AFLW Rd 8, Melbourne vs Richmond 19/10 5:05pm

[Phar Ace]

She doesn’t look hungry for the ball but she’s having a better year.
I just don’t think she’s an aggressive/combative type.
Wakefield was like that, Grieser has played 51 games for 83 tackles, Wakefield played 30 and has nearly 100
DDavidson has played about 8 more games but has 50 more tackles.

The contact isn’t natural to her.
Hopefully she can clunk a few in the last 2 H/A games. We’ll need her.

Good comparatives.

 

[Bojangles17]

We lost to a team that was 2 games and about 90% behind us before the first bounce. We were well out of the game during the 3rd quarter. Got a couple of junk time goals to close the gap. I can’t see too many positives.

Don’t let that fool you, they’ve had a shit load of injuries getting some players back , won’t lose a game for rest of ha season ,I was always worried bout this game , we desperately need to beat ess or risk not making finals , I think we can beat them

 

[Bojangles17]

She doesn’t look hungry for the ball but she’s having a better year.
I just don’t think she’s an aggressive/combative type.
Wakefield was like that, Grieser has played 51 games for 83 tackles, Wakefield played 30 and has nearly 100
DDavidson has played about 8 more games but has 50 more tackles.

The contact isn’t natural to her.
Hopefully she can clunk a few in the last 2 H/A games. We’ll need her.

A frustrating one coz you’d think she could just barrel oppo out of the way ,,,she did ok in the end but was all over ,,,needed that threat in first half when we were still in it ,,,we actually had more i50s fwiw

 

[TigermanM2]

If ever KB is out, we just have to transition Gabby to CHF - one of the few who can present all game and keep trying to mark the ball - it's about the contest and bringing it to ground for our limited smalls! If we end up weaker down back, so be it.

Down back Bacon is showing up, was massively out matched today, but kept competing (hope the coaches note this to the group).

Lynch continues to be under utilised down back. Maybe the cool head of Lavey needs to go back there - she's got great contest IQ - not the bravest, but would help our Back 5 if we push Lynch into the middle at times.

Bring Imogen Brown in and try a rotation between her and Egan, so Egan knows the writing is on the wall.

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Not sure about that. Gabby looks the perfect match up for Bonnie Toogood

 

[Profop]

It’s a bummer Gabby isn’t a good kick for goal as she would be perfect

 

[Bojangles17]

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Not sure about that. Gabby looks the perfect match up for Bonnie Toogood

She needs to be kept quiet , cannot afford for her to kick multiple goals

 

[TigermanM2]

She needs to be kept quiet , cannot afford for her to kick multiple goals

Battle of the midfield again.

Prespakis
Gay
Nanscawen

Win or lose these players are ball magnets so if they get on top then Toogood, Scott and Bannister are going to get good looks.

In saying that, they aren't top 4 level (and I consider Melb's current team are playing like a top 4 team) so I expect we will have our chances. Going to depend how dysfunctional our forward line will be. I think if KB misses and Luke is still out they might have to bring in Jones. Might not be quite up to it defensively but she knows where the goals are and we need players who can put them through the sticks.

Cupboard is awfully bare for tall forwards and defenders. Must be addressed at years end.

 

[Cdog71]

Battle of the midfield again.

Prespakis
Gay
Nanscawen

Win or lose these players are ball magnets so if they get on top then Toogood, Scott and Bannister are going to get good looks.

In saying that, they aren't top 4 level (and I consider Melb's current team are playing like a top 4 team) so I expect we will have our chances. Going to depend how dysfunctional our forward line will be. I think if KB misses and Luke is still out they might have to bring in Jones. Might not be quite up to it defensively but she knows where the goals are and we need players who can put them through the sticks.

Cupboard is awfully bare for tall forwards and defenders. Must be addressed at years end.

They’ve been humiliated at home as well
It’s going to be finals intensity with a bit of extra emotion from em, maybe.

Just hope no one gets sucked in and reported

 

[TigermanM2]

They’ve been humiliated at home as well
It’s going to be finals intensity with a bit of extra emotion from em, maybe.

Just hope no one gets sucked in and reported

Thankfully this game is up at TIO stadium in Darwin. Quite a few tigers up there so its prob going to feel like a home game.

