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Not this thread too ffs.
It's a crack at the pointless existence of the franchises mate, not the women's branch of the sport (if you're meaning my post).
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Not this thread too ffs.
This lady has some really nice photos from the match Link
I reckon Trend was ok, she was going in for a lot of contested balls and some of her possessions were smothered or affected by tackles but I think our main problem was there weren’t more girls going in to the contest as hard. The same with Emma Kearney who was hard at it all day.Bannister our for 3 weeks Bresnehan Should come in
trend and Wright hopefully out for Mia King and Grierson
that way no more passengers and weak links
On a scale of 1 to 10, I found the weekend's game to be '****ing annoying'.
Not sure what was worse, the wind or the way we kicked into it.
Other stuff that irked me....
- players consistently getting caught as a result of slow decision-making.
- the s**t umpiring.
- defenders trying to mark everything instead of punching on occasion.
- trying to play hit up footy in those conditions.
- letting Hore off the chain in the 2nd. The girl's a gun. Super dangerous player that should have been paid more respect.
On the positive side of the ledger....
- Gilroy's debut.
- some of the bone-crunching tackles we laid (including one ripper by the above).
- Saad looks a solid pick-up.
- encouraging return game from Ash.
There was more obviously, but I'm trying to purvey a generally grumpy vibe here.
As someone else mentioned, dropping games when the season is so short stings a bit. Hoping it provides something of a minor reality check in terms of next week's performance. No panic stations, but definitely need to lift on that effort.
...although, of course, nothing would be as reassuring as an immediate bounce back on Saturday. I'm tipping a steady two-goal win over GWS, and hoping to see a return to the more daring ball movement of last year (and the practice match vs Carlton). Too conservative against Melbourne, particularly in the 3rd quarter, and I think the reasons for that are a) covered in the previous few pages, and b) easily correctable.Tip: Melb by 6 points
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but we'll smash em in the grand final
So you scored it an 11?
Adelaide lost their first game last year, didn't hurt them.
They were last year, but injuries to star players has levelled the playing field.Adelaide are at a whole other level to everyone else in AFLW though.
Watching the replay vs GWS over several days, I get impressed more each time I see Randall. Doesn't just control the air, uses it well too.
Conversely Hyphen turned it over a bit with some poor execution.
Saad is an interesting player eh? Like an AFLW Nic Nat in the contest. As someone said, she doesn't win the taps but seems to win possession immediately afterwards too often for it to be a fluke. Her reluctance to kick was pretty funny.
Bruton and Garner just continued where they left off in 2019.
Gavalas is a curious player, not quite finishing off the work yet but looks to have a low centre of gravity and something different about the way she moves through congestion. I thought Nanscewan had promise in a similar way though before she got delisted so what do I know?
Watching the replay vs GWS over several days, I get impressed more each time I see Randall. Doesn't just control the air, uses it well too.
Conversely Hyphen turned it over a bit with some poor execution.
Saad is an interesting player eh? Like an AFLW Nic Nat in the contest. As someone said, she doesn't win the taps but seems to win possession immediately afterwards too often for it to be a fluke. Her reluctance to kick was pretty funny.
Bruton and Garner just continued where they left off in 2019.
Gavalas is a curious player, not quite finishing off the work yet but looks to have a low centre of gravity and something different about the way she moves through congestion. I thought Nanscewan had promise in a similar way though before she got delisted so what do I know?
Randall has become a bonafide gun!
Gavalas, Bruton and Riddell are our own version of the Mosquito fleet. Short in stature (I think they are all around 160-162cms), swarm like bees and hit with venom. I do enjoy watching them battle away in close. Riddell's ability to find a teammate in tight situations is quite brilliant.Watching the replay vs GWS over several days, I get impressed more each time I see Randall. Doesn't just control the air, uses it well too.
Conversely Hyphen turned it over a bit with some poor execution.
Saad is an interesting player eh? Like an AFLW Nic Nat in the contest. As someone said, she doesn't win the taps but seems to win possession immediately afterwards too often for it to be a fluke. Her reluctance to kick was pretty funny.
Bruton and Garner just continued where they left off in 2019.
Gavalas is a curious player, not quite finishing off the work yet but looks to have a low centre of gravity and something different about the way she moves through congestion. I thought Nanscewan had promise in a similar way though before she got delisted so what do I know?
Gavalas, Bruton and Riddell are our own version of the Mosquito fleet. Short in stature (I think they are all around 160-162cms), swarm like bees and hit with venom. I do enjoy watching them battle away in close. Riddell's ability to find a teammate in tight situations is quite brilliant.