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Round 1 - Inaugural game! 39 point loss to Hawthorn
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    The opening round of the VFLW season, and the first time an Essendon women's team will play for premiership points, is this weekend.

    We take on Hawthorn at Windy Hill, Sunday from 1pm. Quarters (at least last year) go for 20 straight minutes, with the expected finish just before 3pm.

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    Video Stream from 1pm via the VFL.com.au site - or search for AFL Victoria on Youtube

    Radio coverage from 12pm via RSN Carnival (digital radio), the RSN Racing & Sport App or rsn.net.au/digital-radio


    Round 1 Teams - *Current or former AFLW players in bold - 23p = 23rd player/TAC Cup Girls player
    Essendon
    B: 14. J. Barker, 16. L. Morecroft, 27. A. Morcom
    HB: 26. A. Madden, 7. K. Hicks, 25. R. Neaves
    C: 1. J. Trend, 8. H. Bullas, 9. L. Williams (c)
    HF: 35. V. Moreau, 6. A. Quigley, 43. D. Ponter
    F: 3. M. DeMatteo, 30. S. Nalder, 4. N. Hardy
    R: 12. B. Kearney, 32. T. Mackrill, 37. I. Malliaras
    Int: 20. J. Anwyl, 40. G. Golds, 21. K. McFadyen, 10. D. Pedersen
    Emg: 49. E. Bult, 18. K. Heil, 22. N. MacDonald, 46. C. Ugle
    23P: 15. L. Caruso

    Hawthorn
    B: 21. P. Randall, 22. T. Luke, 31. J. Sibley
    HB: 13. E. Nixon, 25. M. Hutchins, 36. J. Van Dyk
    C: 14. O. Flanagan, 1. E. Mackie (c), 9. M. Kuys
    HF: 6. J. Crockett-Grills, 28. S. Perkins, 35. C. O’Donnell
    F: 33. E. Gilder, 7. P. McWilliams, 12. T. Nestor
    R: 19. L. Wotton, 17. S. David, 4. S. Carroll
    Int: 24. R. Dillon, 34. A. Dowler, 16. C. Papadopoulos, 15. S. Yule
    Emg: 18. J. Foster, 11. D. Haines, 39. S. McNamara, 29. A. Tanner
    23P: 26. C. Dyett
     
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    Sound quality is garbage.
     
    Colyer and Michaela Long were interviewed at the Chairman's function yesterday and Michaela was so excited she was brought to tears! Unfortunately she was unable to play today due to injury.
     
    0-15 at quarter time. Still better to watch than yesterday :D
     
    Lore said:
    0-15 at quarter time. Still better to watch than yesterday :D
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    I had consumed so much Wolf Blass by that stage that I did not give a s**t. (I did actually but the wine helped)
     
    21-60, we lose. Better second half and effort from start finish, good for a new team I think :)
     

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    Anyone looking for coverage of the game (live scores and updates) should give the EssendonVFLW twitter account a follow: https://twitter.com/EssendonFCW

    We also have the VFLW match report:

    It was a history-making day for the Essendon Football Club, but a 39-point loss to an experienced Hawthorn team was the result in the Bombers’ first VFL Women’s match.

    After a tight tussle in the first half, the game opened up in the third quarter. Young forward Alex Quigley kicking the Bombers’ first goal from a downfield free kick to the delight of the impressive Windy Hill crowd, who turned out in force for the first match of the newest Bomber team.

    Northern Territory recruit Danielle Ponter and Canadian forward Valerie Moreau put back-to-back goals on the board in the final quarter, but Hawthorn was able to hold Essendon at bay in the 8.12 (60) to 3.3 (21) victory.

    The Hawks boasted five AFL Women’s-listed players to the Bombers’ one (GWS forward Tait Mackrill), but the commitment to the contest of Brendan Major’s players was relentless over four quarters.

    The backline was forced to stick to a watertight structure all day, so it was no surprise that many of the best Bombers were defenders. The ground-level grit of Hayley Bullas and Alexa Madden was complimented by the aerial dominance of intercept marking duo Beth Kearney and Bec Neaves in the second half.

