Ladder is getting interesting as we head into round 4. Timboon Trailblazers vs Lake St Clair Devils 6 v 2 sounds like a balltearer but one gets the felling that the Devils are primed to bust the entire comp wide open as they hit their straps. Devils by 120. Bathurst Belles vs Junee Jets 11 v 9 sounds like a snore fest. Hopefully the Belles turn up and make a contest. Jets by 150. Eastern Park Demons vs Wongan Hills Wallabies 10 v 8 sounds marginally less snorey. Wallabies around the mark if they can push towards a 750 avg. Wallabies by 40. Glenbrook Galahs vs Manildra Mystix 7 v 1 something is gonna need to change dramatically for Mystix not to go undefeated this season. A lazy 822 last week with their mids all underperforming! Mystix by 300. Vivonne Bay Valkeries vs Pomona Wood Nymphs 4 v 3 smells like match of the round, tastes like fwd chaos for the Valks. Our defense has been found out and our fwds are now joining the party. Nymphs by 50. Katanning Krushers vs Scone Sirens 12 v 5 reeks of blow out but Krushers are unlucky to be 0&3. Will be a tight one to tip. Sirens by 15. Get ya game on!
Belles will turn up for sure, unfortunately too many of them will have a drs certificate. We will be small in number but Giants in stature
Please note early morning Sunday full lockout. And the Krushers are ready to rise off the bottom of the ladder! Some underperforming players have been read the riot act this week so expect a big change or there could be carnage at the MSD....
https://www.womens.afl/news/104427/friday-teams-cats-drop-25-game-tall-roos-opt-for-experience Friday teams https://www.womens.afl/news/104335 Midweek injury list
Timboon Trailblazers: D: Libby Birch, Breanna Koenen, Phoebe Monahan (Madison Newman) M: Kiara Bower, Alicia Eva, Tarni White, Erin Phillips (Dana East) R: Jess Good (Alison Downie) F: Chloe Molloy, Olivia Barber, Brooke Lochland (Alyssa Bannan) INT: Abbie McKay, Maddison Gay (Jaide Britton) After tonning up as an emergency last week, Phoebe Monahan makes her way back into the side, as does Maddison Gay reported to be fit for this round's match. Given I expect Brisbane's defence (including Monahan and Bre Koenen) to give Alyssa Bannan hell, I've backed in both Olivia Barber and Brooke Lochlan to score more. My one heart over head (in a safe capacity) sees Jaide Britton slot into the interchange emergency spot.
The Belles flatlining, the Junee runway looks like this.. DEFENDERS Ruby Schleicher, Katie Lynch, Gabriella Pound (Assuming she doesn't have more homework to do)- Alice Burke MIDFIELDERS Emily Pease, Ellie McKenzie, Eloise Jones - Laura Gardiner RUCKS Celine Moody - FORWARDS Paige Scott, Jacqueline Parry, Taylor Smith - Stella Reid INTERCHANGE Mikayla Bowen, Keeley Sherar - Isabella Grant
Lake St Clair Devils Round 4 team Out: Courtney Jones (omitted) In: Kate Shierlaw Def: Sarah Allan, Georgia Garnett, Jess Hosking (Meghan McDonald) Mid: Jasmine Garner, Emma Swanson, Monique Conti, Kirsty Lamb (Catherine Phillips) Ruc: Emma King (Lucy Wales) Fwd: Aishling Sheridan, Kate Shierlaw, Eliza James (Courtney Jones) Int: Lily Mithen, Olivia Vesely (Charlotte Baskaran)
