RICHMOND will welcome back two important players on Sunday, as other sides are hit by injury and health and safety protocols. 

Ellie McKenzie has been named for her first match of 2022 as she has carefully worked her way back from a calf complaint, while ruck recruit Poppy Kelly will play her first game since injuring her knee in round one. 

Sophie Molan, Stella Reid and Sarah Dargan have all been omitted, and Megan Kiely will be managed. Forward Christina Bernardi will miss the clash with the Western Bulldogs through injury. 

The Dogs have brought back Brooke Lochland for her second game of the year, after health and safety protocols saw her miss the last two matches, and Bailey Hunt returns from soreness that made her a late exclusion on Tuesday. 

Gemma Lagioia and Elle Bennetts are both out with injuries, and last-minute debutant Annabel Strahan has been omitted. 

Carlton will be without All-Australian ruck Breann Moody for its big clash with Adelaide due to health and safety protocols, while Rising Star nominee Keely Sherar sits out with a broken hand sustained in last week’s match against the Kangaroos.  

In better news, the Blues regain Mimi Hill from an ACL injury sustained last year, and Grace Egan from broken ribs and a punctured lung. Gab Pound and Jess Good will also return from the competition’s health and safety protocols. 

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Experienced winger Lauren Brazzale has been dropped, as has Poppy Schaap after just one game. 

The Crows regain a quartet of players - Stevie-Lee Thompson, Justine Mules, Danielle Ponter and Hannah Munyard, who missed last week’s win over Melbourne through health and safety protocols. 

Teah Charlton will miss with said protocols, while Chelsea Randall will sit out a second game for 2022 with a hamstring injury. 

North Melbourne has made just one change, with Kaitlyn Ashmore set to miss her first ever AFLW match with a tight hamstring. Amy Smith returns in her place. 

Meanwhile, Fremantle has made four changes, headlined by the suspended Kiara Bowers. Debutant Amy Franklin will go out of the side with injury, and a concussion sustained in their tight win over the Dogs will see Matilda Sergeant miss. Bianca Webb has been omitted. 

Aine Tighe, Dana East, Makaela Tuhakaraina and Kara Antonio all return from being rested. 

Sunday, February 6

Western Bulldogs v Richmond at VU Whitten Oval, 1.10pm AEDT

WESTERN BULLDOGS

B: N.Ferres 16 K.Lynch 10  
HB: I.Grant 3 E.Brown 9 S.Hartwig 15
C: I.Pritchard 20 E.Blackburn - C 2 J.Fitzgerald 23
HF: B.Lochland 1 N.Morris-Dalton 25 B.Gutknecht 18
F: R.Cranston 30 B.Toogood 8
Foll: C.Moody 13 E.Georgostathis 17 K.Lamb 27
I/C: A.Guest 19 B.Hunt 21 A.Edmonds 33 J.Woods 28 E.Snell 26  

Emerg: A.Strahan 35 A.Ling 29  

In: B.Lochland, N.Morris-Dalton, B.Hunt
Out: G.Lagioia (Injured), E.Bennetts (Injured), A.Strahan (Omitted)

RICHMOND

B: G.Seymour 28 R.Miller 15  
HB: J.Hosking 11 M.Shevlin 35 B.Lynch 32
C: T.Lavey 37 M.Conti 4 K.Dempsey 19
HF: M.Macdonald 38 T.Stahl 24 E.Yassir 27
F: K.Brennan - C 3 S.D'Arcy 12
Foll: P.Kelly 14 S.Hosking 7 M.Brancatisano 5
I/C: S.Sansonetti 18 L.McClelland 16 H.Burchell 9 E.McKenzie 22 K.Jacques 10  

Emerg: S.Molan 1 A.Makur Chuot 34  

In: M.Macdonald, P.Kelly, L.McClelland, H.Burchell, E.McKenzie
Out: S.Molan (Omitted), S.Reid (Omitted), S.Dargan (Omitted), C.Bernardi (Injured), M.Kiely (Managed)

Carlton v Adelaide at Ikon Park, 3.10pm AEDT

CARLTON

B: P.Trudgeon 26 C.Wilson 20  
HB: V.Laloifi 8 K.Harrington - C 9 G.Pound 6
C: J.Dal Pos 2 E.O'Dea 46 N.Plane 32
HF: D.Vescio 3 C.Jones 22 N.Stevens 21
F: L.McEvoy 13 B.Walker 7
Foll: J.Good 15 M.Prespakis 4 A.McKay 5
I/C: G.Gee 19 D.Walker 23 M.Hill 10 B.Vickers 24 G.Egan 1  

Emerg: M.Guerin 18 C.Hammans 17  

In: G.Pound, J.Good, M.Hill, G.Egan
Out: L.Brazzale (Omitted), P.Schaap (Omitted), K.Sherar (Injured), B.Moody (HS Protocol)

ADELAIDE

B: N.Gore 7 M.Rajcic 32  
HB: S.Thompson 14 S.Allan - C 39 N.Allen 8
C: J.Mules 23 A.Hatchard 33 H.Button 6
HF: D.Ponter 15 E.Phillips 13 R.Martin 5
F: A.Woodland 24 A.Considine 16
Foll: C.Gould 1 E.Marinoff 10 E.Jones 2
I/C: M.McKinnon 21 H.Munyard 20 C.Biddell 12 M.Newman 17 L.Whiteley 22  

Emerg: A.Ballard 27 B.Tonon 28  

In: S.Thompson, J.Mules, D.Ponter, H.Munyard
Out: A.Ballard (Omitted), J.Simmons (Omitted), C.Randall (Injured), T.Charlton (HS Protocol)

North Melbourne v Fremantle at North Hobart Oval, 5.10pm AEDT

NORTH MELBOURNE

B: J.Ferguson 20 S.Wright 17  
HB: B.Brown 36 E.Kearney - C 9 A.Gilroy 8
C: N.Bresnehan 12 M.King 23 I.Eddey 3
HF: D.Bannister 2 E.King 60 J.Bruton 35
F: T.Randall 16 A.O'Loughlin 6
Foll: K.Rennie 26 J.Garner 25 A.Riddell 7
I/C: D.Bateman 11 S.Abbatangelo 1 E.Gavalas 22 A.Smith 15 J.Duffin 27  

Emerg: G.Campbell 43 T.Craven 5  

In: A.Smith
Out: K.Ashmore (Injured)

FREMANTLE

B: T.Toth 33 L.Pugh 32  
HB: S.Verrier 5 A.Tighe 10 J.Low 30
C: E.Antonio 12 A.Stannett 4 S.Cain 20
HF: D.East 8 K.Antonio 15 R.Roux 17
F: G.Houghton 27 M.Tuhakaraina 13
Foll: M.Strom 21 H.Miller - C 19 G.O'Sullivan 9
I/C: E.O'Driscoll 3 A.McMahon 25 M.Hyde 28 A.Runnalls 22 M.Morrison 11  

Emerg: J.Stewart 7 B.Webb 26  

In: A.Tighe, D.East, K.Antonio, M.Tuhakaraina
Out: B.Webb (Omitted), K.Bowers (Suspension), A.Franklin (Injured), M.Sergeant (Injured)

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