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Re: AFLW - FINALS WEEK 2 - Carlton vs Hawthorn - Sat 7:15 @ Ikon

Reply #45 –
Fantastic performance across the field. A real team effort. Glad I don't have to select our best players.

Best of luck for an excellent recovery and preparation.
Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford.

Re: AFLW - FINALS WEEK 2 - Carlton vs Hawthorn - Sat 7:15 @ Ikon

Reply #46 –
We went to the game -
Unfortunately spent the first quarter lining up to get food and missed it all 🙄 

Fantastic game, the girls are tough and play on well and mark well. A few errors here and there but they regrouped quickly.

I love Sophie’s enthusiasm and showmanship, it is nice to see.

Couldn’t help but still be worried when we were 6 goals up! Thanks to the recent effort in the men’s team I never count a win until the very end!

Re: AFLW - FINALS WEEK 2 - Carlton vs Hawthorn - Sat 7:15 @ Ikon

Reply #47 –
Well oiled machine was a phrase the commentators used describing us at present and i think it's very apt.

Not many weak links out there.

Carltons last 2 finals efforts have ended in a road trip to Brisbane. Hopefully third time lucky

Re: AFLW - FINALS WEEK 2 - Carlton vs Hawthorn - Sat 7:15 @ Ikon

Reply #48 –
There were plenty of lessons to learn from last night, but one really sticks in my mind; you have your better players available and you are much more likely to contend.

When was the last time the boys had a whole list to choose from? Early 1996. That is an entire generation without having our best line-up available.
Not sure what our AFL program can do, but Innes and his minions can see what is required.

That said, can you see anyone who didn't play last night making a case for a spot next week? Skepper is one who comes to mind, even if her form has been pretty ordinary this season. However, 3 weeks ago I was saying that Maddy Guerin was having a less than stellar year. In the last 3 weeks she has been nothing short of brilliant. Last night she had huge numbers: 24 possessions, 11 tackles and 7 clearances. That is Cripps-like.

Of our lowest 4 possessions getters, one was Jess Good who dominated the ruck!
Maddie Hendrie didn't get a lot of ball, but she did her job. I don't think she would be under pressure.
Tara Bohanna only had 7 possessions and scored only 2 points, but there is no way known she'll miss.
Gab Pound? 5 possessions and only 66% game time.
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: AFLW - FINALS WEEK 2 - Carlton vs Hawthorn - Sat 7:15 @ Ikon

Reply #49 –
Powerful display by the girls!

Play of the night in the third quarter:
Intercept mark by Vescio - kick to Vickers.
Vickers - kick to Guerin.
Guerin - kick to Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick - long kick to Bohanna for contested mark.
Bohanna - handpass to Hill.
Hill - kick to Sholz for contested mark.
Sholz - handpass to Finn.
Finn - GOAL!!
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

Re: AFLW - FINALS WEEK 2 - Carlton vs Hawthorn - Sat 7:15 @ Ikon

Reply #50 –
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There were plenty of lessons to learn from last night, but one really sticks in my mind; you have your better players available and you are much more likely to contend.

When was the last time the boys had a whole list to choose from? Early 1996. That is an entire generation without having our best line-up available.
Not sure what our AFL program can do, but Innes and his minions can see what is required.

That said, can you see anyone who didn't play last night making a case for a spot next week? Skepper is one who comes to mind, even if her form has been pretty ordinary this season. However, 3 weeks ago I was saying that Maddy Guerin was having a less than stellar year. In the last 3 weeks she has been nothing short of brilliant. Last night she had huge numbers: 24 possessions, 11 tackles and 7 clearances. That is Cripps-like.

Of our lowest 4 possessions getters, one was Jess Good who dominated the ruck!
Maddie Hendrie didn't get a lot of ball, but she did her job. I don't think she would be under pressure.
Tara Bohanna only had 7 possessions and scored only 2 points, but there is no way known she'll miss.
Gab Pound? 5 possessions and only 66% game time.

The thing with Gab is that she gets important possessions or lays decisive tackles when they count.  She had a quiet night but her experience and footy nous could be very handy next week.  I think that those four will keep their places and we may well go with an unchanged lineup.

It is a strange position to have a winning Carlton team and be looking at where we can strengthen it  :)
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball
 

Re: AFLW - FINALS WEEK 2 - Carlton vs Hawthorn - Sat 7:15 @ Ikon

Reply #51 –
Brooke Vickers for Keeley Skepper for mine.

I think Duursma is still a level behind where we'd want her to be as well, but would be 'about' the 22nd-24th best player on our list.


Imagine if we still had our former skipper Kez Peterson??