Game Day AFLW Round 3, 2025: Waalitj Marawar vs Euro-Yroke

[HoneyBadger35]

For the second time this year, the West Coast Eagles clash with St Kilda during Indigenous Round.

Will the W join the men and make it Waalitj Marawa 2, Euro-Yroke 0? Tune in from 1:05pm to find out.



Big Riggs’ debut is a cause for celebration, and she’s joined by fellow debutant Courtney Lindgren. The role of Sarah Lakay has been a point of discussion in the AFLW thread, and her recall to the team is something of a surprise. Perhaps with no Amy Franklin we’ll see the return of DeGoey Lakay in the goalsquare.

On the other side, the Saints unexpectedly did a number on Adelaide in Round 1, before getting roundly put back in their place last week with a 74 point loss.

In last week’s final kick loss to Essendon, the Eagles showed the ability to move the ball well and answer some serious questions asked of the backline, but with absolutely no reliable connection forward of the wing chances were at a premium. Can they find a way to capitalise on their periods of dominance, or is it going to be another game where we are holding on for dear life and hoping the bounce goes our way?

 

[UseR2006]

Watching Essendon be too good for Richmond it put into context just how good we played last week with plenty of room for growth in this squad. Genuinely excited to watch the girls play today.

Lakays role in the team is going to be really interesting moving forward as McGrath did very very well last week as a solo ruck. I suspect as you do that she'll be spending a lot of time in the goal square and maybe hitting the wings for an outlet kick if we start getting stuck in the d50.

 

[UseR2006]

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Looks like it's gonna be a cool, windy and perhaps wet one out there today. Glad they got four talls on the bench though

 

[Ochre]

Looks like it's gonna be a cool, windy and perhaps wet one out there today. Glad they got four talls on the bench though

Did they get Schoey to present it to Lindgren?

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Come on ladies, big scalp coming up.

 

[Barrybran]

Nice to see Ella starting in the middle

 

[Matele]

Frenetic start

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Wind playing early havoc on the exit game.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

The Wakfer twins are so good.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

WAKFER.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Need some run and carry when we’re playing into the wind cause this just is not happening.

 

[Barrybran]

Need some run and carry when we’re playing into the wind cause this just is not happening.

Franklin would be handy to have for kick ins today

 

[Matele]

Need to see a plan B, booting it high into the wind isn’t working atm.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Nice work from Bushby, finding someone in all of that.

 

[Ochre]

Dalgleish at pick 57 looking like an all time bargain

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Franklin would be handy to have for kick ins today

Still think the best bet when against the wind is a Thomas kick out and run on for a handball receive then send it down the line.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Swanny is still just really ****ing good hey

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Daggers has real footy smarts.

Can't be fumbling there, Ella.

 

[Ochre]

Saints long sleeve indigenous kit with the one black and one red sleeve is all time.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Should be a goal apiece really with some of those fumbles in front of goal. Territory massive today, hopefully the mids can lift at clearance and we can use the breeze this term.

 

[Matele]

For all their domination they’re only up by 8

See what we do with the wind on our side this term.

 

[jatz14]

Happy with that quarter.

 

[UseR2006]

Keeping it to 8 points against the wind, I'll take it.
Need to put the pressure on with the wind though.
Definitely a run and carry day today.

Definitely think going in extra tall was a mistake in these conditions but not much we can do about it now.

 

[Barrybran]

I thought we did well to turn the momentum. Now it's time to get it on the boot and let Ella go to work.