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AFLW 2025 Round 8 Carlton vs Geelong at Kardinia Park

We play Geelong at Kardinia Park on Sunday arvo at 1505.

I might make the trip into the big smoke to watch this one.  Any other CSCers intending to go?
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

AFLW 2025 Rd 8: Carlton vs Geelong at Geelong

Reply #1 –
This game is on Sunday at 15:05 at Geelong.
Abbie McKay is probably back.
Live Long and Prosper!

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Reply #2 –
Please merge with the other thread: the program doesn't want me to do it.
Live Long and Prosper!

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Our line-up:

B:   1 Amelia Velardo   49 Madeline Hendrie
HB:   3 Darcy Vescio   21 Harriet Cordner   36 Ciara Fitzgerald
C:   19 Erone Fitzpatrick   25 Keeley Sherar   17 Dayna Finn
HF:   55 Sophie McKay   16 Breann Harrington   7 Poppy Scholz
F:   42 Tara Bohanna   23 Lila Keck
R:   12 Jessica Good   10 Mimi Hill   5 Abbie McKay
Int:   24 Brooke Vickers   4 Keeley Skepper   15 Meg Robertson   20 Lily Goss   6 Gabriella Pound
Em:   33 Lou-Lou Field   37 Maddison Torpey   22 Mia Austin

Pound will be rusty, but is a welcome return. Abbie McKay is a big in.
Live Long and Prosper!

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The girls are doing well, but gee they've sprayed a few.

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I've kept pretty quiet over the past month, but i'd like to reiterate my previous statement re Vescio and the overall standard of the womens game.
Darcy has been relegated to a 2nd tier (at best) player.

Half a game in this one. Got 1 touche and 1 tackle.
People chastised Charlie about his lack of tackling, but Vescio has concrete boots when the opposition has the ball. I hope Darcy is carrying an injury because i'm not sure on current form there will be a contract for Darcy next year.

Gab Pound playing her first game in forever shows the hunger and skill we expect.
Brooke Vickers was out of the game for almost 2 years is showing more touch than Vescio.

Sophie McKay is doing what Vescio used to do, in her first season.
Bohanna is on the wrong side of 30 but looks 10 years younger by comparison to Darcy.

Overall, the team is playing very well across the board, have a lot of skill between them and are obviously winning....take Vescio out of the side and i don't think any of that changes. That is a big tick for the club and a huge improvement over previous years.


Overall, we've dominated the game thus far, but hitting the post at least 3 times (including in the goal square) is keeping the cats in the game.

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Slightly frustrated watching that third quarter! We seemed to make it very hard for ourselves and ran ourselves ragged for not enough result whereas they utilised it well when forward.

Hopefully they can run out the game -
Cmon girls!

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And just like that Darcy kicks A very very important goal 👏🏽 clever play.

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Long time to wait for their 2nd possession, but it was an important one.
Steadier for Vescio might be enough.

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Gutsy win, but finishing definitely needs work.

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Yea girls! Fantastic finish 👏🏽

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Good win despite poor kicking for goal, Geel came at them hard in the 3rd, Darcy V steadied the ship and the mids got going again.
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

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Phew!

Brilliance from Darcy saved the day 👏
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

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Reply #13 –
Carlton 7 - 13 - 55
Geelong 5 - 7 - 37

Yeah, we certainly sprayed a few. :(
On the other hand, we had some really good signs.
Darcy had her quietest game for the year, but did something when it mattered. Keeley Skepper, Meg Robertson, Maddie Hendrie and Tara Bohanna didn't have big possessions either.
On the other hand:
Abbie McKay: 31 possessions, 3 tackles and 7 clearances.
Mimi Hill: 30 possessions, 3 clearances and a goal.
Dayna Finn: 26 possessions.
Erone Fitzpatrick: 24 possessions and 2 goals
Amelia Velardo: 19 possessions.
That's 5 of the top 6 possession getters.

Geelong depend on their midfield: we shut it down totally.

Sophie McKay: 5 points
This is one area where we need to improve. Our kicking for goal has already lost us one game this year.
Live Long and Prosper!

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Quote from: DJC – on
Phew!

Brilliance from Darcy saved the day 👏

Yep, 4 possessions, clearly BOG.  ::)
Take away everything Darcy did today and we still win.