It's a big weekend coming in both the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW season. 

9:00: Federica Frew; Port Melbourne forward will face off against her old-side in this weekends Preliminary Final for a spot in the Grand Final against Collingwood. 

19:10: Ben Jolley; VFL Games Record Holder ahead of his record-breaking game as Williamstown face off against Essendon, where it all started for Ben many moons ago. 

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Another bumper edition of State of Play after the opening weekend of the Rebel VFLW finals series, while we're starting to get to the pointy end of the Smithy's VFL season.

10:15: Christina Bernardi; Carlton VFLW Captain after the Blues beat Williamstown by 4 points to advance through to the semi-finals next weekend

18:10: Lachie Sullivan; Captain of Footscray talks through the Dogs winning their fifth game in a row, and looking ahead to Sydney on Friday

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We are on the doorstep of the Rebel VFLW finals series for 2023. 

This year has been the most hotly contested, and even season of footy the Rebel VFLW has produced. On Lucy Watkin's return, hear the full preview of each final.

8:00: Caitlin Bunker; Collingwood VFLW Captain after the Magpies secured the minor premiership

15:45: Jimmy Munro; Ahead of his 150th VFL game as Casey make the trek to Trevor Barker Oval to face Sandringham

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Heading into the final round of the VFLW season only Port Melbourne is locked in to feature in this year's finals series. Positions from 2nd to 9th are still up for grabs. 

8:20: Claire Dyett; Port Melbourne captain after the Borough secured their finals berth for 2023

16:40: Nicholas Holloway; AFL Victoria School & Inclusion Manager ahead of a weekend of FIDA activations at the Smithys VFL

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Round 13 of the Rebel VFLW season again threw the ladder into chaos. With a fortnight to go, all spots are still up for grabs!

Gold Coast moved back to the top of the table, trading places with the Brisbane Lions after both Queensland sides produced emphatic victories.

9:00: Tom Wilson, Collingwood playing assistant coach brings up his 150th game this weekend vs. Sydney

18:00: Jess Jones, North Melbourne VFLW captain with a stern message for Joey - Don't write off the Kangaroos

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An entertaining Round 12 of the Smithy's VFL season saw the Sydney Swans claim their first win of the year over the Zebras.

Box Hill inflicted the Lions with their first loss of the season, while Werribee made it 7 wins in a row as Williamstown celebrated Ben Jolley's 300th game in style. 

5:55: Damian Truslove; Coach of the Swans takes us inside the four walls of the last gasp win over Sandy. 

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Round 11 of action in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW season produced another weekend of incredible results.

Jacob Bauer had a 21st birthday to remember kicking the matchwinning goal for Richmond over GWS after the siren. While the Southern Saints have moved to the top of the VFLW ladder with 3 games to go. 

7:45: Justin Plapp; Coach of Williamstown ahead of Ben Jolley's 300th VFL game against the Northern Bullants this weekend

19:20: Gab De Angelis; Southern Saints midfield/forward as the Saints won their fourth game in a row and take top spot on the VFLW table.

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Round 10 of action in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW season produced another weekend of incredible results.

Werribee continued their winning ways upsetting Casey while the Cats were beaten at the post by Port Melbourne in the Rebel VFLW. 

6:40: Jacob Dawson; Previewing the Southport Sharks Grand Final rematch against Casey this weekend

14:15: Andrew Talbot; Breaking the games record for a VFL umpire this weekend

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Round 9 of action in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW season produced a series of grandstand finishes on Saturday afternoon! 

4 of the 6 VFLW games were decided by less than a goal. Two incredible comeback wins in the VFL underline an incredible day of footy!

6:30: Lachlan Street; the Tigers captain led from the front as they stormed over the top of the Bombers in the Dreamtime at the G classic

15:10: Gabby Collingwood; in her debut game for Box Hill, she kicked the matchwinning goal to propel the Hawks back into the top 4

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Round 8 of action in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW season had it all!

15 lead changes as Coburg went down to the Bullants, the Giants come-from-behind to swamp the Magpies and a draw between Richmond and Geelong

6:25: Travis Cloke; coach of Essendon VFLW after the Dons made it 5 wins in a row to move inside the top 4 

17:10: Barry O'Connor; Kicked 2 final quarter goals as the Giants came from 30 points behind to beat the Magpies in a thrilling finish

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