AFLW Geelong Cats 2019 AFLW Team Megathread

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We're currently 6-5, well on track to meet our preseason goal of finishing the season with a 7-7 record.

Interestingly, all 6 wins have come against teams below us, and the 5 losses were against teams above us. We have one game against a team above us (next week vs Vic Uni) and 2 against a team below us (oddly enough, play the Eastern Devils twice in a row to finish the season).

 

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Another good win over the Hawks

 

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Even the ladies follow our tradition of beating Hawthorn

 

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Could be a mini-elimination final this week. We're currently 6th with a 6-5 record, while VU Western Spurs are 5th with a 7-4. We have 2 games against the 7th placed Eastern Devils in the last fortnight, while VU play 4th placed St.Kilda and 1st placed Darebin on the run home.

(This is assuming there's a final 5 in the VFLW)

 

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VFL Women's: Round 12
Geelong Cats v VU Western Spurs
Saturday, August 12, Anthony Costa Oval, Kardinia Park, Geelong, 11.45am

CATS TEAM

Backs: Laura Taylor, Bec Goring (captain), Lara Williams

Half-backs: Elise Coventry, Anna Teague, Emily Ramsay

Centres: Renee Garing, Richelle Cranston, Hannah Burchell

Half-forwards: Danielle Higgins, Maddie Boyd, Hayley Trevean

Forwards: Michele Fedele, Kate Darby, Hannah Mangan

Followers: Erin Hoare, Cassie Blakeway, Lily Mithen

Interchange from: Madisen Maguire, Teresa Telford, Cassandra Hynes, Krista Woodroffe, Emma Delaney, Millie Klingbeil, Maighan Fogas

 

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Women's side are up 0.4.4 to 0.0.0 at 1/4 time.

Wind would be playing havoc on the unprotected St.Mary's Oval I'd suggest.

 

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High scoring affair this - 0.4.4 to 0.1.1 at half time.

Could well be a case of first goal wins.

 

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Floodgates have opened! Maddie Boyd and Kate Darby kick 2 goals in less than a minute, and we're up by 15 points midway through the 3rd term, 2.4.16 to 0.1.1.

 

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Massive quarter by the girls. Kicked 5 goals in 10 minutes in the middle of that quarter to go into the last change 34 points up, 5.5.35 to 0.1.1.

 

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Game over, and the girls record their 7th win for the season, running out winners 6.5.41 to 1.3.9. Goalkickers: Kate Darby 3, Maddie Boyd 2, Michelle Fedele 1.

 

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This is what sucks about expansion not happening next year.
We lose some great players to other clubs. But great news for Erin

 

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This is what sucks about expansion not happening next year.
We lose some great players to other clubs. But great news for Erin

The AFL should hurry up with the expansion news, because while it won't be happening next year it might mean that some players could decide to stick it out at this level for another 12 months to stay with their current team.

Would also be good if the future teams (fingers crossed that includes us) are permitted to offer them conditional contacts that extend to the first year of competing in the league so that squads could start to be built and players aren't lost to the teams who helped with their development.

 

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The AFL should hurry up with the expansion news, because while it won't be happening next year it might mean that some players could decide to stick it out at this level for another 12 months to stay with their current team.

Would also be good if the future teams (fingers crossed that includes us) are permitted to offer them conditional contacts that extend to the first year of competing in the league so that squads could start to be built and players aren't lost to the teams who helped with their development.

That's just too logical.

 

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Geelong has named its women's team to take on the Eastern Devils at Deakin University’s Elite Sports Precinct at the Waurn Ponds campus on Sunday afternoon.

The match will be a showcase event on Deakin's Open Day.

