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There is no tv coverage of this game 

Hopefully will be on AFL App

Very disappointing decision. Do you know if there will be a recording available after the fact on the AFL website as usual, or will it be live only?

On a different note, shocked Ange Gogos isn't in the squad for the women's team after winning the Lambert-Pearce medal last season. I suppose she's injured or unavailable - hopefully not injured. And the Liston winner in Jacob Dawson isn't in the men's squad - either he's unavailable or the selectors made a really bizarre decision there. Odd coincidence that neither of the league best and fairests are in the squads. I may be biased but I think Tom Hird is a bit stiff not to make the squad, though there are a lot of good midfielders to choose from and if he can continue to maintain his form from last season he should get noticed in future years.

Yeah, 7 is still covering the SANFL. Seems like it should have been pretty easy for them to cover these games too, especially since they don't have any AFL games on Saturdays.

Final squads have been announced here: https://www.afl.com.au/news/1492689/big-v-squads-named-for-2026-state-ga...

Teams, emergencies, and leadership groups will be announced sometime before Saturday. The SANFL will announce their men's squad on Thursday and their women's team before Saturday.

Bit surprised to see Emily Eaves not in the final team, since she was joint winner of the coaches' award last season (granted, she'd likely have finished second if Ange Gogos had played the last game, but Gogos wasn't even in the initial squad). Nyakoat Dojiok another surprising omission from the initial squad.

Men’s state game will now be televised ion 7mate in VIC and SA starting at 3pm AEST

Yes, great news indeed!

Louis Pinnuck (Werribee) and Renee Tierney (North Melbourne-Werribee) will captain the VFL and VFLW sides respectively.

Final teams for the VFL and SANFL are listed here: https://www.afl.com.au/news/1493697/teams-sanfl-vs-vfl-state-game

And for the VFLW and the SANFLW, teams are listed here: https://www.afl.com.au/news/1493699/teams-sanflw-vs-vflw-state-game

The VFL side:

B: Luke Parks (12), Ryan Eyers (25), Jackson Voss (13)
HB: Louis Pinnuck (9) [C], Jesse Clark (38), Riley Bonner (26)
C: Kye Declase (24), Dom Brew (2), Jack Billings (15)
HF: Jack Riding (37), Mitch Podhajski (32), Jed Hagan (36)
F: Brodie McLaughlin (1), Hugh Dixon (29), Jaidyn Stephenson (14)
R: Brayden Crossley (35), James Bell (28), Zac Foot (10)
INT: Hugo Hall-Kahan (6), Charlie Clarke (8), Jackson Hately (16), Corey Ellison (30), Harvey Hooper (23)
EMG: Cooper Craig-Peters, Marcus Herbert, James Tarrant, Brynn Teakle

Head Coach: Jackson Kornberg
Assistant Coaches: Trent Dennis-Lane, Cameron Joyce and Dan Lowther

The VFLW side:

B: Gabbi Featherston (21), Ellyse Gamble (25)
HB: El Chaston (26), Lauren Caruso (8), Sarah Sansonetti (15)
C: Charlotte Ryan (5), Maddie Di Cosmo (13), Lulu Beatty (1)
HF: Courtney Jones (12), Caitlin Thorne (9), Emily Elkington (2)
F: Amelia Peck (28), Renee Tierney (23) [C]
R: Paige Price (27), Alana Barba (11), Dom Carbone (7) [VC]
INT: Stasia Stevenson (6), Kayley Kavanagh (4), Stella Reid (17), Hayley Peck (24), Matilda Van Berkel (14), Tahlia Sanger (18)
EMG: Keely Fullerton

Head Coach: Brett Gourley
Assistant Coaches: Steph Binder, Tom Chitsos and Georgia Walker

Congratulations to all players and coaches!