Won practice match 1.
However, the Werribee Tassie Norfs are a bit better than the Pies.
Big question is whether EFC will shake things up by actually telling people this is happening.
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Last (only) time we met, in October 2024, score was 7-58. Norf went on to smash Adelaide (twice) and the Bears to win the premiership.
ACL outs:
- Gough
- Radford
- Wales
Pregnant:
- Keaney
Other outs based on yesterday:
- Walker
- G Clarke
- Brown
Departed:
- Williamson
- van Loon
In since that game:
- Gee
- Belloni
- Ridewood
- Sheridan
- Adams
- Dyke
- van Dyke
- Maclachlan
- Gladman
- Verbrugge
- Brooker
- Murphy
Not mentioned, other possible ins:
- Chambers
- Strong
It’s gonna take one hell of a game from BELLONI to flip this result.
How this one pans out depends entirely on how seriously the opponent takes pre-season.
But hopefully VDH comes back in, her class off half back will help.
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Their first game, at least: not very seriously?
(Dogs were 14th last year, and their percentage was 20% of Norf’s.)
It was a wind-and-rain affected game, with 16 scores vs 4 at each end (14 vs 2 if you ignore the first quarter).
Norf may also be limited ruck-wise.
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From before their match simulation when their second ruck may have been injured. In their article Sheerin was tipped to be “1” and playing us.
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
|---|---|---|
| Eilish Sheerin | Knee soreness | 1-2 weeks |
| Alice O’Loughlin | Thigh | 2 weeks |
| Emma Kearney | Calf | 3-4 weeks |
| Emma King | Hamstring | 3-4 weeks |
| Sarah Wright | Personal reasons | TBC |
Looks like it is at the Avalon Airport Oval.
… which is indeed the traditional Chirnside Park at Werribee.
We don’t use ephemeral sponsored names here.
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It’s a good ground for some wildlife spotting on a nice day.
Mostly tiger and brown snakes in the scrub near the adjacent river, but wildlife nonetheless.
Ha, I thought you were going to talk about the other locals.
Looks like it will be live-streamed on the North site at least
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All games this week will be streamed (but probably not available afterwards).
Norf just bothered to tell their fan.
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Better late than never…
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WHERE’S THE TEAM?!?
Game times:
9:20am - Western Jets v GWV Rebels (NAB League Girls, Round 16)
12:00pm - North Melbourne v Essendon (AFLW Practice Match)
2:30pm - Geelong Falcons v Bendigo Pioneers (NAB League Girls, Round 16)
Number of EFC VFLW players in the final game TBC.
I find it hard to believe Georgia Clarke is not in our best 24 players…
Grace Brooker played in the VFLW tonight; was OK forward, certainly got to the ball a lot more, but sprayed all her shots at goal.
B: T.Chambers 13 E.Gamble 14
HB: M.Gay 6 A.Morcom 25 A.Gaylor 23
C: M.Busch 28 M.Prespakis 4 M.MacLachlan 21
HF: D.Bannister 3 B.Toogood 8 C.Adams 15
F: G.Belloni 7 G.Gee 2
Foll: M.Dyke 16 G.Nanscawen 5 S.Cain - C 20
I/C: C.Murphy 33 S.Alexander 24 A.Gladman 26 M.Van Dyke 19 B.Walker 9 B.Sheridan 11 H.Ridewood 10 J.Verbrugge 29
Emerg: G.Brooker 32 G.Clarke 17
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Norf-Tassie-Werribee
B: L.Birch 2 J.Ferguson 20
HB: T.Boyd 24 N.Bresnehan 12 E.Sheerin 4
C: T.Craven 5 M.King 23 A.Smith 15
HF: J.Bruton 35 K.Shierlaw 33 B.Eddey 3
F: T.Randall 16 B.Bogue 10
Foll: K.Rennie 26 A.Riddell 7 J.Garner - C 25
I/C: E.Shannon 11 E.O’Shea 14 R.Tripodi 19 T.Gatt 8 A.Gavin Mangan 21 A.Hetherington 29 G.Stubs 27 E.Slocombe 18
Emerg: C.Mahony 22 A.O’Loughlin 6
Is SVH still injured?
Surely Clarke is injured and we’ve picked all our fit players?
Then don’t name her as an emergency!
Mind you, the women teams named all year have been extracting the urine re: positions.
G last night was particularly derisive about Gaylor being named in defence, which is a pretty good indication to her stepping up in responsibility this year.
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