Game Day Fremantle vs Brisbane - AFLW Rnd 2

[TheInjuryFactory]

A historic afternoon for women's footy in WA and for our proud club, hope we pack it out to the rafters and the purple haze get down en masse to throw our support behind our girls!!

FREMANTLE

B: B.Smith, T.Bresland, L.Filocamo

HB: K.Mickle, K.Clinch, S.Cain

C: T.Angel

HF: C.Davidson, H.Miller, T.Haynes

F: S.Barr, A.Makur Chuot, K.Donnellan

Foll: G.Houghton, K.Bentley, G.O’Sullivan

I/C (from): B.Green, D.Okely, M.Caulfield, A.Sharp, D.Hooker, A.Lavell, B.Devlyn, T.Golisano

IN: K.Mickle, K.Clinch, B Devlyn

OUT: E.Antonio (suspended)


BRISBANE

B: S.Virgo, S.Campbell, L.Kaslar

HB: T.Randall, K.Lutkins, B.Koenen

C: M.Hunt

HF: S.Frederick-Traub, K.Ashmore, K.McCarthy

F: S.Law, T.Harris, J.Wuetschner

Foll: S.Webb, E.Bates, E.Zielke

I/C (from): N.Wallace, J.Stanton, N.Hildebrand, S.Goodman, B.Gibson, A.Anderson, K.Deegan, J.Ransfield

IN: K.Deegan, J.Ransfield

OUT: -


SUMMARY
The Fremantle Dockers will be looking to bounce back after losing their NAB AFL Women’s competition season opener against the Western Bulldogs by 32 points. Brisbane secured a 15-point victory over Melbourne in stormy conditions at Casey Fields. Fremantle will have the home ground advantage and look to get their first win, while the Lions will be looking to continue their strong start to the season.

WHERE AND WHEN
Fremantle Oval, Sunday 12 February 4:05pm WST

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Broadcast live nationally on Fox Footy & broadcast live in Perth on 7mate
Radio: MIX 94.5 from 4pm WST

THE SIX POINTS

• Sunday’s match will be the first of two home games at Fremantle Oval for the Fremantle Dockers with large crowds expected to fill the ground wanting to catch their first glimpse of AFLW footy in WA.
• A light shower is forecast for the Fremantle area on Sunday. While we have seen what Brisbane is capable of in the wet, hopefully Fremantle will be able to stay hot on the Lions’ tails.
• Melissa Caulfield made history as the first goal scorer for Fremantle but was the only goal scorer for Freo. Fremantle finished round one with the third lowest goal accuracy (12.5%) out of the eight teams while Brisbane had the second highest (57.1%).
• Fremantle’s controlled ball movement in round one resulted in a higher disposal efficiency (56.4%) than Brisbane’s (50%). However Brisbane had more possessions (172 disposals) in wet conditions to Fremantle’s (156 disposals).
• Brisbane are coming off a physical game finishing with 62 tackles to Fremantle’s 44.
• Fremantle’s Ebony Antonio will miss this week due to her one match suspension for her high bump on Bulldogs’ Jess Gardner and Akec Makur Chuot could miss after spending the second half of last week’s match on the bench with concussion. Brisbane’s Jamie Stanton suffered a shoulder injury after a rough tackle from Melbourne forward Richelle Cranston.

IT’S A BIG WEEK FOR… Supporters of Women’s footy in WA. Fremantle are expecting a huge crowd for their first home game on the back of the opening round lockout between Carlton and Collingwood at Ikon Park. Despite the weather, it would be a great day for women’s footy to see a ‘sea of purple’ to support Freo’s first women’s side in the NAB AFLW competition.

Freo by 16

 

[Unique Name]

Good luck girls. Need this win.

 

[Simmofreo]

How the weather looking. That will effect the crowd

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[Quinz]

How the weather looking. That will effect the crowd

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About 25 and cooling. Fair bit of cloud cover. Don't know the likelihood of rain but its perfect right now.

Taking my sister to her first ever footy game today.

 

[Clems Knee]

It looks like it might just be a lockout by the start of the game. Filling up nicely.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

Awesome stuff down here, definitely a packed house, must be close to a lockout! Bigger than the crowd the mens side has pulled down here for NAB cup games in recent years.

Pretty bloody proud of the purple army!

 

[Righteo]

To think some people thought they'd only get a couple hundred at most. Freo on a Sunday arvo is a great location and time slot, probs the busiest day of the week in town.

 

[Simmofreo]

Big crowd is great news

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[BettercallSaul]

If we play with the intensity of the 1st half of last week we'll be fine!

 

[yakka man]

Hope they play better than last week.

 

[yakka man]

Urgh

 

[FirstAccount]

A few Subans in our team.

 

[BettercallSaul]

Ruck is an issue again.

 

[yakka man]

Wooden spoon a real possibility

 

[Kram]

Who was the genius that decided to give Drew Petrie a job in commentary, has all the personality of a length of 4x2.

 

[BettercallSaul]

Kicking into the forward 50!has been poor. Very un Freo like.....

 

[Reynolds Number]

Just like last years mens side. Great pre season followed by rubbish.

 

[Righteo]

That's the only way we're gonna score it seems

 

[Simmofreo]

I wish the womens team had a forward like Sarah perkins where you can kick to a forward on the lead

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[rgauci]

Absolutely no fluency. No one stands wide of the contest for the receive. Everyone in and under. Hopefully they gel soon. Looked like it started to come together for moments.

 

[Clems Knee]

One point down after kicking into the wind in the first quarter. Players hard at it and very willing.
Freo is a pretty short team, which is likely to have an effect later in the game.

 

[Harry Reems]

Who was the genius that decided to give Drew Petrie a job in commentary, has all the personality of a length of 4x2.

He was perfect for women's football they reckon.

 

[meima]

Can't see the team go far , if this the type of goal they will depend on.

 

[electricfeel]

Despite the pink being a bit cliched, I still totally love our uniform. The shorts with the pink lining are great.

 

[yakka man]

the heck?