AFLW Autopsy 2023 Season 8 Round 10 - Fremantle vs Swans Sunday 5th Nov 5:05pm

[Ticky009]

On Sunday, the Swans AFLW team play their most important game of their short history. A simple win won't get us in, we have win and win well.
Fremantle are a different team at home and last week they took it up to ladder leaders Melbourne before being over run. This will be a challenge.

13th vs 8th

Our form hasn't been too bad on the road but the trip over to Perth is a new mountain to climb.

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[Callipygian]

We don't necessarily have to win well. Mostly we just have to match (or nearly match) the margin of victory (it's actually more about percentage but margin is a good proxy) of any victories that Collingwood or Saints may have. Like us, they are playing games against closely ranked opposition teams. Unlike us they don't have to travel far and Collingwood will be hosting a home game. However, those advantages are, IMO, offset by the fact that we play the last match of the round so we will know exactly what margin we need to win by.

What we need to do:

First, we must WIN! (It's actually possible that we could lose and qualify - but that's a long shot).

Second, we have to avoid being leapfrogged on percentage by Collingwood and Saints. If they both lose, we're in the 8. If either or both of them win but don't overtake us on percentage, we're in the 8.

IF GEELONG LOSE, we can afford to be overtaken by one of Collingwood or Saints. However, more excitingly if Geelong lose (it's not that likely, given they play at home against the bottom 5 ranked Hawks) then we can get a HOME FINAL provided we maintain our superior percentage compared to Pies and Saints.

Exciting times!

 

[Ticky009]

We don't necessarily have to win well. Mostly we just have to match (or nearly match) the margin of victory (it's actually more about percentage but margin is a good proxy) of any victories that Collingwood or Saints may have. Like us, they are playing games against closely ranked opposition teams. Unlike us they don't have to travel far and Collingwood will be hosting a home game. However, those advantages are, IMO, offset by the fact that we play the last match of the round so we will know exactly what margin we need to win by.

What we need to do:

First, we must WIN! (It's actually possible that we could lose and qualify - but that's a long shot).

Second, we have to avoid being leapfrogged on percentage by Collingwood and Saints. If they both lose, we're in the 8. If either or both of them win but don't overtake us on percentage, we're in the 8.

IF GEELONG LOSE, we can afford to be overtaken by one of Collingwood or Saints. However, more excitingly if Geelong lose (it's not that likely, given they play at home against the bottom 5 ranked Hawks) then we can get a HOME FINAL provided we maintain our superior percentage compared to Pies and Saints.

Exciting times!

The good thing is they all play before us - so by the time our game comes around our fate will be truly in our hands.

 

[liz]

Even if the Pies and Saints both lose, we can’t afford to get thrashed or our percentage could fall below theirs.

But, somehow, I’m confident that we will put up a good fight. We may not win but I think the margin will be close (either way).

The huge improvement over the course of the season has been our ability to actually score. The round one victory came off the back of a couple of freakish Malloy moments. Round two we mostly matched Geelong in the midfield but they had a functioning forward line and we didn’t.

But now there seems to be much more system in how the ball is used once we get it into our forward half. And it definitely helps when the likes of Ham, Priv and Hurley can convert set shots from the pocket!

 

[Ticky009]

Even if the Pies and Saints both lose, we can’t afford to get thrashed or our percentage could fall below theirs.

But, somehow, I’m confident that we will put up a good fight. We may not win but I think the margin will be close (either way).

The huge improvement over the course of the season has been our ability to actually score. The round one victory came off the back of a couple of freakish Malloy moments. Round two we mostly matched Geelong in the midfield but they had a functioning forward line and we didn’t.

But now there seems to be much more system in how the ball is used once we get it into our forward half. And it definitely helps when the likes of Ham, Priv and Hurley can convert set shots from the pocket!

Agreed, Liz. Our forward line in the first couple of games just wasn't functional, a lot of positional errors etc. I feel like they're really growing in confidence as the season went on, and I think some positional changes also worked in cementing that forward line together.

