AFLW AFLW/VFLW 2024 - General Discussion

[MYOB]

The most horrendously umpired game I have ever seen is still that Round 1 AFLW game vs Saints from about 3 seasons ago when we were absolutely murdered by two diametrically opposed interpretations of the holding the ball rule. The lopsided free kick count that day was a disgrace.

Couldn't agree more

 

[weltschmerz]

Buttifant is developing nicely. 91% disposal efficiency today and some good moments.

Sneaky rising star chance this week? 8 intercepts and 7 contested possessions to go with that

 

[Foxman98]

Jasmyn Smith has been a great pick up and has shown us what we need to keep doing moving forward,

There are a hell of a lot of talented youngsters who just need to play to improve in other teams not getting a chance get a few more of them draft a few more Elaine Grigg types and we are going to be a dominant force sooner rather then later

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[Oliver G]

I’ve been travelling the last few days and haven’t been able to post about our win on Sunday. I have to say that after the Brisbane loss in R4, I reckon most of us were thinking it was going to be a winless season, so to win 4 of the next 6 is nothing short of amazing.

The last two weeks have really shown that we can play an attractive attacking style and with another full pre-season next year is looking pretty bright, especially when you consider that Blackburn will be back and we’ll have another top 5 draftee (unless we trade it).

Fitzgerald is having an incredible second half of the season, as are Berry and Carruthers, but I was really impressed with Buttifant’s performance. She’s flown a bit under the radar but when you look at her defensive numbers you realise she’s had an excellent first year. Pritchard and Edmonds continued with their strong form and you’d imagine our B&F will go to one of them.

This week is a bit of free hit for us with Fremantle looking to cement a home final, so I’d like to see us go all in on our attacking game style. Regardless of the result though the future is certainly looking bright, it’s amazing how so much has changed in just 6 weeks.

 

[weltschmerz]

I’ve been travelling the last few days and haven’t been able to post about our win on Sunday. I have to say that after the Brisbane loss in R4, I reckon most of us were thinking it was going to be a winless season, so to win 4 of the next 6 is nothing short of amazing.

The last two weeks have really shown that we can play an attractive attacking style and with another full pre-season next year is looking pretty bright, especially when you consider that Blackburn will be back and we’ll have another top 5 draftee (unless we trade it).

Fitzgerald is having an incredible second half of the season, as are Berry and Carruthers, but I was really impressed with Buttifant’s performance. She’s flown a bit under the radar but when you look at her defensive numbers you realise she’s had an excellent first year. Pritchard and Edmonds continued with their strong form and you’d imagine our B&F will go to one of them.

This week is a bit of free hit for us with Fremantle looking to cement a home final, so I’d like to see us go all in on our attacking game style. Regardless of the result though the future is certainly looking bright, it’s amazing how so much has changed in just 6 weeks.

Out of four top 10 draftees, I think three have really proven themselves. Buttifant had her best game so far, and she was late to football so I think she still has so much growth and development ahead of her. Weston-Turner has shown a lot of glimpses of her potential, and Grigg's physicality is absolutely enormous. Barwick so far hasn't shown as much as the other three, but jeez we look to have done well, considering the top five players were allocated to Port and Hawthorn before the draft.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

I am looking forward to next season with Blackburn back and hopefully Eleanor Brown, I have missed her.

 

[Oliver G]

Out of four top 10 draftees, I think three have really proven themselves. Buttifant had her best game so far, and she was late to football so I think she still has so much growth and development ahead of her. Weston-Turner has shown a lot of glimpses of her potential, and Grigg's physicality is absolutely enormous. Barwick so far hasn't shown as much as the other three, but jeez we look to have done well, considering the top five players were allocated to Port and Hawthorn before the draft.

Agreed, it's looking like a really solid haul and let's not forget also that Barwick didn't play any footy in 2023 due to an ACL, so her development is understandably behind the others.

 

[Bulldogs85]

AFLW Squad | Week 10

The Bulldogs have named their squad of 24 players for Sunday’s Week 10 Indigenous Round meeting with Walyalup.

www.westernbulldogs.com.au

The Western Bulldogs have named their squad of 24 players for Sunday’s Week 10 Indigenous Round meeting with Walyalup.

