03-17-2018, 09:30 AM
FREMANTLE 2.2 3.2 6.4 9.5 (59)
CARLTON 2.0 3.5 5.7 6.12 (48)
GOALS
Fremantle: Lavell 2, Donnellan, Miller, Webb, Gibson, Sharp, Antonio, Hooker
Carlton: Harris 2, Downie 2, Vescio, Loynes
BEST
Fremantle: Hooker, Antonio, Webb, Donnellan, Lavell, Miller
Carlton: Harris, S.Hosking, Loynes, Downie, Gay, Arnell
INJURIES
Fremantle: O'Sullivan (head knock), Janz (knee)
Carlton: Audley (head knock)
The people who come up with this stuff do not appear to see the game as we do. Is that not a surprise!? At least their first 3 choices were similar to what we voted.
I have to agree with kruddler: our disposal holds us back very badly. Our game style requires decent kicking to move it reasonably quickly. Last year our kicking was not so despicable, so we managed to move the ball very well at times. This year are kicks and handballs miss the mark. It stops the flow of play for us, especially when we should be out the back. Our handballs give the opposition a better chance of getting the ball than it does it players: our handballs are often behind instead of in front, they often fall short and bounce and our players usually have to stop and fumble the ball to get it. By that time they are under pressure. We appear to like long handballs, but they simply do not reach their intended targets, getting intercepted when they fall short.
Some of this can be improved by improving our level of fitness. Stronger players may be able to increase the effective distance of their handballs and kicks.
However, that is only part of the problem. We really need to improve our kicking, so we can share the ball around more effectively.
We need to do some very careful recruiting. We need young talent, who are fast and skilled. We will look faster when we don't have to stop to get a handball that has missed the mark.
I don't know when the AFLW pre-season training is mandated to start, but we need to start earlier, working on our fitness and our skills.
We need probably some better skills and fitness coaches to make sure our team is at the sharp end of fitness, not the tail.
We need access for a longer period so we can train the girls to kick and handball better, and not to drop chest marks. (Please, ladies, do not look at Carlton vs Hawthorn of a few days back: I've never seen so many chest marks dropped.)
I do not know if any of our players will be targets for the 2 expansion teams. They are allowed to poach 4 players at maximum from other teams. None of ur girls will factor in the top possession getters or the top votes getters.
Maddy Keryk has lost too much pace, I'm afraid. She was slated to be an on-field leader. Instead she just hasn't been able to catch up.
Lauren Arnell's future as a player must be questionable. She has had injuries and has lost that extra yard of pace. She has willed herself into contests, but we badly missed her getting centre breaks or hitting targets.
Alison Downie's time as premier ruck appears over. She may remain as a tall forward or defender, as she can still take a contested mark. However, her mobility has declined a lot this season.
Nicola Stevens hasn't quite lived up to the hype. She managed maybe half of the possessions she got last year. She has not been able to control her opponents, who often feature among the best players. Her kicking was much hyped at Collingwood, but has been only a shadow of what she is supposed to be able to produce. She has often been under pressure and has neither covered the distance she expected, nor hit the target often enough.
Bri Davey was missed very badly, but, as good as she is, she was down before her injury. She was averaging 5 possessions or more less than she had last year. Opposing clubs had been making plans for dealing with her. She was still our best by some margin, but she wasn't as effective because other teams didn't allow her to be.
I hope she can come back next year, as she is our best player and an inspirational leader, but she may not have the same strength or speed in her legs. I will hate it if that is the case, but the probability is significant.
Bree Moody could be the best ruck in the comp if she learns more about her craft. She has huge potential and no small amount of athleticism, but at the moment her taps are disadvantaging us, because we are neither reading them, nor positioning our players to allow us to get the ball.
CARLTON 2.0 3.5 5.7 6.12 (48)
GOALS
Fremantle: Lavell 2, Donnellan, Miller, Webb, Gibson, Sharp, Antonio, Hooker
Carlton: Harris 2, Downie 2, Vescio, Loynes
BEST
Fremantle: Hooker, Antonio, Webb, Donnellan, Lavell, Miller
Carlton: Harris, S.Hosking, Loynes, Downie, Gay, Arnell
INJURIES
Fremantle: O'Sullivan (head knock), Janz (knee)
Carlton: Audley (head knock)
The people who come up with this stuff do not appear to see the game as we do. Is that not a surprise!? At least their first 3 choices were similar to what we voted.
I have to agree with kruddler: our disposal holds us back very badly. Our game style requires decent kicking to move it reasonably quickly. Last year our kicking was not so despicable, so we managed to move the ball very well at times. This year are kicks and handballs miss the mark. It stops the flow of play for us, especially when we should be out the back. Our handballs give the opposition a better chance of getting the ball than it does it players: our handballs are often behind instead of in front, they often fall short and bounce and our players usually have to stop and fumble the ball to get it. By that time they are under pressure. We appear to like long handballs, but they simply do not reach their intended targets, getting intercepted when they fall short.
Some of this can be improved by improving our level of fitness. Stronger players may be able to increase the effective distance of their handballs and kicks.
However, that is only part of the problem. We really need to improve our kicking, so we can share the ball around more effectively.
We need to do some very careful recruiting. We need young talent, who are fast and skilled. We will look faster when we don't have to stop to get a handball that has missed the mark.
I don't know when the AFLW pre-season training is mandated to start, but we need to start earlier, working on our fitness and our skills.
We need probably some better skills and fitness coaches to make sure our team is at the sharp end of fitness, not the tail.
We need access for a longer period so we can train the girls to kick and handball better, and not to drop chest marks. (Please, ladies, do not look at Carlton vs Hawthorn of a few days back: I've never seen so many chest marks dropped.)
I do not know if any of our players will be targets for the 2 expansion teams. They are allowed to poach 4 players at maximum from other teams. None of ur girls will factor in the top possession getters or the top votes getters.
Maddy Keryk has lost too much pace, I'm afraid. She was slated to be an on-field leader. Instead she just hasn't been able to catch up.
Lauren Arnell's future as a player must be questionable. She has had injuries and has lost that extra yard of pace. She has willed herself into contests, but we badly missed her getting centre breaks or hitting targets.
Alison Downie's time as premier ruck appears over. She may remain as a tall forward or defender, as she can still take a contested mark. However, her mobility has declined a lot this season.
Nicola Stevens hasn't quite lived up to the hype. She managed maybe half of the possessions she got last year. She has not been able to control her opponents, who often feature among the best players. Her kicking was much hyped at Collingwood, but has been only a shadow of what she is supposed to be able to produce. She has often been under pressure and has neither covered the distance she expected, nor hit the target often enough.
Bri Davey was missed very badly, but, as good as she is, she was down before her injury. She was averaging 5 possessions or more less than she had last year. Opposing clubs had been making plans for dealing with her. She was still our best by some margin, but she wasn't as effective because other teams didn't allow her to be.
I hope she can come back next year, as she is our best player and an inspirational leader, but she may not have the same strength or speed in her legs. I will hate it if that is the case, but the probability is significant.
Bree Moody could be the best ruck in the comp if she learns more about her craft. She has huge potential and no small amount of athleticism, but at the moment her taps are disadvantaging us, because we are neither reading them, nor positioning our players to allow us to get the ball.
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