Women's Footy AFLW Fremantle - 2020 #1 Team - Season Cancelled

[Monument Hills]

Nice little turn out of family and friends at Cockburn today for the derby scratch. Got Roxy's mum nearby. Seems lovely folk

 

[wayToGo_]

Nice little turn out of family and friends at Cockburn today for the derby scratch. Got Roxy's mum nearby. Seems lovely folk

Couldn't manage to get there today. Any update? How they looking? Hopefully they are just blowing out the cobwebs, trialling some stuff, going at 3/4 pace and no injuries please...

 

[showemhowtorock]

The report didn't talk about the score but seemed to place a strong emphasis on that freo were a young side and Eagles played their full strength side which is interesting

 

[Purple_Turtle]

Young Dockers shine in hitout

Fremantle’s preparations for the 2020 NAB AFL Women’s season appear on track, with a promising showing in a practice match against West Coast on Saturday at Victor George Kailis Oval.

www.fremantlefc.com.au

 

[Deveraux]

5 goal qtr sounds nice. I wonder what the final result was...

 

[Lach72]

Now you’d reckon as they did everything to not mention the score we got towelled up

 

[wayToGo_]

Now you’d reckon as they did everything to not mention the score we got towelled up

If we had a 5 goal quarter and got towelled up it must have been a very high scoring game. I doubt that. Our form (and I assume most clubs are the same) is not to disclose scores in trial games.

 

[TheShrewdDude]

Now you’d reckon as they did everything to not mention the score we got towelled up

About a 6-7 goal win to Freo. Strong breeze to one end. Freo showed good signs considering who was missing. WC are going to struggle this year I think.

 

[showemhowtorock]

This article gives brilliant insight! says 10 were kicked altogether (4 to Duffy, Sharp & Houghton a few each too according to this). The little video confirms our thoughts about Aine Tighe too as she was apparently all over the ground! The excitement is real

AFLW: Strong hitout leaves Cooper with selection headache

Trent Cooper expects to have to make some hard decisions come round one

www.fremantlefc.com.au

 

[wayToGo_]

Freo media team are killing it with their coverage lately. A few new articles, picture gallery and videos up on the Freo website now.

Apparently Aine Tighe was amazing in the ruck. Bowers was a bit jealous she wasn't out there being fed by her taps. Another teammate said she was picking up the ball off the ground with one hand. And another said she was one of the fastest players on the Freo list and was carving it up. Legit excited if she can back that up next weekend v Adelaide - maybe start hitting the scoreboard as well? Sounded like Mim Strom had a pretty solid first up game also.

Good to hear Roxanne Roux was taking some high flying contested marks (and pinch hitting in the ruck). Duffy kicking 4, Houghton a couple, and Sharp, Roux getting at least one goal each is a good spread by the forward line. Kicking 10 goals total is a solid return in the first hit out. Hopefully Flood has settled in and gets on the scoreboard next time.

Great that Katie Jayne-Grieve was dominant in the midfield and Jasmin Stewart stepped up as well. Plus seems like Lindal Rhode got plenty of touches on the wing, with Sharp rotating through and impacting on the wing/half forward. Bianca Webb putting her hand up with a good job up against Hooker is good news also.

Sounds like Cuthbertson, O'Driscoll and Garstone all held up well in defence and well led by the Gooch. I'm assuming Seth, Stannett, Pugh and Mascall also played down back and they swung Mia-Rae Clifford around the place?

Encouraging signs from a team captained by the only leadership group member in the team (Gabby O'Sullivan) and missing (I think) Kara Antonio, Ebony Antonio, Kiara Bowers, Hayley Miller, Steph Cain, Alex Williams, Tayla Bresland, and Matilda Sargeant. Hopefully all/most of those names will be in the team next weekend.

Will definitely be some selection headaches come round 1.

 

[eastfreo75]

This article gives brilliant insight! says 10 were kicked altogether (4 to Duffy, Sharp & Houghton a few each too according to this). The little video confirms our thoughts about Aine Tighe too as she was apparently all over the ground! The excitement is real

AFLW: Strong hitout leaves Cooper with selection headache

Trent Cooper expects to have to make some hard decisions come round one

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Onya Aine.

She will be in the recruit of the year.

Last year we had some workmanlike rucks who won’t up to play number one ruck.

Tighe is very exciting.

 

[showemhowtorock]

Onya Aine.

She will be in the recruit of the year.

Last year we had some workmanlike rucks who won’t up to play number one ruck.

Tighe is very exciting.

I Aine is half as good as her highlights from the comps in ireland then she will probably be the best ruck in the competition

 

[wayToGo_]

The irish girls both sides looking exciting.

How did Flood go from what you saw? I'm pretty convinced Tighe and Roux will have a big impact this year but Flood is such a wildcard for us if she can get her head around the game - and does the defensive aspects well.

