Re: AFLW R8 - Carlton vs Gold Coast @Metricon - Fri 5:10pm
Reply #26 –
Just on this, Prespakis only had 11 touches. There was 11 girls in a navy blue jumper that had more than her. That is unheard of and she still contributed, but was nowhere near the bests IMO. Point being, so many girls were deserving of votes and its the best team performance we've ever had.....and the highest score ever in AFLW. Coincidence? I think not.
Just following up on this from the Votes thread.
It was an incredibly even performance and I don’t think that any of our players lowered their colours, with the possible exception of Abbie McKay who seemed down on form.
Prespakis had an unusually quiet day but, while she was not racking up possessions, she was still cracking in, putting pressure on the opposition and supporting her teammates. I thought that she was playing very much in the style of Katie Loynes; doing the grunt work and enabling others to benefit. Loynes managed to win a lot more of the ball as the game went on, and that was good to see.
I would be taking a video of the game to the umpires and asking them to explain what Tayla Harris has to do to win a free