The return of former AFLW-listed defender Denby Taylor to football highlights the release of Geelong’s VFLW squad for the 2024 season.
Taylor walked away from the sport after the Cats’ 2021 campaign, having played 18 games after being drafted from the Geelong Falcons ahead of the club’s first AFLW season.
The 24-year-old was placed on the inactive list for the 2022 season before officially ‘retiring’ ahead of Season 7.
Taylor, who played in the first practice match against Williamstown, isn’t the only former AFLW-listed Cat to join the VFLW squad.
Former basketball star Sammy Gooden will make her return to football after injury and pregnancy meant she didn’t take the field in two seasons on the list.
Sophie Mahar, Kate Martin, and Jo Sunderland are among the 2023 Geelong Falcons graduates earning a spot on coach Elise Coventry’s list.
The Cats open their season against Carlton at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday, 23 March.
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GEELONG 2024 VFLW SQUAD
(Community Club)
New: Bridget Aughton (TBC), Bridie Collings (St Mary’s), Zoe Cowan (Grovedale), Jamilla Cranny (TBC), Ruby Dale (Thomson), Piper Dunlop (Sandhurst), Sammy Gooden (TBC), Kelsea Gray (Anglesea), Lily Jordan (Anglesea), Zoe Larkins (St Mary’s), Sophie Mahar (Torquay), Kate Martin (St Joseph’s), Caitlin Reid (East Coast Eagles), Jo Sunderland (Barwon Heads), Denby Taylor (TBC)
Returning: Hannah Chalkley (nee Burchell) (Geelong Amateur), Liv Cicolini (St Joseph’s), Cheryl De Groot (Geelong Amateur), Sophie Dinneen (Geelong Amateur), Abby Favell (Newtown & Chilwell), Ella Firth (St Mary’s), Mia Fuller (Grovedale), Annie Haigh (St Mary’s), Ava McKeegan (Geelong Amateur), Jane McMeel (South Warrnambool), Breanna Pratt (Geelong West), Laura Ryan (Geelong Amateur), Poppy Schaap (Geelong Amateur), Liv Stewart (Geelong Amateur), Molly Walton (North Ballarat)
Train-on: Lulu Al-Huneidi, Lillee Barandersen, Bree Beckley, Gabby Deller, Emma Gilligan, Michaela Leris, Cecilia Lowrey, Mackenzie McGrath, Jessie Pham, Maddy Sexton, Alex Trezise, Daisy Wilson.
