Women's Footy 2022-2023 AFLW season discussion

[dlanod]

Since player movement is more or less done, let's clear the decks and prepare for premiership #2!

And on a related note, whether/how far Adelaide will slide now that they can't pick the eyes out of a traditional footy state uncontested each year.

 

[Mayestro]

Our round 5 is slightly awkward- at 11am at Punt Road oval the morning of the Grand Final, with no other games that day? Surely a game anywhere else would be preferable there. Richmond station will be packed, and if we’re in the Grand Final turnout will be poor, and if we’re not in the Grand Final getting home in time to watch it would be a stretch. Strange fixturing.

 

[FLVanLandingham]

Super excited for the next season. But the cloud of no Lutkins hangs over my head always.

Hoping Zimmy really flourishes this season, and Grider to be one of the leagues best.

 

[briztoon]

Our round 5 is slightly awkward- at 11am at Punt Road oval the morning of the Grand Final, with no other games that day? Surely a game anywhere else would be preferable there. Richmond station will be packed, and if we’re in the Grand Final turnout will be poor, and if we’re not in the Grand Final getting home in time to watch it would be a stretch. Strange fixturing.

I’m sure in previous years that the U17 exhibition game has been played at Punt Road on Grand Final morning.

 

[briztoon]

Someone did a difficulty rating of next season’s AFLW draw.

 

[Nathan Barley]

When you only play half the teams the draw is going to be very uneven but it’s also an extremely uneven comp. Should’ve been a bigger final series to account for that.

 

[dlanod]

When you only play half the teams the draw is going to be very uneven but it’s also an extremely uneven comp. Should’ve been a bigger final series to account for that.

Looking at the full fixture like that, it seems that they've prioritised games between good clubs as well - in a very short season that's very distorting. Last year's finalists are the top 6 in that hardest fixture table.

 

[Section 5]

Some news on the AFLW
If you are a 2022 AFLW game access member, your existing membership will allow you entry to any Brisbane Lions home AND away matches for the upcoming AFLW Season 7, commencing in August, at no extra cost.
.........
The Brisbane Lions AFLW side will kick off their season against Fremantle at The Gabba on Sunday 28 August.
This will be the first of two games to take centre stage at The Gabba, with the Gold Coast Suns travelling up the highway two weeks later, on Saturday, 10 September.
Exciting news for our Victorian fans, we'll be travelling to Melbourne four times in Season Seven to face Melbourne, Richmond, North Melbourne, and expansion side Hawthorn for the first time.
We will take on reigning premiers, the Adelaide Crows, in a Round 8 Friday night blockbuster, at Metricon Stadium.
Brisbane's home grounds for Season Seven will be The Gabba, Burpengary and Metricon Stadium.
Brighton Homes Arena was scheduled to be ready for a November pre-season ahead of Season Seven which was originally set to be played late in 2022/start of 2023.
With Season Seven pushed forward to begin in August, we ramped up construction of our state-of-the-art training and administration centre.
Unfortunately, the unprecedented wet weather in Brisbane over the past six months hasn’t allowed us to accelerate laying the turf at Brighton Homes Arena.
We are endeavouring to have it ready to be played at during Season Seven finals.
We will keep Brisbane Lions members and fans updated – stay tuned to lions.com.au for further information.

 

[Section 5]

This one is a bit easier to read

 

[MSB ROYS]

Bre Koenen is Captain and Nat Grider is the VC. Ally Anderson and Emily Bates in the leadership group. Very good players and leaders IMO.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Dropping this here. Don't expect her to play games this season, but good to see her up and training.

 

[briztoon]

New team sponsor.

 

[MSB ROYS]

3KZ is Football Lester is the new club captain!

 

[FLVanLandingham]

move over faltering AFL lions, its time for AFLW lions to shine!

AFLW Latest News - AFL.com.au/aflw

Latest breaking AFLW news from the official website of the Australian Football League.

www.womens.afl

lets go lutkins! only if safe though.

awesome potential news. or.. awesome clickbait without any semblance of reality.

 

[briztoon]

QScan Injury Report: Bella Smith To Miss Upcoming Season

Second-year player Bella Smith will miss the upcoming AFLW season after rupturing her left ACL and MCL on Saturday.

www.lions.com.au

 

[Nathan Barley]

Unfortunately having 2-3 on our list out with an ACL seems to be the norm

 

[M Malice]

Unfortunately having 2-3 on our list out with an ACL seems to be the norm

Female athletes are more likely to suffer ACL injuries, the full article is a very interesting read >

Are ACL Tears Really More Common in Women?

Anatomically, men and women are not created equal. The female pelvis is wider, which changes the mechanics of how the thigh bone, tibia, and femur function, says Dr. Gardner. This puts more stress on the soft tissues that support your joints, she explains.

This higher stress can lead to either a chronic (overuse) or acute (sudden) injury. According to research, an ACL tear is one acute injury that female athletes are two to eight times more likely to experience than males.

 

[briztoon]

Female athletes are more likely to suffer ACL injuries, the full article is a very interesting read >

Are ACL Tears Really More Common in Women?

Anatomically, men and women are not created equal. The female pelvis is wider, which changes the mechanics of how the thigh bone, tibia, and femur function, says Dr. Gardner. This puts more stress on the soft tissues that support your joints, she explains.

This higher stress can lead to either a chronic (overuse) or acute (sudden) injury. According to research, an ACL tear is one acute injury that female athletes are two to eight times more likely to experience than males.

Yeah, there’s been a long running discussion about acl’s in women’s afl on the AFLW board.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Season preview:

 

[MSB ROYS]

UQ vs Southport QAFLW GF today for those interested.

 

[HereIam86]

Squad named for game against Saints.

Lions Squad Set For Saints Clash

Our AFLW squad has been selected to take on St Kilda in a practice match ahead of the start of AFLW Season 7 in two weeks.

www.lions.com.au

 

[MSB ROYS]

 

[MSB ROYS]

Game on now...

 

[MSB ROYS]

End of first quarter. Lions 2.2.14, Saints 1.1.7

 

[MSB ROYS]

Half time. Lions 4.3.27, Saints 1.2.8