Review Preliminary Final v Brisbane - Saturday 23 November @ Brighton Homes Arena

[brucetiki]

Adelaide v Brisbane
Saturday 23 November
6:30pm Brisbane time, 7:00pm Adelaide time
Brighton Homes Arena

We meet again Brisbane! It's all on the time as we have another crack at Brisbane in Springfield. Brisbane controversially won our match up earlier this season. Can we make amends, knock off our hoodoo and get into another Grand Final?

 

[cmndstab]

We've had a history of close losses against Brisbane, basically since the start of AFLW when we suffered our first loss against them. I was at Norwood Oval that day and watched in frustration as we stayed in touch all day, but didn't manage to get the job done. It feels like it's been the same story ever since, with very few exceptions. Thank goodness for the 2017 GF!

Time to turn it around and earn ourselves a fifth GF berth!

 

[jenny61_99]

I'd really love for Port to beat North too and have it as a Showdown GF! (Likelihood zero, but you never know).

 

[cmndstab]

I'd really love for Port to beat North too and have it as a Showdown GF! (Likelihood zero, but you never know).

It would certainly make our road to a premiership a lot easier! But it would hurt if we went down to Brisbane and then Port got to play in the GF without us there.

Since we're playing Brisbane this week, that means we will keep the streak alive of either us or Brisbane (or both) playing in every single AFLW GF.

 

[jenny61_99]

If you are a member you can get your tickets now. General tickets (if there are any left) go on sale at 2pm Brisbane time.

 

[cmndstab]

Prowse, Goodwin and Charlton all named in the 22 under 22:

https://www.afc.com.au/news/1694724/aflw-trio-of-crows-selected-in-22under22-final-team

 

[jenny61_99]

We are going to have Stevie Lee's family (normally around 20), Folks from the SANFL inclusion team (apparently both they and the wheelchair teams are in QLD at the moment) and QLD members fill the Guard of Honour on Saturday night. I was fearing there'd be about two of us in a whole sea of Brisbane fans!

 

[brucetiki]

We are going to have Stevie Lee's family (normally around 20), Folks from the SANFL inclusion team (apparently both they and the wheelchair teams are in QLD at the moment) and QLD members fill the Guard of Honour on Saturday night. I was fearing there'd be about two of us in a whole sea of Brisbane fans!

That’s brilliant - and I love that this has been arranged.

While it hasn’t got the media attention it would’ve for a men’s final, flights and what not made it impractical for many fans to fly up for the game.

Rainbow Crows are holding a watch party at the Arkaba Saturday night. While we couldn’t get to this game - we’ll still be cheering the girls on loudly!

 

[cmndstab]

Teams are out, we're unchanged (as are Brisbane).

 

[GreyCrow]

Time for payback

 

[jenny61_99]

It has rained solidly up here most of the week. Today was ridonkulous! Supposed to be no rain now for next few days. Not sure what the drainage is like at Springfield but track could be heavy.

 

[119others]

Big contrast with other Prelim in 35 degree weather. Heavy legs for both Gf teams next week?

Odds very close but Lions have won the last 5 games between both teams with the last 3 all under a goal

 

[119others]

I haven’t followed this season as close as some previously but feel our forward line without Eloise Jones lacks that something special. I felt like she was perhaps a top 3 player in the team with Marinoff and Hatchard

 

[Scorpus]

Looking forward to the umpiring tonight. I'm sure they'll come up with another way to screw us

 

[CrowinNT]

Port done and dusted

 

[Milo Cyrus]

Port done and dusted

I just watched the 1min highlights of it, have they added crowd sound effects?

 

[Milo Cyrus]

G/L Crowies.

 

[jenny61_99]

Here ridiculously early. Gates don’t open til 5:30 WTF?

I’ve got to organise GOH in 20 minutes!

 

[1990crow]

Carn Adelaide

 

[flashcrow]

Did they play the powa song at the ground instead of ours?

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

2-0 frees in the first minute, it's going to be a long night.

 

[Scorpus]

Gah have to kick those

 

[Moonwatcher]

Need to make our early possession count.

 

[Tas]

Needed to goal from that shot.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Already peppering the goals. Should be two goals up with our possession dominance, but it'll likely come back to bite us.