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Reluctantly, but I’ll have a crack. Can hold their heads up: 6. Hanks 5. Goldrick 4. Hore For effort only, on a day when most of our players wandered around like lost sheep: 3. Purcell 2. Heath 1. McNamara

I’m speechless, so I won’t say any more!

I’m completely gutted and it’s only 3/4 time. I’v very rarely said that in a Dees AFLW game.

6. Gillard 5. Pearce 4. Goldrick 3. Hore 2. Hanks 1. Purcell

6. Paxman 5. West 4. McNamara 3. Goldrick 2. Fitzsimmon 1. Mithen

6. Hanks 5. Heath 4. Purcell 3. Gillard 2. Hore 1. B.Makin

Are we a very good team, or a very, very good team? We will find out this evening. I think we are the latter! Dees by 10 points.

For me, Billings has just gone from ‘yeah, nah’ to a ‘sound investment’. We needed to refresh our list a bit. Billings is part of it.

6. Bannan 5. Purcell 4. Hore 3. Goldrick 2. Hanks 1. West

That was a disciplined and powerful performance in torrid conditions. Our girls could have been forgiven if they had taken their foot off the pedal once the game had been won, but to their credit, they didn’t! Given the mediocre quality of the opposition, it’s had to judge how good the performance was. Next week vs North will be a much better gauge.

Crows were a whisker too tough when it counted last weekend, but that won’t happen against the mediocre Eaglets. We just have too much class. Dees by 8 - 10 goals in the West.

Seems like the WA newspaper gets its footy news ‘scoops’ from Demonland.

Thanks PStD. The more I hear of Curtin, the more I warm to him.

Yep. We just need for the poker game to play out now.

I like the sound of his attributes, and that he has worked on identified deficiencies, and made solid inroads.

6. Zanker 5. Goldrick 4. Gay 3. Hore 2. B. Mackin 1. McNamara

Disappointing result. I reckon their bigger bodies got them over the line, but only just, and despite the fact we were too slow and reactive in the middle two quarters. The umpiring was a disgrace. I won’t say it cost us the game, but you could easily mount an argument that that was the case.

I need a comfortable win today, to (almost) erase the stresses and strains of the ‘uncomfortable’ lead-up to this game. I think we will get it! Dees by around 4 goals. I’d also love for us to keep our amazing sequence of ‘best ever in AFLW history’ performances in tact. Go Dees, you can do it!

I read somewhere that his GF is from Adelaide.

Love the selection, love the experience and IP he will bring from a very successful club and coach!

6. Hore 5. Paxman 4. Zanker 3. Hanks 2. Mithen 1. M Namara

Magnificent team who play for each other. No show ponies, just damn good players, who always do the team thing! Love their run and carry and their cohesion.

6. Hanks 5. Pearce 4. Zanker 3. Purcell 2. Heath 1. Hore Apologies to most of the rest. It was an outstanding team effort. Many excellent role players, who play their part so well. Really looking forward to the next couple of weeks. Against better opposition we should get a much better gauge on just how good we are. My guess is that we will win both!

Another powerful win by a very powerful team. Loved the way they stood firm, and came to the assistance of their team mates, when the Hawks tried the faux tough stuff. Hanksy, and Pearce the two ‘standouts’ for me, but everyone played their part. A team of outstanding role players.

It’s Prelim time in the AFL, and I’ll be taking a close interest in both matches, but nearly as much interest as I’ll be taking in Melbourne vs Hawthorn in the AFLW. Go Dees!!