Game Day AFLW Round 7, 2024: West Coast vs Hawthorn

[Carbine Chaos]

Jess Rentsch will be a beast once she feels she belongs at this level.

Good size, very fast and evasive, great reach, just needs to tidy up her disposal and composure a bit. Can see why we took her early.

 

[Ochre]

Feels very similar to last week

 

[Ochre]

Jess Rentsch will be a beast once she feels she belongs at this level.

Good size, very fast and evasive, great reach, just needs to tidy up her disposal and composure a bit. Can see why we took her early.

Would love to see her get a go on ball at some stage.

 

[Livin1989]

Would love to see her get a go on ball at some stage.

She's the explosive line breaker we need around the stoppage, IMO. she needs some time to develop but I still think that's her best role

 

[Ochre]

Free kick Hawthorn

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Okay, that's the first free kick today I really don't know what the umpire was looking at.

 

[Livin1989]

High? That tackle was trxtbook

 

[DanWCE]

Jess Rentsch will be a beast once she feels she belongs at this level.

Good size, very fast and evasive, great reach, just needs to tidy up her disposal and composure a bit. Can see why we took her early.

I don't see her composure as being as bad as some have suggested in comparison to others. She quite often seems happy to hold the footy and put on a swerve and a step to try and find a release target. May not always execute but doesn't strike me as someone who shits the bed whenever she gets the footy.

 

[garlic munchers]

High? That tackle was trxtbook

Even commentators are at a “gee whiz” stage…….. it’s the noise of affirmation.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I don't see her composure as being as bad as some have suggested in comparison to others. She quite often seems happy to hold the footy and put on a swerve and a step to try and find a release target. May not always execute but doesn't strike me as someone who shits the bed whenever she gets the footy.

Definitely think it's been better today, probably the best I've seen from her.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

That quarter went as predicted, sadly.

Effort was good, we held up okay defensively at times, but basic skill errors continued to mount. I wouldn't even blame the conditions, a lot of them were simple ground balls that the girls just have to be better with at this stage of the programme.

A few odd umpiring decisions late didn't help. (Hey Bacchus - I reckon they were fine early but by the end of the half yeah, 100% home town umpiring).

 

[Ochre]

Held up better later in that quarter, a shame we didn't get another goal or two in the first as the scoreline would look much more respectable.

This and the Lions game have been good reminders that we still have a fair way to go despite the improvement this year.

 

[Livin1989]

Held up better later in that quarter, a shame we didn't get another goal or two in the first as the scoreline would look much more respectable.

This and the Lions game have been good reminders that we still have a fair way to go despite the improvement this year.

This is a very salient point, when you look at how young/inexperienced our squad is...I think it's important to temper our expectations a bit.

Experience and growth into the 22 and unders will begin to pay dividends in a year or 3

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I don't think it's necessarily an age thing, but more the tail of the side is still a bit too long.

Replace the bottom 6 girls from today's side with draftees coming through and we'll be looking really dangerous with Daisy's structures.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Hawks kick an early goal against the breeze. Just kills you.

 

[Biggie]

I don't think it's necessarily an age thing, but more the tail of the side is still a bit too long.

Replace the bottom 6 girls from today's side with draftees coming through and we'll be looking really dangerous with Daisy's structures.

Yep

 

[Ochre]

Free kick Hawthorn

 

[Carbine Chaos]

This has been a very meek quarter with the breeze at our backs. They're dominating the play.

 

[bUCKET__]

Stagnant and reactive this quarter

 

[Ochre]

This has been a very meek quarter with the breeze at our backs. They're dominating the play.

Breeze has gone I'm pretty sure.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Breeze has gone I'm pretty sure.

Classic vic bias.

 

[Ochre]

Cleaver in the rucks been a rare positive today I'd say. Involved a bit more than normal.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Oh, Z Wakfer x 2.

She's done some good things and some real head-shakers today.

 

[Ochre]

Oh, Z Wakfer x 2.

She's done some good things and some real head-shakers today.

Don't think you can blame her for that one. Fleming and her just tripped

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Don't think you can blame her for that one. Fleming and her just tripped

More the first part that led to the contest. She's been a real bonus in general though, kind of assumed she was more a feel-good pick in her draft.