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We might have to get the round balls out again!😜

Yeah I reckon it's our defense that struggled in the finals to get that ball back out fast and slingshot. We've got some good talent and we battled hard, but I reckon that's the tweak. We've got a pretty good baby in the bath. I think we can progress off our game style to match them without a revolution

I hope we keep some continuity @Dees_In_October. Hope Shae stays in one form or another. Ben Brown? He'd be great to lure back I think we could do with some more defensive structure. building a better structure from within 40m out might be a priority too. Then we can rebound fast. Nev Jetta? He's still in Melbourne and coaching at Fitzroy I think. Ryan Davis from the lions would have been a good option but he's coaching the crows next year. Would be great to see more women getting the top roles. Embarassed I can't think of anyone outside of Daisy and Shae off the top of my head. In some ways, the field should be wider as there may be good candidates from the second tier competitions across the country. Vfl, WAFL etc We've built the best culture in the competition I reckon. We need someone who can maintain and keep building it. So. Mark Neeld is probably out of consideration Savvy move by Mick to start poaching from the North benchmark. Wonder if he's got ford lined up 😜

It seems like we're still pursuing the fast rebound transition game and I'm pretty happy about that

Would have thought Goldy be locked in by now. She's a driving force for us off half back

Thanks Timothy, I'm up in northern NSW, so it's a bit of a commute! Really appreciate those that are closer to the action for all of their Intel and insights.

I sent an email to Paul Guerra before the prelim against North expressing my disappointment at the lack of promotion and support for the women's team. I pointed out that I thought the comms and social media was excellent for those following the W's social pages but that very little was being done to get the broader club behind this team throughout the finals campaign I never received a reply. I totally get the timeframes are too tight and we can't rush the next coach but surely the club should have been working on succession Can't the list management team from the men's group work in and support the women's team right now? Maybe it's all happening behind closed doors but the lack of communication of what's going on and strange delistings of some pretty good players is on the nose. You could see from the in-house footage from the Adelaide final "things will not be the same next year" being repeated a couple of times. It was on the cards and it seems like we're adrift. I wonder how well the players are being kept informed right now? That worries me. I've been a supporter all my life and getting close to 20 years continuous membership for the club. I'm considering not renewing for next year. It feels like something is nqr. And yes it was great to see so many of the men's team turn up for the prelim but we were evidently outnumbered about 7 to 1 supporter wise. and yes this is a fantastic group that deserves this club's full support.

Jemma Rigoni has gone to Collingwood. I thought she might have developed really well with us next year. Bugger https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1941198/aflw-list-update-rigoni-to-depart

Yep for sure, i wish him all the best. Unfortunately I can't see why he would stay away from our players. Is there any news whatsoever of what we're doing about recruiting a replacement?

Yep, I get it too. We had quite limited leverage on Eden to pull a strong trade if she really wanted to go. but I still have a bad feeling about list management tied with us being without a coach right now. Anyways, we'll see what shakes out. We've got a pretty good list and we shouldn't forget Wotherspoon as a developing mobile forward target either. I think she'll go from strength to strength

Focus on your next mission is to sweet talk Molly into inking a long term deal. Go get her Ghosty. Enjoy the night and all the good eggs that are sticking fat with us

I know we shouldn't tie it together but geez I feel like we'll miss Mick in many aspects including trades and attracting talent

Yep and you'd have time to discuss with mates who's playing well in the ressies and is due for a call up But.... We must become USA

Yep, this could leave us looking a little rudderless with out an appointed coach. Macca is one of my faves. Both her and Shelly are just ferocious. It's great being able to watch a comp like this where players with tiny frames can still have a massive impact on games.

A good reader of the game and match day coach and as good as Paul Roos with building team culture. I'm more gutted with this than seeing Oliver and Tracc go.

I'm angy that our club didn't make the move to put him across into the men's team to work on strategy/ game plan and culture. I appreciate he was probably ready for a change but we've lost a really good coach when we should have been enticing him with more opportunities internally. He's been incredible and built a fantastic culture The W players never give in. They play for each other. I think we'll lose a few good ones now for sure. I hope Shae gets the job Thanks for everything Mick. A fantastic coach and leader. I'm quite shattered by the news.

