On 25/08/2025 at 14:56, Ghostwriter said:

There’ll be more of us this week. Round one clashed with the men’s Hawks game which only some of us left early in order to get to Whitten Oval on time. Round two being at Casey meant some couldn’t get there because of the travel time. This week will see a great representation ❤️💙

Top of the ladder, 520%, a few more jumping on the bandwagon. Not a bad thing.

Nathan Burke comments today are interesting. AFL has zero integrity.

46 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Nathan Burke comments today are interesting. AFL has zero integrity.

what'd he say?

1 hour ago, Clintosaurus said:

Nathan Burke comments today are interesting. AFL has zero integrity.

Sadly nothing I didn't already suspect. Several player movements/non movements involving some of the expansion clubs seemed very fishy.

10 players out this week … many are already long term or season ending … only Colvin might return for round 5… so it’s 22 players to choose from this week … lots of rookies getting their chances straight up… 2 train on players will be added to the emergencies … and this is only round 3!!! Ex AFLW magpie player Sophie Casey coming out of retirement to support the Dees as an emergency … this is desperate times already

13 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

10 players out this week … many are already long term or season ending … only Colvin might return for round 5… so it’s 22 players to choose from this week … lots of rookies getting their chances straight up… 2 train on players will be added to the emergencies … and this is only round 3!!! Ex AFLW magpie player Sophie Casey coming out of retirement to support the Dees as an emergency … this is desperate times already

What a win it will be heading into the gulag with an injury list like this.

I love watching this team give their all and the way they just keep improving year on year.

And here's the link to the Burke article and it's a horrible fact.

Our club and the doggies took the lead and made the investment to kick this league off and do the hard yards and then we keep getting knee capped by the circus.

Once again, credit to Mick Stinnear, the coaching team and the players for generally sticking fat.

What a close knit team we've built against the odds.

I'm all for an even, close competition but that has to be built slowly over a number of years.

League blocked trades that didn't benefit expansion clubs...

Former Western Bulldogs AFLW coach Nathan Burke says the league's continued vetoing of trades involving expansion is contributing to the current competitive imbalance in the competition.

Edited August 28Aug 28 by Brownie

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31

Collingwood v Narrm at Victoria Park, 1.05pm AEST

COLLINGWOOD

In: N.Morris-Dalton
Out: R.Schleicher (concussion)

NARRM

In: R.Wotherspoon, A.Pisano, J.Rigoni
Out: B.Mackin (MCL), O.Purcell (ACL), S.Goldrick (shoulder)

In Round 3 we celebrate the debut of Jemma Rigoni. Selected at Pick 29 in the 2023 Draft, Jemma is the Dees' second father-daughter. Guy Rigoni debuted age 24, playing 103 games from 1998-2005, including the 2000 GF, as well as then-VFL affiliate Sandringham's three-peat (2004–2006). Described as an athletic and versatile defender and winger, Jemma has faced some injury setbacks (post the 2024 season, she was the only active player yet to debut), but now gets her chance!

melbournefc.com.au

Rigoni makes her mark | Daughter of star AFL Demon to debut

Jemma Rigoni will make her debut against Collingwood on Sunday

Edited August 29Aug 29 by Dees_In_October

Avg. games experience of teams as selected:

Narrm: 37.3

Collingwood: 34.8

More than half Narrm's named team is aged 22 or under, with a median age of 22 compared to the Pies' 24.

Meanwhile, Paxy, the only player left on our list born in the '80s, becomes the third Narrm player after Kate Hore and Lily Mithen to crack 80 games in the AFLW.

Rapt to see rigoni get a go.

another rigoni in #43!

considering the meddling from the AFL we did remarkably to hold on to our players during expansion.

we are obviously a close knit group.

i had the doggies hawks game on in the background last night

worse game of football, either male or female, I've ever seen. A total of 3 goals kicked the whole game.

I don't think s single target was hit all night. Still a lot of work required to develop and bring the skills to the required standard in this league. Of course the root cause is the expansion happened far too quickly but that's the AFL for you

So excited to see Jemma get her debut game. Was always a big fan of her dad.

Now lets get out there and knock C/wood out of the park.

paxy is such a smart decision maker

hot start dees - important in these conditions

Pisano's kick inside 50 for Zanker goal was great.

Edited August 31Aug 31 by deanox

shelley heath down into the rooms for an hia

Tough game. Rigoni looking comfortable at the level so far. Hore uncharacteriscally dropping a couple chest marks but conditions look difficult to say the least.

Heath always impresses me and was playing well yet again before injury. Hopefully only a minor one.

Well, we're winning, but the butterfingers marking has cost us a big lead at qtr time.

Conditions, adapting, etc etc, we'll be right.

Meanwhile, I thought it was funny when Rigoni, who is fairly tall and looks like she's already had four well-balanced pre-seasons, was being given her jumper by someone who will probably still look like a fresh-faced teenage recruit when she is 35.

1 minute ago, whatwhat say what said:

shelley heath down into the rooms for an hia

Cheers didn't catch what is was

the amount of spoils and smothers they're executing is really annoying

Edited August 31Aug 31 by whatwhat say what

push straight in the middle of harris' back; no free

paxy has brought her own ball today

Just now, whatwhat say what said:

push straight in the middle of harris' back; no free

paxy has brought her own ball today

Shocking decision, should have been a shot from directly in front

Collingwood on top for the last 10min in an arm wrestle. They bring it back to 1 point the difference.