State's top female players set for AFL Derby clashMonday, April 4, 2016 - 10:51 AM

WOMEN’S teams representing the Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles will play a curtain-raiser to the Carlton Draught Western Derby at Domain Stadium on Saturday April 9 as part of the 2016 AFL Female Exhibition Match Series.

The 10-game series will be played across three rounds with matches also scheduled to be played in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane.

State Academy players will feature in Round One teams, while Round Two will feature the best players from around the country in State representative matches with a WA team set to play the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on June 5.

The final round will be a stand-alone match between the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne for the Hampson-Hardeman Cup.

Three games of the series, including the West Coast Eagles v Fremantle derby will be televised on FOX SPORTS and will also be live on afl.com.au and the AFL Live Mobile App on mobile and tablet.

Broadcast schedule is as follows: