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Re: AFLW 2025 Season

Reply #30 –
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Quote from: kruddler – on
In case people missed it.

Kangaroos dominated the Hawks last night.

Hawks were kept to 0.3 for the entire game.
Kangas managed 5.12.

Hand them the cup now?
Not that I dont think they will win it, but what were we saying after geelong destroyed Brisbane in the finals and neale broke down?  3 weeks is a long time in footy. 

The longer they keep winning the closer they are to a shock loss.

The Cats didn't' keep the Lions goalless though.

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Reply #31 –
As true as that is its more common in aflw that teams kick 2 goals for an entire game and thats on both sides.  Says nothing about anyone really. 
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

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Reply #32 –
Quote from: Thryleon – on
As true as that is its more common in aflw that teams kick 2 goals for an entire game and thats on both sides.  Says nothing about anyone really.
You are exagerating, but the difference with this is, Hawks finished 4th. They beat us who finished 5th. Its not a bottom 4 club.

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Reply #33 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
Quote from: Thryleon – on
As true as that is its more common in aflw that teams kick 2 goals for an entire game and thats on both sides.  Says nothing about anyone really.
You are exagerating, but the difference with this is, Hawks finished 4th. They beat us who finished 5th. Its not a bottom 4 club.

No im not, literally the final round of the season: Sydney vs Essendon last week. 11 to 14.

Not good enough for you?

Just last time they met, the Hawks finished on 2.6 for the match vs North.

West Coast kicked 3.4.

GWS 3.6.

Richmond 3.7. vs gc 5.9.

Ade vs freo: 4.5 to 2.5.

It is NOT impressive to hold an opponent to 0 goals particularly given bombers vs sydney.

What is impressive is winning 23 games straight, or winning by a cricket score.





"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

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Reply #34 –
Sorry i missed the part where a similar team kicked 0 goals.

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Reply #35 –
You said i was exaggerating when I stated they often kick 2 goals a game. 

So concede you stuffed it.

Everyone gets it wrong from time to time.  My original contention stands:

Quote from: Thryleon – on
As true as that is its more common in aflw that teams kick 2 goals for an entire game and thats on both sides.  Says nothing about anyone really. 
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

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Reply #36 –
"More common".... than what?

Than in afl games, obviously.

Than scores ABOVE 2 goals a game in aflw? Nope.

More common than what? And why does 2 goals matter? This was 0 goals!

Top 8 teams that kicked 2 goals a game this year...
Eagles - twice (including this game)
Hawks - once in round 3
Blues - once against Hawks in round 2 (12 scoring shots!)

No top 8 team had kicked kids less than 2 goals in a game of aflw all year.

In fact only 1 team (gc twice) had failed to kick a goal in a match all year (0.6 twice). Finished last btw.

So Hawks are the only top 8 team to kick less than 2 goals in a game. Thus clearly the only top 4 team to do it.
They also own the lowest score from anyone, for the year! 

So that score is definitely an outlier no matter which way you want to look at it. If you want to diminish that by saying some other score is more common.... than whatever... then be my guest.

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Reply #37 –
^^ that old chestnut, ill adjust the argument to make it look like i was right even when I was wrong?

Let me put it to you this way then if you want to adjust things like a politician does.

They kick so few goals ordinarily that holding a team to none is unremarkable.  It only means stopping them from kicking 2 to 3 goals.

Got it now?  Thats the opposite of impressive.  Or maybe you're easily impressed.

"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

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Reply #38 –
Quote from: Thryleon – on
^^ that old chestnut, ill adjust the argument to make it look like i was right even when I was wrong?

Let me put it to you this way then if you want to adjust things like a politician does.

They kick so few goals ordinarily that holding a team to none is unremarkable.  It only means stopping them from kicking 2 to 3 goals.

Got it now?  Thats the opposite of impressive.  Or maybe you're easily impressed.

You adjusted the argument to the 2 goal thing and saying how common it is... despite it not being half as common as you think.

That aside, if you don't think holding a top 4 side goalless is not impressive than that's all you need to say.

Despite their dominant performances and record winning run, not even the Kangas have held a top 8 side goalless before, certainly not a top 4 side.... and in a final no less!

So yes, i think that is impressive.

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Reply #39 –
Pity Adelaide won.  >:D  I guess I wanted both of them to lose, but I really don't like SAdelaide.
Live Long and Prosper!

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Reply #40 –
Melbourne defeated Adelaide, which I'm not sorry about. They play North next weekend.
Live Long and Prosper!

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Reply #41 –
Very interesting to see the pressure the Demons applying to Norp, either way the winner is going to come out of a tough game to the GF.

As usual, PF week yet again brings the best games, AFL or AFLW.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"
 

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Reply #42 –
I have been travelling around New Zealand over the past few weeks so I missed the PF against Brisbane. The thing about NZ is that they seem to have 100 TV Channels and none of them having anything worth watching. However I did get to catch a replay of the PF and it confirms what I thought was going to happen. Our girls had played in WA on a five day break, two finals and then played Brisbane up in Queensland. The team definitely ran out of energy. I think we would gave done better against Melbourne simply for the fact that we would not have had to travel.
Since 1995, there has been four occasions where Carlton appeared to be on verge of Premiership success, 1999-2001, 2010-13, 2020-21 for the AFLW side and 2021-23, and each time we have stuffed it up by believing it was going to happen bu osmosis and not by improving the playing squad, which lead to chaos around the Coach and within the administration. Once again we are now on the verge of success with our AFLW team and it is really important that we bring in players that will strengthen the squad and that we do not lose players that lead to the squad being weakened. The lack of depth really hurt us in the end and probably cost us against Sydney and St Kilda. We need to be in the top two next year.
Next season Darcy Vescio and Breann Harrington should both play their 100th games which will be great for the Club. From a team perspective however, you would want both of them to be really fighting for their spots in the side because the team has improved.
Three years ago the Club devised a plan for our AFLW team and they have basically stuck to it. The lesson is that unless you stick to a plan there is no way you will know as to whether the plan will work or not. Sticking to a plan has not been the strength of Carlton over the past thirty years.