AFLW Round 1 Discussion - 2021 AFLW season

[Teen Wolf]

All times are local. In addition to the free-to-air television coverage noted below, all matches are broadcast live on Fox Footy and live-and-free on the AFLW website/app.

Carlton v C’wood
Thursday 7.15pm, Ikon Park
Seven (Melb/Adel) & 7mate (Syd/Bris/Perth)

St Kilda v W. Bulldogs
Friday 7.10pm, RSEA Park

Gold Coast v Melbourne
Saturday 2.10pm, Metricon Stadium
Seven (Melb) & 7mate (Syd/Bris)

West Coast v Adelaide
Saturday 2.10pm, Mineral Resources Park
Seven (Perth) & 7mate (Adel)

Geelong v North Melb.
Sunday 12.10pm, GMHBA Stadium
Seven (Melb/Adel) & 7mate (Bris)

Richmond v Brisbane
Sunday 2.10pm, Swinburne Centre
Seven (Melb/Adel/Perth) & 7mate (Syd/Bris)

Fremantle v GWS Giants
Sunday 1.10pm, Fremantle Oval
Seven (Perth) & 7mate (Syd)

Tickets go on sale to the general public from Monday, January 25th at 10am.

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TEAMS

Thursday, January 28
Carlton v Collingwood, Ikon Park, 7.15pm AEDT

CARLTON
B: B.Vernon 31 N.Plane 32
HB: V.Laloifi 8 C.Wilson 20 K.Harrington - C 9
C: L.Brazzale 12 E.O'Dea 46 K.Loynes 2
HF: M.Hill 10 T.Harris 7 D.Vescio 3
F: N.Stevens 21 J.Hosking 11
Foll: B.Moody 16 M.Prespakis 4 G.Gee 19
I/C: M.Guerin 18 A.Downie 30 A.McKay 5 G.Egan 1 C.Hammans 17
Emerg: J.Edwards 25 D.Walker 23

COLLINGWOOD
B: L.Butler 23 J.Allen 6
HB: R.Schleicher 18 S.Livingstone 12 A.Porter 9
C: S.Chiocci - C 17 J.Lambert 13 E.Fowler 15
HF: A.Velardo 5 B.Smith 19 A.Sheridan 14
F: C.Molloy 2 A.Newman 16
Foll: S.Norder 1 B.Davey 3 B.Bonnici 8
I/C: M.Cann 25 S.Alexander 24 S.Casey 22 E.O'Dea 50 T.Brown 26
Emerg: J.Lin 20 A.Moloney 40


Friday, January 29
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs, RSEA Park, 7.10pm AEDT

ST KILDA
B: H.Priest 14 T.White 29
HB: J.Van Dyk 36 C.Phillips 35 T.Lucas-Rodd 18
C: R.Saulitis 13 N.von Bertouch 28 C.Whitfort 4
HF: K.Shierlaw 12 K.McCarthy 9 C.Greiser 17
F: J.Vogt 10 D.Guttridge 5
Foll: R.Watt - C 7 G.Patrikios 21 R.Dillon 25
I/C: T.Smith 6 A.Brown 2 A.Burke 3 T.Meyer 34 N.Exon 15
Emerg: P.Kelly 16 I.Shannon 11

WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: A.Gogos 36 E.Brown 9
HB: S.Hartwig 15 I.Huntington 4 G.Newton 5
C: G.Lagioia 12 E.Blackburn - C 2 D.Berry 7
HF: J.Fitzgerald 23 K.Lamb 27 B.Lochland 1
F: B.Toogood 8 B.Hunt 21
Foll: C.Moody 13 E.Georgostathis 17 K.Lynch 10
I/C: N.Morris-Dalton 25 D.Marshall 26 B.Gutknecht 18 A.Guest 19 L.Spark 11
Emerg: I.Grant 3 N.Ferres 16


