The opening round of ORFFW season 2023 sees all 6 matches featuring tussles between teams in the same half of the season 2022B ladder Manildra Mystix vs Timboon Trailblazers - a replay of the 2022B Semi Final where an inspired Blazers side brought the previously undefeated Mystix side unstuck LSC Devils vs Wongan Hills Wallabies - Grand Finalists the Devils host the surprise packet of season 2022B the Wallbies Vivonne Bay Valkeries vs Scone Sirens - the 3rd matchup of the week featuring teams who finished in the top half of season 2022B, with a large home crowd expecting a high scoring season opening match Pomona Wood Nymphs vs Junee Jets - 7th vs 10th from last season, both teams will be looking to start the season off with a W Glenbrook Galahs vs Katanning Krushers - 8th vs 9th from last season, the Krushers will be looking to start the new season strongly against a Galahs side that is now stocked with young talent Bathurst Belles vs Eastern Park Demons - 12th vs 11th from last season, one of these teams will be matching their win tally from season 2022B after the opening round. ----- apart from the aforementioned Mystix vs Blazers match the last time these mathcups played out was Round 6 of ORFFW season 2022A where the results were as follows http://tooserious.net/forum/tsLeagues.php?leagueId=21&round=6&year=2022 ----- Season 2023 round lockouts will return to Friday night whenever games commence at 5:30pm or later, and where there is a single Friday match before this time and not one after this time the lockout will then be the first Saturday game of the week. Round 1 teams can be entered here - http://tooserious.net/forum/tsLeagueTeam.php and your opponents team and all 6 matchups can be seen here - http://tooserious.net/forum/tsLeagueMatchday.php?leagueId=21&round=1 Good luck to all teams !
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The Mystix selection committee have named the following side for their ORFFW Round 1 clash with the reigning premiers from Timboon @Peter W Ex Vivonne Bay player McNamara (PSD pick #34) is debuting for Manildra while 3 of the 5 emergencies were also drafted (or re-drafted) in for season 2023 via the PSD and the supp draft. Def = Emonson, Biddell, O'Driscoll (Amy Smith) Mid = A McCarthy, M Prespakis, A McDonald, Drennan (Tam Smith) Fwd = Hore, C Randall, Antonio (Bannister) Ruck = Seymour (Rennie) IC = McNamara, Pritchard (Lochland) 2nds - Grant, N Stevens, Xenos, S Nalder Injured/Supended - nil
Valks vs Sirens Def - Kennedy, Shevlin, McEvoy (Busch) Mid - Prespakis, Hanks, Purcell, Cann (Van de heuvel) Ruck - Hickie Fwd - Stratton, Gavalas, Stephenson (Luke) IC - Harris, Barr (Duursma)
Reigning Premiers Timboon Trailblazers Round 1 squad vs Manildra Mystix: B: Maddi Gay, Charlotte Thomas, Breanna Koenen (Rebecca Miller) M: Kiara Bowers, Abbie McKay, Alicia Eva, Jasmine Fleming (Alana Gee) R: Alice Edmonds (Fleur Davies) F: Chloe Molloy, Dana East, Erin Phillips (Kate Surman) INT: Tarni White, Libby Birch
The Krushers have announced their round 1 side and with a few players missing, some will need to step up early Def: Eilish Sheerin, Hannah Priest, Janelle Cuthbertson (Madi Scanlon) Mids: Bri Davey, Hayley Miller, Jaimee Lambert, Mimi Hill (Hannah Stuart) Ruck: Lauren Wakfer (Lauren Bella) Fwd: Katie Brennan, Darcy Moloney, Dana Hooker (Rylie Wilcox) Int: Airlie Runnalls, Kaitlyn Ashmore (Taylah Gatt) Injured: Sarah Hosking, Kerryn Peterson, Issy Huntington
Eastern Park Demons Def: Emma Kearney, Jordyn Allen, Phoebe Monahan (Elisabeth Georgostathis*) Mid: Isabel Dawes, Hannah Ewings, Aileen Gilroy, Jacqueline Vogt (Madison Newman) Ruck: Erin Hoare (Montana McKinnon) Fwd: Karen “Paxy” Paxman, Bonnie Toogood, Georgia Gee (Kate Darby) Int: Teah Charlton, Ally Dallaway (Aimee Whelan)
The Junee Jets have announced their Round 1 team with their new coach DEF: Molly McDonald, Ella Heads, Lauren Ahrens (Molly Eastman) MID: Alexandra Anderson, Steph Cain, Ashleigh Riddell, Stevie-Lee Thompson (Ellie Hampson) FWD: Greta Bodey, Alice O'Loughlin, Sophie Conway (Steph Chiocci) RUCK: Breann Moody (Caitlin Gould) INT: Charlie Wicksteed, Teagan Germech (Jess Hosking) Bench: Annabel Johson Unavailable: Lauren Butler, Casey Sheriff, Rosie Dillon Good luck everyone!
