This gets unfurled before the game.
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The squads for the two teams are MASSIVELY different. If the Hawks canât win this game, they may as well shut down.
Median age is 22 for them vs 21 for us; meh, but itâs top-end experience that shows the difference.
We have 4 players older than 25yo (our captains, Kendra, and a recent convert from volleyball with 1 year of VFLW experience).
They have 13 (maybe 14; I failed to get an age for Ellie McLinden but sheâs not young).
We have the following ex-AFLW players:
- 36yo Clifford
- 35yo Heil (zero games)
They have the following ex-AFLW players (almost half of their squad):
- 37yo Nadia von Bertouch
- 36yo Chantella Perera
- 32yo Abbey Holmes
- 31yo Jess Trend
- 29yo Maddie Boyd â won the practice match on her own
- 28yo Nicole Garner
- 28yo Akayla Peterson
- 27yo Emerson Woods
- 26yo Cassie Davidson
- 24yo Holly Whitford
- 22yo Charlotte Hammans
- 22yo Kristy Stratton
- 20yo Grace Matser
- 20yo Mietta Kendall
(I havenât checked if all of the above are ex-AFLW, but none are with Hawthorn.)
Our game, at least, will have commentary. Hopefully the AFL can get their streaming rightâŠ
Itâs seriously embarrassing how much better the Box Hill media team are than the EFC one.
(Yes, I know the above is an exception and actually from Hawthorn AFLW.)
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For those who have forgotten:
- Mia-Rae Clifford is set to play her 100th VFLW match (34 with us)
- Grace Dicker* is set to reach 25 games (all with us)
*cross fingers that two weeks off was enough for her after coming off late vs Casey
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Impressive tally given her AFLW detours.
As well as discussing the start of a new era under new coach Travis Cloke, Clifford also chatted to the crew about becoming the first player to play 100 games in the rebel VFLW since the competitionâs inception in 2016.
âItâs very humbling to make it that far,â Clifford said.
"Iâm just excited to run out with my teammates. To be honest, the day is not about me. Itâs about the unveiling of the flag and the beginning for this next group of girls.â
Itâs not properly out yet, but you can listen at:
The âquiet sectionâ you can see in the waveform is her interview. Mia-Rae, always quiet.
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And from this you can see the AFLâs third attempt in two days to tell us who was in each VFLW team was also wrong: Meg Ryan lives!
Mind you, her as first ruck is a bit scary.
Thatâs a stacked Hawks team.
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I was going to correct you here and then realised Iâm DUMB.
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Alana lives!
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What, the âalways quietâ bit? 
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SPARGS!
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Itâs not even a Hawthorn team, but they still put up an article four hours agoâŠ
Well, at least someone like emergencies.
So Box Hill havenât named ALL of their AFLW/veterans.
Abbey Holmes is apparently pretty broken, and not named.
Theyâve named:
- 5 AFLW players, average age 22.2
- 9 ex-AFLW players, average age 26.9 (six of the nine are at least 27yo)
- 7 others, average age 23.6
- Overall, average age 24.7
Weâve named:
- 4 AFLW players , average age 21.2
- 4 ex-AFLW players, average age 25.8 (Mia, 2 game 27yo footy fledging Ryan, 21yo, 19yo)
- 13 others, average age 20.8
- Overall, average age 21.9
The difference is perhaps best illustrated by showing the ages sorted next to each other. Median ages are 25 for them and 21 for us.
| Hawks | EFC |
|---|---|
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 18 |
| 20 | 18 |
| 20 | 18 |
| 20 | 18 |
| 20 | 19 |
| 21 | 19 |
| 21 | 20 |
| 22 | 20 |
| 24 | 20 |
| 25 | 21 |
| 26 | 21 |
| 26 | 21 |
| 27 | 22 |
| 27 | 23 |
| 28 | 23 |
| 28 | 25 |
| 29 | 26 |
| 29 | 26 |
| 31 | 27 |
| 37 | 36 |
We have Mia at 36yo and Ryan second at 27yo. Legit peak players at 26yo in Morcom and Ugle.
So confirmation for our 100 (Clifford) and 25 (Dicker) game players.
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OK, we got something up only two hours later, so Iâll be less harsh this time.
Reminder you go to the Game Centre to find (hopefully!) streaming links.
Now you can cast all elite state league matches from your phone to your SmartTV via Chromecast or AirPlay, and sit back to watch the action on the big screen.
Theyâre also got a fair chunk of height on us (makes me feel nostalgic, that has been the case almost all of our existence).
4cm at the median, 2.33cm extra on average, Maddie Boyd is a beast but they have five other taller players.
| Hawks | EFC |
|---|---|
| 158 | 160 |
| 160 | 160 |
| 163 | 163 |
| 164 | 165 |
| 165 | 166 |
| 166 | 166 |
| 168 | 166 |
| 168 | 167 |
| 171 | 168 |
| 171 | 168 |
| 172 | 168 |
| 172 | 168 |
| 176 | 170 |
| 176 | 173 |
| 176 | 174 |
| 178 | 174 |
| 179 | 176 |
| 181 | 177 |
| 182 | 178 |
| 183 | 180 |
| 187 | 180 |