AFLW North Melbourne Football Club AFLW - Season 2024

[The Warlord]

We didn't appeal because we thought we were lucky she didn't get two weeks.

 

[The Nostradamus]

We didn't appeal because we thought we were lucky she didn't get two weeks.

I’m assuming you are taking the piss….

That should have been a fine at most

 

[Jasemon]

Vicki Wall my new favourite AFLW player. That aggression….. if the boys can look at that and use her example as a template then they will begin to reap rewards. To have her back in our side is absolute gold.

 

[Ashley B]

Great start by the women’s team . Whether people like it or not they are leading Our Club out of the mire . We should all embrace them and support them whole heartedley. Go The Mighty Roos

 

[andana]

Great start by the women’s team . Whether people like it or not they are leading Our Club out of the mire . We should all embrace them and support them whole heartedley. Go The Mighty Roos

Close quarters: Can the Roos' AFLW success help their AFL team?​

The Kangaroos' AFLW team is one of the most consistent in the competition, and they might be showing the men's team how it's done
By Sarah Black

NORTH Melbourne's men's team had a horror first half of the year, losing all 11 matches before its bye.

The freshen-up afforded by the week off and natural improvement were credited for the following purple patch, which saw the Roos win two of the next five. Two of the losses were by a cumulative four points.

But maybe there was a third, previously uncredited element that helped to give the side a boost.

I suppose the way both our programs aligned with our schedules, we were training on the same days. North's facilities are great, but they're small. We got together and had a chat on how we can best utilise each other and feed off each other," North Melbourne women's skipper Emma Kearney told AFL.com.au.

"Our first training session we had, the boys came on after we were done, and we had a bit of a joint training session. The energy was high. It was just after the bye, so the boys had come off a bad stretch of performances. So, I think the injection of our energy coming into the group was really strong.


"My involvement in the men's program (as a development coach) helps with that connection too, being able to bring one another together.

"We've got a really young list in the men's, and we've also got some really young players in the women's, so it's actually really nice to see them coming through the pathways together and having some banter together when they pass in the hallways, or when the day's out, and they're in the sauna together having a bit of a laugh or a genuine conversation."

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Not saying it happened in this instance but I hate the new instinct in the men’s to make sure your head hits the ground - even if there is no sling and even if you have an arm free and could prevent it - with the incentive of a free kick for a fair tackle. It shouldn’t be a free because the head hits the ground regardless of the tackling action.

Deliberate action that could potentially cause concussion should be looked at by the MRO. If any player forcefully throws their own head into the turf and it leads to a concussion, that should be a two week suspension on top of the 12 day concussion protocol.

 

[Caracas]

Deliberate action that could potentially cause concussion should be looked at by the MRO. If any player forcefully throws their own head into the turf and it leads to a concussion, that should be a two week suspension on top of the 12 day concussion protocol.

I dunno. It would need to be a pretty unique individual who would purposely risk concussion for the sake of winning a “possible” free kick. When you throw in the possibility of missing up to two games going through the protocol, I think we can safely rule this out as a “thing”. Also, Alice was very unlucky. However, she did trap the player’s arm, which prevented her from breaking her fall. That’s the key point, I think. When VW threw the player to the ground, it looked worse. However, the player had both hands free and could readily protect herself.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

I dunno. It would need to be a pretty unique individual who would purposely risk concussion for the sake of winning a “possible” free kick. When you throw in the possibility of missing up to two games going through the protocol, I think we can safely rule this out as a “thing”. Also, Alice was very unlucky. However, she did trap the player’s arm, which prevented her from breaking her fall. That’s the key point, I think. When VW threw the player to the ground, it looked worse. However, the player had both hands free and could readily protect herself.

I'm not suggesting the Brisbane player deliberately threw her own head onto the turf in this instance but there is no doubt players have done it.

 

[Liam Boy]

I'm not suggesting the Brisbane player deliberately threw her own head onto the turf in this instance but there is no doubt players have done it.

