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AFLW Round 9
Essendon vs RICHMOND
Saturday, 26th October @ TIO Stadium, Darwin.
Start time: 6:45 PM CST (8:15 PM EDT)
Broadcast:
7mate
Fox Footy & Kayo
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https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/matches/6880
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Injury List
Player Injury Estimated Return
Katie Brennan Ankle Test
Tamara Luke Shoulder Test
Imogen Brown Ankle Test
Amelia Peck Knee (MCL) Season
Shelby Knoll Knee (ACL) Season (inactive)
Montana McKinnon Knee (ACL) Season (inactive)
Katelyn Cox Knee (ACL) Season (inactive)
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Richmond AFLW captain Katie Brennan remains in contention for Saturday’s Dreamtime in Darwin clash, with the Club to give her every chance to overcome an ankle complaint.
"Katie injured herself during the second quarter of last Saturday's game against Melbourne. We will monitor her closely the next couple of days, with the hope that she will be okay to travel to Darwin," High Performance Manager Eliza Morrison said.
Meanwhile, Tamara Luke (shoulder) will also be tested ahead of the marquee match in the Northern Territory, as well as replacement player Imogen Brown (ankle).
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1682570/aflw-injury-report-week-9
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Gotta say disappointed this game isn't in Vic to help build brand and rivalry here. But anyway..
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No change
Richmond
Backs: 28 Gabrielle Seymour, 15 Rebecca Miller
Half Backs: 20 Beth Lynch, 31Isabel Bacon, 18 Libby Graham
Centre: 35 Maddie Shevlin, 22 Ellie McKenzie, 19 Kate Dempsey
Half Forwards: 30 Ally Dallaway, 3 Katie Brennan, 7 Sarah Hosking
Forwards: 9 Caitlin Greiser, 27 Emelia Yassir
Followers: 14 Poppy Kelly, 2 Eilish Sheerin, 4 Monique Conti
Interchange: 33 Mackenzie Ford, 6 Jodie Hicks, 37 Tessa Lavey, 1 Grace Egan, 16 Laura McClelland
Emergencies: 21Charley Ryan, 8 Molly Eastman, 40 Tamara Luke
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1683455/unchanged-line-up-for-indigenous-round
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Katie Brennan selected
But based on howxshe was hobbling last week after she hurt her ankle would be a massive surprise if she plays
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Serious question
Apparently the club asked to wear the pride jumper again this week
Seeing as we were meant to wear a Dreamtime jumper this week
Does this mean the club decided to ditch the Dreamtime jumper and go with the pride jumper?
Or was this an error by the club and they forgot about Dreamtime ???
It’s all so confusing
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Serious question
Apparently the club asked to wear the pride jumper again this week
Seeing as we were meant to wear a Dreamtime jumper this week
Does this mean the club decided to ditch the Dreamtime jumper and go with the pride jumper?
Or was this an error by the club and they forgot about Dreamtime ???
It’s all so confusing
Not sure where you got the idea about them wanting to wear the pride jumper this week
AFLW pride round was 2 weeks ago. We played Geelong
The Club asked to wear it again last week against Melbourne as a show of support to Kate Dempsey who along with her wife, family and 2 yo daughter copped some of the most horrific homophobic abuse on social media by keyboard cowards. Having read some of it I can honestly say it the term horrific is the only word I would use to describe it
They have not asked to wear it again this week
This is indigenous round and our women will wear our Dreamtime jumper. It is the same design as what the men wore, that was designed by MRJ and his Mum
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Sorry
I misread your post on the round 8 thread
And seeing as I don’t watch it, I didn’t know what they wore in r7
So will be a month between wearing the traditional jumper
Go PC correct AFL/AFLW ..
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With the dees losing tonight, that all but seals our spot in finals, % is far superior to the only teams outside the 8 that can match our current points even if we drop the next 2 games.
Must say with the incredibly soft draw we had, if we were serious contenders we would have made top4 comfortably.
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Essendon v Richmond Preview
Last time they met: Essendon 8.5 (53) defeated Richmond 5.6 (36), round seven, 2023
Ryan Ferguson's side needs a win to keep the charging pack at bay, and the occasion being Dreamtime in the Top End for the first time means there are plenty of storylines in this one. Tigers captain Katie Brennan is a test to play, after hurting her ankle in last week's loss to Narrm, and they will need her in action to be in their best place to win. There is a perfect storm brewing in Essendon's front half for this one, too, with the Tigers the third-tightest defence in the League this year, and the Bombers the worst side at converting inside 50 entries into scores. Essendon works to possess the footy, take marks around the ground, and generally move the ball slowly, which will open the door for the Tigers' backs to settle into their structures and block paths for the forwards.
Ellie McKenzie looms as a danger player, with her line-breaking run and important delivery going forward, so a plan to limit her output by Natalie Wood's side wouldn't go astray. The obvious choice to provide some close checking would be co-captain Steph Cain, whose size and running capacity can match the young star. Meanwhile the Tigers will have a concern of their own, with Bombers defender Maddi Gay having the best season of her career, and largely dictating play coming out of the back half. Playing this season as a pressure forward, this could be a task for Sarah Hosking, against her old teammate no less.
Tip: The Tigers will keep their top four hopes alive. Richmond by seven points.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1248412/w9-preview-clash-of-the-titans-indigenous-round-takes-centre-stage
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With the dees losing tonight, that all but seals our spot in finals, % is far superior to the only teams outside the 8 that can match our current points even if we drop the next 2 games.
Must say with the incredibly soft draw we had, if we were serious contenders we would have made top4 comfortably.
The round 1 loss to WC is going to bite us big time
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Sorry
I misread your post on the round 8 thread
And seeing as I don’t watch it, I didn’t know what they wore in r7
So will be a month between wearing the traditional jumper
Go PC correct AFL/AFLW ..
Serious question
Do you have an issue with Indigenous round in the AFL? That Sydney and St Kilda player a pride game every year?
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I hope one day there is a fat old white male round
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Sorry
I misread your post on the round 8 thread
And seeing as I don’t watch it, I didn’t know what they wore in r7
So will be a month between wearing the traditional jumper
Go PC correct AFL/AFLW ..
Serious question
Do you have an issue with Indigenous round in the AFL? That Sydney and St Kilda player a pride game every year?
