Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions. 

With a fortnight left of the home and away season in the Rebel VFLW competition, there's 2 clear front-runners, but the chasing pack are closing quickly. Plus, Footscray have suffered their first loss of the year in the Smithy's VFL. 

Catch up on:

• 0:40: Why Gemma is #1 on the hit-list at the Whitten Oval
• 1:30: A retraction from Joey to North Melbourne's VFLW program
• 2:50: Carlton's decision to play 14 AFLW players on the weekend
• 6:50: Praise for Williamstown and Box Hill Hawks, the VFLW front-runners 
• 9:45: Weekend Heroes: A Darebin forward, a Kangaroo midfielder and 2 AFL aligned clubs who all performed above the level
• 15:30: INTERVIEW: Steve Daniel; Coach of the Southport Sharks
• 27:30: Intriguing Rebel VFLW matches and Smithy's VFL match ups this weekend

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