AFLW West Coast Womens Discussion

[Carbine Chaos]

Bennett and Cameron in for Gibson and Schmidt.

Bennett is a very strange selection for me.

 

[Livin1989]

Weird Selection for me too.

Also, I can't make any sense of these field positions? Am I going crazy?!

Bullas in Backline, Western and McCarthy on HB, McDonald at HF....

Bennett and Cameron in for Gibson and Schmidt.

Bennett is a very strange selection for me.

 

[Biggie]

Freo and WC are going to be waiting for the 2024 draft like farmers in a drought waiting for rain.

And then till 2026 before these draftees have an impact.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Weird Selection for me too.

Also, I can't make any sense of these field positions? Am I going crazy?!

Bullas in Backline, Western and McCarthy on HB, McDonald at HF....

Cameron as a forward replaces of one Schmidt/Gibson
All of Thomas, Humphries, Western and Rowely can also play forward
Bennett in to play a more traditional defender - freeing up McCarthy to sell more candy in the pocket

No idea why the keep naming McDonald on a wing when she lines up at full back
Likewise why name Western when we all know she is playing wing

What it more likely looks like (assuming the subs stay as named

 

[Carbine Chaos]

From the horse's mouth, Belinda is very sore and thinks she's got broken ribs.

 

[Biggie]

From the horse's mouth, Belinda is very sore and thinks she's got broken ribs.

Big loss down back for us

 

[Monocle]

From the horse's mouth, Belinda is very sore and thinks she's got broken ribs.

CC and the horses mouth.










Oh and kudos to any of you, if you know who the actor is thats playing Carbine Chaos.

 

[Jezzza]

Stats in today's paper. 8 players had 5 possessions or less with another 4 having 6 possessions, only 5 reached double figures.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Not looking forward to what Prespakis is going to do to our midfield this weekend.


Wouldn't be against Bella Lewis doing a full lockdown role on her. Might learn a bit about running patterns and how hard you have to work to become a top player at this level.

 

[Biggie]

Not looking forward to what Prespakis is going to do to our midfield this weekend.

We witnessed Georgie P tear Freo apart this weekend

Maddie is next level ..... Prior will send Aisling to her no doubt

 

[Dark Sharks]

Prior is a genius, he'll send Hayley Bullas to her instead and Maddie will have 25+ and 2 goals.




Bullas will get 7 disposals though, so all good.

 

[Monocle]

Not looking forward to what Prespakis is going to do to our midfield this weekend.


Wouldn't be against Bella Lewis doing a full lockdown role on her. Might learn a bit about running patterns and how hard you have to work to become a top player at this level.

Prespakis was very impressive against Carlton and she has started the season in fine form.

I worry about her cutting us up.

Plus we have absolutely no one capable of containing Bonny Twogood….. think she might kick a bag.

Very slick unit is Essendon and the fact that the majority of their team played together in the VFLW Premiership team last season, makes them hard to beat, as they already have a cohesiveness that none of the expansion sides have.

 

[bUCKET__]

Anyone see the article saying we were making a big offer to Maddie Prespakis too? Obviously it was unlikely stuff, but good to see the club is at least trying to look outside of the draft too.

 

[Livin1989]

AFLW Round Two: Pressing Questions

Take a look at how AFLW senior coach Michael Prior answered post-game pressing questions following West Coast's round two clash against the Gold Coast Suns

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

 

[Livin1989]

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Great news if Smithy only has bruised ribs.

 

[Livin1989]

Great news if Smithy only has bruised ribs.

What a tough nut, we are gonna need her down back.

 

[Avalor]

I will likely get slammed for this, but I just see too many of these woman players that are carrying suitcases of lard around with them. Not just the Eagles, but across the comp. Backsides wider than an axe handle. If the men presented themselves in such poor shape, they would be sent to boot camp. There needs to be a bit more athletic professionalism from so many. Cameron from our girls is often mentioned in this light, but she has a few mates too. AFL is first and foremost a running game. Our girls are still not fit enough.

