News Bulldogs v Melbourne (Women's Match) - Sunday 16th August at Docklands

[CrowdedHouse]

Here's Girls Play Footy's Preview and Tips for the game.

http://www.[NB: girlsplayfooty doma.../08/preview-bulldogs-and-demons-prepared.html

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Melbourne's Melissa Hickey and Ellie Blackburn appeared in Triple M's Dead Set Legends this morning.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

Cracking game, will watch again.

 

[CrowdedHouse]

If anyone wants to see the full replay, it's online at afl.com.au/womens

 

[Klyntonius]

Was a thoroughly entertaining game. Very skillful and tough, just lacked the speed and strength to see bigger scores but still a very enjoyable game of footy. I was pretty stunned when the AFL flog official at the end of the game mentioned something like "a surprisingly tough game". Perhaps send someone who gives a toss next time.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

Anyone surprised by a women's footy game being tough has never watched chicks play any sport.

 

[PerfectFooty]

Was a thoroughly entertaining game. Very skillful and tough, just lacked the speed and strength to see bigger scores but still a very enjoyable game of footy. I was pretty stunned when the AFL flog official at the end of the game mentioned something like "a surprisingly tough game". Perhaps send someone who gives a toss next time.

Found what Mike Fitzpatric said was a quite insulting

 

[hellhathnofury]

Found what Mike Fitzpatric said was a quite insulting

So did the women. Twitter went apeshite.

 

[Bluelegs]

Found what Mike Fitzpatric said was a quite insulting

It's like he's tying to get fired.

 

[Cannon82]

So did the women. Twitter went apeshite.

Twitter goes apeshit over innocuous comment. You couldn't make it up!

 

[ponsdale]

Anyone surprised by a women's footy game being tough has never watched chicks play any sport.

Agreed. With the dismal men's effort, I switched over to the tough physical collision-fest that was the Women's Netball World Cup Grand Final. Wow, they play tough and are fully committed. Our boys could learn a lot from both the netball and our women's team.

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Kristy Williams from Girls Play Footy has done 'player ratings' for the match.

http://www.[NB: girlsplayfooty doma...r.]/2015/08/aflwomensgame-player-ratings.html

 

[stabler]

That pic of Tayla Harris kicking for goal is the most beautiful football image I've ever seen. And I don't mean that in a creepy or patronising way; it's just the perfect drop punt performed by, let's be honest, a beautiful woman wearing a Melbourne Guernsey. For mine, this image could grow to have a similar esteem to the Nicky winmar one, albeit in a different way.

I honestly want a poster of it to hang proudly in my house.