AFLW: Rd 05 vs Carlton

[gs77 4,452]

Good game for our percentage.

[deanox 10,023]

Last week against the Lions would have been different if Harris played I reckon.

[DubDee 26,191]

Cracking win by the girls. Tayla was dominant forward. Fantastic mark she is. 
Purcell with 30 touch in a 70 minute game is ridiculous 

Good to see a 4 Q effort after the last 2 weeks

[Meggs 598]

It drizzled all second half which made it harder to execute skills.  A solid win, as expected.

 

[Meggs 598]

A nice vibe at Ikon.

[1964_2 2,357]

Watched the full game. 2 things I learnt. Dees are very very good. Secondly, the standard has improved dramatically since the last game I watched last season - AFLW will continue to grow at a fast rate IMO. 

Go Dees! 
 

[dl4e 5,851]

Solid enough win so now over to Freo.

[Little Goffy 14,667]

Another good solid win. Would have liked to see the scoring push on int he second half as that has been a weak point for the season so far, but hard to judge it given the weather and also hard to really complain about such a clear win.

I really, really don't want Melbourne to be 'second best' for another season though, so I'd like to see ti all click into place and some absolute thrashings handed out.

[rjay 25,198]

Good to have Goldie back...

[deanox 10,023]

1 hour ago, rjay said:

Good to have Goldie back...

She didn't get heaps of it but when she got it she broke lines and kicked long, a real weapon, particularly in the AFLW.

[layzie 34,145]

Very good win from the look of it. Carlton look [censored] this year. 

[Dees_In_October 3,509]

Late to the party, but yeah, a good win that's hard to complain about, though slotting a few more would have been handy as per usual.

Loved the four-quarter effort and pressure though against an obviously under-resourced team that played very defensively after half time. Smother work top notch, all those little things. Liked the way everyone got around Duffy on debut.

Also good to see the magnets thrown around a little. Goldrick a welcome return and she'll build.

And congrats to L.Pearce on a magnificent 50 games. Special shout out to our cheer squad who completely outperformed the home fans on every level!

[FarNorthernD 5,861]

Coaches Votes V Carlton 

9. Tayla Harris (MELB)
9. Eliza West (MELB)
6. Vaomua Laloifi (CARL)
4. Olivia Purcell (MELB)
2. Sarah Lampard (MELB)

The opposing coaches were in almost complete agreement as to the best players were aside from who was BOG.

Eliza West’s improvement has been dramatic. She only debuted this year (season 6) and it is fair to say all her skills, aside from her ball winning capabilities, were sketchy. She is now a reliable (short) kick, good with her hands and a tenacious tackler. She seems to have a natural feel for the game and is a vital cog in our midfield set up. 

Edited September 27, 2022 by FarNorthernD

[Dees_In_October 3,509]

Vote for Paxy for GOTY!

 

Also noteworthy (although as has been pointed out, take out a couple of the older players and our core is quite young, though that's a theme across the competition, I'd imagine):

 

[BDA 22,955]

32 minutes ago, Dees_In_October said:

Vote for Paxy for GOTY!

 

Also noteworthy (although as has been pointed out, take out a couple of the older players and our core is quite young, though that's a theme across the competition, I'd imagine):

 

Paxy will be hard to replace when the time comes. She's having another great season. Top 5 B&F i reckon

[WERRIDEE 5,539]

Pleased with four-quarter effort: Stinear (melbournefc.com.au)