Three minutes left at Box Hill… Willy lead 29-26, ball stuck down their end.
80 seconds, Hawks rebound…
2 stoppages, 45 seconds
Willy mark 35 out in defence with 25 seconds left.
To the wing, they mark, they win!
My tip was a 30-25 Willy win, but it was 29-26. Close enough.
Hawks 11 scores, Willy 9 
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My modelled ladder now has Willy finishing 6th and Hawks 8th, with Casey sneaking in between them.
(not that I believe it; it still has the Cats playing finals)
Cats 1.0.6 trail Casey 4.10.34 at the final break.
Cats play the Hawks next week, Pies after that, and in the final round it’s possible they and Willy will be fighting each other for sixth spot.
Willy’s pivotal game is in round 13, when they play the Saints.
I have never seen a final ladder so much in doubt a month out.
Current VFLW Ladder:
- Southern Saints 32
- Geelong 28
- Port Melbourne 28
- GREATEST FOOTBALL CLUB ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET 26*
- Box Hill 26
- Williamstown 24
- Collingwood 24*
- Carlton 20
- Casey 20
- Norf 16*
- Bulldogs 12
- Darebin 0*
- = Still to play this weekend.
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So you’re saying Darebin’s a chance?
Even including the rank outlier that was the last quarter vs FCFC, we’ve been the most consistent team of the year* and that’s why we’re looking to be second after tomorrow. Everyone has been flaky as hell.
*consistent in a good way, not a Darebin way
I had too many screens up at the time, and failed to notice the person who ran and kicked the ball 60m into the Saints forward line was… Fark Carlton’s Klingbiel 
Cost them the draw, which would probably have been enough to get them into the finals.
Brendan Rhodes says:
He really rates the Cats, and hates Port and the Saints. I’m the opposite. One of us is going to look silly in three weeks time.
Rhodes ladder on the left, mine on the right.
| Place | Team | Wins | Place | Team | Wins | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cats | 10 | 1 | Saints | 11 | |||
| 2 | Hawks | 9.5 | 2 | Port | 10 | |||
| 3 | EFC | 9.5 | 3 | Pies | 10 | |||
| 4 | Pies | 8 | 4 | Hawks | 8.5 | |||
| 5 | Saints | 8 | 5 | EFC | 8.5 | |||
| 6 | FCFC | 8 | 6 | Willy | 8 | |||
| 7 | Port | 8 | 7 | Cats | 7 | |||
| 8 | Willy | 8 | 8 | FCFC | 7 | |||
| 9 | Casey | 6 | 9 | Norf | 6 | |||
| 10 | Norf | 6 | 10 | Casey | 5 | |||
| 11 | Dogs | 3 | 11 | Dogs | 3 | |||
| 12 | Darebin | 0 | 12 | Darebin | 0 |
EDIT: fixed botched ladders
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AFLW Academy squad includes:
- Amy Gaylor (Calder)
- Lila Keck (Bendigo)
Under 23 All-Stars includes:
- Sarah Grunden (Calder)
- Bryde O’Rourke (Bendigo)
- Kayley Kavanagh (Calder)
- Krystal Russel (us!!!)
A few other VFLW teams have also been robbed: notable Carbone from the Dogs, Simpson from the Cats, Di Cosmo from the Blues, and Dojiok from the Pies. Could swing some games…
The squads are 30 deep, so wait for the naming of the VFLW teams tomorrow.
Lila Keck kicks the first goal of the game.
Russell, at least, also playing.
Russell initially playing forward.
Keck three shots on goal in the first 25 minutes, and just fed Pisano a goal.
Others of ours pretty quiet.
Is an even game. Carbone puts the U23 ahead minutes before halftime with her second goal.
Grigg from Central Districts is going to be a star in the AFLW.
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Ha, Dojiok slots one from the boundary on her wrong side, and that ends up securing the win for the U23 team vs the AFLW Academy (44-42).
If you had that on your bingo card, you’re drunk.
Can one of our HS subscribers please post this article about OUR Courtney. Thanks in advance.
(we should know her story, just like we know Tippa’s)
Apologies mods if this is the wrong thread, didn’t know where else to put it.
Ugle’s home triumph after domestic violence horror
As a child she drank instant coffee to fend off starvation. Now, VFLW star midfielder Courtney Ugle celebrates her home life seven years on from the tragic death of her mother.
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She speaks very well. My workplace had her in during 16 Days of Activism
and (spoiler) having your father die young and your mother murdered could very easily be a place you never escape.
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