Afl - w 2024

[Testekill]

Keeley Hardingham dominating as expected, been a revelation in her first season at the Bulldogs.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Dogs into the prelim with a 34-22 win.

[azabob]

New list manager named as Dogs keep ringing the changes

Dan Fisher is the latest addition off the ground as Western Bulldogs hope to head back to top

THE WESTERN Bulldogs have appointed long-time men's recruiter Dan Fisher as their new AFLW list manager.

Fisher has been a highly respected member of the club's men's recruiting team for well over a decade, working in various list management roles.

He started as a recruiting analyst at the Whitten Oval in 2012, before shifting into pro scouting from 2016. Since 2019, he has been formally working as the club's men's list and recruiting officer.

However, Fisher has now joined a new-look Bulldogs AFLW football department, which has undergone major changes over the off-season, led by the hiring of a new football boss and senior coach.

Ex-Melbourne assistant Tamara Hyett replaced Nathan Bourke as the club's senior coach back in February, while the highly credentialed Patrice Berthold was also hired as the club's new head of women's football in March.


https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/116...s-aflw-changes

[ledge]

New list manager named as Dogs keep ringing the changes

Dan Fisher is the latest addition off the ground as Western Bulldogs hope to head back to top

THE WESTERN Bulldogs have appointed long-time men's recruiter Dan Fisher as their new AFLW list manager.

Fisher has been a highly respected member of the club's men's recruiting team for well over a decade, working in various list management roles.

He started as a recruiting analyst at the Whitten Oval in 2012, before shifting into pro scouting from 2016. Since 2019, he has been formally working as the club's men's list and recruiting officer.

However, Fisher has now joined a new-look Bulldogs AFLW football department, which has undergone major changes over the off-season, led by the hiring of a new football boss and senior coach.

Ex-Melbourne assistant Tamara Hyett replaced Nathan Bourke as the club's senior coach back in February, while the highly credentialed Patrice Berthold was also hired as the club's new head of women's football in March.


https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/116...s-aflw-changes

It needed a huge clean out and start again . Good to see it happening

[GVGjr]

New list manager named as Dogs keep ringing the changes

Dan Fisher is the latest addition off the ground as Western Bulldogs hope to head back to top

THE WESTERN Bulldogs have appointed long-time men's recruiter Dan Fisher as their new AFLW list manager.

Fisher has been a highly respected member of the club's men's recruiting team for well over a decade, working in various list management roles.

He started as a recruiting analyst at the Whitten Oval in 2012, before shifting into pro scouting from 2016. Since 2019, he has been formally working as the club's men's list and recruiting officer.

However, Fisher has now joined a new-look Bulldogs AFLW football department, which has undergone major changes over the off-season, led by the hiring of a new football boss and senior coach.

Ex-Melbourne assistant Tamara Hyett replaced Nathan Bourke as the club's senior coach back in February, while the highly credentialed Patrice Berthold was also hired as the club's new head of women's football in March.


https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/116...s-aflw-changes

Nice to see we are treating it seriously. Hopefully we can start bringing in better players and start keeping them.Things have fallen away om the last couple of years.

[GVGjr]

Toby McLean confirmed as an assistant coach, Rory Lobb will be doing some work the the key position and ruck players for us.
Good appointments.

[Axe Man]

Big Dog takes on AFLW mentoring role

With two feet in the present and an eye to the future Rory Lobb is lending a hand to the Bulldogs' women's side

THE WESTERN Bulldogs' AFLW program will have some additional support next season, with Rory Lobb set to take on a mentoring role within new coach Tamara Hyett's football department.

Lobb has been lending a hand as the Dogs returned to pre-season training in recent weeks ahead of the AFLW campaign beginning in August, working predominantly with the side's rucks and key-position players.

The versatile 206cm tall is the second player from the Dogs' men's program to cross over into an AFLW coaching role at the Whitten Oval recently, with retired premiership star Toby McLean also joining as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024 season.

Lobb's move into a part-time coaching role comes after he returned to the AFL side in recent weeks, ensuring his place in Luke Beveridge's plans through his versatility playing as both a ruck-forward and as a strong-marking intercept defender.

"I'm just working with the girls a little bit on body work, leading patterns, those sorts of things. I'm identifying what to do in a contest," Lobb told AFL.com.au last week.

"I feel like I've been around long enough, so I feel like I can help some people through that. I'm really enjoying it.

"I did my coaching course and then I just saw the opportunity to help the girls out, but obviously it's crossing over a lot now. I talked to a couple of the girls and they were really keen to learn and pick my brain.

