AFLW AFLW/VFLW 2024 - General Discussion

[Bulldogs85]

Anywhere I can watch the replay?

AFL App but it’s not up yet

 

[MYOB]

Anywhere I can watch the replay?

Here's the mini match
AFLW Mini-Match: Carlton v Western Bulldogs

AFLW Mini-Match: Carlton v Western Bulldogs

Extended highlights of the Blues and Bulldogs clash in week Eight of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

www.afl.com.au

 

[weltschmerz]

Pritchard and Fitzy fighting for the 10 coaches votes I think, with Wilcox in for a few as well.

If we could find players in the men's who have the exact traits of Wilcox and Grigg, we'd be laughing. Love a pocket rocket who tackles hard and can find the goals.

 

[Oliver G]

Easily our best win for a couple of years, it was a great example of what we’re trying to build towards. Won the ball, used the ball well and applied serious pressure. I can’t recall the last time we met those three parameters.

Very much a team effort and it’s amazing how much better we look with 3 talls in the side, allowing Hartwig and Grigg to roam, crumb and tackle inside 50, we finished 22-12 in that stat which was big, largely thanks to Hartwig and Grigg.

We still had problems connecting inside 50 and given the sheer number of inside 50s we had (42), we probably should’ve scored a few more goals. It’s exciting to think that once we develop that connection, we’re gonna be high high-scoring team.

Just about everyone had their season best game but clearly Pritchard was the standout. It’s great that she’s finally getting recognition from outside the club, we’ve just got to get her signature on a long term contract now.

Carruthers, Fitzgerald, Hartwig and Berry all had fantastic games, with Fitzgerald really having a solid second half of the season and Carruthers becoming a tackling machine. It was also great to see some of our younger players in Gorham, McKee, Woodley and Kimber have strong games as well. I thought Kimber looked pretty solid in D50 and reads the ball well. Given she was an injury replacement player I would be thinking about moving her to the primary list.

I know I say it every week but Weston-Turner is getting more and more confident with each game and she defentiley showed tonight why she was pick 1. For someone that size to be that good on the ground and in the air as well as performing run down tackles is just so exciting to see.

The only sour note was the injuries to Edmonds and Weston-Turner, I was worried there for a minute that Edmonds had done her ACL but seemingly it’s an ankle. Looks like she’ll miss the last two games which is a shame and certainly stretches as thin as we’re now down to 0 rucks, so one of McKee or McFarlane will likely have to take the #1 ruck spot for the last two games.

 

[Bulldog1954]

We need to get Pritchard on a long term deal right now. Overpay if we have to, she's a star and we need to reverse the trend of all our best prospects leaving.

 

[MYOB]

Anywhere I can watch the replay?

AFLW Match Replay: Carlton v Western Bulldogs

AFLW Match Replay: Carlton v Western Bulldogs

The Blues and Bulldogs clash in week eight of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season

www.afl.com.au

 

[Bulldogs85]

'We want criticism of the game': Dogs star welcomes fair debate

Western Bulldogs star Ellie Blackburn says the players want criticism of AFLW, but it has to come from a background of understanding the competition

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AFTER a week of discussion around styles of football and the wider future of the AFLW, Western Bulldogs leader Ellie Blackburn said she welcomes informed criticism of the women's competition.

The Dogs themselves kicked off a broader conversation about the competition after a negative and highly defensive game against Essendon last Friday night, going goalless for the third time in eight matches this season.

"Obviously, we hate to be the punching bag when it comes to this, unfortunately from our perspective. But in saying this, this is something players have asked for, and there's no shame or hiding from that by any means," Blackburn said on The W Show.

"We want criticism of the game, we want honest opinions, honest analysis, whether it's from media, personalities, coaches or other players, whatever that looks like. But there needs to be fair opinions, you need to have the full picture and understanding of it."
Blackburn herself wasn't playing due to a serious foot injury, with veteran defenders Lauren Ahrens (foot) and Mua Laloifi (ACL) also not on the park.

"From our point of view, we had so much experience on the sidelines, we had over 200 (cumulative) games sitting on the sidelines (for comparison, the Dogs only played 10 matches last season)," Blackburn said.

"We had the fourth-youngest team fielding a side in the history of the AFLW on Friday night, so these are all factors as to why our game panned out the way it did and why the game plan and style was the way it was, in order to be competitive and play against a team we thought scored highly. These are all contributing factors.

"But in saying that, I don't hate that the game's being spoken about like this. It's great to have the conversation, it's great more people are talking about it, there's more eyes on the game.

"We're not talking about it like 'it's great the girls are having a go', we're analysing the game for what it is. And for that, I respect and appreciate it."
In his mid-week press conference, Sydney coach Scott Gowans cautioned while he wasn't able to comment on individual clubs' game-style decisions without knowing their full rationale, an attractive style of football is key to growing the competition.

"Other coaches might have different tactics that they're trying to teach their players and we're not privy to that," Gowans said.

"But as a general philosophy for AFLW, it's really important that we take the game on and put on a good show to lift numbers that come to the game and broadcast.

"We all have a vested interest in that as a collective, so it's vital that we keep doing that and I'm sure that's the aim of all the coaches."

