AFLW 2024 AFLW season - Geelong & the greater league...

[Cursed Cat]

Darby's had a good quarter, that's her 3rd mark.

 

[Cursed Cat]

She's not lifting that left arm at all - got to think the only reason we're still playing her is for player management purposes and doubt we see her on Sunday against Sydney

back off again now and looks in a lot of pain.

 

[Willo_]

We've run out earlier games pretty well

How much is it the condensed fixture we're currently in the middle of?

Tonight is our 3rd game in 10 days, we play again in 5 days to make it 4 games in 15 days across 3 states

We've also got a few players on our injury who'd be best 21 and allowing us to rotate/rest across this period, but we're not really in a position to be doing that either

We started well against the Dee's and then dropped off, same as the Hawks and this game
Suns game was a training drill and blues we were never in it
To their credit the Norf game was good.

I'm certain we aren't fit enough

 

[cats_09]

Darcy M getting fired up with Freo getting stuck into Pres

She now needs to use that energy in her attack on the ball

 

[cats_09]

That's not 50

 

[PzBlinky]

JCG has had a couple of shocking possessions the last couple of minutes.

 

[Cursed Cat]

Oh dear.
That was very lucky.
Freo showing us how to move the ball forward efficiently.

 

[Willo_]

That's not 50 ffs

 

[Cursed Cat]

pfffft

 

[Cursed Cat]

That last goal hurt, but the fact is we've been thoroughly outplayed after a strong start.

Freo actually playing a strong brand right now; they looked nowhere near it early on.

 

[cats_09]

We started well against the Dee's and then dropped off, same as the Hawks and this game
Suns game was a training drill and blues we were never in it
To their credit the Norf game was good.

I'm certain we aren't fit enough

We kicked 4 goals in the last quarter against the Hawks and ran that game out pretty well - what killed us was our third quarter and failing to adapt to McDonald missing

 

[cats_09]

Looks like we may be seeing a change for the last quarter - Webster has joined the midfielders for their group huddle at 3/4 time and D. Moloney has moved to the forwards

It's a move we probably should have made at halftime though

 

[winty]

Darcy Moloney averaging 22cm gained with each of her 9 disposals tonight - and she's not the worst in terms of metres gained for us. Scott and Bragg are actually in the negative.

 

[cats_09]

Dan also taking every last moment to talk to the team - Fremantle already in position and we're still with the coach

And we're finally seeing a change in the middle

Featherston into the ruck, Webster joins Morrison & Pres

 

[winty]

That was brilliant Aishling Moloney!

 

[Cursed Cat]

Yes Frizz.

Well done Becky Webster, she's been good.

 

[cats_09]

Don't care that she's going to give away height every time, can we play Featherston as our first choice ruck for the remainder of the season - she definitely competes better in there than we see from Darby, and she follows up once the ball hits the ground

 

[cats_09]

That's not high

 

[Cursed Cat]

That's not high

No it is not.

 

[Romeoh1]

Comon cats- lift your game.

 

[winty]

Kicking long from defence down the line hasn't worked once tonight, so of course we persist with it.

 

[cats_09]

Kicking long from defence down the line hasn't worked once tonight, so of course we persist with it.

Fremantle has some tall timber and we can't compete with them in the air - really poor thought process to not try switching things up

 

[cats_09]

Inaccurate kicking is killing us

 

[cats_09]

Webster in the guts is a must for the rest of the season - with no McDonald, we look so much better once she's up around the ball

 

[PzBlinky]

How is that not HTB? Feel like practically everyone has been against us and they've probably been there, but nothing the other way.