AFLW - round 1 vs Bears @ Windy Hill, 12:30pm Sun 16 August 2026

(assuming my time zone conversion is correct)

Officially, and unusually, we currently have a full 30 players to choose from (but maybe not the 30 we thought we would).

Let us hope that is true re: GeorgiaClarke!

Also, we dodged the Chloe Baker-West bullet — has been stress-fractured into next year already.

The Bears have their key players all available… but :broken_heart: for our ex-VFLW player in Liv Lacy.

PLAYER INJURY RETURN
Caitlin Kennedy Knee Season
Olivia Lacy Leg Season
Meg Lappin Leg 6-8 weeks

Also, click-bait headline below, because despite their great success over time no one cares about Melbourne.

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P.S. The AFLW season starts this weekend but that means only one game involving two pissant teams… because clear air, or something?

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Plus Keaney and Brown out, and already replaced for this season.

So we should need one top-up to complete our emergency list of three.

Damn so the injury report from last week was just not actually the injury report then lol

Radio 3DJR told you about the knee injuries of Radford and Bannister a long time ago.

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Really need larger list sizes in AFLW.

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Where are we expecting to finish this season @theDJR ?

G promised me finals.

So no pressure.

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Johnstone + Brothwell + Prowse have been ANNOUNCED to debut.

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