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Kirsty lamb getting weeks for the off the ball hit?
Kearney must have a sharp tongue- she always get under the oppositions skin lol

Also where’s those footy illiterates that were bagging Tess craven - lineup in an orderly manner for a flogging
 
I didn't really see it with Tess before but she was much better today, credit to her. I think her best position will be inside mid but she's obviously not pushing Riddell, Garner or Bruton out of there for a while yet. Doing well at the role she's been assigned, best is obviously still to come
 
Also where’s those footy illiterates that were bagging Tess craven - lineup in an orderly manner for a flogging
I think Craven suffers from the same thing as Bruton, size. Or lack of. Both are great in open space and very creative with ball in hand, but in contested situations are easily bumped out of position. That’s not to say they don’t have their moments in close, both are capable of breaking clear and delivering laces out to a team mate.

And speaking of Bruton, that was her best game this season, she was great in close and her speed and ability to make space was top class. I had her second behind Garner today, a brilliant performance.
 
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Craven best game. O’Loughlin excellent again. Bruton fantastic. Garner BOG again. Really enjoyed that.

Do not enjoy that Dogs get four wins against poor teams to set up their season.
 
Interesting little stat from today's game. The commentators were going on and on about the Western Bulldogs being the younger team today and while that was the case, what they didn't mention was they were also the most experienced team and had only 2 players with under 10 AFLW games experience compared to North's 5 plus Amy Smith playing her 10th.
 
Interesting little stat from today's game. The commentators were going on and on about the Western Bulldogs being the younger team today and while that was the case, what they didn't mention was they were also the most experienced team and had only 2 players with under 10 AFLW games experience compared to North's 5 plus Amy Smith playing her 10th.
Feels like they wanted the narrative that the fresh young marketable Bulldogs are the new powerhouse and old North Melbourne are done. Too bad we spoiled the party. Their "undefeated streak" was paper-thin when you actually look at who they've played, fact is today was their first encounter with a real formidable opposition and they went down badly. Until now they've played 2 brand new expansion sides (and not even the competitive one in Essendon), a collapsing Freo and a GWS outfit that's never really gotten off the ground (and they didn't beat either by much). Their only tough matchup from here is Melbourne at Casey, AND they still get to play strugglers St. Kilda, Carlton and West Coast. They might beat Geelong.

They'll almost certainly finish top 4 and get found out in the finals.
 
Feels like they wanted the narrative that the fresh young marketable Bulldogs are the new powerhouse and old North Melbourne are done. Too bad we spoiled the party. Their "undefeated streak" was paper-thin when you actually look at who they've played, fact is today was their first encounter with a real formidable opposition and they went down badly. Until now they've played 2 brand new expansion sides (and not even the competitive one in Essendon), a collapsing Freo and a GWS outfit that's never really gotten off the ground (and they didn't beat either by much). Their only tough matchup from here is Melbourne at Casey, AND they still get to play strugglers St. Kilda, Carlton and West Coast. They might beat Geelong.

They'll almost certainly finish top 4 and get found out in the finals.
Pre match one of the commentators pointed out they have played the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th placed team. Never has a team's position been so overly exaggerated by an unfair draw, and that is the issue with the ten round season, the unfairness is exaggerated so much more because you are not playing every team.

This season we have already played last season's Grand Finalist, neither of which have slipped into the also ran category and we have Brisbane to come in Round 7 and Collingwood haven't dropped away either, so that is four of other five finalist from last season, the only one we don't play is Fremantle and they are the team that has dropped away. Unlucky but unfair.
 
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