NON-MFC: AFLW Rd 01

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,450]

Anyone watching Swans v Pies?

I hope the medicos have best-practice diagnostic and management skills for insect inhalation...

Serious note: Initial thoughts on the level of this season's skill and game plan improvements? I'm expecting 'noticeable' in both, and a challenge for our girls to keep up, having been leaders in pretty well all the previous seasons.

[BDA 22,955]

Both teams pretty rusty. Plenty of endeavour but quality lacking so far.

Edited August 30, 2024 by BDA

[dees189227 12,432]

As the same as the men's I hope essendon & Collingwood lose.

This game has been good, Molloy is a superstar & they have kicked away from the pies. 

It has got a lot better, higher scoring, better use of the ball & better marking.

The pies girls must have been watching the men because one of the girls took out a swans player resulting in a mellee 

 

[BDA 22,955]

big 3rd quarter from sydney. much better ball movement, taking i50 marks and converting

[dl4e 5,851]

Swans can mark the ball. Filth can't. Therein lies the difference. Best part of game has been the dust up.

[dees189227 12,432]

Double header.

Good luck to Daisy coaching her 1st game tonight.

But nice to start the weekend with a pies loss.

[BDA 22,955]

Eagles haven't been much chop since coming into the comp.

Best of luck Daisy. I think you'll need it.

[Whispering_Jack 30,926]

Good to see Collingwood get their comeuppance at the hands of the Swans. 

[BDA 22,955]

looks like the hometown umpiring applies to the Eagles ALFW team as well as the mens. Tiges getting reemed by the umps here.

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,450]

45 minutes ago, BDA said:

Eagles haven't been much chop since coming into the comp.

Best of luck Daisy. I think you'll need it.

Possibly not?

Though...Richmond.

And (un)officials.

[BDA 22,955]

Eagles with all the run. Tiges off the pace.

Daisy looking good here for first coaching win

[dees189227 12,432]

West coast have just stopped. 

I don't think they know how to win

[dees189227 12,432]

Welcome to coaching Daisy. 

Well done, first win as coach 

[darkhorse72 1,925]

Daisy got her first win... but with a young side they'll have trouble running out games against the more established clubs.  but a win is a win for her.

[BDA 22,955]

Well done Daisy. 

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,450]

7 hours ago, dees189227 said:

Welcome to coaching Daisy. 

Well done, first win as coach 

5 minutes ago, BDA said:

Well done Daisy. 

...and well done for passing the Cameras On The Coaches Fishbowl Test. The game threw everything at her!

[Left Foot Snap 2,499]

I also wanted to say well done to Daisy. 

[BDA 22,955]

Doggies miles off the pace today. no decent senior players other than Blackburn. Going to be another long season for them by the looks of it.

[BDA 22,955]

Its weird seeing Maddie Gay in Essendon colours

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,450]

1 hour ago, BDA said:

Doggies miles off the pace today. no decent senior players other than Blackburn. Going to be another long season for them by the looks of it.

Some 'ouch' scores unfolded and unfolding today. AFL/W might have some equalisation challenges ahead of it.

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,450]

...and we have all 3 of today's 'killers', and only 1 of the 'prey', in our 'side' of the draw...

[Little Goffy 14,664]

One hour to go and I can't find the gameday thread.

Here's the AFL site link, for what it is worth.

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/matches/6802

I'm staggered The Corporation has made such a bollocks of AFLW again. It is almost as if there's some kind of disrespect for women in the AFL-Channel 7-Herald Sun nexus.

[Sir Why You Little 37,239]

It’s a shame the Cameras are not on the other side of the Ground at GC

Nobody is in the stands. 
Saints are playing well

[dees189227 12,432]

Essendon losing is good, dogs got smacked. Nice to see some high scores today.

[Craig T 187]

Westie getting a lot of it for Hawthorn, but don't think she'd have a very high effective disposal percentage, though.....