Two more WAFLW products to get a taste of AFLW action

For the third time in as many rounds, WA will have multiple debutants in the AFLW.

East Fremantle draftees Maya Louvel-Finn and Noa McNaughton will debut for St Kilda and Fremantle respectively this weekend.

Louvel-Finn, a talented rebounding defender, was taken with pick 60 in last year’s AFLW Draft after an eye-catching season for the Sharks and the WA State 18s, finishing third in her club’s fairest-and-best award and earning AFLW National Under-18s All-Australian honours.

The Saints take on Sydney in Coffs Harbour on Saturday with the 19-year-old one of two first-gamers for her side.

Fellow former Shark McNaughton was one of two West Aussies taken in the AFLW Pre-Season Draft in May, with the Dockers swooping with pick five.

Less than five months later and the 19-year-old small forward will get a crack at AFLW level.

McNaughton made 54 WAFLW appearances before getting drafted, starting her career at South Fremantle before crossing to East Freo ahead of the 2025 ATCO WAFLW season.

Noa McNaughton is set to debut for Fremantle against Carlton on Sunday.

Fremantle face off against Carlton at Cockburn on Sunday afternoon with McNaughton getting to debut in front of family and friends in her home State.

The pair follow in the footsteps of Subiaco pair Olivia Wolmarans (Richmond) and Olivia Crane (Port Adelaide), Perth’s Fina Dethlefsen (Richmond), South Fremantle’s Natasha Entwistle (West Coast), West Perth’s Mia Russo (West Coast), Peel Thunder’s Evie Cowcher (Geelong) to make their AFL debut in 2026.

Perth pair Isabella Shannon and Poppy Stockwell also debuted for their new AFLW debuts, West Coast and Hawthorn respectively, after getting a second chance in the competition as injury-replacement players after strong seasons in the WAFLW.