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AFLW: Rd 06 vs Fremantle

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This game would usually be a cracker as Fremantle have been a top side for so many years but this year has been different. Fremantle have only won 1 game and a draw. Melbourne on the other hand have won 4 games. With Harris dominating the forward line and Hanks, Purcell and West dominating the midfield I'm expecting the Dees to dominate and win by 20 points. I think there will be no changes after that dominant display at Ikon Park.

Possible team

B: Birch, Gillard

HB: Goldrick, Lampard, Gay

C: Mithen, Purcell, Paxman

HF: Hore, Zanker, Bannan

F: D.Pearce, Harris

FOLL: L.Pearce, West, Hanks

IC: Duffy, Sherriff, Mackin, Heath, Fitzsimon

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    • WERRIDEE changed the title to AFLW : RND 6 Fremantle V Melbourne
     

    Thanks Werridee. Aside from the injured McNamara that’s the strongest side we can field. Unlike the early years where the gulf between the top few players (Daisy, Paxy, Elise O’dea) and the bottom ten was enormous, we are now a much more even side. 

    The bench you have of Sherriff, Heath, Duffy, Mackin and Fitzsimmons is strong. Just on Duffy she is only going to get better with each game and, hopefully, will be fully firing by the time finals come around. A zippy goal kicker is what we desperately are missing. Some of her highlights below. 
     

     

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    For the Demons now it is all about deciding whether we want to be great or just really good.

    Got to go hard all game, not just dominate the early game then cruise once we are looking secure.

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    2 hours ago, FarNorthernD said:

    A zippy goal kicker is what we desperately are missing.

    Agreed. She needs to get into better condition though. She's carrying a little extra timber for a zippy forward

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    8 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    Got to go hard all game, not just dominate the early game then cruise once we are looking secure.

    Bad habits picked up from the mens team it would appear

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    16 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    For the Demons now it is all about deciding whether we want to be great or just really good.

    Got to go hard all game, not just dominate the early game then cruise once we are looking secure.

    Yep, we need to get our percentage back above Adelaide, or we're looking at playing finals interstate. It would be really nice to belt Freo again this time around.

    West and Purcell have sorted out our contested ball issues, but now we struggle to move the ball with any speed. A couple of line breaking mids / HBFs would be ideal. Maybe Goldrick when she gets back to full fitness or Heath if we push her back up the ground.

    I think this is a major reason why we stop scoring after half time. Slow ball movement allows teams to get numbers back, and our kicking is not good enough to consistently find targets inside forward 50.

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    Freo have regressed significantly but it's still a tough ask to beat them over there. We won big last year because they were decimated due to Covid. Any complacency on our part might well be punished. Be professional and win the game first and foremost.

    Crows, Lions, North all need to play each other so will drop games. Let's win all our games and we're in a great position.  Get over Freo and we have a soft run home so plenty of time to boost percentage as well.

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    Watching the st kilda v pies game and I've just seen the worst miss ever. running in with not a pies defender near her and the st kilda player misses from 2 metres. never seen anything like it

    Sherriff been playing well I though so surprised at her omission

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    2 minutes ago, BDA said:

    Watching the st kilda v pies game and I've just seen the worst miss ever. running in with not a pies defender near her and the st kilda player misses from 2 metres. never seen anything like it

    Sherriff been playing well I though so surprised at her omission

    And the Pies take the lead with a minute to go with a snap shot goal … and they win by 2 points. Reminiscent of how they won half their games during the Mens season.

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    17 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    And the Pies take the lead with a minute to go with a snap shot goal … and they win by 2 points.

    IT was a fluke as well. Throw it on the boot and hope for the best. On balance the pies deserved to win though

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    28 minutes ago, BDA said:

    Watching the st kilda v pies game and I've just seen the worst miss ever. running in with not a pies defender near her and the st kilda player misses from 2 metres. never seen anything like it

    Sherriff been playing well I though so surprised at her omission

    Sherriff is out due to general soreness not omitted

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    some bizarre umpiring decisions already. The Freo player drops the ball in the tackle but gets a freekick because the tackle lingered

    Hanks excellent early

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    Kate Hore needs to spend this week on goal kicking practice. Very wayward this year so far. A gilt edged opportunity passed up

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    The umpiring in AFLW is making a fair bit of it a hard watch

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    1 minute ago, BDA said:

    Kate Hore needs to spend this week on goal kicking practice. Very wayward this year so far. A gilt edged opportunity passed up

    She was 15 out, running into an open goal, kicked it on the full. Sorry, but if you saw the Saints girl do it yesterday from the actual goal square, you would have to conclude this is a lack of skill across the competition issue. 
     

    Hore is one of our more skilled players, but her goal kicking has let her down all season.

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    6 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

    The umpiring in AFLW is making a fair bit of it a hard watch

    It's horrendous so far. #freekickdockers

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    5 minutes ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

    She was 15 out, running into an open goal, kicked it on the full. Sorry, but if you saw the Saints girl do it yesterday from the actual goal square, you would have to conclude this is a lack of skill across the competition issue. 
     

    Hore is one of our more skilled players, but her goal kicking has let her down all season.

    She's been reliable previously but this year for some reason her accuracy has fallen off a cliff

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    The umpiring has been bloody dreadful. Umps have their purple jocks on. We look a bit flat so hopefully they can wake up.

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    Have they always used an air raid siren to start and end quarters over in WA?

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    Freo well up for this game. Brining plenty of heat. Bowers very influential so far.  We'll have to play well to get the W today

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    Our field kicking has been good, love that they take it on by running the ball through the corridors. Good coaching and application. 

    Hanks, Paxman and Zanker doing well.

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    Freo are playing pretty well with better skills, hopefully we will wear them down. Think our girls may have looked at the ladder, remembered the thrashing we gave them last time and have thought it was going to be easy 

    Tayla Harris is getting it done though

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