 

[Fossie 32]

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[Bulldogs85]

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[Fossie 32]

GWS AFLW coach said after their loss to Hawthorn that the events of the last week took a heavy emotional toll on the side but the relationship with the mens team is 'definitely reparable'. - 3AW

 

[MYOB]

Essendon are a bunch of pretenders

Their 5 wins have been against:

9th Melbourne
11th Eagles
13th Dogs
16th GWS
17th Suns

Their 4 losses have been against:

10th St Kilda
6th Freo
4th Crows
1st North

So out of 6 games, the have only played 3 top 8.

They play Richmond 5th and Collingwood 18th to finish the season

 

[gangsta deluxe]

Norf will be premiers easily this year

 

[MYOB]

Norf will be premiers easily this year

Libby Birch will be a 3 time premiership player at 3 different clubs

 

[Hoges64]

Essendon are a bunch of pretenders

Their 5 wins have been against:

9th Melbourne
11th Eagles
13th Dogs
16th GWS
17th Suns

Their 4 losses have been against:

10th St Kilda
6th Freo
4th Crows
1st North

So out of 6 games, the have only played 3 top 8.

They play Richmond 5th and Collingwood 18th to finish the season

Sounds eerily familiar from their men's side, really.

Delightful.

 

[dogwatch]

Essendon are a bunch of pretenders

...

So out of 6 games, the have only played 3 top 8.

They play Richmond 5th and Collingwood 18th to finish the season

Isn't that roughly par for all clubs though?

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Isn't that roughly par for all clubs though?

Could have been us but lost to GWS Eagles and Port early

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

I’m just happy with such a young side, missing Blackburn we have strung together three wins. If we hang in to these players, this team could be the first to string a couple of premierships together.

 

[weltschmerz]

I’m just happy with such a young side, missing Blackburn we have strung together three wins. If we hang in to these players, this team could be the first to string a couple of premierships together.

I really think we have the core of a great side. Even with Blackburn out injured, a midfield rotation of Pritchard, Berry, Fitzy, and Carruthers is strong. Westo and Farquharson need to get settled in at the level and build a better tank respectively, but on talent alone they’ve got the potential to be a great duo, and Hartwig just gets the job done. Grigg and Wilcox as the outside runners do great stuff. Grant and Georgostathis are quality down back, and Edmonds is a hell of a ruck. More experience, more team and coaching cohesion. A lot of those players could definitely be part of our next flag.

 

[Foxman98]

GWS AFLW coach said after their loss to Hawthorn that the events of the last week took a heavy emotional toll on the side but the relationship with the mens team is 'definitely reparable'. - 3AW

Did they blame their losses the week prior to the emotional toll of their homophobic team mate sitting out again?

 

[grassman75]

Did they blame their losses the week prior to the emotional toll of their homophobic team mate sitting out again?

Very good from you….

 

[Roogal]

Sunday's AFLW game. Had a squizz at the Mars Stadium surface on Saturday arvo. It is in pretty good shape. It has recovered nicely where the new grass patches were laid on the goal squares and centre bounce area back in early August. As of last Saturday, they hadn't yet started manicuring it for the AFLW game and there were no markings on the oval at all. It was just mowed in a series of concentric circles.

Stadium development. The site next to the stadium that was formerly the showgrounds has been completely demolished and cleared and only trees remain on the site. The old pavilions, stables and toilets are completely gone. The showgrounds have been completely surrounded on its road frontages by a continuous temporary black plywood and steel framed fence. Works are not due to start on the new athletics centre or grandstands at Mars Stadium until the new year. Although, once this AFLW game has been played, I can see absolutely no reason why they can't at least start the process of removing the hill in preparation for grandstand construction. That alone would certainly expedite construction of the new stands once that begins. After all, the main oval itself won't be getting used again for any high capacity events (except the Ballarat Carols by Candlelight, where everybody sits on the oval anyway) until the next AFL game for 2025, when ever that is scheduled. I suspect that the only reason that they won't start any physical construction until early next year is because the architects and engineers are still finalising the details of the plans. Anticipate that the final constructed grandstands and elements of the athletics centre will look a bit different from the concept drawings released last April.

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[Bulldogs85]

Grigg nominated for AFLW Rising Star

The Bulldogs forward has been nominated for the 2024 Telstra AFLW Rising Star award following a standout performance against Carlton.

www.westernbulldogs.com.au

Elaine Grigg has been nominated for the 2024 Telstra AFLW Rising Star award following a standout performance in the Week 8 win over Carlton.

Grigg collected 13 disposals, 10 tackles (equal game-high) and a goal against the Blues, contributing to a 33-point win at IKON Park.

Born in Kenya, the 18-year-old has been an important contributor in her debut season, taking the AFLW world by storm with her pressure, tackling and speed.
Grigg was selected with the Dogs’ third pick (Pick 6) in the 2023 AFLW Draft from the SANFLW’s Central Districts.

She made her debut in the opening round against GWS, and has played every possible game since, averaging seven disposals and five tackles.

She becomes the Bulldogs’ first Rising Star nominee of the season.

 

[weltschmerz]

She's a gem.

 

[Bulldogs85]

She's a gem.

Club should Re-sign her long term before SA clubs come calling