Review AFLW Semi Final; vs Port, IKON park Carlton, Sat 16 Nov 7:05pm

[AlwaysHawks15]

And the following ruck in the middle where vukic got done for a block when her opponent kneed her and didn't attempt to contest

Yep, but the way it was being umpired Port probably knew they would get away with it.

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Sick of this type of chat. The ups aren't great but they weren't the ones that switched off after 3QT, they weren't the ones who kicked so inaccurately all game. There are 21 players out there, they have to cop that and can't learn from this (both games) by ignoring it and blame the umps.

Their incompetence influenced the game. It’s not chat buddy it’s an observation.

 

[Fleabane]

Well, I like the Port AFLW coach a lot more than the AFL one. Gracious in victory.

Bad luck Hawks. Pressure clearly got to us. Been an impressive enjoyable season though. A lot to work with for next year.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Got slaughtered in the centre bounce all quarter. Game totally played in their half. Call it a choke, but I'm saying we ran out of gas.

They actually scored pretty easy all QTR I thought which is definitely a sign we were cooked. Every time they went in they looked like scoring but that was the case all night. Defensive structure needs to be a focus in the pre season. You can be all out attack but you need to be solid behind the ball for it to work effectively just like Sam got the boys humming this year behind the ball After the early rounds.

 

[Off The Couch]

Heartbreaking for the girls
Two finals with the same outcome

Learn from that and come out attacking rather than defending. Port were relentless in the last and from where I sat, it just seemed like it was panicked football

Really feel for the girls -sad way to end a great season.

 

[Roger Rogerson]

I can’t believe the last centre bounce after we hit the front and there were no mids in the frame. That situation is drop the ball at your feet and pile on it. The same thing cost us the goal with the bounce in their goal square where our ruck tapped it out rather than dropping it at her feet. Simple simple shit that got us.

 

[hfc70]

Great season by the girls. Just wasn’t to be. Like the men they will bounce back and be better for the experience.

Onwards and upwards.

 

[The hands of stone]

Their incompetence influenced the game. It’s not chat buddy it’s an observation.

And we could have influenced the game by finishing our work off as we should have .
This was a greater issue than any umpiring.

Minimum 3 easy/gimme misses until 3/4 time. You don't need to be a maths guru to know thats game over rather than leaving the door ajar .

 

[peetoo]

I thought the ruck free kick was an absolute shocker, that was going on all game and you pay that with the game on the line inside 50. Inconsistent with HTB all last QTR. Several times they should have got pinged and didn't.

The port ruck was ‘womanhandling’ ours all game, then they pick out a free in a scoring position!

There was some doozies but that was the dooziest

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Sick of this type of chat. The ups aren't great but they weren't the ones that switched off after 3QT, they weren't the ones who kicked so inaccurately all game. There are 21 players out there, they have to cop that and can't learn from this (both games) by ignoring it and blame the umps.

It doesn't have to be 1 or the other.
Hawks were inaccurate. Yes. Should've been 5 goals up at half time.
Gameplan 2 weeks in a row of kicking long to a contest rather than playing the game which had worked all season (kicking wide and allowing the players to run).

But at the same time, the umpiring directly influenced the last quarter with 3 blatant incorrect calls (ball against lou, then 2 blatant balls not paid), 2 questionable ruck frees also resulted in scores.

Both are correct statements

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Yep, but the way it was being umpired Port probably knew they would get away with it.

Agree. It wasn't even close to a block though. Vukic got the tap. It was blatantly an incorrect call

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Final word on the umps for those half fans who've only recently jumped on. That stitch up was to the level of the 2016 hawks vs dogs semi.

Now onto the game.
Didn't take our chances, bit lost structure when aine went off due to a foul hit (which wasn't penalised - shock horror!)

Lost run when Fleming copped a chicken wing (which wasn't paid - shock horror).