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AFLW 2024 - Round 8 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
3 goals to Mellington and he was a big part in WP's last quarter fightback.
Roberton sounded very solid in EP's defence.
Former Docker Brock O'Brien is turning it on again. Four goals two behinds in the first half of the derby. Still only about 22 yo. Wonder if anyone will bite.
7 poss for Bucovaz to half time.
So by what I can read by the stats and comments Mellington, Anthony, JVB and Schammer could earn a call up?
Roberton, Pitt, Spags and Walters (susp) all unlikely then???
Barlow to play to play with Peel then Sub for Melbourne game in 2 weeks.
From memory, Walters only got one week so he'd be available for selection. He'd probably be better value than playing Palmer of HFF again, so why not?
Would have been nice having Palmer playing in the middle for East Freo today as centre clearances were an area where we fell down a fair bit of the time.
Posted this on a different thread. Walters was suspended for 1 match but Swans had the bye. He will subsequently not be available until 18 June at which time I'd rather see him play another WAFL game but unfortunately that date is the state game and thus Walters wont play again for Swans until 25 June.
Bucovaz - 15 poss, 4 tackles, 1 goal.
Jack Anthony - 14 poss, 2 tackles, 3 goals.
Schammer - 16 poss, 8 tackles, 1 goal.
We certainly don't like to recruit people that can find the ball.
Mellington - 14 possessions, 3 goals, 3 tackles.
Van Berlo - 12 possessions, 4 tackles, 1 goal.
Shep - 5 poss (going to take a miracle for him to remain on the list)
Roberton - 15 possessions, 7 tackles.
I don't know how Schammer and Jack went but Buco certainly used the ball well today. He was finding targets when those around him weren't. I'd still rate that higher than getting 25 touches and butchering 20 of them.
Yep, I'd echo that sentiment oz. Was switched forward in the last quarter where he kicked a brilliant, no look 45m snap. When down back he attacked the ball, was sure with his handling when others weren't, just looked good with ball in hand. Better game than the stats reflect (if you're a stats watcher). 2 of the guys named in East Freo's best turned the ball over, costing goals and didn't look sure attacking the ball, but they must have got more stats. Good game and I was thinking, surely this guy gets a look in at some stage?
At least he could handball to team mate rather than in-between them to a souths player! Worst handballing I've seen all season!
Who did that? I thought East Freo was let down a bit by the attack on the ball of a certain couple of players, who could've gone harder at the ball but elected to wait for the Souths player to get it and then couldn't stop them disposing of it.
Didn't see Bucovaz put a foot wrong, I didn't think anyway.
You missed my point. Buco was fine! Those around him however, were not so good.
The number of times I saw East Freo players handball to players feet, handball over players heads or just go straight to a souths player. It was driving us mental all day. I was nearly chewing bits out of the wall I was leaning on.
Barlow is just a pure ball magnet. He won't get the call up, not yet. Needs to play a full game and get the confidence back in his leg (still has a very noticeable limp and wasn't involved in too many 'rough' plays. Can't wait for the day he puts on the purple uniform again.
Bollenhagen showed some signs I haven't seen in his game before. In the last quarter the game was all but over, the ball was kicked over his head and he ran back with the flight took the mark and took the bodies coming at him. He kicked a classy goal in the 3rd and looked lively around stoppages. Maybe the last 5 weeks for him on the sidelines has given him some hunger.