TSLW: Launceston make six changes for Northern derby

Cursed with three byes in the roster's final five weeks, finals are approaching for the Blues and it's reflected in the density of their changes.

While Mia King and Daria Bannister will miss alongside Claudia Agostini, Phoebe Barnett, Ashlee Carey and Logan Barnett, the ladder-leaders welcome back Hayley Whyte, Brooke Brown, Jen Guy, Melissa Smith, Georgia Hill and Georgia Burgess.

Coach Ange Dickson's regular rotations have seen the Blues use 30 players this season, introducing multiple new names to State League competition - something she is very proud of.

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"This is State League footy, we understand and know that players need to be at a set standard to be able to play at this league and we want to give everybody that we possibly can the opportunity to put their hand up and show us what they've got," she said.

"We've got players in our squad that knew this year they probably weren't going to get heaps of games but they are players that we'll be developing over the next two to three years and in time, they will be permanent fixtures in our squad."

Following in the footsteps of Wednesday's men's Northern derby, Dickson hopes the women's clash can one day rise to the level of rivalry and competitiveness of their male peers.

"It's a great opportunity for us to show the level of football that's in the North of the state and the standard that we are playing at," she said.