First big test for the Demons on hostile (albeit red and blue) territory in SA

Adelaide v Melbourne at Norwood Oval, 2.40pm ACDT

ADELAIDE

B: N.Gore 7 M.Rajcic 32  
HB: L.Whiteley 22 S.Allan 39 N.Allen 8
C: A.Considine 16 A.Hatchard 33 E.Jones 2
HF: E.Phillips 13 C.Randall - C 26 T.Charlton 25
F: A.Woodland 24 C.Biddell 12
Foll: C.Gould 1 E.Marinoff 10 R.Martin 5
I/C: M.McKinnon 21 J.Simmons 11 M.Newman 17 H.Button 6 A.Ballard 27  

Emerg: J.Hewett 19 B.Tonon 28  

In: L.Whiteley, C.Randall, C.Gould, M.Newman

Out: J.Hewett (Omitted), S.Thompson (HS Protocol), D.Ponter (HS Protocol), J.Mules (HS Protocol)

MELBOURNE

B: L.Birch 9 G.Colvin 32  
HB: S.Heath 30 S.Lampard 8 S.Goldrick 23
C: E.McNamara 22 T.Hanks 5 C.Sherriff 18
HF: T.Harris 7 K.Hore 10 L.Mithen 14
F: D.Pearce - C 6 J.Parry 19
Foll: L.Pearce 15 E.Zanker 29 K.Paxman 4
I/C: M.Fitzsimon 24 M.Gay 3 E.West 11 A.Bannan 16 S.Scott 12  

Emerg: A.Brown 28 M.Caris 21  

In: L.Mithen, M.Gay

Out: B.Tarrant (Omitted), M.Caris (Omitted)

 

Big test. We didn’t turn up last year in the prelim. Very disappointing. We have to put in a performance and make the Crows earn it today.

It’ll be tough, they have a strong home record, but if we can match them physically and kick straight we’re a good chance

The heart says Dees by 5 points, the head says Crows

Crows with a few out, could be our chance.

I think we match up quite well against their strengths and we have plenty of girls in form ……… BUT we will have to adapt to the crazy skinny dimensions of the ground and kick straight, which is a regular bugbear.  Fingers crossed we can do it.

This should be a good game. I am looking forward to the battle of the midfield as both are strong here. Pearce in the ruck could be the difference.

Norwood Oval

This is a home game

Red and the Blue….

Gotta play 4 qtrs.

chance to put a gap between us and the behind.   Crows kill dus with pressure last year, saints did the same last week till we broke out.  Been a trend this year with the top sides, suddenly breaking out in the last qtr to run away with it.   The other teams can't seem to sustain he pressure for 4 qtrs. 

Last night GWS 7.1.43 defeated Western Bulldogs 2.10.22.

That’s what I fear the most about today’s game - the Doggies score line reads so much like the Melbourne of the past.

Ugh our defence is looking ordinary

Erin Phillips 2.0.12

Melbourne 0.1.1

birch should have knocked that away for a rushed behind, not smart

adelaide red hot. we need to settle 

Getting killed at ground level

We gotta get our tackling game going….

Crows bringing the heat and out-muscling us. They appear physically bigger and stronger.

Lucky we're not further behind. Badly need to wrest momentum back here somehow, stick some tackles, or it will be a long day

Playing too loose and Crows don't fumble.

Goldie having a crack as usual. She needs some help

Edited January 29, 20224 yr by BDA

We aren't winning this today

Anyone willing to join me on the Paxy is overcooked train? 

Sarah Allan got an opponent?

Getting smashed in contested ball. We're miles behind the Crows, and we're almost at full strength.

Zanker having a mare

Looks like we spent all summer practicing nice uncontested footy and forgot how to win and use the ball under pressure.

We haven’t been able to string together anything remotely decent.

The lack of coordination between the player giving and receiving a handball is particularly poor. There’s no point being a hard running fit side if you can’t give a handball to a runner who then gets in to space. 

We started to make some terrible decision making skills along with poor use of the footy from about 1/2 way through the second quarter. Adelaide have been on to us from the start and with a home ground advantage that will be enough. Too many of our good players are playing pooorly so lets hope they can lift in the second half. Paxman, Gay and Zanker for a start.

24 minutes ago, BDA said:

Crows bringing the heat and out-muscling us. They appear physically bigger and stronger

They are the only team in SA, that’s why they have won a couple of Premierships already.