaining an ankle injury late in the 2021 season.
Off-season additions Elle Bennetts, Richelle Cranston, Amanda Ling, Aurora Smith and Alice Edmonds will pull on the red, white and blue for the first time against opposition.
Three VFLW-listed Bulldogs in 2021 captain Riley Christgoergl, Eliza Morrison and Jemima Woods have also been added as top-up players.
The match will be open to the public, with gates open from 12pm.
The first bounce will be at 1pm, with quarter-by-quarter updates available via @BulldogsW on Twitter.
The Bulldogs will have a week off over Christmas, before returning to training ahead of their 2022 NAB AFLW season opener against Melbourne on Saturday 8 January.
AFLW Squad: Practice Match v North Melbourne
Saturday 18 December, 1pm
VU Whitten Oval
1. B Lochland, 2. E Blackburn, 3. I Grant, 5. J Woods, 6. E Morrison, 8. B Toogood, 9. E Brown, 11. E Bennetts, 13. C Moody, 14. E Gamble, 16. N Ferres, 17. R Christgoergl, 18. B Gutknecht, 19. A Guest, 20. I Pritchard, 22. H Scott, 23. J Fitzgerald, 24. A Smith, 25. N Morris-Dalton, 27. K Lamb, 29. A Ling, 30. R Cranston, 33. A Edmonds, 35. A Strahan.
