Yassir effortlessly dodges two tackles in the middle and pumps it forward. Prespakis pinged for a late tackle there.
Prespakis four more disposals in a few minutes.
Gillard towers over the fullback. Get it there, quick!
Prespakis kicks from 51 to top of the square. Gillard canât mark but taps it forward to advantage and a goal.
32-14
Jet in front of her opponent takes advantage of a well-weighted kick.
Poster!
1.9!
Gillard back in the ruck.
Gillard big pack mark at the defensive fifty.
Ella Tyson for the Jets roves one off the back of the pack and actually converts.
32-21
Friswell a great tackle on the wing. Ump on the wrong side to see the eventual throw.
Yassir rams her jaw into an opponent. Will not die wondering⌠but may die.
But she is up and wins the next stoppage for an inside fifty by foot.
Gillard casually grabs the ball out of the ruck and handballs to a teammate.
Full time.
Calder win 5.2.32 to 2.9.21
Yassir limping a tad upon exit from the rooms⌠I suspect that is normal given how she throws her body in!
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Would need dedicated Crowley Watch to understand why she gets relatively little of the ball; but when she does, she is slick.
Prespakis will slot straight into our midfield. Sheâs not 100% skilled but can play inside or outside, and will do damage especially via her kicking. She certainly knows how to get the ball: averaging 23.5 before today, third for the league. Snell is averaging 19.6, as a comparison. Prespakis is also third for tackles in the league, and is first in handballs.
I love Yassirâs craziness in the packs, and she was pretty composed outside them. Is averaging 17.3 disposals (but was notably less than Prespakis today). Probably brings less new aspects to the EFC team, given we have elite tacklers and pressure players in Nanscawen and Ugle.
Friswell had some nice cameos, but Iâd label her Yassir-lite with less of a death wish.
Gillard would be one of the tallest rucks in the VFLW, but she was not a massive standout height-wise and certainly not weight-wise in todayâs game. A few very nice taps to advantage today, but her standout talent today was her work at ground level. Youâd almost not be afraid to handball to this ruck while she is stationary. Still pretty light but if you donât take her seriously youâll be in trouble. Not sure if she played less time than usual today.
Saw Lennox after the game; not sure why she didnât play in defence today.
We might not have the mass influx of quality players that some VFLW teams will get over the coming month, but we can definitely improve the squad as a whole. Will be competition for spots, especially in the midfield.
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