AFLW 2018 - go you Crow girls!

[Caputo]

Needs to change her name to Trent Cotchin.


Too soon?

No I was there 18 hrs ago or 150 posts. Is this a South African cricket appeal Rabada and Faf.

 

[Caputo]

With the extra two teams and possibly extra three games in 2019 and four more teams in 2020. I hope they increase the size of the list by 2 with 1 Main list and 1 Rookie. 28 Main list and 4 Rookies. Potentially 2 at every on field position.
Improving the midfield should be priority.

 

[Bicks]

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/ban-upheld-brennan-to-miss-aflw-grand-final-20180320-p4z5ca.html

Ban upheld: Brennan to miss AFLW grand final

Western Bulldogs captain Katie Brennan’s ban has been upheld by the AFL tribunal, meaning she will miss Saturday’s AFLW grand final against the Brisbane Lions. Brennan was visibly emotional as the decision was read out. The tribunal panel of Jason Johnson, Richard Loveridge and Sharelle McMahon took 22 minutes to come to a guilty verdict.
Even after the finding of guilty, Brennan's advocate Sam Norton argued that Brennan's impact in growing women's football made for mitigating circumstances, and that it was an especially cruel blow for her not to play in the game, especially in light of Bob Murphy's absence in the 2016 grand final.
That prompted the panel to again convene to decide whether these were exceptional and compelling circumstances.
This argument was determined by the panel to be irrelevant after they deliberated for a further 20 minutes. Brennan will now miss the decider as well as round one of next season.

 

[Bicks]

Final leaderboard
42 – Chelsea Randall (Adelaide)
42 – Emma Kearney (Western Bulldogs)
35 – Ellie Blackburn (Western Bulldogs)
34 – Kate Lutkins (Brisbane Lions)
32 – Dana Hooker (Fremantle)
31 – Daisy Pearce (Melbourne)
30 – Courtney Gum (GWS)
26 – Kara Donnellan (Fremantle)
26 – Elise O’Dea (Melbourne)
24 – Ebony Antonio (Fremantle)

 

[Scorpus]

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/ban-upheld-brennan-to-miss-aflw-grand-final-20180320-p4z5ca.html

Ban upheld: Brennan to miss AFLW grand final

Wow what a ******* terrible reason Brennan's defence came up with. Can't believe they tried to pull that s**t

 

[John Who]

Wow what a ******* terrible reason Brennan's defence came up with. Can't believe they tried to pull that s**t

Well what other s**t could they have pulled?

Congrats to Chelsea Randall. She is the best leader and player in the AFLW this year as far as I'm concerned. Gets a heap of the ball, running back with the flight of the ball on so many occasions, and takes absolutely huge hangers. She is as inspirational as it gets on a footy field!

 

[rocket18]

Congrats Chelsea, much deserved.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

This is HUGE news .......arguably one of the best in AFLW, if not for injury

 

[dplggr47]

This is HUGE news .......arguably one of the best in AFLW, if not for injury

Plans to join one of the new 2019 clubs?

 

[ams4crows]

This is HUGE news .......arguably one of the best in AFLW, if not for injury

She still be out with an ACL next season.... will probably be Richmond's marquee signing

 

[dplggr47]

Wow what a ******* terrible reason Brennan's defence came up with. Can't believe they tried to pull that s**t

I'm sure if it was Daisy Pearce, she might've got off. Regardless, I'm glad the panel didn't fold to those 'exceptional circumstances'

 

[dplggr47]

She still be out with an ACL next season.... will probably be Richmond's marquee signing

She did her knee early in the season. Might be fit to go next year. Richmond don't join the league until 2020.

 

[Bicks]

When your Club President is a partner in Gordon Legal.....

