Actually it was Pick 13 as of 3 days ago ...
As the channels for the development of the women in the game open up more (football for girls in primary and high school) we are going to see more players like Maddie coming through. Probably in 10 years time, someone like Maddie will be going in the later rounds of the draft instead of being a first round pick. That's not a slight on her skills and abilities, it's just that there will hopefully be a lot more girls coming through who are as good or better than she is!
It is disappointing. It appears like she hasn’t bought into the footy club but lots of good players and club captains leaving and joining other clubs.
I agree completely Robbo. As I said earlier in this thread, purely from a football and list management perspective, I’m happy with the decision to delist Lucas-Rodd, notwithstanding her very solid performance against Freo in the prelim. For me though, my happiness has nothing to do with her being Bri’s partner.
Yep Jabba, I’m prepared to thank Bri for her efforts as a Blues player and leader, but for me it’s a bridge too far to wish her well at the Pies. I kind of get the money thing, but with these sorts of decisions I often think of the quote that “money often costs too much” (Ralph Waldo Emerson, iirc). Tbh, I hope that Bri gets Hosking-d or Tayla-d when we next meet the Pies - it would be a statement that could help to develop our distinctive AFLW culture at the Blues.
I felt that Bri spent most of the season gradually rebuilding confidence in her knee, but I have to say that I thought she was very good at the pointy end.
That would be nice ... but will we welcome her back in a few years time? Don’t think I could tbh, but I suppose it’s all a bit raw atm - I just feel very let down, and disappointed for Harf and the players. Anyway, as others have said, onwards and upwards!
Hopefully the middle to bottom end of the Tiges list will prove their undoing Neese, because as you say their top end talent is looking rather ominous
