AFLW AFLW Season 6, Mega Thread

[Cursed Cat]

How long is a drafted player tied to the club in W?

can offer a 1 or a 2-year contract Turbo ..

edit: looking into it a bit more, I think contracts for draftees are for a period of 8 months.

 

[Turbocat]

can offer a 1 or a 2-year contract Turbo ..

edit: looking into it a bit more, I think contracts for draftees are for a period of 8 months.

Bit hard to be overly enthused that the draft process will work then. 8 months ? Its not going to get easier. When is Haw and Ess coming in?

 

[Cursed Cat]

Bit hard to be overly enthused that the draft process will work then. 8 months ? Its not going to get easier. When is Haw and Ess coming in?

2023.

I've said it before; the draft is a chance to get talent through the door, up to the club to retain the talent once we have them on board ..
Georgie P might do a Nathan Buckley; one season with us and away she goes - what are ya gonna do?

 

[Turbocat]

2023.

I've said it before; the draft is a chance to get talent through the door, up to the club to retain the talent once we have them on board ..
Georgie P might do a Nathan Buckley; one season with us and away she goes - what are ya gonna do?

Not a critism of geelong but of the system. A draft ina semi profession environment.. im not convinced of the equity of it. What the alternative? I have nothing to add to what I have already said. I agree.. that all we can do is pick them and hope... but I feel we are probably the equivalent of the Suns in this semi professional comp.

and to be fair there is a lot on the plate of the afl atm.. things like one or two teams like geelong potentially drowning at the bottom of the ladder is probably not a high priority.

 

[Cursed Cat]

Not a critism of geelong but of the system. A draft ina semi profession environment.. im not convinced of the equity of it. What the alternative? I have nothing to add to what I have already said. I agree.. that all we can do is pick them and hope... but I feel we are probably the equivalent of the Suns in this semi professional comp.

and to be fair there is a lot on the plate of the afl atm.. things like one or two teams like geelong potentially drowning at the bottom of the ladder is probably not a high priority.

well when the Crows have access to an entire state of young footballers the draft-as-equaliser isn't really going to work.

the club has to get creative in what it can offer girls who come to our club - speaking of which, someone should get into the ear of Sara Blicavs.

 

[goyoucatters]

How long is a drafted player tied to the club in W?

Not sure. Whatever the answer, it won't be long enough in Georgie's case.

 

[Turbocat]

well when the Crows have access to an entire state of young footballers the draft-as-equaliser isn't really going to work.

the club has to get creative in what it can offer girls who come to our club - speaking of which, someone should get into the ear of Sara Blicavs.

The success of Adelaide should have already tipped the afl that it need to look at their advantage. Id like to see them get creative too ..althought its hard to nominate what that would be.

 

[Cursed Cat]

The success of Adelaide should have already tipped the afl that it need to look at their advantage. Id like to see them get creative too ..althought its hard to nominate what that would be.

Port entering the comp in 2023 will help to reduce Adelaide's advantage a bit.

 

[Turbocat]

Port entering the comp in 2023 will help to reduce Adelaide's advantage a bit.

Sure... one would have to look at the numbers in each state to get a feel for the equity potential.

 

[cats_09]

Who are the women to watch? The next wave of coaches
Sarah Black

WHO'S THE NEXT GENERATION COMING THROUGH?
There are plenty of AFLW players, both past and present, coming through the coaching ranks.

Vic Metro, Vic Country and South Australia had all-women coaching panels at the recent NAB AFLW Under-19 Championships, with all other sides having at least one woman involved.

Eight of the 13 NAB League sides had women on their coaching panels, including two at the Bendigo Pioneers and Jacara Egan at Calder Cannons, the first Indigenous woman to coach in the competition.

GWS skipper Alicia Eva has long been involved in coaching before the AFLW competition, and last month became the first woman to join the NAB AFL Academy coaching panel. Eva is also a development coach for the men’s GWS VFL team.

