Richmond's AFLW side comes to Canberra for the first time — Round 6 v GWS at Manuka Oval, Sunday 20 September 2026
Photo: Jenni ShoringTigers in the Capital: Richmond's AFLW Side Plays Canberra for the First Time
Raylene Easton
10 September, 2026Richmond Comes to Canberra
For the first time in the club's AFLW history, Richmond is coming to Canberra — and Capital Tigers are making a day of it. The Tigers face GWS in Round 6 at Corroboree Group Oval, Manuka (Manuka Oval) on Sunday 20 September, with gates opening at 11.30am and the first bounce at 12.35pm. We've watched Richmond's women play in Wagga, Sydney, Mildura, Melbourne and Darwin. We've never once got to watch them ten minutes' walk from our own front door. That changes in September, and we want a wall of Yellow and Black in the stands when it does.
Your Match Day
10.00am — Meet at Eastlake Football Club, 3 Oxley Street, Griffith. The club opens at 10, so come early, grab a seat and catch up with fellow Tigers before we head off. We're talking with Eastlake about coffee, tea and a bit of morning tea to go with it — details to follow. Then we walk. We'll march down to Manuka together, in our colours — a short, flat stroll through the inner south. Gates open at 11.30am, so there's no rush, just a good crowd of Tigers arriving as one. 12.35pm — Bounce. Richmond v GWS, Round 6.
Departure time for the walk will be confirmed shortly.
Tickets — And They're a Bargain
Tickets are on sale now through Ticketek, the only authorised ticketing agent for Manuka Oval. Under the AFL's 2026 pricing, kids under 14 get in free, 15 to 17-year-olds are $5, and general admission adults are $15. Reserved seating in the Bradman Stand is a little dearer if you'd like a set spot. A family of four for the price of a couple of takeaway coffees each. Bring the kids, bring the neighbours' kids.
👉 Buy your tickets on Ticketek
Buy through Ticketek only — Manuka warns that tickets bought elsewhere may not be valid.
Be a VIP: Watch the Warm-Up from the Sidelines
We're working with Richmond to put together a group of 20 VIPs to stand on the sidelines and watch the girls warm up before the game. To register your interest, tell us in 25 words or less why you'd like to be part of it. Email your entry to [email protected] by Wednesday 16 September 2026, and include:
• Are you a member of Richmond or the Capital Tigers? Yes / No
• If not, would you consider becoming one? Yes / No
👉 Follow the announcements on our Facebook page
Twenty spots, one email, no cost. Get your entry in.
The VIP experience is subject to final confirmation with Richmond. We'll update this page and our Facebook as soon as it's locked in — and everyone who registers will hear from us either way.
Win a Signed Guernsey and Football
We'll have a signed Richmond women's guernsey and football up for grabs in a raffle, drawn at our AGM on Monday 19 October at 7pm. Ticket sales details are coming shortly — keep an eye on this page and our Facebook.
A First for the Tigers in the Capital
Richmond's AFLW side has met GWS five times, and never in Canberra. The Giants got them in Wagga back in 2020, and since then it's been all Richmond — wins at Giants Stadium and Blacktown in Sydney, a big one in Mildura in 2022, and a hard-fought hold-on at Punt Road in 2024. Richmond leads the AFLW head-to-head 3–2. Round 6 will be the sixth meeting, and the first on ACT soil.
A Side Worth Watching Again
Here's the good news: this is not the Richmond of 2025. Under first-year senior coach Jarrad Donders, the Tigers have started 2026 with genuine bite, opening the season with a win over Collingwood and sitting 2–2 after four rounds — already matching last season's entire win tally. The moment of the year so far came in Darwin. In Round 3's Dreamtime clash against Essendon, in front of more than 4,000 fans at TIO Stadium, Caitlin Greiser slotted the match-winner with 72 seconds on the clock to seal a five-point victory — Richmond's first-ever AFLW win in the Top End. Greiser has been the side's most dangerous forward, and that goal is already a highlight-reel staple.
Monique Conti has been every bit the superstar again — 26 disposals and a goal in Round 1, then 29 disposals, 10 clearances and a goal in the Darwin win. She's Richmond's games record holder, a seven-time club best and fairest, the 2023 AFLW league best and fairest and a five-time All-Australian. She's been managing an Achilles complaint in recent weeks, so fingers crossed we see her at Manuka. And keep an eye on Olivia Wolmarans. Richmond's No. 1 draft pick kicked a goal on debut and three more in Round 2. Her arrival in Melbourne came with one of the stories of the season — met at the airport by forwards coach Brendan Fevola, homemade welcome sign in hand.
A Canberra Girl in Yellow and Black
Here's the reason this one hits differently. Maddie Shevlin learned her football right here — two seasons with the Gungahlin Jets in AFL Canberra before she was drafted. She only picked up a Sherrin in 2016 after a teacher pushed her to give it a go, having come through as an Australian OzTag representative. Now a veteran of the Richmond program, she'll get the chance to run out in Yellow and Black in front of her home town. If you've ever wanted a reason to bring a mate who's never been to an AFLW game, that's it. A local kid, playing for our club, on our ground.
Don't Write Off the Giants
GWS come in at 1–3, but they're a far better side than that record suggests. They opened the season by upsetting West Coast, and when they last played at Manuka in Round 3 they went down to Port Adelaide by four points, conceding the winner in the dying seconds. Skipper Bec Beeson — the last inaugural Giant still playing — and star midfielder Alyce Parker will take some stopping. There's a Canberra thread on their side of the fence too: Giants coach Cam Bernasconi played his junior football at Tuggeranong.
Why It Matters
With the AFLW season now just 12 rounds, Round 6 is the halfway mark and every point counts. Two sides on the rise, both still in the hunt, on a ground that suits a good crowd — and Richmond's first-ever visit to the capital. There's no telling when the fixture sends them back. So bring the family, bring the scarf, bring someone who's never been. Sunday 20 September, 12.35pm, Manuka. We meet at Eastlake at 10am and walk down together. Carn the Tiges.