A very different looking Carlton VFLW team to open their season against Geelong at Geelong this weekend. We do have a few AFLW girls playing, including Meg Robertson and Lila Keck, who play in the Navy Blue for the first time. The game is at 11:15 on Saturday 23rd March.
Only 5 of the VFLW girls from last year are playing this weekend. That is a huge turnover.
Our team
B: Octavia Di Donato (51) Ciara Fitzgerald (36)
HB: Lulu Beatty (13) Layla Prince (58) Steph Demeo (66)
C: Keeley Skepper (4) Brooke Vickers (24) Hannah Bowey (64)
HF: Georgia Tait (57) Mia Austin (22) Meg Robertson (15)
F: Lila Keck (23) Sophie McCarthy (54)
FOLL: Jemma Stokes (65) Maddie Guerin (18) Keeley Sherar (25)
INT: Asha Turner-Funk (53) Natasha Phillips (74) Isla Baldwin (70) Izzy Khoury (52) Eliza Wood (50)
EMG: Isabella Parnell (59) Danika Di Santo (76) Amy Trindade (62)
Obviously our brain trusts want to get some game time into some of our younger AFLW girls, especially as a number of them have been cruelled by injuries and need time on the park. Some of them, like Skepper and Sherar are probably not going to see much VFLW action, as they are already AFLW mainstays.
Note with interest, Maddy Guerin, who is playing her first game back after another serious knee injury. Just before she was injured, she was stepping up to be a major midfielder with real pace and depth to her kicking. How she will play now, that is the obvious question.
Quite a good representation of AFLW players in that squad Crash.
Perhaps we're going to take a different approach and get more games in to the AFLW girls. That should make the VFLW team a lot stronger.
The girls had a good first up win at the cattery.
Carlton: 9 - 5 - 59
Geelong: 4 - 4 - 28
It appears that Skeppar didn't play.
Vickers and Sherar were the best for us possession-wise. And Maddy Guerin had 17 possessions and 6 clearances in her first game back for 2 seasons.
Our line-up for Rd 2 against the Kangaroos:
B: Octavia Di Donato (51) Ciara Fitzgerald (36)
HB: Lulu Beatty (13) Layla Prince (58) Steph Demeo (66)
C: Keeley Skepper (4) Brooke Vickers (24) Hannah Bowey (64)
HF: Georgia Tait (57) Mia Austin (22) Meg Robertson (15)
F: Lila Keck (23) Sophie McCarthy (54)
FOLL: Jemma Stokes (65) Maddie Guerin (18) Keeley Sherar (25)
INT: Asha Turner-Funk (53) Natasha Phillips (74) Isla Baldwin (70) Izzy Khoury (52) Eliza Wood (50)
EMG: Isabella Parnell (59) Danika Di Santo (76) Amy Trindade (62)
Well beaten this week;
Carlton 1 - 2 - 8
North 4 - 5 - 29
:(
Carlton vs GWS at Carlton today at 14:05.
No team announced as yet.
B Octavia Di Donato (51) Gen Lawson-Tavan (27)
HB Hannah Bowey (64) Emily Hurley (61) Steph Demeo (66)
C Keeley Skepper (4) Brooke Vickers (24) Eliza Wood (50)
HF Marianna Anthony (14) Mia Austin (22) Lily Goss (20)
F Lila Keck (23) Sophie McCarthy (54)
FOLL Jemma Stokes (65) Maddie Guerin (18) Keeley Sherar (25)
INT Asha Turner-Funk (53) Georgia Tait (57) Danika Di Santo (76) Izzy Khoury (52) Meg Robertson (15)
EMG Isabella Parnell (59) Isla Baldwin (70) Simone Mooney (78) Katie Prendergast (77)
In: Marianna Anthony, Lily Goss, Gen Lawson-Tavan, Emily Hurley, Danika Di Santo
Out: Ciara Fitzgerald, Lulu Beatty, Layla Prince, Natasha Phipps, Isla Baldwin
We lost again. Close, but not good enough.
The girls play Collingwood this Saturday at Collingwood.
