AFLW: Rd 04 vs Brisbane

[DeelightfulPlay 2,548]

Beautiful!!  Time to build!

[Chook 15,013]

You feel the lions might just pinch this. Zanker and Bannen unsighted (Zanker since the 1st and Bannen all year). 

[BDA 22,755]

What about that composure from Gilliard. what a prospect she is

[layzie 33,860]

Build on it 

[DeelightfulPlay 2,548]

Hopefully we can respond quickly and tighten up our defense

[BDA 22,755]

The Lions ruck is outstanding. Tapping down her mids throats all game.

[BDA 22,755]

Bannan's form a real worry.

[layzie 33,860]

3 minutes ago, BDA said:

The Lions ruck is outstanding. Tapping down her mids throats all game.

Palms it down beautifully 

[BDA 22,755]

all over red rover. Lions clearly the better team and thoroughly deserve the win

[Mr Steve 3,820]

That's it the fat man is starting to sing.

[DubDee 25,904]

What is up with Birch? Ball goes over the top every time. Terrible leadership at the back. Need Daisy to organise us back there 

[DubDee 25,904]

Aside from first quarters we have kicked 1 goal in the past two games.

pathetic

Hanks, Heath and Mitho the only consistent performers today

[DeelightfulPlay 2,548]

Shame we couldn't get it done...  but Lions more deserving in the end

[layzie 33,860]

12 minutes ago, BDA said:

all over red rover. Lions clearly the better team and thoroughly deserve the win

That's game 

[layzie 33,860]

Just couldn't get it done in the end 

[spirit of norm smith 16,476]

AFLW Lions are probably now premiership favourites 

[george_on_the_outer 7,607]

3 hours ago, DubDee said:

What is up with Birch? Ball goes over the top every time. Terrible leadership at the back. Need Daisy to organise us back there 

Libby doing it all on her own.  Heath great at tackling, but forgets about where the ball is in general play.  How many goals did they get from kicking it off the ground in the goal square?

Daisy wasted in the forward line.  Need to bring Duffey in to kick goals. L. Pearce needs to hit the ball away from the opposition goals.

[#11-TonyAnderson 791]

Was disappointed with the last half. They need to get a defensive Coach - too many easy goals over the back today when Lions  swarmed forward. And our forwards need to play in front. Tyla Hanks, Kate Hore and Lily Mithen were great.

[BDA 22,755]

Chastening defeat.

Our quick start gave the score line some respectability but we were beaten in every department. Harris will straighten us up going forward but around the ball a real worry. West has been great this year but totally ineffectual yesterday. 

The Lions are the team to beat this year. No question

[Dees_In_October 3,387]

To be honest, I was expecting a heavier defeat. A few Dees definitely went missing... Brisbane also looked to run the game out better fitness wise. Our forward line was so one dimensional. Felt for the debutant in Campbell, a tough ask for a pretty raw player - good experience though. Those soccer goals were super frustrating, but it's why those really deep entries with players out of position are gold. We need more of that.

The Lions were certainly 'due' a win against us. We've definitely got away with some against them. Apart from half a quarter in the first, we didn't play near our best though, so that's something to build from. We've had a good look at how they get it done and hopefully by season's end we'll be in stronger form.

On a positive note, I like Mackin's involvement in her first ever full game of AFLW. You expect a cross-coder to give away some free kicks or get caught out on game awareness stuff, but so far as I could tell, she was up to speed.

Selection will be interesting this week!