VFLW 2023 Season - Preliminary Final - Bombers lose to the Borough by 5 goals. Season over.

[CrowdedHouse]

The 2023 rebel VFLW season commences on Saturday, March 25, with six matches scheduled across a bumper opening weekend.

The VFLW side will take on the Box Hill Hawks at 11am, also at the NEC Hangar where the Bombers are set to unfurl their 2022 Premiership flag.

All matches in the 2023 Smithy’s VFL and rebel VFLW seasons will be live streamed free via the AFL website (afl.com.au) and AFL Live Official App. Further broadcast details will be confirmed at a later time.

Entry to rebel VFLW matches is free. Where venues host VFL and VFLW double-headers, entry fees will apply after half time of the VFLW match.

Fixtures for all remaining rounds will be released shortly.

2023 VFL and VFLW round one fixture release

Men's and women's reserves opening round fixtures set.

www.essendonfc.com.au

Round	Opponent	Venue	Date & Time
1	Essendon vs Box Hill Hawks	The Hangar	Sunday March 26 @ 11am
2	Southern Saints vs Essendon	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Sunday April 2 @ 3pm
3	Essendon vs Carlton	The Hangar	Saturday April 8 @ 1pm
4	Essendon vs Casey Demons	The Hangar	Sunday April 16 @ 11am
5	Collingwood vs Essendon	Victoria Park	Saturday April 22 @ 11am
6	Williamstown vs Essendon	Williamstown Football Ground	Sunday April 30 @ 2pm
7	Essendon vs Southern Saints	The Hangar	Saturday May 7 @ 11am
8	Box Hill Hawks vs Essendon	Box Hill City Oval	Saturday May 13 @ 12pm
9	Essendon vs Geelong	The Hangar	Saturday May 20 @ 11am
10	Darebin vs Essendon	La Trobe University	Sunday May 28 @ 10.30am
11	Essendon vs North Melbourne	The Hangar	Sunday June 4 @ 11am
12	Casey Demons vs Essendon	Casey Fields	Saturday June 17 @12pm
13	Port Melbourne vs Essendon	ETU Stadium	Sunday June 25 @ 11.30am
14	Essendon vs Western Bulldogs	TBC	TBC

 

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[CrowdedHouse]

Two other games remaining in the round.

Most likely situation is the Pies (2nd) beat North (9th) this arvo and Port (1st) beat Casey (10th) tomorrow.

This would have us playing in an Elimination Final (4v5) against the Hawks at Box Hill next week.

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Collingwood took care of business against North, so barring a big loss from Port to Casey (unlikely), we're off to Box Hill City Oval next week.

Should know late tomorrow what day and time.

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Collingwood took care of business against North, so barring a big loss from Port to Casey (unlikely), we're off to Box Hill City Oval next week.

Should know late tomorrow what day and time.

Casey caused a boilover and were a point or two away from sending Port to third!

We'll be playing Box Hill at Box Hill, time and day TBC.

 

[CrowdedHouse]

CONFIRMED.

We're playing Box Hill Hawks in the 4th v 5th Elimination Final.

Saturday, 8th July at 11am - Box Hill City Oval - ENTRY IS FREE

Week One fixture released for 2023 rebel VFLW Finals Series

The details for Week One of the 2023 rebel VFLW Finals Series have been announced

www.afl.com.au

 

[Lore]

Woohoo! Go the Bombers!!

 

[Lore]

hahahha

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Teams for Saturday's Elimination Final

FREE ENTRY at Box Hill City Oval.

Game streamed from 11am on the AFL Website and App

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Nice morning outside, Blue Sky, barely a cloud... great day to watch some finals footy at Box Hill City Oval.

Usually there's a lot of parking in the surrounding, or if taking the train (like me) take the Belgrave/Lilydale Lines to Laburnum station - ground is a 5 minute walk away.

Remember... FREE ENTRY - game at 11am.

 

[ghostdog]

Nice morning outside, Blue Sky, barely a cloud... great day to watch some finals footy at Box Hill City Oval.

Usually there's a lot of parking in the surrounding, or if taking the train (like me) take the Belgrave/Lilydale Lines to Laburnum station - ground is a 5 minute walk away.

Remember... FREE ENTRY - game at 11am.

What are our chances here? Are any of our AFLW players in the side?

 

[Lore]

What are our chances here? Are any of our AFLW players in the side?

And any of theirs, for that matter.

I don’t recognise any names in either team as being AFLW listed for 2023.

We have a few that were AFLW last season though, and a couple of really solid VFLW players too.

For example, Bella Clarke (injured last year, didn’t play, then delisted), Megan Ryan (injury top up, delisted), Zoe Hurrell (AFLW Sydney, delisted), Sophie Molan (AFLW Richmond, delisted).

And then the VFLW names like Kenny Heil, Courtney Ugle, Mia-Rae Clifford, Reese Sutton, Scarlett Orritt, Olivia Manfre, Grace Dicker, and then a couple other familiar surnames in Huta and Prpic who are new to us this year I think.

 

[ghostdog]

And any of theirs, for that matter.

