The AFLW girls had their first practice match of the season today against St. Kilda down at Ikon Park.
Was St. Kildas first ever game in the competition today (albeit pre-season) and we handed them their first loss.....of which i'm sure there will be many.
I'm a celebrity is currently announcing which 'celebrities' are going into the jungle and there are 2 more announced tonight which most are tipping to be Daisy Thomas and Billy Brownless.
I'm not usually a fan of the show, but i did see large parts of it when Fev was involved and its very 'warts and all' and compelling viewing. This is where Fev came clean about all his issues with mental health, gambling and his sacking with Vossy in the mental institute.
Reckon both Daisy and Billy would have a fair bit of laundry to air out in public that would be worth listening too.
Would either of these 2 make the difference between you watching it or not?
So i don't often open up Kayo to look for something to watch, i usually just go there to watch something i know is on (or just happened).
Anyway, time off, so why not have a browse....and i'm thankful i did.
"Heroes" is probably an hour or so long and tells the story of the AFLW in its first season. It takes a good look at both the on-field stuff, and the behind the scenes stuff from all angles. It has player, coach and administrator interviews as well as footage from the games.....and candid footage of players going about their lives.
Darcy Vescio features heavily. Lauren Arnell and Damian Keeping (our first captain and coach) are also featured. There are also quite a few words spoken from 'that collingwood chick' as well for those interested....i know there are at least a couple.
Its a cracking watch and reminds everyone on how and why it all began and what it means to all those involved.
Its very well done and worth a watch. Will get you excited about the up coming season too
It seems one of the other teams might get a shot at the title this year.
First Erin Phillips does her knee in the Grand Final, now co-captain and superstar Chelsea Randall has done her knee on day 1 of the preseason. https://womens.afl/news/18814/crow-blow-co-captain-tears-acl-in-first-pre-season-training-session That leaves the crows with 5 girls who have done their knee in the past 12 months. List sizes are only 30 (maybe 32?) which means over 15% of their playing list is unavailable due to ACL injuries. Ouch.
Hosking was announced as one of the four finalists for the award last week alongside Geelong's Jamaine Jones, GWS Giants' Stephen Coniglio and Port Adelaide's Travis Boak.
Great effort by Jess.
Dennis Armfield is a previous winner of the award.
She was the 'lesser known' Hosking, but seems to be the more active one outside of football. She's done some hosting duties, as well as the 4 charities she's involved in.
Quote
“Me and my sister Sarah will be going over to New York and running the New York Marathon to raise money for Interplast.”
Anticipating the challenge ahead, Hosking is hopeful only to finish ahead of her twin sister in at the finish line.
“I think we’ve kind of said to each other that we just want to finish it,” she said.
“We don’t want to push ourselves too much considering we’re going into pre-season, but at the same time we’re very competitive.
“So when we say that we’re going to run the race together, it’s probably going to get to the last 100 metres and I’ll try and trip her up so I can finish before her.”
Good to see her outside interests help keep her, and her sister, fit as well.
THE Carlton Football Club is delighted to welcome Grace Egan for the 2020 AFLW season.
Egan was selected with Carlton's pick No.13 on Friday as part of the AFLW Academy bidding process.
The 19-year-old arrived at Richmond’s VFLW side with a point to prove and she did just that, improving her conditioning and strength to become a consistent performer at VFL level, showcasing a great balance between her contested and uncontested football.
Quote
Carlton now has picks Nos.2, 26, 36, 44, 52 and 59 in the upcoming NAB AFLW Draft, to be held at the Melbourne Showgrounds on October 22.
The 25-year-old has enjoyed a decorated Gaelic football career, which has featured two Gaelic Life Club All Star nominations, an All-Ireland Junior Championship, an O’Connor Cup Shield winner where Doonan was awarded player of the match. She has also been a Queen’s University Club Woman of the Year.
Doonan’s athleticism made her a clear standout at the CrossCoders camp in May with her speed, agility and endurance setting her apart.
....
Carlton General Manager of Women’s Football Ash Brown said Doonan has plenty of upside with her athleticism and leadership skills.
“Joanne is a terrific character and she has proven that she is committed and ready to take on the challenge of AFLW,” Brown said.
“Combining her leadership with her elite athleticism, we are really excited about what Joanne will bring to our playing group.
Unfortunately there is no sister/sister rule so we just have to hope we can somehow wrangle a very early pick in the 2021 draft to team her up with her sister.