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Something that resonated with me that was in the presser “Take what the game gives them” this to me reflects what both programs male and female have struggled with and not doing enough of. The licence to play with freedom, yes through structure. This excites me.

No Kate no Melbourne. Amazing footballer. Colvin much better after a disappointing first half . Shelley Heath a down day. Hanks good but like the team trained to be too cute. The team cannot afford Bannon going missing for weeks every year. The season is just not long enough. Offered nothing today. Unfortunately if Banno and Zanker lose confidence it’s day over for them. Maevo good and tried hard to stop some rot. This gameplan is getting found out. Looks beautiful when it’s on, but pressure the receiver and it keeps breaking down. It’s not a finals brand in my mind. Doesn’t help when the first touch form is down from key players. Too cute, too much reliance on perfection.

Every junior in a Geelong football league gets a free Cats Membership. I assume this happens across all teams but certainly inflates the numbers. I don’t think the drop off in our numbers is totally a reflection on the teams playing style. Even if you don’t believe the media, there was a barrage of negative about the club throughout last year and the off season. A top 5 player wanted to leave, another in some sort of breakdown, a board and executive in court battles or just general infighting. The list goes on. It certainly was a hard time to be a proud Demon. Follow that up with a poor win loss record, an interim leadership and what seems to be nothing implemented from a review and you get a drop off. And lastly unless you’re in the mcc or coterie who knows what’s happening around the club or where it’s going.

Billing’s may have just been forgotten from the communication graphic. It can happen sometimes 😂

This is shockingly dumb football by Casey. And why is K Brown remaining in the midfield against a much stronger opponent.

Floppers gonna flop! 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

Really enjoyed the game of Fitzy today. A reward for effort with a mid field role and she took it with both hands. The young ones look like 50 game players, Rigoni, Molly O, Maggie M, Gall burger. Solid performances by Colvin and Campbell (her best game) set up an another good win. Is there a wind turbine out there? Perfect in my back yard yet blowing a gale down there.

Lost the plot! No no no no. Umpiring is a farce.

A clubs success is the sum of all parts. In a scale between 1-10 the majority of areas needs to be at 8. Areas are but not limited to, game plan, skills, personal (playing - administrating) fitness physically, mentally, recovery, injury, governance, communication, media, Most arguments on this forum are right, based acutely on a part. A coach is only a part of the sum, like Selwyn is now, Richardson, Guerra, Smith. Hopefully each part starts to get stronger and away we go!

I would imagine it will be very difficult for Richmond players to recover from last week’s trip to Darwin. The thing about our last weeks game, whilst I wanted a slight adjustment in gameplan for the weather, it does show it is instilled in the group with some awesome kicks into the centre and fast forward hand passes. That will cut a team up if under done. I hope Heater is playing, and is love to see Banno up the ground getting involved and adding speed.

Vic park was easy to get too, and good spaces to watch footy even in the wet. It could be developed into a marquee AFLW ground but not having a club or alignment might impact funding. Thats where Ikon park could work better. I don’t believe Caulfield could be set up for games as no ability to install covered stands. It would be ideal to play and train at your home ground though.

Dillon was there talking to Che Guerra for most of the match. Probably making personally delivering the brown paper bag. Paxy was good but sloppy, Hanks needs her purcell back, and the fast handball game needed to be put aside for a more direct territory game. Great to see Riggors play, and Wotherspoon was strong across half back. Wish Zanks could just let negative go, and Bannon be more consistent. Lizy solid again as was Maevo. Good win!

Sad sad news for Liv Purcell. One BOG and on the way to another before the incident. Footy/life sucks some times. Wishing her a full recovery. ❤️‍🩹

It wasn’t the talking whilst Max was talking it was the smug look or in my opinion disrespectful look he gave at the very end of the clip.

If anyone gets the chance too, have a watch of the post game video of Chaplin and then Gawn talking after the game. Home in on Steven May and let me know what you think. Especially when Max is talking.

For starters, Roo engages in the wrestle or contest rather than trying to launch at it. It is in my mind why he has been so poor and why the free defender is marking so easily. I can’t work out if this is a directive or not. I hope it is and the next coach says just launch at it young fella. Secondly he doesn’t demand a presence or has a status in the game as yet. I think if he gets back to launching himself, and provide us supporters an occasion to scream Rooooooooo, things will turn. Look at him ruck, the boy can jump.

Just like the majority of the team this past couple of years, Christian is very unfit between the ears. Add to that his emotional immaturity and you have his currant output.

His Girlfriend is a Geelong girl, so the cats are preparing a PowerPoint presentation on the 250 hectares he will get for ‘free’ when he goes there next year.

Taylah Harris can’t take a trick, can’t remember the last time she played a game out. If Kate Hore is still a little sore hopefully they can let her sit out the rest. Maggie Mahoney is playing very good almost game. Purcell best on so far but closely followed by a classy Hanks. And no-one gets out of a Heath tackle

It’s a little too cute at times but the skills are exceptional. Their game could very well open up if it drys.

Surely @Demonland can start a match day thread for the woman’s game?

I think they need a new voice…

I hope the men’s team stink doesn’t rub off on the women’s team. The AFLW team is far more mature to let that happen, but it does have an ability to sneak up on you.

The narrative was play these last three games as a finals series. Does this mean we are headed for another straight sets exit?

Sub Steven May? Or has it already been activated with Sharp on the ground?