Wongan Hills Wallabies Round 1 Team: DEF: Elizabeth Keaney, Vaomua Laloifi, 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, Kalinda Howarth (Indy Tahau) INT: Tyanna Smith, Eliza West (Ella Friend)
The Belles are lacking what should have been three of their stars, Schleicher and Pease through injury and Gabby Pound for wtf reasons. But remain ably represented by; DEFENDERS Akec Makur Chuot, Katie Lynch, Tarni Evans, Sarah Goodwin - MIDFIELDERS Ellie McKenzie, Keeley Sherar, Mikayla Bowen, Sofia Hurley - Paige Sheppard RUCKS Jessica Allan - Liz McGrath FORWARDS Gemma Houghton, Laura Gardiner, Paige Scott - Jamie Stanton INTERCHANGE Eloise Jones, Stella Reid - Alice Burke
Sorry forgot to make a list! Galahs will be sending out: DEF: Angela Foley, Daisy D'Arcy, Sarah Verrier (Shannon Campbell) MID: Britt Bonnici, Chloe Dalton, Ellie Blackburn, Georgia Patrikios (Ebony O'Dea) RUCK: Sarah Lakay (Stephanie Wales) FWD: Jacqueline Dupuy, Megan Kauffman, Orla O'Dwyer (Cynthia Hamilton) INT: Aine Tighe, Georgia Nanscawen (Sarah Hartwig) With Nanscawen playing her first game in Galahs colours and Bonnici and Dalton returning from an interrupted season 7. First quarter saw the long-awaited return of Bonnici with 88, alas the Krushers have started even stronger with Davey's incredible score of 131.
As at Saturday night Manildra 9/678 leads Timboon 7/496 @Peter W In the Sunday 305pm timeslot it is Koenen, Eva and Molloy for the visitors vs Seymour for the hosts who will want to maintain a healthy advantage leading into a 3 vs 3 contest at 505pm where Kiara Bowers will be unleashed for Timboon making it more like 4 vs 3 in the last match of the round.
Half time of the Krushers/Galahs match sees the Krushers 5/394 (ave 78.8) slightly ahead of the Galahs @ver_redit_optatum 5/316 (63.2) With both teams to showcase the bulk of their squads today this game is poised to go either way on a Super Sunday!
'Slightly ahead' yeah right, you've fairly well knocked us out with Davey, but let's see what happens today! New recruits Boag and Hartwig are looking good on the bench with 56 and 61 respectively, looking forward to a selection challenge next week.
Heading into the late match the Mystix 10/733 leads a Bowers-less Blazers 11/720 @Peter W with O’Driscoll, McCarthy and Antonio to play vs Thomas and East for the visitors.
Lake St Clair Devils Round 1 team Out: Jess Hosking (delisted), Kate Shierlaw (omitted), Lucy Wales (thigh), Jacqueline Vogt (delisted), Courtney Jones (delisted) In: Angelique Stannet, Alex Ballard, Jess Good, Eden Zanker, Olivia Vesely Club debut: Angelique Stannet, Jess Good Def: Alex Ballard 31, Meghan McDonald 59, Angelique Stannett (Hannah Dunn) 90/2 Mid: Jasmine Garner 120, Emma Swanson, Monique Conti 101, Kirsty Lamb 61 (Claudia Whitfort) 282/3 Ruc: Jess Good 63 (Sarah Rowe OOP) Fwd: Georgia Garnett 53, Emma King 69, Eden Zanker 65 (Kate Shierlaw) 187/3 Int: Lily Mithen 55, Olivia Vesely 64 (Charlotte Baskaran) 119/2 For their Round 1 home game Lake St Clair have made five changes to the team from the Devils previous game, a 267 point loss to the Trailblazers in last year’s Grand Final. 2023 PSD selections, defender Angelique Stannett and ruck Jess Good make their club debut for Lake St Clair in the round 1 home game against the Wongan Hills Wallabies. Three players that were in the LSC Devils squad in 2023 have been included in the Round 1 team – defender Alex Ballard, midfielder Olivia Vesely and forward Eden Zanker. Five midfielders from the 2022 B GF – Jasmine Garner, Emma Swanson, Monique Conti, Kirsty Lamb and Lily Mithen are all in the Round 1 home game against Wongan Hills. Meghan McDonald retains her position in defense. The Devils have an entirely different forward line starting trio to their last game of the 2022 B season. Georgia Garnett has shifted from defense to the forward line and Emma King has had a positional move from being a ruck to being a forward. Progress score Lake St Clair Devils 741/11 Average 67.4 Lead @Schmitty 's Wongan Hills Wallabies 651/10 Average 65.1 Early in the last quarter the Devils have a narrow lead against the Wallabies. The five players on the field to finish the game are: Lake St Clair Devils - Angelique Stannett and Emma Swanson Wongan Hills Wallabies - Isabella Lewis, Mim Strom and Ella Roberts