ORFFW Round 4 I loved Lenbet but unfortunately I don't really know anything about gambling or what appropriate odds are, so this week we're rolling out VROTip! Fixture: Galahs (1st 3-0) vs LSC Devils (6th 2-1) Injuries continue to cruel the Devils, with Jas Garner following Goldrick to the physio room. Can they rally against the ladder leaders? VROTip is unashamedly biased: Galahs by 100 points. Comets (11th 0-3) vs Dragons (10th 0-3) Both teams still looking for their first win - at least one will go home happy this week. Unless they pull off a draw, which I don't know if we've seen in the ORFFW? VROTip: Football's the winner today Wallabies (4th 2-1) vs Jets (2nd 3-0) Two teams methodically putting together very strong seasons, this is hard to call. A damaged Rowbottom vs Riddell in top form likely swings it. VROTip: Jets by 20 points Sirens (9th 1-2) vs Valkeries (3rd 2-1) After some very high scores the Valks have tumbled in Round 3, scoring 147 points less than the Sirens did. With Purcell gone and Heath unlikely to play, their depth will continue to be tested, while the Sirens have been selecting successfully to cover the loss of Parker. VROTip: Sirens by 50 Nymphs (7th 2-1) vs Trailblazers (8th 1-2) Nymphs sitting 3rd before last week will be looking to show they belong back in the top set, while Timboon have had a tough draw so far, with the highest points against making them look worse than they are. VROTip: leapfrog win for Timboon Mystix (12th 0-3) vs Belles (5th 2-1) Tough year for the Mystix, it's hard to see where the improvement is going to come from in the short term, unless some of their older players' experience starts to show as we get deeper into the season. VROTip: The Belles youth continue to shine Name your teams!!! @Peter W @Batfink @Len @Tracey @ver_redit_optatum @dmandrews @anthak @That KI Guy @YAD69 @Chloe @FreoDockers
Thanks @ver_redit_optatum love the preview but hopefully we prove you wrong Pomona Wood Nymphs In: Tamara Smith Out: Caitlin Greiser Def: Jade Ellenger, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Serene Watson (TBC) Mid: Ebony Marinoff, Sachi Syme, Mia King, Bec Beeson (Kate Dempsey) Ruck: Lauren Pearce (Lexi Hamilton) Fwd: Courtney Hodder, Ash Woodland, Danielle Ponter (Caitlin Greiser) Int: Tamara Smith, Amy Smith (Jenna Bruton)
I forgot Bannister got injured on the weekend. I've now removed her from the team list above. I'm hoping one of my other players gets named to play to fill my last emergency slot, so I'll wait to see AFLW teams when announced before deciding on my last emergency.
Galahs provisional team is unchanged from Round 3: DEF: Niamh McLauglin, Erika O'Shea, Cambridge McCormick (Najwa Allen) MID: Georgia Nanscawen, Britt Bonnici, Georgia Patrikios, Ellie Blackburn (Grace Kelly) FWD: Montana Ham, Zarlie Goldsworthy, Imogen Barnett (Ashleigh Richards) RUC: Poppy Kelly (Courtney Murphy) IC: Sarah Verrier, Orla O'Dwyer (Brooke Walker)
Valks round 4 Def - McEvoy, Heath, Ott (Busch) Mid - Newton, Prespakis, Kennedy , Cann (Webster) Ruck - Hickie Fwd - Harris, H McLaughlin ,Stone (Woodley) IC - Scholz,Hanks (Moloney)
Belles to face the Mystix should look remarkably like this; DEF: Emily Pease, Maeve Chaplin, Molly Brooksby - Laura Hausegger MID: Keeley Sherar, Laura Gardiner, Mikayla Bowen, Erone Fitzpatrick - Sarah Howley RUC: Jess Allan - O'Dowd FWD: Charlotte Mullins, Ella Maurer, Tarni Evans - Brook Tonon IC: Ellie McKenzie, Megan Fitzsimon - Madison Brazendale Changes: Hurley out (inj) Fitzpatrick in
The Como Comets look like this: Def: Hannah Priest, Jess Rentsch, Lucy Cronin (Issy Huntington Mid: Zippy Fish, Mimi Hill, Jaimee Lambert, Eilish Sheerin (Hayley Miller) Ruc: Lauren Bella (Piper Dunlop) Fwd: Mackenzie Eardley, Aishling Moloney, Dom Carruthers (Georgie Brisbane) IC: Taylah Gatt, Lucia Painter (Darcy Moloney) In: Sheerin, Painter, Out Brennan (Inj), Moloney
Week 4 – Eastern Park Dragons Def: Yasmin Duursma, Elizabeth Georgostathis, Emma Kearney (Katherine Smith) Mid: Madeleine Guerin, Isabel Dawes, Bella Lewis, Madison Newman (Grace Belloni) Ruck: Jessica Good (Lily Postlethwaite*) Fwd: Megan Kauffman, Abygail Bushby, Gabby O'Sullivan (Sophie Alexander) Int: Ruby Tripodi, Jaide Britton (Cathy Svarc) Out: Bonnie Toogood, Sophie Alexander, Cathy Svarc In: Abygail Bushby, Gabby O'Sullivan, Bella Lewis
Lake St Clair Devils Round 4 team Out: Jasmine Garner (ankle), Olivia Vesely (concussion), Kirsty Lamb (injured) In: Emma King, Claudia Whitfort, Teah Charlton Def: Emma Swanson, Paxy Paxman, Georgia Clayden (Lulu Pullar) Mid: Monique Conti, Claudia Whitfort, Lily Mithen, Teah Charlton (Dana Hooker) Ruc: Lucy Wales (Lauren Wakfer) Fwd: Eden Zanker, Georgia Garnett, Kate Shierlaw (Ang Stannett) Int: Emma King, Molly O’Hehir The Lake St Clair Devils have made three forced changes for the Round 4 away game against the Galahs with Devils captain and ORRFW superstar Jasmine Garner (ankle), midfielder Olivia Vesely (concussion) and forward Kirsty Lamb (injured) all out due to injury. It will be the first game that inaugural Devil Garner misses in her decorated ORFFW career. Ruck Emma King and midfield duo Claudia Whitfort and Teah Charlton all return from injury to take their place in the Lake St Clair Devils Round 4 team. Inaugural Devil King plays her first game of 2025 and will start on the interchange. King will become the 20th player to represent the LSC Devils in the 2025 ORFFW season. Joining King on the interchange is midfielder Molly O’Hehir who has been named in the LSC Devils 13 player team for the first time and will play her second ORFFW game. Last week O’Hehir was named as the midfield emergency but was brought into the team for Claudia Whitfort who was a late withdrawal due to a calf injury. The only two players on the Devils 22 player list that haven't played at senior level for the club in 2025 are Lauren Wakfer who has been named the ruck emergency for each game and defender Sophie van de Heuvel who suffered a season ending knee injury playing for the seconds in Round 2.