I love the indigenous round
Pride round a farce
And what did I say ???
I said AFL/AFLW
The AFL leads all the nonsense
Still waiting for the white middle aged male round in the AFL .. it’s about all that’s missing .. but hey, that’s nots trendy is it
Will be fun when round 21 next year in the AFL is “Furry Round” or whatever they are .. let’s honour those that identify as animals AFL
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Katie Brennan has done her own shorter training session separate from the group. Run-throughs, change of direction, circling cones, kicking with a trainer.
Hosking, Lavey, Shevlin and Yassir on light loads.
Temp: 33, humidity 60%
https://x.com/_sjblack/status/1849620566157951454
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1248651/richmond-tigers-captain-katie-brennan-makes-desperate-bid-to-play-in-dreamtime-clash
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Sorry
I misread your post on the round 8 thread
And seeing as I don’t watch it, I didn’t know what they wore in r7
So will be a month between wearing the traditional jumper
Go PC correct AFL/AFLW ..
Serious question
Do you have an issue with Indigenous round in the AFL? That Sydney and St Kilda player a pride game every year?
I love the indigenous round
Pride round a farce
And what did I say ???
I said AFL/AFLW
The AFL leads all the nonsense
Still waiting for the white middle aged male round in the AFL .. it’s about all that’s missing .. but hey, that’s nots trendy is it
Will be fun when round 21 next year in the AFL is “Furry Round” or whatever they are .. let’s honour those that identify as animals AFL
I reckon a couple of themed rounds are good. It’s become diluted because there are so many of them. Cynical side of me says $$$ merch drives the decision making rather than being woke.
I think having a gay jumper for aflw is an obvious theme, not sure why people would pay out of that.
Indigenous feels like the other one worth doing but all of the others are trite events
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Sorry
I misread your post on the round 8 thread
And seeing as I don’t watch it, I didn’t know what they wore in r7
So will be a month between wearing the traditional jumper
Go PC correct AFL/AFLW ..
Serious question
Do you have an issue with Indigenous round in the AFL? That Sydney and St Kilda player a pride game every year?
I love the indigenous round
Pride round a farce
And what did I say ???
I said AFL/AFLW
The AFL leads all the nonsense
Still waiting for the white middle aged male round in the AFL .. it’s about all that’s missing .. but hey, that’s nots trendy is it
Will be fun when round 21 next year in the AFL is “Furry Round” or whatever they are .. let’s honour those that identify as animals AFL
I reckon a couple of themed rounds are good. It’s become diluted because there are so many of them. Cynical side of me says $$$ merch drives the decision making rather than being woke.
I think having a gay jumper for aflw is an obvious theme, not sure why people would pay out of that.
Indigenous feels like the other one worth doing but all of the others are trite events
A round here or there = whatever
Three weeks on the trot, for whatever reason = pisstake
How many themed rounds in the AFL this year ?
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I’m on your side there Damo. It’s ridiculous and just makes having a theme very ho hum. Pick one or two and try and nail them as events - Anzac Day and Dreamtime are great examples. Eureka not so much….
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Sorry
I misread your post on the round 8 thread
And seeing as I don’t watch it, I didn’t know what they wore in r7
So will be a month between wearing the traditional jumper
Go PC correct AFL/AFLW ..
Serious question
Do you have an issue with Indigenous round in the AFL? That Sydney and St Kilda player a pride game every year?
I love the indigenous round
Pride round a farce
And what did I say ???
I said AFL/AFLW
The AFL leads all the nonsense
Still waiting for the white middle aged male round in the AFL .. it’s about all that’s missing .. but hey, that’s nots trendy is it
Will be fun when round 21 next year in the AFL is “Furry Round” or whatever they are .. let’s honour those that identify as animals AFL
I reckon a couple of themed rounds are good. It’s become diluted because there are so many of them. Cynical side of me says $$$ merch drives the decision making rather than being woke.
I think having a gay jumper for aflw is an obvious theme, not sure why people would pay out of that.
Indigenous feels like the other one worth doing but all of the others are trite events
A round here or there = whatever
Three weeks on the trot, for whatever reason = pisstake
How many themed rounds in the AFL this year ?
Yes, it detracts from the significance.
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I’m on your side there Damo. It’s ridiculous and just makes having a theme very ho hum. Pick one or two and try and nail them as events - Anzac Day and Dreamtime are great examples. Eureka not so much….
Agree with this 100%
Dreamtime is a big event and significant
Anzac round ditto
Both are very very important IMO
Eureka ffs :help :help
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How Tigers ruck has taken her game to the next level
Poppy Kelly has stepped up this year and the Tiger tells Sarah Black just how she has reached another level in 2024
By Sarah Black
afl.com.au
26 Oct 2024
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SHE MAY be flying under the radar, but just quietly, Richmond ruck Poppy Kelly is having a very good season.
After spending her first few seasons at Richmond splitting the ruck role with Gab Seymour, the 25-year-old has now assumed near-full responsibility for the demanding job.
Kelly is averaging 11.4 disposals (up from 4.7 last year), 2.3 marks (1.2) and has nearly doubled her hitout output, sitting at 29.3 from 15.3.
"I think a lot of things have gone into it. I've definitely got a lot more opportunity this year, and then worked really hard with (assistant coach) Shaun Hampson in the off-season, was putting heaps of work into my aerial game and then have had a really uninterrupted off-season, so feeling a lot fitter, too," Kelly said.
"I do a lot of bodywork against him, so I think if you're training against a six-foot-four man, you're pretty well-prepared coming into our games. He's just super positive, he'll give you feedback on everything, and he's given me a lot of confidence as well."
Kelly also benefited from a full pre-season spent training against former Adelaide ruck Montana McKinnon, who ruptured her ACL in a scratch match just before the start of the season.
She is relishing working with a new-look midfield including the returning Ellie McKenzie (fibula fracture last year), defender Eilish Sheerin and ex-Giant Ally Dallaway.
"I've learned heaps from her, we really had a good battle going. Unfortunately, she did her knee, but it was really good for my development, training against her," Kelly said.
"Also Tam (Luke) coming in as well, I've learned a lot from most of them.
"They're all superstars, everyone brings their own part. It's good having Ellie back, she's amazing, her use of the ball. Also, I think Ally Dallaway is a bit of an unsung hero, her role is super important and she plays a huge part as well."