    Kirby Hicks held GWS AFLW forward Phoebe McWilliams goalless while playing assistant coach Lauren Morecroft was the Rock of Gibraltar as she combined a tagging role on Adelaide AFLW gun Sarah Perkins with tireless rebound out of the back half.

    Ponter (15 touches), Mackrill (12) and Neaves (11) were the main ball winners for the Bombers. It was also a successful return to football for winger Jess Trend, who played out her first match in 20 months following an ACL injury in 2016.

    “Our first impressions were good, the team jelled together well and our heat around the ball was good,” senior coach Brendan Major said after the match.

    “Our best was in the last quarter when the game was iced and we were tired; to fight back, keep fighting and kick a couple was important.”

    Major also praised the Bombers faithful who attended the match, calling their “first-rate support” a continuation of the pre-season excitement around the VFL Women’s team.

    Essendon will be back at Windy Hill in round two to take on Melbourne Uni from 12pm next Saturday.

    ESSENDON 0.0 0.1 1.3 3.3 (21)
    HAWTHORN 2.3 2.7 5.11 8.12 (60)

    GOALS
    Essendon: Quigley, Ponter, Moreau
    Hawthorn: Perkins 2, Hutchins, O’Donnell, Gilder, Luke, Flanagan, Dillon
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    http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2018-05-07/vflw-match-report-rd-1

    And a game day gallery: http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2018-05-07/vflw-round-1-gallery
     
    Round 2 - 8 point loss to Melbourne Uni
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    • Unfortunately no one remembered to make a thread for this game, which is a bit sad.

    Here is the club's match report:

    Essendon was left rueing a second-half fade out after falling by just eight points in its AFL Victoria beyondblue round two clash with Melbourne Uni.

    The Bombers held an eight-point lead at half-time and were handling the windy conditions better than the Mugars. However, three straight goals saw Melbourne Uni grab a lead that it never relinquished and Essendon was caught short 4.4 (28) to 5.6 (36).

    Pugnacious small forward Valerie Moreau got her side off to an unexpected strong start when she converted from a holding the ball free kick 11 minutes into the first quarter.

    She was soon joined by Jess Anwyl and Mon DeMatteo, who both kicked the first goals in their Essendon careers in the second quarter as the Bombers claimed a lead at a break for the first time.

    The third quarter was a crossroads moment for the young Essendon side and the Bombers were overrun in the first 13 minutes. Melbourne Uni kicked three goals straight with midfielders Ash Riddell and Emma Kearney proving influential, while the Bombers didn’t hit the scoreboard until a Danielle Ponter snap a breath before three-quarter time.

    The match hung in the balance at the start of the final term with the Bombers three points in arrears and the Essendon defence was put under the pump.

    Kirby Hicks and Tait Mackrill combined to ensure the Mugars yielded just six straight behinds for their efforts. However, Essendon was unable to break beyond the centre square and the siren sounded with Melbourne Uni holding the upper hand.

    The Bombers fielded three debutants in Courtney Ugle, Kendra Heil and GWS utility Maddy Collier.

    “It was a game of two halves,” coach Brendan Major said after the match.

    “We pressured well in the first half and got some scoreboard reward, but faded in the second half. I think our ball use hurt us all day.”

    Essendon will hit the tarmac next week and fly north to take on NT Thunder at TIO Stadium on Saturday.
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    http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2018-05-12/vflw-match-report-rd-2
     
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    • eth-dog said:
    Oh, uh, sorry. Meant to do that but decided to take a short break before I got around to it.
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    It’s okay I think CrowdedHouse might have an interest in the VFLW team :)

    If not then I guess you could do it if you don’t mind, although you already do the preview and VFL threads so maybe that’s asking a bit much of your time.
     
    Lore said:
    It’s okay I think CrowdedHouse might have an interest in the VFLW team :)

    If not then I guess you could do it if you don’t mind, although you already do the preview and VFL threads so maybe that’s asking a bit much of your time.
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    It won't be in any detail. I'd probably just post match info and whatever the team is.
     
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