AFLW Toast AFLW Season 2024

[streetspirit]

Contracts now shown in the separate list management thread https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/thre...ment-contracts-f-d-nga.1384986/#post-84674853

 

[Liam AFLW nuff]

Going into next season I think the list is getting better, they are investing in youth and bringing in a couple of quality players.

We have the likes of Ashmore, Bates, Bodey, West, Sheriff, McDonagh, Lucas-Rodd, Wales, Fleming, Gilroy with the 2 Irish girls being my favourites, I love the run and long kicking of Gilroy and the forward craft of McDonagh

New girls Williamson who is bloody quick, Stone who has a lot of potential to be a very good player and Vukic playing as a ruck/forw

Smith is a tough nut, Elliot and Everist give us good def depth, Baskaran can play forw or mid, it's good to see Hipwell playing and getting a long contract, she has good movement and talent, Breed might play as a pressure forw?, Richardson and Kemp have been good for us in defense in previous seasons.

It's a shame Eardley is injured

Breed will play on ball

Stone is an elite talent with blinding speed (fastest draft combine 20m of any active player), with Williamson also being an elite outside runner. Both also have good size.

I would argue Eardley is our most irreplaceable player, so a huge loss, especially against the Carlton forward line

 

[Aristarchus]

Everist played key back in Season 7 and clearly it's her best role. Issue is that Carlton have a lot of size foreard of centre and in the ruck, with only Everist at 177cm taller than 172cm.

Vukic is a match up decision due to the above mentioned size. Carlton will run a high intensity rotation of 3 quality rucks (Moody x 2, Good) to try and work Wales over.

I can't wait to be there tomorrow, travelled down from Canberra for it

https://open.substack.com/pub/hfcso...n=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true (Opposition analysis from me which I put out today for Soaring to New Heights)

Not starting from scratch, sure, but Everist still has to develop and going from back-wing-back isn't the same as someone like Eardley or even Elliot who've been training as defenders every pre-season. It's a lot to ask one player against as you say, a lot of talls with our most important player (positionally) out.

Matchups are a concern, if Vukic is playing because of it, surely Stephenson should be playing too? Her height would make her so valuable. Haven't heard of injuries issues like I think there was last season.

Not trying to be too pessimistic. I think Carlton may edge it in a shootout but where we win the day is midfield - we have so much talent this year. Having the likes of Flem on the outside or not attending many centre bounces highlights that. Same for likes of TLR. If it proves to be windy then we can just keep possession and territory in our favour.

Go Hawks!

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Not the best crowd to roll in for an early season game.
Weather may be a part, and playing Carlton (who's fans aren't exactly the most supportive of women's footy) may also be a reason

 

[Aristarchus]

2 goals apiece against that breeze is a great quarter imo. Hope Aine is ok after copping stray elbow. Our Irish duo standing out. Fleming and Bates too.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Crowd filled out nicely, probably about 2.5k

I'm a bit concerned about our defenders being caught up the field, but credit to them they are pushing hard the other way and getting to create a contest.

Took half of the 2nd quarter to realise that going long would see the ball carry and allow us to run on. When we did we banged on 3. Hopefully we regroup and run rather than kick into this breeze

 

[Davo-27]

Breed is quickly joining Gilroy and McDonagh as my favourite players, also Everist playing well down back, West, Bates and TLR winning the hard ball, 20 points up at half time.

 

[Aristarchus]

Fantastic quarter. Took a while to take advantage of the breeze but have definitely done that now.

Breed breakout season? Scary if so. Impressed with what we've seen from defence so far. Jenna chased down what would've been Carlton best chance of the quarter and Kemp is marking well, improved heaps.

And did they say on comms Bodey's hand injury was a dog bite?! Hope it wasn't Ted!

 

[I got the outside word]

we got a game day thread going if youse are keen!

 

[Mitchell Madness]

I love our hawks aflw family.
I called out a player for flopping for Carlton, had Carlton feral attack me, and hawks fans get around me

 

[Newmo89]

The Bench - Round 1 Season 2024 by Soaring to New Heights

Liam and Tim discuss the 5 main takeaways from Hawthorn's 38 point victory against the Carlton Blues in the Opening round of AFLW Season 9 at Kinetic Stadium. Follow us on our social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFCsoar Instagram: https://instagram.com/hfcsoar?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==...

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AFLW Round 1 Review Podcast by Soaring To New Heights

 

[Davo-27]

top of the ladder, playing a top tier side in Adelaide, big game to see if we can challenge the best.

 

[Davo-27]

Aine McDonagh and Emily Bates named in squad to face Adelaide, only Sheriff to miss, might just be

IN: Bates
OUT: Sheriff

 

[pattymalone00]

 

[PenAndPaper]

Is this game being televised? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

 

[pattymalone00]

Is this game being televised? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

Fox sports 504 (fox footy) club gave us the wrong info

 

[PenAndPaper]

Fox sports 503

Awesome thank you! Thought it was going to be another bit of AFL incompetence not showing it haha

 

[dixyland]

Is there a Game Day thread?

 

[I got the outside word]

Is there a Game Day thread?

There is now!