General AFLW comments and articles

Football Discussion Essendon AFLW
3285

Also VFLW Sarah Ford (mid, ex-Sydney AFLW), and El again, and Maddy Ford (reigning VFLW CHB in Team of the Year).

image
image809×1338 62.5 KB

image
image825×1346 75.5 KB

image
image943×1336 67.7 KB

MFord wearing pink boots instead of her trademark green!

3286

Now we have 2 slots to fill…

(Radford ACL at training)

3287

The Hangar is cursed. The frogurt is also cursed.

2 Likes
3288

Also seen from our VFLW team: Jayda Richardson (key forward) and Brooke Plummer (big-boot wing, ex-Cats-AFLW).

3289

LOL at using a “beaming smile” as a feature to distinguish someone from MORCS.

3290
1 Like
3291

What the hell is the difference between a ‘Match Simulation’ and a ‘Practice Match’.

3292

Match Simulation - the coaches can agree to change things outside the normal rules, such as how many players can play, length of quarters, even play an additional quarter.

Practice Match - Playing exactly by AFLW Match Rules, except there’s no match points to be won.

2 Likes
3293

The Age reports the AFLW is losing $50M a year, and projected to loose $200M a year by 2031-32 when the season becomes full-length.

Tassie to join in 2028.

TV Audience down 70% and crowds down 60% since season one.

https://archive.is/JgxPX

3294

AFLW is never going to be profitable.
They would be better if each state combined with state based competitions, like in Vic became strictly VFLW, therefore less travelling costs, duplication of expenses. At end of season state winners played in round robin to determine overall winner.

1 Like
3295

Perth Metro AFLW team played VAFA AFLW team . VAFA to strong in the last quarter.Perth Metro coached by coldblood’s youngest daughter

IJW_6827
IJW_68271920×1280 398 KB

IJW_6889
IJW_68891920×1280 359 KB

IJW_7845
IJW_78451920×1280 249 KB

IJW_8001
IJW_80011920×1280 378 KB

4 Likes
3296

Neither team are “AFLW” in any sense, but I note current EFC VFLW player Emily Tassiopoulos (white headband in the last two photos above) and all-time-legend and EFC premiership player “CBomb” McIntosh played in the VAFA team.

1 Like
3297

Here’s a photo in her playing years seated in front of Daisy Pearse
image

2 Likes
3298

If you’re a member, can just scan in.

image
image596×661 88.1 KB

1 Like
3299
3300

For anyone who is interested I have started a league -
Code: 5OW634XG

3301

Mostly fluff being fed to Marnie by the AFL, but I did LOL at the SCG being deemed a second-grade ground.

3302

“Essendon and Hawthorn’s inaugural 2022 clash at Docklands attracted 12,092 spectators, yet just 3,778 when the clubs played each other in Frankston the following year.”

It wouldn’t have anything to do with, well, Frankston?

2 Likes
3303

The article did say the venue was the problem.

Franga are claiming they had 5561 in last weekend vs the Pies… I’d suggest one of the two numbers is wrong, unless they’ve magically created extra capacity since last year.

3304

No pressure, but we need to smash the first five weeks of the season:

  • GWS (away, Canberra)
  • Eagles
  • Tiggers (Darwin; happily they are the one to burn a “home” game on this)
  • Cats
  • Saints

Because after that comes:

  • Freo (away, and we probably won’t quite have Wales back to save us)
  • Norf
  • Casey (“away” at Pissy Park)
  • Dogs (away)
  • Bears
  • Hawks
  • Swans (away)

To reach finals in recent years has needed:

  • 6/11 (>88%)
  • 6/10 (>102%)
  • 6.5/10 (>167%) or 7/10
  • 6/10 (>123%)
  • 6/9 (>143%)

With the competition evening out a bit, 7/12 and a decent percentage is likely going to be the minimum needed.

1 Like