AFLW North Melbourne Football Club AFLW - Season 2024

[ferball]

We shouldn’t overlook the plan and effort that Adelaide produced tonight. Our greatest achievement was withstanding them.

100%.

They gave it everything and worked their arses off to play a plan that attacked our strengths. But we stood up to it.

 

[ferball]

The only reason Kearney makes it back in is for reasons psychology, romance and media. The team we put out there tonight is the GF team.

Yes Brad

 

[The Nostradamus]

Bruton game 75 milestone in the prelim

 

[Kanga Bogan]

Bruton game 75 milestone in the prelim

She's so underrated...perfect North Melbourne

 

[CURVE]

Bruton game 75 milestone in the prelim

And Ferguson should reach 50 in the Grand Final

 

[Caracas]

I will need someone who watched with commentary but what was Ellie Blackburn saying in studio? I ways got the feeling she may duck across to North late in her career if it was her only shot at another premiership

She’s not the greatest television talking head. Who is? However, she tells it as it is and is fair.

 

[ferball]

She's so underrated...perfect North Melbourne

She's my favorite North player. Has been since she started with us. Just 100% commitment from her first game.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

The work of Tahlia in the goal square shouldn't go unacknowledged there.

 

[CURVE]

Marinoff had a lot of ball tonight, 31 disposals along with 13 tackles and 5 clearances, but she only gained 296 metres and her disposal efficiency was a paltry 29%. And so dominant was Garner in the third quarter that it looked like Marinoff was playing a negating role on her. And after a solid start both Ponter and Gould were almost ineffectual after half time. It felt like North learnt just as much from that win two weeks ago as Adelaide learnt in their loss.

 

[Caracas]

Wow, it didn't feel like it.

It never does, does it? It’s our unconscious bias.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

I know it really didn't make the difference as the margin was over a goal but the free to North late in Q1 was mocked by the TV commentators, as if they thought it was incorrectly paid (something about 9 metres was said in an authoritative tone).
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One of those urban myths that if you're in your defensive goal square and an opponent is also in the goal square, then you are allowed to kick it through at goal post height if you want.

 

[Caracas]

Bella’s first goal was the real goal of the night - tackle, dispossess, collect, hand off, receive back, kick truly.

 

[Marstermind]

Genuinely under siege for the first time all season in the second quarter. And we gave up one scoring shot.

Defence is elite. Lock down when we're on the back foot. Rebound and spread on the front foot.

Adelaide appear to be the biggest threat to the way we play. Need them to go out.

 

[Caracas]

Genuinely under siege for the first time all season in the second quarter. And we gave up one scoring shot.

Defence is elite. Lock down when we're on the back foot. Rebound and spread on the front foot.

Adelaide appear to be the biggest threat to the way we play. Need them to go out.

And that single scoring shot only occurred due dreadful error outside 50. Come to think of it, Adelaide’s last goal was very similar.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Marinoff had a lot of ball tonight, 31 disposals along with 13 tackles and 5 clearances, but she only gained 296 metres and her disposal efficiency was a paltry 29%. And so dominant was Garner in the third quarter that it looked like Marinoff was playing a negating role on her. And after a solid start both Ponter and Gould were almost ineffectual after half time. It felt like North learnt just as much from that win two weeks ago as Adelaide learnt in their loss.

Ponter and Marinoff were not given space to do their customary Hollywood flyby stoppage clearances. If they took possession at speed, they were stopped in their tracks. Ponter also wasn't given any leeway for her diving.

 

[the big lebowski]

Vikki Wall: it’s not just the wrecking-ball tackles; it’s the 5 seconds of fear when they hear her demonically sprinting towards them to inflict pain.

Love her

It’s like when you could rest safe in the knowledge choppy was going to hurt someone

 

[the big lebowski]

I can’t work out who comes out for Kearney

Bresnahan seems to obvious choice but she’s not the type of player to be dropped. She had a dirty night though

Craven wasn’t great but love her foot skills

Smith was odds on at half time but played a great second half

Tough call

 

[north_lad]

All of my friends with me were nervous at half time but I knew we'd pull it together.

Oh also, Eliza Shannon would be unbelievably stiff to get dropped, I thought she was brilliant. Back 6 made errors at times but to stave off Adelaide when they were pressing relentlessly in the first half was MIGHTY.

Also move over Shaun Smith mark of the century, the real Smith highlight is Amy's clutch goal

 

[Wild Bill]

This will be the Grand Final. I said it after we last played them - they are the 2nd best team in the comp.

 

[Possession]

This will be the Grand Final. I said it after we last played them - they are the 2nd best team in the comp.

Agreed. Though crossing paths with them three times in a month or so will be the death of me.

 

[shinboner magic]

Marinoff had a lot of ball tonight, 31 disposals along with 13 tackles and 5 clearances, but she only gained 296 metres and her disposal efficiency was a paltry 29%. And so dominant was Garner in the third quarter that it looked like Marinoff was playing a negating role on her. And after a solid start both Ponter and Gould were almost ineffectual after half time. It felt like North learnt just as much from that win two weeks ago as Adelaide learnt in their loss.

Marinoffs disposal was very bad and it probably help us in the second quarter as there wasn’t much hurt factor.
Ponter Was hardly sited and this probably came down to her injury.
One player with a big name that never seems to do anything against us is hachard.

 

[sutcliffe's hotel]

Genuinely under siege for the first time all season in the second quarter. And we gave up one scoring shot.

Defence is elite. Lock down when we're on the back foot. Rebound and spread on the front foot.

Crows were relentless in that 2nd quarter & we just held them at bay.

Then the 3rd quarter starts like we collectively decided - ok, our turn.

Brilliant finals footy.

 

[Dodecahedron]

I can’t remember which goal it was but the slow mo replay captured a perfect tap from Emma King down to a running player which resulted in a goal. Textbook. Never even got a mention from the commentators. It was sublime.

 

[Samsquanch]

What about all the htb they got - every tackle and we got about 3.

It must be from the aflw head honchos to try and keep the game flowing but some are so idiotic

Two of the umpires, #6 and #26 seemed to be more than happy to ignore crow infringements and to penalised North players at will. The other, #38 seemed to do a far better job. He looked to be more even handed than any ump I've seen this year.

And how about the boundary ump late in Q2? His throw ins gained more crow metres than most of their kicks.

 

[Samsquanch]

Ponter and Marinoff were not given space to do their customary Hollywood flyby stoppage clearances. If they took possession at speed, they were stopped in their tracks. Ponter also wasn't given any leeway for her diving.

I wondered if she injured herself with the massive flop early in the game. She put more mayo on it than a Belgian in a Hindley St chip shop at 2am on a Saturday morning.