All the teams for Round 5 in the rebel VFLW.

The big names keep on appearing in the rebel VFLW, with Darcy Vescio set to make their first appearance in the league they previously made their own in five years when Carlton takes on reigning premier Port Melbourne at IKON Park.

Vescio, 30, last played in the VFLW for Carlton in Round 13, 2019, and returns with an opportunity to tick off a milestone that has been sitting dormant for all that time, having kicked 96 goals in 39 matches that included the first two VFLW premiership for the Darebin Falcons.

It is believed only Moana Hope and Katie Brennan have kicked 100 goals in the rebel VFLW, with Essendon recruit Sarah Perkins also sitting on 96.

Vescio will be joined in a stacked Carlton team by Season 7 AFLW club best-and-fairest winner Mimi Hill on VFLW debut, while prized trade acquisition Yasmin Duursma also plays her first game in navy blue, with Keeley Sherar, Lily Goss, Mia Austin and Georgia Tait also recalled.

Maddy Guerin, Keeley Skepper and Taylor Ortlepp are among those taking a rest.

The Borough have also beefed up their team after a shock loss to Casey Demons last week, with Richmond trio Maddie Shevlin (on club debut), Laura McClelland (first game since 2021) and Charley Ryan all selected alongside Borough premiership player Kate Adams.

Collingwood has also named a host of AFLW-listed players when it takes on several of its former stars against Darebin at Genis Steel Oval.

The Magpies have selected former league gun Lauren Brazzale for her first game at the level since playing for Carlton in 2022, while Irishwoman Muireann Atkinson makes her debut, with Alana Porter, Eleri Morris, Erica Fowler, Eliza James and Amber Schutte all likely to cause headaches, although young gun Lucy Cronin has been rested.

Darebin recalled co-captain Steph Simpson from injury to replace recruit Lauren Collis (knee).

Southern Saints and Essendon have also dived into their AFLW lists at the selection table, with Caitlin Matthews, Nat Plane, Darcy Guttridge and Ella Friend back for the Saints after not travelling to Sydney for loss to the GWS Giants last week.

The Bombers have named ex-Western Bulldogs’ AFLW mainstay Bailey Hunt to don the sash for the first time, Georgia Clarke will step onto the NEC Hangar for her first VFLW game since 2022 and young talent Lily-Rose Williamston returns alongside Manaia Huta, with Steph Wales, Mia Busch and Marnie Robinson managed.

North Melbourne faces a big ask to get its premiership push back on track when it faces the undefeated Box Hill Hawks at Fenjiu Stadium.

The Kangaroos are coming off a hiding in Sydney last week, while the Hawks held off Williamstown, but the home team is starting to pull out the cotton wool for its big names, with Tahlia Fellows rested to leave seven AFLW-listed youngsters in the line-up.

Forward Miz Kendall misses with an ankle injury, with Sydneysider Taylah Canobie and Healesville’s Paula Pavic to debut.

North has recalled an experienced group, with Felicity Theodore, Amanda Ling, Brooke Slaney and Mara McSweeney all coming into the team.

Western Bulldogs have called on AFLW talent Dom Carruthers for their trip to Williamstown, with Tallia Pulcino also in to replace the rested Millie Klingbeil and Mali McLeod, while the Seagulls have made just one change with young gun Cam Tyrrell returning for Neve Crowley.

GWS has lost ruck Fleur Davies for up to a month with an ankle injury ahead of its hosting of Geelong at Tom Wills Oval, and with AFLW star Haneen Zreika and Olivia Edwards unavailable.

The Giants have given Southport’s Caitlin Miller a VFLW debut and selected AFLW pair Georgia Garnett and Kat Smith to play their first State league games since 2021 (at Williamstown and Port Melbourne respectively).

The Cats will be without Abbey McDonald for the trip north and last week’s debutants Millie Lang and Mekah Morrissy return to their Coates Talent League clubs, but forwards Liv Cicolini and Poppy Schaap are back alongside Sydney recruit Caitlin Reid and Port Melbourne signing Ruby Dale wears the hoops for the first time.

Sydney steps up to 20 AFL-listed players for its home game against Casey Demons, with the biggest names still in action and star young defender Ella Heads among the inclusions alongside fellow debutant Ruby Sargent-Wilson and the experienced Annabel Woodward coming in for Academy member Imogen Brown and first-year players Lara Hausegger and Holly Cooper.

