Yep is getting tight now, a few teams even have aspirations of making finals. Pfft, finals schminals! First game kicks off on Thursday night. Devils vs Trailblazers 5th vs 9th with both teams still in the hunt for a finals berth. Blazers need a lot to go right though to pull this one off. Dragons vs Jets Jog on, this will be a blood bath. Galahs vs Valks Valks had a good chance to notch up a win last week, but didn’t. Expect much of the same nailbiting disappointment this week. Mystix vs Wallabies Match of the round which will shape the top 2. I’m tipping Wallabies by 15. No logic to this, just a premonition after seeing a wallaby once, a few weeks ago, in my yard, was in reasonably good health. Krushers vs Nymphs Krushers can mathematically make finals. Shhh, we all need glimmers to cling onto once in a while. Sirens vs Belles Probably no winners here. Belles a sneaky chance to fall into finals if other results go their way. Edge of your seat stuff.
The Krushers are announcing their team early as the coach will be out of action for a few days Def: Madi Scanlon, Lily Johnson, Eilish Sheerin (Lucy Cronin) Mid: Bri Davey, Hayley Miller, Jaimee Lambert, Mimi Hill (Bess Keaney) Ruck: Lauren Bella (Darcie Davies) Fwd: Ash Brazill, Katie Brennan, Aishling Moloney (Mikayla Pauga) IC: Lily Goss, Darcy Moloney (Hannah Priest)
Pomona Wood Nymphs - Round 7 In: Jodie Hicks Out: Tahlia Gillard D: Nicole Bresnehan, Jodie Hicks, Serene Watson (Tahlia Gillard) M: Ebony Marinoff, Jade Ellenger, Mia King, Tilly Lucas-Rodd (Sachi Syme) R: Sabrina Frederick (Lexi Hamilton) F: Courtney Hodder, Danielle Ponter, Daria Bannister (Ashleigh Saint) I: Bec Beeson, Jenna Bruton (Jasmine Stewart)
Provisional Belles D: Maeve Chaplin, Tarni Evans. Ruby Schleicher - Gabriella Pound M: Laura Gardiner, Keeley Sherar, Sofia Hurley, Mikayla Bowen - Gabby O'Sullivan R: Eilish O'Dowd F: Megan Fitzsimon, Charlotte Mullins, Gemma Houghton - Paige Scott I: Ellie McKenzie, Jess Allan - Caitlin Wendland
Valks rolling something like this.. Def- McEvoy, Webster, Newton (Steane) Mid - , Hanks, Moloney, Kennedy, Prespakis (dallaway) Ruck - Scholz Fwd - Campbell, Tripodi, TBrown (Yassir) IC - breed , Cann (Hickie)
Only minor shuffling for the Galahs provisional team. Def: Daisy D'Arcy, Angela Foley, Dayna Finn (Bianca Jakobsson) Mid: Britt Bonnici, Zarlie Goldsworthy, Georgia Nanscawen, Brooke Walker (Niamh Kelly) Ruck: Stephanie Wales (Sarah Lakay) Fwd: Ashleigh Richards, Imogen Barnett, Vikki Wall (Jacqui Dupuy) I/C: Poppy Kelly, Montana Ham (Piper Window)
Lake St Clair Devils Round 7 team to play the Trailblazers Out: Heidi Woodley (omitted), Ruby Svarc (omitted) In: Kate Shierlaw, Eden Zanker Def: Sinead Goldrick, Grace Kelly, Georgia Clayden (Zoe Prowse) Mid: Jasmine Garner, Monique Conti, Olivia Vesely, Emma Swanson (Kirsty Lamb) Ruc: Lucy Wales (Lauren Wakfer) Fwd: Kate Shierlaw, Georgia Garnett, Eden Zanker (Ruby Svarc) Int: Emma King, Lily Mithen (Airlie Runnalls)
Sirens Team D - Natalie Grider, Brenna Tarrant, Emily Everist (Belinda Smith ) M - Alyce Parker, Anne Hatchard,Nina Morrison, Grace Egan(Lila Keck) R - Rhiannon Watt F - Isabella Eddey, Tahlia Randall, Ella Friend IC-Libby Birch Jess Fitzgerald ( Jesse Tawhio-/wardlaw)
Eastern Park Dragons - Round 7 Team DEF - Aileen Gilroy, Elizabeth Georgostathis, Madison Newman (Jordyn Allen) MID - Teah Charlton, Isabel Dawes, Cathy Svarc, Madeleine Guerin (Megan Kauffman) RUCK - Jessica Good, (Tess Lyons) FWD - Jacqueline Parry, Julia Teakle, Liliy Postlethwaite (Mikayla Western) IC - Jaide Britton, Sophie Alexander (Marianna Anthony)
Wallabies Round 7 Team: Def: Harriet Cordiner, Jenna Richardson, Beth Lynch (Jae Flynn) Mid: Charlie Rowbottom, Emily Bates, Tyanna Smith, Ella Roberts (Isabella Lewis) Ruc: Mim Strom (Tunisha Kikoak) Fwd: Taylor Smith, Cynthia Hamilton, Tara Bohanna (Georgia Gee) IC: Kate Dempsey, Eliza West (Abbey Dowrick) In: Tyanna Smith, Tara Bohanna Out: Abbey Dowrick, Georgia Gee
