AFLW 2019 Round 6 vs Lions

[flyboy77]

So that’s why my footy career never took off 

The game is getting faster and skill levels are improving rapidly.  Girls who aren’t athletic and don’t have good skills will fall by the wayside.

That's been evident since the dawn of AFLW - the girls who are great runners have it all over the rest....the short season, part time nature of the league only exacerbates the divergence of athleticism!

Not sure I'm on board with the rapid improvement in skill level! 

[LP]

Not sure I'm on board with the rapid improvement in skill level! 

I think overall they are clearly better at hitting targets and sticking tackles.

One thing that hasn't really improved is marking, but I'd suggest that is more a function of hand size and less to do with skills. However as mentioned the short seasons does not help. It was interesting to hear Roos yesterday talking about the men needing at least 3 or 4 games to get their match day skills working, for the girls that is half a season!