2021 ROUND 8
This is the start of the ANZAC Day tradition at VFLW level – this is on ANZAC Day itself, and we play the Pies in 2022 and 2023 on the nearest weekend.
This match provided my avatar.
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We are without Nanscawen after her calf injury vs the Hawks two weeks ago. In the pre-game interview we are told she may be three weeks away (hint: she played the next game, and went on to win her first League B&F).
The Pies bring in Sophie Alexander, and she will do an excellent job of not being “ONE OF US” as she takes 7 marks up forward.
We’ve improved enough that I’m discussing finals, but the same old Pies are top of the ladder by a game and percentage.
We jump them 9-0 before Sophie sweet-talks an ump into gifting her a goal.
(At a later stage she takes out Aleisha Newman.)
The game is mostly being played between the two half-forward lines.
We trail 16-21 at the final break. We shake stuff up by swapping Barba to full-forward and Frew to inside mid.
After we kick the first goal, it’s 22-23.
Liz Snell (now at Footscray AFLW) is the Deputy Honey Badger today, and her game gets a big write-up later by Peter Williams.