Gemma Lagioia will return to the Western Bulldogs’ line-up on Friday night against Fremantle in Indigenous Round.
The 21-year-old was last seen at AFLW level in the final round of season six, and comes into the side for the injured Brit Gutknecht.
She is the sole inclusion this week.
Captain Ellie Blackburn will run out in the red, white and blue for the 50th time – the first Bulldog to notch up the milestone.
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Celine Moody is set to start in the forward-line again, while Alice Edmonds assumes the number one ruck role.
Isabelle Pritchard and Rylie Wilcox will look to continue their impacts on the wings, while Katie Lynch leads from full-back.
The Bulldogs will wear Indigenous guernseys designed by former development coach and proud Noongar woman, Kirby Bentley, for the match.
The design highlights connection and empowerment, and includes four mounds, representing the leadership group; boomerangs, bringing people together; and the Aboriginal art symbols for woman, stars and meeting places repeated throughout.
The guernseys will also be auctioned off post-match, with a limited number available for sale at the Bulldogs Shop.
The first bounce will be at 5.10pm AEST at IKON Park tomorrow evening.
Channel 7 will broadcast the match live via 7mate, with score updates also available via @BulldogsW on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
AFLW Team | Round 3
Western Bulldogs v Fremantle
Friday 9 September, 5.10pm AEST
IKON Park, Wurundjeri Country
B: I Grant, K Lynch
HB: N Ferres, E Brown, S Hartwig
C: I Pritchard, J Fitzgerald, R Wilcox
HF: D Berry, R Cranston, H Woodley
F: G Newton, C Moody
R: A Edmonds, E Blackburn, K Lamb
Int: B Hunt, D Bateman, E Georgostathis, E Bennetts, G Lagioia
Emer: M Brown, K Coyne, E Snell
IN: G Lagioia
OUT: B Gutknecht (injured)
