News VFLW 2021 Season progress & news (Port Melb)

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ROUND 1 - Rich listed players playing - Bernardi (CHF), McLaren (HBF), McLelland (CHB), Sansonetti (HBF), Edmonds (R) , Harley (INT) Lesosky-Hay (INT)

 

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ROUND 2 - Rich listed players playing - McLaren (BP), McLelland (CHB), Sansonetti (HBF), Harley (CHF) Lesosky-Hay (Rov)

 

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ROUND 3 - Rich listed players playing - McLaren (BP), Saxon-Jones (FF), Harley (CHF) Lesosky-Hay (Rov), Monahan (RR)

Sansonetti - Travelled to QLD as AFLW emergency

 

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Port girls are flying beating lower ranked teams with bigger test this week against 5th placed Geelong.

 

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Seems like our affiliation with Port is going well, Locke kicking 3 and Sansonetti, McLaren in the best
Luka Lesosky-Hay 23 disposals and five tackles getting better each week

 

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Port Melbourne's VFLW game against Essendon at The Hangar (Tullamarine) on Sunday (10:30am) will be both a radio and video stream game.

Radio from 9:30am on WARFRadio.com and video stream from about 10:15am on YouTube.com/AFLVictoria

 

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Port Melbourne's VFLW game against Essendon at The Hangar (Tullamarine) on Sunday (10:30am) will be both a radio and video stream game.

Radio from 9:30am on WARFRadio.com and video stream from about 10:15am on YouTube.com/AFLVictoria

That's what they said last week.

Hope the gremlins keep away this week.

 

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Locke is a very good player, moral very high at Port and exceeding even the most optimistic of expectations. Still early days but things are looking good for the mighty Red and blue.

 

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Highlights of the Port v Ess game.

Some pretty impressive goal kicking from Emily Harley and Cleo Saxon-Jones.

 

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Port v Western Bulldogs tomorrow
TIME/DATE2:00 PM / SAT 10 APR
LOCATIONETU STADIUM

I see Laura McLelland and Sabrina Frederick are named.
No sign of Locke. Wonder if she is injured.
No Monahan, Lesosky-Hay or McLaren who all played in Port's last game.

Dogs have named Gemma Lagioia and Isabelle Pritchard form their last AFLW game:

 

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Another good win. Frederick top goal scorer and a BOG for Harley. Wonder if another AFLW team will look at her.




Next 2 rounds have also now been confirmed. Both Carlton and Casey are sitting mid table with 3 wins 3 losses. Haven't played Casey yet but Port smacked the Blues R2 by 7 goals. I guess now that AFLW has come to an end in Vic the influx of AFLW players into the VFLW comp may see a bit of a change in ladder positions. Will be interesting to see if Essendon who are stand alone but don't have the benefit of some AFLW inclusions can keep their top 3 standing. They might just.


– Round #7 – Sun 18th April vs. Carlton @ ETU Stadium (Port Melbourne) 2pm

– Round #8 – Sat 24th April vs. Casey Demons @ ETU Stadium (Port Melbourne) 10am

 

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Silly question. How many AFLW players are port allowed to field per week?

 

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Silly question. How many AFLW players are port allowed to field per week?

Not a silly question at all.

Latest I heard was that VFLW teams will have a restriction of fielding no more than 10 AFLW per match at the conclusion of the AFLW season so I assume this will come into force after the AFLW Grand Final is played. This weeks VFLW round has some matches on Saturday and some on Sunday and I can't imagine they would start mid round so I think the 10 AFLW player rule may come in for R8 which starts on Friday April 23 with a match at 7.30pm between Western Bulldogs and Southern Saints.

 

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With the Richmond B&F on this Friday, you’d think no one would really be playing for Port this week.

 

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With the Richmond B&F on this Friday, you’d think no one would really be playing for Port this week.

Haha! You and I might struggle but I think these girls are professional athlete's and still in footy mode of sorts so I doubt they would be getting smashed.
The Port game is not until Sunday so I think some may line up.

In terms of the remining season I am not expecting Port to field anywhere near the 10 AFLW listed players as they wouldn't want to turn their backs on their own players who have got them to a 6 win 0 loss start to the season. Think we will just go the 4 or 5 or so on a rotating basis as we have done up to now.

 

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R7 v Carlton.

TIME/DATE2:00 PM / SUN 18 APR
LOCATIONETU STADIUM (MAP)

 

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Very slow out of the blocks and did just enough in the second half to get across the line. Sitting on top of the ladder undefeated so far with Collingwood with Essendon a couple of wins behind.

