Entering the second half of the home and away season, Round 5 starts this Thursday. The game will fly by as we will be halfway through the round by Friday night. Also for those hoping to make some changes to their list. The midseason draft is coming up after this round on Thursday the 5th of October. Katanning Krushers (3-1) @FreoDockers vs Timboon Trailblazers (0-4) @Peter W Coming off their first loss of the season, the Krushers will be looking to bounce back against the winless Trailblazers. Although, Timboon is undoubtedly due to join the winner's list soon as they have battled well in every game so far with a percentage better than the three teams above them. Glenbrook Galahs (0-4) @ver_redit_optatum vs Scone Sirens (1-3) @Tracey Like the Trailblazers, the Galahs are hunting for their first win of the season after some narrow losses. Up against the Sirens, who were very unlucky to lose a close one last week against top spot. Just need to improve their defense, having allowed the most points this year. Vivonne Bay Valkeries (3-1) @That KI Guy vs Eastern Park Demons (1-3) @YAD69 The Valkeries are trying to break into the top 4 but it won't come easy against the Eastern Park Demons who may have just turned their season around with their first win last week and hoping to make that two on the trot. Lake St Clair Devils (4-0) @dmandrews vs Junee Jets (1-3) @Chloe Lake St Clair is shaping up to be the team to beat on top of the ladder. If the vising Jets can pull off a win here it could be one of the upsets of the season. Wongan Hills Wallabies (1-3) @Schmitty vs Bathurst Belles (2-2) @Len Bathurst just one win and points out of the top 4 a win here will keep them right in the hunt, up against the second-worst defense, the Wallabies. Who will be desperate to turn their honorable losses into honorable wins. Manildra Mystix (4-0) @TheTassieHawk vs Pomona Wood Nymphs (4-0) @anthak Finally, we have the game of the round. Manildra and Pomona, both undefeated looking to sure up their spot at the top end of the ladder. This is a real coin flip and will go down to the wire. ------ Round lockout is the WB vs St Kilda Friday night match ------- Good luck everyone
Round 5 teams https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1043047/aflw-teams-pies-big-boost-turbo-out-injured-dog-returns
Eastern Park Demons Def: Emma Kearney, Jordyn Allen, Vivien Saad (Phoebe Monahan) Mid: Madison Newman, Teah Charlton, Isabel Dawes, Jacqueline Vogt (Charlotte Mullins) Ruck: Montana McKinnon (Erin Hoare) Fwd: Bonnie Toogood, Karen “Paxy” Paxman, Georgia Gee (Lily Postlethwaite) Int: Hannah Ewings, Elisabeth Georgostathis (Aileen Gilroy) Out: Phoebe Monahan, Erin Hoare, Charlotte Mullins In: Vivien Saad, Montana McKinnon, Hannah Ewings
Krushers Round 5 squad is named to play the Trailblazers (who have had some rotten luck compounded by Turbo Bowers knee forcing her out for todays game) Def: Hannah Priest, Eilish Sheerin, Madi Scanlon (Janelle Cuthbertson) Ruck: Lauren Bella (Lauren Wakfer) Mid: Bri Davey, Mimi Hill, Hayley Miller, Jaimee Lambert (Taylah Gatt) Fwd: Katie Brennan, Darcy Moloney, Dana Hooker (Rylie Wilcox) IC: Kaitlyn Ashmore, Kerryn Peterson (Airlie Runnalls)
Pomona Wood Nymphs Out: Nicole Bresnehan (ankle inj) In: Bianca Jakobsson - and also happy to add Erin McKinnon as an emergency as she works her way back from a lengthy injury layoff! DEF: Jodie Hicks, Brooke Brown, Bianca Jakobsson (Eliza Shannon) MID: Ebony Marinoff, Mia King, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Rebecca Beeson (Jasmin Stewart) RUCK: Lauren Pearce (Tahlia Gillard) FWD: Sabrina Frederick, Danielle Ponter, Courtney Hodder (Ash Brazill) INT: Jenna Bruton, Jade Ellenger (Erin McKinnon)
Hopefully the R6 version with generate more anxiety in our opponents than this team. DEFENDERS Tarni Evans, Gab Pound, Katie Lynch - Sarah Goodwin MIDFIELDERS Keeley Sherar, Mikayla Bowen, Sofia Hurley, Emily Pease - Paige Sheppard RUCKS Jessica Allan - Jamie Stanton* FORWARDS Laura Gardiner, Gemma Houghton, Eloise Jones - Stella Reid INTERCHANGE Paige Scott, Gabby O'Sullivan - Alice Burke
Wongan Hills Wallabies OUT: Indy Tahau, Vaomua Laloifi IN: Ella Friend, Brooke Walker DEF: Elizabeth Keaney, Brooke Walker, Harriet Cordner (Stacey Livingstone) MID: Charlie Rowbottom, Isabella Lewis, Emily Bates, Abbey Dowrick (Chloe Scheer) RUCK: Mim Strom (Sarah Wielstra) FWD: Ella Roberts, Tara Bohanna, Ella Friend (Bella R. Smith) INT: Tyanna Smith, Eliza West (Kate Dempsey) 2nd forward out with an ACL. Bella R. Smith the swingwoman is now covering as forward emergency.
