Women's Footy Lions AFLW 2023 (Season 8) Discussion

[Nathan Barley]

And Mullins seems to have been seen as showing the goods during training.

Despite our player losses, I'm quietly confident we'll do well this season.

Speaking of player losses, why is Zimmi out of the team?

You've changed your tune

 

[Dalions]

Yeah, I was going off the graphic above that shows five Lions on zero games. Wrong, obviously.

That was from the named squad with emergencies

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

That was from the named squad with emergencies

Ah, I see, cheers.

 

[LionsMaw]

You've changed your tune

From what, dkhd?

 

[Mr Ripper]

I fear we’ll be mid-table at best. Bates and Wardlaw irreplaceable.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Anyone know what the rule changes are this year? I've seen a couple of headlines about how they have changed some rules to free the game to a bit, but didn't particularly want to listen to Nicole Livingston

 

[Mr Ripper]

Entertaining first half. Good flowing footy.

 

[Jivlain]

That was from the named squad with emergencies

Not sure how soon I'll be able to update, I just discovered the most innocuous possible way of dislocating my kneecap, for a bit of fun


It's certainly broken my morning up

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Not sure how soon I'll be able to update, I just discovered the most innocuous possible way of dislocating my kneecap, for a bit of fun


It's certainly broken my morning up

Can't believe someone made a GIF of this ^^^

All the best Jivlain.

 

[Jivlain]

Can't believe someone made a GIF of this ^^^

All the best Jivlain.

I can now fully appreciate him wanting to get it back in in a way that I couldn't before, it is absolutely horrific having it out.

Took like 3hrs from the injury, the wait for the ambulance, and then just popped back in while we were workshopping how to transfer me into a hospital bed.

And now it feels fine.

 

[Section 5]

Anyone know what the rule changes are this year? I've seen a couple of headlines about how they have changed some rules to free the game to a bit, but didn't particularly want to listen to Nicole Livingston

Quarters will run for about two minutes longer after being extended to 15 minutes (plus time on for goals or major injuries) before the existing final two minutes plus full time on.
The lengthened duration of play has led to time being shaved off the breaks, with quarter time and three-quarter time reduced by 30 seconds and halftime cut back from 16 minutes to 14 minutes.

The competition will introduce its first interchange cap, with teams restricted to 60 rotations, while boundary umpires will now throw the ball in from 10m inside the boundary line when the ball goes out of play between the 50m arcs.

The “last touch out of bounds” rule will remain in the middle section of the ground, with runners now restricted to only three trips onto the ground per quarter for 90 seconds at a time until the final three minutes of each term.

Longer quarters locked in as big AFLW rule changes revealed for 2023 season

Longer quarters locked in as big AFLW rule changes revealed

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Lion_LegacyXL]

Why do they have Daisey Pearce commentating Melbourne games? Not very impartial

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Why do they have Daisey Pearce commentating Melbourne games? Not very impartial

There's no shortage of precedents in the men's comp

 

[Jivlain]

I guess now that my kneecap is no longer in an unusually creative position you can have a version with final teams

	Brisbane	Richmond
0 to 9 games	3	0
10 to 24 games	3	9
25+ games	15	12
Games played	34.90	28.10
Age	25.23	25.80
Height	169.38	171.62
Finals played	5.86	2.19

Interactive version

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Thanks Jivlain. The height difference is quite stark - only a couple of cm on average, but Tigers consistently taller across the two sides. I noticed against the Crows a few weeks ago we were giving away a lot of height as well. I wonder if it will be a consistent theme.

A lot of AFLW games are played with the ball on the ground so it's not necessarily a major disadvantage, but against the more skilled teams it could be a problem. We will need to be emphasizing speed and winning the ball in contested situations.

 

[AFLQLD]

Bates and Bodey not going to have a first up win with their new club.

 

[Lionwest]

Bates and Bodey not going to have a first up win with their new club.

How unfortunate

 

[rwan566]

Remember that guy Buckley wishing that bates and Bodey have the same success in premierships that Buckley did. That is none

 

[weevil]

I fear we’ll be mid-table at best. Bates and Wardlaw irreplaceable.

The departures will hurt, especially against the top teams, but I think we are still very strong across the ground.

 

[briztoon]

Bates and Bodey not going to have a first up win with their new club.

Bates looked decidedly ordinary, waiting for the ball to come to her.

 

[LionsMaw]

Bates looked decidedly ordinary, waiting for the ball to come to her.

I noticed that too although she was one of their top possession winners

 

[LionsMaw]

Bates and Bodey not going to have a first up win with their new club.

I know it's petty, but I really want them to have nothing but failure at the Hawks to remind them that money comes and money goes but going into the history books as a GF winner lasts FOREVER.
Same with Wardlaw.

 

[rwan566]

Pretty sure bates left as well because she did not get along with Zielke after they broke up as a couple.

 

[AFLQLD]

Pretty sure bates left as well because she did not get along with Zielke after they broke up as a couple.

Something something workplace relationships.

 

[rwan566]

Wardlaw can’t get near it as st Kildas entry into the forward line is shocking. Very few entries as well, wasting her talent at st kilda