It’s another (near) top of the ladder clash the next week, and the script is pretty similar: for much of the game the opposition aren’t allowed to score, and then rush us. We steady, and win 5.6.36 to 4.2.26
NAB Leaguers Di Donato and Everist debut.
Julian pops the calf.
Nalder has a huge game… and Botch of the Year.
TWEET OF THE YEAR!
Crook plays her 25th EFC/VFLW game, and Morcom reaches 50 for us.
The third top-of-the-ladder clash in a row, and while we get beaten in the midfield we triumph 4.2.27 to 2.9.21
Casey didn’t stuff up their kicking as much as that score suggests: we just made it real hard for them, with a large proportion of those scores from far out or from the boundary.
Changes since the draw a month ago:
| OUT | IN |
|---|---|
| Julian | Heil |
| Bella | Bella |
| Ryan | Zanchetta |
| G.L.O.R.I.A | Tierney |
| Davies | CBomb |
The Hawks go scorched earth and drop most of their (to be) AFLW players (OK, two of them were poached during the week) including captain Tamara Luke. They do bring in our ex-Bomber and their ex-captain Jess “#1” Trend for her 100th game.
The Hawks stuck with us for a bit, and then… 8.12.60 defeats 1.1.7
In an equally implausible finals result we win 11.10.76 to 1.3.9
No changes for us, so last week’s changes are the changes since we last played Casey:
IN: Ashley-Cooper, CBomb
OUT: Ayre, Everist
Casey/Melbourne are not keen to win the VFLW premiership, and hurt themselves at selection. @Hoffy starts telling confident people to SHUT. UP. and then has to do so herself, thanks to the spicy cough.
Casey are right there with us to quarter time (we lead 1.1.7 to 0.3.3) but like last week it then falls apart, with 6 goals kicked in 14 minutes: captain’s goal to start it, then four kicked or set up by Fede…
… and finally Radford kicks her first VFLW/EFC goal…
I get in for the song:
St Kilda were pretty good, and had us scared in that second quarter… but we were 6.6.42 to 1.1.7 better.
This is game #50 for me, but Bohdi is banned.
The Saints didn’t learn their lesson from earlier in the year!
ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY LET FEDE HAVE A RUNNING SHOT OFF TWO STEPS FROM FIFTY.
(The somewhat tipsy @Catherine_Lio batting off the haters in the comments is gold.)
JUST PLAY FOOTY.
I know many of you only came in more recently, but for me this is soooooo a story of four seasons across five years, a victory for the true believers. I still don’t believe it. We absolutely had the ability to stack the team this year, and we chose not to squib it at the pointy end, but it’s primarily a story of “the team is greater than the sum of its parts”. You don’t restrict teams to the scores of this year without a full-team dedication to pressure and sacrificing for your teammates.
Our Best and Fairest is on tonight, and I have been honoured with an invite (@Hoffy, another OG, is my +1). No inside reporting, sorry, but the rest of the season summary flows from tonight!
Hint: that means someone other than @Hoffy, @Catherine_Lio, and I needs to be live reporting tonight 
Brilliant season report. David.
Wonderful stuff DJR and congratulations to our VFLW champions.
Incredible write up David. So glad I jumped on the bandwagon this year and got to see a premiership in person. Now to retain that shiny thing for 2023!
Congratulations to all involved, it’s been an incredible effort from you guys building a wonderful program.
‘somewhat tipsy’ is very kind.
Did you at least drink out of the trophy?
Ooh, a new measurement of volume/inebriation: “how many trophies-full were you?”
i totally did and it was (kinda metallic) AWESOME
excuse me david j richardson, what the ■■■■?
I referred to comestibles at Windy Hill a few times recently. Too long a word?
Is thedjr resembling his old avatar yet?
