The 2025 VFLW Season Summary

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ROUND 5 vs Casey, down there

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IN: E. Downie, S. Johnston, L. Thompson
OUT: S. Hobbs (ankle), S. Orritt (nose… not so funny now, eh?), C. Bernardi (personal)

Average player age just dropped by about a year…

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It’s Game Day(-boo)

It couldn’t be dangerous to post the below, right?

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Head-to-Head: Essendon 7-2; At Casey Fields: Essendon 3-0; Streak: Essendon 7

It couldn’t be dangerous to post the below either, right?

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Not been raining here, wind is light.

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Yet another fifty from a whistle jump.

VFLW umps have clearly been told to punish that.

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Yes, classy mark and immediate play-on by Morris, who kicks a long, impressive goal for them.

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Morris with another spectacular goal.

Yes, Casey have the wind in the first quarter…

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Not the kind of start I envisaged before the game. Casey wins the first quarter 27-6.

Now that we have that wind:

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Plummer long from the middle, Tia turns her opponent around, and wins the race to the soccer kick.

13-27

… but …

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We are otherwise getting murdered by their leading talls. We are trailing and with the wind that’s automatic failure.

13-33

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Great long kick for Richardson’s 5th goal of the year.

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Goal was kicked by Ava, possibly accidentally, through Casey legs. Ump said no, for no apparent reason.

Ball was being thrown back in our pocket when the siren blew: the clock was not stopped despite play being stopped.

3.3.21 trails 5.4.35 at halftime.

We need to play the wind better.

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Rain sneaking in from the south? Next quarter?

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It wasn’t rainy or cold enough for Tasmanian Eva Downie.

The start of the TIA DAMAGE meme:

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Thompson squanders a chance of a goal by having a quick shot, instead of hand balling to Damage.

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Casey reset well after that point and sliced through us for 100 metres, but the Melnikas tackle saves us.

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That was more out than Harmes! Luckily some yobbo with an umbrella confuses the Casey set shot player into an on-the-full.

4.4.28 trails 5.6.36 at the final break

PLAY UGLY!

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Richo wins the ruck, over-her-head handball is perfect, ALBRECHT!

34-36

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Wind has come back up!!!

Lucy is sent to FF in the final quarter, and misses two set shots to tie it at 36-36… BUT:

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THIRD TIME LUCKY.

42-36

@DonBomb

18 year old Thompson, playing her second game, goals! We’re in front. 5 minutes to go.

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Mifsud gets a heavy hit to the head!

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Clock continues, but this time we are happy for that to occur despite us having the wind advantage.

See, I told you it was safe to say it:

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Undefeated record at Casey remains!

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Pins and needles when your hands defrost is bad, right?

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It was’t that cold. Wouldn’t be top five at Casey…

The third quarter defending the wind was the game winner.

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Coach votes:

10 Abbey McDonald (ESS)
5 Maddison Albrecht (ESS)
5 El Chaston (ESS)
5 Meg Macdonald (CAS)
4 Ella Morris (CAS)
1 Zoe Mitchell (CAS)