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Home to the Gold Coast Suns but a couple of big outs, one to injury and one to health and safety protocols.

Melbourne v Gold Coast at Casey Fields, 7.10pm AEDT

MELBOURNE

B: L.Birch 9 G.Colvin 32  
HB: S.Goldrick 23 S.Lampard 8 S.Heath 30
C: C.Sherriff 18 L.Mithen 14 E.McNamara 22
HF: S.Scott 12 K.Hore 10 M.Fitzsimon 24
F: D.Pearce C 6 T.Harris 7
Foll: L.Pearce 15 K.Paxman 4 E.Zanker 29
I/C: L.Magee 26 E.West 11 M.Caris 21 J.Parry 19 A.Bannan 16

Emerg: A.Brown 28 B.Tarrant 20  



In: L.Magee, M.Caris


Out: T.Hanks (HS Protocol), M.Gay (Quad)

GOLD COAST

B: V.Saad 39 H.Dunn C 24  
HB: D.D'Arcy 20 L.Ahrens 7 S.Watson 14
C: E.Keaney 30 A.Drennan 33 C.Hammond 29
HF: K.Howarth 23 K.Surman 26 C.Whitfort 4
F: T.Bohanna 12 S.Perkins 28
Foll: L.Bella 2 C.Rowbottom 8 J.Stanton 17
I/C: D.Heslop 25 S.Danckert 9 E.Hampson 1 J.Yorston 5 J.Dupuy 27  

Emerg: A.Barba 21 B.Perry 16  

In: V.Saad, S.Danckert, E.Hampson


Out: A.Bush (Omitted), J.Pregelj (Knee), L.Single (Omitted)

 

We badly need to get the Adelaide loss out of our system and our season back on track

The Suns have improved.This will not be an easy game. 

I want to see a consistent 4 quarter effort. And a more direct style of play. Oppositions know that pressure disrupts our handball through the corridor approach  so don;t invite them onto us.

Hanks is a big loss. she's a super player. But we should still have enough to win this game

Dees by 15 points

We must have a W in the W/L column.  Unbelievably, the season is half over, and anything but a W will see us falling well off the pace.

 

Better output from Zancker Paxman and Mithen will help. All three were quiet last week. Not sure if self or opposition related.

The team needs to use the flexibility they have shown to overcome any diminished output from an individual. 

We still have the potential to be the best team and can beat any opposition if we structure appropriately and change patterns if any obvious difficulties. Coaching needs to respond by making appropriate moves to match up both defensively and offensively.

it took too long to use Daisy in the forward line when Harris wabeing double teamed and channelled.

Oppositions are getting more refined and we must adapt to that.

lifting our disposal efficiency (particularly handballs) will help a lot…


Our confidence is down, the Adelaide game maybe taken a toll.  Wish Abbey Holmes would use the term ‘elite’ less.  C’mon girls!

Certainly missing hanks and gay and straight kicking for goal 

 

Great goal Skipper 

All playing better. Maybe need to watch the play on .

Strange holding the ball interpretation.


Scoring end???

Suns make no attempt to dispose of the footy, no free when tackled

Eliza McNamamara is becoming a very, very good AFLW player..


7 minutes ago, dpositive said:

Suns make no attempt to dispose of the footy, no free when tackled

Agree 100%!

Kicking for goal is poor! 2-4 and on the full. 3-4 or 4-3 and game almost over. Hoping for accuracy this quarter!

Mithen - 8 x tackles

zanker n paxy - 7 x tackles

hore - 6 x tackles

i like it 

McNamara all class, Zanker and Mithen cracking in. Libby Birch very solid down back

We’re the better team. Just need to convert our chances.


We still have a few fumbly types that Adelaide and Freo don't.

Birch down back is very reliable. Yes we are still fumbly  at times but other times we looked good. 

Nice to get the win. 

Oh well, a win = 4 points, but plenty of improvement needed if we are going to seriously challenge the top few.

 

Good to win but Mick has plenty to contemplate.

Seems like Hanks will be back next week thank God but Gay is out for 3 weeks unfortunately.  Better news for Purcell who is getting closer to debuting in the Red and Blue.

Let’s keep Caris in to support L Pearce, who was great tonight, and drop Parry, for one of the young talls or Ali Brown.

Not that convincing but we got the job done

Contested game much better. Mithen BOG. Her best game for a while

Zanker, McNamara. Paxy, L Pearce and Birch best of the rest

A few players down on form still in particular Kate Hore. We need her firing if we’re to beat the best teams

If we can bag the W against GWS next we’re in decent shape heading into a tough run home

Go Dees


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