Saturday's game against Essendon in Darwin looms as a must-win match for the Tigers, who probably need to lock away one of their final two matches to firmly sit inside the eight.
"I love the heat, we've done heaps of preparation for it, so feeling really excited," Kelly said.
"[On Wednesday], we did some school visits, and that was awesome. The kids were lovely, super-engaged, and you could tell how much it meant to them, having us come down.
"Then we went to the waterfront and did a Welcome to Country with a saltwater session, which I haven't done before, and that was awesome. It was great to hear from the Larrakia people and they taught us a bit about the area.
"I think we just have to play our brand of footy, really focusing on our rocks, what we're good at, and not overcomplicating things, just doing things our way."
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1248691/how-richmond-tigers-ruck-poppy-kelly-has-taken-her-game-to-the-next-level
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Katie's there and got off the team bus.
https://x.com/RichmondWomens/status/1850081879413907926
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Yep did the warm up
Excellent "Welcome to Country" and Indigenous performance :clapping
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Bombers get the 1st due to a gift from Sheerin :banghead
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Soft goal to cough up :scream.
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Nice blind turn by Miller in the centre. Shevlin finds Yassir 35 out. Misses.
1 - 6
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Lynch to Hosking on the wing whose handball is heavy but Sheerin still gathers and kicks towards Brennan who marks (well it should have been a mark). She plays on and snaps a goal around the body :gotigers.
Rich 1.1-7
Ess 1.0-6
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Lavey clearly taken around the neck yet no free ::).
Frees: 0 - 3
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Two hands in the back is a push you muppets ::).
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Brennan from 50 gets the wrong bounce and it goes through for a point.
8 - 7
Still not one free to us.
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McKenzie long inside 50. Yassir can't mark but Brennan cops a free for too high 30 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 2.2-14
Ess 1.1-7
17 min Q1
No defence out there by both sides.
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KB gets her 2nd :clapping
Umpires on fire early with their sub-standard efforts
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Quarter time
Richmond 2.2-14
Essendon 1.1-7
Goals: Brennan 2.
Our efficiency on the counter has given us the lead. Midfield has been loose as anything. No defensive accountability at all. Essendon had some good looks going inside their F50 but didn't make the most of them. Miller has been great so far.
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Stats to QT:
Sheerin 6 disposals
Lavey 5
McKenzie 5
Brennan 4
Egan 4
Miller 4
Seymour 4
Conti 3
Disposals 63 - 76 .... ( contested: 30 - 34 )
Efficiency% 68 - 62
Marks 10 - 23
Clearances 4 - 9
Inside 50s 9 - 12
Tackles 17 - 19
Hitouts 7 - 5
Frees 4 - 4
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/matches/6880#team-stats
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Good forward spoil to cause the turnover. Sheerin ends up with the goal :gotigers.
Rich 3.2-20
Ess 1.1-7
1 min Q2
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You don't do blind handballs in defence :facepalm.
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We gift another one
Stupid free, no need for that had her cold apart from trying to dislodge her head
Ellie McKenxpzue contributed to that mess
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When it comes off our quick movement by hand is brilliant
But geez when we do one too many it's pathetic
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Whe it comes off our quick movement by hand is brilliant
But geez when we do one too many it's pathetic
That's on the coach. Why handball when the best option is to kick :help.
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Goal to Yassir
Brennan again involved :clapping
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McClelland gets a second chance and it falls to Yassir who takes the contested mark 12m out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 4.2-26
Ess 2.1-13
12 min Q2
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Can our smalls learn to hold their defensive front and square position at contests :scream
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Where was our defending? Essendon players everywhere had half an hour on their own. Lucky they missed.
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Bombers in numbers with no Tigers in sight again :banghead. This time we pay.
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:facepalm :facepalm
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Dumb free. No point bumping opponents after they get rid of it. How about picking up an opponent in the first place :banghead.
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Poppy King, Bec Miller :scream :scream
Disgraceful, you punch and conceed
Gift them another with pathetic defence
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Can we get coaches down at Punt Rd who teach our players basic defensive positioning and accountability. That goes for both women's and men's teams. Getting smashed in the last 10 mins.
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Terrible 2nd quarter
Played well for 10 minutes then let them back into the game with dumb frees, terrible defence
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Half-time
Richmond 2.2 4.2-26
Essendon 1.1 4.2-26
Goals: Brennan 2, Sheerin, Yassir.
Too many passengers. Mids and smalls not working hard enough and not being accountable. Getting smashed in the clearances. Actually, lucky to be level given how dominant Essendon have been stats wise.
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Stats to HT:
Sheerin 12 disposals
Conti 10
McKenzie 10
Dallaway 8
Egan 8
McClelland 8
Miller 8
Dempsey 7
Lavey 7
Brennan 6
Lynch 6
Seymour 6
Shevlin 6
Hicks 5
Bacon 4
Graham 4
Greiser 4
Kelly 4
Yassir 4
Ford 2
Hosking 1
Disposals 130 - 157 .... ( contested: 61 - 66 )
Efficiency% 70 - 66
Kicks 63 - 99
Handballs 67 - 58 .... more handballs than kicks = dud gameplan :banghead
Marks 18 - 44 :help
Clearances 8 - 17 .... ( centre: 2 - 7 ) :help
Inside 50s 13 - 23 ... ( 4 to 11 in that 2nd qtr )
In50 eff.% 46 - 26
In50 marks 4 - 7
In50 tackles 4 - 5
Tackles 30 - 30
Hitouts 14 - 7
Frees 6 - 7
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/matches/6880#team-stats
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Free to Brennan in the pocket for HTB against the Bombers. Misses.
27 - 26
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Too easy for the Bombers. You can't allow them to mark and kick easily all the way towards goal :banghead.
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:facepalm
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It's a ridiculous rule but everyone should know it by now after what happened in the men's comp with Collingwood against Freo.
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Sheerin's kick was on target by it bounces up on the goal-line and not through and allows Essendon to rush it.
28 - 33
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That was pathetic.
We've looked off our feet since midway through the 2nd. Workrate has been poor.
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Another one to Bombers
Their up by 2 and we are on the ropes not just tonight but our season :banghead
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It ticks me off how we don't hold our defensive position. Everyone runs forward. Either it's selfishness or it's the coach's gameplan.
