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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on May 22, 2017, 08:27:56 PM
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RICHMOND expects to be granted an AFL Women’s licence for the 2019 season.
Lauren Wood,
Herald Sun
23 May 2017
RICHMOND expects to be granted an AFL Women’s licence for the 2019 season.
The AFL announced two weeks ago it would hold off expanding the successful league for another season, when at least two teams would be granted entry.
The bidding process began last week. The 10 clubs not currently holding an AFLW licence were given a month to stake their claim before a mid-year ruling from the league.
The five clubs which unsuccessfully sought a licence last year would receive “priority weighting” when the AFL considers adding to the foundation eight-team competition.
Richmond president Peggy O’Neal affirmed to members the club would pursue a licence.
“Richmond Football Club is committed to being part of the expanded AFLW competition, indeed we expect to be when a final decision is made on which clubs will be included from 2019,” O’Neal said.
“We put a very sound submission to the AFL to be included in the inaugural competition and were extremely disappointed to miss out.
“The AFL has stated that provisional licence holders, such as ourselves, will be at the front of the queue when expansion occurs and we will again be making a very strong case for inclusion.”
On the club’s website, O’Neal wrote that “no other sporting club can match the leadership role we have taken when it comes to gender equity”.
She also believed Richmond was the strongest-positioned Victorian club to support and nurture indigenous female participation and talent and said the club’s commitment to supporting female talent in its academy zone and alignment with Bendigo Thunder would be a major asset in its bid.
“These activities — and others — will all feed into a list-build strategy that will have us well-placed for 2019,” O’Neal wrote.
“There is more exciting progress that will be shared in the coming weeks but I wanted to assure our members and supporters that having an AFLW in yellow and black is our ambition, and our expectation, and we will be doing everything in our power to ensure that it becomes a reality.”
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/richmond-expects-to-be-awarded-a-licence-when-the-afl-womens-expands-in-2019/news-story/94d7b9d31dc29cf6ff81fc7e6e8cea09
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We already have a woman's license. Just ask bellis and Prestia
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(https://puffetic.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/care-factor-gauge1.jpg)
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One thing you wouldn't accuse AFLW footballers of is shirking from contests.
As for us getting the next AFLW side, the media always mention Geelong and St Kilda as being next in line.
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A red herring, Lets get the men's team right first.
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I wouldn't do anything to contribute to the AFL's coffers, drama or rubbish anymore. stuff their new comps, new clubs, new rules every week and stuff the clowns who have ruined the game.
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If nothing else this thread has spawned some entertaining and insightful comments :clapping
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TIGERS CONTINUE AFLW PUSH
RICHMOND also remains hopeful its push for an AFLW license will be successful when the league officially expands in 2019.
The AFL has already confirmed that it will not add to the eight-team competition next year, despite the success of its inaugural season, but has forecast more teams coming in 2019.
A host of sides — including Essendon, Geelong, St Kilda, North Melbourne, West Coast and Richmond — have already put their hands up to be included in the expansion discussions.
However, it remains likely that only two teams will be given a license in 2019, with more expected to follow in the years after that.
But new Tigers AFLW football operations manager Kate Sheahan has called on the league to be bold when they think of expanding the competition.
“They’ve (the AFL) already been bold, so why are they going to hold back now?” Sheahan told Fox Footy’s AFL 360 on Tuesday night.
“If they’re only going to put two or four (teams) potentially in 2019 and then they put in another two in 2020, what’s the point of another year?
“Everyone’s saying there’s not enough talent out there. I just don’t believe that. The AFL told me a couple of months ago there are 12,500 new players. We can’t find 200 to 400 girls out of that?
“No one’s expecting this competition to be the same standard as the men right now — we just want the competition.
“I went on radio recently ... and I had a Richmond supporter ring up — and his father played for the Tigers — and he was nearly in tears because he wanted his daughters to play for the Richmond Tigers.
“I got emotional hearing that because we all want to play, we all want to represent our footy clubs and be part of something that’s bigger than what we see here.”
http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-media-watch-richmond-confident-in-very-strong-dustin-martin-offer-hopeful-of-aflw-team/news-story/d61e6565462b7dc9414a58acb9a5c479
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President Peggy O’Neal and our AFLW Operations Manager @KateSheahan1 delivered the Club's submission for an AFLW licence to @AFL_House today:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCbPkWTU0AAPget.jpg)
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/875616802033647618
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I'm presuming this is part of our push for our own AFLW side.
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BENDIGO Thunder's partnership with the Richmond Football Club will reach new heights this Sunday, when the NFLW ladder leaders play their first home game at the Punt Road Oval.
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/4770509/thunder-to-light-up-punt-road-oval/
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I think the RFC should get serious about being the SJW of AFL.
Let's have a our women's team completely put together solely with transgender persons to represent tolerance, colour, diversity & inclusiveness and really get this PC bus rolling. :rollin
:clapping
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Eye of the Tigers is focused on AFLW team
afl.com.au
27 August 2017
WITH licences for the 2019 AFL Women's season set to be announced next week, Kate Sheahan is bullish about Richmond's chances.
"My gut feeling is we're in a really good place," Sheahan told AFL.com.au.
"It's our time. The club's in a really good place to be able to facilitate a team.
"I know for a fact we've got sponsors who have committed to AFLW when we get our team. It's a terrific place to be in, knowing we can just hit the ground running."
Sheahan, who sustained a serious knee injury in her one and only game for the Magpies’ AFLW team this year, was approached by Richmond CEO Brendon Gale for the role of the club’s women’s football operations manager the day the AFL Commission announced the AFLW would be expanded in 2019.
"He and [the Tigers’ talent general manager] Dan Richardson came to my neck of the woods and had a coffee with me, and they pretty much said, 'Would you like to do a presentation to our executive on what you think women's football operations should look like?'"
"They had so many questions. They wanted to know my experience at Collingwood, what I thought of women's football, my experience in the elite tennis industry and how that all ties together."
Sheahan believes the greatest selling point of the club's submission is its work with male indigenous players, and how easily that work can translate to working with female indigenous players.
The club runs the Laguntas program through AFL Victoria, which last year had five Indigenous players – Kayle Kirby, Mitch McCarthy (both Collingwood), Dion Johnstone (Melbourne), Jamaine Jones (Geelong) and Tristan Tweedie (Western Bulldogs) – drafted by AFL clubs. Current Tigers Daniel Rioli and Nathan Drummond are also graduates of the program.
Richmond also hosts the Korin Gamadji Institute (KGI) at its Punt Road headquarters, where Indigenous students can study up to year 10.
"What [Richmond is] doing blew me away, providing pathways and opportunities for indigenous athletes to play at AFL or AFLW level," she said.
"We've got kids coming down from the Northern Territory to do schooling at our football club, the classrooms are upstairs and they're here every day, out kicking footballs at lunchtime."
Aaron Clark, the director of the KGI, was part of a group, including Sheahan, Gale, club president Peggy O'Neal and Richardson, that presented the club's AFLW submission to an AFL sub-committee.
Sheahan said the Tigers’ proposal covered club culture, building an AFLW list and program, developing women's football in their region, and financial modelling.
"I said to Brendon afterwards, 'I know this is important to this football club, but this is incredibly important to me. When I was 13 or 14 I thought I'd never get this opportunity and my dreams were shattered. But now, every girl gets the opportunity to do this.'
"Since I've been here I've realised how passionate and a bit crazy, in a good way, Richmond supporters are, and I just know they'll get behind it. It'll be phenomenal."
Although this is Sheahan's first formal role at an AFL club, her experience running an elite junior tennis coaching program means she is accustomed to developing programs for talented athletes.
"I'm bringing things from tennis into the football club. Because tennis is an individual sport, you spend a lot of time working on technical analysis and personal one-on-one development programs.
"That's what I think I'll bring into this football club from an AFLW point of view. Yes, it’s a team sport, but moving forward, all of these girls will require one-on-one coaching," she said.
"I was really lucky when I was younger, I travelled on and off for four years with Andre Agassi and Steffi Graff as their nanny, so I feel like I've been around elite environments for most of my life.
"Now I'm lucky I get to take what I've learnt from these people and put it in to practice myself."
With her father Mike an integral part of the football media landscape for more than four decades, Sheahan has been immersed in the AFL world since a young age.
"I can understand people saying, 'What's Kate's experience?' because I haven't been working in women's footy before. I don't claim to have been a pioneer of women's football - I haven't been - but I spent my life growing up in AFL football."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-27/eye-of-the-tigers-is-on-aflw-team
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Richmond Tigers fear smaller clubs may be favoured for AFLW expansion
Caroline Wilson
The Age
September 14 2017 - 6:00PM
Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale has warned the AFL it would be denying the game "an enormous opportunity" by blocking the Tigers from entering the AFL Women's competition.
Gale said he feared that Richmond could be a victim of their large supporter base and denied a role in the forthcoming AFLW expansion with the AFL favouring smaller clubs bidding in a bid to help increase their audiences.
"I'm hearing the AFLW could be used as a means to help clubs increase their markets," said Gale. "That might be a case against us and if so that is incredibly unfair.
"I just think it would be an enormous opportunity lost to leave Richmond out of an expanded AFLW competition."
Richmond, along with seven other clubs, are expected to learn in grand final week whether they will be granted AFLW licences after a series of administrative and commission hold-ups.
The Tigers' case for expansion was not lost on Gillon McLachlan last Friday night as 95,000 football fans crammed the MCG to watch Richmond win their first final in 16 years after the club recorded the highest home-and-away attendances of the 18 clubs in 2017. But Gale said the Tigers had been receiving mixed messages from the AFL.
"Does our large supporter base help or hinder our club?" Gale asked.
"Whether some clubs are being favoured because they've struggled to previously garnish support was never a part of the evaluation."
The decision on the new AFLW licences has been delayed several times by head office, most recently at the end of last month when the AFL Commission instructed McLachlan's team to undertake more work on the future structure of the competition.
The prevailing view is that the AFL's preference was for four new clubs to join the eight-team competition but that there was also a push from some commissioners to further expand the AFLW and potentially include at least six new sides and break the league into two conferences.
With Geelong and West Coast strong favourites to come into the AFLW along with a hybrid North Melbourne-Tasmania side, Richmond fear they could be excluded at the expense of those clubs, with head office favouring St Kilda.
Non-provisional licence-holders Gold Coast, Essendon and Hawthorn have also put forward their cases to join the AFLW.
"We were confident we'd know by late August," said Gale. "I don't know if there's anything else they need from us. Every question we've been asked we have answered."
Gale shared the view of West Coast chief Trevor Nisbett that the AFL should embrace expansion and not restrict the growth of the women's league.
"They need to consider the enormous enthusiasm and commitment the clubs have shown," said Gale. "There is no doubt the clubs are committed. We are committed."
Gale added that the Tigers were a clear cultural fit to field a women's team and "the most important test to address is the test of culture".
The Richmond CEO pointed to the extensive work the club had undertaken in gender equity, the fact it was led by a woman president, fielded a stand-alone VFL team and stood out as a major advocate in the AFL in "creating an inclusive, nurturing and supportive environment for Indigenous talent".
"We want the AFLW to not just grow but to thrive and we think we can play an increasingly important role in that – a demonstrable role."
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/richmond-tigers-fear-smaller-clubs-may-be-favoured-for-aflw-expansion-20170914-gyhqxs.html
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Stuffen AFL are a bunch of pricks! Jealous deadpooes
The only club of the original applicants to miss out.
I heard Gillian Mcloser say 12mths ago when asked if Richmond was next in line for AFLW license first hesitate and then say we are in the mix. He made his stuffen mind up a year ago the prick. Submission was a waste of time and effort
Hope he gets tipped out soon like his loser buddy
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Just so long as the club doesn't force current members to be members of both leagues.
Let the women's side stand on its own without taking resources from the men's competition.
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I think the RFC should get serious about being the SJW of AFL.
Let's have a our women's team completely put together solely with transgender persons to represent tolerance, colour, diversity & inclusiveness and really get this PC bus rolling. :rollin
:clapping
Aaaand right on cue...
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/act-sport/transgender-act-footballer-hannah-mouncey-to-declare-for-the-aflw-draft-20170915-gyictp.html
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NORTH Melbourne and Geelong will join an expanded AFLW in 2019, bringing the competition to 10 clubs.
Four other clubs – Gold Coast, West Coast, Richmond and St Kilda – will join the League in 2020.
The Kangaroos and the Cats won a hard-fought battle to join the League next season, fending off applications from six other clubs seeking licences to join the booming competition.
Eight clubs – Essendon, Geelong, Gold Coast, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda and West Coast – applied in June, and presented their bids to an AFL sub-committee in July.
Five of those – the Cats, Kangaroos, Tigers, Saints and Eagles – held provisional licences after their applications to join the AFLW in its inaugural season were knocked back.
The provisional licences meant their applications for this round of expansion received greater weight, as they had now been invested in AFLW for some time.
The announcement of the 2019 expansion was initially slated for last month, but was delayed after the AFL Commission could not reach a decision and asked for further information from the AFL Executive.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-09-27/afl-set-to-reveal-new-womens-teams-for-2019
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Why waste money and resources on a list of ugly, untalented cows that we don't even stuffn need?
Anyone?
Wouldn't we be better served investing in our own list and club ?
The whole concept is gonna be Gawn before the decade and besides,
They look spacially challenged trying to run around out there.
Yuk. 👎💩
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darn I missed the inb4 sexist rant
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The standard is already so poor, 6 new teams is going to dilute the talent pool even more.
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The standard is already so poor, 6 new teams is going to dilute the talent pool even more.
Without being sexist .....🍆✊💦 it's totally unsustainable
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And still no answer from the left
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Say and think what you want about the comp etc. but it still boggles me why Richmond wasn't one of the first to get a license. Big Victorian club with a huge sustainable fan base yet have to wait until 2020 to get involved.
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We kind of had one at the time
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I think the RFC should get serious about being the SJW of AFL.
Let's have a our women's team completely put together solely with transgender persons to represent tolerance, colour, diversity & inclusiveness and really get this PC bus rolling. :rollin
:clapping
Aaaand right on cue...
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/act-sport/transgender-act-footballer-hannah-mouncey-to-declare-for-the-aflw-draft-20170915-gyictp.html
:lol
Now for the non binary non gender specific persons to start lining up.
I reckon someone should just test the waters here and really see if the AFL (our social conscience) really think it's important to show solidarity and inclusiveness.
I can't wait till a bloke on the fringe of the AFL declares himself non binary pangender with inner femininity and expresses a desire to play AFLW instead. Be guaranteed a MVP and should dominate the competition.
:clapping :clapping
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They're turming the rape culture around
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How come when you google Afl women, there's no pics of all the overweight, barely fit chicks and only ones of half decent looking ones ??
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How come when you google Afl women, there's no pics of all the overweight, barely fit chicks and only ones of half decent looking ones ??
Sarah Perkins? She's carrying a few kgs but from media accounts she is good kick? I haven't watched any AFLW so I wouldn't know. With all that said though I am pro RFC pushing for AFLW as long as the club doesn't detract from the men's team.
Personally I do a lot of soccer and rockclimbing where both sports have good men/women representation and I think it's good for the community for a sport to evolve to take reasonable steps to branch out to both genders.
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How come when you google Afl women, there's no pics of all the overweight, barely fit chicks and only ones of half decent looking ones ??
Sarah Perkins? She's carrying a few kgs but from media accounts she is good kick? I haven't watched any AFLW so I wouldn't know. With all that said though I am pro RFC pushing for AFLW as long as the club doesn't detract from the men's team.
Personally I do a lot of soccer and rockclimbing where both sports have good men/women representation and I think it's good for the community for a sport to evolve to take reasonable steps to branch out to both genders.
But what about the non genders? Why are people so non-gender-phobic? :rollin
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Some absolutely disgusting comments made by some morons on here (talking about all pathetic posts).
If ya don't like any part of the AFLW don't go out of your way to click on a thread just to read about it, then to comment about it, simply don't open it FFS.
That's as stupid as saying you don't like eating beans and then going out to buy some for dinner :banghead
I'm not a huge fan of the AFLW but what you obviously don't realise is that, footy is very much about business and having an AFLW team in the comp means big bucks in many years to come.
Businesses like these don't venture into territory that is doomed to fail, just doesn't happen.
Absolutely stuffing disgusted at the low level of intelligence displayed on this thread.
And the scariest thing about this, is that my daughter is interested in playing AFLW when she gets older. stuffing scary proposition knowing what kind of people are really out there.
Good luck on the women and after reading the poo in here I hope they do well, really well.
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Now look Ox, we know you prefer blokes and that women disgust you but that doesn't mean we all need to hear about it, love is love
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Some absolutely disgusting comments made by some morons on here (talking about all pathetic posts).
If ya don't like any part of the AFLW don't go out of your way to click on a thread just to read about it, then to comment about it, simply don't open it FFS.
That's as stupid as saying you don't like eating beans and then going out to buy some for dinner :banghead
I'm not a huge fan of the AFLW but what you obviously don't realise is that, footy is very much about business and having an AFLW team in the comp means big bucks in many years to come.
Businesses like these don't venture into territory that is doomed to fail, just doesn't happen.
Absolutely stuffing disgusted at the low level of intelligence displayed on this thread.
And the scariest thing about this, is that my daughter is interested in playing AFLW when she gets older. stuffing scary proposition knowing what kind of people are really out there.
Good luck on the women and after reading the poo in here I hope they do well, really well.
Suck an egg.
It's garbage.
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Maybe if there weren't so many idiots championing the cause they would have a chance.
The inability to provide any supporting argument other than,"Good on them" while simultaneously accusing every opposer as sexist is proof that the women's competition brings an entirely different kind of stuffwit into the supporting equation.
Do the numbers and then tell me why the RFC should waste their money, time and resources on a female team whose combined skill level lies somewhere between under 12's and under 14's boys ?
Accusations of sexism will be taken as, you have no answer.
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Maybe if there weren't so many idiots championing the cause they would have a chance.
The inability to provide any supporting argument other than,"Good on them" while simultaneously accusing every opposer as sexist is proof that the women's competition brings an entirely different kind of stuffwit into the supporting equation.
Do the numbers and then tell me why the RFC should waste their money, time and resources on a female team whose combined skill level lies somewhere between under 12's and under 14's boys ?
Accusations of sexism will be taken as, you have no answer.
For me, aside from my obvious and documented objections to much of your criticism, the reason I'm getting around the AFLW and womens footy is just simply that I think football is one of lifes great wonders and experiences, and that there are many out there who dismiss AFL due to its 'macho' tags and the 'locker room' culture. The more people can realise its not about that at all and may be inspired to follow along the better. It can hopefully lift the lid on those perceptions.
Plus, it gives 50% of the population the chance to actually play the great game more often with professionalism at the very top as a goal. People who scoff at how its miles off self-sufficiency will be eating their words in 10 years time; bookmark it.
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FWIW the AFL not the clubs fund most of the components of the AFLW
Clubs actually make money form having an AFLW team, extra revenues from sponsorships, merch sales etc
More revenue is good for all footy programs within a club
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Maybe if there weren't so many idiots championing the cause they would have a chance.
The inability to provide any supporting argument other than,"Good on them" while simultaneously accusing every opposer as sexist is proof that the women's competition brings an entirely different kind of stuffwit into the supporting equation.
Do the numbers and then tell me why the RFC should waste their money, time and resources on a female team whose combined skill level lies somewhere between under 12's and under 14's boys ?
Accusations of sexism will be taken as, you have no answer.
I actually never mentioned sexism, I'm talking about blatant unwarranted verbal abuse upon another human being.
You're not fit to support such a great team like the Mighty Tigers.
You're the kind of person the football world can do without.
Women have every right to play football at any level.
You may not like it, but guess what, and this is the best thing of all, you can't do a single thing about it :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
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Maybe if there weren't so many idiots championing the cause they would have a chance.
The inability to provide any supporting argument other than,"Good on them" while simultaneously accusing every opposer as sexist is proof that the women's competition brings an entirely different kind of stuffwit into the supporting equation.
Do the numbers and then tell me why the RFC should waste their money, time and resources on a female team whose combined skill level lies somewhere between under 12's and under 14's boys ?
Accusations of sexism will be taken as, you have no answer.
I actually never mentioned sexism, I'm talking about blatant unwarranted verbal abuse upon another human being.
