The Western Bulldogs have submitted their team to face Casey in the opening round of the 2023 VFLW season.

New recruits Brianna McFarlane and Jaimi Tabb have been named to play, along playing/assistant coach Kate McCarthy.

Amanda Ling will also remain in the red, white and blue, named to start in the middle.

Captain Mary Sandral will start at full-forward, while fellow leaders Freya Taylor and Trinity Skenderis will line-up on the half-back flank and wing respectively.

The Bulldogs have also added trio Jorja Borg (formerly Essendon AFLW), Imahra Cameron (West Coast AFLW) and Dominique Carbone (Hawthorn AFLW), to their VFLW list, all of who will feature this weekend.

Borg will start as the number one ruck, while Cameron has been named to start in the forward pocket.

Carbone will start on the bench.

The match will begin at 12.30pm on Sunday at Mars Stadium, and also be live-streamed via the AFL website.

VFLW Round 1

Western Bulldogs v Casey Demons

Sunday 26 March, 12.30pm AEDT

Mars Stadium

B             69. T Delgado     44. K Henry        

HB          48 F Taylor           43. J Paten           53. J Reid

C             52. E Greet          42. T Meier          34 T Skenderis

HF           31. M McLeod   49. K McCarthy 35. B McFarlane

F              32. I Cameron    39. M Sandral   

R             64. J Borg             29. A Ling             62. S Skinner

INT         26. S Asciak         54. D Carbone    59. C Pickett

60. I Robson 63. J Tabb           

EMG      50. R Beuzeville 56. I Barker