"I figured I'd get to a couple of training sessions and help them out. Their willingness to learn is unbelievable."

Lobb recently completed the AFL's Level 2 Coaching course and is considering a future in coaching beyond his playing days, though he's hopeful of remaining in the AFL system for a couple of years yet.

He still has two seasons remaining on the four-year deal he signed to join the Bulldogs at the end of 2022, having also represented Greater Western Sydney and Fremantle across his 167-game career.

"It's always good to just have different things," Lobb said.

"It's hard when you're playing football and you've been in the system so long. There's a lot of players that come out and there's so much going on, you don't know what you want to do.

"The more I can have these things in place ... if I still really love game ? and I love the game now, I don't know where I'll be in a few years, but I want to play as long as I can because I love it so much ? but if it's coaching after football, it's coaching. If I want to get away from football completely, I'll go in that direction."

The Bulldogs' AFLW program has undergone significant off-season change, with Hyett replacing Nathan Bourke as the club's senior coach back in February and the highly credentialed Patrice Berthold also hired as the club's new head of women's football in March.

As revealed by AFL.com.au last week, long-time men's recruiter Dan Fisher has also been appointed as the club's new AFLW list manager.

[josie]

Correction: We play Willi at ETU stadium Port Melbourne at 12:30pm.

Our VFLW girls are playing in preliminary final at williamstown oval this Sunday 12:30pm (unfortunately half hour later than our VFL team plays Carlton at WO).

I know they lost to Willy at Willy last week but I think I’ll go and support the girls who are feisty and good to watch. Entry is free I believe. Whoever wins PF plays North in GF week after (which will be broadcast on Ch 7 live).

Go girls!!!

[Axe Man]

Dogs add more bite as flag winner McLean joins coaches

The Western Bulldogs have almost completed a full update of their AFLW coaching panel with latest announcement

PREMIERSHIP Bulldog Toby McLean has made a return to Whitten Oval, appointed midfield coach for the club's AFLW side.

Fan favourite McLean played 102 games for the Bulldogs between 2015 and 2023, tearing his ACL twice over that period.

The 28-year-old joins a near-completely overhauled coaching panel under new senior leader Tam Hyett.

Backline coach Matt Skubis is effectively the only remaining figure from last year's one-win season.

Hyett has brought in a number of familiar faces from her days at Melbourne, including forwards coach Ben Friggi (ex-Casey VFLW assistant) and specialist coach Peter Mercoulia (ex-Demons AFLW assistant, VFLW senior coach).

Bulldogs men's assistant coach Brendon Lade will serve as director of coaching for the women's program, having previously also worked with St Kilda's women's program in his time there.

Respected tackle coach Malcolm Bangs will join Mercoulia as a specialist coach, while as previously reported by AFL.com.au, men's player Rory Lobb will work as a mentor.

Heading up the program is new general manager of women's football, Patrice Berthold, with Dan Fisher appointed list and recruiting manager, and Georgia Stewart the team's new player welfare manager.

"We’re extremely pleased with the calibre of people we’ve been able to bring into our program this season, particularly in the coaching space," Berthold said.

"Both Toby and Ben have hit the ground running with their respective line groups, while we’re excited to see the team’s improvements from a strategy, contest and tackling perspective via Peter and Malcolm.

"We are confident all of these appointments will complement both Tam and Matt, while helping continue to develop our playing group as we strive for success in 2024 and beyond."

Last year's coaches Kate McCarthy, Shaun Campbell and Josh Bruce have left the club.

The Bulldogs will also have a different-looking player leadership group, given the departure of vice-captains Kirsty Lamb (Port Adelaide) and Bailey Hunt (delisted), while leadership group member Gabby Newton has moved to Fremantle.

[bornadog]

2024 AFLW Western Bulldogs coaching panel

Head coach: Tam Hyett
Director of Coaching: Brendon Lade
Forwards coach: Ben Friggi
Backline coach: Matt Skubis
Midfield coach: Toby McLean
Specialist coach: Peter Mercoulia
Specialist coach: Malcolm Bangs
Mentor: Rory Lobb

[weltschmerz]

Toby McLean as a midfield coach is great to see.

[ledge]

A few photos posted from the port v Footscray AFLw game and this one caught my eye . I love this colour. IMG_9812.jpg

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Half time in the prelim.

Williamstown 2 2 14
Footscray 4 4 28

[josie]

Gee the standard is good. If our AFLW team play like VFLW we are in for a more competitive year.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

3 qtr time

Williamstown 2 3 15
Footscray 6 6 42