 

[AlphaSheep]

I will likely get slammed for this, but I just see too many of these woman players that are carrying suitcases of lard around with them. Not just the Eagles, but across the comp. Backsides wider than an axe handle. If the men presented themselves in such poor shape, they would be sent to boot camp. There needs to be a bit more athletic professionalism from so many. Cameron from our girls is often mentioned in this light, but she has a few mates too. AFL is first and foremost a running game. Our girls are still not fit enough.

Which is again a problem of depth. If someone else turns up who can do Cameron's job better than Cameron, she'll get signed and Cameron dropped. But right now, Cameron gets the gig because unfit or not, she's still better than the alternatives.

 

[DanWCE]

I don't want to turn this into a Camo shit slinging fest but for me it's a frustration that she has incredible untapped talent that we can't see the best of until she's in great nick. I'd love to see her get super fit and showcase her complete arsenal of tricks more consistently. She could be a key piece of the Eagles future

 

[jatz14]

I will likely get slammed for this, but I just see too many of these woman players that are carrying suitcases of lard around with them. Not just the Eagles, but across the comp. Backsides wider than an axe handle. If the men presented themselves in such poor shape, they would be sent to boot camp. There needs to be a bit more athletic professionalism from so many. Cameron from our girls is often mentioned in this light, but she has a few mates too. AFL is first and foremost a running game. Our girls are still not fit enough.

You need to be careful extrapolating men's ideal bodies for footy, to women's bodies.

US army study some years ago into women in the military showed that the body types the army had preferred (athletic, low body fat) based on the ideal male physique, actually struggled to cope with military training and drills. The woman that performed best were bigger and heavier, bordering on overweight.

Theory was, the extra weight helped women's bodies stand up to the physicality of things like running in full gear and obstacle courses. Lighter, low body fat woman suffered injuries and fatigue at a higher rate than "fat" women.

Looking at AFLW, Prespakis, Lamb, Blackmore etc are chunky thunder thigh fat arse women, but they can seriously cover the ground just as well or better than thinner athletic body type women.


Criteria for women should be (and should be for men as well) actual performance standards, not arbitrary body fat targets.

Are you knocking back Prespakis if she rocked up to the club but her BFI was a bit high?



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[Avalor]

You need to be careful extrapolating men's ideal bodies for footy, to women's bodies.

US army study some years ago into women in the military showed that the body types the army had preferred (athletic, low body fat) based on the ideal male physique, actually struggled to cope with military training and drills. The woman that performed best were bigger and heavier, bordering on overweight.

Theory was, the extra weight helped women's bodies stand up to the physicality of things like running in full gear and obstacle courses. Lighter, low body fat woman suffered injuries and fatigue at a higher rate than "fat" women.

Looking at AFLW, Prespakis, Lamb, Blackmore etc are chunky thunder thigh fat arse women, but they can seriously cover the ground just as well or better than thinner athletic body type women.


Criteria for women should be (and should be for men as well) actual performance standards, not arbitrary body fat targets.

Are you knocking back Prespakis if she rocked up to the club but her BFI was a bit high?



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Point well made.
I concur that the thicker, chunkier female body is better for the survival mode, be it war or the AFL; no dispute there; however, the stomach rolls, and fitness levels tell me there is much to do still in the women's game. I know it's not fully professional yet, but I think that's a bit of a cop out too for an athlete. Mind you, Nik Nat could do with some improvement in this regard too.
We'll see if standards improve over the next year or two, I guess.

 

[squashface]

Until today’s announcement, the majority of AFLW players (16 per club) earned the $20,239 minimum while two players per club earned the maximum $37,155. Compare this to the men’s AFL competition where players earn an average $372,224 a season.

Probably has something to do with it.

The men are paid and paid a lot to train as their full time job. The women are not.

 

[DanWCE]

Probably has something to do with it.

The men are paid and paid a lot to train as their full time job. The women are not.

On the flip side there's people like Dark Sharks who keep their body in peak physical condition despite not earning a single dollar for doing so. If you want to be fit or be the best at something or be a pioneer you'll find a way despite the obstacles.

There's plenty of examples of those types running around in AFLW already. Brisbane Lions

 

[Dark Sharks]

Did 1000 stomach crunches in my apartment this morning.