Bailey Hunt will make her return to the Western Bulldogs’ line-up against the GWS Giants on Saturday afternoon for the inaugural AFLW Indigenous Round.
Hunt has been named on the wing, having been sidelined for the Dogs’ previous two matches after suffering a calf strain in round two.
She returns in place of Isabella Grant, who made her AFLW debut in round three.
The team will be looking to record their fourth consecutive win – a feat last achieved from round seven, 2018 to round two, 2019.
The AFLW Bulldogs have never won four straight in a single season.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs will be wearing an Indigenous guernsey designed by 18-year-old Aboriginal artist Ky-ya Nicholson-Ward, which celebrates ‘coming together as one’.
The design has a focus on female empowerment, and the importance of reaching a goal and moving forward in life.
The match-worn guernseys will be auctioned off after the match, alongside some specially-painted match-worn player boots.
The match will be broadcast live on Fox Footy, with the first bounce at 3.10pm at VU Whitten Oval.
Score updates will also be available via @BulldogsW on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
All the information you need to know ahead of the game can be found in our round five match preview and in our AFLW match-day hub.
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ROUND 5 TEAM
Western Bulldogs v GWS Giants
Saturday 27 February, 3.10pm AEDT
VU Whitten Oval
B: Naomi Ferres, Ellyse Gamble
HB: Ash Guest, Katie Lynch, Eleanor Brown
C: Bailey Hunt, Ellie Blackburn, Deanna Berry
HF: Elisabeth Georgostathis, Izzy Huntington, Brooke Lochland
F: Bonnie Toogood, Kirsten McLeod
Foll: Celine Moody, Gabby Newton, Kirsty Lamb
Int: Dani Marshall, Kim Rennie, Hannah Scott, Sarah Hartwig, Jess Fitzgerald
Emer: Isabelle Pritchard, Isabella Grant
