ROUND 5 vs Pies
Pie captain Caitlin Bunker is also out concussed, to counterbalance Scott’s absence.
The usual chaos with 6 changes, but there is serious quality there: Lila Keck (though she injures her ankle early), Bella Clarke, and EFC VFLW debutants Georgia Clarke and Steph Wales.
We play almost no legit juniors this year, so let’s highlight this one.
It’s not till after the quarter time siren that…
And for her first goal we get:
Video at https://twitter.com/essendonvflw/status/1649596794807132160
The AFLW coach is in with some advice.
At half-time we lead 25-6… no wait, that’s the inside fifties. The score is 14-7
This is despite:
To be fair, Radford is on 13 disposals, with Dicker banished to the forward line from the start of the game.
The final quarter starts well, as Dicker worries the ball from her opponent and converts from the boundary. That’s her second goal, and the score is now a fair-ish 28-8.
Every coach has their favourite things:
Ultimately, 4.7.31 defeats 2.3.15
What that score does not show is the 10 total misses!
Radford has 19 disposals in the second half, and Bates “only” 11. Radford has 10 inside fifties (only 2 behind Collingwood!)
Ryan and Wales have a joint 26 disposals.
Insane Coach Votes – they agree on 1 of 9 players.