Saturday, January 30
Gold Coast v Melbourne at Metricon Stadium, 2.10pm AEST

GOLD COAST
B: J.Pregelj 42, L.Ahrens 7
HB: E.Keaney 30, S.Watson 14, D.D'Arcy 20
C: C.Hammond 29, H.Dunn 24, M.Levi 6
HF: K.Surman 26, P.Parker 1, S.Perkins 28
F: B.Perry 16, J.Stanton 17
Foll: L.Bella 2, A.Drennan 33, L.Kaslar 11
I/C: L.Bradfield 10, D.Heslop 25, K.Howarth 23, L.Single 13, S.Virgo 22
Emerg: J.Baird 18, G.Bevan 27

MELBOURNE
B: G.Colvin 32, L.Birch 9
HB: C.Emonson 11, D.Pearce 6, S.Heath 30
C: E.McNamara 22, L.Mithen 14, C.Sherriff 18
HF: S.Scott 12, K.Hore 10, J.Parry 19
F: E.Zanker 29, K.Petrevski 31
Foll: L.Pearce 15, K.Paxman 4, T.Hanks 5
I/C: S.Goldrick 23, M.Fitzsimon 24, A.Bannan 16, T.Cunningham, 1 B.Tarrant 20
Emerg: N.McEvoy 17, M.Caris 21


West Coast v Adelaide at Mineral Resources Park, 2.10pm AWST

WEST COAST
B: A.Ward 33, S.McDonald 35
HB: B.Smith 14, T.Bresland 20, M.Collier 8
C: M.Bowen 1, A.McCarthy 11, I.Lewis 6
HF: S.Davison 28, N.Kelly 12, G.Kelly 15
F: A.Gilmore 22, K.Gibson 2
Foll: P.Laurie 25, D.Hooker 17, E.Swanson 13
I/C: A.Atkins 9, B.Green 3, H.Bullas 24, C.Guard 4, D.Liddle 23
Emerg: K.Orme 32, K.Pope 29

ADELAIDE
B: L.Whiteley 22, S.Allan 39
HB: N.Allen 8, C.Randall 26, M.Rajcic 32
C: J.Mules 23, A.Hatchard 33, A.Foley 3
HF: E.Marinoff 10, E.Phillips 13, E.Jones 2
F: A.Woodland 24, S.Thompson 14
Foll: R.Metcalfe 11, H.Button 6, D.Ponter 15
I/C: N.Gore 7, M.Newman 17, T.Charlton 25, C.Biddell 12, A.Considine 16
Emerg: R.Forth 27, C.Gould 1


Sunday, January 31
Geelong v North Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium, 12.10pm AEDT

GEELONG
B: M.Brown 19 M.McMahon 24
HB: A.McDonald 3 M.McDonald - C 11 M.Keryk 45
C: D.Taylor 28 R.Webster 21 S.Van De Heuvel 27
HF: D.Higgins 2 P.McWilliams 23 J.Ivey 5
F: M.Boyd 26 R.Cranston 30
Foll: A.O'Connor 14 J.Crockett-Grills 6 O.Purcell 16
I/C: G.Clarke 17 D.Moloney 4 R.Garing 12 G.Rankin 10 R.Caris 1
Emerg: R.Goring 44 N.Garner 22

NORTH MELBOURNE
B: D.Hardiman 31 S.Wright 17
HB: J.Grierson 19 T.Randall 16 A.Gilroy 8
C: K.Ashmore 10 E.Kearney - C 9 J.Bruton 35
HF: D.Bateman 11 K.Gillespie-Jones 5 A.O'Loughlin 6
F: S.Abbatangelo 1 E.King 60
Foll: V.Saad 39 J.Garner 25 A.Riddell 7
I/C: D.Bannister 2 I.Eddey 3 N.Bresnehan 12 E.Gavalas 22 M.King 23
Emerg: T.Nestor 24 G.Hammond 44