You're not fit to support such a great team like the Mighty Tigers.
You're the kind of person the football world can do without.
Women have every right to play football at any level.
You may not like it, but guess what, and this is the best thing of all, you can't do a single thing about it :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
Lol @ HYPOCRISY.
Women have the right to play football at the top level ?
Is that Because they're women or they deserve to play at the top level.
I don't need to do anything about it.
They'll fall on their fat arses even wih all the help they're getting from the charitable.
I hope you go to every game and pay.
And when you're able to provide a legitimate answer, not based on moral ideals,
Come back. :-*
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Maybe if there weren't so many idiots championing the cause they would have a chance.
The inability to provide any supporting argument other than,"Good on them" while simultaneously accusing every opposer as sexist is proof that the women's competition brings an entirely different kind of stuffwit into the supporting equation.
Do the numbers and then tell me why the RFC should waste their money, time and resources on a female team whose combined skill level lies somewhere between under 12's and under 14's boys ?
Accusations of sexism will be taken as, you have no answer.
For me, aside from my obvious and documented objections to much of your criticism, the reason I'm getting around the AFLW and womens footy is just simply that I think football is one of lifes great wonders and experiences, and that there are many out there who dismiss AFL due to its 'macho' tags and the 'locker room' culture. The more people can realise its not about that at all and may be inspired to follow along the better. It can hopefully lift the lid on those perceptions.
Plus, it gives 50% of the population the chance to actually play the great game more often with professionalism at the very top as a goal. People who scoff at how its miles off self-sufficiency will be eating their words in 10 years time; bookmark it.
Bookmarked.
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So no ones allowed to have an opinion?
Its bloody terrible to watch, horrible actually!
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So no ones allowed to have an opinion?
Its bloody terrible to watch, horrible actually!
Losers always scream this rule.
It's why the concept is doomed.
The last refuge of a moron.
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I don't have a problem with a women's team, just as long as resources and sponsors from the men's team are not diminished to prop it up.
The quality of the current women's football being played is about level with some our local u/17 sides.
The AFL needs to let the women's game evolve naturally and not try to ram it down our throats otherwise there will be massive pushback from the fans.
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If you follow global sports like Soccer and Basketball and kept tabs on their growing participation rates in Australia, you see the reason why the AFLW is important. Higher participation equals more government funding for grass root facilities which equals the next generation of quality players and supporters that grow up loving and playing the game. The fact there's been a surge in girls joining up local footy clubs since the AFLW came into being shows it is already paying off for the AFL.
Of course, the current standard skill-wise across the AFLW comp. as a whole isn't what it will and needs to be in the future because women's footy has been restricted to various amateur local leagues in each state with a small base of players to choose from compared to other popular female sports. This year was the first time a national women's pro-league was set-up. It's going to take time to evolve and let the next/first generation come through who will have grown up with a proper pathway to pro-footy just as happened when (men's) footy started. Look back to the VFL in 1897 and the scoring was just as low if now lower. Essendon sealed the first ever flag by beating Melbourne 1.8-14 to 0.8-8. St Kilda didn't win a game for the whole season and got flogged every week. 120 years later they are still a bastion of failure :snidegrin. Carlton only won 2 game and they were both against the winless Saints.
The AFL would right now be more concerned about its two AFL men's teams in Queensland which are both a basketcase at the minute.
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How come when you google Afl women, there's no pics of all the overweight, barely fit chicks and only ones of half decent looking ones ??
hahahaha true
they wouldnt admit it though
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Snip! :banghead
Anyway, back to the topic!
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“It is fantastic news for the Club, our members and supporters, and all our stakeholders,” said Richmond CEO Brendon Gale.
“Our young female supporters can now potentially live the dream of playing for the Tigers.
“We were disappointed that we were not part of the inaugural AFLW season but we have continued to work hard to promote female football and support participation pathways. While we would have preferred to be entering the competition in 2019, today’s announcement is testament that work.
“To have a Richmond team participating in the AFLW builds on the industry-leading commitment the Club has made to the promotion of gender equity in our game.
“From a football perspective, we have established an alignment with the Bendigo Thunder women’s team, who coincidentally won the Premiership recently. We have also committed to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathways with the recently announced Boorimul program.
“We will also be pursuing a VFLW licence for the 2018 season and beyond this will be launching a RFC Female Football Acadmey. All of the above is designed to ensure we can hit the ground running in 2020.”
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2017-09-27/richmond-aflw-statement
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i find the afl's retention of the mens competition and inclusion of a womens competition somewhat inflammatory on the basis that it discriminates against non-able bodied persons.
Where is the disabled afl competition at the national level?
and what about the over 65's? wheres their national coompetition?
if the olympics do it why cant we? they have every right to play at the top level too.
and what about other marginalised groups?
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i find the afl's retention of the mens competition and inclusion of a womens competition somewhat inflammatory on the basis that it discriminates against non-able bodied persons.
Where is the disabled afl competition at the national level?
and what about the over 65's? wheres their national coompetition?
if the olympics do it why cant we? they have every right to play at the top level too.
and what about other marginalised groups?
Wheelchair footy already exists :thumbsup.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-19/launch-of-wheelchair-football-for-everyone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelchair_Australian_rules_football
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i find the afl's retention of the mens competition and inclusion of a womens competition somewhat inflammatory on the basis that it discriminates against non-able bodied persons.
Where is the disabled afl competition at the national level?
and what about the over 65's? wheres their national coompetition?
if the olympics do it why cant we? they have every right to play at the top level too.
and what about other marginalised groups?
Wheelchair footy already exists :thumbsup.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-19/launch-of-wheelchair-football-for-everyone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelchair_Australian_rules_football
There are also numerous competitions around the for people with special intellectual needs.
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Rugby Union springs to mind
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How come when you google Afl women, there's no pics of all the overweight, barely fit chicks and only ones of half decent looking ones ??
Footy show guest tonight
exhibit a
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I love women but the footy is unwatchable imo.
I know we have to start somewhere but watering down the talent so early on is crazy.
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Why does the AFL forget our gender neutral xersons that feel that xhey can't be "labelled" as male or female but rather not be defined or put in boxes xhey feel xhey haven't been represented and aren't recognised as real xeople. How is that fair?
When will the AFL start a league for xhem?
Better still maybe xeveryone can have a dose of gender blindness and xwe all can be gender neutrals and the AFL can champion this for all of xus and xwe can have a draft and pick the very best xersons that play footy and xwe all will watch the best league with the best of the best xersons playing this great game. :rollin
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Rugby Union springs to mind
I take offence to that
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Rugby League would've been the more fitting analogy....Union players are generally private school toffs with university degrees..... :shh
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Rugby League would've been the more fitting analogy....Union players are generally private school toffs with university degrees..... :shh
Exactly, and we demand the respect that deserves
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No one from AFLW wanted to go on record and speak on SEN this morning in regards to the transgender wanting to play AFLW this season.
I wonder what the woman are thinking now? After years of no league and finally getting a league of their own and they still have to share it with a born man that feels like a woman on the inside.
Society is gearing for a pansexual world as the world tells us what is normal and acceptable. No longer will be able to think as the thought police will hold us accountable for different ideology that isn't the society norm they tell us it is.
Everything is anything you want it to be as long as you feel it's right within yourself and it's true for you. :lol :rollin
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I think identifying vs having surgery and medication to make a change are 2 completely different things and trivialise what a person must go through to completely change their sex
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That's why gender confusion is a medical disorder and a psychological one at that. As opposed to true intersex chromosomal abnormalities, if you are XY you should compete in male competitions. If you are XX you should compete in female competitions. You should also not be allowed to use male hormone if you are XX in competition.
It may be harsh but it is fair.
A true intersex should be able to choose which sex they best identify with and compete in that area. They should be able to able to have hormonal levels within the norm for their chosen sex.
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maybe they could just make a transgender comp
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maybe they could just make a transgender comp
I used to coach Callum as he was known 10 years ago in u17 cricket.
He was a massive unit as a bloke and bowled sling arm style, in one c grade game he put one bloke in hospital (blood every where on the pitch) and another retired hurt.
As a footballer he could have played senior football as a 16 year old so allowing him to play womens football is just wrong.
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Believe it or not there is still such a thing as normal in my book at least.
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maybe they could just make a transgender comp
I used to coach Callum as he was known 10 years ago in u17 cricket.
He was a massive unit as a bloke and bowled sling arm style, in one c grade game he put one bloke in hospital (blood every where on the pitch) and another retired hurt.
As a footballer he could have played senior football as a 16 year old so allowing him to play womens football is just wrong.
That puts things into perspective.
Not sure on the reasons but the AFL have said no to him/her going into the draft.
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Well there you go Blobbo is on about it
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/expert-opinion/mark-robinson/hannah-mounceys-exclusion-from-aflw-by-the-afl-is-a-disgrace-writes-mark-robinson/news-story/97f2618483c0a48c40dfa24603053e4e
Hannah Mouncey’s exclusion from AFLW by the AFL is a disgrace, writes Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson, Herald Sun
October 17, 2017 9:00pm
Subscriber only
HANNAH Mouncey was knocked back from the AFLW because she is too big and too strong.
You wouldn’t have read that in Tuesday’s official announcement from the AFL because they didn’t want to say it.
It’s got nothing to do with anything else.
So, people wondering about a man becoming a woman and all the complications which go with that, just park your curiosity.
Mouncey’s physical attributes precluded her from playing semi-professional sport, which is AFLW.
Her position as a transgender woman allows her to represent Australia at the Olympics because her testosterone levels are way below IOC guidelines and allowed her to play for Ainslie in Canberra in a non-professional capacity.
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So Hannah would tee off the ladies tees playing golf??
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So Hannah would tee off the ladies tees playing golf??
cant wait for this to happen.
You made your bed now lie in it.
Cant have rainbows one day and the opposite the next
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Robbo wants him.
Why can't it try out for the men's comp?
Too weak and small?
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Robbo wants him.
Why can't it try out for the men's comp?
Too weak and small?
Exactly, cant have it both ways
they are fos the lot of them with their rainbows.
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Robbo wants him.
Why can't it try out for the men's comp?
Too weak and small?
Exactly, cant have it both ways
they are fos the lot of them with their rainbows.
Well I hope you two gents aren't expecting invites to the annual transgender ball
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So I could start having hormone treatment and try out for a womens Olympic sport next year?
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So I could start having hormone treatment and try out for a womens Olympic sport next year?
you nailed it big boy
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Robbo wants him.
Why can't it try out for the men's comp?
Too weak and small?
Exactly, cant have it both ways
they are fos the lot of them with their rainbows.
Well I hope you two gents aren't expecting invites to the annual transgender ball
We're the caterers.
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The point where you second guess yourself when addressing a tranny
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classic thread :clapping
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Robbo wants him.
Why can't it try out for the men's comp?
Too weak and small?
Exactly, cant have it both ways
they are fos the lot of them with their rainbows.
Well I hope you two gents aren't expecting invites to the annual transgender ball
We're the caterers.
whats your company's specialty Ox? Meat and two veg?
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So I could start having hormone treatment and try out for a womens Olympic sport next year?
you nailed it big boy
or little boy if that is what you want
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From the Bendigo Advertiser:
The Tigers have links to the Bendigo and central Victoria regions through a blossoming partnership with Bendigo Thunder Women’s Football Club.
The partnership, which aims to strengthen the pathways to the elite level for talented female footballers, was initiated earlier this year.
It also provides Thunder’s players and coaches with development opportunities with Richmond coaches, players and staff and support.
Bendigo Thunder chairman Ian Ross said the club had been buoyed by the announcement last month that Richmond had been granted an AFLW licence and would enter the elite national competition in 2020.
He said the announcement had caught the Thunder by surprise but generated plenty of excitement and inquiries within the region.
“Bendigo Thunder and Richmond Football Club have formed a good connection and the Richmond VFLW will have a strong presence in Bendigo, in turn creating opportunities for Bendigo Thunder players and indeed many other players in the region,” he said.
“Lots of water has to go under the bridge, however the alliance with Richmond certainly puts us in a great place and further discussions are scheduled to take place immediately following clarification from the AFL covering the new rules that will apply to the VFLW competition.”
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/4997917/tigers-to-bring-afl-premiership-cup-to-bendigo/
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From the Bendigo Advertiser:
The Tigers have links to the Bendigo and central Victoria regions through a blossoming partnership with Bendigo Thunder Women’s Football Club.
Do they have any transgender players built like a poo brickhouse
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Tigers among four new AFLW teams
Lauren Wood,
Herald Sun
20 December, 2018
IT’S official — AFL Women’s will get its four new teams in 2020.
Richmond, St Kilda, West Coast and Gold Coast had last year been granted provisional licences to enter the expanding competition in its fourth season but the AFL Commission formally ticked off on the additions 10 days ago.
Tigers women’s football boss Kate Sheahan said the club had only benefited from its presence in the VFLW competition this year and was anticipating its entry to the burgeoning competition.
“We’re incredibly excited to be formally granted an AFLW license from 2020, and develop the next phase of female football at the Richmond Football Club,” she said.
“Already, we feel that we’ve unearthed and developed some great talent through our VFLW program, which gives us a really good platform to build our AFLW list.”
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan — who wrote to clubs this week to inform them of the news — said it presented opportunity, but not without a word of caution ahead of AFLW03 beginning in February.
“The AFL Commission has had to balance the aspiration of creating the best women’s competition in Australia while maximising engagement and opportunity through our clubs,” Mr McLachlan said.
“We congratulate the four successful clubs, but also caution all our industry that this league is still young and requires not just passion but continued hard work to build solid foundations.
“The success of women’s football is ultimately dependent on our whole industry working together.”
Clubs had bid in September last year to be considered and will be allowed to prelist up to seven players from their academy until August 2019.
“Not only is this further opportunity for the next generation of talented women to play elite Australian Football, but also one for fans of the game as we welcome more AFLW teams wearing iconic club colours,” league head of women’s football Nicole Livingstone said.
“I thank the AFL Commission for their vision for women’s football and for assisting women across the country with increased opportunity to turn their passion into talent, providing the solid foundations the women’s competition needs for the journey we are on.”
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/richmond-among-four-clubs-to-be-awarded-new-aflw-teams/news-story/2116d334b2588ac5eeba0293b91cfeb7
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AFLW: Tigers make big play for Brennan
Daniel Cherny
The Age
4 April 2019
Richmond have launched an audacious bid to lure Western Bulldogs co-captain Katie Brennan to Punt Road for the 2020 AFLW season.
The Tigers, along with fellow expansion clubs St Kilda, West Coast and Gold Coast, presented to the AFL with lists of their player targets ahead of their entry into the national women’s competition next year.
Along with outgoing Brisbane Lions tall Sabrina Frederick-Traub, it’s understood Richmond are making a major play to lure Brennan, who has been the face of the Dogs in the first three AFLW seasons.
Players targeted by the expansion clubs have the option of recommitting to their current clubs or joining one of the new sides when the AFLW sign-and-trade period opens on Monday.
The four new AFLW clubs are able to sign up to 12 players during the period, which runs until Monday, April 15. The six existing Victorian clubs – Collingwood, Carlton, Melbourne, North Melbourne, the Bulldogs and Geelong – can lose a maximum of four players each, as can Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney. Fremantle and Brisbane, meanwhile, can lose up to eight players with teams in their states entering the competition.
Queenslander Brennan, 26, joined the Bulldogs ahead of the first AFLW season as a marquee player and was named the club’s first AFLW captain.
After an injury-interrupted first season the forward led the Bulldogs to the 2018 AFLW grand final only to be cruelly suspended for the decider against the Lions because of a dangerous tackle laid on Melbourne’s Harriet Cordner.
Brennan decided to take the case to the Australian Human Rights Commission on the grounds that the AFLW match review system was discriminatory as it meant that women would be suspended for offences that men would not be.
She ultimately dropped the matter after the AFL agreed to change its rules to ensure greater consistency between men’s and women’s football. While suspended for the game, Brennan still was able to hold aloft the premiership cup alongside stand-in skipper Ellie Blackburn, who was this year appointed permanent co-captain with Brennan.
Dual All-Australian Frederick-Traub last month quit her job at AFL Queensland before announcing she would leave the Lions to move to Victoria.
If Brennan departs to Richmond it would be the second time in as many years the Bulldogs have lost one of their big names after Emma Kearney headed to North last season.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/aflw-tigers-make-big-play-to-lure-katie-brennan-20190403-p51afx.html
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One of the brst players in the comp is Katie Brennan
Would be a massive get
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Need more than Brennan for our womens team to be any good. We need about 10 more to be any good.
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what about kane lambert
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Bellis would pass the chromosomal test..... :shh
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:ROTFL
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elliot is right, this competition is rubbish and the fact they try and make it a gender issue is pretty funny.
that girl with the kick they tried to turn it into an iconic shot like jack dyers was laughable.
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elliot is right, this competition is rubbish and the fact they try and make it a gender issue is pretty funny.
that girl with the kick they tried to turn it into an iconic shot like jack dyers was laughable.
Didn’t think they tried to turn it into anything other than what it was; a phenomenal photo of an athlete captured at a particularly perfect and unique point of the kicking action. It wasn’t the “PC brigade” that turned the conversation elsewhere it was the pathetic little naysayers.
Speaking of which, Tayla Harris was a big Tiger growing up and would be a great get also.
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elliot is right, this competition is rubbish and the fact they try and make it a gender issue is pretty funny.
that girl with the kick they tried to turn it into an iconic shot like jack dyers was laughable.
Didn’t think they tried to turn it into anything other than what it was; a phenomenal photo of an athlete captured at a particularly perfect and unique point of the kicking action. It wasn’t the “PC brigade” that turned the conversation elsewhere it was the pathetic little naysayers.
Speaking of which, Tayla Harris was a big Tiger growing up and would be a great get also.
Correct Dougey. Some of the comments on social media were disgusting and had nothing do with the actual comp itself. Reckon any parents on here especially Dads if they saw the same comments directed at their daughters they would be on the warpath.
Need more than Brennan for our womens team to be any good. We need about 10 more to be any good.
Certainly need more than a Brennan but it would be an excellent start
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elliot is right, this competition is rubbish and the fact they try and make it a gender issue is pretty funny.
that girl with the kick they tried to turn it into an iconic shot like jack dyers was laughable.
Didn’t think they tried to turn it into anything other than what it was; a phenomenal photo of an athlete captured at a particularly perfect and unique point of the kicking action. It wasn’t the “PC brigade” that turned the conversation elsewhere it was the pathetic little naysayers.
Speaking of which, Tayla Harris was a big Tiger growing up and would be a great get also.
i cant stand the competition and find it extremely boring but full respect to any of them who give it a go. Nothing personal its just utter crap.
that kick and the way it was made out was laughable, much like when they made a big deal when those 2 girls kissed at the brownlow night. big stuffin deal.
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elliot is right, this competition is rubbish and the fact they try and make it a gender issue is pretty funny.
that girl with the kick they tried to turn it into an iconic shot like jack dyers was laughable.
Didn’t think they tried to turn it into anything other than what it was; a phenomenal photo of an athlete captured at a particularly perfect and unique point of the kicking action. It wasn’t the “PC brigade” that turned the conversation elsewhere it was the pathetic little naysayers.
Speaking of which, Tayla Harris was a big Tiger growing up and would be a great get also.
i cant stand the competition and find it extremely boring but full respect to any of them who give it a go. Nothing personal its just utter crap.
that kick and the way it was made out was laughable, much like when they made a big deal when those 2 girls kissed at the brownlow night. big stuffin deal.
Okay mate, so why do you feel the need to constantly belt out how much you don't care about it and its utter crap? Just move on if that's how ya feel?
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Last time I looked, this was a footy forum that you could belt out anything you liked as long as you stuck to the rules..... :shh
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Brennan among two Dogs set to depart the Kennel
Sarah Black
afl.com.au
Trade and Sign Period Apr 8. 2019. 3:53 PM
WESTERN Bulldogs co-captain Katie Brennan is all but confirmed to be joining new AFLW team Richmond in 2020.
The announcement could come as early as Tuesday, womens.afl understands, after the AFLW Sign and Trade Period started Monday.
The Bulldogs' general manager of women's football Debbie Lee was unable to confirm Brennan's expected departure.
