With both sides fresh off a bye, the Box Hill Hawks and Hawthorn women will be hoping for a strong return in their respective clashes on Saturday.
The VFLW side will kick things off at 11.45am at Trevor Barker Oval, as they take on the Southern Saints for the second time this year.
Their Round 6 encounter saw the Hawks run away 33-point victors, as Melissa Kuys put together a best-on-ground performance.
This weekend will see the return of TAC Cup youngsters Mikala Cann and Emerson Woods, fresh off an impressive U18s national carnival.
Emily McIlvena will also come in for her first game of the season, following some blistering form at local level.
The Box Hill Hawks then continue the action against Sandringham at 2.10pm.
Harrison Burt is set to make his VFL debut, while Chris Newman’s line up could also be buoyed by a slew of AFL talent, with Taylor Duryea, Tim O’Brien and Will Langford all a chance to play.
The match will be televised live on Channel 7, with the broadcast beginning at 2pm.
See the full VFL teams below.
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ROUND 12 VFLW TEAM
Southern Saints v Hawthorn
TBBO
Saturday 28th July, 11.45am
B: Kim Ebb, Chantella Perera, Jess Sibley
HB: Ebony Nixon, Pepa Randall, Jayde Van Dyk
C: Meg Hutchins, Emma Mackie, Tahni Nestor
HF: Julia Crockett-Grills, Sarah Perkins, Olivia Flanagan
F: Rebecca Beeson, Tamara Luke, Emily Gilder
R: Lou Wotton, Melissa Kuys, Steph Carroll
INT from: Mikala Cann, Samara David, Emily McIlvena, Clare O’Donnell, Rosie Dillon, Dianna Haines, Ellie MacDonald, Cassandra Papadopoulos
23rd: Emerson Woods
ROUND 17 VFL TEAM
Sandringham v Box Hill
TBBO
Saturday 28th July, 2.10pm
B: Conor Glass, Kurt Heatherley, Brendan Whitecross*
HB: Teia Miles*, David Mirra, Harrison Jones
C: Dylan Moore, James Cousins, Harry Morrison*
HF: Will Langford, Tim O’Brien, Conor Nash*
F: Changkuoth Jiath, Mitch Lewis*, Taylor Duryea*
R: Marc Pittonet, Kieran Lovell, Jonathan O’Rourke*
INT from: Shaun Burgoyne*, Chris Jones, Nathan Boucher, Mitch O’Donnell, Brayden Kilpatrick, Oliver Hanrahan, Will Hams, Andrew Moore, Jackson Ross, Dallas Willsmore, Anthony Brolic, Michael Knoll
23rd man: Harrison Burt
*named in the AFL's extended squad
