(03-01-2018, 11:14 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:Also, its very quick to write off Lauren Arnell after an orindary start to the season.  A 3 - 4 week soft tissue injury can render a player ineffective and out for half a season in AFLW and they wouldnt want to be missing many and absolutely would be playing through duress given the short seasons.

I back our girl in to be even better next year, and to finish this season strongly even if she is under done for most of it.

(03-01-2018, 11:17 PM)LP link Wrote:True, but I cannot recall any player running a full game out uninjured for zero possessions.

Personally, from the body language, attitude, communications and organisational perspective, I think the likes of Arnell and Loynes are worth far more than just their football. They are almost on-field coaches.

(03-01-2018, 11:23 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:Its probably happened at AFL level before but the focus on Arnell is because of how good she has been, and what she can do.

Ultimately, they are all sub 20 gamers at this level and that includes the best and worst of them.

The key is to see if she gets zero posesssions ever again.

(03-01-2018, 11:55 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:That would be consistent with where our footy club is currently at so I agree.  I think we are taking a whole of club approach to long term thinking.

What I was hoping for was some success from our women in the short term, to help attract some new members, and to try and show that our club is capable of getting things right.


Still I don't mind.  We need to be looking down the road for our club and how we can improve it and restore the club to its former glory.

I truly believe that AFL W is the way our club will rebuild its supporter base for both the men's and women's teams, and we should do everything possible not to treat it as a mickey mouse competition like I have heard from some sections of our supporter base.  Yes our Men's team will always be the main event for the average fan currently but down the track it won't be that way, and IMHO, shouldn't as the women hold the key to us changing our overall look and feel as a footy club.

(03-02-2018, 01:55 AM)spf link Wrote:Thryleon, absolutely agree. Not that I think AFLW at present is any great cheese, but, females are 50% of the populous, and, additionally heavy influences within families. If we are a great AFLW club, females are following us, and, as a result have an allegiance to the club. During Winter, the families are coming out and supporting us. The next generations are being built, this ensures in a decade or two from now, we are once again a large club, and, a major player in the AFL.