The first half of the 'double header' against St. Kilda at Marvel on Sunday afternoon.
Sophie McKay and Keeley Sherrar will miss with injuries picked up at training. :(
Our lineup:
B: 21 Harriet Cordner 49 Madeline Hendrie
HB: 1 Amelia Velardo 36 Ciara Fitzgerald 14 Siofra O'Connell
C: 17 Dayna Finn 4 Claudia Whitfort 11 Yasmin Duursma
HF: 7 Poppy Scholz 19 Erone Fitzpatrick 23 Lila Keck
F: 35 Nell Morris-Dalton 3 Darcy Vescio
R: 12 Jessica Good 5 Abbie McKay 10 Mimi Hill
Int: 42 Tara Bohanna 24 Brooke Vickers 22 Brooke Boileau 20 Lily Goss 6 Gabriella Pound 30 Kiara Bischa 13 Aisling Reidy 8 Lily Baxter
Few new names in there. Hopefully the girls gel together as well as last years group. The love they had for eachother and selflessness could well be rubbing off on the boys this year.
Goes a long way.
Kiara Bischa, Lily Baxter and Aisling Reidy played VFLW today at North Hobart, so they won't line up tomorrow.
Baxter didn't have a big game, but she kicked a goal.
Reidy also only had 10 possessions, but hit the scoreboard.
Great 1st half from the girls.
Lead 41-8 at half time.
Lily Goss has 2 goals and is playing the best game i've seen from her.
McKay and Hill have had it 18 times each at the half, with the reduced AFLW games, they'd be on track for 50 in the mens game.
Getting a good head start from Good in the ruck.
Not many players looking at of place at the moment.
Hopefully the men are watching.
I think i jinxed us.
Only kicked 1 in the 3rd.
Saints kicked a few and started well in the last.
50-39 with 14 minutes left.
Need to stop Tyanna Smith who is dominating.
Need to lift.
Game over.
Blues are on top of the ladder!
(only played one game of the season, but it still counts)
Blues win - 66 - 40.
Steadied at the end.
Mckey 32
Hill 28
Whitfort 27 (first game in navy blue)
lead the ground in possessions
Goals...
Vescio 2
Goss 2
Keck 2
Poppy Scholz - 1.4 >:(
Great effort by the girls. A dominant performance and we should've / could've won by more.
ST KILDA 0.1 1.2 4.3 6.4 (40)
CARLTON 3.1 6.5 7.8 9.12 (66)
GOALS
St Kilda: Smith 2, Clarke 2, Butterworth, Anderson
Carlton: Goss 2, Vescio 2, Keck 2, Scholz, Finn, Morris-Dalton
BEST
St Kilda: Smith, Watson, Patrikios, Richards
Carlton: Scholz, Fitzpatrick, Whitfort, McKay, Finn, Hill
INJURIES
St Kilda: Anderson (hamstring)
Carlton: Hendrie (right ankle)
I couldn't get there, but I will watch the replay with some contentment. Well done, ladies!
Abby McKay: 32 possessions, 7 tackles, 9 clearances!
Mimi Hill: 28 possessions, 3 tackles and 5 clearances
Claudia Whitfort: 27 possessions, 5 tackles and 5 clearances.
I didn't get to watch this one, I heard there was a player stretched off, was it our girl?
Not sure. The AFL website lists two injuries :
St Kilda : Anderson (hamstring)
Carlton : Hendrie (right ankle)
I dont recall seeing a stretcher.
Injiry report shows 1 hamstring and 1 ankle injury.
Was at the game from the start, didn't see anyone needing a stretcher, from either side.
The report I heard of a stretcher might be a confusion between the AFLW and VFLW game.
Good game, and pleased to win of course. Loved it being on before the mens game 👏🏽