Afl - w 2024

[HOSE B ROMERO]

FAntastic effort again by the girls. Dominated the second half and deserved to win by more. Gutsy stuff.

[Daughter of the West]

And first win back at the Kennel since 2022! They deserved it given how much time the ball spent in the Dogs 50 in that last quarter.

[ledge]

What an unbelievable turn around from the first 4 games.
Confidence is through the roof , team work and trusting each other has clicked and the backline has a great set up .
I guess next game is the test. If we can get anywhere near North we are really pushing the improvement.

[1eyedog]

Great pressure. A real team building win. The nucleus is there the team has started to come together and the hunger is there.

Great win.

[Eastdog]

Haven’t followed it as much the AFLW but great to hear that things are on the up.

Go Dogs!

[The Adelaide Connection]

Needs a reminder that Blackburn has been out the last two games.

Things were dire before and the thought of losing her didn't bode well- so to see this level of turnaround/improvement is extra impressive!

[Hotdog60]

It might of been the case of letting Ellie do all the grunt work because of who she is and what she is capable of now she's not there others have lifted and that may also been the case of Lamb in there as well.
It's taken a while for others now to find their feet in where they fit in. I know Fitzgerald was one of the leading possession winners but I would like to see more and I get the feeling its a fitness thing because her build and skill should be producing more and this gets down to the Womens short seasons and most likely short preseason to go with it.
The Swans did look very good in the way they moved the ball and their team looked have bigger bodies around the contest I notice there was more blocking for their team mates than what we did they seemed to pick up quickly who was going for the ball and protect the space to allow their team mate to get a run at it.
We are learning and it will be a slow build but the signs early are starting to look better if we can grow together and not lose players the future has a bit of a spark.
Go Dogs

[azabob]

It might of been the case of letting Ellie do all the grunt work because of who she is and what she is capable of now she's not there others have lifted and that may also been the case of Lamb in there as well.
It's taken a while for others now to find their feet in where they fit in. I know Fitzgerald was one of the leading possession winners but I would like to see more and I get the feeling its a fitness thing because her build and skill should be producing more and this gets down to the Womens short seasons and most likely short preseason to go with it.
The Swans did look very good in the way they moved the ball and their team looked have bigger bodies around the contest I notice there was more blocking for their team mates than what we did they seemed to pick up quickly who was going for the ball and protect the space to allow their team mate to get a run at it.
We are learning and it will be a slow build but the signs early are starting to look better if we can grow together and not lose players the future has a bit of a spark.
Go Dogs

I said something very similar on the reliance on Ellie in this thread after the Pies game.

I reckon last night enforces that.

The team is changing before our eyes.

Tam Hyett is doing an amazing job.

[ledge]

It might of been the case of letting Ellie do all the grunt work because of who she is and what she is capable of now she's not there others have lifted and that may also been the case of Lamb in there as well.
It's taken a while for others now to find their feet in where they fit in. I know Fitzgerald was one of the leading possession winners but I would like to see more and I get the feeling its a fitness thing because her build and skill should be producing more and this gets down to the Womens short seasons and most likely short preseason to go with it.
The Swans did look very good in the way they moved the ball and their team looked have bigger bodies around the contest I notice there was more blocking for their team mates than what we did they seemed to pick up quickly who was going for the ball and protect the space to allow their team mate to get a run at it.
We are learning and it will be a slow build but the signs early are starting to look better if we can grow together and not lose players the future has a bit of a spark.
Go Dogs

The key to this is your final statement “ not to lose players “ hopefully that has been addressed over the off season , I noticed some players are extending their contract so we might have fixed up a lot of errors off field in regard to looking after/ keeping players.

[josie]

I’m very happy Fitzy & Berry are playing so well. Seeing the game on boundary line makes you appreciate how fit & tough you need to be to play it.

Weston Turner looking more comfortable now, need Johnson’s help with goal kicking, although I do like that she kicks for goal low & hard.

Lovely vision on twitter (correction - on insta) of Blackburn and injured player (cannot recall her name) jump for joy after the win from stands.

Shout out to my new fave Maggie Gorham-Onya Maggie!!

[HOSE B ROMERO]

What an unbelievable turn around from the first 4 games.
Confidence is through the roof , team work and trusting each other has clicked and the backline has a great set up .
I guess next game is the test. If we can get anywhere near North we are really pushing the improvement.

New coach is always going to take time to get the players to adapt to a new game plan. And for the coach to learn which players are up to scratch. Especially with the shortened season. Could be a season of 2 steps forward, 1 step back.

I expect a hardened North team to really go for the kill against us. Looking forward to it.

[Hotdog60]

Kearney out with a hammy helps our cause slightly.

[ledge]

Kearney out with a hammy helps our cause slightly.

North weren’t that impressive today and played out on a wet slog , could be good for us as well.

[azabob]

Kearney out with a hammy helps our cause slightly.

When do we play?

[bornadog]

When do we play?

Saturday