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So Melbourne has played a total of 64 games across the 7 seasons. Karen Paxman’s total number of games for the club? … 64! Extraordinary

Yes I agree she has been our best player over the past 7 seasons

“They invited the wrong team to their housewarming”, Daisy Pearce after the game

As Daisy said, Hanks is the League's most underrated player.

16 games played for 15 wins including a flag. That’s Boweyesque! She must be thinking this footy caper is pretty good. Ive said it previously but I reckon she will be in the All Australian squad by the end of next season and then entrenched in the team after that. If she could become better overhead she could anything.

Adelaide had 4 players in the All Australian side including the vice captain. They had the leading goal kicker of the year 4 players in the AFLW U22 team Starcevich was the coach of the year. Ally Anderson won the League B & F. (Or as I like to cal it, the Daisy Pearce medal) Emily Bates won the same award 6 months ago They got to play at home today and bought their their own umpires But we proved the old adage that a champion team will beat a team of champions. And we are the CHAMPION TEAM!!!

The umpires, commentators, media, AFL and the Brisbane players all fully expected to win it. That’s why their speeches were so long

Umpires are dead set [censored] cheats

There is one thing we know about this group - they won’t die wondering. Today they will prove they are the champion team.

Alongside Hanks Liv was named in the U22 squad WCW but didn’t make the cut. https://www.womens.afl/news/114399/22under22-squad-lions-lead-the-way-three-in-line-for-fourth-selection

Would have thought the obvious one is JVR but will go Sparrow otherwise. edit. I’ve looked at the article now. Fair call.

Thanks and I agree with all that. I hope we ask for AFL standard umpires. Brisbane were better but Adelaide got completely shafted.

What day did they say the GF would be on? it was at 1.40 I heard that much. 2.40 VIC time

I live north of Cairns. It is 33° today and fair to say it’s ‘tropical’. Whilst I would love it to come here there is now way they would play it in these conditions. Maybe a night game would be ok??

You may not know the answer to either of these questions @WalkingCivilWar but you are no doubt the best informed of anyone here. 1). Do you know how Georgia Campbell is progressing? She was seen as bit of a father/daughter steal and given the #1 jumper but, from the outside at least, seems to have stalled? 2). Maggie Caris. We have a fair bit of height in the side - L Pearce, Zanker, Gillard, Harris - who all can play ruck to varying degrees. It could be hard for her to get a spot in the team. Do you know if they are looking at playing her in other positions? She seems like a talent and it would be a shame to lose her due to a lack of opportunities and 3). Not really a question but I reckon Gillard could become one of the competitions dominant players in the next couple of seasons. I’m guessing she won’t be holding down a back pocket next year. Any chance of becoming a CHF/forward ruck do you think?

So who do we want to win today? North or the Tigers? North could possibly be a more formidable opposition if they win the right to play us next week. so I’ll be barracking for the Tigers this afternoon.

Adelaide would beat Collingwood you’d think North over the Tiges? But then again North looked distinctly average against the Cats and even they acknowledged they were lucky to win. Still think all these 4 teams are just making up the numbers though and they may as well just schedule the Melbourne V Brisbane GF now.

Im watching the Brisbane V Richmond game too. If the Tigers are the 4th best team they may as well just let Us and the Lions play the Grand Final next week and let the other teams play off for draft spots.

Kudos to Sinead Goldrick who held Adelaide’s inspirational leader, Chelsea Randall, to just 7 fairly ineffectual disposals. Keeping Chelsea quiet goes a long way to beating the Crows.

She mentions Demon Spirit 4 times during the course of a two minute interview. It is obviously something the girls have totally embraced. I must admit when I first saw the advert with Max I thought it was just a marketing catchphrase

Bloody hell! How many lucky bounces can they get?

Your mate is wrong

Handy highlights package. How’s the long goal from the boundary? Didn’t always have the shirt tucked in?

Happily for us Adelaide’s Chelsea Randall is apparently very unlikely to come up for Friday’s match. She is both an inspirational captain and arguably their best player.

So does anyone want to offer an opinion on the Tigers? It’s easy to see them getting walked over by Brisbane next week but they have beaten them this year (we haven’t) and they also forced North to a draw who had everything to play for. Tigers also apparently have some handy players to come in.