AFLW Round 10

[Dark Beanie]

Last round of the H&A season.

Pies vs Lions (away game)

Friday 28 October @ 8.10pm (Melb time). Venue Metricon Stadium

Match centre:

https://www.womens.afl/match-centre/2022/4729/bl-v-coll

Ladder: Lions 1st (8 wins, 1 loss, 267%) Pies 5th (7 wins, 2 losses, 147%)

Pies cannot drop out of the top 8 but this game will determine their position on the ladder coming into finals.

Telecast on 7Mate, AFLW website and Kayo

Injury update:

Both Ash Brazill (adductor) and Ruby Schleicher (hip) will face tests at training today

[Dark Beanie]

Team selection:

B: A.Porter 9 S.Livingstone 12
HB: S.Casey 22 L.Butler 23 J.Allen 6
C: J.Lin 35 C.Molloy 2 S.Chiocci 17
HF: E.James 20 J.Membrey 21 A.Sheridan 14
F: I.Barnett 4 S.Rowe 7
Foll: S.Frederick 1 J.Lambert 13 A.Brazill 10
I/C: E.Smith 33 T.Brown 26 M.Cann 25 S.Sansonetti 16 L.Brazzale 24

Emerg: E.Fowler 15 C.Taylor 11 A.Moloney 40

In: A.Porter, A.Brazill, E.Smith
Out: R.Schleicher (hip), A.Downie (omitted), I.Evans (omitted)

[maurs64]

The sooner the season is over for Collingwood, the better. Looking like an elimination final at Geelong at the moment.
Our forward line is too small. Where is Barber????
We will be better next season when our best midfielders return from injury.
Still need another tall forward though!

[Dark Beanie]

Tough game for the Pies.

Final score: Lions 8.7.55 defeated Pies 1.4.10

Goal: Jaimee Lambert
Best: Cann, Lambert, Sheridan, Allen, Brazill

Injuries: Molloy (head)

Match report:

https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1242580/lions-claim-victory-with-dominant-display-against-pies

This comment encapsulates where the Pies are at this season:

"The result for Collingwood had nothing to do with lack of effort, they were simply half a class below on the night"

Pies still 5th on the ladder but % has taken a massive hit again. Gone is the hope of a home elimination final.

[Monco Matt]

I think class is a small part of the women's game. It is very much a low skill cap. It is more about physical attributes that enables one team to eclipse another.

Those Lions girls are big, tall, strong, athletic and more aggressive with a superior fitness level to enable these attributes to shine. They play the game on a different plain. They are also filled with many girls that are blonde and tanned which is also a factor with an impact that is hard to measure but it plays a part psychologically. Physically our girls are not built to compete with the best.

Recruitment needs a big kick up the ass.

[Dark Beanie]

Now you need players that are not only tall but also mobile.
For someone like Sabrina Frederick the game has now passed her by.

With Tigers and North draw it looks like the Pies will get a home elimination final against the Bulldogs.

Pies may not last long in the finals but it was fun to watch North miss out on the double chance.