News Non-Crows AFLW 2023

[NikkiNoo]

As season 4 gets underway tonight thought we should have a non-crows thread for talk about all the other games and teams.

Looks like it’s going to be a good crowd at Ikon park tonight

 

[AFC3000]

The traditional Carlton vs Richmond AFLW season opener.

They'll lock this in for the next 100 years.

 

[LiquidCrow]

Very scrappy start. 1.5.11 - 0.0.0, only goal to Carlton from a freekick late in the quarter.

 

[NikkiNoo]

Carlton looks a lot better. They have had some really good movement forward. If just a bit cleaner or quicker in their play and Richmond would really be in trouble. Still don’t have enough long kicks.

Good pressure start.

 

[brucetiki]

The traditional Carlton vs Richmond AFLW season opener.

They'll lock this in for the next 100 years.

They've even let Carlton do a banner, after directing all cheer squads that only the home team can have banners this season

 

[LiquidCrow]

Halftime
Carlton: 1.8.14
Richmond: 0.2.2

Pretty entertaining game despite the low scores. Blues look to have the better structure and transitions; dominating overall but without much on the scoreboard to show for it.

 

[Scorpus]

Wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of teams struggle like Richmond are tonight.

Both the expansion teams and those that were heavily raided

 

[NikkiNoo]

Tesorio showing her thug tendencies that she’s well known for.

Richmond have completely lost their structure.

McEvoy already showing why most thought she was the best player in the draft last year. Really like the look of Egan for Carlton. Her ability to read the play and get front and centre is so good. Just needs to be a bit quicker on her disposal and she will be so damaging.

 

[NikkiNoo]

Wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of teams struggle like Richmond are tonight.

Both the expansion teams and those that were heavily raided

I think Richmond believed their hype a little bit. I also think there will be issues with players who played full seasons in their state league just like last year. They will tire quicker.

 

[LiquidCrow]

Tesorio showing her thug tendencies that she’s well known for.

Ah, was wondering who that was. All I could catch from the footage was the player didn't have an ACL so was probably picked to be the enforcer.

 

[Scorpus]

I think Richmond believed their hype a little bit. I also think there will be issues with players who played full seasons in their state league just like last year. They will tire quicker.

It's amazing how much hype they got. They do have a handful of good recruits but their depth is shocking, like all expansion teams.

Teams with the best depth do really well in this comp

 

[brucetiki]

Gee Richmond have been trash tonight

 

[LiquidCrow]

3/4 Time
Carlton: 5.9.39
Richmond: 0.2.2

Carlton running away with this one. Not much to cheer about for Tiger fans.

 

[NikkiNoo]

Interesting that in the clip of the Blues huddle, Harford started speaking while they weren’t listening to him and it took a bit for them to realise.

Both teams starting to look a bit tired.

 

[ams4crows]

Is anybody even remotely suprised at this type of scoreline?
Perhaps should have oppened with either 2 new teams or 2 original teams

 

[LiquidCrow]

Final score
Carlton: 6.12.48
Richmond: 2.2.14

A couple of consolation goals for Richmond, but it ended up being very one-sided affair with Carlton leading the Inside 50s 44 to 11 (and probably every other stat of note).

 

[NikkiNoo]

With Richmond in our conference, I’m very happy with that result.

 

[cmndstab]

I only really got to see the first quarter, and bits of the second. Looks like it was a blowout in the end. What do people think - were Richmond just underwhelming, or have Carlton taken a step up?

 

[LiquidCrow]

I only really got to see the first quarter, and bits of the second. Looks like it was a blowout in the end. What do people think - were Richmond just underwhelming, or have Carlton taken a step up?

Hard to say. It didn't feel like Richmond's star recruits had much impact on the game, and they really struggled to break out of the defensive zone during the first half when Carlton wasn't that accurate. Felt their ball movement wasn't that great, lots of handballs to players under pressure and misplaced kicks, which I'd put down to inexperience being an expansion side.

For the Blues I thought their new recruits - McEvoy and Egan especially were quite good. Prespaskis copped a whack to the head and was tagged in the first half before running riot. Tayla Harris looked dangerous up forward - had a nice smother in the first quarter and some good contested marks but still shanked a few kicks in front of goal. They looked faster - one of their smaller mids whose name escapes me was involved in some good tackles. Felt like both sides ran out of steam after the third quarter, but it was already finished as a contest by then.

 

[brucetiki]

I only really got to see the first quarter, and bits of the second. Looks like it was a blowout in the end. What do people think - were Richmond just underwhelming, or have Carlton taken a step up?

A bit of both. Richmond were very underwhelming, while Carlton have stepped it up a bit.

 

[radiojake]

Suck shit Richmond

The media hype about Richmond's AFLW side the past week or so here in Melbourne would have you believe it was season 1

Hope they lose every game

 

[ams4crows]

They've expanded the league too quickly in my opinion, I love that there's more teams so more spots for female athletes to get there go but alot of them are no where near ready for this next big step.

The quality of the game has to get better to continue to get people to come out and watch and so far every season I've seen improvement which is awesome, im gonna watch every game this round regardless but last nights game I didn't see anything that was better than what we produced last season.

I know last season stars aligned and we were just so much better than everyone else, even our depth was miles better than any other team so interested to see how we go with 8 debutants today.

 

[NikkiNoo]

We were so far above other teams last season that seeing the improvement in Carlton’s ball movement was a step forward this season. The umpiring was also better. Funny how that happens when there is actually a competent umpire on the ground as there has been a call for since season 1.

 

[brucetiki]

I do have to have a chuckle that today’s GWS v Gold Coast game is going ahead with no question of it being postponed yet the A-League match in Sydney’s been postponed due to the weather

 

[NikkiNoo]

It’s a scrappy game due to the conditions but there is still quite a nice lot of skills on display, plus a number of SA and former Crows players. First goal kicker for the Suns is a Sout ugh Aussie in Britt Perry.