Women's Footy AFLW Grand Final

[WillHayward]

Exciting stuff but seriously wish the umpires would pay holding the ball more often.

Way too many balls ups and holding the ball in a scrimmage.

Venue looks great.

 

[FRUMPY]

Sounds like a decent game of soccer, 5 goals

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[WillHayward]

Sounds like a decent game of soccer, 5 goals

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Only 4 actually.

But I seriously agree. There needs to be some rule tweaks to get more goals and less ball ups.

So many bloody ball ups.

 

[FRUMPY]

Only 4 actually.

But I seriously agree. There needs to be some rule tweaks to get more goals and less ball ups.

So many bloody ball ups.

Good call i can't even count

I watched the first qtr then turned it off and went for a walk, come back and game was done and the lion's didn't kick another goal

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[keithrichards]

Amazing how it’s the people who don’t watch the game who seem to have so much to say about it.

 

[WillHayward]

Amazing how it’s the people who don’t watch the game who seem to have so much to say about it.

I watched it all and and enjoyed it.

I said "tweaks" . Doesn't need wholesale changes.

Just feel the umps could pay holding the more a bit quicker?

 

[keithrichards]

Certainly not the best game of AFLW I’ve watched, but was unbelievably intense from the outset.

Pleased (obviously) for the team, have been thereabouts for a long time, and a big part of the comp since inception. Coached exceptionally well throughout the years too, great to see Stinear get the win

 

[keithrichards]

I watched it all and and enjoyed it.

I said "tweaks" . Doesn't need wholesale changes.

Just feel the umps could pay holding the more a bit quicker?

Sorry, wasn’t intended at you.

I made the mistake of opening the comments on a 7AFL Facebook post and got me worked up.

Umpiring certainly needs a bit of tweaking as you say.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Only 4 actually.

But I seriously agree. There needs to be some rule tweaks to get more goals and less ball ups.

So many bloody ball ups.

They just need to pay free kicks.
It's a scrimmage because the umpires always put the whistle away

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

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The Master of Ceremonies at the Melbourne AFLW Grand Final win , was setting a speed record in announcing the winning players as they came up to collect their medals , until somebody told her to slow it down.

 

[Strange Cat]

Amazing how it’s the people who don’t watch the game who seem to have so much to say about it.

4 goals is utterly ridiculous no matter how you try and paint it , I watched one qtr and nearly fell asleep

 

[LeakyValve]

Certainly not the best game of AFLW I’ve watched, but was unbelievably intense from the outset.

Pleased (obviously) for the team, have been thereabouts for a long time, and a big part of the comp since inception. Coached exceptionally well throughout the years too, great to see Stinear get the win

I'm particularly pleased for Daisy and Paxie.
Daisy for the ridiculous flak she routinely cops and Paxie for being consistently in the top 5 players
from day 1 in the competition.
A real warrior for the Dees.

 

[AndyLucimitis]

The Master of Ceremonies at the Melbourne AFL Grand Final win , Basil , forgot to let Simon Goodwin speak

The Master of Ceremonies at the Melbourne AFLW Grand Final win , was setting a speed record in announcing the winning players as they came up to collect their medals , until somebody told her to slow it down.

Yes - couldn't believe that MC. Falls into the category of 'You had one job !'

 

[WHOME]

In the history of sport has there ever been a more substandard competition receive so much media coverage? They're doing their best to polish a turd.

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[kaiserchief13]

It's a tough one. The league is there now so the next generation and the generation after that play it at a relatively high level from a young age. Problem is when you have current players speaking to the media requesting much larger salaries than their product is worth. Having said that if the salary is too low why would future generations want to play in it?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I enjoyed it for what it is. Don’t compare mens with Womens its 3 decades away from being near it. The skills in general have improved massively though however not sure they needed to expand so quickly.

I’d look at some changes or tweaks

1) Reduce the ground size. These girls can’t kick it as long which means more and more congestion which in turns makes it scrappy. Take out 15 m on both ends and it will get more scoring

2) Reduce players on the field by 4. Take the game on, less players in the centre circle.

 

[tandino]

In the history of sport has there ever been a more substandard competition receive so much media coverage?

Seems like good justification for it to exist no?

 

[Chadsteve1975]

I enjoyed it for what it is. Don’t compare mens with Womens its 3 decades away from being near it. The skills in general have improved massively though however not sure they needed to expand so quickly.

I’d look at some changes or tweaks

1) Reduce the ground size. These girls can’t kick it as long which means more and more congestion which in turns makes it scrappy. Take out 15 m on both ends and it will get more scoring

2) Reduce players on the field by 4. Take the game on, less players in the centre circle.

Not against 1. However perhaps not as drastic a size shrink is required. Issue is how could you implement? Ground sizes are already not consisent, and well changing goal post positioning risks creating potential surface risk to grounds for larger sized mens field if post holes come into play. The game is already under reduced players and uses smaller ball. Could perhaps apply that field lines are created to a lower width to help create smaller field but then it risks becomes a corridor only game like Geelong stadium is often argued to create. However less players

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Look, it's effectively a half of men's footy (15 mins with next to no time on in aflw)
4 goals in half isn't great, but we do see it

 

[keithrichards]

4 goals is utterly ridiculous no matter how you try and paint it , I watched one qtr and nearly fell asleep

But did you really?

 

[Strange Cat]

But did you really?

Yes I really did

 

[ChristianBoy]

Once Melbourne busted the game ope in the second and got a four point lead you knew it was a bridge to far.

You can't peg back those margins in modern football.

 

[FRUMPY]

Look, it's effectively a half of men's footy (15 mins with next to no time on in aflw)
4 goals in half isn't great, but we do see it

and tbf there would be complaints on how ordinary the game was to watch......

 

[Mitchell Madness]

and tbf there would be complaints on how ordinary the game was to watch......

There would be, but nowhere near the level of vitriol the aflw is copping.

 

[ChristianBoy]

There would be, but nowhere near the level of vitriol the aflw is copping.

Problem is they're trying to make it out to be something it simply isn't. The football is to put it simply putrid.