"We're still in conversations with her… nothing has been formalised yet. We're still working through that," Lee said on Monday afternoon
"[With] expansion, you've got to expect [clubs] are coming. We experienced that last year with Emma Kearney and Jenna Bruton (who both went to North Melbourne) and Aasta O'Connor (Geelong). We know we've got a good list, so we expect – and we're not naïve to think – clubs will come after us."
https://womens.afl/news/17769/brennan-among-two-dogs-set-to-depart-the-kennel
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Katie Brennan has joined us on a 2-year deal :thumbsup.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-04-09/katie-brennan-becomes-inaugural-richmond-aflw-player
(https://instagram.fmel2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/07b86f74ae8ea6ae650e7f97a8b161d8/5D3A95C7/t51.2885-15/e35/p1080x1080/56293858_652693548487200_637360250132086734_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fmel2-1.fna.fbcdn.net)
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Now target Mo Hope! :shh
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Now target Mo Hope! :shh
Rather have Mo Howard ( 3 Stooges)
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Now target Mo Hope! :shh
You mean the massively overrated Richmond hater who tweeted "Sucked in LMAO!!" & "Hope it's an omen for next week" after we lost the 2017 VFL GF on the last kick?
Yeah nah pass... :shh
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Now target Mo Hope! :shh
You mean the massively overrated Richmond hater who tweeted "Sucked in LMAO!!" & "Hope it's an omen for next week" after we lost the 2017 VFL GF on the last kick?
Yeah nah pass... :shh
:shh :shh
She's a disgrace, an absolute disgrace. A pathetic human who got what she deserved by being ditched by NM after walking out on Collingwood, the club who gave her a start.... :shh :shh :shh
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Now target Mo Hope! :shh
Rather have Mo Howard ( 3 Stooges)
:lol
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Care factor zero :sleep :sleep :sleep
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:shh :shh
She's a disgrace, an absolute disgrace. A pathetic human who got what she deserved by being ditched by NM after walking out on Collingwood, the club who gave her a start.... :shh :shh :shh
She's a disgrace because she jumped before she was pushed out the Pies' door?
She wasn't going to get another contract with C'wood...so she ran.... to the wrong Club LOL
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Now target Mo Hope! :shh
Not in a million years... agree with Taz :clapping
think the Tiges maybe targeting someone else who quit their interstate club last week ;D
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:shh :shh
She's a disgrace, an absolute disgrace. A pathetic human who got what she deserved by being ditched by NM after walking out on Collingwood, the club who gave her a start.... :shh :shh :shh
She's a disgrace because she jumped before she was pushed out the Pies' door?
She wasn't going to get another contract with C'wood...so she ran.... to the wrong Club LOL
I like my version better. Let me run with it. I don't like her... :shh :shh
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Katie Brennan has joined us on a 2-year deal :thumbsup.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-04-09/katie-brennan-becomes-inaugural-richmond-aflw-player
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Since when have our jumpers been made by cotton on?
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Katie Brennan on SEN (audio): https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=357960
“This move for me was based on the fact that I feel like I need a fresh start with my football,” Brennan said.
“It’s been a pretty challenging few years with some ankle injuries and missing the Grand Final last year.
“In saying that, I’m so so excited to start a fresh year at Richmond and I can’t wait to meet my teammates.
Brennan is also thrilled to create history at the Tigers, signing a two-year deal as their marquee player.
“It’s amazing to be a part of something so special and to be able to start something really amazing here at the Richmond football club,” she said.
“They’ve had a fantastic season so far within the VFL Women’s and they’ve built some incredible foundations for future success to come with all the hard work.
“Kate Sheahan, Tommy Hunter and Neil Balme have done an incredible job so far.”
Brennan played 13 games for the Bulldogs and kicked 15 goals.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/04/09/why-katie-brennan-left-the-bulldogs-for-the-tigers/
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Katie Brennan has joined us on a 2-year deal :thumbsup.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-04-09/katie-brennan-becomes-inaugural-richmond-aflw-player
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Since when have our jumpers been made by cotton on?
Looks like you were the only one who did...... :shh
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Katie Brennan has joined us on a 2-year deal :thumbsup.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-04-09/katie-brennan-becomes-inaugural-richmond-aflw-player
(https://instagram.fmel2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/07b86f74ae8ea6ae650e7f97a8b161d8/5D3A95C7/t51.2885-15/e35/p1080x1080/56293858_652693548487200_637360250132086734_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fmel2-1.fna.fbcdn.net)
Since when have our jumpers been made by cotton on?
I would say Cotton On are one of our AFLW sponsors
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Since when have our jumpers been made by cotton on?
Cotton On has an exclusive deal with the AFLW. All AFLW apparel is supplied by Cotton On. It was a 5 year deal when the AFLW started
Clubs have no choice
I would say Cotton On are one of our AFLW sponsors
As per above they are not a RFC sponsor they are an AFLW partner
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Now target Mo Hope! :shh
No way
There is a reason she got the flick out of North😉
You can PM me if you like
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Now target Mo Hope! :shh
No way
There is a reason she got the flick out of North😉
You can PM me if you like
You need to read the thread before you pontificate.
:cheers
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Can't wait...
Ball tapped down to Brandon Ellis, kicks long to BRENNAN!!!
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Can't wait...
Ball tapped down to Brandon Ellis, kicks long to BRENNAN!!!
Lol.
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Bulldogs quietly "not happy at all" with Brennan departure: McClure
By Nic Negrepontis
SEN
9 April 2019
Host of SEN’s Time On Sam McClure believes the Western Bulldogs are quietly fuming at losing marquee forward Katie Brennan.
Brennan signed with AFLW expansion side Richmond yesterday, saying she wanted a fresh start, and McClure believes this hasn’t gone down well at the Whitten Oval.
“When Katie Brennan said she wanted to move for a fresh start, there were a few eyebrows raised down at the kennel as to what that could mean,” McClure told SEN Breakfast.
“The Bulldogs are not happy. They’re not happy at all. I think that there’s some elements of anger.
“She’s played 13 games there, she missed a lot of footy because of injury and she missed significant footy because of suspension.
“No one at the Bulldogs will publicly say this, but they believe that they were owed some loyalty.”
McClure has clarified that as far as the salary cap goes, Brennan isn’t earning any extra money from the Tigers.
“So she’s signed a two-year deal at the Tigers, she will get the same money as a playing contract, being a marquee contract, wherever she went,” he said.
However, he added AFLW clubs have a number of options outside of the cap to remunerate their marquee players.
“If you’re a marquee player, and they get two on every club list, there’s an uncapped ASA (additional services agreement) – which essentially means clubs can offer players from AFLW teams huge contracts away from football,” he said.
“I think Katie’s an ambassador with Swisse, they can give them a car deal or something like that. There’s no limit on that.”
The 26-year-old has shown glimpses of being one of the competition’s best players, but didn’t have a great 2019, kicking only six goals and averaging 13 disposals per game for the Bulldogs.
Brennan kicked nine goals across six games in the first two AFLW seasons and was the VFLW leading goal kicker in 2017 and runner up in 2016.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/04/09/bulldogs-quietly-not-happy-at-all-with-brennan-departure-mcclure/
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Richmond has added a further three players to its AFLW list for 2020 with Phoebe Monahan, Iilish Ross and Maddy Brancatisano committing to the Club.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-04-12/tigers-sign-aflw-trio
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Can't wait...
Ball tapped down to Brandon Ellis
Are we having a AFLW reserves team as well?
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AFLW: Tigers sign another gun forward
Kate Salemme,
Herald Sun
16 April 2019
Richmond is building an all-star AFLW forward line, following its signing of Katie Brennan with a former star Giants and Collingwood goalkicker.
All-Australian Christina Bernardi has become the Tigers’ fifth signing ahead of its entry into the competition next season.
Originally drafted by Collingwood, Bernardi was the Magpies’ leading goalkicker in 2017 and named at full-forward in the All-Australian team the next year before switching to GWS, where she booted seven goals in the 2019 AFLW season.
She played for Richmond’s VFLW team last year and has now joined the Tigers full time.
“I really liked (playing in Richmond’s VFLW side). I got to know a lot of the staff and I just liked the vibe of the Club, so I was pretty keen to come back,” she said.
“I’ve been in the system for a while so I’m excited to help the young kids out,” she said.
The Tigers have also been linked with Brisbane power forward Sabrina Frederick-Traub.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/moana-hope-without-an-aflw-home-after-being-delisted-by-north-melbourne/news-story/df86925ea4827424f7c7fbc20124b253
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From the SEN website
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/04/16/frederick-traub-latest-to-join-aflw-tigers/
That’s a decent pick up
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From the SEN website
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/04/16/frederick-traub-latest-to-join-aflw-tigers/
That’s a decent pick up
Yep Sabbie is another gun
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So we have 3 gun forwards
Hopefully we have some quality to kick the ball to them
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Frederick is the sixth player to sign with Richmond. In addition to Brennan, she will join All-Australian forward Christina Bernadi (from Collingwood), and emerging players Phoebe Monahan, Iilish Ross and Maddy Brancatisano.
In March, Frederick informed the Lions she wanted move to a Victorian-based team for the 2020 season in order to be closer to her partner's family.
The Tigers traded their first-round selection in this year's AFLW national draft, currently pick No.12 overall, to the Brisbane Lions in exchange for key forward Frederick.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-signs-key-forward-sabrina-frederick-20190417-p51evo.html
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So we have 3 gun forwards
Hopefully we have some quality to kick the ball to them
Our other signings include 2 quality mids and defender
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Tayla Harris is a Richmond supporter of memory serves me correctly? What are the odds we can coerce her to join us? Pardon my ignorance on current contract statuses regarding aflw
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heard a whisper that Monique Conti may be also about to sign
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So we have 3 gun forwards
Hopefully we have some quality to kick the ball to them
Our other signings include 2 quality mids and defender
OK that works
I wonder if our grand plan is to be the first club to win the AFLW and AFL in the same year ;D
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AFLW 2019: Western Bulldogs set to lose Monique Conti to Richmond
April 18, 2019
Tom Morris
FOX SPORTS
The Western Bulldogs will lose their AFLW 2019 best and fairest, with Monique Conti set to play for Richmond next season.
Foxfooty.com.au can reveal Conti’s two-year deal also involves Puma, although the Dogs must first agree to a trade.
The sign and trade period finishes on Thursday, but there is a secondary period from April 23-26 in which AFLW clubs can swap players and draft selections.
The Dogs have already lost four players to expansion clubs so any further departures must now be traded. It’s understood they are expecting Conti, who is currently on holidays overseas, to request a move to Richmond.
The 19 year-old has already been spotted at Punt Road and her impending arrival will cap off a prolific fortnight for the Tigers, who have also lured Conti’s ex-Dogs teammate Katie Brennan to the club.
Before the age of 20, Conti has achieved plenty in the game. She is a premiership player, a best and fairest and was also adjudged best afield in the 2018 Grand Final.
Her 2019 campaign was highlighted by a 25-possession effort against Carlton in Round 7.
She will be the fifth Bulldogs player to leave Whitten Oval, following Belinda Smith (West Coast), Selena Karlson (St Kilda), Tiarna Ernst (Gold Coast), and Brennan (Richmond) out the door.
In return, the Dogs have signed no players from rival clubs yet, though they did manage to lock in Bailey Hunt, Kimberley Rennie, Brooke Lochland, Deanna Berry and Aisling Utri on new deals.
The possibility of Conti joining the Tigers was first broken by foxfooty.com.au last Thursday.
Losing the 19-year-old will be a huge blow to coach Paul Groves, who oversaw a team that won just two of five games this season.
By comparison, the Tigers have made no secret of their desire to lure talent to the club.
Aside from Brennan and Conti, they’ve also acquired ex-Lion Sabrina Frederick via a trade, plus added Christina Bernardi (GWS), Maddy Brancatisano (Melbourne), Phoebe Monahan (GWS) and Iilish Ross (Collingwood).
The influx of quality means Richmond could have three tier one players, which would see the club forced to fit less tier two players into the salary cap.
Carlton had just one tier one player this season — captain Bri Davey — and she appears all but certain to join Collingwood on Thursday if the two clubs can orchestrate a trade.
The poaching of players from expansion clubs has been widely critiqued in recent weeks. On Thursday morning SEN radio, Essendon great Tim Watson queried whether young fans should get velcro numbers on their backs from now on.
In seeking to allow new teams opportunities to be competitive, three of the 10 AFLW captains from 2019 have either left their clubs or are expected to leave.
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Monique Conti was best on ground in the 2018 Grand Final. Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-2019-western-bulldogs-set-to-lose-monique-conti-to-richmond/news-story/83c21f8f8160cf1d9043585ec576f573
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... Monique Conti from the Western Bulldogs to Richmond [is] yet to be finalised.
While it’s understood Conti wants to move to the Tigers, the AFL barred her from moving as an expansion signing because the Dogs had already lost their maximum four players - including captain Katie Brennan - as expansion signings.
The Tigers and Dogs are expected to reach a deal for All-Australian and Dogs best-and-fairest Conti during the second sign and trade period which begins on Tuesday.
Ahead of the second sign and trade period the AFL will shape its 2019 draft order. The draft order before the first sign and trade period had picks in reverse 2019 ladder order with the expansion clubs picking at the end of each round.
However the AFL is likely to [have] the capacity to provide picks to the Tigers ... which could further assist the Conti deal to be completed.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-to-tinker-with-aflw-draft-order-20190418-p51fi2.html
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We've got first pick in the AFLW draft.
All up our picks are 1, 7, 25, 31, 40, 43, 55, 58, 71, 73, 85 & 88.
We've already traded pick 16 to Brisbane as part of the Sabrina Frederick trade.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-04-23/tigers-allocated-no1-pick-in-2019-aflw-draft
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Richmond has signed the seventh player to its inaugural AFLW list with Monique Conti agreeing to a two-season contract at the Club.
The Tigers traded selection No. 1 overall in the 2019 AFLW Draft to the Western Bulldogs to complete the deal.
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-04-24/conti-becomes-a-tiger
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/do-not-publish-yet-really-difficult-decision-conti-20190422-p51g6y.html
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I know they want to add teams to the comp, but all this chopping and changing of players between teams surely can't be good for the brand.
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I know they want to add teams to the comp, but all this chopping and changing of players between teams surely can't be good for the brand.
Once they’ve gone yellow and black they’ll never go back. :shh
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Richmond has made their eighth AFLW signing with Hannah Burchell joining the Club as a delisted free agent.
Burchell, 24, made her AFLW debut for Geelong against GWS in Round 7 this year.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-04-30/burchell-becomes-a-tiger
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I know they want to add teams to the comp, but all this chopping and changing of players between teams surely can't be good for the brand.
Would you honestly wanna run around for the doggies or Melbourne when you knew the Tigs were about to start up next season...
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I know they want to add teams to the comp, but all this chopping and changing of players between teams surely can't be good for the brand.
Once they’ve gone yellow and black they’ll never go back. :shh
:shh
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Trade and Signing Period: Who your club picked up, plus our verdict
Sarah Black
womens.afl
1 May 2019
RICHMOND
Signed: Christina Bernardi (Greater Western Sydney), Maddy Brancatisano (Melbourne), Hannah Burchell (Geelong), Monique Conti (Western Bulldogs), Katie Brennan (Western Bulldogs), Sabrina Frederick (Brisbane), Phoebe Monahan (Greater Western Sydney), Iilish Ross (Collingwood).
Traded: Pick 1 to Western Bulldogs for Monique Conti, first-round selection (now pick 16) to Brisbane for Sabrina Frederick
Expansion Signings/Delisted: N/A (expansion club)
Verdict: Some interesting tactics from expansion club Richmond, which finished the Trade and Signing Period with the smallest list of the 14 teams. The Tigers recruited some high-quality players in Brennan, Conti, Frederick and Bernardi, but traded picks one and 16 to do so. Defenders and midfielders will be at the top of the Tigers' list when it comes to recruiting state-league players and the draft.
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Ten club lists are now almost complete ahead of the 2020 season, with remaining spots to be filled via the NAB AFLW Draft towards the end of the year.
The expansion teams – Gold Coast, Richmond, St Kilda and West Coast – can sign up to seven open-age players from their respective club academies until August.
All clubs can sign up to three rookies until August.
https://womens.afl/news/17858/trade-and-signing-period-who-your-club-picked-up-plus-our-verdict
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I believe that we should have done more in terms
Of bringing in players from other clubs.
I think we needed another 4 to 5 decent players drom
Other clubs. I dont think we can achieve much with
what Kate Sheahan and her team have brought in. Overall
I think its been a poor effort first up from our club in
Terms of developing a winning womens team.
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Are you saying we need a rebuild before we have even started Ramps?
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Teammates 🐯🙌
Our eight AFLW signings, together for the first time. #TheHuntBegins
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1123795310126489600
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Are you saying we need a rebuild before we have even started Ramps?
Im someone who would have preferred for AFL footy to not have womems teams, but we have it and there is going to be a team representing us with our name and colors. That being the case as a long term Gold member I feel that the club having made thus decision has a responsibility to have acsuccessful ream and not one which tarnishes our history. I think our first foray into the world of AFL womens recruiting has bern poor. Not because they didnt get some good players but simply because we didnt get enough. We needed to get 12players minimum but we stopped at 8 or something. We will probably be cellar dwellers now and from my end that hurts the Richmond brand and for me that is totally unacceptable.
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‘Downright disgusting: The abusive comments I face daily’
Sabrina Frederick
(Richmond AFLW footballer)
Herald-Sun
6 April 2019
‘Go play a women’s sport if you can’t handle the attention.’
‘You wanted equal rights sweetheart don’t cry when it’s too even.’
‘Sorry girls, men do it better.’
These are just some of the belittling, misogynist and downright disgusting social media comments that sportswomen face daily.
And as a female footy player, migrant, and woman of colour in a same sex relationship, I have copped quite a bit of nasty abuse online — and nothing in the snippets above are out of the ordinary.
According to new research released by Plan International, 23 per cent of all negative comments towards sportswomen were sexist in nature, while 20 per cent demeaned women’s athletic abilities and skills. I’d love to say that I was surprised by those findings, but unfortunately, online abuse directed at female athletes has become par for the course.
I was just 19 years old when I was first drafted to the Brisbane Lions for the inaugural AFLW season.
Fresh faced, optimistic and with a new-found platform, I was excited that someone who looks like me could share positive messages on social media with other aspiring young female players.
I was excited that young girls from all cultural backgrounds would continue to see themselves reflected in the AFL dream and I felt and continue to feel, incredibly privileged to be doing my bit.
For the most part, I enjoy engaging with my fans on social media — sharing the highs and lows of my life and career, and inspiring others to follow their dreams.
What I wasn’t prepared for was the disgusting underbelly of the social media world — the one where keyboard warriors who don’t know you, choose to post the most horrifically vile stuff without fear of consequence, and often with the comfort of anonymity.
In the beginning, I would monitor each post and read every single negative comment about me. I would spend hours scrolling and then contemplating on whether or not I should respond.
When a troll would come to my account and comment that women were ‘useless athletes’ on one of my images, or that we were ‘too fat and slow’, or that we should ‘get back in the kitchen’ — it hurt. All I ever tried to be was the best version of myself. To be ripped to shreds by complete strangers certainly felt disempowering.
Although the internet has permitted online trolls to multiply hateful, sexist and uninformed information, it can also be a powerful tool for good.
After Tayla Harris copped a barrage of sexualised and misogynist abuse on a photo of her doing her job, she also received an overwhelming amount of support from fans, teammates and the broader online community. Not only did Tayla’s image go viral, it has become a symbol of change. It is bigger than Tayla and bigger than the sport itself.
While the moment is still fresh, together we need to channel our outrage and work to address what is driving these negative attitudes and behaviours.
What we know from the research is that all women can be the target of abuse and it is not always confined to the internet. Regardless of where it happens, these disrespectful attitudes and behaviours don’t occur in a vacuum.
They’re perpetuated by a culture that allows gender inequality and harmful gender stereotypes to continue, which means we all play a role in cutting it off at the source.
As an ambassador for national youth campaign, The Line, I want to encourage young people to be true to themselves and not be deterred from chasing their dreams.
Yes, there is still a long way to go but it’s definitely something to keep striving for.
Sabrina Fredrick plays for Richmond in the AFLW and is an ambassador for The Line.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/rendezview/downright-disgusting-the-comments-i-face-daily/news-story/61579883bf54220a998b3417793bcde0
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Richmond’s joint major partner, nib health funds (nib), has strengthened its ties with the Club by expanding their partnership to support the Club’s inaugural AFLW team and the Richmond Women’s Football Program.
