The squad of 42 from which the VFLW Team of the Year will be selected has also been named:
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1607221/2026-vflw-team-of-the-year-squad
From the article:
"The full list of club representation is: Box Hill Hawks (three), Carlton (five), Casey Demons (one), Collingwood (four), Darebin (three), Essendon (two), Geelong Cats (two), North Melbourne Werribee (six), Port Melbourne (three), Sandringham (two), Tasmania (two), Western Bulldogs (four) and Williamstown (five)."
Box Hill: Annabelle Embelton, Kayley Kavanagh, Ella Stoddart
Carlton: Lucy Burke, Octavia Di Donato, Nell Morris-Dalton, Elle Sbeghen, Hannah Scott
Casey: Meg Macdonald
Collingwood: Dom Carbone, Stella Huxtable, Amelia Peck, Jemma Ramsdale
Darebin: Caitlin Bunker, Bella Daddo, Kasey Lennox
Essendon: Lily Batemen, El Chaston
Geelong: Annie Lee, Lucy Marescuk
North Melbourne Werribee: Alana Barba, Maddie Di Cosmo, Nyakoat Dojiok, Mikayla Hyde, Ava Seton, Renee Tierney
Port Melbourne: Mia Caffry, Georgia Foran, Courtney Jones
Sandringham: Zoe Barbakos, Ava Bibby
Tasmania: Ava Read, Grace White
Western Bulldogs: Ellie Bishop, Jorja Livingstone, Sarah Sansonetti, Jemima Wrigley
Williamstown: Laura Blue, Emily Eaves, Naomi Ferres, Georgia Howes, Mia Zielinski
Definitely a strong squad. Guessing Elle Sbeghen is a lock for the ruck position as she leads the comp in hitouts. Mia Zielinski also sure of a spot as the leading goalkicker. Dom Carbone makes a huge difference to Collingwood's VFLW side and seems a lock as well. Having mainly watched Port Melbourne not sure who else they'll pick - not to sound overly biased but I expect to see Mia Caffry in the team also. Tipping her for our best and fairest.