Training AFLW 2022 Preseason Thread - Inaugural leadership group announced!

[Albertross]

Full team:

1 CAITLIN SARGENT
2 GEORGIA GEE
3 DARIA BANNISTER
4 MADISON PRESPAKIS
6 DANIELLE MARSHALL
8 BONNIE TOOGOOD
9 JORJA BORG
10 JACQUI VOGT
11 ALANA BARBA
12 JOANNE DOONAN
15 OLIVIA BARTON
17 FEDERICA FREW
19 MIA VAN DYKE
20 STEPHANIE CAIN
21 JESS WUETSCHNER
22 AMELIA RADFORD
23 RENEE TIERNEY
24 SOPHIE ALEXANDER
25 ALEX MORCOM
28 MIA BUSCH
30 STEPHANIE WALES
32 PAIGE SCOTT
33 AMBER CLARKE
35 CAT PHILLIPS

 

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Nanscawen gives Prespakis and Alexander a tour of the Hangar

https://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/1145957/aflw-signings-take-tour-of-new-home?videoId=1145957&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1655071200001

Also just nice to have a tour of the hangar from a player perspective haha. Don't think we got that when they opened it?

 

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Prespakis in 4, Toogood in 8. And the jumpers they’re wearing look like VFLW Dreamtime jumpers

There’s also someone wearing 50 which is interesting. Presumably they got lockers and jumper numbers today…

 

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Furniture logos have been covered with strapping tape

 

[owen87]

Furniture logos have been covered with strapping tape

No free sponsor exposure there!

Seems weird that pre-season has begun prior to the draft

 

[The Prosecutor]

No free sponsor exposure there!

Seems weird that pre-season has begun prior to the draft

Happens in the men too.

 

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Happens in the men too.

Usually two weeks into a five month pre-season, rather than a 12 week pre-season though But yeah

The newbies usually have a lighter training load as well, and they'll still be doing year 12!

 

[owen87]

Happens in the men too.

Does it? I've actually not noticed if so!

 

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Looks like Barbs has #11 instead of her VFLW #28



Although idk if these are their real jumpers since they look like whatever 2021 VFLW dreamtime guernseys were left in the equipment room.

 

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Should be Maddy to Bonnie, since Maddy is the mid and Bonnie is the forward

 

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Woody shouting out to the players for being brave enough to go to a club where they don't necessarily know everyone or anyone, the staff that have come across from other parts of the club or elsewhere, the board that has invested in women's footy and the VFLW program before we even had a guarantee of an AFLW license, to the men's program for supporting this even while having their own programs to deal with. All 'being brave' enough to put skin in the game when you basically don't know what you're going to get back.

Mahoney, Rutten, Madden and a few others all present in the room as the camera pans around as well.

She also called back to the 150th anniversary events over the weekend that some of the players were able to attend, as well as the Essendon DNA on the wall (which is blurred out again haha) – so I guess building the AFLW program is going to tie in very much with some of those traits that are being built into the men's as well.

 

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[LB#16]

Did Nat just let it slip that Hawthorn are the round one opponent? Or is it just hypothetical?

 

[The Prosecutor]

As an aside what's with the soundtrack of those meeting videos?

Feels like they've been lifted from an aged care facility/funeral hall ad.

 

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Did Nat just let it slip that Hawthorn are the round one opponent? Or is it just hypothetical?

Not sure, was wondering that myself.

Wouldn’t be the stupidest idea to face a rival who is legitimately a rival in this comp though, coming in at the same time with the same list concessions and a similar approach to building up VFLW and getting an experienced AFLW coach of one sort of another that has connections with the league and the playing group.

That and jumper numbers. Don’t know what to believe, need a reveal announcement or something.

 

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They put up a gallery from last week (I feel like we've had a few sessions since then and no photos ) but oh well. Here's a few to put faces to names

#5: Georgia Nanscawen (pr. Nan-scorn), VFL Captain & MVP. Often wears long sleeves with her No. 5


#4: Maddy Prespakis - Marquee player from Carlton, massive Essendon fan growing up, idolised Jobe, and now wears Jobe's number in the midfield.


#8: Bonnie Toogood - Marquee Player from the Bulldogs, our key forward


#16: Jordan Zanchetta, known as JZ/JayZee from our VFL team, 1-2 punch in the midfield with Nanscawen. Also previously an AFL Lion.


#11: Alana Barba, Barbs from our VFL team, also played for Gold Coast last year. Her pressure is amazing, expect strong tackles.


#17: Federica Frew leading goal kicker from the VFL team, when the ball is near her she makes magic happen. aka Fede.


#1: Caitlin Sargent from the Western Jets - the baby of the group until the draft next week, she turns 19 in December.


#24: Sophie Alexander from Collingwood, had a Hird signed bombers cap as a kid, which she wore backwards.


#3: Daria Bannister from Norf – another goal sneak

 

[owen87]

which she wore backwards.

We have been missing hat related updates on BigFooty so I especially appreciate this factoid.

I'm assuming this has been answered somewhere and I should google it, but will our home games be at Windy Hill?

 

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We have been missing hat related updates on BigFooty so I especially appreciate this factoid.

I'm assuming this has been answered somewhere and I should google it, but will our home games be at Windy Hill?

They're supposed to be in the longer term but the place needs to be reconditioned and there's a whole bunch of issues around that.

On the plus side our VFL girls that have been upgraded already know how to play well at that ground

 

[owen87]

They're supposed to be in the longer term but the place needs to be reconditioned and there's a whole bunch of issues around that.

On the plus side our VFL girls that have been upgraded already know how to play well at that ground

I'd enjoy going down to Windy Hill over the summer to watch some games if they have them on.

 

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I'd enjoy going down to Windy Hill over the summer to watch some games if they have them on.

The season will be done by Christmas, August start date, 10 rounds, top 8 system with 4 weeks of finals.

If we're playing in summer this year we'll be extraordinarily fortunate, as the only game that might be played in December is the granny

VFLW was good there last weekend though, first time I've been to Windy Hill to watch a game – the other VFL and VFLW games I've been to were away finals and obviously the AFL team doesn't play there.

 

[BomberFan355]

Is there many of our VFLW players that are playing in our AFLW team?