AFLW North Melbourne Football Club AFLW - Season 2023 [Offseason/Preseason]

[gokangas]

Does anyone have any idea when the AFLW season will commence this year?

We are nearly through the first month of 2023, and there is nothing I can find on the AFL website.

I think it is an absolute disgrace on the part of the AFL that nothing appears to be set in concrete as to when and what format this years season will take. Surely they can give us a start date, number of games to be played and how they will work out the fixturing.

The AFL needs to get serious and treat the girls respectfully in my opinion.

Fair call Horace. Usually by now the media are all over this but everything seems rather quiet.

 

[Teen Wolf]

I'll be a little disappointed if the AFLW only increases the number of games to 12 or worse still doesn't increase it at all. At the moment the draw is so unfair, and they expanded the number of teams in the competition rapidly, surely, they can do the same with the numbers of games the teams play.

Gill last year said outright he doesn't believe 17 rounds = a fairer competition. He would say that even if he doesn't actually believe it, nevertheless HQ would've been thrilled with how 10 rounds worked out:

Overrated Vic teams gifted home finals, and even the crappy new teams in Melbourne winning a few games. None of which got in the way of the most deserving teams making the GF and prelims (unlike the 2019 debacle).

With that in mind, there's a lack of incentive to rapidly increase the number of rounds. Gill also said it's the gap between the best and worst teams which is preventing a longer season. Again, sounds disingenuous, but there's no doubt they are uncomfortable with the amount of single-digit scores.

 

[Warlord2Cheezels]

Gill last year said outright he doesn't believe 17 rounds = a fairer competition. He would say that even if he doesn't actually believe it, nevertheless HQ would've been thrilled with how 10 rounds worked out:

Overrated Vic teams gifted home finals, and even the crappy new teams in Melbourne winning a few games. None of which got in the way of the most deserving teams making the GF and prelims (unlike the 2019 debacle).

With that in mind, there's a lack of incentive to rapidly increase the number of rounds. Gill also said it's the gap between the best and worst teams which is preventing a longer season. Again, sounds disingenuous, but there's no doubt they are uncomfortable with the amount of single-digit scores.

If they are so concerned about the gap between good teams and poor teams, then perhaps they need to set up two divisions, with minnow clubs like Port Adelaide, Sydney, GWS, West Coast, Hawthorn, Essendon and Carlton playing in second division until they are good enough to challenge the real clubs.

 

[Teen Wolf]

If they are so concerned about the gap between good teams and poor teams, then perhaps they need to set up two divisions, with minnow clubs like Port Adelaide, Sydney, GWS, West Coast, Hawthorn, Essendon and Carlton playing in second division until they are good enough to challenge the real clubs.

Are they not essentially already doing that by capping the number of rounds to ~10, and prioritising strong v strong and weak v weak match-ups.

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[Ligma]

AT ARDEN STREET!!

 

[kool kangas]

AT ARDEN STREET!! View attachment 1603374

Massacre coming up.... Why does it say round 13 Ligma?

 

[Ligma]

Massacre coming up.... Why does it say round 13 Ligma?

I hope to be picked for that game lol

 

[kool kangas]

I hope to be picked for that game lol

If that happens it will be a sellout crowd...

 

[The Nostradamus]

Good to see the aflw girls at the fam day today

Strong contingent including vikki wall who has made her way back from ireland

 

[Hearts to hearts]

So the latest four expansion clubs get ANOTHER crack at poaching players, no trade required - North, Crows, Lions and Demons can lose up to maximum five players each as the final top four clubs last season - the next four can’t lose more than two each (Richmond I guess now happy to be back in the pack).

We already got shafted by getting no extra help in the previous expansion, but this is really poor to give the last four clubs such a bonus compared to earlier expansion clubs.

Hopefully the players who chose to stick with NMFC earlier will do the same again, with more incentive as we feel closer to breaking through for a flag.

As an aside, the target everyone is talking about now is Chloe Molloy to Sydney. That would be amusing given her earlier comments but crap for the Pies.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Not too concerned tbh all our players had the chance to go to those clubs 12 months ago for free and didn’t. If anything we look much better a year on and those expansion clubs are in for long builds

Plus only 3+ season players are eligible

Honestly can’t think of 1 player eligible that would go, maybe hardiman but she’s not very good and not in the best team anyway

 

[Hatchy1992]

So the latest four expansion clubs get ANOTHER crack at poaching players, no trade required - North, Crows, Lions and Demons can lose up to maximum five players each as the final top four clubs last season - the next four can’t lose more than two each (Richmond I guess now happy to be back in the pack).

We already got shafted by getting no extra help in the previous expansion, but this is really poor to give the last four clubs such a bonus compared to earlier expansion clubs.

Hopefully the players who chose to stick with NMFC earlier will do the same again, with more incentive as we feel closer to breaking through for a flag.

As an aside, the target everyone is talking about now is Chloe Molloy to Sydney. That would be amusing given her earlier comments but crap for the Pies.

