AFLW Round 8: Sydney Swans v Essendon 3.10pm AEDT Sat 15 Oct 2022 Ikon Park

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • Meg
    Go Swannies!
    Site Admin
    • Aug 2011
    • 4828

    AFLW Round 8: Sydney Swans v Essendon 3.10pm AEDT Sat 15 Oct 2022 Ikon Park

    Our women head back to Victoria to play Essendon, another expansion side, in Round 8 of the AFLW tomorrow (Saturday).

    The Swans are still striving for their first win, while the Bombers are in 12th place on the ladder with two wins (against Hawthorn and WCE).

    Scott Gowans has said he is seeing gradual improvement in our team and wants perseverance in the effort and intensity the women have shown. With only three games left in the season he has also promised to try a few new things by playing a little differently this week.

    With 10 out of 10 AFLW ‘expert’ tippers expecting an Essendon win, this seems a good approach at the back end of the year.

    The game is part of AFLW's Pride Round and the team will wear the Sydney Swans Pride Guernsey, the same design that the men's team have worn the past two AFL Pride Games.

    The game will be broadcast LIVE on FOX FOOTY and Kayo, and 7Mate in NSW and QLD
  • Meg
    Go Swannies!
    Site Admin
    • Aug 2011
    • 4828

    #2
    There are two changes to the side this week, with Zoe Hurrell making her debut and Paige Sheppard returning from illness.

    SYDNEY

    B: Kiara Beesley, Brenna Tarrant
    HB: Ella Heads, Bella Smith, Bridie Kennedy
    C: Molly Eastman, Sofia Hurley, Cynthia Hamilton
    HF: Sarah Dargan, Rebecca Privitelli, Brooke Lochland
    F: Lexi Hamilton, Aliesha Newman
    Foll: Ally Morphett, Lauren Szigeti, Montana Ham
    Int: Alana Woodward, Lisa Steane, Paige Sheppard, Zoe Hurrell, Sarah Skinner

    Emg: Ruby Sargent-Wilson, Sarah Ford, Genevieve Lawson Tavan

    IN: Zoe Hurrell (debut), Paige Sheppard
    OUT: Maddy Collier (illness), Ruby Sargent-Wilson (omitted)

    Comment

    • mcs
      Travelling Swannie!!
      • Jul 2007
      • 8161

      #3
      Good game of footy so far. If we can find a way to get a bit more of the ball from midfield we are a chance here.

      Great for Zoe Hurrell to get a goal with her first possession in her first match
      "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

      Comment

      • mcs
        Travelling Swannie!!
        • Jul 2007
        • 8161

        #4
        Fantastic first half effort. Thoroughly deserve to be in front at the break and if we can repeat that effort in the 2nd half we are a real chance to get a win today!
        "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

        Comment

        • bloodspirit
          Clubman
          • Apr 2015
          • 4448

          #5
          Crossing fingers and toes.
          All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)

          Comment

          • mcs
            Travelling Swannie!!
            • Jul 2007
            • 8161

            #6
            Oh no All that hard work wiped clean in just a few minutes of footy. Need to find a way to get the ball out of the middle.
            "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

            Comment

            • Mel_C
              Veterans List
              • Jan 2003
              • 4470

              #7
              I think I jinxed us. I'm away so can't watch the match and when I checked the score we were 10 points up. I noticed on the app it is broadcast on radio so I put it on to listen to the game and since then Essendon have scored 2 goals and then just missed another!

              We just hit the post ?.

              Comment

              • mcs
                Travelling Swannie!!
                • Jul 2007
                • 8161

                #8
                That goal at the end is a coach killer.

                What a frustrating quarter. Punished by a terrible start with 2 quick goals, and some lack of situational awareness there to cough up two chances right at the end.

                Still not convinced by the 'hit the post' either.... but I've accepted the umpiring in the AFLW is as ordinary, baffling and inconsistent as the AFLM competition. The piece of play where the same Bombers player dropped it at least twice, maybe even three times yet got away with it every time summed it up well.

                Feels like it'll be tough from here, but be great if we could get an early goal. Irrespective of the result, the effort has been great again today, and starting to see the team put together some really nice sequences of play.
                "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

                Comment

                • mcs
                  Travelling Swannie!!
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 8161

                  #9
                  Sigh. We had our chances in the last quarter but poor decision making at times going forward really hurt us - so disappointing to get so close but not be able to get over the line.