VFL Women's: Round 13
Geelong Cats v Eastern Devils
Sunday, August 20, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, 1pm

CATS TEAM

Backs: Anna Teague, Bec Goring (captain), Krista Woodroffe

Half-backs: Laura Taylor, Elise Coventry, Emily Ramsay

Centres: Renee Garing, Richelle Cranston, Hannah Burchell

Half-forwards: Danielle Higgins, Michele Fedele, Hannah Mangan

Forwards: Kate Darby, Alisha Habib, Maddie Boyd

Followers: Erin Hoare, Cassie Blakeway, Lily Mithen

Interchange from: Emma Delaney, Teresa Telford, Cassandra Hynes, Hayley Trevean

Emergencies: Millie Klingbeil, Cheryl de Groot

 

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For the 2nd weekend in a row, all 3 Geelong sides have recorded a win, with the VFLW side running out winners over Eastern Devils 11.8.74 to 4.5.29.

Goalscorers: Kate Darby 4, Danielle Higgins 2, Alisha Habib 2, Richelle Cranston, Hannah Burchell, Maddie Boyd.

We play the Devils again next week, and need to win and hope the 8th placed Cranbourne upset the 4th placed St.Kilda to sneak into the finals. Regardless of whether we make the finals or not, we've already exceeded our expectations of finishing the season with 7 wins.

 

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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...n/news-story/733491d70991fe447a3095642b095ea7

Looks like we are the front runners to be let in

 

[lionbear]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...n/news-story/733491d70991fe447a3095642b095ea7

Looks like we are the front runners to be let in

You would have to say it all but confirms it, we have done everything the league asked us to do when they awarded Carlton the licence ahead of us and even more.

It would be a fair old kick in the guts to not only not award us the licence but finalise the decision in the city of witch they are about to upset so much.

 

[Catdog]

Really hope this happens, don't screw us AFL.

 

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From the article linked a couple of posts above:

The commission will sit in Geelong next week where it will hear recommendations from AFL executive Andrew Dillon about the makeup of the 2019 season.

If the commission comes to Geelong to hear recommendations and then decides to not give us a team it really is a kick in the guts - probably means they will do just that now

 

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Team to face the Eastern Devils in Mulgrave at 2pm on Sunday in the last H&A game for the season:

Backs: Anna Teague, Bec Goring (captain), Krista Woodroffe

Half-backs: Laura Taylor, Elise Coventry, Emily Ramsay

Centres: Renee Garing, Richelle Cranston, Hannah Burchell

Half-forwards: Danielle Higgins, Michele Fedele, Hannah Mangan

Forwards: Kate Darby, Alisha Habib, Maddie Boyd

Followers: Erin Hoare, Cassie Blakeway, Hayley Trevean

Interchange from: Emma Delaney, Millie Klingbeil, Cassandra Hynes, Maddie Janssen

Emergencies: Madisen Maguire, Teresa Telford, Cheryl de Groot, Ruby Benham

 

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Team to face the Eastern Devils in Mulgrave at 2pm on Sunday in the last H&A game for the season:

Backs: Anna Teague, Bec Goring (captain), Krista Woodroffe

Half-backs: Laura Taylor, Elise Coventry, Emily Ramsay

Centres: Renee Garing, Richelle Cranston, Hannah Burchell

Half-forwards: Danielle Higgins, Michele Fedele, Hannah Mangan

Forwards: Kate Darby, Alisha Habib, Maddie Boyd

Followers: Erin Hoare, Cassie Blakeway, Hayley Trevean

Interchange from: Emma Delaney, Millie Klingbeil, Cassandra Hynes, Maddie Janssen

Emergencies: Madisen Maguire, Teresa Telford, Cheryl de Groot, Ruby Benham

mithem get injured?

 

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mithem get injured?

Either that or giving her the week off since she's playing in the AFLW State of Origin game the following week.

 

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Girls are currently leading the Eastern Devils 3.3.21 to 1.4.10 midway through the 3rd term. Unfortunately we won't be making finals - we needed St.Kilda to lose to Cranbourne as well, and they're currently up 65-0. Still, if we hang on to win, a 9 win season is a great effort, considering we were aiming to break even over the 14 round season.

 

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Eastern Devils with 5 of the last 6 goals and lead 6.7.43 to 4.3.27 midway through the last quarter.

 

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