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Brisbane d. Adelaide - great result.  Now we require 3 wins in Melbourne.

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    Yup home final if we make it unless:

    We lose tomorrow, but make the final by beating Brisbane in the prelim, and

    Adelaide beat North in the prelim.

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    2 hours ago, Craig T said:

    What was that story about her having to change her lucky hairstyle?  Something about the tight cornrows (or something like that) being considered dangerous?  Apologies if I've got it all wrong, I don't know a lot about hairstyles! 😟

    She was very superstitious about cornrowing her hair on GameDay. Last season she did it for every game. The rules changed this season and now hair can’t be cornrowed all the way to the tips because plaits are considered dangerous in play or, as she told me, “Apparently my hair’s a weapon.” She was not impressed. 

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    12 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    She was very superstitious about cornrowing her hair on GameDay. Last season she did it for every game. The rules changed this season and now hair can’t be cornrowed all the way to the tips because plaits are considered dangerous in play or, as she told me, “Apparently my hair’s a weapon.” She was not impressed. 

    Hmmm.  So what is that hairstyle that Anne Hatchard is permitted to play with? 😕

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    1 minute ago, Craig T said:

    Hmmm.  So what is that hairstyle that Anne Hatchard is permitted to play with? 😕

    She also cornrows her hair, many players do. But the cornrowing must stop when the braids leave the scalp, like this…

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    So they cornrow from the hairline back across the scalp then ponytail the rest of the hair which is loose (unbraided). If they do cornrow their hair all the way from scalp to tips, they must secure the loose braids in a bun. Players probably don’t do this because sometimes a bun can become loose. The point is there’s to be no braids flying around during play as there’s the potential for inflicting eye injuries.

    Fun fact: Westy is a gun cornrower and does her teammates’ hair on GameDay. 😃

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    Engine room needs to fire. We’ve been bullied by lions and crows in that department recently. North will have taken note.

    We have the firepower to win and I think we will. But last weeks performance was poor. Not as confident as I would otherwise be. 

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    6 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    She also cornrows her hair, many players do. But the cornrowing must stop when the braids leave the scalp, like this…


     

    So they cornrow from the hairline back across the scalp then ponytail the rest of the hair which is loose (unbraided). If they do cornrow their hair all the way from scalp to tips, they must secure the loose braids in a bun. Players probably don’t do this because sometimes a bun can become loose. The point is there’s to be no braids flying around during play as there’s the potential for inflicting eye injuries.

    Fun fact: Westy is a gun cornrower and does her teammates’ hair on GameDay. 😃

    Fair enough, but then how does Sabrina Frederick get away with her loosely tied back dreadlocks?

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    8 hours ago, Craig T said:

    Fair enough, but then how does Sabrina Frederick get away with her loosely tied back dreadlocks?

    That’s a great question. Maybe the rule doesn’t include dreadlocks. But then again Frederick doesn’t have dreadlocks, she actually has braids, and they’re very long. Interesting. 

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    1 hour ago, Lexinator said:

    In: First AFLW game.

    Out: Vocal cords. 

    Go the Dees!

    What a game for your first W live match! A QF at Ikon on a sunny Sunday arvo. You’re gonna love it, Lex. ❤️💙

    So glad you mentioned vocal cords as an out. Can’t stress it enough… after every single match the girls tell us they could hear us and how much of a difference it makes. They absolutely feed off it. The LOUDER the BETTER!

    Win today and we’re back here at Ikon in a fortnight regardless of who we’re up against.

    GO THE MIGHTY [censored] DEES!!!!

    PS: If you can’t tell, I’m on my second Red Bull having already put away three coffees. Standard GameDay fare  😁

     

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    On the West issue I think it is poor to leave her out. I know she hasn't had a good season but her and Purcell work well together in the packs. I would have left Aimee Mackin out and West instead.

    Also keep Hore in the forward line.

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    1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    What a game for your first W live match! A QF at Ikon on a sunny Sunday arvo. You’re gonna love it, Lex. ❤️💙

    So glad you mentioned vocal cords as an out. Can’t stress it enough… after every single match the girls tell us they could hear us and how much of a difference it makes. They absolutely feed off it. The LOUDER the BETTER!

    Win today and we’re back here at Ikon in a fortnight regardless of who we’re up against.

    GO THE MIGHTY [censored] DEES!!!!

    PS: If you can’t tell, I’m on my second Red Bull having already put away three coffees. Standard GameDay fare  😁

     

    Can't wait! Looks a nice day to watch footy!

    Haha, not one for advertising, but think you got some helicoper propellers attached to your wiiings with that concoction 🤣😂

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    1 hour ago, Lexinator said:

    Can't wait! Looks a nice day to watch footy!

    Haha, not one for advertising, but think you got some helicoper propellers attached to your wiiings with that concoction 🤣😂

    I should hope so… I’ve just cracked my third!

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    are you allowed to just push your opponent over in the ruck contest? should have been a free to Pearce

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    Sad to say we have become a soft and disorganised footy side.

     

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    I don;t like this start. Teams have worked us out. Contest and pressure. 

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    Just now, DeeSpencer said:

    Sad to say we have become a soft and disorganised footy side.

     

    The run and handball works against the less skilful sides but it is shown up by the hard tackling sides that crowd the pack

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    We are just as soft as the men when the pointy end comes around

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    1 minute ago, ucanchoose said:

    We are just as soft as the men when the pointy end comes around

    Really? Well done…you couldn’t wait to post this could ya. 

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    2 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    I’d kick 12 on Birch out there today. 

    give it a rest will ya. shes doing fine so far

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