First has never been the priority. Securing second by grinding out a win after a Perth trip is the aim. It’s going to take a huge effort from here in to the wind. 
 

Harris has been caught in between deep and up the ground. They need to get her back in position. 
 

Would like to see Kate Hore have a run on the ball to get in to the game.

Now we will see what they are made of. Against the breeze and we have been playing poorly.

We have done well in last quarters all year. Hopefully our superior fitness will see us through 

Mick needs to send the message that when you switch you got to keep going to space. We kill our forwards by double switching 

Way too much pace on the ball right now. Need to slow it right down 

Umpiring is atrocious

McNamara is playing her worst ever game, completely awful 

There is not a big breeze,

get it done Demons. No excuses. Blues going harder

Caught holding defensively twice. Not sharp at all. Really need some composure now 

Why did no one push it through for a behind????

A win is a win...   guess its good to have a tougher match just before the finals after a couple of easy games.

Phew!

The lack of knowledge of the ladder and the implications of the commentators is pretty poor. If we lost we could have slipped to third which is huge 

Edited March 12, 20224 yr by DubDee

I was sure Vescio was going to win it. Deserved to lose tbh but we got there. Just

So frustrating watching our women try to beat one more opponent before kicking. Far too often they get caught or the kick is smothered. Lucky to get the win in the end.

top 2 guaranteed but man we looked super poor after quarter time

Well what a heart stopper hung on by a fingernail. Carlton certainly applied a lot of heat and tackled ferociously. Well done girls.!!

If Carlton win tonight, it's 4 in a row for them. They're one of the form teams in the comp, and I'm glad the girls were able to get the win, even if it wasn't the big win we all hoped for to give us the best chance.

Never in doubt

Awful composure. 
 

The Mithen kick with 2 minutes left was inexcusable. Ball use the entire last quarter was crazy. 
 

But coming back from Perth is tough, even if you win by 80.

Hopefully the week off fixes Purcell up and Zanker too. The big body mids are just vital for us to be any chance. 

Jonsey Just called Vescio a she. Assume he’ll be cancelled by Monday 

Thriller. Crikey. GO DEMONS!

Very lucky.  Succumbed to Carlton’s pressure,  but managed to survive (just) at the ‘death’.  ‘Bath water’? /  coming off a long road trip? Who knows? ……. but performances like that will not cut it in finals!  

7 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Jonsey Just called Vescio a she. Assume he’ll be cancelled by Monday 

One of his co-commentators called Vescio a they and a she in the same sentence.
I have an idea what that says about the whole situation, but I can't say it because I'll get cancelled.

Terrible performance and pretty difficult to argue that the better team won. 

Perhaps the trip to Perth didn't help but, with so much at stake, we looked incredibly half hearted, indecisive and overwhelmed. 

Hopefully they can take the week off to rest up, refocus and bring a much better performance in the preliminary final.