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-21/dogs-to-appeal-tribunals-brennan-decision

Dogs to appeal Tribunal's Brennan decision

WESTERN Bulldogs captain Katie Brennan is exhausting all options to play in Saturday’s NAB AFL Women's Grand Final, taking her two-match suspension to the AFL Appeals Board. It is believed the Bulldogs will argue that if Brennan were playing in the men's competition, her two rough conduct charges would result only in a fine. The bid to clear the star forward will be held on Thursday afternoon, to avoid a clash with the AFL season opener between Richmond and Carlton.
Under AFL regulations, it will cost the Western Bulldogs $5000, with $2500 refundable in the event of a successful appeal.
The initial one-match ban was upgraded to two matches following the failed Tribunal appearance on Tuesday night and Brennan stands to also miss round one of 2019 if she is unsuccessful. Brennan's second offence came in Saturday night's win over Melbourne, where she was found to have carelessly driven Demon Harriet Cordner's head into the ground with a dangerous tackle.
She was reprimanded for a dangerous tackle on Fremantle's Stephanie Cain in round one.
Lawyers worked into the early hours of Wednesday morning determining whether to challenge after the Tribunal appeal was thrown out.

 

[radiojake]

The fact she already has a reprimand means they should just say 'thanks for the $5000' and tell em to piss off

 

[GreyCrow]

Yeah the 2nd offence really drives the penalty not the sling tackle

 

[Bicks]

 

[baldandbroke]

I cannot think of another player that embodies everything I admire in an AFL player ... male or female.

I'd like Chelsea to spend some time with our men's squad to show a few of them what achieving your potential looks like.

Absolute gun.

 

[John Who]

I cannot think of another player that embodies everything I admire in an AFL player ... male or female.

I'd like Chelsea to spend some time with our men's squad to show a few of them what achieving your potential looks like.

Absolute gun.

Absolutely agree with you in the response above. She embodies the talent of football AND the heart of achieving/playing to your potential.
A player any Crows fan should be proud of, whether you're into the AFLW or not.
Honestly, if every player plays the way Chelsea does, then I won't ever have a team to hate!

 

[NikkiNoo]

I cannot think of another player that embodies everything I admire in an AFL player ... male or female.

I'd like Chelsea to spend some time with our men's squad to show a few of them what achieving your potential looks like.

Absolute gun.

She is incredibly positive on the field as well and you could see how much of a loss she was in the second half of the game on Sunday. She focuses the team so well on the things we can do well and not to dwell on the negative during games.

 

[NikkiNoo]

When your Club President is a partner in Gordon Legal.....

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-21/dogs-to-appeal-tribunals-brennan-decision

Dogs to appeal Tribunal's Brennan decision

The fact that there are some slightly different penalities in the AFLW than in the Men's should make this be thrown out. The AFL has already ascertained that there are differences between the two leagues - especially in light of what they constitute as 'high contact' which includes the chest area on women, but that is not high in the AFL.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

 

[Scorpus]

Pulling out all the stops

 

[John Who]

The fact that there are some slightly different penalities in the AFLW than in the Men's should make this be thrown out. The AFL has already ascertained that there are differences between the two leagues - especially in light of what they constitute as 'high contact' which includes the chest area on women, but that is not high in the AFL.

Agree that there should be differences set in the rulings/penalties for AFL vs AFLW. The obvious being that one game suspension in AFLW is the equivalent to a 3 game suspension in AFL (7 weeks minor rounds vs 22 weeks minor rounds). However, once you start the season, you can't change the rules to create more loopholes for any player. You play abiding by the rules during the season. If it's unfair or needs modifications, then rule changes should occur in the offseason.

 

[Next Gen Rookie]

Agree that there should be differences set in the rulings/penalties for AFL vs AFLW. The obvious being that one game suspension in AFLW is the equivalent to a 3 game suspension in AFL (7 weeks minor rounds vs 22 weeks minor rounds). However, once you start the season, you can't change the rules to create more loopholes for any player. You play abiding by the rules during the season. If it's unfair or needs modifications, then rule changes should occur in the offseason.

What I don't get is the men have a 3 strikes for reportable offences, but the women's is 2.

 

[John Who]

What I don't get is the men have a 3 strikes for reportable offences, but the women's is 2.

I think that's just to make it more even ratio as the AFLW is a much shorter season - 8 games in total!