AFLW Week 8

[Dark Beanie]

Pies vs Adelaide (Home)

Sunday 20 October @ 5.05pm. Venue Vic Park

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/matches/6873

Telelcast on Kayo

Ladder: Pies 17th (1 win, 7 losses, 45.3%) Adelaide 4th (6 wins, 2 losses, 183.7%)

[Dark Beanie]

Team selection:

B Lucy Cronin Stacey Livingstone
HB Muireann Atkinson Ruby Schleicher Lauren Butler
C Sarah Rowe Tarni White Jordy Allen
HF Mikala Cann Jordan Ivey Alana Porter
F Eleri Morris Eliza James
R Imogen Barnett Brittany Bonnici Carly Remmos

INT Erica Fowler Sabrina Frederick Amber Schutte Lauren Brazzale Imogen Evans

EMG Georgia Clark Charlotte Taylor Sarah Sansonetti

In: Jordan Ivey, Erica Fowler, Imogen Evans
Out: Grace Campbell (Injured), Bri Davey (Injured-Season), Georgia Clark (managed)

[shawthing]

Terrible time slot and hardly anyone there. I just wonder how much money the club is losing on this team. We just seem to have no system at all. No forwards to speak of. The season can't finish quick enough.

[shawthing]

Horrendous game so far. Eliza James subbed out with concussion. Adelaide 2.4 to Collingwood 1 behind at HT.

[shawthing]

Adelaide 8.8 Def. Collingwood 2.1

Enough said.

[What'sinaname]

Can't see how we avoid the spoon.

I would delist all of our forwards and start afresh

[Dark Beanie]

Final score:

Adelaide 8.8.56 defeated Pies 2.1.13

Goals: Butler, Bonicci

Top disposals: Rowe 25, Schleicher 21

AF points: Rowe 85, Cronin 83

Match replay:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/video/12479 ... MATCH:6873

Mini match:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/video/12479 ... 9415304001

Match report:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/124725 ... od-magpies

Match was almost delayed due to a burst pipe in the centre square.
If it was a mens game it wouldn't have gone ahead.

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/124763 ... toria-park

Pies applied a lot of pressure in the first half making it difficult for Adelaide but as it has been all year, Adelaide got going in the 2nd half and kicked away.
Pies had no one who could go with Ebony Marinoff, who along with Annie Hatchard dominated in the centre. Both too skillful, strong and quick.

Pies struggled to move the ball forward when they were able to score a turnover - poor decision making & execution plus a well set up Adelaide defence.

Even in a clash of heads, Pies couldn't win - EJ off with concussion, Randall OK and plays on.

Lucy Cronin continues to be the one bright spot of the season continuing her good form against bigger and more experienced opponents.

[Dark Beanie]

Can't see how we avoid the spoon.

I would delist all of our forwards and start afresh

Like the Richomd mens team, the Pies need to bottom out and rebuild.

My info has 6-8 players to be delisted at the end of the season.

Need to draft at least one each of a key position forward & back and midfielder
Players that have played footy since Auskick, not cross coders, and come through the development pathway.
Lucy Cronin is an example of the type of player coming through - can kick, mark, ground balls skills and game awareness.

Would also look at trading in a key forward (with some mobility & height) as the forward line has been an issue for the last 2 seasons.