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Re: AFLW- Round 1 Carlton V Collingwod-Match thread. - townsendcalling - 02-03-2017
(02-03-2017, 10:29 AM)laj link Wrote:We're on top of the ladder and have the AFLW record score to boot...lol.
And record crowd at a AFLW match!!!
Re: AFLW- Round 1 Carlton V Collingwod-Match thread. - laj - 02-03-2017
(02-03-2017, 10:31 AM)townsendcalling link Wrote:And record crowd at a AFLW match!!!
Reckon we'll hold that one for a while.
Re: AFLW- Round 1 Carlton V Collingwod-Match thread. - PaulP - 02-03-2017
Wow. An easy win against the arch enemy at PP. Just like old times.
I enjoyed that. Considering they're not full time footballers, it was pretty enjoyable and about as skillful as one could expect. The ball movement, structures and link play were pretty reasonable IMO.
Well worth watching. Well done girls.
Trivia question - why does the umpire call "holding the man" ?
And yes, DV, should be teaching Cas how to kick.
Re: AFLW- Round 1 Carlton V Collingwod-Match thread. - sydneybluesfan - 02-03-2017
Make no mistake lads, what we just saw there was the dawning of a new era for our club. The opportunity that women's footy provides could be a serious game changer that can't be ignored. Sponsorship, members, merchandise, gate takings - the commercial implications of this are huge.
The positive implications for our brand are also huge. Our girls played an exciting, tough and team first game that was really great to watch and made me proud to be a Carlton fan.
Take a bow ladies. The names Vesico, Jakobson,Davies and Arnell are hopefully going to be huge in the history of our club.
Get on board lads - they will surprise you and make you proud to be a Carlton supporter.
Re: AFLW- Round 1 Carlton V Collingwod-Match thread. - DJC - 02-03-2017
Early days yet but there were some very promising signs tonight.
I think that we must have put a lot of work into drafting players with the attributes to play the game style we have chosen. Our players are very well drilled and their execution and willingness to take the game on is outstanding. Collingwood certainly has some very good players but the talent seems to drop away.
It was interesting to hear Bolton talking about the integration of the men's and women's teams and I suspect that he would be more open to that than some other AFL coaches.
My best players were Davey, Jacobsson, Vescio, Downie and Hardiman but I'm probably being unfair to several others.
It was great to see third woman up on several occasions and the umpiring was generally pretty good. Apart from the frenzied start to the first quarter, the game flowed quite well.
Re: AFLW- Round 1 Carlton V Collingwod-Match thread. - Lods - 02-03-2017
It goes without saying the standard was well below what we're used to seeing but we also have to keep in mind that this is their first serious game together other than practice matches so there is still a lot of "team understanding" that needs to be developed.
I dare say that was the most intense pressure the girls have experienced too, so that may also have had a big effect on skills. It will be interesting to compare the performances at the end of the season.
There seems to be a big gap between the top players and the rest of the pack so depth will also be a major issue for a while.
Quite enjoyed it though...and nice to go into a last quarter knowing it's very unlikely we'll lose
( My 28 year old daughter just messaged me to say she might play Australian Football rather than Soccer this year
)Re: AFLW- Round 1 Carlton V Collingwod-Match thread. - kruddler - 02-03-2017
Just got through watching the end of this. Wow.
If our blokes played with the same amount of discipline, pride in the jumper, and support of their teammates, we'd be finals bound without a doubt.
Vescio is possibly the best forward on a carlton list.
Jakobsons hands are the equivalent to that of casboults.
Arnell and Davey have proven to be very smart choices.
Brazzalle and Exon dominated early.
Hosking is a footballer who knows how to play the game, be good to see her sister out there with her in the future.
....and Steph showed why she was chosen as Captain for the pies, clearly a step above the majority of her teammates. Played well.
Not sure about her fend off with a forearm to the head, or a knee to the face of our player on the ground. I wouldn't say dirty, but straight out of the Juddy playbook. ;-)
Re: AFLW- Round 1 Carlton V Collingwod-Match thread. - townsendcalling - 02-03-2017
(02-03-2017, 11:11 AM)Lods link Wrote:( My 28 year old daughter just messaged me to say she might play Australian Football rather than Soccer this year
AFL need to make sure that the 'injury' factor doesn't come into play like mothers preferring their sons to play soccer. Wait until some girl has her nose splattered by an accidental errant elbow and it's shown close up and the gloss unfortunately might go out of it.
Re: AFLW- Round 1 Carlton V Collingwod-Match thread. - RiverRat - 02-03-2017
(02-03-2017, 11:05 AM)DJC link Wrote:My best players were Davey, Jacobsson, Vescio, Downie and Hardiman but I'm probably being unfair to several others.
I pretty much agree with your best players although I would add Loynes, not so much for her possessions but for the unbelievable intensity of her tackling and attack on the ball.
Better intensity and more interesting to watch than an AFL pre-season game.
Re: AFLW- Round 1 Carlton V Collingwod-Match thread. - Brettie - 02-03-2017
At the risk of being unpopular, if that standard is the norm for women's football, then omfg.
I watched the 2nd half and I don't need to watch another second of it in my lifetime, wow, it was an absolute trainwreck. I was unpleasantly surprised at the skill level or moreso lack thereof.....for all the hype this league and this particular game has generated, what a letdown.
I'll never complain about having to watch the half time Little League ever again.....that standard is light years ahead of what was on display tonight.
To summarise, it was appalling and 24,000 people appear to have been duped.
If it's a success, then good luck to them, but it's not for me and was every bit as disappointing as I expected it to be.