AFLW: 2022 Fixture (Season 7)

[BDA 19,978]

We've played the Lions, Crows and North. With ourselves that's the likely top 4.

The only other top 8 side we play for the rest of the year is the Doggies and they've had a soft fixture so far. They're a borderline finals team. Plenty of opportunity for us to improve our percentage

If we avoid injuries and maintain half decent form we should win all our remaining games. Hopefully the Lions drop a game or 2 along the way (they still have North, Crows and Collingwood to play)

The one player we can't replace is Harris. If we are to win it this year she will be to the fore. West has been a revelation and Purcell excellent. They have added much need grunt to our engine room.

We're in good shape

Edited September 23, 2022 by BDA

[FarNorthernD 5,839]

3 hours ago, BDA said:

We've played the Lions, Crows and North. With ourselves that's the likely top 4.

The only other top 8 side we play for the rest of the year is the Doggies and they've had a soft fixture so far. They're a borderline finals team. Plenty of opportunity for us to improve our percentage

If we avoid injuries and maintain half decent form we should win all our remaining games. Hopefully the Lions drop a game or 2 along the way (they still have North, Crows and Collingwood to play)

The one player we can't replace is Harris. If we are to win it this year she will be to the fore. West has been a revelation and Purcell excellent. They have added much need grunt to our engine room.

We're in good shape

Wow the Bulldogs have had an easy run - Giants, Port, Freo and Hawthorn - 4 of the 5 bottom sides. The only top 8 team they have played is North and they lost. 

[BDA 19,978]

11 hours ago, BDA said:

Hopefully the Lions drop a game or 2 along the way (they still have North, Crows and Collingwood to play)

Lions coughed one up today against Richmond

Top spot there for the taking 

[george_on_the_outer 6,944]

Well done Richmond.  Kept Brisbane down in the leaders pack. 18 points to 14!!!

[Meggs 569]

1 hour ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Well done Richmond.  Kept Brisbane down in the leaders pack. 18 points to 14!!!

Starce suggested they may have been a bit too pleased with themselves after beating us last week. 

[WalkingCivilWar 31,120]

💕💕💕❤️💙💕💕💕

[D4Life 2,299]

Some unbelievably lopsided games, messing with %, could upset final ladder positions!

[Dees_In_October 3,346]

3 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

💕💕💕❤️💙💕💕💕

Great news. I was fearing what the "personal reasons" for her absence could be, but this is surely the very best result. You can feel the love (and surprise!) in that room!

[WalkingCivilWar 31,120]

9 hours ago, Dees_In_October said:

Great news. I was fearing what the "personal reasons" for her absence could be, but this is surely the very best result. You can feel the love (and surprise!) in that room!

I love the “we were playing with an extra person on the field last Saturday” line. Had all the girls stumped. 😂

[WalkingCivilWar 31,120]

12 hours ago, D4Life said:

Some unbelievably lopsided games, messing with %, could upset final ladder positions!

Case in point… Yesterday’s annihilation of the Giants. 
😬

[BDA 19,978]

A great win today against a much improved Freo. Hopefully they can bring the same intensity against the Crows next week

In terms of the run home:

Crows play Freo and Lions next with the Cats and Saints to finish

Lions have to play North, Crows, Hawks and Pies.

Pies have Giants, Freo, North and Lions

It’ll be a tough ask for those teams to win all their remaining games. If I had to pick I’d go for the Crows who seem to be hitting their stride. The Lions game will be huge. I hope they knock 7 bells out of each other.

We have the doggies (who haven’t beaten anyone) Suns, Bombers and Eagles. Suns away could be a banana skin so need to switched on but the other games are at Casey. We should win all our games to finish 2^nd at worst. We may even make up percentage to finish top.

Really looking forward to the run in to finals. I think we are very well placed, with good balance across the team. Touch wood we don’t have any bad luck on the injury front.

[Demonland 64,394]

[BDA 19,978]

The size differential between the Crows and the other teams always amazes me

I had the game on in the background just now and assumed the Crows had a breeze at their back in the 1^st quarter, but no, they just kick it a good 10 meters on average farther than their opponents due to their size and strength

Game from Freo, they fought like tigers and were ahead at 3 quarter time, but the dam broke inevitably in the last and the Crows ran over the top of them

Crows' brute strength very difficult to combat. They are looking very ominous

Hoping North can beat the Lions in this evening's game

Edited October 8, 2022 by BDA

[WalkingCivilWar 31,120]

We made this Progress Pride flag for this week’s banner…

❤️💙 Daisy’s 50th game ❤️💙

Spewing it’s not at home but hoping many QLD Dees can get to Metricon to support our awesome girls!

GO THE MIGHTY DEES!!!

Edited October 13, 2022 by WalkingCivilWar

[FarNorthernD 5,839]

Watching the 2nd qtr of the Brisbane V Adelaide game and AFLW has officially reached a new standard. Fast, clean skills and some great overhead marking. 

Edited October 14, 2022 by FarNorthernD

[BDA 19,978]

5 minutes ago, FarNorthernD said:

Watching the 2nd qtr of the Brisbane V Adelaide game and AFLW has officially reached a new standard. Fast, clean skills and some great overhead marking. 

Agree. Very good game. Pity there's no crowd there to watch it.

[BDA 19,978]

Dominant performance from the Lions last night. Very impressive. they are rightful favourites to win it. They move the ball well, are a match for anyone on the inside and have plenty of outside run. They're going to be hard to beat

[WalkingCivilWar 31,120]

It seems (at this stage anyways) our HOME finals matches likely will be played at…

If vs an interstate side: IKON

if vs a Victorian side: MARVEL 

Extremely unlikely to be played at Casey since renovations are about to be carried out there. These renovations were clearly scheduled for now BEFORE season 7 was planned.