B: Octavia Di Donato (51) Gen Lawson-Tavan (27)
HB: Taylor Ortlepp (34) Layla Prince (58) Steph Demeo (66)
C: Keeley Skepper (4) Izzy Khoury (52) Hannah Bowey (64)
H: Marianna Anthony (14) Emily Hurley (61) Mel Staunton (55)
F: Lila Keck (23) Sophie McCarthy (54)
FOLL: Jemma Stokes (65) Maddie Guerin (18) Meg Robertson (15)
INT: Asha Turner-Funk (53) Isabelle Parnell (59) Simone Mooney (78) Isla Baldwin (70) Eliza Wood (50)
EMG: Georgia Tait (57) Danika Di Santo (76) Evie Lee (71)
In: Isla Baldwin, Simone Mooney, Isabelle Parnell, Layla Prince, Taylor Ortlepp, Mel Staunton
Out: Mia Austin, Danika Di Santo, Lily Goss, Keeley Sherar, Georgia Tait, Brooke Vickers
This week: Carlton vs Port Melbourne:
B: Octavia Di Donato (51) Gen Lawson-Tavan (27)
HB: Mimi Hill (10) Yasmine Duursma (11) Steph Demeo (66)
C: Darcy Vescio (3) Meg Robertson (15) Hannah Bowey (64)
HF: Marianna Anthony (14) Mia Austin (22) Izzy Khoury (52)
F: Lila Keck (23) Sophie McCarthy (54)
FOLL: Emily Hurley (61) Lily Goss (20) Keeley Sherar (25)
INT: Georgia Tait (57) Layla Prince (58) Simone Mooney (78) Isla Baldwin (70) Eliza Wood (50)
EMG: Isabella Parnell (59) Danika Di Santo (76) Natasha Phipps (74) Amy Trindade (62)
In: Mia Austin, Yasmine Duursma, Lily Goss, Mimi Hill, Keeley Sherar, Georgia Tait, Darcy Vescio
Out: Maddie Guerin, Taylor Ortlepp, Isabella Parnell, Mel Staunton, Keeley Skepper, Jemma Stokes, Asha Turner-Funk
The girls brought in a 8 point win against the highly regarded Port Melbourne (Richmond's VFLW partner). Top effort.
Crash, is this comp like a second tier, out of season thing, not the full blown professional competition?
Basically yes.
The real thing is the AFLW......and technecially THAT is 'out of season' with the way they keep moving the start/end times around.
The VFLW is equivalent to the VFL. Made up of non-listed players with top talent sprinkled in.
The VFLW is made up of 10 teams representing or affiliated with the Victorian AFL teams and two “independent” teams; Willy and Darebin.
We’re running a lot of AFLW players through our VFLW team this season, not something we’ve really done before. Hopefully that will give our AFLW girls a flying start to the season.
The girls play the Bulldogs this week on Sunday 17 11:00 in Footscray. Our line-up:
B: Octavia Di Donato (51) Gen Lawson-Tavan (27)
HB: Layla Prince (58) Yasmine Duursma (11) Steph Demeo (66)
C: Darcy Vescio (3) Meg Robertson (15) Hannah Bowey (64)
HF: Mel Staunton (55) Mia Austin (22) Izzy Khoury (52)
F: Simone Mooney (78) Sophie McCarthy (54)
FOLL: Emily Hurley (61) Lily Goss (20) Keeley Sherar (25)
INT: Amy Trindale (62) Isla Baldwin (70) Eliza Wood (50) Katie Prendergast (77) Isabella Parnell (59)
EMG: Danika Di Santo (76) Natasha Phipps (74) Evie Lee (71) Asha Turner-Funk (53)
In: Isabella Parnell, Katie Prendergast, Mel Staunton, Amy Trindale
Out: Marianna Anthony, Mimi Hill, Lila Keck, Georgia Tait
Team with this week, with the game at Carlton at midday today. Sorry for being late.
B: Octavia Di Donato (51) Danika Di Santo (76)
HB: Amy Trindale (62) Layla Prince (58) Steph Demeo (66)
C: Holly Ridewood (26) Izzy Khoury (52) Hannah Bowey (64)
HF: Eliza Wood (50) Georgia Tait (56) Isabella Parnell (59)
F: Katie Prendergast (77) Sophie McCarthy (54)
FOLL: Emily Hurley (61) Isla Baldwin (70) Simone Mooney (78)
INT: Evie Lee (71) Mel Staunton (55) Asha Turner-Funk (53) Zoe Hargreaves (80) Hannah Scott (79)
EMG: Natasha Phipps (74) Mia Haas (72) Madeleine Katerelos (69)
In: Danika Di Santo, Zoe Hargreaves, Evie Lee, Holly Ridewood, Hannah Scott, Georgia Tait, Asha Turner-Funk
Out: Mia Austin, Yasmin Duursma, Lily Goss, Gen Lawson-Tavan, Meg Robertson, Keeley Sherar, Darcy Vescio
No AFLW girls, but the team won by 3 points over Geelong!