In line with Richmond’s AFL jumper, nib’s logo will appear on the back of the Tigers’ historic inaugural AFLW guernsey in 2020. nib will also partner with the Club to deliver a digital content strategy to promote the Club’s entry into the AFLW.
Read more at: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-05-15/nib-aflw-announcement
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Courtney Wakefield becomes ninth AFLW Tiger.
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-05-16/wakefield-becomes-ninth-aflw-tiger
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Brennan speaking at President's function. Very easy on the eye....
Sorry mods. :shh
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Tayla Stahl completes meteoric rise with AFLW contract
Tate Spiteri,
richmondfc.com.au
May 22, 2019
Just one game for premiership points ago, Tayla Stahl was playing for Bass Coast in Division Two of the South Eastern Women’s Football League.
Now, she is a Richmond AFLW listed player.
Stahl’s stunning rise to become the Tigers’ 10th AFLW signing is a result of a goal kicking run that includes 67 majors from just 15 games.
Put simply, her form has been too good to ignore.
Stahl, 24, was recruited to the Club’s VFLW program after a year of footy that brought with it; a premiership, league goal kicking award and the SEWFL Division 2 league best and fairest.
She then started 2019 with six goals on VFLW debut in the Tigers’ Round 1 win over Darebin.
The Richmond AFLW list managers had seen enough.
Quick, clean and evasive, Stahl was a latecomer to the game, having crossed over from netball where she had previously been a member of the Victorian under 18s team.
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Read more at: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-05-22/tayla-stahl-completes-meteoric-rise-with-aflw-contract
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Bank robbery to AFLW Tiger: Stahl’s incredible story
LAUREN WOOD,
Herald Sun
23 May 2019
Richmond has signed a bank robbery getaway driver to its AFL Women’s foundation list.
Tayla Stahl says taking part in the heist is the greatest regret of her young life and credits football with helping turn things around.
At 3.30pm on February 7, 2014, Stahl and former friend — fellow ex-soldier Sarah Royna — executed their plot to rob the Australian Defence Credit Union at the Richmond Royal Australian Air Force military air base.
Stahl was tasked with driving the getaway car, while Royna donned a balaclava and armed herself with a fake pistol, and despite plans to nab “hundreds of thousands” fled with $2685.
The base was put into lockdown and they were caught, with Stahl — who spent a week in remand — hit with a two-year suspended sentence which remains over her, while Royna remains behind bars after she plead guilty to armed robbery.
She owns her mistake.
“I can’t blame anyone else — I made the decision to do it,” Stahl told the Herald Sun this week.
“I could have said no, but I didn’t. I can’t blame the other person. It’s my fault. If I didn’t want to do it, I shouldn’t have, so it’s on me. And no one else.”
Royna was also found guilty of a separate plot to rob an RSL.
The pair had developed the hold-up plan via text messages that were tendered to court, with Stahl — an Inverloch local who had joined the defence force just out of school to “keep fit and get out of the small town … and meet people” conceding she had fallen into a situation she shouldn’t have.
“I was 19, young, just liked to go out and have fun,” she said.
“I just obviously made friends with certain people and shouldn’t have made friends with those people and I got myself involved with things I shouldn’t have.
“(The bank) was on-base … it was literally 500m away from our accommodation. I drove her there, she went in and then yeah, got back to the car and drove back.
“I wasn’t the person that actually went into the bank.
“The defence (force) put charges against us to start off with and then that went on for a while. They ended up getting sent on to AFP … they took it on.”
Stahl has nothing to do with Royna now — doesn’t even say her name.
The incident spiralled the then-teenager into harmful habits that made her realise she had to take control of her life.
As the Australian Federal Police built their case and questioned Stahl, she “wasn’t dealing with it very well”.
“I was drinking a lot, and going out and was drinking one night I was in the middle of the city and stepped in front of a car and got run over,” she explained.
“I spent three months in hospital. That was a turning point — it had to be a turning point.
“It took me over a year of rehab — everything, internal injuries, a head injury … I was told I would never play footy again.”
Arrested for her role in the robbery soon after, Stahl spent a week behind bars before moving to Newcastle with her sister for 12 months as she prepared to face the music.
“I still wasn’t really well and wasn’t mentally right at all,” she said.
“I stayed for a year — it wasn’t fair on her, or myself, being there.”
D-Day came in May last year, when Stahl copped her two-year suspended sentence.
She had moved back home and focused on her football, starring for Bass Coast and finding herself on the Tigers’ radar to now become the club’s 10th AFLW signing, penning a one-year deal.
Richmond football boss Neil Balme said there had been a lot to consider for the Tigers in taking Stahl on.
It would have been easy to say no.
But her honesty and determination was to be reckoned with.
“We spoke to the VFL and all that sort of stuff and it wasn’t a problem,” he said.
“We had to think about it. We kept her training … she was very open about it and said ‘I’m keen to make up for it’.
“It’s a great story. There was no thought of us not giving her the opportunity. There’s no thought of saying ‘this is all too hard’, because it’s all in the past and she’s keen to do something.”
Stahl is back working full-time, and booted six goals in Richmond’s VFLW season-opener against Darebin, after earlier fronting the playing group in tears to tell her story.
She is determined not to let her opportunity at AFL Women’s slip.
“I never thought I’d actually get here, that’s for sure,” Stahl said.
“If you’d asked my family or friends a couple of years ago … (they’d say) that I’d rather go drink or do something else than commit to this full-time and put in the work.
“100 per cent (I’m ready). I just want to prove so many people wrong.”
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Tayla Stayl is putting her past behind her. Picture: Michael Klein
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/richmond-signs-bank-robbery-getaway-driver-to-its-2020-aflw-foundation-list/news-story/0459a75e6b8295da7281f6791a3c6271
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good evasive skills...cept that one time
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good evasive skills...cept that one time
:lol
My mate Rob tells me shes that good she’ll be considered a steal :rollin
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good evasive skills...cept that one time
:lol
My mate Rob tells me shes that good she’ll be considered a steal :rollin
Daylight robbery perhaps?
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good evasive skills...cept that one time
:lol
My mate Rob tells me shes that good she’ll be considered a steal :rollin
Daylight robbery perhaps?
Are you guys morons? This is a great story and here you are making stupid comments.
You probably think it is harmless, but just think about it before you bring up someone's past.
This whole thread starts with keyboard warriers and hurtful comments.
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No-one here brought up her past, she did when she told the media...... :shh
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People trying to rob her of this moment are annoying me as well, Mint.
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She'd be crook on many here writing about her like that!
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:lol :rollin
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She'd be crook on many here writing about her like that!
You just don't get it do you? people like you unhinge all the good work people are trying to achieve.
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She'd be crook on many here writing about her like that!
You just don't get it do you? people like you unhinge all the good work people are trying to achieve.
It's healthy to have a sense of humour.....
And the opposite is true too.......
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She'd be crook on many here writing about her like that!
You just don't get it do you? people like you unhinge all the good work people are trying to achieve.
It's healthy to have a sense of humour.....
And the opposite is true too.......
Agree wholeheartedly, but small, seemingly innocuous comments made at someone's expense and masquerading as humour do not cut the mustard.
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She'd be crook on many here writing about her like that!
You just don't get it do you? people like you unhinge all the good work people are trying to achieve.
It's healthy to have a sense of humour.....
And the opposite is true too.......
Agree wholeheartedly, but small, seemingly innocuous comments made at someone's expense and masquerading as humour do not cut the mustard.
Strange. I'm sure the girl herself would laugh at these very comments. She seems to have a lot of courage to come back from where she's been....
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-06-19/hunter-appointed-inaugural-aflw-coach
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-06-19/hunter-appointed-inaugural-aflw-coach
Brilliant appointment
Well deserved
Congrats Tommy
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New Tigers AFLW coach eyes midfield spot for Brennan
Daniel Cherny
The Age
20 June 2019
Newly-appointed Richmond AFLW coach Tom Hunter is adamant star recruit Katie Brennan will make it as a bona fide midfielder.
Hunter, the former Collingwood rookie who retired in 2011 at just 20 because of a rare spinal condition, has been given the tick of approval by the Tigers board to lead the club in its first AFLW campaign, having been coach of Richmond’s VFLW side since 2017.
The VFLW Tigers have started 2019 with five wins from as many games. However Hunter said getting the AFLW job ahead of the club’s entrance into the national women’s league next year hadn’t been at the forefront of his mind.
“One of the questions I asked, when I first got appointed to the VFLW, was ‘did they see this person transitioning into AFLW?’ They just wanted to see how I’d go,” he said.
“In the club’s mind I think they wanted someone to carry through from VFLW to AFLW. So it has been a little bit of an audition for the past two years. But it hasn’t been my goal to be the AFLW coach, it’s just been to do a pretty good job through the VFL program, and then it’d take care of itself in the end.”
Brennan sent shockwaves through AFLW circles in April when she defected from the Western Bulldogs - where she had been captain - to sign with the Tigers.
Brennan has made her name as a forward but is keen to prove herself as a regular midfielder. Hunter said Brennan was still learning the craft at VFLW level, but was optimistic she’d be able to play in the guts next year.
“We value what she does,” Hunter said.
“She’s clean with ball in hands, she kicks both sides of the body, she can win the ball at ground level, and what we’re finding is now, when she pushes forward, it’s very hard for key defenders to match up on her, but it’s even harder for midfielders to be able to go with her and compete with her in the air. We’ll continue to build her tank.
“She’s got a lot she’s got to learn, like body positioning around the ground, and just her running patterns, but she’s working really hard on it, and I have no doubt she’ll have a big impact as a midfielder at AFLW level.”
Having been forced into his early retirement after suffering a serious neck injury during a pre-season game, Hunter became the Magpies’ runner under Mick Malthouse. Hunter then took up a coaching role at East Keilor, also entering the teaching profession, which he said had helped his coaching.
Hunter suggests that the biggest difference between coaching men and women was terminology, noting that phrases like “fat side and skinny side” were second nature to boys that had grown up playing the game, but not so much to women who had come to football at a later age.
Hunter's contract at Richmond expires after the 2020 season.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/new-tigers-aflw-coach-eyes-midfield-spot-for-brennan-20190619-p51zd1.html
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Richmond has elevated 189cm VFLW ruck Alice Edmonds to its inaugural AFLW list.
Confirmed Richmond AFLW players for 2020:
Katie Brennan
Phoebe Monahan
Iilish Ross
Maddy Brancatisano
Christina Bernardi
Sabrina Frederick
Monique Conti
Hannah Burchell
Courtney Wakefield
Tayla Stahl
Alice Edmonds
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-06-20/edmonds-becomes-11th-aflw-tiger
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Another good signing for our AFLW side. Alice is a terrific tap ruck, extremely agile, good at ground level, exceptional leap and with strong hands.
Our squad is looking very strong.
There's a few more form our VFLW squad I'd be signing while we can or come draft time they will get snapped up by other clubs
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Tigers chief revels in new coaching gig
Glenn McFarlane
21 June 2019
He’s one of the AFL’s most influential figures, but one of the favourite times of Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale’s busy week comes when he ditches the business suit for his yellow and black training gear.
Gale has just been appointed Richmond’s new AFLW ruck coach — and he’s loving it.
Joking he had lobbied Tigers’ AFL coach Damien Hardwick for a similar role for years without success, Gale says he can’t wait for Wednesday nights when he works with Richmond’s VFLW team on their ruck work, body positioning and ground play, ahead of the club’s inaugural AFLW season next year.
https://thewest.com.au/sport/richmond-tigers/richmond-chief-brendon-gale-in-his-element-as-richmonds-aflw-ruck-coach-ng-1b47e48c7ec5a197f109564b8d32cf12
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Richmond is halfway to filling its inaugural AFLW list with a further four players elevated from the Club’s VFLW program this week.
Defensive pair Akec Makur Chuot and Rebecca Miller have been signed to the senior list along with tackling machine Grace Campbell, while utility Gabby Seymour has been added as a rookie.
Richmond inaugural AFLW players for 2020:
Katie Brennan
Phoebe Monahan
Iilish Ross
Maddy Brancatisano
Christina Bernardi
Sabrina Frederick
Monique Conti
Hannah Burchell
Courtney Wakefield
Tayla Stahl
Alice Edmonds
Akec Makur Chuot
Grace Campbell
Rebecca Miller
Gabby Seymour
Read more: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-07-23/-aflw-tigers-make-quartet-of-signings
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Excellent to see Akec getting promoted to our AFLW list
Very good player
Played for Freo
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Watch the moment Gabby Seymour finds out she’s signed as a ‘cross-code rookie’ for Richmond
Geordie Cowan,
Knox Leader
August 10, 2019
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Gabby Seymour gathered 18 touches upon her VFLW debut with Richmond. Picture: Mark Dadswell
After responding to a Facebook post nine months ago to now being on an AFLW list, it has been a whirlwind nine months for Gabby Seymour.
The 22-year-old was told she would be given a rookie contract by Richmond as part of its inaugural AFLW season in 2020.
The volleyballer, who represented Australia at junior level and had been competing for Victoria until last year, only started her football journey in October when she saw a Richmond Football Club post on Facebook advertising a trial for people who had competed at high levels of other sports.
Making it through various trials, she was offered a spot with this year’s VFLW team.
She needed some game experience first, but Gabby had no doubts about which local club to be affiliated with.
“My boyfriend (Nick Callanan) has played at The Basin forever,” she said.
“I’d been coming to his games for a couple of years and it looked like a bit of fun.”
She played three games with the Bears in a supportive environment she couldn’t speak more highly of, before being picked for her VFLW debut as the 23rd player.
“My boyfriend and his little brother travelled up to Darwin, they were so excited I had gotten my first game,” Seymour said.
“I had nothing to lose and put it all out on the table.”
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Gabby Seymour with other young women footballers at The Basin. Picture: Mark Dadswell
The Eltham woman starred for the Tigers in their 21-point win, named best-on-ground after gathering 18 disposals and 32 hit-outs.
A few weeks later, she was told she would be a part of the team she had grown up supporting in its first AFLW season.
The moment was captured by the club, with Seymour’s startled face conveying her emotions.
“The video says it all — I was just completely shocked,” she said.
“I’d had a meeting with them an hour before for the mid-season review and I’d asked about my chances.
“I was told to ‘Just keep working hard, August 30 is the cut-off date so you’ll know by then’.
“Then Nick came in and there was a 10-second lag before I realised and put the pieces together.
“It took me a good hour to get my head around that I was going to be an AFLW player.”
She will take her chance to pick the football brains of some of her teammates, which include Katie Brennan and Monique Conti.
“They have been fantastic,” she said.
“Katie Brennan in particular is such an awesome role model.
“You see her around the club and she holds herself to such high standards that I say ‘All right, that’s what I want to look like’.”
Seymour said the rookie contract was perfect motivation for her, knowing she has a three-month headstart on those picked in the AFLW draft.
“I’ve got my spot, the next challenge is to actually get a game,” she said.
“I don’t have any expectations about what I’m going to get.”
Watch here: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/outer-east/watch-the-moment-gabby-seymour-finds-out-shes-signed-as-a-crosscode-rookie-for-richmond/news-story/1cfa2105d6637a2ad2c9269e01bd5971
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Watch the moment Kodi Jacques is told she will be placed on the AFLW list.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-08-16/aflw-jacques-midtraining-surprise
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The NAB AFLW draft will be held on Tuesday, October 22 at 10.30am at Melbourne Showgrounds. The nomination period opened on Monday and will run until Friday, September 20.
Richmond, along with fellow expansion clubs Gold Coast, St Kilda and West Coast, had until last Friday to sign up to seven open-age players from their Academies or state league sides.
In a recently introduced rule, clubs have the opportunity to bid for additional Academy players before the draft.
Key Dates:
Draft Nominations Open: Monday, September 2 – Friday, September 20
NAB AFLW Draft Combine: Tuesday, October 1 – Thursday, October 4 at the MCG & Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
NAB AFLW Draft: Tuesday, October 22
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-09-04/hunter-incredibly-proud-of-vflw-tigers
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Hard-working VFLW midfielder Alana Woodward has been elevated to Richmond's inaugural 2020 AFLW side.
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Richmond inaugural AFLW players for 2020:
Katie Brennan
Phoebe Monahan
Iilish Ross
Maddy Brancatisano
Christina Bernardi
Sabrina Frederick
Monique Conti
Hannah Burchell
Courtney Wakefield
Tayla Stahl
Alice Edmonds
Grace Campbell
Rebecca Miller
Akec Makur Chuot
Gabby Seymour (rookie)
Kodi Jacques
Alana Woodward
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-09-06/woodward-earns-aflw-selection
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The final order has been set ahead of the NAB AFLW Draft on October 22.
The Tigers will enter the draft with picks No. 7, 25, 31, 40, 43, 55, 58, 71 (committed to Laura Bailey), 73, 84 (committed to Kate Dempsey), 87, 93 and 96.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-10-15/aflw-draft-order-confirmed
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Here's our AFLW draft selections:
Round 1
Sophie Molan (GWV Rebels) was our first pick at 7.
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-10-22/2019-aflw-draft-pick-7-sophie-molan
Round 2
25 – Richmond – Laura McClelland (Eastern Rangers)
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-10-22/2019-aflw-draft-pick-25-laura-mcclelland
31 – Richmond – Ella Wood (GWV Rebels)
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-10-22/2019-aflw-draft-pick-31-ella-wood
40 – Richmond – Sarah Sansonetti (Northern Knights)
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Round 3
43 – Richmond – Holly Whitford (Melbourne University)
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55 – Richmond – Nekaela Butler (GWV Rebels)
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Round 4
58 – Richmond – Cleo Saxon-Jones (Western Jets)
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71 – Richmond – Laura Bailey (Richmond)
Round 5
73 – Richmond – Emma Horne (Richmond)
84 – Richmond – Kate Dempsey (Richmond)
Round 6
87 – Richmond – Ciara Fitzgerald (Northern Knights)
93 – Richmond – Emily Harley (Oakleigh Chargers)
96 – Richmond – Lauren Tesoriero (club recruiting manager)
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/afl-womens-inaugural-marquee-player-moana-hope-nominates-for-draft/live-coverage/28d655e313a3ca267c59baca39e3944d
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Fixture for the 2020 AFLW season released today
We launch the season against Carlton at Ikon Park on Friday 7th February at 7.40pm (our home game)
Game will be on Ch7
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-10-29/tigers-2020-aflw-fixture-released
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A poster on BF has a list of guernsey numbers for our AFLW debut season next year.
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https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/richmond-final-aflw-player-listing-and-2020-fixture-new.1224348/post-63529050
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Richmond has finalised its 2020 AFLW coaching set-up ahead of the beginning of its inaugural campaign.
Tom Hunter who was announced as Head Coach in June will lead the coaching panel with Jacob Thompson (Senior Assistant and Midfield Line Coach), Jason Armistead (Forwards) and Sam Shaw (Backline) his assistants.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-11-08/tigers-lock-in-inaugural-aflw-coaching-panel
http://www.krockfootball.com.au/nab-league/jase-lands-role-richmond-aflw/
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Richmond will celebrate the beginning of its inaugural AFLW season with an open training session this Monday, November 25.
Kicking off at 6.15pm, Richmond’s newest team will be put through its paces while fans can enjoy food and drink in the sun, music, face painting, mascots, balloon artists and giveaways.
Following training new Tiger stars including Katie Brennan, Sabrina Frederick, Monique Conti and Christina Bernardi will commence a signing and photo session with fans.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-11-19/chance-for-historic-first-look-at-aflw-tigers
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Richmond will celebrate the beginning of its inaugural AFLW season with an open training session this Monday, November 25.
Kicking off at 6.15pm, Richmond’s newest team will be put through its paces while fans can enjoy food and drink in the sun, music, face painting, mascots, balloon artists and giveaways.
Following training new Tiger stars including Katie Brennan, Sabrina Frederick, Monique Conti and Christina Bernardi will commence a signing and photo session with fans.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-11-19/chance-for-historic-first-look-at-aflw-tigers
Bump.
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Our girls guernsey numbers have been revealed.
