AFLW North Melbourne Football Club AFLW - Season 2023 [GF: North vs Brisbane @ Ikon Park, Sunday 3 December @ 2:30pm - NM 27 - 44 BL]

[The Nostradamus]

if i look at our list balance we are lacking a developing key forward (which McCarthy was for us) that will replace shierlaw in 12 months and/or be able to step in if she gets injured

if there's an athletic kpf irish type we could take a punt on that would be ideal to fill the final list spot, getting Wall back as the medium forward will help also going forward

 

[north_lad]

Sweet dreams Nostra

 

[andana]

Skills don't look too bad.

Is the football they are using in junior women's footy bigger than the AFLW ball?

Senior WAFL womens is size 4 footys (including AFLW)

Juniors it depends on the age group as it progresses up in size until they start using the size 4

State footy is a size 4.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Hearts to hearts]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/nick-davis-among-candidates-for-vacant-collingwood-aflw-coaching-role/news-story/d33b66bb8df11acb8c1a3df7be8f9ca9

A line late in this article says “Former North Melbourne utility Sam Wright – now an assistant coach with the Roos’ AFLW side – is another being linked by insiders to the Pies’ vacancy.”

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[giantroo]

 

[Quivorir]

Shame to see him go but it was inevitable he'd get a major gig. Good luck mate.

 

[DEVO]

Congrats to Sam, all the best. But I wish you only minor success.

 

[muttley45]

Good luck to Sammy at the pies, but no poaching any of our players, ok, thanks.

 

[The Warlord]

Turns out even real men like Slammin' Sammy Wright from Katamatite can fall victim to the woke mind virus and find themselves swept in the socio-political construct that is women's footy that was foisted on the club by a small clique of unrepresentative inner city elites.

 

[shinboner magic]

Turns out even real men like Slammin' Sammy Wright from Katamatite can fall victim to the woke mind virus and find themselves swept in the socio-political construct that is women's footy that was foisted on the club by a small clique of unrepresentative inner city elites.

Don’t forget our former hard man skipper Jack was an assistant as well.

 

[The Warlord]

I would say is just pure chance.

One of those random events of the universe.

 

[sutcliffe's hotel]

Congrats to Sam, all the best. But I wish you only minor success.

Wonder how interested the Pies players will be in Slamming Sam’s interception on the wing story?

 

[DEVO]

Black doesn't really suit him.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Wonder how interested the Pies players will be in Slamming Sam’s interception on the wing story?

I tried it on my wife today - could see her eyes glaze over very early on in the retelling.

 

[Luke72]

Black doesn't really suit him.

He looks like a dwarf. Better watch out for any St Kilda players

 

[DEVO]

 

[DEVO]

Your club's most underrated player

Tess Craven​

Craven might not have played a starring role, but she was an important piece of the Kangaroos' puzzle that bore their first Grand Final appearance. Thanks to her expert positioning and disciplined role, Craven was often the one challenging opposition kicks out of defence, regularly against taller and stronger opposition players. Her average of 7.8 disposals, 2.3 intercepts and 1.6 score involvements might not be numbers that jump off the page, but Craven was exactly what the Roos needed throughout the season.

Tess Craven in action during the 2023 Grand Final between North Melbourne and Brisbane at Ikon Park. Picture: AFL Photos


Tess was not the first player that came to mind when thinking of undervalued players, but I did think she had a very good finals series.

 

[The Warlord]

Is a fair call imo, she was huge structurally.

 

[Liam Boy]

I maintain she personally did as much as anyone to break Melbourne's spirit last season with those repeat HBF spoils. Shutting down their ball movement early and allowing us to keep applying scoreboard pressure shattered their confidence.

 

[Colbys Boots]

Seasoned football analysts would call Tess a proper footballer.

 

[DEVO]

 

[kool kangas]

Arrived home to be greeted by this. Love it.

. What a shame we never won the GF.

 

[DEVO]