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MonCon to the rescue
Goal
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Conti gets one back :gotigers.
Rich 5.4-34
Ess 6.3-39
12 min Q3
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Stupidly handballing and handballing again when a kick was the best option :banghead
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Our Coach is clueless
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Sack Ferguson FFS!
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And some of our stars have been MUA all night :banghead
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Is Yze secretly coaching the women’s team too? How about manning up and stopping all these uncontested kick/marks that they are using to transition from one end to the other.
This team is Defs getting rolled week 1 of finals.
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3/4 time
Richmond 2.2 4.2 5.4-34
Essendon 1.1 4.2 6.4-40
Goals: Brennan 2, Sheerin, Yassir, Conti.
Ferguson has been outcoached again. Can we handball ourselves into trouble anymore and be less accountable defensively allowing Essendon to kick and mark so easily?! :banghead
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Stats to 3QT:
Conti 16 disposals
Sheerin 16
McKenzie 14
Egan 13
Lavey 13
McClelland 10
Miller 10
Disposals 175 - 228 .... ( contested: 82 - 89 )
Efficiency% 69 - 68
Marks 28 - 65 :help
Clearances 12 - 24 :help
Inside 50s 21 - 33 :help
Tackles 43 - 42
Hitouts 22 - 15
Frees 8 - 12
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/matches/6880#team-stats
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This team is Defs getting rolled week 1 of finals.
This team right now will be lucky to make finals :banghead :banghead
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Good forward pressure. Sheerin towards the goalsquare and McKenzie soccers the goal :gotigers.
Rich 6.4-40
Ess 6.4-40
5 min Q4
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Bacon's run down on the wing is the best thing she's done in her short career
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Be front and square Yassir. That goes for all our smalls.
McClelland's ping is a shocker and just sneaks through a point.
41 - 40
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Geez we have some dumb players.
Scores level. 41 all.
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Essendon point from a free (a dumb free).
41 - 42
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Bombers get a point to take the lead
Can anyone tell me why Hicks is doing the kick ins?
Hosking needs to get off whether it's cramp or not
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Hosking has either bad hammy or cramp just as she was about to mark. Pulled up like she was shot.
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Essendon player down. Possibly an ACL. Stretcher out. Don't like seeing any player badly injured.
Less than 2 mins to go.
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Hosking has either bad hammy or cramp just as she was about to mark. Pulled up like she was shot.
Considering she had hamstring tendon surgery in the off season
It doesn't look good
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Essendon player down. Possibly an ACL. Stretcher out. Don't like seeing any player badly injured.
Less than 2 mins to go.
Yep, it looked terrible
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Hosking has either bad hammy or cramp just as she was about to mark. Pulled up like she was shot.
Considering she had hamstring tendon surgery in the off season
It doesn't look good
Yep. The fact she has gone off it most likely is a bad high hammy. Could be career ending.
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Brennan soccers a point.
42 all.
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How can we allow a free chest mark :banghead
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It's a draw.
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Only positive is it guarantee us finals
Just a case of where in the bottom 4 of the 8 we finish
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Final Score
Richmond 2.2 4.2 5.4 6.6-42
Essendon 1.1 4.2 6.4 6.6-42
Goals: Brennan 2, Sheerin, Yassir, Conti, McKenzie.
Another game where it's on the coach that we don't walk away with the 4 points. You can't have a coach who takes until the last quarter to counter what the opposition are doing and change things up that aren't working for us.
We've also lost Hosking (on crutchers with ice high up on the leg due to that bad hammy) and possibly Miller who was off for that last quarter.
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Only positive is it should guarantee us finals
We're not going to go far in the finals playing this handball happy gamestyle with little defensive positioning and accountability. Very much like the men's team 2013-2016 & 2023-24.
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Only positive is it should guarantee us finals
We're not going to go far in the finals playing this handball happy gamestyle with little defensive positioning and accountability. Very much like the men's team 2013-2016 & 2023-24.
Absolutely agree. As I posted earlier whe it comes off it's brilliant. But too often we go for one too many and turn it over
As I said our Coach is clueless. Which means he'll probably get an extension next week
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Coach needs to come into question at the end of the season surely. He’s been in the job how many seasons now and we are just a pretender with no clear identity.
I don’t follow the the AFLW other than Richmond games, but is Brennan considering one of the best key forwards in the comp? Greiser surely can’t be. Every time I watch neither seem capable of taking anything remotely close to a contested mark. Biggest weakness in the team imo and I’m not sold on our keys in defence either.
Not all their fault, the mids might wanna lower their eyes and try kicking to a lead rather than bombing it in at every opportunity. Then with sub 30 seconds on the clock when all we needed was a point instead of bombing it to the square where there would have been a good chance to even rush it through, that’s when one of them decided to dink it 40m away from goal.
Anyway as I said earlier in the thread, this team has the markings of one which will get bounced in an elimination final.
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Brilliant example of a team with a game plan and a team without a gameplan
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Heard the tying point was kicked by JON's daughter.... :shh
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Given the hot & humid conditions I don't think our game plan was all that disastrous. Conserving energy for 3 quarters before flipping the game plan to a more one on style gave us a chance to win. It was absolutely the right way to play the game under those conditions, conditions we would never ever see in Melbourne! Going one on one earlier, especially for the whole game, would put us at risk of tiring badly & being blown away. It was the best way to win a war of attrition.
Flipping the game plan in the last quarter certainly put Essendon on the back foot, suddenly they couldn't get out of their back half & looked shot. Had things fallen our way we would have 4 points on the board right now (not to mention the two freak bounces that robbed us of 2 goals).
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Given the hot & humid conditions I don't think our game plan was all that disastrous. Conserving energy for 3 quarters before flipping the game plan to a more one on style gave us a chance to win. It was absolutely the right way to play the game under those conditions, conditions we would never ever see in Melbourne! Going one on one earlier, especially for the whole game, would put us at risk of tiring badly & being blown away. It was the best way to win a war of attrition.
Flipping the game plan in the last quarter certainly put Essendon on the back foot, suddenly they couldn't get out of their back half & looked shot. Had things fallen our way we would have 4 points on the board right now (not to mention the two freak bounces that robbed us of 2 goals).
