Semi Final vs Pies
In a direct copy of 2021, we finish fifth and win our Elimination Final.
No changes (no Crook! Wilson lives!)
After 11 minutes, a scorching pass from Molan hits Mia on the lead. She converts to make the score 8-0, and to be the first Essendon VFLW player to kick 50 goals. Frew only kicked 49, and is here today near our bench and players. And so is Alex Quigley, another noted FF for us.
At quarter time we lead 9-1… is this real, are we about to become Premiership favourite?!?
Mia hurts her ankle. She comes on and off for the rest of the game.
There’s no wind, but the Pies beat us 0-15 in the second quarter.
Ryan has more clearances (6) than Jess Bates (5).
After getting tested prior to the third quarter for some kind of ailment, Dicker has 14 disposals and 8 tackles in the second half to tie Bates.
And that’s the score at the final break:
At 3:10 Dokiok is pinged for the throw. She walks over the mark more than 10m, gets called back 3m, fails to come back, quisling ump allows it. For a quarter-competent ump that is a set shot less than 20m from goal, and likely entry to the Grand Final. FFS.
Throw (note the relative position of the centre circle)
Ump asks Dojiok to come back a small fraction of her cheating.
Came back 2 of the 3 metres asked.
Mark should have been set 15m from our goal.
We got the first point, but then a ghost from our past (Caitlin Sargent) arises to mark and goal.
It’s the only goal for the quarter, and we lose 2.6.18 to 3.4.22… Molan surprisingly fell short with a kick on the run at the death.
Mia and Kenny in tears on the way off.