Richmond v Brisbane, Swinburne Centre, 2.10pm AEDT

RICHMOND
B: R.Miller 15 H.Cordner 23
HB: P.Monahan 2 I.Ross 21 A.Makur Chuot 34
C: H.Burchell 9 M.Conti 4 K.Dempsey 19
HF: S.Dargan 17 S.D'Arcy 12 C.Wakefield 8
F: S.Frederick 14 T.Stahl 24
Foll: G.Seymour 28 S.Hosking 7 K.Brennan - C 3
I/C: E.McKenzie 22 C.Bernardi 6 K.Jacques 10 S.Molan 1 L.Lesosky-Hay 26
Emerg: S.Sansonetti 18 A.Edmonds 11

BRISBANE
B: S.Campbell 20 B.Koenen 3
HB: N.Grider 10 E.Zielke - C 8 K.Lutkins 13
C: O.O'Dwyer 9 C.Svarc 25 S.Conway 12
HF: G.Bodey 15 D.Davidson 14 L.Arnell 16
F: J.Wardlaw 30 C.Hodder 21
Foll: T.Hickie 24 A.Anderson 18 E.Bates 1
I/C: I.Dawes 17 J.Ellenger 5 M.Moloney 28 L.Postlethwaite 6 T.Smith 31
Emerg: J.Wuetschner 23 J.Zanchetta 2


Fremantle v Greater Western Sydney, Fremantle Oval, 1.10pm AWST

FREMANTLE
B: E.Gooch 8 J.Cuthbertson 29
HB: A.Stannett 4 E.O'Driscoll 3 L.Pugh 32
C: E.Antonio 12 H.Miller 19 K.Antonio - C 15
HF: S.Duffy 6 R.Roux 17 G.O'Sullivan 22
F: G.Houghton 27 M.Sergeant 23
Foll: M.Strom 21 K.Bowers 2 J.Stewart 7
I/C: T.Haynes 33 S.Verrier 5 B.Webb 26 M.Hyde 28 S.Cain 20
Emerg: M.Maclachlan 16 K.Grieve 13

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
B: A.Lister 14 T.Hetherington 9
HB: P.Randall 21 L.Steane 20 J.Dal Pos 7
C: E.Bennetts 22 A.Eva - C 2 N.Barr 8
HF: T.Davies 16 S.Halvorsen 30 H.Zreika 24
F: C.Staunton 13 E.Goodsir 1
Foll: E.McKinnon 23 A.Parker 3 T.Evans 18
I/C: A.Schmidt 11 E.Todd 25 R.Beeson 6 J.Hicks 5 R.Privitelli 19
Emerg: T.Mackrill 32 G.Garnett 17

 

[Teen Wolf]

The third time Carlton and Collingwood will meet in a season opener, the first time they’ll do so while harbouring realistic flag expectations. In their only loss of 2020, the Blues were bashed around by a meaner Magpies midfield. Theoretically the introduction of Elise O’Dea (who kicked three goals in ten minutes during her previous outing at Princes Park for premiership points) will alleviate those issues for Harford, Prespakis and co. But are they getting that same player from the first quarter of R6 2018 or just somebody who looks like her?

No other match for the round reads like a plausible grand final preview on paper, though Friday night’s affair is just as tough to split. I’m hoping the Saints resist the urge to play scared, unlike last year's encounter when they swarmed the stoppages after quarter-time to stop the short-term bleeding in exchange for long-term gain.

West Coast, North Melbourne and Richmond all enter the season with a new coach and, for different reasons, have each landed a pretty good fixture to gauge how the transition is tracking. Nevertheless, drawing conclusions from R1 form is almost as risky as taking practice match results seriously. So although I feel compelled to assign my 50-pointer to the Dockers, it is due to 24-month form rather than GWS conceding 23 scoring shots in their warm-up against Adelaide (who I’m tipping to put in a solid showing this weekend, regardless of the outcome of the Marinoff appeal).

