AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Unthinkable 2 months ago
I just hope they dump Hinkley and then plummet down the ladder.
Will the media now write them off with such veracity as they did us two months ago? Unlikely.
Bit of movement in the seeds this week...They have certainly dropped off in the all-important seedings.
Bit of movement at the station after some upsets and/or surprising performances!
#1 - Sydney 142% (#1 in attack, #3 in defence - down 1). A 14% slide in just 2 gamesbut still a comfortable margin out in front
#2 (up 2) - Brisbane 118% (#3 in attack - up 1, #8 in defence - up 2). Bit of a rise by default for us this week. Arguably our performance against Adelaide was slightly under par, but Sydney's unexpected loss to St Kilda actually gives us a boost, because we've played the Saints but not the Swans.
#3 (down 1) - Western Bulldogs 118% (#4 in attack - down 2, #9 in defence - down 1). Another team with a big slide down from 131% just 2 weeks ago.
#4 (up 1) - GWS 117% (#7 in attack, #2 in defence - up 1). Even tho they conceded over 100, the Giants actually improve their defensive rating. This is because the model allows for Carlton's strong attack.
Despite beating Richmond, Fremantle (112%) slip back to #6 due to the Tigers' poor rating. Still #8 in attack and #1 in defence.
On the attack side, Carlton are up to #2, with a rating of 114%. #5 (up 1) overall, #14 (down 1) in defence.
Defensively, St Kilda sneak back to #4 after holding Sydney to their 2nd lowest score for the year. 90%, #16 in attack, #14 overall. They replace Melbourne, who drop to #5 defensively. 97%, #13 in attack, #11 overall (down 1).
As requested by Dalions, I have really branched out on this week's forecast. The model has us beating West Coast (65%, #17 in attack, defence and overall) by 55 points. It doesn't really factor in home ground advantage. But I'm working on a "sacked coach" module.
After that Mac Andrew farcical incident with Curnow; the AFL expressly said umps would be blowing the whistle sooner and here we are a month later and the umps have again failed in their duty which ultimately leads to players getting injured. What’s their responsibility then?
I also think having only just come back from a severe concussion 4 weeks ago. Duggan may of been more susceptible to a concussion.
Mate I agree with this entirely. Whether it's the commentary OR the AFL media. Ralphy asks for suspension - Charlie cops one. I don't think Heeney gets suspended if all the journo idiots weren't calling for it either. These blokes control too much of the narrative - to the point where the MRO thinks it's what the people want or what the competition calls for.
After watching several replays, I think Bedford’s tackle looks worse than Charlie’s. Charlie’s was line ball. But Heeney’s suspension was an absolute disgrace.
Was thinking earlier, there seems to be an awful lot of mitigating circumstances in this incident which our representative would have to raise including your point above; Duggans propensity to concussion, the umpire not blowing the whistle earlier, the firmness of the oval which is well documented as being the hardest surface, the points made earlier by someone on here about Duggan also contributing to falling backwards and pulling Charlie.
I think the highlighted is spot on.