unwarranted savagery!!! it'll only be like.... maybe.... 150 Nevertheless Galahs are going to go hard, pull out all the stops, and keep an eye on announcements for notable persons (Ham... Brazill??). Def: Ash Brazill, Angela Foley, Eleanor Brown (Sarah Verrier) Mid: Ellie Blackburn, Orla O'Dwyer, Georgia Patrikios, Ally Dallaway (Rachelle Martin) Ruck: Sarah Lakay (Jacqueline Dupuy) Fwd: Aine Tighe, Cora Staunton, Zimmorlei Farquharson (Erika O'Shea) IC: Zarlie Goldsworthy, Montana Ham (Vikki Wall) Late edits: Ham and Brazill are on! Brazill's first game in 2 years but my small defenders are having an off year so backing her in
The Krushers are looking to get off the bottom of the ladder and are hoping some players turn up this week ready to go... waiting on announcements for Katie Brennan and Jaimee Lambert who play Sunday... Def: Hannah Priest, Philipa Seth, Kerryn Peterson (Sarah Hartwig) Mid: Mimi Hill, Dana Hooker, Hayley Miller, Jaimee Lambert (Rylie Wilcox) Ruck: Lauren Bella (Cambridge McCormick) Fwd: Tarni Brown, Annise Bradfield, Chloe Scheer (Mikayla Western) IC: Sarah Hosking, Kaitlyn Ashmore (Airlie Runnalls) edit: Katie Brennan in/Annise Bradfield out
The Mystix selection committee have named the following side for their Round 4 clash with the Galahs @ver_redit_optatum There are 2 changes with Chantel Emonson and Steph Cain replacing Serene Watson and Jacquie Yorston. Please note that this team is subject to change Def = Emonson, C Randall, O'Driscoll (Watson) Mid = A McCarthy, M Prespakis, A McDonald, Drennan (Tam Smith) Fwd = Hore, Surman, Stevens (Wuetschner) Ruck = Seymour (Rennie) IC = Cain, Pritchard (Yorston) 2nds - D Walker Injured/HSP - E Antonio, K Gibson, Gavalas
https://www.womens.afl/news/104442/saturday-aflw-teams-big-ins-for-freo-hawks-swing-axe Georgostathis out - replaced by Coyne
Valks Def - Dunn, Stannett, Pugh (Tarrant) Mid - Prespakis, Hanks, Webster, Purcell (ODea) Ruck - Fuller Fwd - Szigeti, McEvoy, Barr (Woodland) IC - Cann, Newton
DEFENDERS Natalie Grider, Belinda Smith, Sarah Goodwin - Naomi Ferres MIDFIELDERS Alyce Parker, Anne Hatchard, Nina Morrison, Keeley Skepper - Sophie Van De Heuvel RUCKS Ally Morphett FORWARDS Jesse Wardlaw, Amber Clarke, Jade De Melo - Megan Fitzsimon INTERCHANGE Grace Egan, Jess Fitzgerald
https://www.womens.afl/news/105044/sunday-aflw-teams-big-guns-return-star-crow-out-debuts-galore Sunday teams
Pomona Wood Nymphs In: Aileen Gilroy, Catherine Svarc Out: Sarah Lampard, Tessa Lavey DEF: Bianca Jakobsson, Aileen Gilroy, Nicole Bresnehan (Sarah Lampard) MID: Ebony Marinoff, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Mia King, Jenna Bruton (Tessa Lavey) RUCK: Lauren Pearce (Brooke Brown - oop) FWD: Courtney Hodder, Sabrina Frederick, Tegan Cunningham (Darcy Vescio) INT: Erin McKinnon, Catherine Svarc (Jade Ellenger)
The Mystix appeared to have scraped through in a tough match against Glenbrook @ver_redit_optatum with unofficial scores having an 18 point margin at the final siren (772-754).
Damn would have got it with Kauffman on IC instead of Goldsworthy! But otherwise we had our best foot forward, which is always good.
Round 4 winners were LSC, Katanning, Manildra, Pomona, Junee and Wongan Hills by 8, 11, 18, 84, 103 and 111 points respectively. At the halfway mark of the home and away season Manildra, Pomona and LSC head the table with 5 teams tied for 4th-8th and in strong finals contention with 2-2 records and with Katanning opening their account this round every team now has recorded a win in season 2022B.