WAFLWHarken Named Captain For New State Challenge
Mark Readings
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12 May 2026
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A 24-player squad has been locked in for Saturday’s Kia WAFLW State Game against South Australia at Sullivan Logistics Stadium.
The side includes 10 players in line to make their debut for WA, while Dhara Kerr Medallists Jayme Harken and Krstel Petrevski have also been selected.
Harken has been rewarded for her outstanding WAFLW career by being named captain of the team for the first time.
She will be supported by Petrevski, Lisa Steane and Jaime Henry who will share the vice-captaincy.
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Henry will play her first game for WA and has been in stunning form as a midfielder for Swan Districts in the ATCO WAFLW competition.
Reigning premiers Claremont have provided five players, including ball-magnet Juliet Kelly, who averages 27 disposals a game this season.
Subiaco also has five players in the line-up, while Perth has had four players picked, with Isabella Shannon, last year’s runner-up in the Dhara Kerr Medal, making the WA line up again.
South Fremantle’s Madison Evans and Lilliana Grassenis from West Perth have been listed as the emergencies.
Dual Claremont premiership coach Jack Schwarze will lead the side for the third time.
“We feel that we’ve picked a really well-balanced side with a mix of youth and experience,” Schwarze said.
“It’s great to see 10 new faces in the squad, with many earning their spot after strong form in the ATCO WAFLW competition.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity for our side to reverse the result in Adelaide last year.
“To play in front of a home crowd will lift our players in what’s going to be an exciting triple-header of representative football at Sullivan Logistics Stadium.”
The match forms part of an exciting triple-header of representative football including the Kia WAFL State Team’s clash against the SANFL and a talent showcase game between the AAMI WA Football State 18s and a WAFL Under-20s side.
The match will be streamed live and free on the WAFL’s official YouTube Channel from 12.40pm.
Squad: Jayme Harken, Ruby Sargent-Wilson, Jess Freame, Juliet Kelly, Matilda Sergeant (Claremont) Tiani Teakle, Jae Flynn, Mackenzie Webb, (East Fremantle), Lucy Greenwood (East Perth), Sienna Timmermans, Holly Britton, Isabella Shannon, Poppy Stockwell, (Perth), Makaela Tuhakaraina, Natasha Entwistle, Madison Evans (South Fremantle), Krstel Petrevski, Paige Sheppard, Lisa Steane, Annabel Johnson, Courtney Lindgren, (Subiaco), Lauren Quaife, Jaime Henry, (Swan Districts), Lilliana Grassenis, (West Perth)
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