The Demons will leave Melbourne trio Alison Bannan, Sarah Lampard and Ryley Wotherspoon at home, with ex-captain Sammie Johnson among the inclusions.

All matches in the 2024 rebel VFLW season will be live streamed free via the AFL website, AFL Live Official App and VFL App.

WILLIAMSTOWN vs WESTERN BULLDOGS

Saturday 20 April, 10:00am, DSV Stadium
Head-to-head: Williamstown 4-3; At DSV Stadium: Western Bulldogs 2-1; Streak: Williamstown 4; Last Time: Williamstown 5.5 35 def Western Bulldogs 1.4 10 (June 17, 2023, DSV Stadium)

WILLIAMSTOWN
B: G. Biedenweg-Webster (32), Z. Day (13)
HB: E. Meade (19), L. Stepnell (4), E. Freeman (33)
C: I. Barker (16), E. Eaves (6), M. Edwards (17)
HF: E. Strafford (18), S. Whiting (25), J. Tweedle-O'Donnell (36)
F: M. Simpson (39), T. Brett (20)
R: C. Bain (10), M. Williamson (24), A. Thorneycroft (27)
INT: C. Tyrrell (11), M. Plunkett (8), N. Julian (9), M. Smart (26), R. Randell (41)
EMG: E. Tyson (21), P. Chisholm (35), K. Leare (1), N. Crowley (40), S. Bridgewater (12)

IN: C. Tyrrell
OUT: N. Crowley

WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: A. Snow (57), C. Ugle (29)
HB: S. Asciak (28), T. Crook (30), C. Leonard (38)
C: C. Mailer (60), D. Carbone (54), E. Nekrep (41)
HF: I. McLeay (73), T. Pulcino (36), R. Saulitis (56)
F: J. Tabb (63), I. Milford (64)
R: K. Hardingham (66), E. Bishop (35), D. Carruthers (49)
INT: J. Henry (68), T. Hurst (45), S. Skinner (62), M. Cowan (67), E. Ramsay (46)
EMG: T. Skenderis (34), F. Taylor (48), E. Cornish (55), M. Clifford (47)

IN: D. Carruthers, T. Pulcino
OUT: A. Klingbeil, M. McLeod (managed)

BOX HILL HAWKS vs NORTH MELBOURNE

Saturday 20 April, 11:30am, Fenjiu Stadium
Head-to-head: Box Hill Hawks 3-1; At Fenjiu Stadium: 1-1; Streak: Box Hill Hawks 3; Last Time: Box Hill Hawks 5.3 33 def North Melbourne 1.5 11 (May 27, 2023, Fenjiu Stadium)

BOX HILL HAWKS
B: E. McLinden (35), E. Butler (68)
HB: A. Kemp (16), L. Stone (88), E. Everist (25)
C: P. Pavic (63), C. Baskaran (9), M. Williamson (96)
HF: M. Van Berkel (38), H. McLaughlin (87)
F: C. Davidson (33), B. Hipwell (19), S. Locke (21)
R: T. Luke (40), D. Spamer (42), R. Dillon (60)
INT: C. Thorne (32), G. Collingwood (46), A. Embelton (61), J. Matin (45), T. Canobie (84)
EMG: G. Matser (49), E. Robins (80), E. Shepherd (58), T. Cattle (48)

IN: T. Canobie, S. Locke, J. Matin, P. Pavic, M. Van Berkel
OUT: T. Fellows (AFLW), M. Kendall (ankle), J. Cox, G. Matser, A. Muir
NEW: Taylah Canobie, 20, 164cm, UTS; Paula Pavic, 19, 176cm, Healesville/Eastern Ranges

NORTH MELBOURNE
B: N. Hales (30), M. McSweeney (22)
HB: E. Jackson (19), Z. Flanigan (16), T. Meier (2)
C: A. Ling (24), A. Barba (26), A. Rhodes (4)
HF: E. Paterno (21), N. Dojiok (40), A. Xanthos (29)
F: M. Zander (10), B. Slaney (7)
R: S. King (46), M. Di Cosmo (12), R. Tierney (34)
INT: J. Jones (17), B. Sheridan (6), G. McLaughlin (43), F. Theodore (1), A. Scott (23)
EMG: C. Van der vlies (33), S. Hosking (13), K. Delia (20), T. Cowan (18)