Since the mood around Melbourne’s chances this year are already so gloomy (for example, no discussion in the AFLW thread on their club board since the trade period), I won't pile on by predicting this week to be their annual one-that-got-away game against a scrappy underdog in sloppy conditions (even though it has all the makings). And, bigger picture, I see no good reason why the Demons (one of last year’s four non-eliminated preliminary finalists, one of the two main pioneering clubs of the competition, the only team to have won more games than lost in every season to date) should be thought less of coming into 2021—especially by their own supporters!

Tips
Pies by 6
Saints by 1
Dees by 18
Crows by 24
Roos by 30
Lions by 12
Freo by 50

 

[Teen Wolf]

Tickets for this weekend's games in Perth will now be released on Wednesday morning instead.

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The wash-up from today: All 1300 available tickets for Punt Road were sold, so too nearly half of the 7500 tickets for Ikon Park, and 1800 of 3800 tickets for Moorabbin. Wouldn't recommend waiting until the last minute to book for those latter two, though obviously not as much of a demand for the games at Carrara and KP.

 

[Jen2310]

I'm still waiting for my tickets to be delivered. Says tickets arent ready yet and I bought them this morning..

 

[magic_johnson!]

Tickets for this weekend's games in Perth will now be released on Wednesday morning instead.

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The wash-up from today: All 1300 available tickets for Punt Road were sold, so too nearly half of the 7500 tickets for Ikon Park, and 1800 of 3800 tickets for Moorabbin. Wouldn't recommend waiting until the last minute to book for those latter two, though obviously not as much of a demand for the games at Carrara and KP.

I can’t seem to be able to find tickets to kp or Moorabbin?

 

[Teen Wolf]

I can’t seem to be able to find tickets to kp or Moorabbin?

Try these links?

Tickets: 2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition - Geelong Cats v North Melbourne, South Geelong | Sun 31 Jan 21 12:10 | Ticketmaster AU

Tickets: for 2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition - Geelong Cats v North Melbourne @ GMHBA Stadium | Sun 31 Jan 21 12:10 | Browse ticket types & offers | View seating map

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Tickets: 2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition - St Kilda v Western Bulldogs, Moorabbin | Fri 29 Jan 21 19:10 | Ticketmaster AU

Tickets: for 2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition - St Kilda v Western Bulldogs @ RSEA Park | Fri 29 Jan 21 19:10 | Browse ticket types & offers | View seating map

www.ticketmaster.com.au

 

[Biggie]

Tips
Pies by 8
Saints by 10
Dees by 18
Crows by 20
Roos by 28
Lions by 19
Freo by 38

EDIT: Changed Blues v Pies tip

 

[magic_johnson!]

Try these links?

Tickets: 2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition - Geelong Cats v North Melbourne, South Geelong | Sun 31 Jan 21 12:10 | Ticketmaster AU

Tickets: for 2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition - Geelong Cats v North Melbourne @ GMHBA Stadium | Sun 31 Jan 21 12:10 | Browse ticket types & offers | View seating map

www.ticketmaster.com.au

Tickets: 2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition - St Kilda v Western Bulldogs, Moorabbin | Fri 29 Jan 21 19:10 | Ticketmaster AU

Tickets: for 2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition - St Kilda v Western Bulldogs @ RSEA Park | Fri 29 Jan 21 19:10 | Browse ticket types & offers | View seating map

www.ticketmaster.com.au

Thanks, was following the link from the aflw site and getting no tickets available for some reason.

 

[Teen Wolf]

TV note
The broadcast guide is still not available on the AFLW website, and the Foxtel guide hasn't been updated to reflect the new fixture.

However, www.yourtv.com.au has the schedule lined up with what I put in the original OP post... with one exception: they have the Eagles-Crows game on 7mate in Adelaide rather than the main channel (which makes sense because it'd run into the 6pm news). So I'll go with that for the time being.

 

[PMBangers]

Tips
Pies by 13
Saints by 18
Suns by 8
Crows by 30
North by 12
Lions by 25
Freo by 30

 

[Teen Wolf]

This time... it's personal?



