Elimination Final vs Hawks
Back to Box Hill to play the Hawks, for the fourth time this year.
You know how I reported Crook would be fine to go? After 21 games in a row, Tamsin is OUT.
It’s worth noting that Saints AFLW stole Maddie Boyd from Hawks VFLW the week before… and then lost to them in the final game, and missed finals!
There is an ever-increasing wind across the ground, slightly favouring our end in the first quarter. We lead 8-0 at the end of it (Manfre marked and goaled).
We give up the lead, and then with seconds left in the first half:
We’ve got a few injury concerns: Pearson gets the thigh strapped, and then Wilson busts her left elbow and comes off in tears.
Manfre has a string of near-goals. We lead 23-14 at the final break, with the Hawks to have the (cross-)wind in the last.
Manfre (tackle) and Prpic (CLUNK) have chances, and don’t convert them. The Hawks get the first goal of the final quarter, and are a kick from winning the final.
The below is representative of the umpiring in the last quarter. Fend-off = opportunity. That is pinged every day of the week, ya nuffie.
We keep tackling, we stop them scoring, Manfre goes CLUNK on the siren.
She converts, and 4.7.31 defeats 3.3.21
And the most important outcome of this final: