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Tayla Harris signed to Lions

Chris
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It is reported in the Hun that Tayla Harris has signed with the lions as their first womens player. Guess she wont be sticking with the dees. 

Seems a little strange that they can sign her when the licenses are not known yet. 

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    I cant help but compare it all to "A leaqgue of their own " at this juncture

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    There appears to be little structure, rules or planning into the women's national competition which is amazing given it starts next year. The AFL will do what they do best in these circumstances - make it up as they go along with no rhyme or reason and no accountability. 

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    Has she moved to Queensland?

    If clubs are signing, hopefully this means we've locked Daisy away.

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    not sure what signing really means

    demons vs lions womens game is on this week at the G before the men. presume all concerned are signed up (at least for whatever comp you call this years).

    can't see how you can sign up to a club in a new competition that doesn't even exist yet, let alone a club still vying for one of a limited no. of licences

    however, got the impression the afl indicated previously that they would allow each club to sign up limited marquee player(s)

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    18 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

    Has she moved to Queensland?

    If clubs are signing, hopefully this means we've locked Daisy away.

    She always was from QLD, so it's no surprise she's signed with a local team. I expect our Lady Demons team to not look much like the teams that have ran out the last couple of years, as those games have been the best of the best from across Australia, next year in the new comp they'll be spread out a bit more evenly amongst the squads.

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    41 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    There appears to be little structure, rules or planning into the women's national competition which is amazing given it starts next year. The AFL will do what they do best in these circumstances - make it up as they go along with no rhyme or reason and no accountability. 

    I coach women's AFL in Central Queensland and got the pleasure of spending a day coaching women from our region with Tayla.  Was absolutely stoked to meet one of the original Melbourne Demon women's players, and had a great chat to her about the Women's League and it's just as you've said, there's very little in way of structure and planning.  The girls who currently play with the Demons or Dogs sides don't really know one another unless they happen to play at a club level together and there is very little training or bonding together - they sort of just turn up and are expected to play on the big stage with women they hardly know.  Tayla seemed to looked forward to the introduction of more teams including a Queensland side, where there was far more structure, training, planning etc, where they could play their best football and really earn the respect of the public.

    Sad she won't stay a Demon but very happy for her, was a lovely young women and hopefully the bigger league will give the women the best chance to ply their trade and show their skills in front of the nation.

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    Just now, Tough Kent said:

    She's gone home and they gave her a job. Who can blame her?

    certainly not I . Ws inevitable. The two foundation teams were always  bound to lose a few ( or more )  Very early, very embryioninc.

    Im sure with our signings to date they'll have a very good idea of who to go after.

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    5 minutes ago, Tough Kent said:

    She's gone home and they gave her a job. Who can blame her?

    That wasnt the issue I was alluding too. While I would have lived her at the dees it wasn't to be. As long as we dont lose Daisy then all is good. 

    I was more questioning the signing of llayers before the teams are announced but as was asked above, what exactly does signing mean?

    The AFL are really strlarting to show their true colours of complete disorganisation with the rolw out of the womens team. 

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    The Darebin women's team, of which Daisy is captain, is generally considered the best team in the local comp. Hope we raid them as those players have bonded and already know each other's strengths.

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    54 minutes ago, bandicoot said:

    Care factor in negative territory. 

    Then why post? Or even open the thread?

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    2 hours ago, bandicoot said:

    Care factor in negative territory. 

    Evidently not.

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    Still wish she would teach the Hulk to kick.

     

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    Obviously our big forward from Perth will be gone too. Oops sorry, I was referring to the women's team.

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    1 hour ago, ManDee said:

    Still wish she would teach the Hulk to kick.

     

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    Love these pictures. It has certainly motivated me to turn up early this Sunday!

     

     

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    3 hours ago, Choke said:

    Then why post? Or even open the thread?

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    I'll be facinated if the above posters will:

    a: ever go to a woman's game (if it's not a curtain raiser)

    b: watch the game on TV

    my feeling is that the majority of the population will also have a care factor of -5

     

     

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    2 hours ago, ManDee said:

    Still wish she would teach the Hulk to kick.

     

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    she obviously kicks better when wearing a demon's jumper

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    We're going to miss her. This was two days ago:

    https://www.facebook.com/AFLQUEENSLAND/videos/10153983837241066/

    Tayla has spoken in glowing terms of the Melbourne Football Club and would have loved to have maintained a link with the club and the girls she's obviously got to know pretty well but at the end of the day she works for AFLQ and is one of the key marketing tools used in the promotion of the women's game up here. And more importantly, her mum would miss her too much if she moved to Victoria, even if it was for only three months a year.

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    1 hour ago, bandicoot said:

    I'll be facinated if the above posters will:

    a: ever go to a woman's game (if it's not a curtain raiser)

    b: watch the game on TV

    my feeling is that the majority of the population will also have a care factor of -5

     

     

    ughhh. really?! a game of footy is a game of footy. i've just started playing in a pub footy league in melbourne and the teams are uni-sex.. big crowds, beers and dogs running out on to the pitch. at the end of the day, isn't it fun watching a ball getting kicked around? 

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    1 hour ago, bandicoot said:

    I'll be facinated if the above posters will:

    a: ever go to a woman's game (if it's not a curtain raiser)

    b: watch the game on TV

    my feeling is that the majority of the population will also have a care factor of -5

     

     

    Mate, go join a badminton forum and let them all know how much you don't give a rats about it.

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