Totally up for a combined membership package. I think it's a great idea

I just did a scratch around via ChatGPT on injuries this year. and... it was mentioned in the broadcast that Tayla Harris missed all of 2024 with her shoulder. We've been up against it with injuries and even having players out for a few weeks disrupts fitness to go with teams like Lions and North. Here's a rough (not perfect list from chatgpt). We had a soft draw but I reckon we did pretty well for a very disrupted season and another reason why i should be longer I reckon. We were pulling from unlisted players pool at one point I thought. It also doesn't mention Goldrick but she was out for a couple of weeks with a fractured eye socket I think? and had a disrupted start coming back from Ireland I thought. Players who missed the entire season or the overwhelming majority of it. All are 2+ games. Player Injury Notes Olivia Purcell Knee (ACL) Listed “Season” all year. Out entire 2025 season. Grace Beasley ACL rehab Still in ACL recovery; listed 8–10 weeks in Aug → season effectively gone. Aimee Mackin Knee (Inactive) Listed inactive long-term. Did not play the season. Jacinta Hose Back surgery / knee Listed Inactive + “Season”. No 2025 return. Blaithin Mackin Knee / hamstring Listed 10–12 weeks early → missed almost all regular season. Tahlia Gillard Knee (MCL) Listed 7–9 weeks then 5–7 weeks. Long absence (2+ games). 🟧 Medium-Term Injuries (Missed Multiple Games)These players had multi-week absences = definitely missed 2+ games. Player Injury Estimated Out Notes Sarah Lampard Calf 4–8 weeks Missed at least 2–4 games. Denby Taylor Foot (stress response) 4 weeks Missed ~3 games. Gab Colvin Knee (MCL) + later wrist 3–4 weeks, then 2 weeks Combined knee layoff = 2+ games. Wrist injury late season. Maeve Chaplin Hamstring Missed two finals Explicitly reported missing two games before prelim. 🟨 Short-Term Injuries (Likely 1–2 Games, Not Clearly 2+ Confirmed)These players had injuries publicly listed, but evidence only confirms 1 game out, or timing unclear. Player Injury Notes Eden Zanker Concussion Missed semi-final; unclear if she missed 1 or 2 games total.

A seconded from me as a remote Dee supporter. Thanks for the feedback on the crowd ratio too. I guess I really noticed even the lack of participation on the AFLW threads on Demonland that there's a huge ratio of supporters that just don't get into the MFC W games. I think the club needs to take this seriously and also take it up with the AFL who definitely don't take it seriously. AFLW is a huge grass roots opportunity to grow the game. It's more affordable, accessible (well apart from the Casey problem - we need to move to a central melbourne ground), it's family friendly. If more young boys and girls get into the game and get the chance to get closer to the players and the action in general, it will only grow the game. But..... the AFL is a complete corporate entity beholden to their broadcast partners. Can't help but see the parallels with politics these days. The AFL aint interested in the punters. Something needs to give and I think it's got to be a longer season to play everyone once at least and accessible, centrally located footy grounds to play the matches at accessible times. 1pm start times are just stupid for finals and most games. kids sports are usually not finished and it's the kids we need to get along to the games with families. 3 or 4pm start times works much better for attending and viewing surely.

Just wondering what people who attended yesterday thought the rough ratio of Norf vs MFC supporters was? The club had a great opportunity this finals series to grow interest and support for this team getting people along to watch some great footy. Thanks to those that went along

That match for the first 3 qtrs really reminded me of a boxing match in lots of ways. 2 of those points were goals in the 3rd and I reckon we would have had them down for the count. We had the poise and players to shut the game down. Just couldn't land those final two punches in the third. It's really understandable that we ran out of gas in the last. The lions loss cost us big time. Fitter team in 2026 and away we go Really hope Mick stays to get us another flag

You can't blame them in some ways. They've had nothing to cheer for for years with the North mens side. Good on them for showing up and thanks to everyone from the MFC that made it there today. It sounded like a great atmosphere on the coverage

One team had a weeks rest and I think it showed in the last. We ran out of run and gun. Incredible effort by this team. Bugger

Harris needs to come back into the ruck now

The second last throw in landed 2 metres outside North's goal square. We'll, that was a fantastic effort. We just needed to convert one or two and we'd have them rattled. I reckon North must be starting to [censored] themselves. We just need to get a couple through. Great lift across the ground. Oheir starting to get into it. Taylor is having a brilliant game down back along with Gillard. How was that pack spoil by her 2 on 1. Zanker and Hanks and Heath have lifted too. We can do this