Game Day 2024 AFLW Round 1 Carlton vs Hawthorn Sunday 1st September 1:05PM @ Kinetic Stadium

[The Old Dark Navy's]

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Our AFLW team kick off their 2024 season this weekend. We play Hawthorn for the first time ever.

We have new players in Tarni Brown, Yasmin Duursma, Jade Halfpenny, Celine Moody, Meg Robertson, and livewire forward Lila Keck.
Maddie Guerin and Kerryn Peterson return from injury, while first season Irish revelation Erone Fitzpatrick will miss the season due to injury. 2023 trade Tahlia Read is also available to make her debut after missing last year due to injury.

Exciting key position player Mia Austin is improving fast and is sure to kick goals for the Blues in 2024. Vice captains Mimi Hill and Abbie McKay will lead the way in the midfield, and we are looking forward to further improvement to the already impressive starts from the double Keeley connection in Skepper and Sherar.

Our defense will be ably lead by veterans Harriet Cordner and Gab Pound, with support from Gen Lawson-Tavan, Brooke Vickers, Dayna Finn and Amelia Velardo.

Newly re-signed veteran, Blues games and goals record holder Darcy Vescio will be an interesting watch as to which position they play in 2024.

With twin sister Celine now at the club, dominant ruck forward Breann Moody will be able to shift between ruck and full forward without the Blues losing anything. We wanted to clone her ... well this is as close as we're going to get. Jess Good, as always, will be a handy back-up.

We watch with interest as to what team is selected, and hope the AFLW team can extract vengeance over the Hawks, on behalf of the AFL team who lost out badly to the brown and gold.

As one season heads into the finals, another begins. Plenty to love for Bluebagger fans.

Go Blues!

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[Aphrodite]

 

[GalaxyBlue]

Brooke Vickers (hamstring, 4-6 weeks) and Tarni Brown (calf, 2-3 weeks) to miss. Pretty good availability otherwise - can’t wait!

Boys have been stressing me out lately, so this will be a nice change of pace (at least for this week )

 

[Tjblues]

It might just be me but I haven’t heard a peep about our girls all year. Hopefully the gaping chasm between the best 3-4 teams and the rest is beginning to close and we can put out a more consistent/competitive unit.

 

[ianh]

Brooke Vickers (hamstring, 4-6 weeks) and Tarni Brown (calf, 2-3 weeks) to miss. Pretty good availability otherwise - can’t wait!

Boys have been stressing me out lately, so this will be a nice change of pace (at least for this week )

Erone obviously missing for the season.

 

[ianh]

It might just be me but I haven’t heard a peep about our girls all year. Hopefully the gaping chasm between the best 3-4 teams and the rest is beginning to close and we can put out a more consistent/competitive unit.

I fear it will be a struggling year, middling at best. Clearly we work hard but speed and polish seem to be a bit off the mark. Don't know if our additions make a huge dent in that and Vickers missing for 4-6 weeks hurts especially on the speed front.

 

[norway blue]

Just hope Darcy can recapture form and have a consistent year. Go Blues.


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[Aphrodite]

 

[Coona Blues]

Nice to hear. I tried AFLW Fantasy and she is already in. I know very little about other club’s players so will be interesting.

 

[GalaxyBlue]

Round 1 team

Backs:	Lulu Beatty	Harriet Cordner
Half-Backs:	Ciara Fitzgerald	Kerryn Peterson	Gen Lawson-Tavan
Centreline:	Dayna Finn	Maddy Guerin	Darcy Vescio
Half-Forwards:	Lila Keck	Mia Austin	Maddy Hendrie
Forwards:	Breann Moody	Keeley Skepper
Followers:	Jess Good	Mimi Hill	Abbie McKay
Interchange:	Keeley Sherar	Jess Dal Poss	Lily Goss
	Gab Pound	Celine Moody
Emergencies:	Amelia Velardo	Yasmin Duursma	Marianna Anthony

League debut: Lulu Beatty, Lila Keck
Club debut: Celine Moody

AFLW team selection: A trio of debutants

Carlton will blood three new Blues in their Round 1 clash with Hawthorn.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[GalaxyBlue]

Just a casual phone call to the parents

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

 

[Jimmae]

Good luck to the ladies and enbies, should hopefully secure a win to start the season.

Rough on Velardo and Duursma, expect them to feature again sooner rather than later.

 

[norway blue]

Game Day. Cmon Carlton let’s get up and go.


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[GalaxyBlue]

Let’s go!

 

[David Sylvian]

Cracking morning , out for Brekky, boy got his Ls during the week , went for first driving lesson, everything in one piece. Time to assess the new look team. Go Blues!

 

[norway blue]

Lovely Mia. Cmon Carlton


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[Gethelred]

That's encouraging. Good structure leading to repeat entries.

 

[David Sylvian]

Nice effort, Jess good doing well

 

[Gethelred]

If we're going to keep bombing into space behind the defense, it'd help to be set up to beat them back to our half.

 

[carlton_99]

omg skepper that was a ridiculous pick-up and finish

 

[norway blue]

Skepper what a beaut lefty. Cmon Blues


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[David Sylvian]

Moody was an imposing presence among 4 hawks

 

[Gethelred]

Getting crucified by the umps out there atm.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Windy days at the footy.

Hopefully the chaos footy will suit us in the second quarter.