Mia gives hobbling (hip?) Sutton a piggyback to the warm down
Some confusion re: #31, who I think was Richardson. But there was a 30 out there too…
Is the hat the new scrunchie?
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30 was definitely Jayda, her family were sitting near me.
Yeah, I googled images just before reading this, and agree!
Checked my photos: we played 22 players, though likely not all at once (as twice I counted five players going to the bench from the huddle). Not-named #31 is:
Thanks for commentary @theDJR, @Hoffy and @Catherine_Lio.
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I glossed over the midfield today; too many new players and much of the play at one end of the ground (though maybe not as much as you might have thought given the strong wind).
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1 Ugle – defence three quarters, forward with the wind in the last when we had to win it. In hard as usual.
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2 Manaia Huta – got a reasonable amount of it. Notable were some sharp darting kicks that handled the wind well.
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4 Clifford – limited time in the first half. Kicked all three of our goals in the second half. She’s a beast.
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5 Zoe Hurrell – was particularly busy in the first half as a rebounding half-back. Spend some time midfield?
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9 Lily Bateman — didn’t really notice
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10 Cornish — I bitched when she was our sole tall forward, and then she kicked our two goals for the first half. Not sure when she came off the ground.
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14 Caitlin Grech – mostly noticed her early, was defending and rebounding classily in the first quarter.
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15 Clarke – plenty of pressure on the defenders today, but Bella as usual kept me calm when in contests.
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16 Crook – arguably BOG in a game where a team just needed a few moments to win . Clunking marks with those long arms in heavy wind, and sweeping up anything else.
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17 Spargo – didn’t really notice. Probably spent more time mid than I expected.
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18 Heil – not dominant. Popped up in various locations.
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19 Borg – honestly, I glossed over the midfield. I noticed when we had not-really-rucks in there, though.
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24 (Mad)ision Gray – I called her and the next-listed many times today.
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25 Melanie Bateman – our fourth-oldest player out there today (but only just turned 25yo) and she stood up when it mattered. I hope her fingers are OK from that kicking-in-danger!
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30 Jayda Richardson – whenever I called her today, I actually meant #31. But this “tall utility” got it more than #31.
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31 probably not Teagan Williams – I am confused. Was surprised she barely got plonked forward when there was a wind like that and our nominal FF was a small.
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33 Chloe Prpic – spotted her a bit.
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36 Reese Sutton – la Presidenta @Catherine_Lio was apparently watching the mids much more than I was, and might want to comment on why she was close to BOG. Played out the last quarter but was pretty damn proppy after the game.
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37 Maddy Pearson – um, I remember auto-complete working the one time I noted her?
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38 Manfre – pretty quiet
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44 Dicker – mid and forward, and right up there as a candidate for BOG. Got the pace, the bravery and the aggression to get things happening. Someone fell on her very late in the game to get her benched.
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Maddison Wilson – 163cm full forward almost all day. Things didn’t fall her way, but you could see she knows where the right spots are.
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Felt Sutton was super composed in the 2nd and 3rd when we really needed it. Found space often, and handled the ball well. Was quite in and under in the midfield for a midfield that I think lacked some grunt for some of the game.
Dickers second half was huge until she came off injured.
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So what you’re trying to say is…
GUN
?
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Had no idea Nor kicked our first two - go Nor!
Nor’s first goal from the pocket was sheer class… yes, it was the easy end wind-wise but it was a lovely threading.
The second one was hilarious: both rucks thrust their hands into the face of the other, and we arbitrarily got the free.
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Ditto thanks to commentators , also for the post match review.
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Gallivant with 72 photos.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=gallivantphoto&set=a.862694324818234
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