                  Great effort from the team, and been really impressed by several of our players today, but a bit disappointing as there was a definite chance to get our first win.

                  I am looking forward to seeing what we can do next season once we've built some more fitness and had a proper pre-season together - I like the style of footy we are trying to play, and we have some very good players in the making. Super impressed with Tarrant today in particular - a really calm head down back and someone we can hopefully build our defence around going forward.
                  Last edited by mcs; 15 October 2022, 03:59 PM.
                  "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

                  Comment

                  • liz
                    Veteran
                    Site Admin
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 16754

                    #10
                    RS nomination for Hurley? She was very good today.

                    Despite the disappointment in the end, there were some excellent signs of improvement, particularly the ability to string possessions together.

                    Comment

                    • Blood Fever
                      Veterans List
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 4043

                      #11
                      Originally posted by liz
                      RS nomination for Hurley? She was very good today.

                      Despite the disappointment in the end, there were some excellent signs of improvement, particularly the ability to string possessions together.
                      Huge step forward for first year team!

                      Comment

                      • Nico
                        Veterans List
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 11336

                        #12
                        Did anyone keep score?
                        http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

                        Comment

                        • joeykanga
                          Warming the Bench
                          • Jul 2019
                          • 361

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Blood Fever
                          Huge step forward for first year team!
                          I agree...
                          You can definitely see the improvement and I think the tinkering with players in different roles found a really good balance today.
                          Some good things today:
                          We were able to keep the ball inside fifty for a lot longer albeit to what looked like the scoring end.
                          There was a variety of really good goals.
                          Privitelli clever and Hurley ran beautifully into space for a lead up and so Lexie Hamilton.
                          There were good players all over the park.
                          I'm not so fixated on results and would have lived for them to win. I think they have an amazing spirit.
                          The enthusiasm for the first 2 goals where a first gamer in her first kick and a first goaler kicked goals had so much infectious energy.
                          I think the support is amazing

                          I noticed Brett Kirk was helping with their training drills this week and to see Harley getting involved from the dugout this game also.

                          I'll be there for next week's home game against a really impressive opponent in Freo

                          - - - Updated - - -

                          Originally posted by Nico
                          Did anyone keep score?
                          Huh - perplexed

                          Comment

                          • aardvark
                            Veterans List
                            • Mar 2010
                            • 5685

                            #14
                            They started to look like a football team today. So close! Apologies to Paige Shepherd, I didn't rate her but I do now.

                            Comment

                            • Meg
                              Go Swannies!
                              Site Admin
                              • Aug 2011
                              • 4828

                              #15
                              Swans women were so close to their first win, losing by four points 7.2 to Essendon 7.6.

                              I was unable to watch this match live but have since watched the replay. Such an entertaining game. Our Swans women are really starting to click together, particularly evident in second quarter. Pity about their goalless third quarter which in the end cost them the win, but their intensity and competitiveness in the final quarter right to the siren were terrific. There was much to like.

                              Scott Gowans has won me, such a great choice for our inaugural AFLW coach. I loved his post-game statements about sticking to their plans not changing their set-up to try to win the match. He is building for the future.

                              I agree with Liz re Sofia Hurley, who was terrific. We did so well with our first two draft picks this year (Ham & Hurley) both of whom seem set to become stars of the comp.

                              It’s a real morale boost that both named NSW as their preferred state. In AFLW, players are allowed to nominate for the draft in a specific state. All states then draft from their individual pools.

                              This recognises that the players are semi-professional and combine work and/or study with their training commitments and playing football. For many players being drafted interstate would cause almost irresolvable problems.

                              Both Ham and Hurley are Victorians, yet named NSW as their preferred state (though Ham is commuting this year while completing her HSC in Melbourne). Ham has said it was a university and lifestyle choice for her, as she already has her sights set on a specific uni course in Sydney.

                              If the Swans can build a base of excellence of players who have chosen to move to Sydney, this should be a drawcard for other top interstaters in future years. The Swans partnership with UNSW has large potential to support this for the women who want to study.

                              I reckon we will have a strong competitive team within the next 5 years, and maybe earlier.

                              Comment

                              Working...