Well, we won the VFL.
We lost the AFL.
Its 1-1.
Lets see if we can win the AFLW to break the tie.
TBH, i'm not confident as Pies have a better list which is more settled.
We will probably spend a few weeks finding positions for a lot of our girls as we've been raped and pillaged by other clubs in the off-season.
IN:
McWilliams - Cats
Velardo - Pies
OUT:
Prespakis - Bombers
Gee - Bombers
Egan - Tigers
Stevens - Saints
Wilson - Dees
Jones - Gold Coast
Brazzalle - Pies
FWIW, every game this year, we had 5 or more of those players in our best 21. 3 games, we had 6!
We've basically lost over 1/4 of our talent in the 1 season....and its high end talent.
But....a victory against the pies will help us get over it....
Tall order for the gals... but I'll be watching and cheering them on. Go BlueBaggers!!
Stevens and Jones are big losses, good 24x7 footballers.
There is another VFL match between Collingwood and Carlton unless I am mistaken.
There is another VFL match between Collingwood and Carlton unless I am mistaken.
Sure is. Sunday, I think.
There is another VFL match between Collingwood and Carlton unless I am mistaken.
Yep, that was going to be me go to when we lost this one. ;)
Before Sundays games, there was a chance of 5 carlton vs collingwood games in the space of 2 weeks. Instead, we had to settle for 4.
B: P.Trudgeon 26 V.Laloifi 8
HB: B.Vickers 24 K.Peterson - C 9 L.McEvoy 13
C: J.Dal Pos 2 E.O'Dea 46 G.Pound 6
HF: D.Vescio 3 J.Good 12 N.Plane 32
F: P.McWilliams 37 K.Sherar 25
Foll: B.Moody 16 M.Hill 10 A.McKay 5
I/C: M.Guerin 18 A.Lee 11 D.Walker 23 A.Velardo 1 M.Austin 22
Emerg: K.Skepper 4 C.Hammans 17 S.Gibbs 33
3 new players in bold
B: S.Casey 22 S.Livingstone 12
HB: A.Porter 9 L.Butler 23 R.Schleicher 18
C: S.Chiocci - C 17 J.Lambert 13 J.Allen 6
HF: A.Moloney 40 J.Membrey 21 E.James 20
F: S.Frederick 1 T.Brown 26
Foll: A.Downie 30 C.Molloy 2 L.Brazzale 24
I/C: I.Evans 5 E.Chaston 32 A.Sheridan 14 I.Barnett 4 S.Sansonetti 16
Emerg: E.Fowler 15 C.Taylor 11 J.Lin 3
Brazz rejoins her best mate Al Downie starting in the guts.
In the 40-odd games she played for us, i don't think she ever started in the guts.
I liked Brazzale because she had a crack but she was being overtaken by the youngsters with better skills and more able to read the game. If the teams are correct and Collingwood is going with Downie and Brazzale as their first ruck combination Moody could have a field day!
I doubt they line up as listed, and yes Moody could be in for a big day!
Functionality wise I can't see them with Molloy and is with O'Dea in the midfield.
I liked Brazzale because she had a crack but she was being overtaken by the youngsters who had better skills were able to read the game. If the teams are correct and Collingwood is going with Downie and Brazzale as their first ruck combination, Silvagni could have a field day!
Silvagni??
Silvagni??
Fixed 🙄
But he would have had a blinder if allowed to play ...
🤣🤣
After a good start the Pies getting right on top towards the end of the 2nd qtr. Up 26-12 at half time.
Not insurmountable though.
Mimi Hill hurt her thigh in the warmup.
Still one of the best players on the ground.
Good to see a couple new recruits sorting out the first goal McWilliams -> Austin
Be nice if our girls could tackle with intent.
Meanwhile, what's with the crappy umpiring?
full time
Collingwood 5-6-36 to Carlton 3-0-18
Thought the umpiring was OK without being great.
Think the result is about what we expected.
Our backline held up very well considering the ball lived in their forward line.
Not surprisingly, we struggled through the middle and transitioning from defence into attack.
Got dominated from start to finish. Can't see us winning much this year. Disappointing for one of the oldest sides in the competition.
Thought the umpiring was OK without being great.
Think the result is about what we expected.
Our backline held up very well considering the ball lived in their forward line.
Not surprisingly, we struggled through the middle and transitioning from defence into attack.
they were very happy to give Collingwood frees in front of goal. Was shocked to see the free kick count.
they were very happy to give Collingwood frees in front of goal. Was shocked to see the free kick count.
Maybe, but the ball lived in their forward line, so thats just where free kicks had to be given otherwise they would've had like 3 for the night.
The umpiring was a lottery at times but neither side was favoured.
Our defence was excellent but we lack the firepower in the midfield and forward line to effectively transition from defence.
There were promising signs from some of our newer players but too few have to do too much.
We will struggle against teams that weren’t pillaged by the expansion teams but should be competitive against the rest.
From day one our AFLW team's disposal by hand has failed to develop, other than the seasons we had Prespakis we've hardly had a player who can handball more than 2 or 3 metres with any sort of reliability.
Last night we won the inside foot repeatedly but just couldn't get it clear, and the Pies would win strip us of possession and be clear of the pack with a single tidy disposal.