1. Sophie Molan
2. Phoebe Monahan
3. Katie Brennan
4. Monique Conti
5. Maddy Brancatisano
6. Christina Bernardi
7. Lauren Tesorerio
8. Courtney Wakefield
9. Hannah Burchell
10. Kodi Jacques
11. Alice Edmonds
12. Laura Bailey
13. Alana Woodward
14. Sabrina Frederick
15. Rebecca Miller
16. Laura McClelland
17. Ella Wood
18. Sarah Sansonetti
19. Kate Dempsey
20. Holly Whitford
21. Iilish Ross
22. Nikeala Butler
23. Emma Horne
24. Tayla Stahl
25. Cleo Saxon-Jones
26. Ciara Fitzgerald
27. Emily Harley
28. Gabrielle Seymour
34. Akec Makur Chout
43. Grace Campbell
Richmond will celebrate the beginning of its inaugural AFLW season with an open training session on Monday, November 25.
6.15pm – Gates Open to the public
6.30pm – Girls Commence Training
7.30pm – Girls Complete Training
7.30pm – Signing Session Commences
Available to the public - Music, Food & Drink, Face painting, Balloon artist, Giveaways and a Special Appearance from Sash the Mascot. This event will be Family & Dog friendly.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-11-25/2020-aflw-guernsey-numbers
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AFLW stars embrace 'underdog' status of Richmond expansion side
Anthony Colangelo
The Age
26 Nov 2015
On a historic evening at one of the country's most historic sporting clubs, as their AFLW side gathered for their first ever full pre-season training session at Punt Road Oval, two of Richmond's star recruits were relishing being the underdogs for once.
Sabrina Frederick and Katie Brennan are used to having pressure on their shoulders heading into AFLW seasons - Frederick at Brisbane playing in two grand finals and Brennan at the Western Bulldogs as captain - but with expansion side Richmond, a premiership is not such a heavy focus in their inaugural season.
That change of emphasis or expectation seems to have renewed the vigour within Frederick and Brennan, two of the league's best players, who became Tigers in the off-season.
"Anything is possible," Brennan said. "We go in as the underdogs and the unknown so over the next few weeks we will figure out what success means to us and we have certainly got an amazing blueprint at this club … we certainly are inspired by that."
Frederick added: "It’s always a challenge. We are both competitors and I am sure the rest of the team would say the same. It’s just nice to be in a different position and go back to the start, where the basics are, and just put in the work for your team and really work hard.
"It is kind of nice being on this side [as underdogs] and hopefully we can get some real results out of it."
Richmond's football boss Neil Balme said the club had been enhanced by the injection of fresh faces.
"This is a change, it is different," Balme said. "It’s silly to say men and women are different but their attitude to footy is different. They’re so positive, so grateful for the opportunity to play.
"We are very excited about it.
"The men have been around forever. And what we all need to do in our specific roles is allow the women to have the advantage of the experience we have had, so they don’t have to learn it all over again."
Brennan and Frederick said they felt at ease within the club, and that they had everything they needed to improve their football individually, and play well as a team.
"We are not here to make up the numbers, we are here to compete. But just having fun doing so, the Richmond way of playing football is so fun," Frederick said.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-aflw-stars-embrace-underdog-status-on-historic-evening-for-club-20191125-p53dzg.html
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Tigers could have AFLW games moved
Anna Harrington
AAP
26 Nov 2019
Amid an era of success that has seen Richmond's fanbase skyrocket to new levels, the AFL powerhouse may have to move two scheduled AFLW games away from Punt Road.
Richmond will open the AFLW season with a home game against the Blues at Carlton's Ikon Park to maximise attendance, but are scheduled to play the Kangaroos and Brisbane at their far smaller traditional home in round three and round seven respectively.
At Richmond's inaugural AFLW training session on Monday night, football boss Neil Balme said the Tigers were in discussion with the AFL over whether Punt Road would be able to host games.
"That's a genuine challenge, because we're not really set up for big crowds," Balme said.
"That'll be something we're actually talking to the AFL now about as to whether we can really play games here or not.
"We're programmed to have a couple but we're really looking at that to make sure we can provide what they think we can provide."
Balme emphasised Punt Road's foremost role these days was as a training ground, rather than as a match venue.
"We'd love to play some games here but I'm not sure whether that will happen or not," he said.
The Tigers recruited hard ahead of their first season - poaching Western Bulldogs pair Katie Brennan and Monique Conti, along with snaring former Brisbane ruck/forward Sabrina Frederick.
"Anything's possible," Brennan said.
"I think we go in as underdogs and the unknowns so I think over the next few weeks we'll figure out what success means to us.
"We've certainly got an amazing blueprint from this club and what the AFL boys, the VFL boys and our wheelchair team have been able to achieve this year and we certainly are inspired by that and will put in a lot of work to be able to get there."
https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6510796/tigers-could-have-aflw-games-moved/
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Training pics:
https://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFLW%202019%20Training%20-%20Richmond%20251119
Squad pic:
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Richmond players have joined forces with the navy as they race to be ready for their first season of AFLW.
@Jacquifelgate #7NEWS
Watch here: https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1201044741502013440
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Molan aims to learn from Richmond's stars in bid for midfield spot
Anthony Colangelo
The Age
7 December 2019
“It was an interesting task [playing on Brennan] I had never played on someone in that way but I had to find a different way to beat her because she was a lot stronger than me physically but It was a good tussle.”
The Ballarat-born-and-bred former basketballer also remembers her first experience of playing against Richmond's formidable recruit from the Brisbane Lions, Sabrina Frederick.
"The first time we [VFLW Bulldogs] played them [VFLW Tigers] during the year I went to pick up the ball and she was bee-lining straight at me, she bumped me but barely touched me and I was knocked over anyways. I am looking forward to playing with her," Molan said.
So what does Molan, primarily a midfielder who can also play forward, hope to learn from Richmond's stars and their coaching group then?
“Over the next few weeks before round one I want to get a lot stronger in the gym and improve my aerobic fitness so I can hopefully run out games in the midfield as well as just develop the craft with the awesome midfield group and the staff around that," she said.
"So hopefully cement a spot in there for round one but we will just have to see what happens.
“I have always been described as quite a versatile player having backline experience and lately as a forward so I would be happy to play wherever the coaches want me. I just want to be out on the field with the girls."
Molan completed her VCE this year and is waiting on her results. She will take a gap year to focus on footy and part-time work but hopes to one day study exercise science and maybe become a teacher or a coach.
She coached her school's junior footy team for the last three years with one of her best friends and has moved from Ballarat to Richmond for the AFLW season.
“It’s pretty incredible being here," she said. "Moving down to Richmond recently the night before the first official training session. My host family live in Richmond, it’s crazy like everyone is a mad Richmond supporter around here, including them, their door is painted like a Richmond jumper and nearby there’s a mural of Cotch [Trent Cotchin] and Damien Hardwick holding the premiership cup on the back of their garage.
“It was hard leaving [her family in Ballarat for the first time] but I’ll go back on weekends and whenever I get a chance and see my three younger brothers.
“There were a few tears. I got a hug from my brothers which usually doesn’t happen."
She became a midfielder at the Greater Western Victoria Rebels when coach Rhys Cair asked her to move out of the backline. Ballarat's influence will remain close for her first season at the top level with her former under-12s basketball coach Laura Bailey also playing at Richmond.
“She has checked up on me the whole way through and kept seeing how I was during the draft and speaking to me to see how I was which was really great," Molan said.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/molan-aims-to-learn-from-richmond-s-stars-in-bid-for-midfield-spot-20191206-p53hnx.html
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Our 2020 AFLW home guernsey & kit is now on sale.
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https://cottonon.com/AU/aflw-2020-retail-home-guernsey/9801136-11.html?dwvar_9801136-11_color=9801136-11&cgid=richmond-women&originalPid=9801136-11#start=10 (https://cottonon.com/AU/aflw-2020-retail-home-guernsey/9801136-11.html?dwvar_9801136-11_color=9801136-11&cgid=richmond-women&originalPid=9801136-11#start=10)
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Who's training at your club? The Academy stars on show for six weeks
Sarah Black
womens.afl
17 December 2019
All Academy players get the opportunity to spend time at AFLW clubs – often those most convenient to travel to – over a six-week period in summer.
The time spent at clubs gives some of the best junior players from around the country a sneak peek into what's required to play at AFLW level.
Players in italics are not eligible to be drafted until 2021
Richmond: Nyakoat Dojiok (GWV Rebels), Tara Slender (Bendigo Pioneers), Ella Friend (GWV Rebels)
https://womens.afl/news/39691/who-s-training-at-your-club-the-academy-stars-on-show-for-six-weeks
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Star Tigers recruit could miss up to three games due to WNBL
Sarah Black
womens.afl
17 December 2019
STAR Richmond recruit Monique Conti is a chance to miss up to three games in the club's first NAB AFLW season due to the WNBL finals.
Conti, 20, juggles her AFLW commitments alongside her basketball with Melbourne Boomers.
The top four sides qualify for finals, and the Boomers are currently in third place, four wins clear of Perth in fifth with seven rounds remaining.
Depending on what position the Boomers finish in, Richmond's round two (1v4 for basketball) and round three (2v3 for basketball) matches are on the same days as the WNBL semi-finals series.
Richmond's season opener against Carlton is unaffected, with a week's break between the final round of the WNBL and the finals.
The WNBL Grand Final series runs across rounds four and five of the AFLW season. While the matches do not directly clash with Richmond's games over that period, the Tigers are playing in Bendigo and Wagga Wagga the day before the basketball games, meaning travel could be an issue.
The silky midfielder is supremely talented, winning the best on ground medal in the 2018 Grand Final at just 18 years old, while playing for the Western Bulldogs.
After crossing from the Dogs to Richmond in May, Conti lined up for the club's VFLW side, winning the Tigers' best and fairest from just seven matches.
"There could be [a clash with] finals, and then it just depends on how the Boomers go," Richmond coach Tom Hunter told womens.afl.
"We're really supportive with Mon's basketball, because we know she's a dual-sport athlete and we want her to do really well.
"When her Boomers commitments finish up, we'll be able to get her full-time. She's able to balance it, as she has for the past two years with the Dogs. We're just trying to make her the best athlete possible."
Richmond have a balancing act of its own at this stage of pre-season, with "seven or eight" players – including fellow big-name recruit Christina Bernardi (foot) – on limited duties.
AFLW clubs have a list of 30 players, with 21 named for a match (16 on the ground, five on the bench).
"We're not in a dire position, I don't want to say that, but we've got a few girls in the modified group at the moment. We're starting to get them back," Hunter said.
"We've found with the jump from the NAB League (under-18) girls going into a semi full-time environment probably put a bit of stress on them and some of them we've had to modify.
"I think we've got seven to eight girls we're modifying, but we're looking to have most of them back after the Christmas break."
Hunter has led Richmond's VFLW side for the past two seasons, with the team qualifying for (and losing) an elimination final this year and is enjoying the step up to AFLW level.
"I'm certainly enjoying having more sessions with the players. We've got more time to educate them, and I'm not feeling rushed in our training, I don't feel we have to get everything in," he said.
"The standard of our girls has been pretty awesome so far, it's improved a long way and the players are getting the concepts more quickly. We don't have to spend so much time around the education.
"They get it, they can do it and we can add more layers to the plan. That's been a nice surprise."
https://womens.afl/news/39717/star-tigers-recruit-could-miss-up-to-three-games-due-to-wnbl
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how much money do these womens teams lose for their clubs. I reckon womens footy will become a money pit with clubs losing heaps over time. Eventually the girls will want big pay rises and its gonna be the supporters who pay for this equality.
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how much money do these womens teams lose for their clubs. I reckon womens footy will become a money pit with clubs losing heaps over time. Eventually the girls will want big pay rises and its gonna be the supporters who pay for this equality.
Sorry, but why do you think Club's are losing money?
It has been well documented that the AFL funds the bulk of the AFLW competition. Just like via annual distributions the AFL funds salary cap increases for AFL club's
I think you will find Clubs are making money off their AFLW club's. It's called sponsoship $$$. For Richmond they have had Jeep, NIB, Hostplus, National Storage and Swinburne increase their sponsorship and committed to the AFLW side.
AIO came on board in 2019 to sponsor of VFLW side
Other clubs have had sponsor's come on board just to be involved in the AFLW. Bulldogs, Saints, Adelaide, Brisbane - want me to go on?
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I have doubts that the money raised from sponsors will cover the AFLW teams expenses. When the girls all ask for huge pay rises thats when itll all start to fall over.
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I have doubts that the money raised from sponsors will cover the AFLW teams expenses. When the girls all ask for huge pay rises thats when itll all start to fall over.
You do realise there is a CBA in place for the next 3 seasons? That each team functions under a salary cap? So I am not sure how that equates to players asking for "huge pay rises" and getting them
The sponsorship deals in place across the entire AFLW comp are very strong. Throw in what the AFL is contributing as this comp builds and it is in a very healthy place
I appreciate that many people don't follow the comp, have no interest in it and that's fine but I think people are selling this comp very very short.
I don't think people really understand the growth potential and what a massive untapped market there is around Women's sport, not just talking about AFLW here but all Women's sport.
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Richmond season guide: All you need to know
Sarah Black
womens.afl.com.au
22 December 2019
Coach: Tom Hunter
2020 captaincy candidates: Katie Brennan, Christina Bernardi
Star recruits: Katie Brennan, Christina Bernardi, Monique Conti, Sabrina Frederick
Inactive players: Nil
2020 opponents: Carlton (h), Gold Coast (a), North Melbourne (h), Geelong (h), GWS (a), St Kilda (a), Brisbane (h), Adelaide (a).
Circle it: The round one match against Carlton pits two historic rivals against each other in a new format, the first AFLW game for the club. Despite the match moved to the bigger Ikon Park, seats will be in hot demand.
Player to watch: Monique Conti is ready to take the competition by storm. The dynamic on-baller will be coming into her third AFLW season, and won Richmond's VFLW b&f from just seven games over winter.
Best Rising Star chance: Sophie Molan
2020 prediction: It'll be tough going for the Tigers in their first season. Put in the slightly tougher Conference A with Adelaide, North Melbourne and Geelong, finals may be just out of reach for the fledgling side. Just over two-thirds of the list is made up of VFLW and under-18 graduates, meaning there's a fair bit of uncertainty whether they can make the step up.
https://womens.afl/news/40156/richmond-season-guide-all-you-need-to-know
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I have doubts that the money raised from sponsors will cover the AFLW teams expenses. When the girls all ask for huge pay rises thats when itll all start to fall over.
You do realise there is a CBA in place for the next 3 seasons? That each team functions under a salary cap? So I am not sure how that equates to players asking for "huge pay rises" and getting them
The sponsorship deals in place across the entire AFLW comp are very strong. Throw in what the AFL is contributing as this comp builds and it is in a very healthy place
I appreciate that many people don't follow the comp, have no interest in it and that's fine but I think people are selling this comp very very short.
I don't think people really understand the growth potential and what a massive untapped market there is around Women's sport, not just talking about AFLW here but all Women's sport.
How are people selling it short WP??
It is unwatchable in its present state IMO. I gave it a go but it’s not in the slightest entertaining.
And I can watch most sports... I can sit for hours watching girls golf and tennis because the standard is first class.
Girls footy is not and I understand it’s in its infancy, but the standard is horrible.
Pure and simple...
So no I don’t think people sell it short at all.
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How are people selling it short WP??
It is unwatchable in its present state IMO. I gave it a go but it’s not in the slightest entertaining.
And I can watch most sports... I can sit for hours watching girls golf and tennis because the standard is first class.
Girls footy is not and I understand it’s in its infancy, but the standard is horrible.
Pure and simple...
So no I don’t think people sell it short at all.
Your key point is "IMO" it is "unwatchable"
That's your view and I have no issue with that
But for every person who says it's "unwatchable" I could find you at least 10 who say it is fantastic to watch and great to be involved in.
Does it need to get better? Yep, no doubt but for a competition that is only 3 years old it is doing very well. 50k plus at last year's GF highlights that. Throw in it is a barely a semi professional compettion and standard is where you'd expect it to be based on its age
Reckon if we went back 150 years when the game was invented the standard would have been pretty crappy to say the least.
I have followed it from season 1 and year on year the standard has improved and IMV will continue to improve, granted not as quickly that some people think it should but it will
The fact that multinational Companies are tipping in millions to support it, grow it means it is on the right track. Growth potential of Women's sport is massive. Go back 10 years and look at the standard of Women's cricket, its improvement in the last decade is staggering and it is because in part to the health and development that has gone it to it by officialdom. Same opportunity is there for Women's footy but it isn't going to happen overnight
Patience and doing it the right way is the key
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Pretty obvious that it will be low on skill and team play for a few years yet.
Boys have a football in their hands from an early age and are playing footy from a young age. The majority of girls have not had this avenue available to them so their individual skill level will not be high. There will be exceptions.
Women's sport is different. Take golf. They play the game similar to the average guy as the top women golfers and the average male player are hitting similar distances. So for me I can relate to how they are playing better than watching the men almost drive a green it takes two shots for me to get to. Same with basketball.
And it will be the same with women's footy when they get their fitness levels and their skill levels up.
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Australian womens cricket and soccer teams are worthwhile watching imho.
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How are people selling it short WP??
It is unwatchable in its present state IMO. I gave it a go but it’s not in the slightest entertaining.
And I can watch most sports... I can sit for hours watching girls golf and tennis because the standard is first class.
Girls footy is not and I understand it’s in its infancy, but the standard is horrible.
Pure and simple...
So no I don’t think people sell it short at all.
Your key point is "IMO" it is "unwatchable"
That's your view and I have no issue with that
But for every person who says it's "unwatchable" I could find you at least 10 who say it is fantastic to watch and great to be involved in.
Does it need to get better? Yep, no doubt but for a competition that is only 3 years old it is doing very well. 50k plus at last year's GF highlights that. Throw in it is a barely a semi professional compettion and standard is where you'd expect it to be based on its age
Reckon if we went back 150 years when the game was invented the standard would have been pretty crappy to say the least.
I have followed it from season 1 and year on year the standard has improved and IMV will continue to improve, granted not as quickly that some people think it should but it will
The fact that multinational Companies are tipping in millions to support it, grow it means it is on the right track. Growth potential of Women's sport is massive. Go back 10 years and look at the standard of Women's cricket, its improvement in the last decade is staggering and it is because in part to the health and development that has gone it to it by officialdom. Same opportunity is there for Women's footy but it isn't going to happen overnight
Patience and doing it the right way is the key
I actually don’t know anyone who thinks it’s worth watching to be honest. So I think your stat of 10 to 1 is BS IN MY OPINION.
And the rest of your post is just excuses of why it is unwatchable.
I have no doubt it will improve and I will give it another go, but for now I would rather watch grass grow.
Each to their own though- I just found your comment in your original post a bit rich about people selling it short. I would love another sport to watch- but as I said it’s unwatchable.
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I actually don’t know anyone who thinks it’s worth watching to be honest. So I think your stat of 10 to 1 is BS IN MY OPINION.
And the rest of your post is just excuses of why it is unwatchable.
I have no doubt it will improve and I will give it another go, but for now I would rather watch grass grow.
Each to their own though- I just found your comment in your original post a bit rich about people selling it short. I would love another sport to watch- but as I said it’s unwatchable.
So the people I go to games with or have met at games are figments of my imagination and don't exist? By calling BS, that is clearly what you are saying
People I work with who enjoy it don't count either?
I have many conversations with people who don't like it but more with people that do.
I've said many times I get that alot of people don't like, don't rate it and even hate it and that's fine but IMHO it is a comp that is growing and garnering more popularity every season and that is (again) IMHO a great thing
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Are many of these people you go to games with females of the sapphic persuasion by chance? :shh
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Are many of these people you go to games with females of the sapphic persuasion by chance? :shh
Nice sexist deflect
But I'll ask my mate David when I next see him
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I actually don’t know anyone who thinks it’s worth watching to be honest. So I think your stat of 10 to 1 is BS IN MY OPINION.
And the rest of your post is just excuses of why it is unwatchable.
I have no doubt it will improve and I will give it another go, but for now I would rather watch grass grow.
Each to their own though- I just found your comment in your original post a bit rich about people selling it short. I would love another sport to watch- but as I said it’s unwatchable.
So the people I go to games with or have met at games are figments of my imagination and don't exist? By calling BS, that is clearly what you are saying
People I work with who enjoy it don't count either?
