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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 8 Carlton vs Hawthorn at home

Last post by kruddler - October 02, 2026, 02:49:33 pm

Quote from: DJC – on October 02, 2026, 12:33:37 pm

I was a bit worried about going into the game without Amelia Velardo but Gab Pound handled the conditions very well and was a more than adequate replacement.

I think Gab relishes those conditions. Not sure what was up with Velardo, but to have Gab as an option to come in to the side is a luxury most don't have.

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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 8 Carlton vs Hawthorn at home

Last post by Micky0 - October 02, 2026, 02:37:42 pm

Quote from: DJC – on October 02, 2026, 12:33:37 pm

I was a bit worried about going into the game without Amelia Velardo but Gab Pound handled the conditions very well and was a more than adequate replacement.

Thought Gab was excellent.

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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 8 Carlton vs Hawthorn at home

Last post by LP - October 02, 2026, 02:32:43 pm

The Irish girls aren't fussed by the cold and damp, they just crack on!

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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 8 Carlton vs Hawthorn at home

Last post by DJC - October 02, 2026, 12:33:37 pm

I was a bit worried about going into the game without Amelia Velardo but Gab Pound handled the conditions very well and was a more than adequate replacement.

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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 8 Carlton vs Hawthorn at home

Last post by Gointocarlton - October 02, 2026, 09:37:27 am

Quote from: Micky0 – on October 01, 2026, 09:15:04 pm

Very good effort - Erone is an incredible player and Abbey McKay is just so smart, she shows footy smarts every game.

The McKays and Hill are superstars.

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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 8 Carlton vs Hawthorn at home

Last post by crashlander - October 01, 2026, 11:00:15 pm

CARLTON 3.1 3.1 4.4 5.6 (36)
HAWTHORN 0.0 1.1 3.2 3.6 (24)

GOALS
Carlton: Fitzpatrick 2, S.McKay, Finn, Sherar
Hawthorn: Stockwell 2, Ashmore

BEST
Carlton: A.McKay, Fitzpatrick, Whitfort, Sherar, Hill, Scholz
Hawthorn: West, Wales, Richardson, Stockwell, Stone, Fleming

Fairly impressive that we kick 3 goals into the tide in the first quarter.
Second quarter wasn't quite as impressive. Keeping them to 4 points in the last was pretty good.

Jess Good did most of the ruck tonight, which was interesting, but she did it pretty well. Bella's ruck work ... it shows how important a ruck can be.

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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 8 Carlton vs Hawthorn at home

Last post by DJC - October 01, 2026, 10:08:59 pm

The conditions didn’t help but it was still an entertaining game. I think that we found it hard to adapt our style of play to the conditions and that created opportunities for Hawthorn … and they seemed to get more than their fair share of luck.

Both defences were on top but ours had to work a lot harder … in part because we struggled to get the pill past the centre.

A good win in the end with lots of even contributions. I thought that Erone, Abbie and Keeley were our best and with Harriet marshalling the defence. And, speaking of defence, Bucky must be thankful that he’s got Poppy to throw behind the ball.

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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 8 Carlton vs Hawthorn at home

Last post by Micky0 - October 01, 2026, 09:15:04 pm

Very good effort - Erone is an incredible player and Abbey McKay is just so smart, she shows footy smarts every game.

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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 8 Carlton vs Hawthorn at home

Last post by PaulP - October 01, 2026, 08:59:55 pm

Good effort by the girls.

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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 8 Carlton vs Hawthorn at home

Last post by kruddler - October 01, 2026, 08:58:41 pm

Thankfully we don't play until the last game next week, @ Sydney which will be a big test.

We'll need the rest.