I wasn't happy when I read that either. Sounds ridiculously unfair to me.

Hopefully our culture and our want to win a premiership together pulls us through with limited losses (ideally none at all)

 

[Warlord2Cheezels]

Unless there are further changes to the salary cap and tier structure, I can't see how any of the 4 expansion clubs can lure players who didn't want to go last year especially when the clubs have filled their top tier franchise spots. The only way it would work is if a good paying job suddenly appeared for the other 6 months of the year like the one that Aileen Gilroy took at Hawthorn.

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

We got absolutely ****ed again.

We finished on the same number of wins as Fremantle in fifth but 5% higher.

We can lose up to five players, they can lose only two.

Not to mention, the top three teams have all won premierships while we haven't.

 

[muttley45]

Is it also true that as well as the same player poaching concessions given to Hawks, Port, and *, Sydney also receive even more ?

edit : kind of looks like it to me :

But across the four clubs, only 13 players in total will be able to be signed as a PSP player (two at Essendon, three each at Hawthorn and Port Adelaide and five at Sydney), with the rules allowing anyone who has played at least three AFLW seasons to be classified as such.

There was also understanding as to Sydney being able to offer longer-term deals (up to four years instead of the current maximum of two), given the need for the Swans to attract interstate players as the New South Wales talent pool develops – although Greater Western Sydney would be justified in maybe feeling slightly miffed it cannot do the same.

 

[DEVO]

So the latest four expansion clubs get ANOTHER crack at poaching players, no trade required - North, Crows, Lions and Demons can lose up to maximum five players each as the final top four clubs last season - the next four can’t lose more than two each (Richmond I guess now happy to be back in the pack).

We already got shafted by getting no extra help in the previous expansion, but this is really poor to give the last four clubs such a bonus compared to earlier expansion clubs.

Hopefully the players who chose to stick with NMFC earlier will do the same again, with more incentive as we feel closer to breaking through for a flag.

As an aside, the target everyone is talking about now is Chloe Molloy to Sydney. That would be amusing given her earlier comments but crap for the Pies.

Crocker has built a strong, united team so I can't see players like Kearney, Bruton, Garner, the Kings, Riddell, Brown and Bresenehan wanting to leave, especially with the chance of a premiership being a real possibility in the next few seasons. Perhaps fringe players like Hardiman and Campbell may look for opportunities elsewhere, but I wouldn't be to upset if they go, there are a number of younger players that have past them by in the last season or so.

 

[King Corey]

There was also understanding as to Sydney being able to offer longer-term deals (up to four years instead of the current maximum of two), given the need for the Swans to attract interstate players as the New South Wales talent pool develops – although Greater Western Sydney would be justified in maybe feeling slightly miffed it cannot do the same.

 

[Warlord2Cheezels]

All those jokes about a kid being zoned to a Sydney academy because they once flew over NSW is about to become reality.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Today Sarah Black on the official site explaining why everyone overreacted - max of 13 players in total can be poached, more likely to be lower tier players than stars moving. Always a surprise. Does anyone at AFLW actually think anything through to logical conclusions BEFORE the announcements?

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Is it also true that as well as the same player poaching concessions given to Hawks, Port, and *, Sydney also receive even more ?

edit : kind of looks like it to me :

But across the four clubs, only 13 players in total will be able to be signed as a PSP player (two at Essendon, three each at Hawthorn and Port Adelaide and five at Sydney), with the rules allowing anyone who has played at least three AFLW seasons to be classified as such.

There was also understanding as to Sydney being able to offer longer-term deals (up to four years instead of the current maximum of two), given the need for the Swans to attract interstate players as the New South Wales talent pool develops – although Greater Western Sydney would be justified in maybe feeling slightly miffed it cannot do the same.

“Slightly miffed”. GWS would be justified in being livid.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Magpie no more: Swans land Molloy in huge move

Magpie gun will play for Sydney in Season Eight in first major move of 2023 player movement window

www.womens.afl

“Loyalty”.

 

[Mr 305]

Magpie no more: Swans land Molloy in huge move

Magpie gun will play for Sydney in Season Eight in first major move of 2023 player movement window

www.womens.afl

“Loyalty”.

 

[Horace]

Magpie no more: Swans land Molloy in huge move

Magpie gun will play for Sydney in Season Eight in first major move of 2023 player movement window

www.womens.afl

“Loyalty”.

That's a huge move and the Pies are entitled to feel mightily miffed.

I just hope this doesn't start some other higher profile players deciding to join her there. Well some of our higher profile players at least making that decision.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

That's a huge move and the Pies are entitled to feel mightily miffed.

I just hope this doesn't start some other higher profile players deciding to join her there. Well some of our higher profile players at least making that decision.

If they’d got Ash they wouldn’t have had the space - so hope now if they have Molloy they can’t add other big names.

If Pies lose her and also trade away Cann, Lambert and Chiocchi as reported, I don’t know what they are doing. Coach should be following Harford out of a job pretty soon.