Other current and former players to watch:

• Former Geelong captain Melissa Hickey (senior coach Vic Country; assistant Geelong Falcons and AFLW Academy)
• Former Fremantle and WCE player Cassie Davidson (senior coach, Woomeras)
• Former Collingwood player Emma Grant (assistant, Bendigo Pioneers and Vic Country)
• Former Brisbane Lions player Lauren Arnell (Brisbane Academy)
• Former Gold Coast skipper Sam Virgo (senior coach, Queensland boys under 17s, senior coach men's QFA)
• Current GWS player Katherine Smith (assistant, Allies)
• Current Melbourne player Krstel Petrevski (assistant, Woomeras)
• Current Richmond player Monique Conti (assistant, Medleys)

Full article - https://womens.afl/news/73537/who-are-the-women-to-watch-the-next-wave-of-coaches

 

[Turbocat]

Did I hear that the AFL have agreed to introduce the last 4 teams so...Haw Ess Port and Syd will be joining the W League? Is there enough talent to supply another 4 teams? I wonder what recruitment advantages they will have?

 

[PzBlinky]

And so our battle to retain Georgie begins...

 

[cats_09]

Hey Nina, it helps if you take the lid off

 

[cats_09]

And we get to see everyones favourite rule introduced over summer

THE AFL has confirmed the 'stand rule' will be one of two new rules brought into play for the 2021/22 NAB AFLW season.

First implemented in the current AFL season, the rule was created too late into the AFLW pre-season to be used in the women's season earlier this year.

The other new rule will see the player on mark at kick-ins to be brought back from 10m to 15m, as has also been the case in the current AFL season.

The 'stand rule' sees the player on the mark unable to move laterally on their line once set by the umpire – jumping on the spot is permitted, but moving sideways is not, until the umpire calls "play on".

AFLW Latest News - AFL.com.au/aflw

Latest breaking AFLW news from the official website of the Australian Football League.

womens.afl

 

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Hoping this is a good indication regarding a potential father/daughter selection for next year - Charlotte Simpson in the AFL Barwon senior team of the year

 

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The AFL, together with the AFL Players’ Association, has today informed AFLW Clubs the 2022 NAB AFL Women’s Competition will commence on the weekend of January 6–9, 2022.

Season Six of the NAB AFLW Competition was previously scheduled to commence in December, however, the decision to commence in January was made in close consultation with Clubs and the AFLPA and aims to provide greater flexibility and least disruption for everyone involved in the upcoming 2022 season while maintaining the priority of protecting the health and safety of the competition and the wider community.

AFLW Season 6 to Begin in January

The upcoming AFLW season has a new start date

www.geelongcats.com.au

 

[winty]

Ripping comeback by the AFLW social media team....

 

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[winty]

She looked better in a Geelong polo shirt....

 

[Cursed Cat]

Mel's making great strides toward taking the reigns as head coach for an AFLW club sooner rather than later - would love to see her back at Geelong again sometime in the future

 

[cats_09]

The AFL is pleased to announce the four finalists for the 2021 Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award: Travis Boak

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Travis Boak

Age

36

Ht

183cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

12.0

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

22.0

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

11.0

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.4

4star

(Port Adelaide Football Club), Georgie Rankin (Geelong Cats Football Club), Jordan Roughead

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Jordan Roughead

Age

34

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.0

3star

K

5.7

2star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.1

4star

T

2.7

4star

MG

132.4

2star

D

7.6

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.1

2star

M

3.5

3star

T

1.1

2star

MG

82.0

1star

D

12.4

4star

K

4.4

2star

HB

8.0

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.0

4star

(Collingwood Football Club) and Nicola Stevens (Carlton Football Club).

Season 2021 marks the tenth occasion the Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award will be presented to an AFL or AFLW player who has best demonstrated the values of the late former Melbourne Football Club President and player Jim Stynes in their commitment to the community, helping others and making a difference and the way they played and represented the game on field.


Georgie Rankin is passionate about creating positive environments for people to thrive in. The 23-year-old dedicates her time across a number of Geelong Cats initiatives, particularly in the inclusion and multicultural space.

Georgie is the Cats' AFLW face of the Sensory Zone at GMHBA Stadium for people with sensory needs and disabilities and has been an active participant at the Cats' annual All-Abilities Clinic helping young people with a disability enjoy football.

Georgie has also built strong links with Geelong's multicultural community, having been involved in the Welcome to Geelong event that engages with people from multicultural backgrounds and was the Club's representative at an Iftar Dinner during Ramadan.

In addition, Georgie has been involved in a number of other community programs including the Cats' GMHBA Healthy Heroes Grade 3/4 program, Grade 5/6 School Leadership Day, is a Next Generation coach and was part of the working committee to design Geelong's inaugural AFLW Pride guernsey.

2021 Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award Finalists

Four finalists have been named for the 2021 Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award

www.afl.com.au

 

[winty]

Here's a promising sign....

 

[cats_09]