Lake St Clair Devils Round 5 team Out: Alex Ballard (omitted), Lily Mithen (omitted) In: Serene Watson, Olivia Vesely Club debut: Serene Watson Def: Angelique Stannett, Meghan McDonald, Serene Watson (Alex Ballard) Mid: Jasmine Garner, Emma Swanson, Monique Conti, Claudia Whitfort (Lily Mithen) Ruc: Jess Good (Lucy Wales) Fwd: Sarah Rowe, Emma King, Eden Zanker (Georgia Garnett) Int: Olivia Vesely, Kirsty Lamb (Charlotte Baskaran)
Sunday teams, noting tonight’s 715pm (Melb time) game is the lockout https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1044057/aflw-teams-young-hawk-out-big-roos-blow-crow-returns
Early in the 3rd quarter Manildra 10/806 leads Pomona 4/203 @anthak The visitors hold a 7:1 numerical advantage in the next 2 games of the round before Drennan and Randall for the Mystix take on Marinoff and Ponter for the Wood Nymphs in the final Sunday game.
The Valkeries @That KI Guy finish on 847/13 65.1 to the Demons on 801/13 61.6 The Demons couldn't reel it in enough, with Hickie being dominant in the big tap.
Great game mate. Newman and Dawes went huge but offset by McKinnon and Saad sub par. Demons steering in the right direction though
Indicative scores show the Krushers 903 (Priest 120, Lambert 91, Moloney 81) defeating the Trailblazers 822 (Edmonds 105, Davidson 96, McKay 96)
Unofficial score Lake St Clair Devils 966 Defeated Junee Jets 823 The Junee Jets won the ton count 2-1 with midfielders Ally Anderson and Ash Riddell scoring 119 and 113 respectively. Two other Jets scored 85+, ruck Breann Moody (98) and defender Ella Heads (88). The Jets were unable to match Lake St Clair’s depth and lost the 45+ count 7 to 12. Although Monique Conti (121) was the only Devil in triple figures she was well supported by her fellow starting mids all scoring in the 90’s - Claudia Whitfort (99), Jasmine Garner (92), and Emma Swanson (92) which resulted in the LSC starting mids amassing 404 points between them at an impressive average of 101 points each. With the victory the Devils extend their winning streak to five games and retain top spot on the ladder, points for ahead of Manildra Mystix.
Round 5 winners in the 2023 ORFFW were Vivonne Bay by 2, Wongan Hills by 11, Katanning by 81, LSC by 143, Scone by 156 and Manildra by 212 - Manildra high scoring with 980 points and their opponents Pomona low scoring with 768. LSC and Manildra are 5-0, with Pomona, Katanning and Vivonne Bay all a game behind at 4-1, with 3 teams still mathematically alive at 2-3. All 12 teams can re-shape their lists with either a short or long term emphasis - via the 2023 ORFFW midseason draft.