While I understand your point but the over use of handball in those conditions did cost us a win.
Even the coach in his presser said we allowed too many uncontested marks. He blamed the players and took no responsibility but he admitted that we gave them too much control. He went onto say that we over did the handball at times ::)
I would suggest if we had shut down their uncontested marks earlier we would have broken their resistance earlier. They had come off a huge thrashing the week before and we should have taken advantage of that, we didn't. The longer the game went on and they were allowed to control things the more confident they become and it nearly cost us
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Coach needs to come into question at the end of the season surely. He’s been in the job how many seasons now and we are just a pretender with no clear identity.
This is his 4th season in charge
I don’t follow the the AFLW other than Richmond games, but is Brennan considering one of the best key forwards in the comp? Greiser surely can’t be. Every time I watch neither seem capable of taking anything remotely close to a contested mark. Biggest weakness in the team imo and I’m not sold on our keys in defence either.
Yes Brennan is considered and is one of the comps best forwards but more of a high lead up forward. She's never been a great pack mark but her lead up marking is generally very good. I do wonder if the figner injury she had surgery on the preseason is impacong on her marking this year. Greiser's contested marking has improved considerably this season. IMV she is more valued to us playing further up the ground around CHF than being played from the goalsqaure. When she's plonked in the goalsquare she gets double teamed and it seems her role becomes just bring it to ground.
Not all their fault, the mids might wanna lower their eyes and try kicking to a lead rather than bombing it in at every opportunity. Then with sub 30 seconds on the clock when all we needed was a point instead of bombing it to the square where there would have been a good chance to even rush it through, that’s when one of them decided to dink it 40m away from goal.
Anyway as I said earlier in the thread, this team has the markings of one which will get bounced in an elimination final.
Yes the dink kick with 30 seconds to go was a really bad error.
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Given the hot & humid conditions I don't think our game plan was all that disastrous. Conserving energy for 3 quarters before flipping the game plan to a more one on style gave us a chance to win. It was absolutely the right way to play the game under those conditions, conditions we would never ever see in Melbourne! Going one on one earlier, especially for the whole game, would put us at risk of tiring badly & being blown away. It was the best way to win a war of attrition.
Flipping the game plan in the last quarter certainly put Essendon on the back foot, suddenly they couldn't get out of their back half & looked shot. Had things fallen our way we would have 4 points on the board right now (not to mention the two freak bounces that robbed us of 2 goals).
While I understand your point but the over use of handball in those conditions did cost us a win.
Even the coach in his presser said we allowed too many uncontested marks. He blamed the players and took no responsibility but he admitted that we gave them too much control. He went onto say that we over did the handball at times ::)
I would suggest if we had shut down their uncontested marks earlier we would have broken their resistance earlier. They had come off a huge thrashing the week before and we should have taken advantage of that, we didn't. The longer the game went on and they were allowed to control things the more confident they become and it nearly cost us
Don’t think that I’m wrapped to have salvaged a draw, I think we let one slip here. I was defending our game plan & still think it was the right way to play in those conditions. We did overdo the handball, but Essendon over did the loose man & ran themselves into the ground doing it! Was their plan any better than ours given the conditions? Equally flawed at least I would say.
One more score would see us winning & we had the ball in our F50 when the clock beat us. The long kick into the goal square just needed a finger nail on it to win the game. KB being blatantly tackled high in the last minute should have sealed the game except the whistle got swallowed instead of blown.
So near, yet so far …. ⏱️
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Sheerin getting taken head high while attempting to pick up the ball in the last 90 seconds or so was even worse than the Brennan one
The sub-standard umpires were brilliant all evening , clearly BOG
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Dreamtime draw! Late Tigers point keeps finals race alive
By Sarah Black
afl.com.au
26 Oct 2024
ESSENDON 1.1 4.2 6.4 6.4 (42)
RICHMOND 2.2 4.2 5.4 6.4 (42)
GOALS
Essendon: Toogood 2, Alexander, Bannister, Wales, Gee
Richmond: Brennan 2, Sheerin, Yassir, Conti, McKenzie
BEST
Essendon: Nanscawen, Toogood, Prespakis, Keaney, Clarke
Richmond: Sheerin, Conti, McKenzie, Kelly, Graham
INJURIES
Essendon: Wales (knee)
Richmond: Hosking (hamstring)
Crowd: 4,407 at TIO Stadium
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A SOCCERED behind in the dying moments from Richmond skipper Katie Brennan – who spent most of the week overcoming an injured ankle – has secured the Tigers a draw against Essendon that has locked up their spot in the finals for 2024.
It was a frantic final few minutes of the first AFLW Dreamtime match in Darwin, which saw both sides score 6.6 (42), with Brennan's behind coming with about 75 seconds left on the clock.
The ball was camped in the Richmond's forward 50 in the dramatic dying seconds, but the Tigers weren't able to scramble another point to secure the win.
It means the Bombers, who led for the majority of the second half, are still vulnerable to slipping out of the top eight with Melbourne and Geelong close behind, although they will be favourites to see off Carlton next week and secure their spot in the finals.
The game has come at a cost to both sides with the result overshadowed by what appears to be serious injuries to Steph Wales (knee) and Sarah Hosking (high hamstring), with both incidents happening in the final five minutes of the game.
Essendon coach Natalie Wood said Wales would require scans in Melbourne to ascertain if the integral ruck had torn her ACL, while Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson said Hosking's hamstring injury "doesn't look good".
It's understood Hosking's injury is to the same muscle she had major surgery on over the off-season.
The Tigers were more willing early to move the ball by hand than the Bombers, often staying just half a second ahead of Essendon as they carved their way through the middle of the ground in the first half.
By contrast, Essendon produced a kick-heavy game – a tough ask given the slippery conditions – as they changed lanes and moved the Richmond defence around the park. It worked for most of the night as the Tigers struggled to lock down their opponents and Essendon controlled vast portions of the match.
Richmond had a small buffer for most of the first half despite Essendon's dominance in most statistical measurements, with the Tigers proving deadly inside 50 from limited opportunities.
But the Bombers worked their way through their connection issues going into attack, with Bonnie Toogood standing tall in the final minutes of the second term to goal and tie the score up.
