AFLW R6 - Carlton Vs Geelong - Sun 12:40 @ Ikon

[crashlander]

Good win. Still troubled by our periods of absence

Congratulations to the girls ?

I must admit I was not all that happy at today's game. I really liked the win and the increase in percentage was welcome, but it could have been so much more.
[1] Our disposal:
If we do not make the finals this year, then it will be because of our poor disposal. Simple as that. The number of times we missed targets by over-kicking reminded me of the days where we couldn't hit Fev for love or money. I think our handball was actually a bit better today: there wasn't as much of handballing behind the girl running past. There was some, but it wasn't as prevalent.
More common, and it cost us about 5 or 6 goals, was our inability to kick or handball to advantage. Having the extra player and goal beckoning and we kick or handball to the one Geelong player's advantage. It frustrated me a lot.
[2] Kicking to a player standing still:
Another classical mistake which appears to be part of our game plan, we were picked off too many time for my liking. Especially in defence, one of our players who make a good break and the ball is kicked to her. However, is it kicked to her advantage? No, she has to stop and prop. That allowed a Geelong player to get to the contest, which we usually did not win, as our player had no momentum.
It is not like we did this only once or twice, we did it consistently. Time and time again, Carlton players found the ball kicked to where they were, so they had to stop and prop.
[3] Kicking to Maddy Prespakis as a marking target:
Maddy spent time up forward in the 2nd half, probably as a result of her injury before half time time. It wasn't a bad thing, as her disposal up there was appreciated. However, the number of time that we burst from defence and had only Maddy P as a marking target was unbelievable. Often she was one against 2, sometime as many as one against 4! In Maddy's favour, she often made a decent contest of the situation, but she shouldn't have to! One out, she is a good bet, but as it was, it was embarrassing!

Had we played a decent team, we would have been in trouble.