IN: A. Ling, M. McSweeney, B. Slaney, F. Theodore
OUT: T. Cowan, K. Delia, S. Hosking, G. Nicholas

GWS GIANTS vs GEELONG CATS

Saturday 20 April, 1:00pm, Tom Wills Oval
Head-to-head: Never met

GWS GIANTS
B: C. McCormick (25), D. Walker (1)
HB: C. Miller (9), T. Evans (18), K. Smith (4)
C: E. Pease (33), K. Srhoj (14), M. Brazendale (23)
HF: J. Doyle (5), S. Hall (21), G. Garnett (17)
F: C. Murphy (16), Z. Goldsworthy (7)
R: C. Ransom (26), M. Pauga (12), E. O'Dowd (3)
INT: G. Buchan (40), Z. Hurrell (2), C. Fletcher (29), S. Tarasenko (32), T. Germech (31)

IN: G. Garnett, C. Miller, K. Smith
OUT: F. Davies (ankle), O. Edwards, H. Zreika (unavailable)
NEW: VFLW debut (AFLW listed): Caitlin Miller, 19, 166cm, Southport/Suns Academy; Club debut (AFLW listed): Georgia Garnett, 22, 176cm, Williamstown; Katherine Smith, 25, 165cm, Port Melbourne

GEELONG CATS
B: M. Walton (29), B. Aughton (62)
HB: J. Sunderland (52), E. Firth (56), M. Fuller (31)
C: H. Burchell (57), B. Plummer (19), B. O'Rouke (23)
HF: B. Pratt (36), C. Mason (24), Z. Larkins (51)
F: C. De Groot (33), R. Dale (48)
R: C. Reid (37), P. Schaap (35), L. Jordan (17)
INT: A. McKeegan (27), S. Mahar (40), Z. Cowan (49), J. McMeel (30), O. Cicolini (53)
EMG: O. Stewart (34), P. Dunlop (38), B. Collings (54), A. Haigh (55), S. Gooden (59)

IN: O. Cicolini, R. Dale, C. Reid, P. Schaap
OUT: A. McDonald (AFLW), M. Lang (GWV Rebels), M. Morrissy (Geelong Falcons), S. Gooden
NEW: Ruby Dale, 19, 180cm, Port Melbourne

SYDNEY SWANS vs CASEY DEMONS

Saturday 20 April, 1:05pm, Blacktown International Sportspark
Head-to-head: Never met

SYDNEY SWANS
B: A. Mitchell (8), A. Woodward (13)
HB: R. Sargent-Wilson (6), E. Heads (12), P. McCarthy (15)
C: E. Vale (23), L. Gardiner (31), S. Grunden (16)
HF: C. Molloy (5), G. Davies (20), M. Ham (18)
F: B. Smith (11), M. Beruldsen (33)
R: A. Hamilton (30), A. Whelan (22), S. Hurley (25)
INT: K. Hillier (3), B. Bailey (1), T. Kennedy (29), P. Sheppard (4), C. Hamilton (10)
EMG: S. Gulden (26)

IN: E. Heads, R. Sargent-Wilson, A. Woodward
OUT: H. Cooper, L. Hausseger (AFLW), I. Brown (Sydney Swans Academy)
NEW: VFLW debut (AFLW listed): Ella Heads, 20, 175cm, Inner West Magpies/Swans Academy; Ruby Sargent-Wilson, 20, 166cm, Southport Power/Swans Academy

CASEY DEMONS
B: D. Madigan (27), K. Phillips (31)
HB: J. Rigoni (34), S. Fairchild (8), L. Johnson (12)
C: A. Kirkwood (6), M. Macdonald (18), T. Burn (4)
HF: Z. Mitchell (21), N. O'Neill (19), J. Lin (10)
F: D. Smith (3), G. Gall (49)
R: T. Gillard (43), S. Casey (22), O. Morris (13)
INT: G. Proy (32), L. Jatczak (14), S. Johnson (25), S. Sheerin (5), T. Williams (36)
EMG: E. Horne (26), L. Swain (50), A. Bertrand (35)

IN: S. Johnson, G. Proy, S. Sheerin
OUT: A. Bannan, S. Lampard, R. Wotherspoon (AFLW)