The much-vaunted midfield of Mon Conti, Ellie McKenzie and Eilish Sheerin were getting well and truly beaten by the Essendon combo of Maddy Prespakis, Georgia Nanscawen (wearing her long sleeves despite the heat) and Brooke Walker.
Essendon hit the lead after the break when Bec Miller handed the ball to teammate Poppy Kelly at a stoppage, instead of an umpire, leading to a free kick in front of goal and Toogood's second.
Sheerin may come under scrutiny for a dumping tackle on Alex Morcom, for which the Bomber was paid a free kick.
Young Bomber Mia Busch underwent a concussion test during the game but returned to play.
KB watch
It's been a long week for Richmond skipper Brennan, who was in a race to prove her fitness after tweaking her ankle in last week's loss to Melbourne. She played as the deepest or second-deepest forward, and shook off any concerns when she snapped truly to kick Richmond's first of the game, then followed it up with a converted set shot later in the term. She eventually secured two points for the Tigers with the last score of the game.
W returns to the Top End
Saturday night marked the first AFLW game played in Darwin since 2019, when Adelaide had an alliance with the Northern Territory, and the first women's Dreamtime game. Both teams have been in Darwin since Thursday, completing a number of community and cultural activities and adjusting to the conditions. Despite the game kicking off at 6.45pm local time, the weather sat at a 'feels like' temperature of 36 degrees thanks to the 71 per cent humidity. It's safe to say the cool rooms behind the benches got a work out.
Up next
Richmond will host Hawthorn next Sunday at the Swinburne Centre and still remain in the running for the top four, while Essendon will face Carlton at Ikon Park as it looks to keep its season alive.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1248893/match-report-essendon-v-richmond
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(https://resources.richmondfc.com.au/photo-resources/2024/10/26/a1122071-73b5-4d10-b6fd-09a8e6c4aa9a/NKN0kzuv.jpg?width=860&height=484) (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1684795/aflw-week-9-match-highlights)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1684795/aflw-week-9-match-highlights
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1684793/aflw-week-9-ferguson-post-match
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Team stats:
Disposals 236 - 287 .... ( contested: 110 - 113 ; uncontested: 118 - 167 )
Efficiency% 67 - 66
Kicks 133 - 184
Handballs 103 - 103
Turnovers 57 - 63
Marks 37 - 77 .... ( contested marks: 7 - 6 )
Tackles 66 - 57
Clearances 17 - 32 .... ( centre: 5 - 8 ; stoppages: 12 - 24 )
Inside 50s 34 - 38
In50 eff.% 38 - 32
In50 marks 6 - 10
In50 tackles 15 - 7
Hitouts 33 - 22
One %ers 28 - 24
Bounces 0 - 2
Frees 13 - 16
Individual possies
Sheerin 23 .... (15 con), 9t, 6in50, 562m gained, 6int, 4 score inv, 1 goal.
Conti 20 .... (11 con), 5t, 383m gained, 7int, 1 goal.
Egan 19 .... 2cl, 5t, 302m gained.
McKenzie 18 .... (9 con), 3cl, 4in50, 369m gained, 1 goal.
Dempsey 17 .... 6m, 229m gained, 7int.
Lavey 16 .... 327m gained.
Brennan 11 .... 5 score inv, 2 goals.
Dallaway 11
Kelly 11 .... (6 con), 5m, 2cl, 26ho.
McClelland 11 .... 230m gained, 1 goal assist.
Hicks 10
Miller 10 .... (7 con), 7 int, 2 goal.
Bacon 9
Graham 8 .... 6int.
Greiser 8
Lynch 8
Shevlin 8
Seymour 7
Ford 4
Yassir 4 .... 4 score inv, 1 goal.
Hosking 3
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/matches/6880#player-stats
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In their draw with Essendon on Saturday night, a key aspect that Richmond fell behind in was uncontested marks. However, Ferguson was pleased with his side’s response in the final term to limit the Bombers’ ball movement.
“I thought we were poor in that area, in the first half Essendon had 60 (uncontested marks), Ferguson said.
“We started quite well, but then for the middle part of the game were convincingly beaten. I think we gave them uncontested marks with our offence.
“We were just way too cute at times, we were out running forward and we created an extra handball that would invite their pressure and allow them to find those uncontested marks.
“I thought our midfield really propelled us forward in the last quarter. We showed with a mindset what we can do with taking those (uncontested marks) out…it did change the game.
“There were some amazing efforts individually and as a group to rebound in that last quarter to come from behind and get a result.
“There was a little bit of our offence hurting our defence. There’s one of our growth areas from this game. We’ve got to be sharper with that side of things.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1685793/ferguson-it-was-a-huge-spectacle
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MATCH REVIEW: Tigers gun sent to Tribunal for umpire contact
RICHMOND star Eilish Sheerin has been sent straight to the Tribunal after making intentional contact with an umpire, while veteran Sydney defender Maddy Collier has been slapped with a one-game suspension.
Sheerin has been cited for intentional contact with an umpire, as opposed to careless conduct which would have drawn only a fine.
The match review officer has elected to refer Sheerin directly to the Tribunal for the incident, which occurred in the fourth quarter of the Dreamtime in Darwin game on Saturday night.
Ellie McKenzie was fined $600 with an early plea for forceful front-on contact.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1250567/match-review-richmond-tigers-gun-eilish-sheerin-sent-to-tribunal-for-umpire-contact-sydney-swans-maddy-collier-banned
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Not quite sure how one can intentionally make contact with an umpire when you don't actually make contact with an umpire :huh3
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Not quite sure how one can intentionally make contact with an umpire when you don't actually make contact with an umpire :huh3
It was explained that because she shoved her opponent into the umpire, the charge is as though she made contact herself
She should get rubbed out for stupidity
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Not quite sure how one can intentionally make contact with an umpire when you don't actually make contact with an umpire :huh3
It was explained that because she shoved her opponent into the umpire, the charge is as though she made contact herself
She should get rubbed out for stupidity
I've watched the vision, I think it's an over reaction but having said that I'm sure she cop a suspension because the JRO and tribunal in the AFLW is on par with the AFL a lottery
Interesting that there was no free kick given for the "push "
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Not quite sure how one can intentionally make contact with an umpire when you don't actually make contact with an umpire :huh3
It was explained that because she shoved her opponent into the umpire, the charge is as though she made contact herself
She should get rubbed out for stupidity
I've watched the vision, I think it's an over reaction but having said that I'm sure she cop a suspension because the JRO and tribunal in the AFLW is on par with the AFL a lottery
Interesting that there was no free kick given for the "push "
Probably didn’t pay a free kick because she was on her arse from a push from behind and the other umpires weren’t concentrating
It obviously should have been paid a free kick .. blatant
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Probably didn’t pay a free kick because she was on her arse from a push from behind and the other umpires weren’t concentrating
It obviously should have been paid a free kick .. blatant
I was referring to the non officiating umps. Agree no excise they didn't pay the free
But it is just anther example of the sub-standard umpiring in this competition
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Probably didn’t pay a free kick because she was on her arse from a push from behind and the other umpires weren’t concentrating
It obviously should have been paid a free kick .. blatant
I was referring to the non officiating umps. Agree no excise they didn't pay the free
But it is just anther example of the sub-standard umpiring in this competition
What level accreditation are the umpires?