 

[Bigger]

Really strong breeze favouring WC in the first. They started really energetically as expected and kept booting it forward so kept it close to their goal with a lot of missed shots. WC Pisco is the biggest girl I've ever seen up close. I used to do a lot of weights in my younger days and she's twice as big as i ever was. She'd out wrestle Darcy. Going to ragdoll some girls this year. Got first goal of the game.

I hear what you are saying. Here is Piskoneri next to Roxy Roux.

 

[wayToGo_]

Good article about Freo on womens.afl - rucks killing it, even stronger forward line, more balanced/share the load midfield, versatility...

AFLW Latest News - AFL.com.au/aflw

Latest breaking AFLW news from the official website of the Australian Football League.

womens.afl

 

[Monument Hills]

How did Flood go from what you saw? I'm pretty convinced Tighe and Roux will have a big impact this year but Flood is such a wildcard for us if she can get her head around the game - and does the defensive aspects well.

sorry. Still not entirely sure who is who of the girls I haven't seen before (except for those exceptionally tall, built like a huge man, dark skinned, or man's haircut). So many of them on both sides look the same - circa 5'6-5'8, tanned, toned and athletic, hot legs, brown hair in a bun. the wife gave me the update on the irish girls.

 

[wayToGo_]

sorry. Still not entirely sure who is who of the girls I haven't seen before (except for those exceptionally tall, built like a huge man, dark skinned, or man's haircut). So many of them on both sides look the same - circa 5'6-5'8, tanned, toned and athletic, hot legs, brown hair in a bun. the wife gave me the update on the irish girls.

No problem mate. Kate probably would have been playing full forward - number #44. I think she's a little shorter than Houghton but taller than our other forwards. Blonde hair in a plaited pony tail. She had a lot of strapping. Pic below.

Big call but if Flood steps up alongside Houghton, Roux, Duffy, O'Sullivan, Sharp and EAntonio/Tighe/Clifford swinging forward at times I think we'll pass Adelaide as having the best forward line in the AFLW. Mind you I'm happy with Freo being underrated by the Vic media again.

 

[eastfreo75]

No problem mate. Kate probably would have been playing full forward - number #44. I think she's a little shorter than Houghton but taller than our other forwards. Blonde hair in a plaited pony tail. She had a lot of strapping. Pic below.

Big call but if Flood steps up alongside Houghton, Roux, Duffy, O'Sullivan, Sharp and EAntonio/Tighe/Clifford swinging forward at times I think we'll pass Adelaide as having the best forward line in the AFLW. Mind you I'm happy with Freo being underrated by the Vic media again.

I like settled player roles.

Clifford and E Antonio can play key backs.

Flood and Houghton key forwards.

Tighe in the ruck.

Forward line of Roux, Flood, Houghton, O’Sullivan and Duffy seems solid to me.

 

[Okinakashi]

I'm looking forward to a going to a couple of AFLW games this year. Hopefully the weather won't be too hot. Freo oval on a 35+ degree day is awful for footy watching.

I'm not sure I can stomach watching the Dirty Birds at Perth Stadium.

 

[TheTassieHawk]

I like settled player roles.

Clifford and E Antonio can play key backs.

Flood and Houghton key forwards.

Tighe in the ruck.

Forward line of Roux, Flood, Houghton, O’Sullivan and Duffy seems solid to me.

Where does Mim Strong fit in if all of the above are fit ??

 

[wayToGo_]

Where does Mim Strong fit in if all of the above are fit ??

She was drafted as a future player, not really as one for 2020. But she's already been pretty impressive and I think they are now weighing up whether they could carry both her and Tighe in the same team. I still think she'll be an unlucky exclusion if everyone is fit but I'm still expecting her to debut at some point this year. I think the young players know the importance of development and want to earn their spot on the team whether it be this year or next year. All our 18yos would have learnt a heap already -> they've already won.

 

[eastfreo75]

Where does Mim Strong fit in if all of the above are fit ??

I was thinking as the second ruck but not sure how that works structurally.

 

[showemhowtorock]

I was thinking as the second ruck but not sure how that works structurally.

does anyone know what Mim is like in the forward line? could we have a Darcy/Lobb type duo with those two?

 

[eastfreo75]

does anyone know what Mim is like in the forward line? could we have a Darcy/Lobb type duo with those two?

Women’s game is 16 a side.

So playing extra talls would make you more top heavy than the men’s game.

Plus, not sure that Taberner, Hogan, and Lobb can function in the same forward line.

 

[Taylor]

AFLW hasn't opened up into as much of a general play game as AFL yet, so I think marking players and contested ball winners with a bit of toe for a hack kick forward would be effective.

Elite outside runners will open it right up, remember that game against the Pies where Webb tore them up offering options wide? Just like that.