CARLTON vs PORT MELBOURNE

Saturday 20 April, 2:00pm, IKON Park
Head-to-head: Port Melbourne 5-1; At Ikon Park: 1-1; Streak: Port Melbourne 2; Last Time: Port Melbourne 5.7 37 def Carlton 5.6 36 (July 16, 2023, ETU Stadium)

CARLTON
B: O. Di Donato (51), G. Lawson-Tavan (27)
HB: M. Hill (10), Y. Duursma (11), S. Demeo (66)
C: D. Vescio (3), M. Robertson (15), H. Bowey (64)
HF: M. Anthony (14), M. Austin (22), I. Khoury (52)
F: L. Keck (23), S. McCarthy (54)
R: E. Hurley (61), L. Goss (20), K. Sherar (25)
INT: G. Tait (57), L. Prince (58), S. Mooney (78), I. Baldwin (70), E. Wood (50)
EMG: I. Parnell (59), D. Di Santo (76), T. Phipps (74), A. Trindade (62)

IN: M. Austin, Y. Duursma, L. Goss, M. Hill, K. Sherar, G. Tait, D. Vescio
OUT: J. Stokes (injured), M. Guerin, T. Ortlepp, K. Skepper (AFLW), I. Parnell, M. Staunton, A. Turner-Funk
NEW:  Yasmin Duursma, 20, 174cm, Port Adelaide AFLW; Mimi Hill, 21, 165cm, Kew Comets/Oakleigh Chargers

PORT MELBOURNE
B: K. Adams (7), M. McKellar (10)
HB: L. Caruso (5), B. Clarke (23), N. Borg (12)
C: J. Williams (26), E. Ashley-Cooper (8), M. Shevlin (68)
HF: K. O'Keefe (18), L. McClelland (61), C. Ryan (46)
F: E. Harley (17), M. Eastman (38)
R: B. Wilson (16), A. Seton (36), J. Mifsud (25)
INT: B. Woolcock (9), J. Woods (52), C. Bromage (4), C. Wicksteed (39), G. Booth (13)
EMG: I. Stutt (29), I. Hartog (2), L. Hart (30), R. Slater (20), G. Pruden (22), L. Davie (6)

IN: K. Adams, L. McClelland, C. Ryan, M. Shevlin
OUT: I. Bacon, S. Reid (AFLW), I. Hartog, M. Patterson,
NEW: Maddie Shevlin, 26, 174cm, Collingwood AFLW

DAREBIN FALCONS vs COLLINGWOOD

Saturday 20 April, 2:15pm, Genis Steel Oval
Head-to-head: Collingwood 6-0; At Genis Steel Oval: Collingwood 3-0; Streak: Collingwood 6; Last Time: Collingwood 11.6 72 def Darebin 2.1 13 (June 4, 2023, Genis Steel Oval)

DAREBIN FALCONS
B: A. Gogos (1), K. Lee (43)
HB: S. Ruedin (32), C. Bunker (33), R. Christgoergl (20)
C: E. Rayment (35), O. Storer (21), M. Dematteo (52)
HF: E. Mackay (39), S. Cowley-Du Parquet (50), M. Shone (60)
F: S. Simpson (17), S. Lynch (24)
R: A. Mifsud (9), V. Blackwood (44), S. Baisas (36)
INT: C. Kodagoda (15), S.Egan (34), M. Rudzki (11), G. Wake (37), G. Gough (4)
EMG: P. Kearney (28), J. Fitzpatrick (29), A. Kane (47), E. Southgate (48)

IN: S. Simpson
OUT: L. Collis (knee)

COLLINGWOOD
B: K. Lennox (47), J. Ramsdale (51)
HB: A. Schutte (32), M. Ryan (44), M. Atkinson (10)
C: J. Anthony (68), F. Walsh (54), H. Dyson (59)
HF: E. James (2), L. Brazzale (24), A. Porter (9)
F: E. Morris (21), E. Fowler (15)
R: L. Pearce (41), C. Remmos (40), S. Ingram (38)
INT: N. Watts (62), M. Jarvis (48), M. Ellin (55), K. Day (50), S. Degiacomi (65)
EMG: M. Molenberg (37), R. Grant (53)