I ask that seriously and not knowing
Are they all woman umpires? Or male as well?
Is the idea that the AFLW is a training ground for the second tier AFL umpires trying to get into the AFL list?
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What level accreditation are the umpires?
I ask that seriously and not knowing
Are they all woman umpires? Or male as well?
Is the idea that the AFLW is a training ground for the second tier AFL umpires trying to get into the AFL list?
There are a couple of retired AFL umpires running around. They clearly stand out.
Then there a couple of VFL umps who haven't umpired many VFL games. The rest are the next rung down. Boundary and goal umps seem to be kids TBH
No, mixture of men & women
To your final question IMHO yes.
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Not quite sure how one can intentionally make contact with an umpire when you don't actually make contact with an umpire :huh3
If that is the wording of the charge then we should be able to get the charge struck out.
The wording in the specific instance should read;
Sheerin has been cited for intentionally causing contact to be made with an umpire
However since the AFL is so PC screwed up, who knows what will happen.
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Not quite sure how one can intentionally make contact with an umpire when you don't actually make contact with an umpire :huh3
If that is the wording of the charge then we should be able to get the charge struck out.
The wording in the specific instance should read;
Sheerin has been cited for intentionally causing contact to be made with an umpire
However since the AFL is so PC screwed up, who knows what will happen.
Shouldn't have posted that Chuck
Laura will read it and change the charge.
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What level accreditation are the umpires?
I ask that seriously and not knowing
Are they all woman umpires? Or male as well?
Is the idea that the AFLW is a training ground for the second tier AFL umpires trying to get into the AFL list?
There are a couple of retired AFL umpires running around. They clearly stand out.
Then there a couple of VFL umps who haven't umpired many VFL games. The rest are the next rung down. Boundary and goal umps seem to be kids TBH
No, mixture of men & women
To your final question IMHO yes.
Thanks for the detailed answer
Hard for supporters of the comp to complain about the umpiring every week if this is the case
Just have to grin and bare it
And as for the comp itself, if it wants the product to improve, how about employing competent top level umpires! Hard to take a competition seriously when it’s clearly not being serious about a vital part of the game
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Not quite sure how one can intentionally make contact with an umpire when you don't actually make contact with an umpire :huh3
If that is the wording of the charge then we should be able to get the charge struck out.
The wording in the specific instance should read;
Sheerin has been cited for intentionally causing contact to be made with an umpire
However since the AFL is so PC screwed up, who knows what will happen.
Shouldn't have posted that Chuck
Laura will read it and change the charge.
:)
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‘Pretty significant’: Finals heartbreak likely for hamstrung Tiger
Ed Bourke
Newswire
October 29th, 2024 6:10 pm
Experienced Richmond forward Sarah Hosking faces finals heartbreak after scans revealed a “pretty significant” injury to her troublesome right hamstring in Darwin on Saturday.
The 28-year-old, who has returned a career-best four goals this season, reached for her hamstring late in the drawn Dreamtime clash against Essendon and finished the game on crutches.
Hosking missed the round 1 clash against West Coast after making a delayed start to pre-season training following off-season surgery on the same hamstring.
Richmond AFLW high performance boss Eliza Morrison said there was no timeline yet on Hosking’s return, but confirmed she would certainly miss this Sunday’s clash against second-placed Hawthorn at Punt Road.
“Sarah was pulled from the game in the final minutes. She has a pretty significant hamstring injury,” Morrison said.
“We took her for a scan yesterday, so we’ll have a good review of that today with the doctor and with Sarah herself, and then we’ll see what her plan is going forward. But she won’t be available for selection this week.”
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/aflw-2024-sarah-hosking-out-indefinitely-with-hamstring-injury-richmond-tigers-bianca-jakobsson-avoids-knee-surgery-st-kilda-saints-latest-news/news-story/84404ca438d9739693edd8752c8d7358
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Richmond gun learns fate for umpire contact at Tribunal
By Sophie Welsh
afl.com.au
29 Oct 2024
RICHMOND has successfully had Eilish Sheerin's charge downgraded at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night, with the star midfielder fined just $200 and cleared to play in week 10 despite making contact with an umpire.
Sheerin was initially charged by the Match Review Officer with making intentional contact with an umpire, but the charge was downgraded to making careless contact in a two-and-a-half-hour Tribunal hearing.
Sheerin was sent straight to the Tribunal after the initial charge, but the Tribunal, chaired by Renee Enbom KC with panellists David Neitz and Michelle Dench, was unconvinced the contact was intentional and forceful, therefore the charge was downgraded to careless, attracting a fixed financial sanction of $200. Had Sheerin been found guilty of making intentional contact, it would have been up to the Tribunal to determine an appropriate sanction.
The incident in question involved a push from Sheerin on Essendon's Georgia Nanscawen that caused the Bomber to fall into the path of an umpire, which in turn sent the umpire tumbling to the ground during Saturday night's Dreamtime match in Darwin.
The incident occurred during a stoppage in the final two minutes of the match, when Sheerin, who was positioned around the ball-up, pushed her opponent Nanscawen into the path of the umpire, who was running backwards away from the contest after throwing the ball into the air. Nanscawen's head and shoulders made contact with the umpire's hip, causing the umpire to fall backwards onto the ground.
