AFLW AFLW/VFLW 2025 - General Discussion

[Dogsfan1]

Brooke barwick is staying

 

[X_box_X]

12 days until the draft

I doubt she slips to us at pick 8, but it would be amazing if we can land Chloe Baker-West. She sounds amazing. Josh Dunkley

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Josh Dunkley

Age

29

Ht

191cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

20.7

5star

K

7.0

3star

HB

13.7

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

5.3

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

14.2

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

4.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

type of player.

 

[Dogsfan1]

12 days until the draft

I doubt she slips to us at pick 8, but it would be amazing if we can land Chloe Baker-West. She sounds amazing. Josh Dunkley type of player.

Yeah she does and she is a doggies fan too

 

[dogwatch]

Surname is very Dogs too.

 

[grassman75]

12 days until the draft

I doubt she slips to us at pick 8, but it would be amazing if we can land Chloe Baker-West. She sounds amazing. Josh Dunkley type of player.

We now have a Two Dads ban at the club. We have no luck with them

Minton Connell
Ugly Hagen (not a typo)
and 4 Dads whatever her dumb name is

 

[grassman75]

Yeah she does and she is a doggies fan too

How did the last one work out for us

 

[Dogsfan1]

How did the last one work out for us

Not very good lol

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[weltschmerz]

Star in the making. Poustie would also have been a very deserving winner, she already does some great things.

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[weltschmerz]

After Ellie retires, surely the B&F is named after her.

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[weltschmerz]

Hell of a 21st birthday present

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[Testekill]

And Ellie has won B&F number six. To put that into perspective; Scott West

Scott West

Age

51

Ht

178cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.4

5star

K

12.7

5star

HB

12.6

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

1.0

3star

won 7 for our most and Bont has won 6.

 

[weltschmerz]

A bloody superlative player and the beating heart of the team.

 

[Testekill]

10 seasons played.
1 mostly missed via injury
6 1st place finishes
3 2nd place finishes.

 

[dogwatch]

And Ellie has won B&F number six. To put that into perspective; Scott West won 7 for our most and Bont has won 6.

Sorry but I disagree TK. That provides no more perspective than saying NM women’s winning streak is an AFL/AFLW record.

For obvious reasons we can’t seriously compare the two comps and I think we should acknowledge that. One has over 125 years of development, evolution, fierce competitiveness and history. It has spawned a hugely competitive breeding ground of juniors. The other is a fledgling comp still in its infancy and neither the comp nor the individual teams are genuinely settled and balanced yet. Junior girls footy as a feeder is still developing.

My understanding (correct me if I’m wrong) is that a good proportion of those who have joined the AFLW ranks over the last decade - especially in its early years - are teenage (or older) converts from other sports. That’s nothing like the competitive peer environment that the Wests, the Hawkins and the Bontempellis emerged from as juniors and stood head and shoulders above as adults.

None of that is to deny Ellie her laurels. She is a deserving legend of our women’s side and our club.

I’d much rather regard Ellie in her own context. In terms of her ChrisGrant-like loyalty (in spite of what would have been huge inducements to follow all those others who turned their backs on us) and what she has achieved as a player, a leader and a role model. Despite missing a season with a ruptured ACL.

But if comparisons really are in order, then within our AFLW ranks there’s noone who comes near her. And I reckon it’ll be a while before any woman emerges who does.