IN: M. Atkinson, L. Brazzale, E. Fowler, E. James, E. Morris, A. Porter, A. Schutte
OUT: L. Cronin (AFLW), A. Campbell (managed), H. Fosbrooke, A. Francese, R. Grant, M. Maroney, M. Molenberg
NEW: Muireann Atkinson, 27, 174cm, County Monahan; Lauren Brazzale, 30, 163cm, Carlton AFLW

ESSENDON vs SOUTHERN SAINTS

Saturday 20 April, 2:30pm, NEC Hangar
Head-to-head: Southern Saints 4-3-1; At NEC Hangar: 1-1-1; Streak: Essendon 1; Last Time: Essendon 2.8 20 def Southern Saints 1.2 8 (May 7, 2023, NEC Hangar)

ESSENDON
B: M. Ford (42), L. Bateman (63)
HB: E. Chaston (61), E. Gough (1), G. Clarke (17)
C: S. Ford (45), G. Nanscawen (5), D. Ryan (51)
HF: L. Williamson (13), S. Molan (73), T. Davidge (77)
F: B. Hunt (79), T. Hart-Aluni (59)
R: J. Morrow (60), A. Gaylor (23), R. Mahony (78)
INT: I. Porter (70), J. Richardson (52), A. Melnikas (64), M. Huta (56), O. Manfre (43)
EMG: M. Gray (48), E. Tassiopoulos (49), E. Gallagher (66)

IN: G. Clarke, B. Hunt, M. Huta, L. Williamson
OUT: M. Busch, S. Wales (AFLW), M. Robinson (managed), S. Orritt
NEW: Bailey Hunt, 27, 171cm, Western Bulldogs AFLW

SOUTHERN SAINTS
B: C. Saultry (6), B. Enno (26)
HB: D. Jolliffe (4), T. Boyd (21), G. Ricardo (44)
C: W. Laing (9), D. Guttridge (50), C. Ryan (5)
HF: J. Wrigley (18), S. Phillips (8), E. Friend (43)
F: N. Plane (38), C. Hunt (29)
R: M. Torpey (28), A. Tregellis (12), A. Hynes (16)
INT: G. Foran (37), C. Matthews (36), F. Crank (25), P. Phelan (27), G. De Angelis (39)
EMG: G. Hodder (7), A. Bennett (34), Z. McCurdy (11), A. Russell (14), M. Bertuna (13), C. Aughtie (31)

IN: E. Friend, D. Guttridge, C. Matthews, N. Plane
OUT: C. Aughtie, T. Browne, K. Henry, M. Podnecky

MILESTONES

50 VFLW matches
Fed Frew (Port Melbourne)
Monique De Matteo (Darebin Falcons)
Jessie Williams (Port Melbourne)
Lauren Caruso (Port Melbourne)
Breanna Pratt (Geelong Cats)
Ali Hynes (Southern Saints)

Goals
Kaitlyn Ashmore (Box Hill Hawks) one for 50 VFLW
Alyssa Mifsud (Darebin) two for 50 VFLW
Darcy Vescio (Carlton) four for 100 VFLW
Sarah Perkins (Essendon) four for 100 VFLW

UMPIRES

WILLIAMSTOWN vs WESTERN BULLDOGS
FIELD: Arron Knezevic, Ned Welsh. BOUNDARY: Aidan McDonald, Luke Walley. GOAL: Brady Gutbier, Alex Tomada.

BOX HILL HAWKS vs NORTH MELBOURNE
FIELD: Adam Bailes, Jon Clark, Josh Hamilton. BOUNDARY: Jon Peck, Oliver Pratt. GOAL: Sam Polden, Courtney Stelling.

GWS GIANTS vs GEELONG CATS
NSW umpires

SYDNEY SWANS v CASEY DEMONS
NSW umpires

CARLTON vs PORT MELBOURNE
FIELD: Kaileb Monro, Jai Smith, Sophia Tozer. BOUNDARY: Luke Gonis, Ben Myatt. GOAL: Harley Trickey, Tim Wood.

DAREBIN FALCONS vs COLLINGWOOD
FIELD: Jack Gillespie, Brett Lynch, Shannon van Boven. BOUNDARY: Mitch Lea, Ryan Pulley. GOAL: Connor Ahmed, Nathan Dugdale.

ESSENDON vs SOUTHERN SAINTS
FIELD: Liam Dye, Ryan Mann, Cooper Marriott. BOUNDARY: Lachlan Bezzina, Cooper Geall. GOAL: Josh Aydin, Jenna Green.