VFLW Game Day VFLW 2021 Season - Preliminary Final loss to Geelong

[Lore]

2021 VFLW FIXTURE:

ROUND	OPPONENT	TIME/DATE	VENUE	RESULT
1	Southern Saints (H)	10:30am, Sunday, February 28	NEC Hangar	LOSS: Match Report
2	Casey Demons (A)	1pm, Sunday, March 7	Casey Fields	WIN: Match Report
3	Hawthorn (H)	11am, Saturday, March 13	NEC Hangar	WIN: Match Report
4	Darebin (H)	10:30am, Sunday, March 21	NEC Hangar	WIN: Match Report
5	Port Melbourne (H)	10:30am, Sunday, March 28	NEC Hangar	LOSS: Match Report
6	Hawthorn (A)	10:30am, Saturday, April 10	Box Hill City Oval	WIN: Match Report
7	Williamstown (H)	11am, Saturday, April 17	NEC Hangar	WIN: Match Report
8	Collingwood (A)	11am, Sunday, April 25	NEC Hangar	LOSS: Match Report
9	Carlton (H)	10am, Saturday, May 1	Windy Hill	WIN: Match Report
10	Geelong (A)	1pm, Saturday, May 8	Deakin (Geelong)	LOSS: Match Report
11	Western Bulldogs (H)	11am, Saturday, May 15	Windy Hill	LOSS: Match Report
12	North Melbourne (H)	10am, Saturday, May 22	Windy Hill	postponed/abandoned
13	Darebin (A)	12pm, Saturday, May 29	Bill Lawry Oval	postponed/abandoned
14	Williamstown (A)	1pm, Saturday, June 19	Downer Oval	WIN: Match Report
15	Darebin (A)	12pm, Saturday, June 26	Bill Lawry Oval	WIN: Match Report
EF	Casey Demons (A)	12pm, Saturday, July 3	Casey Fields	WIN: Match Report
SF	Collingwood (A)	12pm, Saturday, July 10	Victoria Park	LOSS: Match Report
PF	Geelong (H)	12pm, Saturday, July 31	Windy Hill	LOSS: Match Report

 

[Dave]

Well that's that you'd think.

 

[Lore]

Free kick in front of our goal, held in the marking contest

 

[Lore]

Marked on the line

 

[Lore]

Cats back dominating again, just kicked a behind.

17-35

 

[Dave]

Just the little things they've done better than us. Taken their chances when they've been there.

 

[Lore]

Geelong hit the post. 17-36, they lead by more than our entire score... 19 points.

 

[Lore]

50m for Geelong again

 

[Dave]

Another 50m. Undisciplined.

 

[Lore]

and rushed behind. 17-37

 

[Dave]

another behind. 17-38.

 

[Dave]

And a goal, 17-44. All over red rover,

 

[Lore]

And another goal to Geelong 17-44

Pretty much done. 3.5 minutes of this

 

[Dave]

Geelong player in hands of trainers. But they're playing on.

 

[Dave]

Point to Geelong. 17-45.

 

[Dave]

1 minute to go.

 

[Dave]

All over.

Essendon 2.5-17
Geelong 6.9-45

 

[Dave]

Great effort to finish third, if a somewhat disappointing second half today.

 

[yodellinhank]

Cats too good and too fit. Funny finals system that seen us earn a home prelim, exciting to have an Essendon team get that far.

Really hope the cats can take some continuity into a grand final now and knock off Collingwood.

 

[Lore]

Cats too good and too fit. Funny finals system that seen us earn a home prelim, exciting to have an Essendon team get that far.

Really hope the cats can take some continuity into a grand final now and knock off Collingwood.

Geelong and Collingwood were the top 2 teams at the end of H&A, played each other R1, Geelong lost and did it the hard way, Collingwood had us last 'week' and then had a 'bye week'.

Be interesting with Collingwood basically having a month off since they last played, if that will affect them. I think they've beaten Geelong whenever they've played this year

 

[yodellinhank]

Geelong and Collingwood were the top 2 teams at the end of H&A, played each other R1, Geelong lost and did it the hard way, Collingwood had us last 'week' and then had a 'bye week'.

Be interesting with Collingwood basically having a month off since they last played, if that will affect them. I think they've beaten Geelong whenever they've played this year

Yeah, I just dunno about 5th place getting highest ranked winner over second. I suppose a loss is a loss and they can be grateful for the double chance. How good it would've been to have a crowd.

 

[Lore]

Yeah, I just dunno about 5th place getting highest ranked winner over second. I suppose a loss is a loss and they can be grateful for the double chance. How good it would've been to have a crowd.

I think it was seeded based on finals wins/losses or something. Definitely a bit odd though

 

[yodellinhank]

I think it was seeded based on finals wins/losses or something. Definitely a bit odd though

Yeah, was just thinking we got the double chance too for making the second semi. We did beat a higher ranked team than Geelong in finals, about the only thing you could say we had on them. 5 & 6 winning week 1 really throws it on its head.

 

[Lore]

 

[CrowdedHouse]

It might have also been the last ever Essendon VFLW game at Windy Hill, if the rumored moving of the season to a January to Mid-April window is true.

 

[Lore]

It might have also been the last ever Essendon VFLW game at Windy Hill, if the rumored moving of the season to a January to Mid-April window is true.

Why would they move it? So it can function as AFLW reserves?