AFLW clubs are well and truly back in the swing of pre-season, with two of their three weekly sessions now allowed to be full contact with the entire group of 30.
All teams around the country had been training to Victorian COVID-safe standards, but as the situation has improved in the state, the training restrictions have relaxed somewhat.
In promising signs for the continued improvement of the competition, a host of new players have dominated various 2km time trials and Yo-Yo tests (a variant on the beep test) across various clubs.
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Collingwood ran three separate Yo-Yo tests for its three training groups.
All-Australian ruck Sharni Layton, new rookie Imogen Purcell (who comes from a rowing background) and tough defender Ebony O'Dea were the last standing in their respective groups.
Up north, Gold Coast's 2km time trial was dominated by two new faces, with draftee Lucy Single and former Saint Ali Drennan completing the run in 7:11 and 7:26 respectively.
The pair will add a new dimension to the young Suns midfield in 2021.
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North Melbourne father-daughter recruit Amy Smith – forecast for a role in defence or on the wing – won the club's Yo-Yo test, while at Carlton, draftee midfielder Mimi Hill took the chocolates in her team's Yo-Yo.
Eight players – including Tarni White, just eight months after tearing her ACL – recorded personal best times in St Kilda's 2km time trial, with South Australian recruit Tahlia Meyer beating all-comers.
Molly McDonald and Hannah Priest rounded out the top three for the Saints, with Isabella Shannon and Olivia Vesely finishing fourth and fifth respectively.
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Nicola Barr once again took out GWS' 2km time trial but was pushed all the way by draftee winger Tarni Evans.
Noted athletes Louise Stephenson and Taylah Davies finished third and fourth, with midfielders Alicia Eva and Haneen Zreika tying for equal fifth.
