AFLW Finals, Week 2 - 2024 AFLW season

[The Nostradamus]

Straight sets McClellands

 

[Elixuh]

Give the McClellan back frauds

 

[Cdog71]

Odea has been big last two finals

 

[Matthew2708]

Wow, what a game! Never saw that coming in the last quarter.

 

[Cdog71]

I think it shows just how big an advantage Crows and Port have had with all of SA’s talented kids

 

[ibd77]

I think it shows just how big an advantage Crows and Port have had with all of SA’s talented kids

 

[Cdog71]

No Lauren Young
No Hannah Ewing

 

[Sherrinator]

Game was a shocker. Never seen so many Hail Mary bombs to congestion.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

What chance do Port have next week? That last quarter was impressive. Young, fit, handled the ball cleanly despite the pressure of the match and bullied the Hawks' midfield.

 

[The Nostradamus]

What chance do Port have next week? That last quarter was impressive. Young, fit, handled the ball cleanly despite the pressure of the match and bullied the Hawks' midfield.

Maybe a 5% chance

We will smack them

 

[north_lad]

Maybe a 5% chance

We will smack them

Jeez you don't mind taunting the footy gods do you

 

[Mitchell Madness]

What chance do Port have next week? That last quarter was impressive. Young, fit, handled the ball cleanly despite the pressure of the match and bullied the Hawks' midfield.

They won't get that leg up like they did in the last vs north

 

[The Nostradamus]

Jeez you don't mind taunting the footy gods do you

Love it

 

[Elixuh]

They won't get that leg up like they did in the last vs north

iT wAs ThE uMpIrEs.

Watching chokeball is the gift that keeps on giving

 

[cmndstab]

Jeez you don't mind taunting the footy gods do you

To be fair, 5% is being generous.

 

[Randomizor]

So there is a limit to how far misplaced arrogance gets you in footy. Seems that limit is semi-finals. Interesting experiment by the Hawks men’s and women’s team this year on that front.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Today's ruck battle in Adelaide btw:
Strom 34 hitouts from 78 contests (43.6 win%). 8 hitouts to advantage (23.5 hta%).
Allan 30 hitouts from 58 contests (51.7 win%). 9 hitouts to advantage (30.0 hta%).

If Strom was playing instead of Sholtz Port lose that game.

When I say it, they start hate accounts.
When you say it, they hit the like button!

 

[Teen Wolf]

Eliza West 10 touches at QT, finished with 18 for the match. Just four kicks too (the last time she had fewer was in a 15-point loss to Brisbane, R4 of 2022 S7). Says quite a bit when the team with 37 handballs for the match runs over the top.

Another 1-tackle game by Tilly Lucas-Rodd who shows more fight after the final siren than during matches these days.

The bright side for Hawthorn is none of their 3 best players even made the AA squad this year. But in a game rife with young players (some dominant, some doing very little), yikes, the Baskaran situation is a bad look.

 

[Tas]

What chance do Port have next week? That last quarter was impressive. Young, fit, handled the ball cleanly despite the pressure of the match and bullied the Hawks' midfield.

Port have got a lot of good young players but unless there is a miracle on grass next week, i don't think they are defensive enough to beat 2024 version of Lions, Crows or North in a final.

They conceded 51 inside 50s to 29 of their own, both sides kicked a lot of sloppy kicks to nobody in particular, it happens in high pressure games but so far this season we have put sides to the torch that have turned the ball over a lot. My side was very similar when we came into the competition and the last couple of years has been more about improving defensively as a team and playing with more system.

I think if they bring the same kind of heat then it will make it harder for us to score but they need a lot more defensive pressure from the midfield and the forward line players to make it easier on their defense. I think the Hawks would feel very disappointed they weren't able to get the job done given the disparity in scoring opportunities.

 

[MYOB]

Eliza West 10 touches at QT, finished with 18 for the match. Just four kicks too (the last time she had fewer was in a 15-point loss to Brisbane, R4 of 2022 S7). Says quite a bit when the team with 37 handballs for the match runs over the top.

Another 1-tackle game by Tilly Lucas-Rodd who shows more fight after the final siren than during matches these days.

The bright side for Hawthorn is none of their 3 best players even made the AA squad this year. But in a game rife with young players (some dominant, some doing very little), yikes, the Baskaran situation is a bad look.

What's the Baskaran situation?

 

[Teen Wolf]

What's the Baskaran situation?

Top 10 draft pick, had a promising start to her career (7th in club B&F at age 17, Rising Star nom following year).

Suddenly struggled to get a game with the new coach (other young players with less ability seemingly been given greater leeway for poor performances).

Now reportedly has multiple clubs pursuing her, perhaps not unlike the way Hawthorn sniffed an opportunity with Eliza West after she was dropped ahead of finals last year.

 

[Cdog71]

Not many giving Port a chance next week, no doubt Nth are a much more exp team than Hawks and at dealing with footy that isn’t all on their terms. Hawks couldnt seem to deal with it. Or Richmond. Also seeing Rich players start breaking down last week and Hawks this week (stupid condensed fixture)that rest is a big advantage.
However…
Port ran over GWS, Rich, Hawks.
Port’s last quarters over the last four weeks.
11.7
That’s very good, last two weeks 40 I50 for 17 scores against Tiges. That’s good
29 I50 for 15 scores last night.
That’s very good.
Conceded nearly 100 points last two weeks and are still undefeated.
Little bit of the Collingwood mens game about em..how they want the oppo to not play conservative football they want the Oppo taking risks to win.
Cdog prediction:
If they play Kearney and she breaks down.
Port will be right there at the end.

 

[PenfoldsFan]

North are due for a loss, very rarely has a team gone through a season undefeated.
Brisbane did in the inaugural season and lost the GF to Adelaide.
Port have nothing to lose and have shown that a 3qtr time deficeit is not a hurdle too big.

 

[Liam Boy]

despite knowing that we've been a better team all season I was a little bit concerned about the Hawthorn matchup just because we've never played them before and they might be able to catch us off guard. Well, we've played Port 3 times before and it's never been remotely close. They managed a single goal and no behinds last time we played. They've clearly improved since that early stage of the season, but that much? I suppose we'll see.

 

[JuniorWatch]

North are due for a loss, very rarely has a team gone through a season undefeated.
Brisbane did in the inaugural season and lost the GF to Adelaide.
Port have nothing to lose and have shown that a 3qtr time deficeit is not a hurdle too big.

Against Port in a prelim at home?