I have many conversations with people who don't like it but more with people that do.
I've said many times I get that alot of people don't like, don't rate it and even hate it and that's fine but IMHO it is a comp that is growing and garnering more popularity every season and that is (again) IMHO a great thing
All good WP... it’s just not for me at the moment.
Merry Christmas 👍
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The afl will regret the formation of this comp. Already a few of the womens players have been agitating. Its gonna cost clubs big time 5 to 10 years down the track.
Thats why the afl tried to reduce the season. Unfortunately they let the jeanie out of the bottle and its going to be hard keeping the girls under control of what is reasonable money wise and what isnt.
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New Tiger itching to go after off-season surgery
Sarah Black
womens.afl
3 Jan 2020
SHE MAY be at her third club in four years, but Christina Bernardi's pre-season is different for another reason.
The Richmond recruit underwent right foot surgery to remove a bone spur after the conclusion to the 2019 AFLW season (where she kicked seven goals for Greater Western Sydney), and a subsequent stress fracture saw her miss the entire VFLW campaign.
She's now itching to get into running with the main group.
"With rehab, I've had to spend a lot of time in the gym and been doing a few new things like Pilates and gymnastics to try and get strong," Bernardi told womens.afl.
"I only hit the track for the first time in a few drills [in the first week of December], and it was so exciting to be back on the ground with the girls.
"It's been really challenging in that respect. No one wants to be in rehab, that's been very different and I've been trying to do everything right until after the Christmas break, where I can ramp up a bit.
"It's frustrating that I have to hold back, particularly at a new club where I want to be out there on the track and help new girls out. I wasn't as happy with my season up at the Giants, so not really being able to develop and work on my skills during the off-season has been really hard."
The Tigers allowed Bernardi, a secondary school PE teacher, to develop off-field skills by observing the club's AFL coaching group in action, as well as help on the interchange bench in VFLW games.
"I got to sit in coaches' meetings, watch training, and be in team meetings pre-training, and pre-match meetings as well," she said.
"I was really, really lucky to get those opportunities, particularly in a year where we won the premiership. I'm very thankful for that."
Bernardi started her AFLW career with Collingwood, playing two seasons and being named All Australian in 2018 after a breakout period.
She took up an offer to move north and play with the Giants, but has since returned to Victoria to the familiar territory of Punt Road, having previously played with the Tigers' VFLW side in 2018.
Up until the 2020 season, AFLW players could only sign one-year contracts, which allowed for greater movement during the expansion period. Bernardi has now signed a two-season deal with the Tigers.
"I was pretty nervous about playing for a third team and I didn't take the decision lightly. I don't want to go anywhere else now I'm back in Melbourne with friends and family," she said.
"I trusted a lot the people here and knew them quite well, so that's probably what got them over the line. I love the culture too, it's super."
The club's AFL side has been celebrated for embracing vulnerability and enjoyment in football in a marked change of mindset from the end of the 2016 season, where the team finished a disappointing 13th.
It has since won AFL flags in 2017 and 2019, and Bernardi said that sense of fun has permeated throughout all the Richmond sides.
"You're pretty open to be yourself here. What cemented it for me was not long after I had signed, I sat at a sponsor's breakfast and 'Dimma' (AFL coach Damien Hardwick) and Tim Livingstone (co-GM of football) spoke about what had changed for them and how having fun playing footy is now a big focus.
"That's exactly what I want to be doing. Hearing them talk was a lightbulb moment of 'I've made the right choice to come here'.
"One of the club's core focuses is celebrating; it's through the VFL, it's through the AFL and it's through our program."
https://womens.afl/news/40221/new-tiger-itching-to-go-after-off-season-surgery
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AFLW Tigers punted from spiritual home
Lauren Wood,
Herald Sun
6 January 2020
In an unprecedented fixture shift on the eve of the AFLW season, Richmond’s plans to return top flight football to its spiritual home in its inaugural season in the competition have been put on ice due to crowd and logistics issues.
Just four weeks before the AFLW season is set to begin, the Tigers’ Round 3 and Round 7 clashes with the Kangaroos and Brisbane have been moved to Ikon Park to maximise attendance after it was deemed that the capacity of Punt Road would simply be too low.
Richmond confirmed the upheaval to the Herald Sun yesterday and club chief executive Brendon Gale said that while club wanted “nothing more than to host AFLW games at Punt Road in 2020”, the call had to be made.
“Given our enormous membership base and the large crowds we’re expecting, our facility isn’t suitable right now to host AFLW matches,” he said.
“We want our AFLW games to be more than just a football match. The club is planning family friendly activities and activations, and at present, we just don’t have the space for everything we want to do.
“We’ll now focus on creating a Richmond-like atmosphere at Ikon Park for our fans to enjoy.”
The starting time of the two matches will remain the same.
Punt Road Oval holds 5000 supporters at its highest capacity but recent construction and portable buildings erected after the club’s men’s premiership in September — in place at the northern end of the ground to house increasing numbers of staff — along with match-day compliance and broadcasting space had resulted in further hits to crowd capacity.
The powerhouse club notched more than 103,000 members in 2019, many of whom have signed up for the club’s AFLW membership.
When it announced the 2020 fixture in October, the AFL flagged the prospect of selling tickets to games at the ground for “operational purposes” in an effort to “make sure that people don’t miss out”.
The league said yesterday that as the season had grown closer, it had become evident that the response from Tigers fans combined with the construction works had resulted in the decision.
It was determined that it was better to make the call now to ensure adequate planning time for both football and other departments rather than have to rush any eleventh hour changes if required.
The AFL worked closely with Richmond and local council in reviewing the requirements for hosting AFLW games in recent months, with the hope being to play matches at the ground in coming years.
The club is planning a $60 million redevelopment of Punt Road Oval, which would include upgraded women’s facilities and spectator amenities.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/richmond-aflw-games-to-be-transferred-from-punt-road-oval-to-ikon-park/news-story/59c41647071b9a4abb5574807d6920b2
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Players' survey: Which new team will be the best in 2020?
Sarah Black
afl.com.au
9 January 2020
THERE'S a growing rumble to the east of Melbourne, and it's originating from Punt Road.
Richmond is one of the premier teams in the AFL competition, and is now poised to take the NAB AFLW competition by storm in its first season, according to the AFLW players themselves.
The Tigers received six of 14 votes for "best new team" – with one player anonymously surveyed from each club – with West Coast hot on their heels with four. St Kilda was named by three players, while just one said Gold Coast.
List manager Kate Sheahan hit her first signing period with a vengeance, employing a slightly different approach to other expansion sides.
The Tigers brought in two former marquee players (Katie Brennan and Sabrina Frederick), the 2018 Grand Final best-on-ground winner (Monique Conti) and an All Australian forward (Christina Bernardi).
In total Richmond added just eight existing AFLW players during that period, filling up the rest of its list with its VFLW players and through the NAB AFLW Draft (nine of whom were 18-year-olds).
By contrast, the other expansion sides added a higher number of players from other AFLW clubs.
One surveyed player gave Richmond the nod on the back of its recruiting plan.
"Richmond, for its firepower and its mix of experience and youth," she said.
Voting results
6 – Richmond
4 – West Coast
3 – St Kilda
1 – Gold Coast
https://womens.afl/news/40280/players-survey-which-new-team-will-be-the-best-in-2020-
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AFLW Practice Match
Richmond v West Coast Eagles
Sunday, January 26
Swinburne Centre, Punt Rd Oval
More details coming soon
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/football/open-training
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Katie Brennan will captain Richmond’s inaugural AFLW team.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/553641/katie-brennan-becomes-richmond-s-inaugural-aflw-captain
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AFLW Practice Match
Richmond v West Coast Eagles
Sunday, January 26
Swinburne Centre, Punt Rd Oval
More details coming soon
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/football/open-training
Our first AFLW practice match starts at 1pm.
Richmond v West Coast
Sunday 26 January
Punt Road Oval, 1pm
https://womens.afl/news/40956/practice-matches-when-and-where-your-club-is-playing
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@RichmondWomens
First hit-out done and dusted!
We’ll host the Eagles next Sunday in our first official practice match 👊
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1218440521544110080
It was more just match simulation rather than a practice match but the score was Bulldogs 57 Richmond 19.
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RICHMOND v WESTERN BULLDOGS
Richmond came out firing early, but a mid-game fadeout in the second and third terms proved costly, losing to the Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57) to 3.1 (19) over five periods of game play.
The Dogs looked incredibly sharp, with clear structures and clean ball movement throughout the game.
Izzy Huntington spent some time behind the ball where her marking skills came to the fore, while Kirsten McLeod was a constant threat whether inside 50 or on the wing.
Key forward Deanna Berry looks set to take her game to another level in the absence of Katy Brennan. Talent has never been an issue for Berry, but it was her consistency and second efforts that stood out.
Issy Grant showed a clean pair of heels rotating between forward and the midfield, and No.1 draftee Gabby Newton made a few skill errors but found plenty of it playing in the centre.
For the Tigers, Courtney Wakefield will be a handful at full-forward, with very strong hands and a physical presence.
Sabrina Frederick took a few solid marks at centre half-forward, Alice Edmonds was a steady presence in the ruck and young midfielder Sophie Molan was busy throughout.
The issue for Richmond was clearing it out of its defensive half. When the Tigers got on a roll with fast game play (usually led by Akec Makur Chuot and Phoebe Monahan), they looked very dangerous, but those moments didn't happen as much as they would have liked.
Brennan played two of five terms on the ball and was rested around that, with Monique Conti not playing (basketball commitments).
https://womens.afl/news/41266/clubs-blow-off-the-cobwebs-in-first-hitouts-for-season
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Duds, delist... :thumbsdown
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AFLW 2020 season preview: Richmond Tigers
Joel Shepherd
theRoar.com.au
20 January 2020
Richmond put a much-publicised effort into recruiting lots of big-name players.
Unfortunately three of the four big names are forwards, and there have been many cases of prestigious AFLW teams – Collingwood and Carlton, fore example – in previous seasons stacking their line-up with big-name forwards only to discover that without a midfield or a backline they can’t get those forwards the ball.
The big-name forwards in this case are Sabrina Frederick, Katie Brennan and Christina Bernardi. The only big name the Tigers recruited who isn’t a forward was star Bulldogs midfielder Monique Conti. No-one’s a bigger fan of Conti than me, but the biggest problem with her in this Richmond team is that there’s only one of her.
The Tigers also took Sophie Molan and Ella Wood from Greater Western Victoria in the draft, and Molan in particular will be a star – but that’s only two starring midfielders, both of them kids and neither big-bodied, in an AFLW competition where three is now the minimum to be successful, and preferably four or more.
And so comes the big move that Richmond’s AFLW coach Tom Hunter seems to be hanging his entire season upon – Katie Brennan to play in the midfield. I’ll admit to being sceptical when I first heard it, but Brennan averaged 22 possessions a game in the middle for the Tigers’ recent VFLW season, and while the VFLW and AFLW are very different things, those numbers are still hard to argue with.
Assuming it works, Brennan, Conti and Molan should be a strong combination and draw enough defensive attention away from the lesser midfielders to let them gain space and confidence.
The Tigers backline looks talented but inexperienced, with quality youngsters like Ilish Ross from Collingwood and Laura McClelland and Sara Sansonetti from the draft. There are also some experienced players, like Phoebe Monahan from GWS, but the rest of them – as is the story through most of the Tigers line-up – are VFLW players elevated to AFLW status. In a year or two some of these players will be very good, but right now there’s not a lot there that will make opposition forwards fret.
Still, this is what expansion clubs do – they fill in their spots on the team as best they can using whatever players they can get their hands on, and then some of those players will either perform or not. Next season the players who didn’t perform will be edged out by new players from the draft or elsewhere, and so the team will improve.
I can’t see much chance that a team with a solid midfield – depending entirely on the Brennan experiment – an inexperienced backline and a two-star forward line could win many games in their very first season, but this team looks as though it could make a solid start for the yellow and black in the AFLW.
The real test, as always with expansion teams, will be next year.
Prediction: 14th.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2020/01/20/aflw-2020-season-preview-richmond-tigers/
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The above article clearly written by someone who watched very little VFLW and is making assumptions and hasn't clue about the ability of a number of players who we've bought in from our VFLW side
the Katie Brennan to the midfield worked and worked exceptionally well. This will be a win for the Tigers. Added benefit is in a pinch we can throw her up forward and every time that happens she will get the opposition's best defender
Across the back we have Akec Makur Chout and Rebecca Miller - two outstanding defenders. Akec has played AFLW for Freo before moving to Victoria. Miller is an incredibly strong overhead mark and extremely agile. Both of these give run off the backline.
Alicia Edmonds is going to give us alot of first use at centre clearances.
there's plenty of talent
Do I think we will win the flag? Nope but 14th, I don't think so >:(
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We got flogged.
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RICHMOND
Three line assistants will join senior coach Tom Hunter in Richmond's first AFLW season.
Senior assistant Jacob Thompson will be in charge of the midfield, having previously been head coach of Essendon's James Hird Academy and captaining Calder Cannons in 2009.
Forwards coach Jason Armistead has crossed from leading Geelong Falcons' girls side, while former Adelaide defender Sam Shaw (backline) is also head coach at Xavier College.
Nathan Chapman will take the role of specialist coach, focusing on skill acquisition, while VFLW assistant Liz Quinn is in charge of culture and leadership.
https://womens.afl/news/18633/who-s-helping-your-club-s-senior-coach-in-2020-
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Photo day.
https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1219166071933980672
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We got flogged.
In what? Not even a practice game?
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What was it then? Street Theatre? Performance Art? Interpretive Dance? A Comedy Sketch perhaps? :shh
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What was it then? Street Theatre? Performance Art? Interpretive Dance? A Comedy Sketch perhaps? :shh
It was match simulation
5 × 12 minutes phases of stop start match plays from both teams. Players playing managed minutes...
The are playing a proper practice this weekend. Under proper match conditions. Proper hit out... Under proper playing conditions...
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Kate Sheahan hasnt put together a good list. She went after forwards when she should have gone after attacking midfielders who can break the lines. I think well finish bottom 4. Its a real shame.
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'I don't think I've ever had this much fun': Star recruit loving life at Tigerland
Sarah Black
womens.afl
21 January 2020
NEW RICHMOND skipper Katie Brennan says she's never enjoyed her football more, coming into her fourth season of AFLW.
Brennan, 27, was elected Richmond's first AFLW captain last week. She previously led the Western Bulldogs from 2017 to 2019, the final season in conjunction with Ellie Blackburn.
"It's been incredible. I don't think I've ever had this much fun, playing football," Brennan said.
"It's a credit to the club and the messages they tell us and the values we hold here, making sure we celebrate the moments and there's been a hell of a lot of support.
"I'm really enjoying a new role running around the midfield [and] also resting forward."
After sensationally switching clubs in May, the former marquee Dog said she's developed her leadership skills over the past few seasons, particularly when sidelined by persistent ankle injuries.
"It's a real honour and an absolute privilege (to be named captain), and something I'm really proud of. I'm equally as proud for the other girls (Christina Bernardi, Phoebe Monahan and Lauren Tesoriero) and to be able to stand side by side and be able to represent our group," Brennan said.
"When you're forced to sit on the sideline for an extended period of time, then you learn to lead in different ways. The biggest things I've learnt is building connections with individuals within the team, but also building that connection within the group.
"We've really practiced a bit of vulnerability, opening up and making sure our girls are building connections on and off the field; sharing in great times, stories and great experiences that can deepen those connections."
Settling into her new position, Brennan said she played just a handful of minutes during Richmond's scratch match against the Western Bulldogs, but there are no injury concerns, she's just "an old girl".
"First hitout, really exciting times for the club. I played a whole of three minutes, so I pulled up pretty well," Brennan said with a laugh.
"Just across the board, we're incredibly proud of our girls. We went in with a few girls not playing or on limited minutes, as many clubs do at this stage, but I think at times we moved the ball really, really well to our structure and we saw some really promising signs about our ball movement.
"But also, as you always do in practice matches, you pick up bits and pieces to work on and we'll address those throughout the weeks to come."
Richmond's vice-captain, hard-running forward Bernardi, said it was special to earn her position after being in Greater Western Sydney's leadership group last year.
"We went through a really thorough process of picking our leadership group. We really took our time, so I'm really honoured that it came from a player vote and we focused on what the players wanted," Bernardi said.
The Tigers will take on West Coast on Sunday in a practice match at Punt Road, with all regular-season home matches to be played at Ikon Park (and one at Bendigo).
"It's awesome playing an interstate club for a 'praccy' match. With West Coast coming over, another new expansion team, it's a bit unknown. We won't be focusing on them too much, it'll be on us and what we can do," Bernardi said.
"Laura McClelland really stood up (against the Dogs), we chucked her in the middle as well, she can play any space. She's a brand new forward of ours, she's a big body and a young kid. 'Courters' (Courtney Wakefield) had strong hands and she's doing really well."
https://womens.afl/news/41349/-i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-had-this-much-fun-star-recruit-loving-life-at-tigerland
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AFLW Practice Match
Richmond v West Coast Eagles
Sunday, January 26
Swinburne Centre, Punt Rd Oval
Gates open at 12:30pm
The Tigerland Superstore will be open from 12:00pm - 3:00pm
There will also be food trucks, mascot appearances and giveaways
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/football/open-training
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Team pics and portraits from the photo day:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/albums/555189/aflw-team-photo-day?modal=true&type=gallery&playlistId=555189&playlistSize=29
https://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFLW%202020%20Portraits%20-%20Richmond
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What a motley bunch. Just hanging around like browns cows.
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Anyone going to RFC AFLW launch tomorrow night ?
If so, see you there
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What a motley bunch. Just hanging around like browns cows.
My thoughts exactly. Thought AFLW was supposed to be a professional competition.
Have never seen the men represented this way.
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Anyone going to RFC AFLW launch tomorrow night ?
If so, see you there
Unfortunately, not Taz, work commitments
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My thoughts exactly. Thought AFLW was supposed to be a professional competition.
Have never seen the men represented this way.
IMV a ridiculous statement
You clearly have forgotten some of the horrible team photo shots over the years of the men when they are asked to be "silly"
Most vivid one in my memory was when we had "Matrix Men" as a sponsor...so of the comments on this forum at the time were pathetic
Ditto "décor"
And you can throw in a couple of GF snaps as well
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My thoughts exactly. Thought AFLW was supposed to be a professional competition.
Have never seen the men represented this way.
IMV a ridiculous statement
You clearly have forgotten some of the horrible team photo shots over the years of the men when they are asked to be "silly"
Most vivid one in my memory was when we had "Matrix Men" as a sponsor...so of the comments on this forum at the time were pathetic
Ditto "décor"
And you can throw in a couple of GF snaps as well
Me thinks Dont Argue may have forgotten to add the sarcasm emoji !
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My thoughts exactly. Thought AFLW was supposed to be a professional competition.
Have never seen the men represented this way.
IMV a ridiculous statement
You clearly have forgotten some of the horrible team photo shots over the years of the men when they are asked to be "silly"
Most vivid one in my memory was when we had "Matrix Men" as a sponsor...so of the comments on this forum at the time were pathetic
Ditto "décor"
And you can throw in a couple of GF snaps as well
Me thinks Dont Argue may have forgotten to add the sarcasm emoji !
Apologies
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My thoughts exactly. Thought AFLW was supposed to be a professional competition.
Have never seen the men represented this way.
IMV a ridiculous statement
You clearly have forgotten some of the horrible team photo shots over the years of the men when they are asked to be "silly"
Most vivid one in my memory was when we had "Matrix Men" as a sponsor...so of the comments on this forum at the time were pathetic
Ditto "décor"
And you can throw in a couple of GF snaps as well
Me thinks Dont Argue may have forgotten to add the sarcasm emoji !
Apologies
Accepted
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Gun Tiger forward trio want to bring the "mayhem" in 2020
By Nic Negrepontis
SEN
23 Jan 2020
Richmond is looking to hit the ground running when the club officially enters the AFLW competition in Round 1 against Carlton.
The Tigers went after big-name forwards when building their list, successfully recruiting Western Bulldogs captain Katie Brennan, Brisbane star Sabrina Frederick and underrated Giant Christina Bernardi.
How the three of them coexist in the one forward line will be one of the storylines of the season, but Frederick said they have quickly gelled as a unit.
“We’ve brought in some big names and some talented people,” she told SEN Mornings.
