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General Admission Seating and Cheer Squad locationsGeneral Public Shane Warne Stand Q1-Q15 1/2 Ponsford Stand M28-M30 M33 rows T-EE (no alcohol) Q29-Q36 Olympic Stand Q49-Q55 rows P-MM Q56-Q57 AFL Reserve The AFL Reserve is open to AFL members only. M20-M26 rows A-Z Q15 1/2 - Q18 rows K-DD Q19-Q28 CHEER SQUAD LOCATIONS Carlton:M3 rows A-R (Punt Road end) Melbourne:M33 rows A-S (City end)

Addit: Apologies, Beasley, number 16 didn't play, I confused her with Ebert, number 19.

Apologies Dee in Oct, Beasley number 16 didn’t play. Got her confused with Ebert number 19.

A good game was played, 8 sets of 7 1/2 minutes each, no time on. Blues started with the first two, Hore and Hanks as mids, getting the clearances. They were able to hold in it the forward 50. Dethridge turned the game, got the reds two clearances and got them back into the game. Two goals each, then the Blues kicked away. Hanks went off, and the reds started to even up the possessions, late in the third (6th). Hore turned the game again in the 4th (7th, 8th), as Dethridge gave her room to work in at stoppages, then she went forward, marking off leads and finishing well. I think the final score was about 9 goals to 5. Paxman (wing), McNamara (other wing), and Hanks ran circles around them for Blues. They have a great connection, often finding the central corridor and connections into the 50. I thought Gall and Campbell played well. Harris played with smarts as a forward, creating one on ones, some good straight leads to mark. She moved into the backline in the 4th, and her long kicks got the reds moving. The three stay at home forwards for reds were all Casey players, and they struggled to get their hands on it. Hore remained the outstanding player with great composure and feel for the right decisions, she rotated through the mid and forward lines. Fitzsimmons was energetic giving plenty of options and endeavour up front. Pisano got plenty of ball, with her look alike Mahony doing similar roles as high forwards. Zanker played well as forward, leading well and finishing with good goals. She rotated into the mid late in the game. Purcell worked into the game, she brought high energy when the reds fell behind. Johnson ran the wings well, often getting overlaps for the reds. She really wants the ball and works hard to get space. Rigoni playing of the halfback area, she is confident, fast, and solid, though needs to be smarter with her decisions O'hehir moves well, is tall and was prominent early in the game, but fell out of it. Pearce got the engine room humming. Lampard was in and out of the game as was Beasley. Chaplin played well with some carving runs out of the backline. Bannan worked hard, but had the fumbles, though a very difficult match up. Ebert showed some skill with ball in hand, though was in and out of the game, similar to some of the other new and emerging players. Our regulars had so much cohesion, the newbies need to find their rhythm with them. They ran it out well, but looked a bit tired coming into the 3rd quarter (5th). Skills were good, with a connection between the regulars a feature. We finshed our goal kicking well, and had some very fast ball movement end to end. They also worked hard to hold the ball in the forward area. The Blues set up a wall very well. The women looked happy with their match.

Addit: Forgot about Ebert, she showed some skill with ball in hand, though was in and out of the game, similar to some of the new and emerging players. Our regulars had so much cohesion, the newbies need to find their rhythm with them.

A good game was played, 8 sets of 7 1/2 minutes each, no time on. Blues started with the first two, Hore and Hanks as mids, getting the clearances. They were able to hold in it the forward 50. Dethridge turned the game, got the reds two clearances and got them back into the game. Two goals each, then the Blues kicked away. Hanks went off, and the reds started to even up the possessions, late in the third (6th). Hore turned the game again in the 4th (7th, 8th), as Dethridge gave her room to work in at stoppages, then she went forward, marking off leads and finishing well. I think the final score was about 9 goals to 5. Paxman (wing), McNamara (other wing), and Hanks ran circles around them for Blues. They have a great connection, often finding the central corridor and connections into the 50. I thought Gall and Campbell played well. Harris played with smarts as a forward, creating one on ones, some good straight leads to mark. She moved into the backline in the 4th, and her long kicks got the reds moving. The three stay at home forwards for reds were all Casey players, and they struggled to get their hands on it. Hore remained the outstanding player with great composure and feel for the right decisions, she rotated through the mid and forward lines. Fitzsimmons was energetic giving plenty of options and endeavour up front. Pisano got plenty of ball, with her look alike Mahony doing similar roles as high forwards. Zanker played well as forward, leading well and finishing with good goals. She rotated into the mid late in the game. Purcell worked into the game, she brought high energy when the reds fell behind. Johnson ran the wings well, often getting overlaps for the reds. She really wants the ball and works hard to get space. Rigoni playing of the halfback area, she is confident, fast, and solid, though needs to be smarter with her decisions O'hehir moves well, is tall and was prominent early in the game, but fell out of it. Pearce got the engine room humming. Lampard was in and out of the game as was Beasley. Chaplin played well with some carving runs out of the backline. Bannan worked hard, but had the fumbles, though a very difficult match up. They ran it out well, but looked a bit tired coming into the 3rd quarter (5th). Skills were good, with a connection between the regulars a feature. We finshed our goal kicking well, and had some very fast ball movement end to end. They also worked hard to hold the ball in the forward area. The Blues set up a wall very well. The women looked happy with their match.

