AFLW Rd 1: Carlton vs Collingwood at Ikon Park

[DJC]

So far I have only seen the club song being sung with gusto and very brief highlights but I have listened to the dissection of the game by both the Outer Sanctum and Grandstand crews.  They made some interesting observations:

The last touch rule has produced a counter-intuitive outcome with most play taking place in the corridor and increasing congestion and stifling scoring.  Fancy the AFL getting a rule change wrong 

The lights at Princes Park shine directly into the players' eyes and aren't conducive to clean marking.

There is a huge difference in skill level between the veterans (like Mo Hope) who are late starters and many of the 20 year olds who have grown up playing footy.

The pathways to footy are significantly different for males and females and the standard of AFLW will remain lower until the pathways converge.

Inside 50s are irrelevant in AFLW.  Inside 30s are critical.

Many of the players have lost significant weight and, consequently, the ability to out body opponents.

And my favourite ... Sarah Hosking's comment "I'm glad I'm not a boy!" after D'Arcy kicked her in the groin