King’s Birthday weekend is a league-wide bye.
Then we (not Blitz) head to Swan Street for the first time ever.
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IN: G. Azzopardi, G. Brooker, M. Heymanson, M. Ibrahim, S. Orritt
OUT: C. Bernardi (quad), M. Robinson (wrist), S. Johnston, M. Klaumanns-Moller, M. O’Connell (omitted)
NEW: Grace Brooker, 25, 173cm, New Zealand rugby; Molly Heymanson, 21, 180cm, Park Orchards
“White Hat” Heymanson and AFLW-listed Brooker to debut. But FF and FB out…
Pies
IN: A. Gladman
OUT: S. de Castella (omitted)
Headline photo for the teams article scared the crap out of me… until I noticed that ex-AFLW-Pie Livingstone is now at Sandy.
Ryan CHB, Chaston FF, Brooker on-ball ahead of Abbey 
ESSENDON
B:M. Ford (42), S. Molan (73)
HB: G. Azzopardi (67), D. Ryan (51), B. Plummer (57)
C: I. Porter (70), S. Ford (45), A. Melnikas (64)
HF: A. McDonald (53), T. Davidge (77), J. Richardson (52)
F: E. Chaston (61), A. Jordan (62)
R: L. Prince (44), M. Albrecht (48), G. Brooker (7)
INT: L. Thompson (74), M. Ibrahim (41), S. McIntosh (78), M. Heymanson (66), S. Orritt (68)
EMG: S. Johnston (79), M. Klaumanns-Moller (75), M. O’Connell (56), E. Downie (50), M. Mifsud (46)
COLLINGWOOD
B: T. Henry (58), L. Leighton (71)
HB: E. McKinnon (43), D. Carbone (45), A. Muir (56)
C: C. Brewer (40), K. Lennox (47), C. Jones (53)
HF: A. Peck (50), T. Sanger (62), Z. McCurdy (70)
F: M. Eastman (57), M. Bourne (75)
R: B. Clarke (55), T. Fellows (73), J. Ramsdale (51)
INT: L. Williamson (72), C. Hunt (49), L. Szigeti (63), M. Lang (76), A. Gladman (46)
EMG: A. Campbell (44), D. Sgarbi (67), M. Jarvis (48), S. Courtney (66), S. de Castella (74)
Here’s the busiest 21 players actually named in the two 21s:
| Team | Player | Fantasy | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | CLR | HO | i50s | R50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pies | Tahlia Sanger | 100 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 7.2 | 20.8 | 3.7 | 8 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 1.3 |
| EFC | El Chaston | 84.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 11.9 | 8 | 19.9 | 4.6 | 5 | 2.3 | 0 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| Pies | Dominique Carbone | 81.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 19.6 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| EFC | Layla Prince | 75.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.3 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 22.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Pies | Lily-Rose Williamson | 71.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 16 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| EFC | Abbey McDonald | 70.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 18.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| Pies | Molly Eastman | 70.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 4.3 | 16.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Pies | Courtney Jones | 66.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| EFC | Maddison Ford | 64.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 17.1 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| EFC | Brooke Plummer | 63.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 15.3 | 3.6 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 1 |
| Pies | Amelie Gladman | 62.3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0 |
| EFC | Ashlea Melnikas | 61.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 5.4 | 7 | 12.4 | 1 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| Pies | Mackenzie Bourne | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6 | 3.4 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 16.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Pies | Lilly Leighton | 59.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| EFC | Maddison Albrecht | 57.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| Pies | Bella Clarke | 56.8 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 12.5 | 3 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 |
| Pies | Lauren Szigeti | 56 | 0.1 | 0 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 13.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| EFC | Tia Davidge | 53 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Pies | Erin McKinnon | 52.3 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 3 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 26.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Pies | Charlotte Brewer | 52.3 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 5 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 |
| Pies | Annie Muir | 51.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 12.7 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
(The next eight players are Bombers; but the likes of Chloe Hunt beyond that can still be dangerous.)
| When | For | Against | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11 | 23 | 49 | -26 |
| 2019-08 | 20 | 40 | -20 |
| 2019-13 | 49 | 22 | 27 |
| 2021-08 | 28 | 38 | -10 |
| 2021-SF | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| 2022-09 | 94 | 23 | 71 |
| 2023-05 | 31 | 15 | 16 |
| 2023-SF | 18 | 22 | -4 |
| 2024-06 | 64 | 47 | 17 |
| 2025-02 | 64 | 24 | 40 |
| TOTAL | 401 | 298 | 103 |
Stats Leaders (leaders, us, Pies, maybe a few others)
Apart from goals, the numbers below are averages… but the rankings are sorted by totals.
