AFLW 2023 - non-Essendon matches thread

I’ll repeat what I said too… what a perfect scoreline!

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Blue&White vs White&Blue has started at a sprint. Cats the only ones to score so far, all from tackles within 52m of their goal.

13-0

Only two seasons since the Cats were persistent losers.

Cats 13 Kangas 1 at the first break.

Cats dominated the last 15 minutes of that quarter.

Mikayla Bowen has all of the goal.

Prespakis kicks a running goal with her 13th disposal.

Garner and Kearney have 14 and 15, after a quarter and a half.

20-3

Norf have had more shots on goal now, but are either just missing… or missing by more.

Norf are now starting to win the tackle contests.

We need Maddy P to get in Georgie’s ear. Absolute gun.

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Cats would be very happy to have won the second quarter by 5 points. Norf lead inside fifties 20-17 and trail 3-20.

I sooked so much in 2021 while waiting for her to join our VFLW team.

Meanwhile, Friswell is still light enough to blow away in a stiff breeze.

I’m not across how contracts, trades and free agency works in W - what do we need to do to get her?

We might struggle to have a single good round one pick to trade, let alone the two required…

I believe her two year extension expires at the end of this season.

And finally Norf’s tackling pays off. Cat got overzealous thirty metres out, gets pinged.

3.2.20 leads 0.4.4 (and about 5 misses)…

Here we go: toe-tap by Eddey, through traffic, is Norf’s first goal.

20-10

Noooooo! Eddey sells sweet sweet candy, then misses from 15m out.

20-11

Another Norf out of bounds from a quick snap at goal.

A very soft rucking free gives Tahlia Randall a set shot goal.

20-17 after 2.5 quarters.

Friswell’s sheer pace stops an over-the-top goal by Norf. It was kinda embarrassing for the well-in-front but sloooow Roo.

20-18

Garner’s 25th disposal is an inside fifty. Might match her 38 from last week…

Before I finish typing the above: Garner’s 26th disposal is a goal from 51m out!

Cats 3.2.20
Norf 3.6.24

21-25 after another Norf miss early in the final quarter.

EDDEY!

Front-and-centred off Emma King, and snapped from the top of the goal square.

21-31

That’s 1-28 in this half of the game!

Sheer kicks her first point of the day. Bin Chickens are easier to kick 5.0 against…

22-31