“In terms of the forward line, one thing I will say is we’re selfless people and we’ve been working really well together just because we don’t really care who is kicking the goals as long as we work together and I think that works for us.
“Hopefully we can take that into the games and cause some mayhem down there in the forward line.”
The Tigers will be hoping their firepower can make up for a lack of experience through the midfield and in defence.
Frederick, Brennan and Bernardi have combined for 48 goals across the three AFLW seasons, the second most of any current trio at any club, behind reigning champs Adelaide.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/01/22/gun-tiger-forward-trio-want-to-bring-the-mayhem-in-2020/
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Year one: Becoming a team.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/556039/year-one-becoming-a-team?videoId=556039&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1579677484001 (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/556039/year-one-becoming-a-team?videoId=556039&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1579677484001)
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Was a good night, Peggy Oneal showed some footage of previous women footy from early 1900's , including a Richmond team playing in 1933
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Your AFLW team's biggest strength and weakness
By Nic Negrepontis
SEN
24 Jan 2020
RICHMOND
Strength: Forward line firepower
The Tigers recruited three high profile forwards in Katie Brennan, Sabrina Frederick and Christina Bernardi so it goes without saying that their strength is inside 50.
No team has put together a trio of forwards who are more dangerous and if they can work out their structures and gel early on, they will provide a serious headache.
Brennan in particular is yet to show her best football, consistently dealing with injury issues.
Weakness: How the rest comes together
Monique Conti is an outstanding player to lead a midfield, but the Tigers don’t have much experience around her.
Their midfield and backline lacks AFLW experience and may take time to adjust to the standard, which could make it difficult to feed their three star forwards.
They may have to move Brennan or Frederick into a more midfield-based role to help provide some star power through there.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/01/23/your-aflw-teams-biggest-strength-and-weakness-gws-to-the-bulldogs/
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AFLW: Squad named for Eagles practice match
By Grace Kalac
richmondfc.com.au
24 Jan 2020
Richmond’s AFLW side will be tested against a fellow expansion club on Sunday afternoon when it hosts West Coast in an official practice match.
With just two weeks until the season opener against Carlton, the clash at the Swinburne Centre will be the Tigers' final competitive hit-out before Round 1.
A 23-strong squad has been named for the game, including all four members of Richmond's recently-named leadership group in Katie Brennan, Christina Bernardi, Phoebe Monahan and Lauren Tesoriero.
The outing will mark Tesoriero’s highly anticipated return from an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained last June.
Richmond’s first ever draft selection, Sophie Molan, will run out in the Yellow and Black alongside fellow draftees Laura McClelland, Ella Wood, Sarah Sansonetti, Holly Whitford, Emma Horne and Ciara Fitzgerald.
The Tigers will look to build on the experience they gained in last Saturday’s match simulation session against the Western Bulldogs.
Tiger fans can follow live updates from the Swinburne Centre via the Richmond Women's Twitter (https://twitter.com/richmondwomens) and Instagram (https://instagram.com/richmondwomens/) accounts.
AFLW Practice Match
Richmond v West Coast
Sunday January 26, 1.00pm
Swinburne Centre
RICHMOND
1. S.Molan, 2. P.Monahan, 3. K.Brennan, 5. M.Brancatisano, 6. C.Bernardi, 7. L.Tesoriero, 8. C.Wakefield, 9. H.Burchell, 10. K.Jacques, 11. A.Edmonds, 12. L.Bailey, 13. A.Woodward, 14. S.Frederick, 15. R.Miller, 16. L.McClelland. 17. E.Wood, 18. S.Sansonetti, 20. H.Whitford, 23. E.Horne, 24. T.Stahl, 26. C.Fitzgerald, 28. G.Seymour, 34. A.Makur Chuot
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/556483/aflw-squad-named-for-eagles-practice-match
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Bump.
Our first proper practice match starts in 10 mins.
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Source: https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens
The opening goal goes our way!
Tayla Stahl is rewarded for a strong tackle and nails her set-shot #gotiges
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🐯 1.0-6
🦅 0.0-0
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Christina Bernardi marks a nice pass from Sabrina Frederick and slots through a major on the run.
🐯 2.0-12
🦅 0.1-1
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That's the Quarter time score.
Richmond 2.0-12
West Coast 0.1-1
Goals: Bernardi, Stahl
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens
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A quick start to the second quarter as Courtney Wakefield takes a solid mark and kicks her first of the day! :gotigers
But the Eagles hit back with their first.
Rich 3.0-18
WCE 1.4-10
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Free kick and goal to the Eagles. Back to only one point.
18 - 17
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Bernardi with the reply as she soccers one through off a tight angle 🤩 :gotigers
🐯 4.0-24
🦅 2.5-17
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Half-time and we're 7 points up.
Richmond 2.0 4.0-24
West Coast 0.1 2.5-17
Goals: Bernardi 2, Stahl, Wakefield
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1221262863295078400
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Have to say one of biggest issue the AFLW faces is the standard of umpiring.
It drags and slows the game down when they are constantly missing free kicks. It creates packs and rolling mauls. This isn't rugby :thumbsdown
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Out of traffic, Tayla Stahl opens the second half with a snap around the body! :gotigers
🐯 5.5-35
🦅 2.5-17
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3/4 time. We're up by 20 points.
Richmond 2.0 4.0 5.7-37
West Coast 0.1 2.5 2.5-17
Goals: Bernardi 2, Stahl 2, Wakefield
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/
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The Eagles kicked the first of the last quarter ...
... but Captain Katie Brennan answers straight back with a classy running goal :gotigers.
🐯 6.8-44
🦅 3.5-23
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That's two in a row, as Stahl coolly snaps another through the big sticks :gotigers.
🐯 7.8-50
🦅 3.5-23
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We won by 28 pts :gotigers
Final Score
Richmond 2.0 4.0 5.7 7.9-51
West Coast 0.1 2.5 2.5 3.5-23
Goals: Stahl 3, Bernardi 2, Brennan, Wakefield
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I know it was 'only' a practice match but still a good win leading into season opener especially without Conti playing. Seems we have some strong scoring options up forward.
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I know it was 'only' a practice match but still a good win leading into season opener especially without Conti playing. Seems we have some strong scoring options up forward.
Brennan played a total of 5 mins as a key forward. She played as a mid and was excellent. Bernardi spent alot of time as a running high HF and mid. Both of those moves worked very well
Stahl is just a natural footballer with great goal sense.
Courtney Wakefield was excellent but her kicking for goal let her down.
Ball movement was quick. Transition from HB through the middle was great. The "tiger wave"
To be honest they should have won by alot more
Bring on round 1
And stand by my comment about the umpiring. Don't care if it's men, women or under 10s if you go for a mark and get punched in the head it is a free. You don't want congestion them don't flap you arms and say play on and wait for 8 people to form a rolling maul :help
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Outback mum’s bizarre journey to Punt Road
Sam Landsberger
Herald Sun
27 Jan 2020
There were two reasons that could’ve excluded Courtney Wakefield from completing the 2km run at Richmond’s tryout day in 2017.
The first was that Wakefield didn’t register for the Bendigo session. The second was that she was busy breastfeeding seven-week-old son Sid.
“I was seven weeks postpartum and I was probably in a bit of a newborn haze,” Wakefield said after booting a goal against West Coast in yesterday’s AFLW practice match win at Punt Rd.
“Even from home it’s four hours to Bendigo, so I did the trip with my two children.
“It wasn’t until I’d successfully got through to the VFLW program that Kate (football boss Kate Sheahan) told me you actually had to sign up for the day.
“I rocked up without having put my name down and they kind of looked at me and thought, ‘Sh-t we can’t turn her away, she’s come all this way with a newborn’.
“I couldn’t do the 2km – I had to go breastfeed, but I probably wasn’t fit enough at the time. It was quite a challenge, but we got through successfully and here we are.”
The trip to Bendigo was a picnic compared to what followed.
After Wakefield, 32, made the cut there were 14-hour round-trips from her farm in western New South Wales to play VFLW every week.
For the upcoming AFLW season she has relocated to Pearcedale, settling in ahead of Richmond’s season-opener against Carlton on February 7.
“It’s only a 50-minute drive up the highway now, compared to seven hours without kids, and with kids it took a little bit longer,” Wakefield said.
The outback mum’s farm in Top Hut, about an hour north of Mildura, is the equivalent of 25,000 MCGs complete with a driveway that’s “only seven or eight kilometres” long.
“So it’s 109,000 acres, and from the start of my football journey we’ve been in drought,” Wakefield said.
“It’s been hard. We just had 65ml (of rain) last week, which will take the pressure off a little bit. We’ve got merino sheep and a few feral goats, so it keeps us busy enough.”
Teammate Alice Edmonds (Victoria Police) has missed training recently to help with the bushfire crisis while Phoebe Monahan (Australian Defence Force) remains on standby.
Wakefield partnered former Brisbane Lion Sabrina Frederick in a two-pronged attack yesterday that allowed captain Katie Brennan to dominate at centre bounces.
Midfielder Lauren Tesoriero, who drafted herself as a Tigers scout last year and is attempting to play without an ACL, came on in the second half and is in the leadership group.
“That’s what KB was hoping to do, and given we’ve got a fairly solid forward line with a good mix of talls with previous AFLW experience, it’s allowed KB to go in there and flourish,” Wakefield said.
The mother-of-two anointed Laura McLelland as a key forward to watch this year and backed Kodi Jacques, 19, to impress in the midfield.
Wakefield’s mark on the lead and goal to start the second quarter sparked the crowd of 563 at Punt Rd as Richmond prevailed 7.9 (51) to 3.5 (23).
President Peggy O’Neal and chief executive Brendon Gale watched on, although no AFLW home-and-away games will be played at Punt Rd because the Tigers don’t want to lock their fans out.
Wakefield will have husband Tom and kids Tilly, 5, and Sid, 2, cheering her on against Carlton.
“And probably all of Sunraysia, too,” she said.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/outback-mum-courtney-wakefield-journey-in-joining-richmonds-aflw-side/news-story/5e641a501b9f4e16a54dbb1f31d464c8
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Tiger women aiming high after practice match win
Daniel Cherny
The Age
27 Jan 2020
Star Richmond forward Sabrina Frederick has declared the Tigers aren’t here to make up the numbers in their first AFLW season after coach Tom Hunter’s side brushed off West Coast in the expansion teams’ final practice match before round one.
Tayla Stahl kicked three majors as Richmond led at every change to keep the Eagles at bay for a 7.9 (51) to 3.5 (23) victory at Punt Road Oval on Sunday.
Carlton stars Tayla Harris and Madison Prespakis were among those in attendance, with the Blues pair getting a good look at the Tigers ahead of the season opener between the traditional rivals at Ikon Park on Friday week.
There was plenty to like from a Richmond perspective - not least the fact the Tigers were able to beat AFLW opposition despite being without All-Australian Monique Conti who missed the match as she continues to manage basketball duties.
While dual All-Australian and former Brisbane Lions key position player Frederick was her side’s major target up forward, the damage was done at ground level as Stahl, Christina Bernardi and Courtney Wakefield wreaked havoc.
Tigers captain Katie Brennan showed glimpses of her class, kicking a goal but playing predominantly through the midfield.
Youngster Sophie Molan - taken at pick No. 7 in last year’s draft - left the field in the last quarter following a head knock but Richmond said after the match that she had been given the all-clear.
Frederick was cautious not to get carried away with the win but said Richmond were setting the bar high in their first season.
“Yeah, I mean, we’re here to compete, we're definitely not here to make up the numbers and we’re just going to do the best that we can possibly do,” Frederick told The Age.
“You know, we give respect to the other clubs, not thinking that we're going to come in here and win a premiership first up, but we're definitely striving to like every other club and just wanting to compete every single week. So, you know, this week, we got the win and next week, have a week off and then play Carlton and see what happens."
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/tiger-women-aiming-high-after-practice-match-win-20200126-p53uuy.html
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Richmond recruiter-turned-midfielder Lauren Tesoriero has been offered a reprimands with an early guilty plea for rough conduct.
Tesoriero – making her return from a torn ACL after deciding against surgery – was cited for an incident involving West Coast skipper Emma Swanson.
The Tiger's case was classified as intentional conduct with low impact to the body.
Classed as a $400 sanction (AFLW financial penalties are on a pro-rata with the AFL's), she can accept a reprimand with an early guilty plea.
https://womens.afl/news/41812/dockers-star-tigers-recruit-reprimanded-roos-defender-escapes-sanction
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Monique Conti has walked out on the Melbourne Boomers and been released so she can play for us in our first AFLW match.
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Monique Conti has walked out on the Melbourne Boomers and been released so she can play for us in our first AFLW match.
Star Tiger turns back on promising basketball career
Lauren Wood
Herald Sun
31 January 2020
Star Tiger Monique Conti has turned her back on basketball — for now — to focus on football.
Conti, who was best afield in the Western Bulldog’s 2018 premiership triumph, plays for the Melbourne Boomers in the WNBL but has today requested a release from the club to pursue the upcoming AFL Women’s season.
“I’d like to thank the Boomers for all their support over the years, I wish them all the best for the rest of the season,” she said.
The midfielder has been widely tipped to be one of the best players in the AFLW competition this season.
Conti, 20, has expressed her ambitions to represent Australia in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
She is three years into a four-year deal with the Boomers which allows her to play AFLW in her basketball off-season.
But with the current FIBA Olympic qualifications and the Boomers — who have one game remaining before finals — in the frame to contest the championship, she may not have played for the Tigers for the first month of the season.
The Boomers agreed to release Conti today with the dual sport star to play for Richmond in its Round 1 clash with Carlton next Friday night.
“Monique is an exceptional athlete; we value her contribution and commitment to the club and equally we have supported her as a dual athlete since she joined us as a 16-year-old more than three years ago,” Boomers general manager Christy Collier said.
“Monique has decided to prioritise her AFLW career, which the club accepts and wishes her all the best for the future.
“With our team having qualified for our third consecutive finals campaign this season, we are very confident our members and fans will see continued success in the coming weeks commencing with our game on Saturday against Perth.”
Tigers women’s football boss Kate Sheahan said the club was rapt to have Conti available for the entire season.
“We are very excited to have Mon available for the full AFLW season and look forward to seeing what she will be able to achieve this year,” Sheahan said.
“We remain committed to helping Mon be the best athlete she can possibly be and will continue to support all of her sporting ambitions.”
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/star-tiger-monique-conti-turns-back-on-basketball-to-focus-on-afl-womens/news-story/5058ebfb09a44cbf2e28979ab822e70e
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Mock Round 1 teams
womens.afl
February 1, 2020
Just a reminder if you're a new fan to the AFLW competition, sides have 16 on the field (a 5-6-5 formation at centre bounces), with five on the bench.
RICHMOND
B: Sarah Sansonetti, Rebecca Miller, Laura Bailey
HB: Phoebe Monahan, Akec Makur Chuot
C: Ella Wood, Grace Campbell, Maddy Brancatisano
HF: Sabrina Frederick, Christina Bernardi
FF: Tayla Stahl, Courtney Wakefield, Laura McClelland
Foll: Alice Edmonds, Katie Brennan, Monique Conti
Int: Holly Whitfield, Gabby Seymour, Kodi Jacques, Sophie Molan, Lauren Tesoriero
Others: Hannah Burchell, Nekaela Butler, Kate Dempsey, Ciara Fitzgerald, Emily Harley, Emma Horne, Iilish Ross, Cleo Saxon-Jones, Alana Woodward
The Tigers look set to field a few established stars of the game (Katie Brennan, Monique Conti and Christina Bernardi) alongside a mix of VFLW players and young draftees.
Laura Bailey, Akec Makur Chuot and Holly Whitfield are among players delisted from clubs who get a second shot, while 18-year-olds Sophie Molan, Ella Wood and Laura McClelland have impressed this pre-season.
Grace Campbell has been a star of the Tigers' VFLW side, but is yet to play a pre-season match, so is one to watch around selection.
https://womens.afl/news/42093/mock-teams-how-aflw-s-new-clubs-will-line-up-in-round-one
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Tigers skipper tempers expectations ahead of season opener
Anna Harrington
AAP
5 Feb 2020
RICHMOND will enter its maiden AFLW season with the weight of expectation on its shoulders but captain Katie Brennan is confident the newcomers can stamp their authority on the competition.
The Tigers will kick off the season against Carlton at Ikon Park on Friday night and former Western Bulldogs star Brennan said she was relishing featuring in the season opener for the first time.
"It's been something that I've looked on in a bit of envy in a sense," Brennan told AAP.
"The first game I just remember being in tears of pride and just being so excited for all the girls running out there, that it was finally possible - we were playing for premiership points in AFLW gear.
"It's something that I've really aspired towards but I've loved watching along the way.
"I'm genuinely so excited and all you want to do is just play footy at this time of year."
After two AFL premierships and a VFL flag in three years, Richmond fans have become accustomed to success but may have to be patient with their AFLW team.
"We certainly want to be really competitive," Brennan said.
"I think every team that comes into the competition wants a genuine shot at winning a premiership.
"But for us it's really about playing our way and I think we'd probably be disappointed if we won games and we weren't playing the style of football we want to play, and I think it'll take a bit of time."
Brennan's time at the Bulldogs was marred by injuries and a Grand Final suspension, with the forward finding herself falling out of love with the game.
Now fit and ready to fire, the 27-year-old is reinvigorated leading into her fourth campaign.
"I think my big focus over the pre-season was just getting the love for the game back and once you are loving the game you end up playing better footy in a sense," Brennan said.
"I've been really lucky to be able to move up the ground a little bit and have some midfield time and get around the football, and I think that certainly helps the headspace.
"Learning a new position, bringing my forward craft up around the football and working on heaps of different aspects of my game, it's just refreshed my love for the game and refreshed the challenge of getting back to playing some good footy."
https://womens.afl/news/42221/tigers-skipper-tempers-expectations-ahead-of-season-opener
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SEN is tipping us to finish 4th in our group (one spot outside of the finals).
Full Conference A ladder prediction
1. North Melbourne
2. Adelaide
3. GWS
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4. Richmond
5. Gold Coast
6. Geelong
7. Brisbane
The Tigers miss out by the skin of their teeth, with their Round 5 away game against the Giants potentially the difference between third and fourth.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/02/05/aflw-ladder-predictions-for-the-2020-season/
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There's an Open Training session tonight for our AFLW team:
Thursday, February 6
Swinburne Centre, Punt Rd Oval
Gates open at 5:30pm
5:45pm - 6:30pm
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/football/open-training
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Ill be happy if tney dont finish last
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From licence to debut: Inside the Tigers’ lair
Lauren Wood
Herald Sun
6 February 2020
They call it “The Dungeon” — a 3m x 3m windowless office for six.
It sits in the corner of Richmond’s Punt Road headquarters and it helped give birth to one of AFLW’s newest four clubs.
The first to inhabit The Dungeon were coach Tom Hunter, football boss Kate Sheahan, recruiter and now player Lauren Teseriero, player development manager Sarah Wyllie, high performance boss Matt Parker and part-time culture and leadership chief Liz Quinn.
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Coach Tom Hunter watches on at training. Picture Jay Town
Those close quarters were a little too close at times, they laugh.
They lived on top of each other, Sheahan reveals, for more than 18 months.
If one had a headache, another seemed to cop one, too.
If one had a dream about a player, another seemed to, too.
They were working in such close quarters, for such long hours, in pursuit of the one goal — building an AFLW team from the ground up — they were just about becoming the same person.
“It was hilarious, and weird, but goes to show exactly how much we were all putting in,” she says.
THE COACH
Tom Hunter retired from AFL aged 20 after sustaining a serious neck injury as a Collingwood rookie in 2011.
He found himself as an assistant coach in Richmond’s VFL program, and was working as a primary school teacher at Keilor Views Primary School when he first answered the call of Tigers women’s football boss Kate Sheahan at the end of 2017.
“I’d never thought about coaching women,” Hunter admits.
“I didn’t think it was for me. Part of it was that I didn’t want it to be seen that I was using it as a pathway to get to the men’s.”
But then getting in, doing a few sessions and meeting Kate a few more times and talking about education – and helping the girls get that foundation of football knowledge, I was in … I was certainly unsure.
“But when I found out about how much scope and growth that the girls have in their game, that’s what drew me to it – you could be a teacher, but teach footy.”
