AFLW Senior Coach Sam Wright has made two changes to his side set to face the SUNS at Bond University on Sunday, with small forward Mikayla Hyde returning to the side alongside key defender Selena Karlson.
Having last played in the Pies’ loss to the Eagles, Hyde will make her return to the Pies’ forward line in what will be her 10th game in the black and white since coming across from Fremantle at the end of 2023.
Standing at 182cm, Karlson will return for her first game of 2025 where she is set to play a key role in the Pies’ backline on Sunday to combat the SUNS tall forwards.
Coming out of the side is Gaelic cross-coder Kellyann Hogan and second year Pie Georgia Clark, who both sustained injuries in last week’s loss against Richmond.
Announced earlier this week, Hogan will miss the remaining two clashes of 2025 with an MCL injury, while Clark has entered concussion protocols.
Alana Porter, Charlotte Taylor and Eliza James will be the emergencies for the clash.
24-year-old Mikala Cann will suit up for her 75th AFLW match, becoming the youngest Collingwood player to reach the milestone, and the fourth overall player in Club history.
Affectionately nicknamed ‘The Bull’, Cann was drafted by Collingwood with pick 13 in the 2018 draft and has been an integral part of the Pies’ engine room alongside inaugural Pies Brit Bonnici and AFLW Captain Ruby Schleicher.
Sunday will be the first time in AFLW history that the Pies will play the SUNS on the Gold Coast, providing an exciting opportunity for the local Magpie Army to see their side in action.
The two sides last met in last year’s Week 5 clash at the Swinburne Centre, which saw Tarni White finish with two goals and Bonnici rack up 28 disposals and nine tackles in the Pies’ three-point win over the visitors.
Round 11
Gold Coast v Collingwood
Sunday 26 October, 4:05pm AEDT (3:05pm AEST)
Bond University, Kombumerri
