Preview Round 3 v Fremantle - Sunday 14 February, 12:40pm, Coopers Stadium (Norwood)

[hey shorty]

My kingdom for some nice passes by foot.

 

[cmndstab]

My kingdom for some nice passes by foot.

Every time we manage to do one of those the recipient drops an uncontested mark

Very obviously feeling perceived pressure all over the ground.

 

[hey shorty]

Fremantle's structure is a class above. Excellent ability to read the play, switch between defense and attack, and get on the spread. Fantastic defensive setup.

They also have far better outside players, both with speed, reading the play and skill execution.

Fremantle better at getting the ball at ground level, better at skill execution and better in the air. They have a lot more pace and look more dynamic all over the field.

We are holding on for dear life with tackling and pressure but the second we stop we will get absolutely annihilated.

Sarah Allan BOG, playing like Jeremy McGovern in the face of a siege

Think you're a bit OTT here

We've actually had plenty enough of the ball, we just can't hit a target whether under pressure or not.

We've also marked the ball around the ground well enough, but i50 has been woeful.

 

[footy4ever]

Freo way too good at the moment, but who is the guy commentating and salivating every time Freo gets near the ball?...”but it’s a free to the Crows, unfortunately”...sheesh.

 

[Firewalker]

Clarke may as well just switch the magnets around at half time

Telling them to follow an actual proper ball movement plan wouldn’t go a stray either.

You set up your team to just win contested ball and bang it forward and get exposed when the opposition can match you inside with Bowers & Miller and have the ability to switch play and expose a slow team in space.

 

[Scorpus]

Think you're a bit OTT here

We've actually had plenty enough of the ball, we just can't hit a target whether under pressure or not.

We've also marked the ball around the ground well enough, but i50 has been woeful.

We can't hit a target because of the pressure they are able to put us under, as well as their structure that is efficiently shutting down all our options.

Fremantle's ability to put 2-3 players at the fall of our kicks then spread like lightning is premiership worthy

 

[CrowinNT]

Think you're a bit OTT here

We've actually had plenty enough of the ball, we just can't hit a target whether under pressure or not.

We've also marked the ball around the ground well enough, but i50 has been woeful.

Im sure we have given away a few frees I50 as well

 

[cmndstab]

The biggest issue is Freo torching us on the turnover.

Every time they get it they just blindly kick it to the center of the ground and there is always a Freo player there unmarked. We need to get our structure set up better.

 

[Scorpus]

In a game like this we need to get players like Jones, Gore, Charlton and Scheer involved a lot more on the outside, and not have players like Mules, Foley and Thompson involved as much in primary roles.

Players that don't have a penetrative kick or can't laser accurate short passes struggle in games like this. Especially if you don't have raw pace as a weapon.

Rachelle Martin has been a find. Showing again that height is overrated

Whiteley hasn't touched it. Also feel like Rajcic, while getting involved, struggles in matches like this as she is very slow and she's up against a fast, dynamic forward line.

I'm not sure the need for playing all of Metcalfe, Biddell and Gould. Metcalfe is obviously a lock but why are we carrying two largely ineffective tall utilities? Replacing one with a shorter, more dynamic utility with pace would be a godsend in today's match

 

[Scorpus]

Pissing around with it

 

[pjcrows]

In a game like this we need to get players like Jones, Gore, Charlton and Scheer involved a lot more on the outside, and not have players like Mules, Foley and Thompson involved as much in primary roles.

Players that don't have a penetrative kick or can't laser accurate short passes struggle in games like this. Especially if you don't have raw pace as a weapon.

Rachelle Martin has been a find. Showing again that height is overrated

Whiteley hasn't touched it. Also feel like Rajcic, while getting involved, struggles in matches like this as she is very slow and she's up against a fast, dynamic forward line.

I'm not sure the need for playing all of Metcalfe, Biddell and Gould. Metcalfe is obviously a lock but why are we carrying two largely ineffective tall utilities? Replacing one with a shorter, more dynamic utility with pace would be a godsend in today's match

It's not that complicated. Freo are sitting two players back and are good enough structurally through the middle, and break at the right time, to deny us any flow. We are disorganised, and also have barely hit a target by foot. It's not personnel. The only thing stopping it from being a smashing is Freo's relatively poor entries.

 

[hey shorty]

We can't hit a target because of the pressure they are able to put us under, as well as their structure that is efficiently shutting down all our options.

Fremantle's ability to put 2-3 players at the fall of our kicks then spread like lightning is premiership worthy

There's been plenty of uncontested errors.

 

[NTRabbit]

Hatchard having an absolute shocker

 

[hey shorty]

It's not that complicated. Freo are sitting two players back and are good enough structurally through the middle, and break at the right time, to deny us any flow. We are disorganised, and also have barely hit a target by foot. It's not personnel. The only thing stopping it from being a smashing is Freo's relatively poor entries.

It's personnel.

It's the players who can't hit targets.

 

[Firewalker]

Kara Bowers is a superstar someone should inform Doc

 

[hey shorty]

Kara Bowers is a superstar someone should inform Doc

She's playing on our best player......

 

[Scorpus]

It's not that complicated. Freo are sitting two players back and are good enough structurally through the middle, and break at the right time, to deny us any flow. We are disorganised, and also have barely hit a target by foot. It's not personnel. The only thing stopping it from being a smashing is Freo's relatively poor entries.

In some ways I agree, others not. I think we play the wrong players in key roles and relegate talented, more skilled younger players to the periphery, which is the opposite of what successful teams have been doing in the AFLW as younger players tend to be more natural footballers due to junior pathways.

Hate to single her out, but a player like Mules is unable to kick over 25m. Look at the latest Fremantle goal which was kicked comfortably in play from 30m. We've had a number of our forwards in a position like that who don't have the execution for that play

 

[ams4crows]

Kicking efficiency is way down, because of Freo's pressure.

We look so lost out there currently

 

[pjcrows]

It's personnel.

It's the players who can't hit targets.

Freo's players are better, absolutely. My point on personnel was referring to it not being about players playing in the wrong positions etc. It's not very complicated - Freo are way better.

 

[the universal]

Embarrassing to dish this up to an actual crowd.

 

[hey shorty]

In some ways I agree, others not. I think we play the wrong players in key roles and relegate talented, more skilled younger players to the periphery, which is the opposite of what successful teams have been doing in the AFLW as younger players tend to be more natural footballers due to junior pathways.

Hate to single her out, but a player like Mules is unable to kick over 25m. Look at the latest Fremantle goal which was kicked comfortably in play from 30m. We've had a number of our forwards in a position like that who don't have the execution for that play

Our most talented players are our oldest ones.

 

[NTRabbit]

Kicking efficiency is way down, because of Freo's pressure.

We look so lost out there currently

Doesn't look pressure related to me, all the worst turnovers have been in low to no pressure situations. Just shocking skills.

 

[Interloperer]

Hey look. A Fremantle goal that wasn't the result of a Hatchard turnover while she had time and no pressure.

 

[Firewalker]

Have 3 crows running past free you can handball to

kick down the wing to a 4 on 1

 

[pjcrows]

In some ways I agree, others not. I think we play the wrong players in key roles and relegate talented, more skilled younger players to the periphery, which is the opposite of what successful teams have been doing in the AFLW as younger players tend to be more natural footballers due to junior pathways.

You might be correct - I've got no idea who most of the players are. I've seen the 3 games this year and just commenting in general on what I see.

Every team, particularly the newer ones, have players who can barely kick 25m. That's the nature of the competition. We've been fortunate enough to have the two best players in the land since we started. They're usually the difference.