Autopsy AFLW Round 2, 2023: Essendon v St.Kilda

[CursingFijian]

Some of the St Kilda players are clearly upset with the umpiring. I hope it doesn't turn in to an us vs them mentality, they don't need an excuse.

 

[George]

Essendon have just started their 2nd season. Not sure how they are suddenly one of the best sides in it

You don't watch enough of the competition in that case

 

[jwikked]

why wouldn’t they pay 50 meters for dissent and not throwing the ball back?

They handed out some weak 50 meter penalties earlier, but now they won’t. Weird. Must be the windy hill influence.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Scores level!

 

[Munga]

Wardlaw in the ruck is smashing it

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Wardlaw in the ruck is smashing it

The leap and then explosiveness out of the contest. She is immense

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

At the ground to watch the girls for the first time. They’re playing much better this week

 

[PoppedCorn]

Hannah lol

 

[Munga]

Woof that was terribly ill disciplined. A bunch of free kicks in a row

 

[HunterClarksHeadband]

The captain.

 

[StFly]

I see the girls have been getting advice from Doogs for defensive efforts there.

 

[#1_pigeonracer]

Getting reamed by the whistle. Wow

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Much like the mens the last kick into 50 is so wasteful

 

[Munga]

Kelly and Richards had a good crack that qtr

 

[saint66au]

Part of me was thinking that we really should be better than a 2nd year expansion side, but in reality we've had so little list continuity in our history, that this group really isn't any more advanced than Essendon, who had some massive concessions when starting their side.

 

[StFly]

Getting reamed by the whistle. Wow

You get those not good enough for the AFL and "have things to work on" so it's always going to be a step below so long as umpiring is a half arsed event in general. This is just a bit more in your face than usual.

Much like the mens the last kick into 50 is so wasteful

Yeah little bomby as that quarter rolled on and as the game opened it's just been a little sloppy around ground.

 

[saint66au]

Much like the mens the last kick into 50 is so wasteful

We mark at the 50, too far out, then inevitably butcher the next kick.

 

[Munga]

That's pathetic. Lambert could've played on, instead she checked on the opposition player and the ump reversed it.

 

[DougalHoward]

Hannah Preist is better than dougal at turnovers

 

[StFly]

That's pathetic. Lambert could've played on, instead she checked on the opposition player and the ump reversed it.

Bit contrived that decision, just makes it so if you don't give a s**t it'll be the better alternative as umps have NFI.

 

[Munga]

Bombers took about 20 seconds off the clock there looking for the lost ball. What are the umps doing???

 

[PoppedCorn]

Gee whiz

Xenos mark all day

 

[Munga]

Another 20 seconds lost retrieving the ball. Umps??

 

[CursingFijian]

We're a tackling team not a marking one.

 

[saint66au]

Another 20 seconds lost retrieving the ball. Umps??

THey cant stop the clock