AFLW R4 2023: Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles, 1.05pm EST Sun 24 Sept Henson Park

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Meg, the women blew away the perception that AFL wasn't a physical game - and it's always hard for a newcomer to grasp what's happening when their isn't a commentator spoon feeding opinions. Did ask when the next game was though.

[Meg]

Coaches votes:

Sydney v West Coast

9 Ally Morphett (SYD)
6 Laura Gardiner (SYD)
5 Sofia Hurley (SYD)
4 Emma Swanson (WCE)
3 Belinda Smith (WCE)
3 Charlotte Thomas (WCE)

[Blood Fever]

Nice goal by Bella Smith. We needed that.

Watched the 'mini' on Fox Footy. Bella Smith is a real weapon up forward with that booming left foot.

[Mel_C]

I watched the game last night. It was great to get our second win. We still have things to work on, especially our forward entries. So many kicks went straight to the Eagles and undid our hard work.

It's exciting to see our improvement.
Morphett is amazing.
I really like Kennedy. She is small but she's tough and feisty!
Hopefully Molloy is ok and her arm/elbow injury isn't bad.

I wish the umpires would put the whistle away. There were too many frees.

[Mark26]

Does anyone know how long Ham is out for?

[ootf]

Ham is a test this week.
T. Kennedy has gone from being just a 'train-on' a couple of months ago to getting into the R1 team as a defender to a shut down role on Prespakis v Geelong to a bona fide midfield role versus WCoast - amazing.

A few pics here
AFLW Swans v Eagles

[Mark26]

Ham is a test this week.
T. Kennedy has gone from being just a 'train-on' a couple of months ago to getting into the R1 team as a defender to a shut down role on Prespakis v Geelong to a bona fide midfield role versus WCoast - amazing.

A few pics here
AFLW Swans v Eagles

Thanks ootf. Great pics by the way.

[liz]

T. Kennedy has gone from being just a 'train-on' a couple of months ago to getting into the R1 team as a defender to a shut down role on Prespakis v Geelong to a bona fide midfield role versus WCoast - amazing.

She was terrific, wasn't she. I wonder how many games she needs to play to have the confidence, once she's dodged an opponent and has good speed and momentum running past the fifty metre line, to take a shot at goal herself rather than try to pass the ball off. I suspect not many.

All three of the Irish women have fitted in beautifully. O'Sullivan was responsible for a goal saving smother, and McCarthy is finding her feet. She just needs to get rid of the instinct to play on when she takes a mark within scoring distance!

[liz]

While researching ground sizes ahead of this weekend's clash, I stumbled across a snippet of info that last Sunday's crowd for the West Coast game was the largest at Henson Park since 2003. Impressive. I wonder if we can beat it in either (or both) of the two remaining games there this season. With a capacity of 30,000, there's plenty more space!

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