Eastern Park Dragons - Round 7 Team (Updated) DEF - Aileen Gilroy, Elizabeth Georgostathis, Madison Newman (Jordyn Allen) MID - Megan Kauffman, Isabel Dawes, Cathy Svarc, Madeleine Guerin (Marianna Anthony) RUCK - Jessica Good, (Tess Lyons) FWD - Jacqueline Parry, Julia Teakle, Liliy Postlethwaite (Mikayla Western) IC - Bonnie Toogood, Sophie Alexander (Jaide Britton) Out: Teah Charlton, Jaide Britton In: Megan Kauffman, Bonnie Toogood
Jets DEF: E. Heads, C. Gunjaca, M. McDonald MID: A. Riddell, A. Anderson, A. McCarthy, S. Conway (S. Cain) FWD: A. O'Loughlin, G. Bodey, E. Hampson RUCK: B. Moody (S. Nalder) INT: S. Thompson, J. Crockett-Grillls (R. Wilcox)
Mystix Round 7 Out: Sarah Rowe In: Dana East D: Emma O’Driscoll, Tamara Smith, Chelsea Biddell (Chantel Emonson) M: Maddy Prespakis, Eliza McNamara, Allison Drennan, Isabelle Pritchard (Amy Smith) R: Kim Rennie (Kate Darby) F: Kate Hore, Chelsea Randall, Zali Friswell (Aine McDonough) I: Dana East, Charlotte Simpson (Jasmyn Smith)
Valks and Galahs turning into a nailbiter. By my count Valks on 622/9 vs Galahs on 619/9. Still to play: Zarlie Goldsworthy, Vikki Wall, Ash Richards and Montana Ham Vs Lucy McEvoy, Tyla Hanks, Tanya Kennedy and Ruby Tripodi Cmon Zarlie, 10 tackle game please
I am picking the wrong forwards and defenders almost every week. This week Laura Pugh scored 90+ and I didn’t even have her as an emergency after she’s been in my starting XIII for most of the season. Also, Saint scored 22 more than Bannister this week. I can’t find the right mix. Every week I get it wrong.
Watson, Ponter & Hodder have played every game for me, and are all consistent enough to stay in the team every week. But here are my other defenders and forwards, with all their scores every week; made bold when in the starting XIII; or underlined if an emergency; and normal text when not named at all, or italics if not named and scored better than a starter. ***Nicole Bresnehan is named in my side to play round 7, but her game is later today. Everyone else in this list has already played their round 7 game. Defenders: Nicole Bresnehan 40, 38, 55, 37, 71, 56, *R7*. Laura Pugh 40, 44, 35, 54, 22, 41, 92. Tahlia Gillard 29, 20, 36, 55, 66, 17, 30. Jodie Hicks 25, 28, 37, 46, 49, 72, 43. Brooke Brown DNP, DNP, DNP, DNP, DNP, DNP, 44. Forwards: Daria Bannister 63, 36, 27, 54, 89, 64, 29. Ashleigh Saint 63, 38, 35, 24, 68, 62, 51. Kellie Gibson 54, 68, 62, 54, 48, DNP, 36. Looking at this, I actually picked my forward right in 4 out of the 7 rounds, which isn’t too bad. But the defenders have been a mess every round.
I feel like defenders are just like this in AFLW... In the official game I try to start the season prioritising reliable defenders (eg Kearney most years) so I don't end up chopping and changing and getting nowhere.
Lake St Clair Devils 270/4 Average 67.5 Vs @Peter W's Timboon Trailblazers 657/11 Average 59.7 In his preview That KI Guy wrote: The last sentence is looking even more accurate now with the Trailblazers needing a magnificent defensive performance to slow down the Devils scoring and get the victory. A Lake St Clair win against the Trailblazers would keep their finals chances alive and set up a thrilling conclusion to the 2024 ORFFW home and away season with LSC on the road playing their 2023 nemesis, @anthak's Pomona in Round 8. The Devils are fifth on the ladder and rank fifth for total points scored behind the top four teams. At the end of Round 6 two teams were one win and points for ahead of LSC (5,316 points), third placed Wongan Hills (5,473) and fourth placed Pomona (5,472). If the Devils can get into a commanding position against Timboon this weekend attention will then turn to attempting to lift the scoring rate to reduce the points for deficit to Wongan Hills and Pomona.