Presumably teams for that game will be announced later today. Meanwhile, Melbourne have confirmed Alyssa Bannan, Eliza McNamara and Megan Fitzsimon will all make their debut on Saturday.

Three debutants confirmed for Round 1

Melbourne will have three new faces playing on Saturday

www.melbournefc.com.au

 

[Teen Wolf]

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[Teen Wolf]

I'll put all the teams in the OP too as they come out.

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Pound to miss with a hand injury and McEvoy out with what turned out be a fractured cheekbone from last week's practice match. Sarah Rowe and Ash Brazill not named for Collingwood so that keeps it vaguely at a 50/50 contest for mine.

 

[Jeremias]

I'll put all the teams in the OP too as they come out.

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Pound to miss with a hand injury and McEvoy out with what turned out be a fractured cheekbone from last week's practice match. Sarah Rowe and Ash Brazill not named for Collingwood so that keeps it vaguely at a 50/50 contest for mine.

Walker is also a significant out for Carlton.

Her pace (along with Dalton who won't feature this year due to the Olympics) has been a huge weapon for us over the past couple of seasons.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Walker is also a significant out for Carlton.

Her pace (along with Dalton who won't feature this year due to the Olympics) has been a huge weapon for us over the past couple of seasons.

Significant sounds a little strong to me. Tends to be favourably lumped in with Dalton who I've liked quite a bit more, particularly with regards to football nous.

Top-half teams cope ok when missing a player who would be picked in the 15-21 range. A fit Walker gets in ahead of Hammans, Guerin and maybe McKay... not sure anybody else.

 

[Jeremias]

Significant sounds a little strong to me. Tends to be favourably lumped in with Dalton who I've liked quite a bit more, particularly with regards to football nous.

Top-half teams cope ok when missing a player who would be picked in the 15-21 range. A fit Walker gets in ahead of Hammans, Guerin and maybe McKay... not sure anybody else.

She's not as good a footballer as Dalton (who, from memory, finished 2nd in our B&F last season) but the two of them completely transformed our side. We had next to no real pace at the club before their arrival, but now run and carry is a weapon of ours.

Whilst we have a few speedy types at the club now, it remains to be seen whether they can step up and fill the void effectively. So whilst we wait and see, I think significant is warranted.

 

[Teen Wolf]

She's not as good a footballer as Dalton (who, from memory, finished 2nd in our B&F last season) but the two of them completely transformed our side. We had next to no real pace at the club before their arrival, but now run and carry is a weapon of ours.

Whilst we have a few speedy types at the club now, it remains to be seen whether they can step up and fill the void effectively. So whilst we wait and see, I think significant is warranted.

They already looked pretty well transformed by about halfway through the R2 game of 2019 while leading by 3 goals against Adelaide. Don't think Walker had even debuted at that point.

 

[Jeremias]

They already looked pretty well transformed by about halfway through the R2 game of 2019 while leading by 3 goals against Adelaide. Don't think Walker had even debuted at that point.

Funnily enough, she made her debut the week after against the Giants, a game we won handsomely to arrest a 0-2 start to the season.

I'd say that speaks more to a transformation than a half of football in a game we lost.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Funnily enough, she made her debut the week after against the Giants, a game we won handsomely to arrest a 0-2 start to the season.

I'd say that speaks more to a transformation than a half of football in a game we lost.

I'd say it speaks more to Erin Phillips playing for Adelaide and not GWS.

 

[Jeremias]

I'd say it speaks more to Erin Phillips playing for Adelaide and not GWS.

I guess the R1 loss does as well?

 

[Teen Wolf]

I guess the R1 loss does as well?

I'll make a bold call and say that if Prespakis only gets 13 touches tonight, Carlton won't play very well (as was the case in both R1 and the grand final of 2019 against North and Adelaide respectively).

 

[Biggie]

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Do you have any ability to correct the quick link shown below (currently goes to the r6 2020 thread) or is that strictly Chief's department?

 

[The Nostradamus]

Do all team lineups get announced tonight for the round?

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Hopefully, never liked the day before schedule.