We had to get something positive out of the weekend!
The girls play this morning at 10:15 at Preston against the Darebin Falcons.
B: Matilda Fitzgerald (80) Asha Turner-Funk (53)
HB: Amy Trindale (62) Layla Prince (58) Steph Demeo (66)
C: Hannah Scott (79) Izzy Khoury (52) Hannah Bowey (64)
HF: Eliza Wood (50) Georgia Tait (56) Evie Lee (71)
F: Emily Hurley (61) Sophie McCarthy (54)
R: Jemma Stokes (65) Isla Baldwin (70) Simone Mooney (78)
INT: Danika Di Santo (76) Katie Prendergast (77) Madeleine Katerelos (69) Mel Staunton (55) Isabella Parnell (59)
EMG: Natasha Phipps (74) Amelie Moore (75) Mia Haas (72)
In: Matilda Fitzgerald, Madeleine Katerelos, Jemma Stokes
Out: Octavia Di Donato, Zoe Hargreaves, Holly Ridewood
No AFLW girls playing this week, like last week.
A bit cold and miserable for the AFLW girls Crash?
I'd like to see at least our fringe AFLW players running around in the VFLW but I suppose the club has its reasons.
Considering that we lost to Darebin, who won for the first time in ages, it was a very poor result. :( :(
The girls play Willi at Will at 10:00
This week's line-up:
B: Matilda Fitzgerald (80) Asha Turner-Funk (53)
HB: Paige Duffy (68) Layla Prince (58) Steph Demeo (66)
C: Hannah Scott (79) Izzy Khoury (52) Hannah Bowey (64)
HF: Eliza Wood (50) Georgia Tair (57) Evie Lee (71)
F: Amy Trindade (62) Sophie McCarthy (54)
FOLL: Emily Hurley (61) Isla Baldwin (70) Simone Mooney (78
INT: Mel Staunton (55) Katie Prendergast (77) Madison Katerelos (69) Jemmika Douglas (75) Alexis Gregor (67)
EMG: Natasha Phipps (74) Danika Di Santo (76) Sasha Pearce (73)
In: Jemmika Douglas, Paige Duffy, Alexis Gregor
Out: Danika Di Santo, Isabella Parnell, Jemma Stokes
This week's line-up:
B: Matilda Fitzgerald (80) Layla Prince (58)
HB: Danika Di Santo (76) Octavia Di Donato (51) Steph Demeo (66)
C: Hannah Scott (79) Izzy Khoury (52) Hannah Bowey (64)
HF: Eliza Wood (50) Sophia McCarthy (54) Georgia Tait (56)
F: Amy Trindade (62) Emily Hurley (61)
R: Jemma Stokes (65) Isla Baldwin (70) Simone Mooney (78)
Int: Bella Caminiti (59) Katie Prendergast (77) Asha Turner-Funk (53) Ellie Sbeghen (56) Amelie Moore (75)
Em: Paige Duffy (68) Tash Phipps (74) Evie Lee (71)
In: Octavia Di Donato, Danika Di Santo, Ellie Sbeghen
Out: Paige Duffy, Evie Lee, Mel Staunton
Last week was not good.
This week we lost to Casey by 10 points, which is a big improvement over last week. :( :( :(
The Blues play the Drug Cheats this week at Essendon, with a LOT of ALFW girls named.
B: Gen Lawson-Tavan (27) Gab Pound (6)
HB: Steph Demeo (66) Kerryn Peterson (9) Mimi Hill (10)
C: Brooke Vickers (24) Maddie Guerin (18) Darcy Vescio (3)
HF: Meg Robertson (15) Jess Good (12) Eliza Wood (50)
F: Sophia McCarthy (54) Amy Trindade (62)
R: Jemma Stokes (65) Keeley Sherar (25) Abbie McKay (5)
INT: Hannah Bowey (64) Lulu Beatty (13) Dayna Finn (17) Lily Goss (20) Octavia Di Donato (51)
EMG: Georgia Tait (56) Layla Prince (58) Izzy Khoury (53) Simone Mooney (78)
I wonder how many will actually play?
A solid win over the Drug Cheats in the wet!
Carlton 4 - 10 - 34
Drug Cheats 1 - 4 - 10
2 out of 3 ain't bad for the weekend against them.
Indeed. Probably why so many AFLW girls played. We won't play half as many next round.
Carlton: 10 - 17 - 77
Southern Saints: 0 - 2 - 2
Unbelievable!
Lost our last game to Darebin. :o :'( No AFLW girls = no win? Sad.