Last week’s emergencies Ellie Gavalas and Brooke Barwick have again been added to the extended bench, alongside Aurora Smith and Zimmie Farquharson.

Heidi Woodley has been cleared to play following a calf concern, initially named as a test in this week’s Medical Room.
Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner is the only confirmed out at this stage, with the squad to be trimmed to a team of 21 on Friday at 5pm AEDT.

The first bounce will be at 7.05pm AEDT (4.05pm AWST) on Sunday afternoon, and broadcast live on Fox Footy and Kayo Sports.

The outing will mark the Dogs’ final match of the 2024 NAB AFLW home-and-away season.

The team will wear the white iteration of their 2024 Indigenous guernseys to mark the occasion, created by proud Djab Wurrong, Kirrae Wurrong and Peak Wurrong woman Tarni Jarvis, who lives on Wadawurrung country in Ballarat.

 

[weltschmerz]

With Westo out (doing VCE exams) I assume Zimmie comes in.

 

[geoffjennings79]

So has El Brown been named emergency once, then disappeared again?

 

[threenewpadlocks]

So has El Brown been named emergency once, then disappeared again?

I think it's safely fair to assume that she's recovered from whatever injuries/issues meant that she was previously unavailable, but by virtue of that unavailability, she's not as good as a footballer as she used to be, and simply not getting selected on footballing merit?

It's good that she's available for selection again I suppose but it may just be a wait and see to if she's ever going to be a productive footballer again, which will be a shame if she's not.

 

[geoffjennings79]

I think it's safely fair to assume that she's recovered from whatever injuries/issues meant that she was previously unavailable, but by virtue of that unavailability, she's not as good as a footballer as she used to be, and simply not getting selected on footballing merit?

It's good that she's available for selection again I suppose but it may just be a wait and see to if she's ever going to be a productive footballer again, which will be a shame if she's not.

She had concussion issues, I believe. May be more tentative to contact (I'm guessing) but they were prepared to name her as an emergency. Weird to do that once, then... nothing.

Unless she had a different injury occur, or another concussion at training?

 

[threenewpadlocks]

She had concussion issues, I believe. May be more tentative to contact (I'm guessing) but they were prepared to name her as an emergency. Weird to do that once, then... nothing.

Unless she had a different injury occur, or another concussion at training?

I suppose what I'm trying to say is even if there wasn't another injury, her effective lack of training and game time may have impacted her ability. Hard to improve as a player if you're not training and if you're not improving you're effectively falling behind.

The fact that she was named for one game is not overly interesting to me - she could have just had a better week that week in training than the other weeks that she wasn't named as an emergency, for whatever reason, for example. All it does it indicate to us that she's fit and available for selection (that the club should have done a better job of letting its fans fans know once she had recovered and this was true earlier, but anyway...)

 

[geoffjennings79]

The fact that she was named for one game is not overly interesting to me

If it isn't, I'm not sure why you're even bothering to respond to my earlier post then??!!

No offence, but I was hoping for an AFLW ITK to possibly shed some light on her situation, rather than conjecture.

 

[weltschmerz]

 

[Bulldogs85]

Best of luck in Retirement Brooke

 

[Hoges64]

Best of luck in Retirement Brooke

2018 prem player and All-Australian, very reliable player. Good luck with whatever is next Brooke!

Cringe moment: Commentor on the Instagram post says "The streets will never forget 8 goals B. Lochland". Well, clearly you have because it was 7.

 

[Bulldogs85]

The Western Bulldogs have recalled Ellie Gavalas for their final match of the 2024 NAB AFLW home-and-away season against Walyalup this Sunday evening.

Gavalas comes in for her sixth match of the season at the expense of Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner.

Brooke Barwick, Aurora Smith and Zimmie Farquharson are the emergencies.
The first bounce will be at 7.05pm AEDT (4.05pm AWST) on Sunday afternoon at Fremantle Oval in WA, and broadcast live on Fox Footy and Kayo Sports.

The team will wear the white clash iteration of their 2024 Indigenous guernseys as part of AFLW Indigenous Round, created by proud Djab Wurrong, Kirrae Wurrong and Peak Wurrong woman Tarni Jarvis, who lives on Wadawurrung country in Ballarat.