Game Day St Kilda v Adelaide AFLW - 3:05pm

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

We're playing finals! Think this one deserves a thread on the main board.

Anyone going to watch at the Espy?

 

[BrutThough]

Settled after the first 5 minutes or so but we just cant get a clean disposal inside 50.

 

[StFly]

 

[Murraj1966]

Danger signs

 

[Windtagger]

Wardlaw needs to lift a bit.

 

[Windtagger]

Defence working hard.

 

[StFly]

Danger signs

About 7 min into the first.

They're a side, they have plans and players who know what is what to assist each other.
We're fits and spurts that break down in random places then emulates my namesake and "ooh pretty" swarms a ball.

It's a mad disconnect with mids and fwd on our end.

 

[BrutThough]

A bad patch from the backline here

 

[BrutThough]

We need halftime to regroup.

 

[Sully111]

yikes

 

[StFly]

A bad patch from the backline here

They're breaking under the weight of entry, so dam wall fractures.

You see it at games, onfield people going to others to position well, speak, work it out and inevitably people do.
Defence is "easier" than elsewhere since whilst you can play, you aren't hunting it, you are looking at another player and going "I can end you" to then play and express yourself.

As a forward bug, well I was a HFF, if I don't move, or jog or half arse it, when that defender is under that pump and quick kicks out to release; they've done well, I've failed spectacularly and watched my opponents run away with that ball.

That's this match thus far, we've had a small 5ish min period in Q2 where we looked like "maybe" but they settled and we went back into our shells and fumbling and crapping ourselves about contact outside of the D50.

 

[StFly]

Bonus; We actually controlled mid for a portion there.
Bonus; we then kicked a couple goals.

Sadly... quarter was even cause we only do one thing properly, so when things went momentum based, Crows still had support structures and the knowledge of being a team so they could even it up and we couldn't really capitalise on our period of dominance that much.

Barring anything dramatic, Crows won this in Q1 by skipping to 4 goals v nothing in Q2.

As it is; 5-0 to win it from here, so if you want next week, got 16mins.

 

[Saintbloke]

Embarrassing to watch- no obvious system and no second efforts.

 

[beside the seaside]

We need some quick half backs. McDonald was a massive loss but we need more.

Crows cut us up off half back. Our bigs in the backline are good but smalls too slow.

Still a season to build on. A lot of gaps in the list, hopefully we can work some magic this off season.

 

[SaintsofSteel]

A terribe end to the year for the girls getting belted in their two final games. I guess injuries caught up with them in the end?

 

[Sully111]

I'm microwaving my membership

 

[StFly]

I'm microwaving my membership

I don't get why microwave, surely, surely people have steel drums and a match to be all glorious fire outside where the smell of plastic doesn't permeate your household and cooking surfaces.

Won't someone think of eating properly....

 

[The Jack]

A very poor side in a very average competition.

 

[True Believer]

Shame - I Just checked this thread to see how the girls went - saw them heading out through Adelaide airport as I was coming into Adelaide late today.

Pity.

 

[MordySaint]

Congratulations to the team on making the finals.

It's not an easy competition and this team has grown in many ways.

2026 will be a great year for both men and womens.