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I think one of the things we'll see as this competition progresses is a fairly quick improvement in the quality of the general play and the skills needed at this level
Players who may be stars in the early years will come back to the pack and be surpassed as the newer improved 'models' of AFLW player emerges.
It'll probably take some years for a settled consistency to develop.
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Didn't we get done by the Pies first up last year and then went on to be contenders?? A rusty start with a good finish.....like a good Peter Moody filly, they'll be better for the run!
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(01-31-2021, 07:31 AM)kruddler date Wrote:Agree lods.
Not sure if you watched the game, but i reckon our skills were worse than previous.
I'm sure some of that could be due to being 10 months between matches and a bit of rust..
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Yes, we've been predicting this evolution for a couple of seasons now, and it looks like it will take a few more, but .......................
Watching some of the other games a couple were quite open matches with very little tagging, the skills looked better, the game was faster, they were generally a much much better spectacle. Traditionally this is not what AFL coaches want, but it's much much better for the fans to see players set free!
The rather arbitrary decision regarding which tactics get priority has an effect.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"
