thylacine60
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one positive about the few goals being kicked - when they do score the women celebrate like soccer players
Game Day AFLW - Carlton v Collingwood Season Opener Gameday Discussion/Autopsy
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Adelaide/Brisbane game much higher standard.
thylacine60
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gee there's some solid looking women out there today - big crowd buy-in
I just don’t know about this WAFL.
Big crowd, lack of atmosphere.
If they ever charge at the gate there will be a massive drop off unless they do something to make the games better to watch, what that is I just don’t know.
It’s not going to matter even if the skill level gets better, it’s just hard to watch and that’s from someone who went with 4 girls!
Smaller ground maybe???
Soccer pitch maybe???
Big crowd, lack of atmosphere.
If they ever charge at the gate there will be a massive drop off unless they do something to make the games better to watch, what that is I just don’t know.
It’s not going to matter even if the skill level gets better, it’s just hard to watch and that’s from someone who went with 4 girls!
Smaller ground maybe???
Soccer pitch maybe???
thylacine60
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lack of atmosphere?
Disagree.
Last night had great atmosphere... however it was hard to see the game on the other side of the field with the lights being absolutely s**t, and the skills dropped off markedly in the second half. Pretty sure with improved skills, and better lighting, atmosphere would only improve.
Last night had great atmosphere... however it was hard to see the game on the other side of the field with the lights being absolutely s**t, and the skills dropped off markedly in the second half. Pretty sure with improved skills, and better lighting, atmosphere would only improve.
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ha - starcevitch drops the f-bomb on live telly during his quarter time address to the lions women
thylacine60
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sabrina frederick-traub - what sort of contested mark is this woman?
Yeah, hard to discribe or use the correct wording.
There’s just something not quite right and I can’t put my finger on it.
A lady in front of us said, ‘gee this is awful to watch’ a bit too loud and the glares she got from others around was ordinary to say the least. If it was the men’s game, no one would bat an eyelid...
20/20 has got the females in my house watching tonight. No interest in the Footy
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2nd in the comp last year with 11 for the season behind Taylor Harris with 19.
It's their second season. They're paid peanuts and have a miniscule amount of contact hours. Many have been forced to take a hiatus from footy before joining the competition. The only way is up.
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When the male players start delivering babies, or some other impressive type of full time work between matches, then I will accept complaints about the standard of the AFLW games.
Some of the AFLW players are true professionals, it is a pity it needs to be full time away from their chosen sport.
Some of the AFLW players are true professionals, it is a pity it needs to be full time away from their chosen sport.
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I'm not even mad that the standard can drop off markedly when they tire by half time... I mean, what else are we expecting, a lot of 'em are coming from a long way back fitness-wise. Just enjoy it for what it is and enjoy the improvements as they come each year. Even our game, early on, the improvement overall was quite noticeable.
EDIT: Also, it's footy back you guysssss. And the Blues are the Blues, male or female.
EDIT: Also, it's footy back you guysssss. And the Blues are the Blues, male or female.
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Ruth Wallace the little dynamo from Adelaide ran the New York marathon !
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This Adelaide and Brizzy game is a good standard
People need to stop comparing it to the men’s game
I like Nicole Livingston’s comment at half time...haters gonna hate
People need to stop comparing it to the men’s game
I like Nicole Livingston’s comment at half time...haters gonna hate
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I went to the bulldogs carlton game at princes park last year the atmosphere was great
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Sabrina is an absolute beast of a player.
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I have only seen some of both todays games but they do look to be of a higher standard than last night.
Looks like we may struggle against all four teams playing today.
Exactly not being full time athletes playing football in the heat of summer is no mean feat not surprised they tire . Going to need a number of years before we see a marked improvement in the standard . But for now its great watching the passion the women play with .
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Imagine her coming at you full pelt ...we need to target her in the off season and Bec Goddard
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That's a big win for the Lions.
I don't think many of these critics have any idea of what actually happening here.
This competition is none like any other in the history of sport .
The players it's drawing in from different sport , some never even involved a BALL ffs, think about that!!
It's not gimmickry it's a genesis.
This competition is none like any other in the history of sport .
The players it's drawing in from different sport , some never even involved a BALL ffs, think about that!!
It's not gimmickry it's a genesis.
Jimmae
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I hope they're only having 1 or 2 hours of skill sessions a week then, because their biggest problem is tired kicks/fumbles, not inherently bad skills. They need to get fitter, faster.
Tensions are high? Well you've seen here that there's an impatience for the game to progress, as well as those who are ignorant as to why there is such a large gap in skill level between the men and the women, and a few other issues.
People get tired of explaining, and these days women are generally getting tired of explaining a lot of concepts so people notice their contribution and capability. Puts everyone on a hair trigger.
Jimmae
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Just watched the GWS vs. Melbourne highlights, and we're going to be bottom 4 easily if we don't make some wholesale changes to our midfield group ASAP.
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