Section 5
Norm Smith Medallist
- Nov 26, 2018
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- Brisbane Lions
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The first 4 week AFLW finals S7 start in November and finish prior to the start of summer. Lucky teams get the night games
Very weird going into finals without having played the Cats 5th and Dogs 8th
The last and only time we met in S7
This was in round 5. The game was a high pressure low scoring affair with the wind heavily favouring one end. But that did not help any side that day
Result Tigers 2.6.18 to Lions 1.8.14 at Punt Road. Our lowest score of the season. Lions average score for this season is 55 points
According to AFLW match summary the best were:-
Richmond: Conti (14 disposals), Shevlin (24), Sheerin (19), McKenzie (15), Seymour (8), Wakefield
Brisbane: Dawes (24), Bates (19), ? Svarc (6 or 5 ?), Conway (15), Koenen (11)
I note from that game Tigers Maddie Shevlin had 24 disposals, 8 contested and a massive 658 meters gained. Next best was Sheerin with 420
Maddie suffered an ankle injury the following week and has not played since. Not sure if she is ready for a return for the QF
Lions top meters gained player was Isabel Dawes with 350
Being a very windy and low scoring game i thought meters gained was an important stat that day
Home ground advantage or not?
Lions sort of have a home ground advantage at Metricon in so much as we don't have to travel interstate
However we do have a fairly good record at Metricon
Played 7 times for 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss by 3 points, and a GF loss by 6 points.
If we want a chance of a home GF we need to win this game to stay in the running
With a true finals 8 format starting S7 a loss still gives that team a second chance but reduces the likelyhood of a home GF
To the game itself
The way the AFLW season is played out, you can only go on recent form, and form against your opponent this year
Both teams are playing well. The Tigers have a win against us but we don't have to travel
Weather predicting a shower or two but that could change as it is 5 days away
The only Lions change i see is Zimmi comes in if her finger has healed
Brennan from Richmond did not play the last time we met and does improve their side
Lions players missing from that Tigers game were Wardlaw and Lutkins.
That's 2 big in's for us for the QF, but Zimmi played and may miss this QF
Short summary
I think we are the best team in the competition when on song
If we can contain Conti (mid), Sheerin (def) and McKenzie (fwd) who can be a game winner that will help us get over the line
The Lions play a team first style game and that hopefully gets us a win Saturday afternoon
Seeing the game is not Friday evening i will be trecking down the M1 with my daughter to cheer on a win
Be very interested in the attendance numbers
The first 4 week AFLW finals S7 start in November and finish prior to the start of summer. Lucky teams get the night games
Very weird going into finals without having played the Cats 5th and Dogs 8th
The last and only time we met in S7
This was in round 5. The game was a high pressure low scoring affair with the wind heavily favouring one end. But that did not help any side that day
Result Tigers 2.6.18 to Lions 1.8.14 at Punt Road. Our lowest score of the season. Lions average score for this season is 55 points
According to AFLW match summary the best were:-
Richmond: Conti (14 disposals), Shevlin (24), Sheerin (19), McKenzie (15), Seymour (8), Wakefield
Brisbane: Dawes (24), Bates (19), ? Svarc (6 or 5 ?), Conway (15), Koenen (11)
I note from that game Tigers Maddie Shevlin had 24 disposals, 8 contested and a massive 658 meters gained. Next best was Sheerin with 420
Maddie suffered an ankle injury the following week and has not played since. Not sure if she is ready for a return for the QF
Lions top meters gained player was Isabel Dawes with 350
Being a very windy and low scoring game i thought meters gained was an important stat that day
Home ground advantage or not?
Lions sort of have a home ground advantage at Metricon in so much as we don't have to travel interstate
However we do have a fairly good record at Metricon
Played 7 times for 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss by 3 points, and a GF loss by 6 points.
If we want a chance of a home GF we need to win this game to stay in the running
With a true finals 8 format starting S7 a loss still gives that team a second chance but reduces the likelyhood of a home GF
To the game itself
The way the AFLW season is played out, you can only go on recent form, and form against your opponent this year
Both teams are playing well. The Tigers have a win against us but we don't have to travel
Weather predicting a shower or two but that could change as it is 5 days away
The only Lions change i see is Zimmi comes in if her finger has healed
Brennan from Richmond did not play the last time we met and does improve their side
Lions players missing from that Tigers game were Wardlaw and Lutkins.
That's 2 big in's for us for the QF, but Zimmi played and may miss this QF
Short summary
I think we are the best team in the competition when on song
If we can contain Conti (mid), Sheerin (def) and McKenzie (fwd) who can be a game winner that will help us get over the line
The Lions play a team first style game and that hopefully gets us a win Saturday afternoon
Seeing the game is not Friday evening i will be trecking down the M1 with my daughter to cheer on a win
Be very interested in the attendance numbers