With Carlton transitioning through what Melbourne experienced last year, as the media speculate about their elite players, and staff, moving on. It comes as MFC are in a better emotional state (went through it last season), than the Blues, who appear to have not hit rock bottom yet. Both clubs have the players, the processes, and structure, when they are on, to hurt any team. It will be a battle of the underachievers, with a fair bit of arm wrestling as they fight to get the upper-hand. Melbourne have been playing a very competitive game, using effort and some flair. The older mids are being rotated at stoppages with some young ones getting a look in, and doing well as they balance their attacking brand, with a defensive structure. Goody continues to adjust his system, controlling tempo and ball movement. They look for boundary line outlets and set the forwards high up the ground, creating forward one on ones as they run hard into the 50. Some more of those long raking kicks to advantage from Langford will impress. Kossie to continue being an untouchable speedster no matter what they try to do to him, running circles around them. Melky to hit them from their blindside, and Max to mark everything coming his way. Carlton will use the main pillars of, mids gaining clearances, the defensive intercept and slings, and the forwards taking contested marks. Voss continues to hope for centralised corridors for fast ball movement so as to create open areas in the forward line. Expect Melbourne to stay within striking range, slowly getting their noses in front and holding the lead. Neither team will dominate as the game ebbs and flow between the two contestants.

MELBOURNE's first match-play of the AFLW season is just days away, with an intraclub match slated for Wednesday, July 16 on Gosch's Paddock at 11am. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1830740/aflw-intraclub-demons-first-hit-out

General Admission Seating and Cheer Squad locations General Public Shane Warne Stand M1 M4 (Demon Heartland) M5-M10 M12 rows A-N (no alcohol) Level 4 closed Ponsford Stand M28-M32 M33 rows M-MM (no alcohol) Level 4 closed Olympic Stand M54-M47 (no alcohol) Q49-Q57 AFL Reserve The AFL Reserve is open to AFL members only. M16-M23 rows A-Z M24-M26 M27 rows AA-OO (no alcohol) P24-P28 Level 4 closed CHEER SQUAD LOCATIONS Melbourne: M3 rows A-LL (Punt Road end) North Melbourne: M33 rows A-L (City end)

No, Gawn looked fine at the Captain's run. My thoughts are they are giving Campbell a feel for the game day preparation. My guess, they will bring him in if Gawn needs a managed day off.

Tmac was kicking goals, and leading for the inside 50 hit ups. Tmac didn't attend the backline chats with Bassett, though neither did Salo or Windsor. I think Basset mainly talked to the young ones, Turner, McVee, Bowey, Rivers and Lindsay.

I think Lever is good to go, especially as May looks likely to miss.

Beautiful morning at Gosch’s. Vibe was quite subdued. Many were in warm gear (beanies, puffers, hoodies, etcetera), and in various kits without numbers, which made it hard to see who was out there. They wandered round a bit, a few kicked for goals, later more joined them, some young ones did a slow lap with some stretches in between. The backline gathered with Basset for a long chat, minus Lever who was doing his own low-key program. Oliver and Fritsch, kick to kick. They appeared happy.

My observations of soccer from other sessions is, more than 30 on a pitch that is smaller than AAMI, usually about 10 get involved, the rest wander around. They wack a ball around like the inflatable at the cricket. I don’t know what they get out of it. They then kick for goal when there has been no run in their legs. I believe it is a waste of time. They could be walking through structure, and positioning. Talking about options and intentions, and have more walk-throughs. Kicking and handballing the ball in low activity drills. Breaking into their posistional lines and having more structural sets with walk throughs. Develop leadership within the group as they work on purpose, and deficiencies, that they just reviewed. Discussed on this weeks podcast, dominant teams have a correlation with the onfield leadership more than with coaches. Communication between them is what develops connection and love. A common goal and not this warm fuzzy approach is required. They get one main training, sometimes two depending on the number of days between games. We shouldn't waste the time when they are on a field. These light recovery sesions and Captain's runs, need structure. Use the full size area to develope body memory, and for them to be clear about their decisions. Use communal dinners, outings, talk groups, to develop closeness.

That's good news (precautionary moon boot). My thoughts at the time were, "if serious she wouldn't be ball handling". Molly O'Hehir's hands were fast and clean (wet day as well), hoping she brings great skills to the club.