A couple of minor changes to emergencies. Pomona Wood Nymphs In: Tamara Smith Out: Caitlin Greiser Def: Jade Ellenger, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Serene Watson (Lexi Hamilton - oop) Mid: Ebony Marinoff, Sachi Syme, Mia King, Bec Beeson (Jenna Bruton) Ruck: Lauren Pearce (Keeley Hardingham) Fwd: Courtney Hodder, Ash Woodland, Danielle Ponter (Caitlin Greiser) Int: Tamara Smith, Amy Smith (Grace Egan)
I would wait until final teams are announced just before the first game tomorrow, particularly to see if my Richmond emergencies are named and to see if Lauren Pearce is a late-out, because Lexi Hamilton could fill in for her... but I will be refereeing a basketball game at that exact time so wont have access to the interwebs (unless maybe I go to the bathroom at half time ).
Sirens Team for week 4; Def - Natalie Grider, LibbyBirch, Emily Everist (Brenna Tarrant) Mid - Nina Morrison, Amy Gaylor,Jess Fitzgerald, Anne Hatchard (Courtney Rowley) Ruck - Ally Morphett Fwd - Jesse Tawhio-/wardlaw, Tess Craven, Amber Clarke (BlaithinBogue) Int - Havana Harris, Ella Friend (Emma McDonald)
Wongan Hills Wallabies - Round 4 DEF: Harriet Cordner, Jenna Richardson, Poppy Scholz (Indi Strom) MID: Niamh Kelly, Eliza West, Emily Bates, Ella Roberts (Lily Goss) RUC: Mim Strom (Sarah Lakay) FWD: Taylor Smith, Cynthia Hamilton, Georgia Gee (Kalinda Howarth) INT: Tyanna Smith, Abbie Dowrick (Isabella Lewis) In: Niamh Kelly Out: Charlie Rowbottom
Timboon Trailblazers: DEF: Sarah Goodwin, Charlotte Thomas, Breanna Koenen MID: Kiara Bowers, Abbie McKay, Lucy Single, Ruby Schleicher (Ash Centra) RUC: Alice Edmonds FWD: Chloe Molloy, Gemma Houghton, Alyssa Bannan (Rebecca Privitelli) INT: Kaitlyn Srhoj, Tarni White (Sabrina Frederick) Others: Maddi Gay, Annabel Johnson, Jasmine Fleming, Alicia Eva (injured)
Junee Jets seem to be on a roll at the moment (touch wood) No changes this week. DEF: E. Heads, G. Clarke, C. Fitzgerald (T. Chambers) MID: A. Riddell, A. McCarthy, A. Anderson, M. McDonald (S. Conway) FWD: A. O'Loughlin, G. Bodey, C. Gould (J. Parry) RUC: B. Harrington (G. Campbell) INT: S. Cain, J. Crockett-Grills (S. Thompson)
Mystix Round 4 team is:- DEF:- Chelsea Biddell, Chelsea Randall, Tessa Boyd (Keeley Coyne) MID:- Eliza McNamara, Kate Hore, Alison Drenna, Maddy Prespakis (Sophie McKay) RUC:- Kim Rennie FWD:- Aine MCDonagh, Indy Tahau, Grace Kos INT:- Sarah Rowe, Amy McDonald (Isabel Pritchard)
North Melbourne have named Emma King as an emergency for their game on Sunday so I have updated the Devils team. King has been moved from interchange to interchange emergency by the LSC Devils and Lulu Pullar has been moved from defender emergency to the interchange. Updated Lake St Clair Devils Round 4 team Out: Jasmine Garner (ankle), Olivia Vesely (concussion), Kirsty Lamb (injured) In: Claudia Whitfort, Teah Charlton, Lulu Pullar Def: Emma Swanson, Paxy Paxman, Georgia Clayden Mid: Monique Conti, Claudia Whitfort, Lily Mithen, Teah Charlton (Dana Hooker) Ruc: Lucy Wales (Lauren Wakfer) Fwd: Eden Zanker, Georgia Garnett, Kate Shierlaw (Ang Stannett) Int: Lulu Pullar, Molly O’Hehir (Emma King)