01-10-2022, 08:11 AM
(01-10-2022, 02:33 AM)LP link Wrote:I wonder if those under-done were excluded simply because of the weather the AFLW is played in, even some of the fittest from both sides were struggling by the final siren.
You wouldn't want to be out there under-done!
Personally, I think it's a scheduling error to play any of these games before 6pm anywhere except perhaps Tassie!
AFLW is not a summer sport!
I also worry about the ground conditions, and the effects of ground conditions and muscle fatigue on injuries like those ACLs. The girls are already more susceptible to such injuries, and we are playing the season in potential conditions which make things worse!
I dont think weather had anything to do with picking the side.
But in terms of injuries...thats another story.
Add the heat to the 16 on the ground, as well as the lasso rule which encourages faster play and you see we are pushing these part-time athletes to breaking point.
That being said, injuries will occur and perhaps its a freak weekend and we'll get donuts over the next couple.
Sample size is too small to make a call one way or another.