AFLW 2024 - Week 5

[Dark Beanie]

Pies vs Gold Coast

Friday 27 September @ 12.05pm. Venue Swinburne Centre aka Punt Road oval

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/matches/6836

Telecast via Kayo.

Ladder: Pies 18th (0 wins, 5 losses, 39.9%) Gold Coast (0 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses 49.4%)

Week 5 preview:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/122843 ... travaganza

[Dark Beanie]

Team selection:

B Muireann Atkinson Stacey Livingstone
HB Lauren Brazzale Jordan Ivey Tarni White
C Sarah Rowe Ruby Schleicher Lucy Cronin
HF Jordyn Allen Grace Campbell Alana Porter
F Imogen Barnett Eliza James
R Sabrina Frederick Brittany Bonnici Mikala Cann

INT Carly Remmos Charlotte Taylor Georgia Clark Charlotte Blair Sarah Ingram

EMG Eleri Morris Erica Fowler Sarah Sansonetti

In: Georgia Clark (debut), Brittany Bonnici, Mikala Cann

Out: Amber Schutte (concussion), Erica Fowler, Eleri Morris

[Donny]

Pies beat the Suns 27-24. Is this correct ?

[Dark Beanie]

Sure is Donny .

Pies get their 1st win of the season.

Pies 4.3.27 defeated Gold Coast 3.6.24

Goals: White 2, Schleicher, Barnett

Top disposals: Bonnici 28, Rowe 18, Schleicher 17

AF points: Bonnici 112 (welcome back Britt) Wnite 102, Rowe 78

Match report:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/123109 ... coast-suns

Mini match:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/video/12313 ... 7412534001

Looked like the Pies would get run over in the 2nd half as they have in previous games but they toughed it out for hard fought win.
Still lack poise under pressure and got cought out bombing the ball forward when the Suns had numbers behind the ball. The Suns were quicker and a bit cleaner at ground level, a better skiiled team but the Pies defence stood up under heaps of pressure in the 2nd half.

Bonnicci was awesome and Tarni White had her best game in B&W.

Great conditions for footy - I know the AFL wanted a game at Punt Road during their festival of footy but TBH it is not a good ground for fans.
No seating (there is no public access to the grandstand & the seating in the front was only available to family of the respective clubs) and only a small hill on the Punt Road side where you could sit on the grass (no chairs allowed unless it was a mobility aid)
Game could have been played at the AIA centre and you would have had a similar crowd.

On the plus side we had great view of the aerial display by the Air Force Roulettes prior to the game.

[Dark Beanie]

For once the Pies are on the fortunate side of technology:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/123533 ... to-magpies