Overview

• Zippy Fish collected 26 disposals and nine intercepts on debut, equalling the league record and anchoring Sydney’s defence.
• West Coast’s Lucia Painter kicked three goals in her first game, while Ash Centra, Grace Belloni, India Rasheed, Havana Harris and Poppy Scholz also registered majors.
• No.1 pick Ash Centra overcame limited minutes to take a contested mark and score with her first kick for Collingwood.
• Commentators have likened the depth of this crop to the 2001 men’s superdraft and credited deeper under-18 investment for producing AFLW-ready talent.
• The debutants’ form is reshaping the race for Rising Star and All-Australian honours and prompting clubs to revise selection strategies.