Backs:  Ryley Stoddart Stefan Radovanovic  Cody Hirst
Half-backs:  Nic Newman Tom Williamson Sam Petresvki-Seton
Centreline: Lochie O'Brien  Will Setterfield Sam Ramsay
Half-forwards: Jack Carroll  Toby Wooller  Josh Honey
Forwards:  Ben Caluzzi  Ben Crocker  Corey Durdin
Followers:  Tom De Koning Paddy Dow Matt Kennedy
Interchange:  James Parsons Cooper Stephens Ed Delaney  Matt Shannon
Emergency: Tom North Lachlan Gawel

I look at this team and I think as I have for every game this season: where are out talls? Tom de Koning is the only ruck. Yet, Kennedy is named as a rover!
There are positives about this team, but the lack of taller options sticks out like a sore thumb.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-...9e00ae152f

Quote:GWS on-baller Jess Dal Pos received interest from Geelong but is more likely to end up at Carlton. Her reasons for leaving the Giants are more to do with the fact she’s about to finish at paramedics course than anything football related.

Quote:Blues forward Vescio was courted by St Kilda and Geelong but has agreed to terms on a deal that will keep her at Ikon Park for another two years, her agent Alex Saundry confirmed to Foxfooty.com.au on Thursday.

Quote:The same applies to Jess Hosking and Carlton, who are both keen to remain together but are yet to come to a financial agreement.

Quote:Carlton’s Tayla Harris looms as the big news story of the trade period. The Blues won’t say it publicly, but they would entertain offers from other clubs for the 24-year-old. It’s understood Harris would prefer to stay at Carlton but there is little doubt the relationship between her and the club has deteriorated after Foxfooty.com.au revealed she left training early to post an Instagram photo one night.

Sources say it’s not irreconcilable, but will take some serious work for Harris to remain at Ikon Park in 2022.

Melbourne are sitting pretty at the top of the ladder, and we are not.

Voting is as usual: you have 15 votes to award pretty much as you will, with the following provisos:
[1] 15 votes in total, no more, no less.
[2] No more than 10 votes for any one player (even Cripps)
[3] Three players at least must get a mention.
[4] A grade for the game, A+ (what I want to see) to F-.

Well, what do we think now?

I'll be at this one. after missing out on another win. It would be nice to see one live for a change.

The first few paragraphs from the article are interesting.

AFLW: Carlton and star Tayla Harris at odds over $150,000 asking price
Tayla Harris is the most marketable player in the AFLW but the Blues have their concerns. Will a looming pay stoush leave her looking for a new home?
A pay stoush between Tayla Harris and Carlton could lead to the AFLW pin-up player looking for a new club.

Harris is asking for about $150,000 to play in the 2022 season, which would make her one of the highest-paid players in the sport.

She is a Tier 2 player which means she is paid about $25,000 to play football and the remainder would come from marketing and employment roles at the club.

Harris, 24, was believed to have earned about $80,000 this year, and the Blues are baulking at her new asking price.

Separately, the Blues are also privately questioning her dedication to football and whether she is a good fit for the team.

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Coming off her worst season as a player — she finished outside the top 15 in the club best-and-fairest — the Blues were disappointed with her standards in preparation and commitment.

At one session during the past season, Harris walked off the training track — without telling any of her coaches — to post on her Instagram page.

That act drew the ire of her teammates.

She did not play the next game. The club listed her as “managed’’.

She was also late to several training sessions and arrived at the start of pre-season unfit.

Harris’ manager Alex Saundry rejected the suggestion Harris was unprofessional in 2021 and said her star client wanted to stay at Carlton.

“She absolutely wants to be at Carlton, she remains 100 per cent committed to Carlton and I’m prepared for pretty robust dialogue between myself and the club over the next two to three weeks,” Saundry said.

“We have started negotiations.’’

She added: “I think she’s worth a significant amount. The commitment to Carlton and what she’s done over the past two years for the game locally, nationally and internationally carries a lot of weight.

“Has she carried that weight (this year)? No. Does she rely on her team around her? Yes, to help her through that.

Worth noting though 2 weeks away:

Quote:Ladder-leaders Melbourne were unexpectedly tested by bottom-of-the-pile North Melbourne on Sunday and although the Demons managed to win, their victory came at a cost, with defender Adam Tomlinson all but certainly tearing his ACL.

Tomlinson went down early in the first term, which closely followed the pre-game withdrawal of former captain Jack Viney (toe), who will be out for two to three weeks.

We play tomorrow, starting at midday. We are on TV. What a miracle!

Backs:  Ryley Stoddart  Stefan Radovanovic  Cooper Stephens
Half-backs:  Sam Petrevski-Seton  Tom Williamson  James Parsons
Centreline:  Matt Shannon  Lochie O'Brien  Will Setterfield
Half-forwards:  Josh Honey  Toby Wooller  Ben Caluzzi
Forwards:  Cody Hirst  Ben Crocker  Corey Durdin
Followers:  Tom De Koning Sam Ramsay Matt Kennedy
Interchange: Nic Newman Tom North Fraser Phillps  Aaron Gundry
Emergency: Dale Marshall Lachie Swaney Lachlan Gawel

An interesting line-up. I note that Alex Mirkov is not playing. However, I am happy to see Aaron Gundry getting a game. He did well in the pre-season.

Kennedy named as the rover?

Our team looks a little stronger this week, but we are still a very short team. And to top that off, Delaney hasn't been named. he was the only tall defender last week.

Well, Richmond showed how it should be done. Can we do the same as they did? Somehow I doubt it.