AFLW Toast Round 1: Beat the Giants by 56!

[Lore]

Essendon has named their side to open a fourth AFLW campaign in round one.

Draftees Grace Belloni, Holly Ridewood and Taya Chambers, as well as recruits Maggie MacLachlan and Courtney Murphy will all line up for their first matches in Essendon colours.

A slew of familiar faces also headline the Dons' outfit to open 2025, including Co-Captains Bonnie Toogood and Steph Cain, star midfielder Maddy Prespakis and noted goalkicker Daria Bannister.

The Bombers take on Murphy's former side GWS at Corroboree Group Oval Manuka in Canberra from 5:35pm AEST on Saturday.

Saturday's contest will be streamed live on FOX and Kayo.

 

[Vindicater]

I am so pissed they are not coming to Adelaide at all this year...

 

[Lore]

I am so pissed they are not coming to Adelaide at all this year...

Perils of a short season, can't play everyone once and if you're not playing both Adelaide and Port then the chances of playing at least one game in Adelaide are slim

 

[Vindicater]

Perils of a short season, can't play everyone once and if you're not playing both Adelaide and Port then the chances of playing at least one game in Adelaide are slim

Yep.

Yet another reason to make it a 17 game season at the very least.

 

[dank420_]

Bought the family a membership each.

 

[Vindicater]

Bought the family a membership each.

Yep. My daughter, wife and I are all members again despite not being able to go to a game unless they play Adelaide or Port in finals here.

 

[eth-dog]

Bonnie to kick 5

 

[Lore]

I didn’t get to see much AFLW last year so looking forward to seeing DB3 do her thing this afternoon

 

[Lore]

Bannister with our first goal of the season!

 

[Lore]

Looks like a decent AFLW ground and production is decent too

 

[Lore]

Won our first quarter of the season

 

[LB#16]

Evans from GWS missed an absolute sitter then they run hard the wrong way. This is hilarious.

 

[Lore]

13-39 at half time, go Bombers!!

 

[Lore]

and we begin again

 

[Lore]

Haha they kicked a goal and the after goal music is the simpsons theme

 

[Lore]

Another deb kicks a goal

 

[Lore]

26-63 with 6 mins to go in the 3rd


Giv’em a flogging bombers

 

[Sleepwalker]

That was a good 3 quarters of footy.

 

[Lore]

26-64 at 3QT

 

[Yoda_]

12.5

who's the goal kicking coach ?

 

[Lore]

Commentary just said our club record highest score is 84 and our best win was 66? Points. Closing in on breaking both tonight, currently 26-77

 

[Lore]

12.5

who's the goal kicking coach ?

I think it has more to do with recruiting tbh, they were already good kicks before they came to Essendon.

The good thing is we also didn’t ruin them

 

[windyhill]

Cop ****ing that !!!!!

 

[Lore]

29-85 now so officially our highest ever score in AFLW

 

[Lore]

First time hearing that song for some months now, so good