Women's Footy AFLW Season 2025 - Draft 16th Dec 4PM WST

[FreoBraddles]

Interesting that the AFL is going to begin limiting the outside the cap payments to AFLW players.

Amazing.

As an equalisation measure alone this is a good thing, given Adelaide paying Marinoff more than her playing salary in additional agreements (Not saying she doesn't deserve it!) but that's a huge leg up for attracting talent and helping to mitigate the tiered structure of the cap.

But outside of that it sucks, especially when new data came out to show the ROI for businesses when using women's sports stars as ambassadors etc. If they want the best talent there has to be a way to remunerate them well.

Club should employ someone to seek additional sponsorship opportunities for players still (men's and women's) given this would fall outside the cap.

 

[stax on the mull]

I was listening to something on Sport FM in the car radio tonight, a Melbourne based sports program where they were interviewing the Eastern Ranges coach about the players he coached that were taken in the 2024 AFLW draft.

He described Georgie Brisbane and Evie Parker as versatile and capable of playing/have played forward, wing and centre half back.

 

[arsesmart]

Have been almost totally offline since Monday...

...but we is the new size queens of the AFLW!

It's hard to get attached to any draftees beyond Indi at this stage, unfortunately, such is the highly transitory state of list management across the comp.

 

[eastfreo75]

I was listening to something on Sport FM in the car radio tonight, a Melbourne based sports program where they were interviewing the Eastern Ranges coach about the players he coached that were taken in the 2024 AFLW draft.

He described Georgie Brisbane and Evie Parker as versatile and capable of playing/have played forward, wing and centre half back.

Sounds awesome.

Brisbane and Parker could spend 50/50 wing/third back or forward.

 

[stax on the mull]

Sounds awesome.

Brisbane and Parker could spend 50/50 wing/third back or forward.

Of course it's wait and see where they find a position in our side but those are the 3 positions Ebony Antonio could play. The height and run is always handy.

 

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[arsesmart]

Of course it's wait and see where they find a position in our side but those are the 3 positions Ebony Antonio could play. The height and run is always handy.

Antonio was on lumber mode for the season. Run and dash doesn't really seem her thing anymore.

 

[stax on the mull]

Antonio was on lumber mode for the season. Run and dash doesn't really seem her thing anymore.

I thought E.A. was a good contributor by the 2nd half of the season but the first few games it looked like she should have retired. Would be amazing if one of these draftees have a career that's anywhere near as good.

 

[Raz]

I am expecting our draftees to have much greater careers . but only if they are kept long term.

 

[freo_leo29]

Team looks half decent with Bowers, Tighe and Stannett back, especially if a couple draftees can show up in the first year

Weak links are Pugh, Eps, Seth, GBW, Lally and probably Smith.

Selection is gonna be interesting if we have a fit team

Poor Matilda Banfield, hopefully can make a name for herself (Just not as Melissa)

 

[UncleChipsy]

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Team looks half decent with Bowers, Tighe and Stannett back, especially if a couple draftees can show up in the first year

Weak links are Pugh, Eps, Seth, GBW, Lally and probably Smith.

Selection is gonna be interesting if we have a fit team

Poor Matilda Banfield, hopefully can make a name for herself (Just not as Melissa)

Lally was 6th in the B & F so hopefully she will go all right next year

Think Seth may be replaced on the wing and i fear Eps will be in and out the team