AFLW 2024 - Round 10 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Goodonya Rodman. Should be a cracker with Murray including Lovett-Murray, Brad Dick and Cupido. Sunraysia's mids will have to at their best to stop the supply to Cupido, he is capable of kicking 10+. I don't know how much of a loss Jackson will be, with the inclusions of Cam Mackenzie, Nick Mee and Dylan Darby (if they all play). I'm hoping the Pezz kicks a bag. I am concerned about our talks though, who will play in the ruck?(starting and second). The stage is set for John Coleman to put on a clinic as well. Callahan mops up, quick hands to Eaton, 30mt bullet to Mackenzie on the wing. Turns onto his left and fires to Coleman who outmarks a couple at CHF. Spots Pezz in the pocket, goes there, spoilt and hits the ground, cleans it up and fires at the goals. Pezz runs the boundary with the finger in the air. Sounds good to me.
Cam McKenzie had scans on his knee, may need a reco hopefully not.
Jeez I hope Mackenzie's knee is ok, not for inter league but for his and irymple's season. You could almost call up the younger McNally as a ruck, I like Raiti but dunno about Jenson. Your right about Eaton, dead set jet.
Agree, a bit young for my liking. Losing Eaton is a big blow, we really don't have a clearance expert, R.Hards is down on form and really only D.Darby in the wings as a clearance player. We can only hope that the imps boys impress on the rest of the team on how to play on No1 and even that may not be enough. If Eaton has been named, are they hoping he'll get up?
Cam Robertson has 2 clearances knocked back, trying to go to WW?
Reason for leaving, and reason for knock back?
In Cams case wasn't he off to Merbein this year initially? Seems he just isn't happy at Mildura.
Hey Schnail a couple of local issues need to be put in this arena. Firstly would be interested in your debrief on where the S.F.L. Is at. Seems as though there is a huge gap between the top two sides and the rest. Understand success and gun teams can be cyclic but it's never good for a country comp to be so one sided. And the next issue for me is just totally so dumb it defies logic. I hear the pioneers are playing the ACT Rams at South this weekend. But you would have had to be on the vapour trail to even know this was on. What, was is a secret? And it's being played as a curtain raiser to the reserves game !!! Really. Here was a chance to show case the TAC to local potential parents whose kids might be interested in the system over the next five or so years and given the scathing comments of Local Sports commentator Bill Sauer and the response in defence from Sunraysia Pioneers rep, Trevor Ryan. This would have been the perfect opportunity for the pioneers stewards to promote their product. It's almost been done in a vacuum and to think they have relegated this game to a reserves curtains raiser is devoid of logic. Why wouldn't this have been a showcase of local talent with heaps of local kids in the the game from both sides and schedule the game with promotion and media etc at a time when all of Sunraysia's football people could have supported their club lads. How good with this have been on Friday night or Sunday when no other local teams were on the park. Just another wasted opportunity from what is seriously developing into footballing unthink. Tell me I am wrong
Vander, yes there appears to be a gap in the SFL at the moment, however South haven't played Imps yet so we'll find out soon enough of there are 3 instead of 2 at the pointy end. South do have a good percentage so they are holding their own, the do play Red Cliffs this weekend which will be a good test for both sides. It is cyclic though, Souths juniors are coming through strong, hopefully for their sake some of them stick around. The Wenty Roos are just off the pace a little, with Merbein and Robinvale struggling. They play well in patches and have some young jets, just need to string some quarters together. I am perplexed that the Pioneers would be playing before the South reserves on Saturday at No3. Surely not, they would want to showcase the talented few in a standalone game as you described. I will go for a look though, however they would not want to charge a gate fee for those wanting to have a look at the TAC Cup guys. Only found out about the game today, I would have expected a little more advertising, although the draw was released earlier in the year with Mildura as the venue. All very strange......I'd love to tell you you're wrong but on this occasion, if it plays out this way, you're on the money.
Strange to say the least, these guys aren't going to be the difference in the ones winning or losing any given week
I like the idea of attracting and securing ex-AFL players to the SFL, however there may be the legacy of what happened at Robinvale. Young fellas should get excited by playing against guys like Motlop, Lovett, Eaton, Alvey, etc. The cash is the concern of the club and it's president, I'm sure he won't want to walk away in a few years time with the club on the financial brink of extinction. All teams go through it, Merbein in the early 2000's, Robinvale, South do a lesser degree. If it's managed and advertised in the right manner, it could also be a boom for opposition clubs. Hit the media outlets (radio, papers, tv) and advertise to the masses that their clubs are playing against these guys. They might get a few more through the gates. Can't speak for Faulkhead, etc. about how they fell, I woulda thought they could have left prior to the recent signing if they weren't happy....
