Ruby Schleicher and Jaimee Lambert have both been named in the AFLW Team of the Week following standout performances in our round eight win over the Bulldogs.
Schleicher (23 disposals, nine intercepts) was impenetrable, while Lambert (22 disposals) was in career-best form with three goals, seven tackles and 10 contested possessions.
The team is selected to mirror the All-Australian side: five defenders, six midfielders (including a ruck), five forwards and five interchange players.
Like the All-Australian team, it has players selected in general categories, rather than in traditional positions. The 16-a-side set-up often means teams play with varying configurations, making set selections (e.g wings and flanks) difficult.
DEFENDERS
Maddy McMahon (Geelong), Gab Pound (Carlton), Laura Pugh (Fremantle), Vivien Saad (Gold Coast), Ruby Schleicher (Collingwood)
MIDFIELDERS
Tahlia Hickie (Brisbane, ruck), Emily Bates (Brisbane), Anne Hatchard (Adelaide), Jaimee Lambert (Collingwood), Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide), Ash Riddell (North Melbourne)
FORWARDS
Tara Bohanna (Gold Coast), Sophie Conway (Brisbane), Danielle Ponter (Adelaide), Cora Staunton (GWS v St Kilda), Jesse Wardlaw (Brisbane)
INTERCHANGE
Nat Grider (Brisbane), Amy McDonald (Geelong), Alyce Parker (GWS v St Kilda), Karen Paxman (Melbourne), Nicola Xenos (St Kilda v GWS)
