The Crows have named their inaugural team for Saturday’s AFLW season opener against Greater Western Sydney.
Co-captains Chelsea Randall and Erin Phillips will lead the Club in the historic match at Thebarton Oval. Olympic and WNBA basketballer Phillips, who sat out the trial game against Fremantle last month, will play her first game of football in more than a decade.
Veteran Courtney Cramey has also been named after joining Phillips on the sidelines in Darwin.
Midfielder Jenna McCormick was the only player unavailable for selection in Round One. Dual-sports athlete McCormick will honour a commitment to soccer team Canberra United, who are playing in a W-League Semi-Final on Sunday.
The Northern Territory-based Crows players, including joint vice-captains Ange Foley and Sally Riley, arrived in Adelaide on Thursday ahead of the official season launch at the South Australian Museum.
Entry to Adelaide’s clash with GWS this weekend is free. The game starts at 4:35pm (local) with gates opening at 2:45pm.
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The match will be broadcast live in South Australia on Channel 7 and nationwide on Fox Footy. Fans can also tune into a free live stream on AFL.com.au or the AFL App. Television viewers can also tune into the Club’s documentary ‘Everyday Heroes’ on Channel 7 before the game from 4pm.
In the 2017 AFL Women’s Competition, clubs will field 22 players –16 on the ground and six on the interchange bench. There is no interchange cap and a heat policy could also come into effect.
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The brand new CROWmania van will be on site at Thebarton stocked with the COAR women’s range.
A selection of Crows Women’s Foundation Members will form a guard of honour for the team.
The team of 22 is:
B: Sarah Allan, Talia Radan, Sally Riley
HB: Deni Varnhagen, Anne Hatchard, Stevie-Lee Thompson
C: Erin Phillips, Courtney Cramey, Chelsea Randall
HF: Ebony Marinoff, Angela Foley, Kellie Gibson
F: Jess Sedunary, Rhiannon Metcalfe, Rachael Killian
RUCK: Sarah Perkins
INTERCHANGE: Heather Anderson, Justine Mules, Tayla Thorn, Monique Hollick, Dayna Cox, Georgia Bevan
EMERGENCIES: Abbey Holmes, Sophie Armitstead
Full squad poster