 

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R8 v Casey.
TIME/DATE10:00 AM / SAT 24 APR
LOCATIONETU STADIUM (PORT)

Notable "INS" for PORT - McLelland, McLaren, Sansonetti, Harley, Locke. Good to see Sophie Locke back.

Casey strengthened with AFLW players Alyssa Bannon, Casey Sherriff, Jac Parry, Sarah Lampard, Lib Burch, Maddy Gay coming into the side to join Caris, Fitzsimon and Tarrant.

Forget about ladder positions. (Casey 5th / Port 1st) Totally different competition now with the injection of larger group of AFLW talent available. The quality of ins for Casey will make this a tough ask for Port. Hopefully the forward trio of Locke, Frederick and Harley will see plenty of opportunities to show their talent and the quality of the Port half back line repels Casey all game.

Good luck to ex VFLW Tigers Emma Horne and Imogen Milford who are lining up for Casey and who have had pretty good seasons so far.

 

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Skipper's maiden voyage could bring riches home to Port Melbourne
Undefeated in its first season, Port Melbourne is being carefully guided to success.
By Lucy Watkin, AFL Media

Melissa Kuys leads Port Melbourne out.

To win a premiership is tough, to try win one in a club’s inaugural VFLW season would be considered almost impossible. For Port Melbourne and their captain Mel Kuys it is a possibility within reach.
The Borough are undefeated after seven rounds, for Kuys it’s been a rewarding experience that has not been without a lot of hard work behind the scenes.
"A lot of things have been a work in progress all the way since November. Lachie Harris, our coach, has done extremely well recruiting the right players to build a great side quickly," Kuys said.
"It wasn’t about grabbing superstars to get wins on the board, it was more personnel. It’s been rewarding, as I guess a lot of people from the outside wouldn’t have thought a new team coming into the VFLW system would do this well."

Port Melbourne's Melissa Kuys struggles to get the ball away.

Contacted by Port Melbourne’s football manager Glenn Balmforth in late November, it wasn’t until a few weeks before Christmas that Kuys made the decision to join Port Melbourne.
How far they’ve come in a short space of time comes down to the relationships and the cohesion the group has been able to build, Kuys says.
"It’s just general belief in each other to win the footy. It’s not about super-amazing football skills, it’s more about being cohesive and believing in each other and being honest.
"The unity and honesty, that we’ve gelled together really quickly and want to strive for success, has really helped."
The Borough are also buoyed by an affiliation with the Richmond Football Club’s AFLW program. AFLW players who weren’t selected during their season could play with Port Melbourne, and will continue to come through for the rest of the VFLW season, something that has provided inspiration and drive for Port players.
Kuys believes the Richmond girls who have been filtering in and out are not ‘out of place’ but welcomed and made to feel they’re ‘a part of us’ when they play with the Borough.
"Strangely enough they fit in really well," Kuys said
"Yes, we are wearing different jumper colours, but it’s great to have them come across. They’ve got inspiration to get better as footballers at an AFLW level which inspires our girls to play better and train better."

Port Melbourne celebrate their win over Carlton last weekend.

The inspiration from the Richmond players also provides drive for Kuys, who hopes to return to an AFLW list, something she believes is still within her reach.
"I think I can still play at that level, it’s just a matter of having opportunity. Hopefully playing in a successful side and playing some good football might get me back there
"But at the end of the day if it doesn’t happen because of my age or whatever else, then that’s OK too."

Melissa Kuys addresses her teammates.

Kuys was close to premiership success in 2018, missing the Hawthorn VFLW premiership due to an Achilles injury in the preliminary final against Collingwood on her now home turf at ETU Stadium.
As a team that only got started in late October the best is yet to come for the Borough according to their captain.
"We still have not played our best football. In that way it’s exciting and I think from our perspective, as a footy club knowing we have not shown our best and are still winning is a great result.
"We’re still learning our strengths and weaknesses as a collective and as the weeks go on we’re doing better and better together, but our best is yet to come."
Sitting on top of the ladder, on a seven-game winning streak, the impossibility of a flag in an inaugural season doesn’t feel so impossible for Port Melbourne.

 

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I had already noticed before the article by Lucy Watkin that the Richmond girls have really bought into the Port Melbourne / Richmond alliance. It's the little things. The comradery between all the girls on the field, the singing of the song at the end of the game, the presence of Richmond AFLW players in the crowd at the Port games. Great to see.

 

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Port Melbourne's game against Casey Demons this morning (10am first bounce) at North Port Oval will also be the radio broadcast game from 9am on WARFRadio.com and 89.1FM at the ground.

 

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