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I could be wrong but I think Ghosty said recently in another thread that Eden was more likely to stay. Had to do with her partner getting a work contract extension in Melbourne. There must be some conflicting emotions being Daisy. Knowing you have the ability to make your team better but also still having some loyalty towards your old coach and the women you played with

Hore Gillard McNamara Hanks The Spoon Fitz

I tend to agree with the first part - I don’t know where our demographic heartland is these days but I would guarantee it is not within cooee of Casey Fields. Having our home games there is not setting us up for success. As for the standard declining that is simply untrue. Improvement may not have been lineal but this version of the Melbourne side would beat our 2017 team by 200 points.

The four home sides would be favoured? North, Blues, Us and Crows. Weird fixture with two replays from last week and one from the round before.

Great report thank you Kev. Chaplin’s hammie is a huge worry. I hope she comes up as she is in our top half dozen most important players.

Coaches Votes 10 Georgie Prespakis (GEEL) 8 Tyla Hanks (MELB) 5 Eden Zanker (MELB) 5 Mikayla Bowen (GEEL) 1 Tahlia Gillard (MELB) 1 Nina Morrison (GEEL)

Can’t see Colvin getting back in. She was dropped before she got injured and she would have to push out Saraid Taylor. Don’t think that will happen Yes would be great to get Goldie back No idea about Molly O. Perhaps could come down to match ups?

Oh yes wow 5.15. Hope they are as inaccurate next week.

Zanks Hanks Fitz Heath Tahls Hore

If that happens Timothy RAB you know who everyone will blame don’t you 😳🤣

Random thoughts. How good was Galls handball receive tap back to Lampard in the last quarter that went to Campbell who then kicked to Zanker who goaled. Play of the day. I have worked out that I have a subconscious Hanks over Hore bias. The goal Tyler kicked where she tackled, cleanly picked up the loose ball, ran past the Geelong players to kick truly had me off the couch yelling ‘she’s just too good!’ Then Kate kicks the Petracca from the pocket (Mahoney playing the Picket role) and I was way less celebratory than I should have been. Campbell is coming on nicely isn’t she. Only 42% game time but 8 disposals, 9 hit outs a couple of tackles but also 2 clearances and that goal assist. Tahlia Gillard is getting better with every match back. Handy timing coming into finals Bannon needs some Shelley Heath tackling lessons. I know the high half forward role is a difficult one to play but she is having very little influence on the game. I think she is possibly a bit lucky that there isn’t much pressure on her position. Having said that she is just as likely to kick 3 next week and I’ll be calling her an integral part of the team. Aside from her faux pas of burning off Zanker standing by herself in the square Maggie Mahoney is looking like she is fitting in nicely. Wotherspoon is going to be worrying opposition teams for many years to come. Has a great combination of speed, strength and some size

Her tap work is pretty good too. She seems to know where the mids are going and has soft hands.

Hore Eliza Mac Fitz Heath Hanks Chaplin

Doesn’t really matter Ghosty, whichever way you cut it we are the 3rd best side in it. We don’t respond well to extreme pressure.

They were cleaner than us

Apparently Eden Zanker has had a contract in front of her all year but is yet to sign. According to the W show she has connections in WA and both Freo and WC are chasing her hard. It would be devastating to lose her but would we get compensated given she is out of contract?

Perhaps I am basing this on past performance but I have the order atm as Nth, Lions and then us. Hope to be proven wrong next weekend

Eliza Mac Hore Zanker Heath Hanks Paxy Apologies to most of the rest of the team

Had a blast. I met Ghostie and got a hug. Loved the feel of the place, bit like suburban footy back in day but without the biffo. First group I saw as I was getting out of the car were a group of Muslim Demon supporters, the [censored] community were well represented, lots of young families and a couple of drag queens were wandering around. Come to think about it, given this very diverse group were all there to watch the elite comp of women's footy it really was nothing like watching suburban footy back in the day 🤣. As for the footy I thought the skills look better in ‘real life’ than they do on tele. They also hit bloody hard. The game has already been well commented on here but I thought Zanker, Hore, Eliza Mac, Hanks and Fitz were probably the difference. Paxy good too as was Shelley Heath. Agree that Rigoni had her most prominent game but she was playing on Zippy who was probably the Swans best. She is going to have to develop more of a tank next off season though as she ran out of petrol tickets in the last. Brisbane in Brisbane will be big next week eh.

I will definitely get there early although I think my face painting days are behind me 🤣. Put an extra sausage on the BBQ, I’ll be the slightly lost looking, old bloke. No excuses tomorrow, that’s a strong side we have named. Go Dees!

I am coming down to Melbourne and this will be my first ever AFLW game. Would love to meet up with any Demonlanders who will be at the match. Go Dees

Port and Collingwood have shown other sides how to beat us; bring intense pressure all match. Mick is going to have to work out a way for us to absorb pressure and get it cleanly to the outside. If we can’t work through this it will be a very short finals campaign for us

Hanks McNamara Fitz Goldie The Spoon

I should know but who is Radar? Thank you for you reports Ghosty

6 Chaplin 5 Fitz 4 Harris 3 Hanks 2 McNamara 1 Hore