Ham kicked well on the weekend, but she's still got a lot of improvement to go and that's okay. Been out with injury and she's very young, the best is ahead.

 

[Ticky009]

Squad named :

Backs	Brenna Tarrant	Julie O'Sullivan
Half Backs	Lucy McEvoy	Alice Mitchell	Ella Heads
Centreline	Lisa Steane	Tanya Kennedy	Ruby Sargent-Wilson
Half Forwards	Cynthia Hamilton	Rebecca Privitelli	Brooke Lochland
Forwards	Chloe Molloy	Sofia Hurley
Followers	Bella Smith	Laura Gardiner	Montana Ham
Interchange (extended)	Alana Woodward	Eliza Vale	Lexi Hamilton
	Aimee Whelan	Aliesha Newman	Paige Sheppard
	Sarah Ford	Bridie Kennedy

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[Ticky009]

Hey caesar88 will you be at the game this Sunday?

 

[caesar88]

Hey caesar88 will you be at the game this Sunday?

I had no idea it was happening but I may do!

 

[SwansProudly]

One change
Fremantle v Sydney Swans
Sunday, 5 November
2:05pm AWST / 5:05pm AEDT
Fremantle Oval

IN: Eliza Vale
OUT: Paris McCarthy

Backs	Brenna Tarrant	Julie O'Sullivan
Half Backs	Lucy McEvoy	Alice Mitchell	Ella Heads
Centreline	Lisa Steane	Tanya Kennedy	Ruby Sargent-Wilson
Half Forwards	Cynthia Hamilton	Rebecca Privitelli	Brooke Lochland
Forwards	Chloe Molloy	Sofia Hurley
Followers	Bella Smith	Laura Gardiner	Montana Ham
Interchange	Alana Woodward	Eliza Vale	Lexi Hamilton
	Aimee Whelan	Aliesha Newman
Emergency	Sarah Ford	Bridie Kennedy	Paige Sheppard

 

[SwansProudly]

Cheering for GCS at the moment

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[Kiama Chris]

Cheering for GCS at the moment

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Geelong win and go 6th most likely but no difference to us.
We win by 22 or more and go 7th over Essendon.

 

[Ticky009]

Geelong win and go 6th most likely but no difference to us.
We win by 22 or more and go 7th over Essendon.

Suns winning helps us. Just gotta win on Sunday.

 

[Ticky009]

Eliza named for her first game of the year....no pressure Freo with 3 out.

Fremantle v Sydney at Fremantle Oval, 2.05pm AWST

FREMANTLE

In: S.Verrier, M.Tuhakaraina, J.Cregg
Out: S.Gibbs (concussion), J.Flynn (back), M.Hyde (omitted)

SYDNEY

In: E.Vale
Out: P.McCarthy (injured

 

[SwansProudly]

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[SwansProudly]

 

[Ticky009]

We got so lucky with the weather. Sunny in Freo while its pouring in Sydney, thank goodness we had our pride game last week at Henson and not this week.

 

[SwansProudly]

A few more points by Carlton would have been nice

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[Aardvark]

Bloody Carlton. Can't trust them to do anything right!

 

[Kiama Chris]

Has anyone worked out the margin we need assuming Pies don't get enough?
I make it 7 points.

 

[Mister B]

Richmond currently doing us a solid.

 

[SwansProudly]

Has anyone worked out the margin we need assuming Pies don't get enough?
I make it 7 points.

 

[Indie_]

Nervous for this one. Would be such a huge and unexpected result to make the finals. Good start is essential I think.

 

[Day_night_honourer]

Pumped! C’mon girls!! Let’s do it !!

 

[Mister B]

Yuck. Not the start we wanted. Arsey goal to Freo. That umpire with the dual braids did our game against Hawthorn and was bloody hopeless.

 

[Day_night_honourer]

What’s with the air raid siren ? Freaking my dog out