 

[Blinger]

Watching the Nth Melbourne game, every player knows there roll. All players have the necessary skills & is the reason they are on top of the ladder. We need to weed out the weaker players over the next couple of seasons & continue to strengthen the list with skillful players.

 

[TigermanM2]

Watching the Nth Melbourne game, every player knows there roll. All players have the necessary skills & is the reason they are on top of the ladder. We need to weed out the weaker players over the next couple of seasons & continue to strengthen the list with skillful players.

Nth pretty much nailed their list from the get go. In all seriousness they have underachieved and should have won a flag by now.

They are a complete unit. If they had a weakness it was forward and they fixed this by moving Randall from the back line to the forward line and later recruiting Kate Shierlaw who is arguably playing the best footy of her career at 35.

You are right, they are stacked with talent and also stacked with role players who know exactly what they need to do.

I think we are heading in the right direction and I would say we are definitely a WIP.

 

[Bojangles17]

There’s been little consistency in concessions for the expansion teams . Haw and ess were given 2y worth even last year both were allowed pre u18 players prior to draft
We got stuff all , 2 free signings from memory
We been stiff with talls
Montana
Knolls
Pecky
All injured

 

[Cdog71]

Yeah we didn’t get as sweet a deal coming in…and we got off on the wrong foot as well.

Where’s Ferg’s Presser??

Can’t find it

 

[Phar Ace]

Thankfully this game is up at TIO stadium in Darwin. Quite a few tigers up there so its prob going to feel like a home game.

Think Bombers are well represented up there too. The Sheedy legacy lingers.

 

[TigermanM2]

Don't think we have played a more important H & A match than this one this week.

Win and a place in this years finals is pretty much assured. Lose and we are right back in the pack with a big ?

We need a statement win to show we deserve our position on the ladder.

I can't see us risking KB though.

 

[Cdog71]

Don't think we have played a more important H & A match than this one this week.

Win and a place in this years finals is pretty much assured. Lose and we are right back in the pack with a big ?

We need a statement win to show we deserve our position on the ladder.

I can't see us risking KB though.

Tough one with KB and the flight.
I think were gonna need to generate at least a dozen good shots on goal.

Big game

 

[TigermanM2]

Tough one with KB and the flight.
I think were gonna need to generate at least a dozen good shots on goal.

Big game

Working backwards I reckon we are going to need to kick 6 goals.

We are kicking a goal at 44% so that means we need around 14 scoring shots from about 36 inside 50's.

Up the 14 and 36 a little to account for KB probably not playing but the bottom line is it is very very doable. Done it before in 2024 a number of times.

 

[Matthew2708]

Yeah we didn’t get as sweet a deal coming in…and we got off on the wrong foot as well.

Where’s Ferg’s Presser??

Can’t find it

I just had a look, it's nowhere to be seen. I found Melbourne's press conference from the game though, not sure if Ferguson did his press conference?

 

[Bojangles17]

Tough one with KB and the flight.
I think were gonna need to generate at least a dozen good shots on goal.

Big game

Maybe use shevs forward , we need to change the mix

 

[Cdog71]

I just had a look, it's nowhere to be seen. I found Melbourne's press conference from the game though, not sure if Ferguson did his press conference?

Clubs are obligated…
It’s been late to be posted before but it looks like he didn’t do one

 

[Cdog71]

Maybe use shevs forward , we need to change the mix

I agree, Shevlin can score from 40.

Grieser gets her goals within 15 mtr when KB is playing.
Courtney Jones has played 11 games for us and kicked a goal or more in every game except for two
Geelong and Adelaide.

Unless they send Elle forward somehow…dunno we want to change the mids too much.

 

[sanaya]

time to wheel out tim beth lunch up fwd one out

 

[Blinger]

Ellie & Mon need to push forward more at the moment, we need the mid's to be scoring, as our Forward line is not functioning the way we need it too.

 

[Matthew2708]

Clubs are obligated…
It’s been late to be posted before but it looks like he didn’t do one

17 of the 18 clubs are posted, not sure what's going on though.

 

[Phar Ace]

"Katie injured herself during the second quarter of last Saturday's game against Melbourne. We will monitor her closely the next couple of days, with the hope that she will be okay to travel to Darwin," High Performance Manager Eliza Morrison said.


Meanwhile, Tamara Luke (shoulder) will also be tested ahead of the marquee match in the Northern Territory, as well as replacement player Imogen Brown (ankle).