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Adelaide recruit Niamh Kelly will make her Club debut in the Crows' AFLW Season Seven opener against Melbourne on Friday night.

Adelaide takes on Melbourne in a Grand Final rematch at Glenelg Oval on Friday, with the first bounce at 7.10pm. “Niamh came over from West Coast and will play her first game for the Crows, which is really exciting for her and for the group,” Clarke said. “They’re highly talented right across the path and the result from the Grand Final went our way, but there’s a lot of metrics that they were going alright in as well.

It was a night where three new faces - Amelia Velardo, Phoebe McWilliams and AFLW debutant Mia Austin - fronted up for the Blues, while fan favourite Darcy ...

She put together a fine individual showing behind the ball, amassing 23 disposals and six tackles for the night. Taking a contested mark, she kicked truly from the set shot for the opening goal of season seven. While the Game Changers were in with a fighting chance at the final change, a goalless side from both sides in the last quarter meant the home side fell by 18 points in the season opener.

Collingwood have dominated rivals Carlton to win the opening game of the AFLW season by 18 points at Ikon Park on Thursday night.

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A young Blue was assessed for concussion as the AFLW season kicked off with a bang.

Lambert initially appeared devastated and in significant pain but was able to jog off the ground in her 50th AFLW game. But Collingwood’s stars came to the fore after quarter-time, grinding the Blues into submission to win 5.6 (36) to 3.0 (18) in front of 4128 fans on Thursday night. The Blues, who endured a difficult off-season after losing superstar Madison Prespakis and Georgia Gee to Essendon, stuck with the more-fancied Magpies in the first quarter. Stream them all for free on Walker’s arms were pinned in the tackle and her head appeared to hit the ground, but after being assessed for concussion, she was cleared to return in the second half. [Collingwood](https://7news.com.au/sport/collingwood-magpies) have opened the [AFLW](https://7news.com.au/sport/aflw) season with a convincing 18-point win over rivals [Carlton](https://7news.com.au/sport/carlton-blues) under lights at Ikon Park.

Collingwood have opened the AFLW season with a convincing 18-point win over rivals Carlton under lights at Ikon Park. The Blues, who endured a difficult.

The 29-year-old came back on the ground only a few minutes later, much to the relief of Magpies coach Steve Symonds. But Collingwood’s stars came to the fore after quarter-time, grinding the Blues into submission to win 5.6 (36) to 3.0 (18) in front of 4128 fans on Thursday night. The Blues, who endured a difficult off-season after losing superstar Madison Prespakis and Georgia Gee to Essendon, stuck with the more-fancied Magpies in the first quarter.

Collingwood have opened the AFLW season with a convincing 18-point win over rivals Carlton under lights at Ikon Park.

Collingwood will host expansion team the Sydney Swans in round two, while the Blues will take on another newcomer, Essendon, on September 4. Collingwood are already without superstar co-captain Bri Davey, who injured her knee in the Magpies' opening game of last season. But Collingwood's stars came to the fore after quarter-time, grinding the Blues into submission to win 5.6 (36) to 3.0 (18) in front of 4128 fans on Thursday night.

Melbourne are embracing the tag of AFLW premiership favourites and plan to use the pain of last season's...

"It's been a blessing to let yourself feel those feelings of hurt but then turn your attention to what's next and the opportunity we have this season." Eight of the 18 club captains picked Melbourne to reach a second-straight grand final, ahead of the Brisbane Lions with five. Melbourne are embracing the tag of AFLW premiership favourites and plan to use the pain of last season's grand final loss as motivation.

Sydney's coach believes lifelong Swans fan Cynthia Hamilton, her red and white helmet, is likely to become a fan favourite.

They struggled to attract four figures to Sydney matches last season, apart from at Henson Park in the city's Inner West. "For her to be able to experience a little bit of football this year, knowing season two is where I expect her to come in and make a real impact, it would be great for fans to get on board and watch her grow." "[Szigeti] missed out multiple times, has been told no for different reasons, but her determination to lift her athletic ability to where it is today, the competition to get the most growth out of her programs and to just drive standards," he said. "We've had a few chats about it, it's probably almost to the point of being a bit emotional, especially for them when they run out in the red and white [after] growing up supporting them, just as it will be for all of us as well. "She is a hard match-up because she is one of those players that can turn left and right so she has that unique balance where she identifies where the trouble is and heads the other way more often than not." "Her craft to win contested footy is incredible and once she builds her tank up a little bit, she will definitely spend more time in the midfield," he said.

Former GC SUNS AFL player and SUNS Academy Coach – Female Sam Iles once again will take a focus on the midfield as an Assistant Coach. He'll be once again ...

Lateesha Jeffrey – Development Coach Brooks Mustey – Development Coach “Lateesha and Kathryn are fantastic additions to our coaching panel for Season Seven.