At Tuesday night's hearing, the AFL submitted that the contact was intentional as the push against Nanscawen was forceful, Sheerin knew where the umpire was, Sheerin made a conscious decision to push Nanscawen into the umpire's path, and that therefore contact with the umpire was inevitable given the proximity of the umpire.
The AFL contended that forcefully pushing an opponent into an umpire is a clear breach of the duty of care owed to umpires.
Richmond submitted that the contact was not intentional but merely careless, as the push wasn't forceful but umpire contact occurred due to the position of the umpire and Sheerin's understanding of an umpire's usual movements in backing out of a stoppage.
The Tigers contended the umpire fell due to location of the contact made to her, which was low down and therefore had a destabilising effect, rather than being due to the force of the push.
Richmond's counsel Jonathan Barreiro argued that Sheerin's push was not only a normal football action but "good football craft" as she "never took her eye off the ball".
Sheerin gave evidence during the hearing, admitting that while she was "obviously very strong", she didn't use her full strength in pushing Nanscawen away to create space at the stoppage, instead claiming that she was merely extending her arms into the side of Nanscawen.
"We're taught to body-on with our opponent, I'm using my body so I own the space at this stoppage. I'm nudging my player towards the stoppage to create more space for me and a greater competitive advantage," she said.
"Correct stoppage craft would be to use my advantage. She showed me her back, so I'm trying to minimise her space by pushing her towards the ruck contest."
Sheerin said that while she knew the umpire would likely run backwards out of the stoppage after throwing the ball up, she denied intending for Nanscawen to be in the umpire's path.
"I have awareness of where the umpire is. Am I looking at her? No, I'm looking at the ball at this stage," she said.
"This is my first season in the midfield, I've played 10 or so games there so I'm familiar [with how an umpire leaves a stoppage]".
When asked by the AFL's counsel Amara Hughes as to why she didn't body-on with Nanscawen in a similar fashion as other midfield match-ups around the stoppage, Sheerin said she was doing that, the only difference was that her teammates' opponents were "holding their body weight better" while Nanscawen wasn't, which caused her to fall over.
In giving the Tribunal's reasons for finding Sheerin guilty of careless contact rather than forceful, Ms Enbom said that Sheerin's evidence was consistent with the vision of the incident, that her push did not appear to include much force, and that the panel was not satisfied of Sheerin's intention to push Nanscawen into the path of the umpire.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1250860/richmond-gun-learns-fate-for-umpire-contact-at-tribunal
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The Aholes
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1250860/richmond-gun-learns-fate-for-umpire-contact-at-tribunal
Update: AFL to appeal Tiger's umpire contact sanction
The League is appealing the $200 fine handed down to Eilish Sheerin after she faced the AFLW Tribunal on Tuesday night
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The Aholes
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1250860/richmond-gun-learns-fate-for-umpire-contact-at-tribunal
Update: AFL to appeal Tiger's umpire contact sanction
The League is appealing the $200 fine handed down to Eilish Sheerin after she faced the AFLW Tribunal on Tuesday night
rather than appealing tribunal decisions Laura and her team should focus on improving the standard of umpiring. The AFL says the AFLW is an elite women's competition. If that's true then they would be doing everything in their power to ensure to make it that way.
I know many on here don't believe it but the standard of play has improved year on year pity we cannot say the same about the umpiring. It has gone backwards year on year and I am of no doubt it is impacting on the scorelines we are seeing.
Would be hysterical if the AFLW wins the appeal and the appeals board hands out a $100 fine
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I know many on here don't believe it but the standard of play has improved year on year
To quote you on many threads
Care to name names?
Because if you are referring to me .. you’re a mile off the mark
It’s DEFINITELY improving year on year .. and will continue to do so
For me (my opinion), it’s still unwatchable rubbish .. pathetic standard .. albeit far less pathetic than years ago
Hoping it continues to improve and can become like NRLW (which I find far better to watch)
Girls have only started playing at school in the last half a dozen years .. we are a generation away from genuine improvement and a product that is “watchable”
And when it comes to this , I’m in the majority .. bums on seats and TV ratings don’t lie
It’s a pathetic product that I hope gets better in time .. it has the potential to do so
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I know many on here don't believe it but the standard of play has improved year on year
To quote you on many threads
Care to name names?
Because if you are referring to me .. you’re a mile off the mark
It’s DEFINITELY improving year on year .. and will continue to do so
For me (my opinion), it’s still unwatchable rubbish .. pathetic standard .. albeit far less pathetic than years ago
Hoping it continues to improve and can become like NRLW (which I find far better to watch)
Girls have only started playing at school in the last half a dozen years .. we are a generation away from genuine improvement and a product that is “watchable”
And when it comes to this , I’m in the majority .. bums on seats and TV ratings don’t lie
It’s a pathetic product that I hope gets better in time .. it has the potential to do so
Unlike others I'm prepared to name; names
Yes I was referring to you, Dio, Frankie, the Italian, to lesser extent Andyy and anyone else who constantly criticises the comp but then at the same time claim to never watch it
As for the rest of your post, no issues with it; respect your opinion. Obviously don't agree but we can agree to disagree I'm sure :thumbsup
and BTW a FYI: this week's final H&A game at Punt Road Oval is a sellout
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and BTW a FYI: this week's final H&A game at Punt Road Oval is a sellout
997 people turned up at Punt Rd for the GWS game
Average crowds this year of 1672
If every player got extended family and friends to come , and a few die hards like yourself, we would be at those figures
In the future the figures will improve tenfold as the product improves
But I still stand by bums on seats and TV ratings not lying
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The Aholes
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1250860/richmond-gun-learns-fate-for-umpire-contact-at-tribunal
Update: AFL to appeal Tiger's umpire contact sanction
The League is appealing the $200 fine handed down to Eilish Sheerin after she faced the AFLW Tribunal on Tuesday night
Appeals Board dismissed the AFL's appeal :lol
Fine of $200 stands
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The Aholes
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1250860/richmond-gun-learns-fate-for-umpire-contact-at-tribunal
Update: AFL to appeal Tiger's umpire contact sanction
The League is appealing the $200 fine handed down to Eilish Sheerin after she faced the AFLW Tribunal on Tuesday night
Appeals Board dismissed the AFL's appeal :lol
Fine of $200 stands
AFL should be fined for time wasting