GAMEDAY: AFLW Rd 03 vs St Kilda

[Brownie 5,967]

How was that not 50?

[Clintosaurus 7,808]

Interesting no 50 call

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,036]

Daisy is a Lever in the forward line - constantly instructing.👍

[DubDee 25,438]

3 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Last years was on reputation. This year she’s just an ok player. Can’t find the space she used to. The players without balance or strength in congestion aren’t doing well under the heat teams can put on. 

Paxy was great last year! Won our BnF too. Not sure where you are coming from but don’t agree

she has the most touches today. A bit rusty this year so far but still quality 

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,036]

Metal.

[DubDee 25,438]

8 hours ago, BDA said:

As far as I know there are no plans for a new home venue for the women. Gosch's will be re-developed to a full training oval but won't host games. Casey is not convenient but I've got used to driving out there now

I don;t think i'll go to the game today. Too hot. Hope the girls can handle the heat ok. Running around in 33 degrees is no fun

Maybe they can get some game at a Princes park or punt road? It’s crazy to be ‘Melbourne’ and not play in Melbourne. It will be difficult to build a fan base

[Brownie 5,967]

3 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Metal.

 

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,036]

Daisy Warne.

[Guest]

Great goal, Daisy!

[Guest]

Wow! Thought this was gonna go down to the wire. ❤️💙❤️💙

Dees ninth consecutive win! 

[ucanchoose 1,816]

What a last quarter 

[Guest]

We all singing??!! I certainly am!

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Bit of a scrap, but a very good last quarter.

Hanks is a very natural footballer with a very fluid kicking action.

I also love the physicality of Harris, Zanka and Scott in particular.

[CBDees 3,167]

Massive last quarter from the girls! 👏👏👏

[Whispering_Jack 29,696]

All over and a big win to the Dees. Having the advantage of the wind in the final quarter on a hot day works wonders.

MELBOURNE 1.0.6 2.5.17 3.5.23 9.10.64

ST KILDA 1.2.8 2.2.14 3.5.23 3.5.24

GOALS

MELBOURNE Harris 3 Hanks 2 Fitzsimon Hore D Pearce L Pearce

ST KILDA M McDonald Vogt Xenos

BEST 

MELBOURNE Paxman Lampard Hanks Harris Hore Birch

ST KILDA Lucas-Rodd Jakobsson Priest Xenos Shierlaw

INJURIES 

MELBOURNE Nil

ST KILDA Nil

REPORTS 

MELBOURNE Nil

ST KILDA Nil

CROWD TBC at Casey Fields 

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,036]

Floodgates. 

Saints not disgraced. Scoreline flatters. We managed to force the ball into the forward line and individual skills then delivered, rather than much system.

[BDA 22,691]

Got the percentage boost after all. Great final quarter but pretty ordinary up to that

Play like we did til 3 quarter time next week and Adelaide will beat us easy. Hopefully thats the dodgy performance out of the way and we can put together a 4 quarter effort next week. We'll need to if we're to beat the Crows

Go Dees

[FarNorthernD 5,861]

Bang, bang, bang, bang?

[DubDee 25,438]

Hanks is looking like a Clarry out there! She has lost some weight and has a good step of pace now. Won the clearance and then followed up with the goal!

[Brownie 5,967]

Well done to St Kilda for the first three quarters.
They really tackled well and plugged up the holes across the ground to block up our running game.
Our defence did pretty well early on.
Great last quarter and a bot like the blokes last year. As long as we keep winning, that's all that matters.

Should be a cracking game next week.

[Sir Why You Little 36,907]

Good win on a hot day…

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,036]

19 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Maybe they can get some game at a Princes park or punt road? It’s crazy to be ‘Melbourne’ and not play in Melbourne. It will be difficult to build a fan base

Seemed a pretty good local attendance here today!

[WERRIDEE 5,423]

It took us til the last quarter to break the shackles. Lauren Pearce is a freak will be the difference between us winning the premiership or not. Good win but must start better against the Crows if we are to win that game.

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,036]

Harris: Round , 1 goal; Round 2, 2 goals; Round 3, 3 goals...

Paxy, lots of tissues, yes, but pretty low on effectiveness this week. Right week to have a 'lapse' (as it turned out...) 

[dl4e 5,851]

Saints were good for 3 quarters but on a hot day like today you have to forgive some of the poor passages of play. The most concerning early on was the handball situation. There is too much of it and how many times did they handball to a player that was not clear of an opponent  and how many times were the handballs to a player running past completely off skew. 

Tayla Harris played well. A very good mark.

Hore was good but a little inaccurate.

Fitzsimon played another good game and got better the longer the game went.

Hanks and Paxman were good as well. Paxman has been closely guarded by our opponents.

Colvin, Birch and Heath were good in the backline.