I don’t recognise any names in either team as being AFLW listed for 2023.

We have a few that were AFLW last season though, and a couple of really solid VFLW players too.

For example, Bella Clarke (injured last year, didn’t play, then delisted), Megan Ryan (injury top up, delisted), Zoe Hurrell (AFLW Sydney, delisted), Sophie Molan (AFLW Richmond, delisted).

And then the VFLW names like Kenny Heil, Courtney Ugle, Mia-Rae Clifford, Reese Sutton, Scarlett Orritt, Olivia Manfre, Grace Dicker, and then a couple other familiar surnames in Huta and Prpic who are new to us this year I think.

Yeah I only recognise Ugle and Clifford from that list. Could they go to the next level?

 

[Lore]

Yeah I only recognise Ugle and Clifford from that list. Could they go to the next level?

Not sure but they’re an important part of the club imo, not just the team. Love them both and was kinda pissed when Ugle lost the captaincy to that interloper Georgia Nanscawen a few years ago But now I love G too so.

 

[ghostdog]

Not sure but they’re an important part of the club imo, not just the team. Love them both and was kinda pissed when Ugle lost the captaincy to that interloper Georgia Nanscawen a few years ago But now I love G too so.

I just quietly have an eye on the Ugle connection with JUH, clubwise. Looking forward to following a bit of this game today though. It pings my conscience sometimes that I'm not as invested in the women's game, so today will be interesting to me.

 

[Lore]

I just quietly have an eye on the Ugle connection with JUH, clubwise. Looking forward to following a bit of this game today though. It pings my conscience sometimes that I'm not as invested in the women's game, so today will be interesting to me.

I don’t think they’re closely related, she’s from WA and he’s from Framlingham. But she is related to the Hill boys, and was probably the reason Bobby Hill wanted to come here (and then didn’t).

 

[ghostdog]

How are we travelling?

 

[ghostdog]

Dons by 10. Box Hill done!

 

[Lore]

woohoo!

 

[CrowdedHouse]

We move onto next week.

If Williamstown (3rd) beat (6th) Carlton, we advance to the minor semi final.

If Carlton wins, we go to the major semi final. We'll know by 6:20pm Sunday.

 

[yodellinhank]

And any of theirs, for that matter.

I don’t recognise any names in either team as being AFLW listed for 2023.

We have a few that were AFLW last season though, and a couple of really solid VFLW players too.

For example, Bella Clarke (injured last year, didn’t play, then delisted), Megan Ryan (injury top up, delisted), Zoe Hurrell (AFLW Sydney, delisted), Sophie Molan (AFLW Richmond, delisted).

And then the VFLW names like Kenny Heil, Courtney Ugle, Mia-Rae Clifford, Reese Sutton, Scarlett Orritt, Olivia Manfre, Grace Dicker, and then a couple other familiar surnames in Huta and Prpic who are new to us this year I think.

I really don't know why there isn't more crossover, especially from the fringe players and especially pre AFLW pre season. Surely you're better off playing footy rather than just training and only getting a couple of games.

 

[yodellinhank]

We move onto next week.

If Williamstown (3rd) beat (6th) Carlton, we advance to the minor semi final.

If Carlton wins, we go to the major semi final. We'll know by 6:20pm Sunday.

Go Carlton

Good ol' final 6.

 

[yodellinhank]

They're tight games against Box Hille. Lucky we always seem to be just too good across the park.

Some real clutch marks taken by our team. Umpires wouldn't blow holding the ball all day.

 

[Lore]

I really don't know why there isn't more crossover, especially from the fringe players and especially pre AFLW pre season. Surely you're better off playing footy rather than just training and only getting a couple of games.

Working (sometimes a fair distance away from the club or even interstate), getting paid to play other sports, being injured, etc.

I think they only play AFLW players in the VFLW if they're learning a new role or need experience/conditioning for some reason, but it depends what the players can afford to do with their lives too. The base wage isn't that much to pay rent and feed yourself in Melbourne these days.

 

[ghostdog]

They're tight games against Box Hille. Lucky we always seem to be just too good across the park.

Some real clutch marks taken by our team. Umpires wouldn't blow holding the ball all day.

BH's last foray down the ground, not sure which of our girls took the mark but it was clutch.

 

[yodellinhank]

Working (sometimes a fair distance away from the club or even interstate), getting paid to play other sports, being injured, etc.

I think they only play AFLW players in the VFLW if they're learning a new role or need experience/conditioning for some reason, but it depends what the players can afford to do with their lives too. The base wage isn't that much to pay rent and feed yourself in Melbourne these days.

I remember it was said that the hawkes pulled a lot out come finals time last season.

I'm not too sure about the work excuse, plenty of people play footy or other sports as it tends to fall outside most people's work hours. If you're playing sport I don't see how VFLW impacts it any further than AFLW. Guess they only have to give up the 10 weekends or whatever it is (grrr)

At some stage I think there's a point where the upper level of VFLW talent is getting more of a kick, more match hardness and probably developing better than a fringe AFLW who is holding out playing footy for any of the above reasons to warm the bench in 3 or 4 games per season.