We saw Steven May do it.

 

[giantroo]

 

[The Nostradamus]

Bruton back in so easy straight swap with alice

Still think next week Alice comes in for smith

 

[CURVE]

The girls have their own "goal songs" that will be played at home games.

Sing it one and all: Roos pick 2024 goal tunes

Being a music lover who is still living in the 70's, 80's and 90's, there are some good songs on the list, but half the songs I've never heard before.

I hope Randall kicks plenty, although I'm not sure if it would be great to hear the fans join in, and I'm pretty sure Emma King is just taking the piss. What an embarrassing selection.

PLAYER	2024 GOAL SONG
1. Liz McGrath	Dumb Things - Paul Kelly
2. Libby Birch	Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim
3. Bella Eddey	Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - ABBA
4. Zoe Savarirayan	Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel
5. Tess Craven	Rush - Troye Sivan
6. Alice O’Loughlin	Livin’ The (Good Life) - DJ Assault
7. Ash Riddell	Old Man Emu - John Williamson
8. Taylah Gatt	Let’s Get Loud - Jennifer Lopez
9. Emma Kearney	Jackie - BZ feat. Joanne
10. Blaithin Bogue	Pedro - Jaxomy
11. Eliza Shannon	Say It Right – Nelly Furtado
12. Nicole Bresnehan	Gimme More - Britney Spears
13. Vikki Wall	The Time Is Now – John Cena
14. Erika O’Shea	Saints and Sinners – Paddy Casey
15. Amy Smith	Macarena - Los Del Rio
16. Tahlia Randall	Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? - The Angels
17. Sarah Wright	Revival – Zach Bryan
18. Ella Slocombe	Freed From Desire - Gala
19. Ruby Tripodi	Pump It - Black Eyed Peas
20. Jasmine Ferguson	Fergalicious - Fergie
21. Sophie Kavanagh	Spinning Around – Kylie Minogue
23. Mia King	Milkumana – King Stingray
24. Lulu Pullar	Angels - Robbie Williams
25. Jasmine Garner	Jamming - Bob Marley
26. Kim Rennie	When You Were Young - The Killers
27. Georgia Stubs	Stayin’ Alive - Bee Gees
28. Niamh Martin	I’m Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys
29. Lucy Burke	Dancing Queen - (From 'Mamma Mia!')
33. Kate Shierlaw	Firework - Katy Perry
35. Jenna Bruton	Hot Potato - The Wiggles
60. Emma King	Crazy Frog - Axel F

 

[Quivorir]

16. Tahlia Randall

Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? - The Angels

Hope the club does the right thing here.

 

[muttley45]

Old man emu, there's a blast from the past

 

[Liam Boy]

Vikki Wall making us blast the ****ing John Cena song is hilarious

 

[The Nostradamus]

O’Shea is out also was limping from that tackle last week so probably going cautious

Not sure why we have a KPP in Burke in

 

[Hearts to hearts]

They kept Erika’s injury very quiet. Good luck to Lucy on debut, and can’t wait to see Jenna back out there.

 

[kool kangas]

Why doesn't this surprise me.....

35. Jenna Bruton

Hot Potato - The Wiggles

 

[DuckYeah]

Oppo post: Theres about 30 people watching at the G.

 

[DarwinRoo]

100 point win against the Dogs, anything less is unacceptable

 

[Sillygit]

100 point win against the Dogs, anything less is unacceptable

They are preeeetty f*ckin garbage

 

[The Nostradamus]

Brynn Teakle’s sister Julia with a bag of 4 goals for port today

 

[DarwinRoo]

How does she get Julia and he get Brynn?

 

[ferball]

There are some great songs in there.

 

[datakid]

There has to be strategy for bringing in Burke for O'Shea, it doesn't feel like-for-like. Surely Savarirayan, Bogue, or Slocombe would be a better match. I.E., they have watched the footage and decided that Burke will be better against this Geelong side