The Western Bulldogs will have one final opportunity to test their preseason preparations in an official AFLW practice match against North Melbourne on Saturday at Arden Street Oval.

The match will be live streamed here from 12.05pm AEST, and also be free to attend.

View a full replay of the match in the player below.

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AFLW Practice Match | Full Game vs North Melbourne

Full match replay.

The Bulldogs have named a squad of 22 players for the hit-out, headlined by reigning Club Champion and captain Ellie Blackburn, and newly-elevated co-vice captains Kirsty Lamb and Bailey Hunt.

Off-season recruits Maggie Gorham and Dom Carruthers will also feature, while premiership Bulldog Kirsten McLeod will return from a leg injury sustained late last season.

The full squad list can be viewed below.

Following last weekend’s match simulation against Hawthorn, this practice match will incorporate four new rule adjustments:

  • Quarters extended by about two minutes, depending on stoppages
  • Interchanges capped at 60 per game
  • Boundary throw-ins to take place from boundary inside the 50m arc
  • Runners can only enter the field three times per quarter, plus after goals

The Bulldogs will kick off their 2023 NAB AFLW Season campaign against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday 2 September.

2023 AFLW Practice Match

Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne
Saturday 19 August, 12.05pm
Arden Street Oval

Squad

2. Ellie Blackburn, 3. Isabella Grant, 4. Isabelle Pritchard, 5. Gabby Newton, 6. Kirsten McLeod, 8. Daisy Bateman, 11. Elle Bennetts, 12. Gemma Lagioia, 13. Celine Moody, 14. Dom Carruthers, 15. Sarah Hartwig, 16. Naomi Ferres, 17. Elisabeth Georgostathis, 19. Heidi Woodley, 20. Millie Brown, 21. Bailey Hunt, 22. Keely Coyne, 23. Jess Fitzgerald, 24. Aurora Smith, 26. Maggie Gorham, 27. Kirsty Lamb, 37. Rylie Wilcox.