Stats are generally clipped at top 20; if not, the reason should be pretty obvious.
Disposals
1 - Ange Gogos (Darebin) 26.0
5 - EL CHASTON 19.3
7 - Dom Carbone (Pies) 18.9
e15 - MADDISON FORD 17.0
18 - ABBEY MCDONALD 19.3
e19 - Tahlia Sanger (Pies) 19.2 and Molly Eastman (Pies) 16.4
Goals
1 - Nyakoat Dojiok (Norf) 18
e4 - TIA DAMAGE and Chloe Hunt (Pies) 9
e7 - CHRISTINA BERNARDI and Courtney Jones (Pies) 7
e16 - Amelia Peck (Pies) and JAYDA RICHARDSON 5
Marks
1 - Amy Trindade (FC) 4.9
2 - EL CHASTON 4.4
e4 - MADDISON FORD and Molly Eastman (Pies) 4.1
e13 - BROOKE PLUMMER and Courtney Jones (Pies) 3.6
e17 - ISABELLE PORTER 4.0 and MARNIE ROBINSON 3.4
Tackles
1 - Octavia di Donato (FC) 10.6
14 - Dom Carbone (Pies) 6.9
e19 - Tahlia Sanger (Pies) 7.0
e34 - Lily-Rose Williamson (Pies) 6.2
e36 - EL CHASTON 5.0
Kicks
1 - Ange Gogos (Darebin) 17.1
6 - Molly Eastman (Pies) 12.3
e7 - BROOKE PLUMMER and Dom Carbone (Pies) 11.7
10 - EL CHASTON 11.4
e18 - Tahlia Sanger (Pies) 12.3
Handballs
1 - Octavia di Donato (FC) 11.0
9 - EL CHASTON 7.9
10 - ABBEY MCDONALD 8.7
e12 - MADDISON FORD 7.3
e15 - Dom Carbone (Pies) 7
e20 - Annie Muir (Pies) 6.6
Hit-outs
1 - Kate Reynolds (Norf) 30.0
4 - LAYLA PRINCE 22.9
9 - Mackenzie Bourne (Pies) 17.6
e32 - JAYDA RICHARDSON 3.4
We smashed the highly-ranked Pies in round two, but that was the game that we included 10 (overwhelmingly junior) AFLW players.
Our changes since then are:
| OUT | IN | Role | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taya Chambers | Sophie McIntosh | defender | loss |
| Chloe Adams | Sarah Ford | mid | loss |
| Sophie Strong | Madison Ibrahim | mid | loss |
| Grace Belloni | Lucy Thompson | wunderkind | loss |
| Matilda Dyke | Grace Brooker | TBC | ??? |
| Emily Gough | Molly Heymanson | tall utility | ??? |
| Marnie Robinson | Sophie Molan | key def | plus |
| Mia van Dyke | Grace Azzopardi | def | - |
| Christina Bernardi | Tia Davidge | key fwd | - |
| Mia Busch | Scarlett Orritt | utility | - |
| Holly Ridewood | Drew Ryan | wing | - |
| Amy Gaylor | Ashlea Melnikas | mid | this is bait |
Not horrendous. Don’t really know what to expect from our newbies. “White Hat” Heymanson is the same height as Gough and can likely out-run any opponent. Yet to be determined if she can footy, or last longer than Emily did…
Fewer changes for the Pies:
| OUT | IN |
|---|---|
| J. Anthony (68) | E. McKinnon (43) |
| J. Baxter (41) | L. Leighton (71) |
| J. Ivey (33) | M. Lang (76) |
| M. Ellin (39) | T. Sanger (62) |
| M. Molenberg (37) | Z. McCurdy (70) |
Radio 3DJR rolls past a vacant Victoria Park…
Grass is wet.
As Blitzers who have played here would be aware, the wings are too wide.
Wind is zero-to-gusty but not always to the south (right) wing.
View is shithouse, including from the top of eastern/soccer-side “hill”.
Pies out a loooooong time before us.
Our rooms in the soccer dome.
Albrecht wants to German supplex Plummer
Heymanson is not THAT much taller than Richo.
Brooker is SOLID.
Don’t mix her up with Molan.