Bailey retires

[Stan Judkins]

Richmond utility Laura Bailey has announced her retirement from the AFLW competition.

Richmond utility Laura Bailey has announced her retirement from the AFLW competition.
The 27-year-old joined Richmond's VFLW program in 2018 following two seasons with the Western Bulldogs where she played eight AFLW games.
Arriving at the Club as a reliable defender, Bailey added versatility to her game, showing capability as a crafty forward.
Bailey was rewarded for a strong 2019 VFLW season with elevation to the Tigers' inaugural AFLW list.
She received a pre-draft bid from Carlton at pick No. 59 overall, but Richmond matched the bid with its next available selection (No. 71 overall).
The police officer played all but one of the Tigers' six matches in their inaugural season, averaging 6.2 disposals per game.
Richmond’s Head of Women’s Football Kate Sheahan thanked Bailey for her contribution to the Club.
"We thank Laura for her dedication to our program and the team-first attitude she has shown," Sheahan said.
"She's a popular member of our squad and has been a fine role role model for the playing group.
"We wish her all the best for the next chapter, as she focuses on her career as a police woman."

 

[Stan Judkins]

I'm guessing/expecting Alana Woodward, Hannah Burchell, Holly Whitford, Kate Dempsey and Rebecca Miller to be in trouble as well

 

[Bojangles17]

Yea well where do you start , about the only youngsters outside of conti that I though showed a bit of ability was Ross and grace Campbell, how much improvement left I don’t know

 

[Stan Judkins]

Yea well where do you start , about the only youngsters outside of conti that I though showed a bit of ability was Ross and grace Campbell, how much improvement left I don’t know

true Bojangles17, where do you start?
bar Conti, Monahan and Campbell every other player had sub 10 possies a game (say hello senior players like Brennan, Bernardi etc)
most had 5-6 possies per game which is very, very bad (say hello too many to mention)
realistically it's going to be a tough 2021 season if it goes ahead, can't see where a win is going to come from
the way the graph is tracking we might have to wait until 2022 for any competitiveness