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Round 6 of the AFLW season has been released – the highlight of which is a blockbuster clash between Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs at Victoria Park on Sunday.
For several other teams, this is just about the last roll of the dice, with the Giants’ finals hopes hinging on a tough home clash with the Brisbane Lions in what will be the first AFL or AFLW match to be played in Canberra since August 2019.
St Kilda’s finals aspirations will also go on the line when they face Melbourne at Casey Fields, while we will have our first return clash in AFLW history when the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle contest the second Western Derby of the season, to be played with fans in attendance.
10 AFLW players who have gone to the next level in 2021
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The AFLW competition has entered a very interesting point in its existence.
A large portion of the inaugural players are in career-best form, with five years of elite development under their already experienced belts.
Couple that with the next wave, those drafted in the last few seasons who have had years of junior football and training, and you get a sweet spot with both generations firing.
Here are 10 examples of players who have improved greatly so far this season.
1. Kate Shierlaw (St Kilda)
Ranked second in the competition for contested marks and fourth for total marks taken this year, Kate Shierlaw is shining playing as the Saints’ secondary key forward next to Caitlin Greiser.
Caitlin Greiser kicks three goals as St Kilda defeat Geelong by 29-points in the AFLW
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Caitlin Greiser kicked three goals for the Saints as they defeated Geelong in Round 4.
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Geelong remain without a win to start the AFLW season as they fell by 29 points to St Kilda.
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Kate Shierlaw put in a contender for goal-of-the-year
Geelong are still winless after four rounds of the competition
The Saints were tested early at Moorabbin Oval, but ran away with the contest in the third term to win 7.9 (51) to 3.4 (22) on Friday night.
The Cats controlled parts of the first half in general play but could not put that dominance on the scoreboard as they wasted multiple opportunities.
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After three rounds of the 2021 AFL Women’s season, the Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Fremantle and Melbourne are undefeated.
Down at the other end of the ladder, Richmond, the West Coast Eagles, Gold Coast Suns and Geelong Cats are still yet to get off the mark.
The Eagles’ bid to break their duck does not get any easier when they make a second straight trip east to face the Giants in Sydney, while the Crows will try to bring down the top-of-the-table Lions in the Sunshine Capital.
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Fremantle s Gemma Houghton was one of four players to kick three goals in round one.
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Round one of the AFLW season is in the books, and the opening seven games provided a welcome return to football after an absence of nearly 11 months.
With no expansion teams added for 2021, the focus was on the existing 14 teams, and how much improvement could be seen nearly a full year after the previous season was shut down because of COVID.