Regular Season Over - but the Pies have made the Finals

Presti35 · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:17 pm

With the comps final 2 rounds being cut and the finals series starting this weekend, it means Collingwoods AFLW season is over.

Currently 4th in conference B, only the top three teams qualify.

We finish with the 5th best record in the league and the 3rd best percentage. We finish equal on points with third placed Melbourne.

Our only 2 losses coming against Freo by 3 points and Melbourne by 20. We don't get the chance to play St Kilda or Geelong whilst Melbourne and Carlton both miss a game against league leaders Fremantle.

Winning our final 2 games was a huge possibility and had one of Melbourne or Carlton dropped a game, we would have made it.

A Collingwood/Carlton Qualifying Final would have been nice, but it's likely we would have had to go to WA to face Freo in the Prelim before probably facing North in the GF.

Still, I think they had the team to go close. Oh well.

Here's the ladder: https://womens.afl/ladder/2020

Bucks5 · Nicky D - Parting the red sea Joined: 23 Mar 2002

We are still in it. There are 8 teams (top 4 from each conference) in the AFLW finals.

https://womens.afl/news/49363/aflw-finals-structure-revealed-after-season-cut-short

Presti35 · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:38 pm

Thanks for fixing that up Bucks5.

Well we're in then. No Excuses now.

I think that's a fair outcome too. Well done to the AFL for sorting this out.

Can we beat North?

BazBoy · Joined: 11 Sep 2014

On our day we can beat any one

23 YIPPEE!!! · YIPPEE 23!!! Joined: 24 Jul 2019

Who do we play in the quarter final I assume its a quarter final then semi and GF system

23 YIPPEE!!! · YIPPEE 23!!! Joined: 24 Jul 2019

we play north at ikon sat 21st march again no spectators and the winner plays winner of gws or Melbourne again no crowds allowed.

23 YIPPEE!!! · YIPPEE 23!!! Joined: 24 Jul 2019

its semi finals then prelim then GF.If the pies make it to the prelim then they've done very well.

Pies4shaw · pies4shaw Joined: 08 Oct 2007

I think we should play in the Grand Final first, in case they have to call the competition off after 1 or 2 games.

Presti35 · Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:20 pm

Good Luck today Pies.

Game kicking off in 30 minutes.

Presti35 · Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:31 pm

And now the season is over.

23 YIPPEE!!! · YIPPEE 23!!! Joined: 24 Jul 2019

Still got the VFL W coming up where we can go back to back

23 YIPPEE!!! · YIPPEE 23!!! Joined: 24 Jul 2019

AFL W stops immediately no more AFL w and vfl w no longer going ahead in 2020

Bucks5 · Nicky D - Parting the red sea Joined: 23 Mar 2002

No premiership to be awarded in the AFLW either.

What'sinaname · Joined: 29 May 2010 Location: Living rent free

AFLW might not exist next year. If AFL needs to cut costs, surely the competition that makes little to no revenue and is heavily subsidised will be the first to go.

Presti35 · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 10:18 am

We lost 2 games by under a goal. One to the favourite to take the flag (Freo, and over in WA too). And one to North in the elimination final. (North were second fave). We also lost to Melb by 20.

TBH, we should have held on against North. But I guess it doesn't matter now anyway.

With three Vic teams and one from WA, I wonder if there was only Vic teams left if they'd finish it off? Possibly playing the PF's on Wednesday and the GF on Sunday.

Oh well.