VFLW - Round 6 vs Cats @ Deakin Uni, 1pm Sat 24 May 2025

  • Tia only 9 disposals, but game-high efficiency of 89% and 3 goals straight. Also the only player in the game credited with multiple contested marks. I’m still annoyed she got dropped in Round 2 for 10 AFLW players.
  • Thompson, Jordan, and Johnston 5 score involvements each
  • Prince vs Peck was a hella contest, with the two topping the fantasy point tally. Prince topped uncontested possessions (12) and Peck topped contested possessions(12). Prince had more score involvements (4 vs 2) while Peck made more intercepts (5 vs 2).
  • Jordan and Chaston our top tacklers (8)
  • Abbey and Sarah top clearances (6) across both teams – Abbey from fewer opportunities though! We definitely were kind to the Cats today by removing Abbey and El from ~6 quarters on the ball.
  • Abbey and Sarah (and Thompson) also shared game-high for inside fifties (with Staunton).
  • Abbey and Sarah (and Richardson) also shared team-high contested possessions (11).
  • MFord and Chaston the most rebounds for us (5) and the most intercept possessions for both teams (8 and 7). McIntosh and Downie less overtly had 6 intercepts each – both clearly better than their previous game.

I give the Cats big props for effort and coaching. Just not quite the talent right now.

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We were top of the ladder after Saturday’s games, but almost certainly going to slip to third after Sunday’s games.

Norf won the first half versus the Pies 32-10… and then lost the second half of their game 1-36:

And then the two teams playing each other who were both one win behind us but with far superior percentages DREW.

And so… here we are!

We are 5 wins from the last 5 games; next best are both 3.5/5.

Gallivant provides 90 photos!

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I’m very happy that this past Messiah™ (on our VFLW list as a junior but never played for us) came back from Geelong.

This time Ash is watching Eva Downie.

MaggieO faded out after a decent start. If Manfre is good to go that’s an easy swap for me.

Tia looks like an acromegaly victim next to Mini.

Scar as permanent midfielder is not getting a great deal of the ball.

Three frees for high contact.
No frees against.

Being short has its advantages sometimes.

MFord continues to rack up intercepts.

Marnie plays deeper and is much less of an accumulator.

Plummer’s willingness to run hard, be aggro, and kick long are all weapons.

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Azzopardi

SammyJ doing a spider impersonation.

Got it out to the waiting Richo in time!

I think she started the season with a blue-and-white headband, so important progression for O’Connell.

Klaumanns-Moller mostly a low-key but composed debut.

The yobbo used the stairs, but he wasn’t wearing studded boots.