Preview Rd 6 vs StKilda

[Mitchell Madness]

Halfway through the season, and results pretty much going as expected. Improvements on field, but a bloody tough fixture

St Kilda v Hawthorn

Saturday 7 October

RSEA Park, 3.05pm AEDT

B: Kaitlyn Ashmore, Catherine Brown

HB: Laura Elliott, Mackenzie Eardley, Emily Everist

C: Louise Stephenson, Jasmine Fleming, Charlotte Baskaran

HF: Tahlia Fellows, Greta Bodey, Bridie Hipwell

F: Tamara Luke, Tilly Lucas-Rodd

R: Lucy Wales, Emily Bates, Tamara Smith

INT: Aine McDonagh, Aileen Gilroy, Kristy Stratton, Jenna Richardson, Mattea Breed



EMG: Bridget Deed, Akec Makur Chuot, Sophie Locke



In: Mackenzie Eardley

Out: Sophie Locke (omitted)

A bit disappointed deed isn't in, as we desperately need a big body in the middle.

More selection head scratchers with midifielders going into the pockets, but whatever helps with development I suppose

 

[HawkInExile]

Great to have McKenzie Eardley back. Really looking forward to this game

 

[Rimsy]

some nice play by the girls so far today. Missed a couple of early opportunities, but made up for it with that first goal.

 

[MightyHawks86]

Great mark by Fellows. Ashmore getting in some good spots.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Bad finishing whilst saints have Ben opportunistic.

Seemed rushed early but settled

Got the breeze this quarter

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Female ump has nfi

 

[MightyHawks86]

Even in the AFLW, we're stuck with Kelli's commentary.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Our worst half ever (despite the score)
No effort

 

[HawkInExile]

Very disappointing first half. We really need to lift in the 2nd half.

 

[The Post Man]

Our worst half ever (despite the score)
No effort

In fear of sounding too negative and upsetting those who want this to be a soft, light, fluffy and feel good forum, you could be onto something here.

Skills are terrible. Players getting to the ball and stopping, making them a tackle bag. Some real rabbit in spotlight moments when players have the ball. Decision making is mostly poor and often too slow. I wonder if the saying you train as you play has some merit here?

You'd think someone would have worked on Fellows kicking over the last couple of seasons, but it doesn't look like it has changed at all.

Can't fault the pressure without the ball, which seems to be the one wood. Ashcroft started well, Bates has won a bit of it and Luke is crashing and bashing really well. Stratton has brought some elite physicality to the team inside the contest. We look best and dangerous when Fleming gets the ball on transition.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

More scoring shots but 3 goals behind...
Wind has turned again too.
First quarter going towards the saints end, then turned to the saints end, now going thE saints end again (someone check for the industrial fans)

Fleming the only player with intelligence right now.

Because gameplan of bunch up and hope doesn't work at any level.
If one player leads to a pocket watch our fortunes change

 

[PenAndPaper]

Baskaran is our most improved player by far from last year. She has been excellent this season

 

[The Post Man]

Baskaran is our most improved player by far from last year. She has been excellent this season

If you call handballing straight to the oppo almost everytime she gets the ball excellent, then more power to you PAP!

 

[PenAndPaper]

If you call handballing straight to the oppo almost everytime she gets the ball excellent, then more power to you PAP!

She has had 0 turnovers today...

I'm also talking about her season as a whole being a massive improvement on last season

 

[HawkInExile]

Nice goal Stratton. Great to see her get some reward for her efforts.

 

[The Post Man]

She has had 0 turnovers today...

I'm also talking about her season as a whole being a massive improvement on last season

I don't care what the stats say, she hasn't hit a HB target today. They have all gone to a Saints player or to the advantage of a Saints player. If you decide not to see it, all power to you.

 

[rei154]

Underwood genuinely worse when she's commentating the AFLM- female BT in the AFLW.

It's been a fun game to watch- I feel Baskaran has been bloody good so far.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Great fightback. Pity it was the last quarter when they decided to play that way

Post man with his weekly pot-shots at baskaran as expected

 

[The Post Man]

Great fightback. Pity it was the last quarter when they decided to play that way

Post man with his weekly pot-shots at baskaran as expected

Sorry for calling it as it happened.

Can someone please tell me where I can buy the rose coloured glasses that have blinkers on them? They must be magical if they make things appear completely different to what they actually are.

 

[PenAndPaper]

I don't care what the stats say, she hasn't hit a HB target today. They have all gone to a Saints player or to the advantage of a Saints player. If you decide not to see it, all power to you.

You're objectively wrong, she went at 57% with 0 turnovers. If you decide not to accept facts, all power to you.

 

[The hands of stone]

Great fightback. Pity it was the last quarter when they decided to play that way

Post man with his weekly pot-shots at baskaran as expected

Thought she played a decent game

We are just that 1-2 seasons off at this stage

 

[The Post Man]

 

[The Post Man]

You're objectively wrong, she went at 57% with 0 turnovers. If you decide not to accept facts, all power to you.

Obviously I was wrong. What an amazing game she played!

57%….FMD the celebration and adulation of mediocrity in here is comedy gold! Thanks for the entertainment everyone. Please keep this train rolling.

 

[PenAndPaper]

Obviously I was wrong. What an amazing game she played!

57%….FMD the celebration and adulation of mediocrity in here is comedy gold! Thanks for the entertainment everyone. Please keep this train rolling.

Ok, so its clear you have absolutely no idea about the women's game. 57% is by no means bad at AFLW level due to the way Champion Data assess an effective disposal for them. Also 11 (4th most on the ground) of her 14 disposals were contested and she had 12 tackles (the most on the ground).

She is much improved on last year, which is what I originally stated which you for some reason took as a way to say how awful she is, was a strange attack on her when you were objectively wrong about her handballing straight to St Kilda players when she had 0 turnovers lmao.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Obviously I was wrong. What an amazing game she played!

57%….FMD the celebration and adulation of mediocrity in here is comedy gold! Thanks for the entertainment everyone. Please keep this train rolling.

The hawks went at 56.7, and stkilda 53.
If you're going to cherry pick, at least look at it in context