The Western Bulldogs have finalised their side to take on Fremantle this weekend in the opening round of the 2018 NAB AFLW season, with eight players confirmed to be pulling on the red, white and blue for the first time.
Hayley Wildes and Bailey Hunt come out of the extended squad and have been named as emergencies.
Top five draft picks Isabel Huntington and Monique Conti will debut, and Sunday will also see the return of captain Katie Brennan who was restricted to just two games last season because of injury.
Gates open at 3.00pm for a 4.35pm bounce. Click here for full match information and activities.
AFLW Round 1 Western Bulldogs v Fremantle
Sunday 4 February, 2018, 4:35pm AEDT
Venue: VU Whitten Oval
| Full back | A Utri | A O'Connor | L Birch |
| Half back | H Scott | I Huntington | B Lochland |
| Centreline | E Blackburn | ||
| Half forward | N Callinan | B Toogood | D Berry |
| Full forward | M Conti | K Brennan | J Bruton |
| Followers | T Ernst | E Kearney | A Gogos |
| Interchange | D Bannister | K Lamb | N Ferres |
| L Spark | E Mackie | ||
| Emergencies | H Wildes | B Hunt |
New:
J.Bruton (St.Kilda Sharks VFLW)
A.Utri (Hockey)
I.Huntington (Melbourne Uni VFLW)
B.Toogood (Netball)
D.Berry (Melbourne AFLW)
M.Conti (Melbourne Uni VFLW)
E.Mackie (Box Hill VFLW)
D.Bannister (Launceston TSLW)
