Given our Mens woeful season, I’ve lost interest in Women already.
Just want it all over.
I think I’m in the same boat. I love the women and enjoy watching them play a bunch, but by the end of the men’s season I find myself too jaded to care.
I’m still excited for the womens season but our trading at the end of last season was an absolute shambles. Unsure how Paige Scott can delist themselves and then go to whatever club they like but not getting any compensation was a joke.
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I would have been far more upset about that if not for Grace Belloni.
She’ll be what we hoped Scott would be and more.
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Looking like an absolute gun after one game. Very excited.
Besides, situations like the Paige Scott one will be swings and roundabouts while the league remains part-time.
We’ll be on the plus side of it at some stage.
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Belloni replaced Clarke.
The upset bit was Yassir not replacing Scott… we needed a legit small forward.
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Belloni does not play like Amber Clarke. Grace would bench what Clarke benches, plus Clarke herself.
Yes, we got the pick for Amber Clarke, but she’ll play the big midfielder/forward role. That’s what I was referring to.
Madison Ibrahim (9 games with Essendon VFLW this year) will be a top-up for Melbourne on Sunday.
Please give her back to us next week for the first final!
Good news. The overall standard of officiating at AFLW games has been below standard, so its good to import some experience and competence.
Oh lord…give me strength
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Which team aside from your own is most likely to win the NAB AFLW Grand Final?
(Nine captains predicted the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos to win the 2024 NAB AFLW Grand Final)
10 – North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangraoos
6 – Brisbane Lions
1 – Hawthorn
1 – Richmond
Which club is most likely to win the McClelland Trophy?
(No captains predicted Hawthorn to win the 2024 McClelland Trophy)
9 – Adelaide Crows
5 – Brisbane Lions
1 – Collingwood
1 – Fremantle
1 – Geelong Cats
1 – Gold Coast SUNS
Who will win the league Best and Fairest?
(Two captains predicted the Adelaide Crows’ Ebony Marinoff to win the 2024 AFLW Best and Fairest)
5 – Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos)
4 – Kate Hore (Melbourne)
2 – Ella Roberts (West Coast Eagles)
2 – Monique Conti (Richmond)
1 – Ally Anderson (Brisbane Lions)
1 – Charlie Rowbottom (Gold Coast SUNS)
1 – Ellie McKenzie (Richmond)
1 – Matilda Scholz (Port Adelaide)
1 – Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide Crows)
Who will kick the most goals in the competition?
(No captains predicted the Geelong Cats’ Aishling Moloney or Brisbane Lions’ Taylor Smith to win the 2024 AFLW Leading Goalkicker Award)
4 – Aishling Moloney (Geelong Cats)
2 – Taylor Smith (Brisbane Lions)
2 – Bonnie Toogood (Essendon)
2 – Caitlin Gould (Adelaide Crows)
2 – Jesse Wardlaw (St Kilda)
1 – Alice O’Loughlin (North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos)
1 – Dakota Davidson (Brisbane Lions)
1 – Gemma Houghton (Port Adelaide)
1 – Havana Harris (Gold Coast SUNS)
1 – Kate Hore (Melbourne)
1 – Lauren Wakfer (West Coast Eagles)
Who is most likely to take the Medibank AFLW Mark of the Year?
3 – Tahlia Randall (North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos)
2 – Courtney Hodder (Brisbane Lions)
1 – Amy Gaylor (Essendon)
1 – Ashleigh Richards (St Kilda)
1 – Bonnie Toogood (Essendon)
1 – Ella Roberts (West Coast Eagles)
1 – Eloise Jones (Adelaide Crows)
1 – Jesse Wardlaw (St Kilda)
1 – Matilda Scholz (Port Adelaide)
1 – Meara Girvan (Gold Coast SUNS)
1 – Mim Strom (Fremantle)
1 – Paige Scott (Richmond)
1 – Sophie McKay (Carlton)
1 – Tayla Harris (Melbourne)
1 – Chloe Molloy (Sydney Swans)
Who is most likely to kick the NAB AFLW Goal of the Year?
2 – Zarlie Goldsworthy (GWS GIANTS)
2 – Courtney Hodder (Brisbane Lions)
2 – Danielle Ponter (Adelaide Crows)
2 – Gemma Houghton (Port Adelaide)
1 – Caitlin Greiser (Richmond)
1 – Chloe Molloy (Sydney Swans)
1 – Elaine Grigg (Western Bulldogs)
1 – Ella Roberts (West Coast Eagles)
1 – Erone Fitzpatrick (Carlton)
1 – Greta Bodey (Hawthorn)
1 – Kayla Dalgleish (West Coast Eagles)
1 – Nat Grider (Brisbane Lions)
1 – Taya Oliver (Gold Coast SUNS)
1 – Tyanna Smith (St Kilda)
Who will win the Telstra AFLW Rising Star?
(No captains predicted Port Adelaide’s Matilda Scholz to win the 2024 Telstra AFLW Rising Star)
6 – Ash Centra (Collingwood)
2 – Zippy Fish (Sydney Swans)
1 – Neasa Dooley (Brisbane Lions)
1 – Havana Harris (Gold Coast SUNS)
1 – Lucia Painter (West Coast Eagles)
1 – Kyla Forbes (St Kilda)
1 – India Rasheed (Adelaide Crows)
1 – Grace Belloni (Essendon)
1 – Emma McDonald (Western Bulldogs)
1 – Shineah Goody (Port Adelaide)
1 – Amelia Martin (Sydney Swans)
1 – Sara Howley (GWS GIANTS)
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FIXTURE CHANGE!
The AFL has moved the start time of our Round 2 game (Sunday Aug 24) from a 1:05pm start to now a 2:35pm start.
The Dogs v Tigers game got moved from 3:05pm to 12:35pm, as to not clash with the Dogs men’s game at 3:15pm at Marvel - the knock on effect seeing our game move.
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In our 2025 newbies we have (at least) two previous (???, they were drafted at 18yo) disability support workers and a prospective doctor and a prospective paramedic.
Shows the difference in pace between the men’s and women’s where you can just go and retire and do media for a few years and then just jump back into it
Gotta dominate the first month…
Set to fall
Essendon - 5
Port Adelaide - 1
We are the best-attended team in Victoria… but our home ground can not hold the 6000 that is needed for the AFLW to continue to add rounds.
…
| Team | Average crowd | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| West Coast Fever | 9,583 | Super Netball |
| Melbourne Vixens | 8,573 | Super Netball |
| Adelaide Thunderbirds | 8,038 | Super Netball |
| NSW Swifts | 6,977 | Super Netball |
| Giants Netball | 4,101 | Super Netball |
| Newcastle Knights | 3,921 | NRLW |
| Queensland Firebirds | 3,883 | Super Netball |
| Sydney Swans | 3,880 | AFLW |
| Melbourne Mavericks | 3,834 | Super Netball |
| Brisbane Lions | 3,439 | AFLW |
| Port Adelaide | 3,013 | AFLW |
| Essendon | 2,990 | AFLW |
| Adelaide Crows | 2,862 | AFLW |
| Sunshine Coast Lightning | 2,800 | Super Netball |
| West Coast Eagles | 2,757 | AFLW |
| Geelong Cats | 2,733 | AFLW |
| Townsville Fire | 2,577 | WNBL |
| Brisbane Roar | 2,443 | A-Leagues |
| Sydney Roosters | 2,399 | NRLW |
| Hawthorn | 2,387 | AFLW |
…
