Didn't know you followed the women at all; do you hold out much hope for our girls prospects?
We were terrible tonight; our best score for the season but it was close to our worst loss, too - we had a couple of really strong patches in the first half, but heads dropped, we came out cold in the 2nd, and the last quarter was as woeful as just about anything I've seen dished up in the hoops.
I think back to that game in 2004 where the men's team lost to the Saints in the pre-season comp GF (at a time when any friggin' cup would have been something for a Geelong supporter - 41 years and counting at that stage), and Paul Chapman came out and controversially stated that we were nontheless ''better'' than them.
Does the women's team - still very inexperienced - have that kind of talent and confidence lurking on their list? 2004. We were 12th the previous year, yet Chappy saw the potential in that side.
We're well off the pace at the moment, and yet I hopefully see some parallels in that there is a talented young core of players learning together on the job - the results aren't going their way at the moment, and the squad will need some augmenting before it is capable of challenging the better teams, but I don't think things are hopeless for them despite a discouraging 0-4 formline and a loss to a more callow franchise.
I love all sports. Everything mate. I think like most of us, it is a great escape from reality.
I am not sure why but our team looks a step and a half below the standard. Their handball and kicking skills just aren't in the same ball park as majority of teams in the AFLW. Why is this?
I suspect it has a lot to do with the inexperience as Geelong have only been in the competition for 3 seasons compared to the other half who have been in the league for 5 seasons.
The positive is they put up some points on the board this time.