THE TEAM
The licence was officially ticked on September 26, 2017.
Hunter was on board soon after, and Project VFLW began.
Some 130 women turned up for the talent identification day in November that year to form a VFL women’s side and while Hunter knew footy, he was a little unsure about what he was looking for.
“I’d never really watched women’s footy up until I knew I’d be doing it,” he says.
“I loved footy, but I didn’t think I’d love the women’s side of it as much. And I do.”
First they formed a VFL Women’s side, next would come the AFLW outfit.
Club president Peggy O’Neal this week spoke of the lengthy bidding process, and how the initial rejection felt “unjustified”.
When it was granted while Sheahan attended her uncle’s funeral, her immediate reaction was excitement, but frustration.
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The Tigers hard at work. Picture Jay Town
“My genuine reaction when we got the licence was ‘we’ve got to wait, again?’,” Sheahan recalls.
“But I’m so grateful that we had that time to do what we’ve done.
“VFL team, based here, working in the Next Generation Academy zone. I’m impatient at the best of times, but it’s the best thing that happened to us.”
Hunter said leading Richmond’s VFL Women’s side through the 2018 was a good, learning experience.
“It taught me how to defend ... the good sides know how to attack,” he said.
“In 2019, we changed it and just taught ball movement and had a successful year in the VFL. That put us in good stead for this season.”
The 2019 season was then geared towards building an AFLW team.
“There was working out player lists, working out who we wanted to target through expansion … then our academy players and signing them,” Hunter says.
“And then once we did that, we had our season to worry about.
“And then once the season was done, we had the draft. We’ve been working for 18 months pretty much non-stop for this point.”
THE STARS
At the end of last year, the Tigers cast the net for some big fish, landing stars Katie Brennan, Monique Conti and Sabrina Frederick.
Brennan — then skipper at the Western Bulldogs — recalls the “mean spread of food” at Sheahan’s place when she first met with her, Hunter and Tigers football boss Neil Balme.
“It was a really great meeting and I got a really good vibe from it all,” Brennan said.
“It was a tough decision, but since meeting the people and setting foot in the club, I haven’t looked back. I’ve really loved the journey.”
Sheahan – who also had baby Harry in that time, probably sharing “a bit too much” with those in The Dungeon, with dreams and ailments common among all becoming normality – knows more than anyone how long the wait has been, having been appointed before the club’s licence was even approved.
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Star Katie Brennan was one of Richmond’s big signings. Picture Jay Town
THE RECRUITS
Fast forward to this week and young recruits Tayla Stahl and Iilish Ross sprawl over chairs in the new player lounge at Punt Road, all arms and legs and plates of peanut butter toast.
They’ve come straight from work – Stahl in warehousing and logistics – and admit the balance is tough.
“You have to pack your footy bag the night before and definitely can’t forget anything,” Stahl says.
Ross chimes in: “They’re long days, but so good.”
Tall Rebecca Miller lauds the employers and parents who are on this journey, too.
She has been allowed to take this day off work.
“I’ve got the best boss in the world,” she beams.
“There’s so many people who have gotten us here.”
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Tayla Stahl s celebrates a goal during their recent practice game.
THE BONDING
At 5.32pm, it’s players-only to the theatrette, the walls emblazoned with the men’s team’s premiership glories of recent years.
The coaches can hear the laughs and screams from inside but have “no idea what goes on in there”, Sheahan says.
Teseriero steers this session, which kicks off with a prank on youngster Kodi Jacques.
Sabrina Frederick, Miller, Laura Bailey and Jacques are fitted with makeshift blindfolds made of towels under the charade of an eating challenge.
Little does Jacques know as she swiftly scoffs two bananas thinking she’s on the clock, the other three at the front of the room have removed their blindfolds and watch on laughing like the rest.
When Jacques catches on, it’s raucous.
“You could have the longest day, but within 10 minutes of being here, you can’t help but get up,” one player remarks.
Hunter and his fellow coaches arrive and the switch is flicked - it’s all systems go with a presentation and match vision of the Blues, the plan for training and a quick team-building exercise focused on positivity.
A warmup in the gym transitions to the track for about 90 minutes – contact-free for some, laps for others, a post-session extra for a few. Busy.
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Richmond AFLW players take part in a team-building exercise at training.
THE SELECTION
As the team devours lamb wraps, Hunter retreats to The Dungeon to pick the side.
Ironically, the room has since been extended but he is the lone occupant.
Tonight he is joined around the whiteboard and its player magnets by specialist coach Nathan Chapman, forwards coach Jason Armistead, Tom Humphrey, backs man Sam Shaw, Sheahan, Parker and midfield boss Jacob Thompson.
As the team is picked, players gather downstairs to hand out their weekly “fines”, led by Teseriero.
The team is virtually set – a few already sidelined because of injury – but there’s one spot in particular that’s hot debate among the crew, who have their dinner delivered to the war room.
Sarah Sansonetti is coming back from a concussion – she’s passed all the tests, but is she up to a match?
How do they set about managing the Blues’ young star Maddy Prespakis?
Which midfielders will rotate forward?
Which player still needs to prove once more that they’re right, and who makes the final judgement call?
Hunter is contemplative, Chapman the rational realist, grabbing magnets off the board once they’re out of the mix. They delegate who is going to be the one to break the news.
“It’s a good team,” Townsend quips. “They’ll go well.”
Then it’s logistics. Buses to and from the ground, recovery schedules.
Media commitments, family wristbands, even discussions about the Round 2 trip to the Gold Coast.
It’s all new. Then they scatter. Home to their “real” families.
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The Tigers listen in to coach Tom Hunter.
THE DAWN
Hunter is left standing alone at 9.35pm.
It’s been more than 18 months in the making but suddenly it’s here — 889 days after the licence was granted.
He’ll be nervous – he always is before games.
There hasn’t been much sleep in the lead-up to today.
“I’ll be nervous for the players – that’s the main one. Excited for them,” he said.
“I want them to do really well. I’ll be stressed that they’re going to be stressed.
“I can’t wait to see them on the ground – we’ve encouraged them to take it all in, embrace it, look around, smell it, touch the grass.”
It hasn’t dawned on him yet that this team they’ve built will be a part of Richmond’s history forever.
His partner Danielle will be there tonight, his family and hers.
He’s missed a lot, building this from the ground up – that’s been the hardest part.
“One day, it probably will dawn on me, and looking back and knowing that I had a hand in it will be exciting,” he said.
With the club now empty and the doors locked, an accidental pocket dial has led to four laughing mates in a group Facetime.
“Gotta go,” Hunter smiles.
“They want to see The Dungeon. See you at the footy.”
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/from-licence-to-debut-behind-the-scenes-access-of-richmonds-aflw-journey/news-story/bf5fcc264385464511fa2dcf20c796a9
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Why Tigers enforcer has fallen in love with AFLW
Jon Ralph
Sunday Herald Sun
23 Feb 2020
Neil Balme spent a decade in the VFL as a Richmond enforcer whose attack on the man and ball often tipped from the robust to the outright violent.
Yet as Richmond’s AFLW team took to the field for its historic first game two weeks ago, Richmond’s staff spent the night pondering one question.
Had Balme, so integral to the formation of this team as footy boss and now senior club advisor, actually shed tears at the sheer emotion of it all?
Balme’s hearty laugh at the query this week shows he has regained his composure, and if he won’t admit to breaking down he does concede he has fallen head over heels for this new Richmond side.
The hardest man in footy now travels to every AFLW game, full of admiration for the stories of resilience that populate the Tigers’ start-up side.
“It has surprised even myself,” says Balme.
“It’s just their fantastic attitudes. They have so much gratitude, they love playing, and it’s not a competition because our boys are fantastic but boys can ask why. These women ask, “ What else can I do?”
“I didn’t actually shed a tear although as I get older I am quite sensitive to things so it’s possible, but it was very moving. The build-up was quite emotional and I didn’t think I would be experiencing that but I certainly did.”
This year Balme, renowned as the game’s best footy manager, has taken a slight step sideways as club advisor to allow staffers Tim Livingstone and Blair Hartley promotions in the football department.
It has allowed Balme, 68, more time with both programs and the bigger-picture perspective for women’s football.
“It will keep getting better. I have no doubt about that,” he says.
“Now footy has accepted it’s a reality and it’s going to be here forever and part of Richmond’s community responsibility is to women’s footy. Even the discussion around who will pay for it is a reality, but that’s OK. We will sort it out.
“ (AFLW) will just keep improving. Even watching last year’s Grand Final and the way Adelaide played, I thought, “This has taken a step very quickly in terms of how well they can play together”. That is an inspiration to all of us.”
The old-fashioned protector in Balme felt a flush of anger when the Herald Sun’s Mark Robinson criticised franchise star Katie Brennan this week but he is aware of the silver lining.
“My first reaction is to think, “Robbo, is that necessary?” but then you think, “She isn’t playing quite as well as she would like to and she will play better”.
“But it’s the same as the blokes, you live in a big world and Katie would know it’s really important we get our media talking about women's footy and the price you pay for that is there will be criticism potentially.”
Winless Richmond takes on much-fancied North Melbourne on Sunday, and yet while he knows this year is about small steps the competitor in him will never die.
“You look at a game of footy where you don’t play that bloody well and then you get disappointed and then you go, “Hang on a minute, this is the first of many, we can’t expect too much initially” … But of course we always do.”
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/richmond-football-boss-neil-balme-relishing-rise-of-womens-football-as-aflw-tigers-eye-maiden-win/news-story/948198e86396d3fa03b65d6fcf2aeb90
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'Dear trolls, get with the program!' by Monique Conti
Monique Conti
AthletesVoice
March 6, 2020
Fifteen years from now, I want to be remembered as a dual-sport athlete.
There are a lot of girls in the AFLW who used to play basketball, soccer or netball, but I don’t think there are many that have tried to do both at the same time. Eventually, most of them drop their initial sport.
From afar, I can see how people might think I have done the same with the Melbourne Boomers this season. But for me, it’s different.
There was a two-week break in the WNBL season, and I wanted to play round one of the AFLW during that time. I was put into a position where I had to decide between the two sports and that’s what I did.
I grew up thinking ‘basketball first’, so sitting out the WNBL playoffs was tough. If it was up to me, and that simple, I would still be doing both, and balancing both sports right now.
I could see myself playing a huge role at Richmond in our debut season, whereas I felt that my role could be filled at the Boomers.
In the future, I honestly believe I can juggle careers in both basketball and footy.
Erin Phillips is my idol in that way. I see her as a mentor, as someone who played both basketball at the highest level and footy in the AFLW. I talk to her whenever I can, for advice.
In basketball, I’ve played in a WNBL grand final series with the Boomers, but there’s so much more I want to achieve in that sport. I still see myself as a basketballer and I have dreams of playing for the Opals one day. I would love to represent Australia at an Olympics.
Footy-wise, I’ve experienced ultimate success in the AFLW, with the 2018 Western Bulldogs premiership-winning team. Now, I’d love to win one at Richmond.
The Move I Didn’t See Coming
The decision to join Richmond was tough because I loved the Western Bulldogs, and my time there. It was a great club to be a part of.
Before I first spoke to the Tigers, I didn’t see myself coming out of a meeting and wanting to move. I just wanted to see what they had to say.
The Tigers didn’t try to sell me anything, they just told me about their program and how I’d fit into their plans – not just as a footballer, but as a long-term athlete. I liked what they had to say.
I decided to make the move and I’m loving life here so far. Finding success on the park is going to take some time, but eventually we’ll get there because we have so much talent in the squad.
Taking the step up to such a professional competition like the AFLW, it was hard to know how the team would go. It’s going to be a process and every week we are showing improvement.
I want to be a part of building the Tigers into a successful AFLW team. It might take a little time, but we’re optimistic.
As a young footballer I look up to the game’s pioneers, like Erin and Daisy Pearce, for inspiration. Being able to compete with them in the AFLW is such an honour, because they paved the way for young athletes like myself. Soon it will be up to my generation to push the game even further and I want to be someone that shows young girls they can excel in multiple sports.
‘I Mean, Get With the Program!’
We get a lot more attention in the AFLW than we do in the WNBL. There’s always something new – a new headline and news story every day.
There are also people out there who aren’t fans of women playing footy. There are people that don’t agree with AFLW at all. Trolls that sit behind computers or on their phone, writing negative comments. And they aren’t going anywhere.
It’s kind of funny, in a way. To think that it’s 2020 and there are people that still think women shouldn’t be playing football; I mean, get with the program!
We are playing footy and we are semi-professional in that area. It’s a real thing, we’re women playing AFL.
In 10 years, I think the structure of the league will be mirrored to the men’s competition. We’ll be playing a lot more games and not just through the summer. The future is bright.
https://www.athletesvoice.com.au/monique-conti-dear-trolls-get-with-program/
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Mon Conti will be the best player in the comp within the next 2 years
Mon Conti thank you for your courage ;)
Mon Conti is a star on and off the field
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Pity she doesnt have enough talented team mates to help her.
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Tesoriero calls time on AFLW career.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/580877/tesoriero-calls-time-on-aflw-career
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'I know who I am': lunch with Akec Makur Chuot
Duska Sulicich
The Age
27 March 2020
There is a joy to Akec Makur Chuot. She laughs mid-sentence during stories, freely and regularly, caught in the fun of the recollection, delighting in its telling.
It is there, too, in the tales of risk and audacity — a kind of belated acknowledgement to herself that, hell, yes, she really did do that. It's in her smile.
We meet at Platform 28 in Docklands, a bar and restaurant close to AFL headquarters, her workplace. It's a perfect spot to eat lunch and manage her time efficiently. Because time is all-important to this Richmond AFLW player. When she's not training at Punt Road late into the evening and playing and recovering on the weekend, she works four days a week as a multicultural development officer, bringing footy to Victoria's migrant communities.
It makes perfect sense. At 27, the South Sudanese-born Makur Chuot is a striking AFL ambassador. There is such power in her experience, importance — and she understands that better than anyone. She embodies how this sport can change a life.
But it wasn't – and isn't – an easy path for her. There is the racism, casual and obscene. Now, as a black woman in Melbourne, and before that, as a teenager in Perth.
The setback, too, of being delisted after her first season in AFLW. Grasping the dream and then watching it slip away. Both have been met with remarkable clarity and an enduring resilience.
But that discussion comes later. Food decisions first. I ask if she is on a special diet. There is immediate laughter. "Nah, I'm going to have a parma. I love a good parma." (We both stand on the "parma" side of the debate. "Parmie", we agree, is an aberration.)
Platform 28's looks like a solid version of the pub classic: free-range chicken schnitzel, topped with leg ham, Napoli sauce and mozzarella, served with chips and house salad.
Makur Chuot adds she has trouble putting on weight and can eat anything. I let her know I hate her (she laughs heartily) – and I opt for the super salad. It has mixed rice and quinoa, seeds, dried cranberry, chickpeas, spiced roasted cauliflower and herbs, and finished with goat's curd. Sounds great. (I really want the parma.)
She orders a chai latte with soy, and we both order starters.
Makur Chuot grew up in a refugee camp in Kenya. Her mother Helena Yar Enoch, recently widowed and in need of medical treatment, had taken her there as a baby from their village in South Sudan. It was some years before she was able to bring together all her children – Akec's seven siblings – and some more years again before they were finally granted visas to Australia.
But she is sanguine about her time there. For a child, surrounded by her tribe, her cousins and her siblings, it was not the horror existence of today's tent cities.
"We had permanent buildings where you could have your own house. It wasn't as bad as now where there are so many crises around the world ... it was a lot different," she says. "And I find we were so lucky to be there at the time we were because we were able to go to school … The person who had to deal with the bulk of the problems was mum because she was the adult."
A few months before Makur Chuot 12th birthday, the family landed in Perth. It was something of an accidental destination. The original plan was Melbourne. Life's little kinks that can change everything.
"I was really lucky we went to Aranmore Catholic College. It was a very positive and encouraging environment, where the teachers were so invested in what we did outside of school, not just at school," she says.
"I was very lucky again I had two best friends – two girls that made my whole transition at school really easy. I still keep in touch with them now."
We talk about footy over entrees – salt and szechuan pepper squid with chilli jam for me, southern fried chicken ribs with a honey mayo for Akec. She giggles. "They're going to laugh (my teammates) when they see the chicken – I am obsessed with chicken. I have chicken wings before a game."
Makur Chuot's first game of Aussie rules was at a gala day in East Perth. The teenager was awarded most valuable player. But the thing that stayed with her was the sense of community. "I remembered all the strange parents – parents I had never met before, parents of my teammates – just the way they welcomed me, just the way they made me feel that day."
It is something she has held onto in a profound way – it shapes her life. Building connections within communities, being a proud, visible member of her own community. Learning from her own mother, whom she adores. Being a role model.
At 17, she and her cousin were told by a stranger at a petrol station that they were sluts, that they should go back to where they came from, that if he had a gun he would shoot them.
It was, as she describes, "just so random". Just so shocking.
"That day I remembered I had to forgive him. I didn't know how he woke up that morning, what he was going through – it doesn't excuse that but it gives me the opportunity to forgive him and be able to move on," Makur Chuot says.
And she refused to allow the incident to shake her self-esteem.
Makur Chuot was drafted by Fremantle in the inaugural AFLW competition in 2017. She was delisted at the end of the year, but didn't lose faith.
"Someone had just said no. I thought, I am still physically able. I can still work really hard and get back into the system. I just need to be positive. And I just need to have the determination and the strength to just keep going.
"And so I moved to Melbourne with $20 in my account."
She starts laughing. It really is lovely.
"I just trusted and I went 'you know what, I have nothing to lose'."
Carlton had expressed interest. They wanted her to play in the VFLW. And so she took a punt and packed her bags. She played with them for a year.
But it opened so many other doors. She landed at the AFL, starting in their sports-ready traineeship before completing a Certificate IV in business and taking on the development role. And then she was picked up by the Tigers, becoming a part of their debut AFLW team this year. She has such passion for the yellow and black, a true believer.
Our main meals arrive — they are enormous. There is more laughter.
Joy is never too far from the surface. It seems to thread through Makur Chuot's life, so often entwined with hope. "I just want to give young women hope to know that they can do whatever it is they want to do."
It only dims when we talk again of bigotry.
She says she doesn't want to take public transport in Melbourne any more because of the dirty looks she gets when she's not in her corporate gear.
"Nobody wants to sit next to you. And you are just like 'what is wrong with people?'. You go to shops sometimes and you have a backpack on and everyone else walks out and you get searched. Just small things like that. I just can't believe we are still in this."
But then she also knows she may be able to help change that. It's about visibility, the visibility her playing career and her role at the AFL is giving her. It is crucial for Victoria's African communities to see such success, to see her face. Like Majak Daw, like Aliir Aliir. They give hope.
But more broadly, it is also what Australia needs to see.
"It is that representation that is just really important," Makur Chuot says. "People ask me what I want to do after footy and I say I want to get into the media industry. I think it is really important that my family and other cultures wake up in the morning and see a reflection of themselves on their national television.
"That's the reason why we are still having the problems we are having. In 2020, we are not a reflection of what Australia is."
And she wants those faces on commercial mainstream channels – not just SBS, not just ABC.
''I know who I am and my skin colour – the fact that I am a black woman – I love that."
And there, just like that, the joy is back.
THE BILL PLEASE,
Platform 28, 82 Village St, Docklands. 9670 9933.
Mon-Fri 8am-9pm; weekends midday-9pm.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/i-know-who-i-am-lunch-with-akec-makur-chuot-20200319-p54bo6.html
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'By the Numbers' Team Assessment: Richmond Tigers
Callum O'Connor
thewomensgame.com
31 March 2020
2020 finish: 7th (Conference A)
Grade: E
In a Nutshell
Richmond’s maiden AFLW season closed with many questions to be answered before 2021. The Tigers endured six consecutive defeats as the inexperience and unevenness of its list, even in comparison to rival expansion sides, was exposed.
Fans could be forgiven for pointing the finger of blame at Head of Football Kate Sheahan and recruiter Lauren Tesoriero. The pair were part of Collingwood’s inaugural season and their list structure at Punt Road was very similar to the Magpies’ initial launch: the signature of high-profile names like Katie Brennan, Monique Conti and Sabrina Frederick came first and the foot soldiers were built around them.
Had the marquee signings fired, Richmond might have gotten away with such a top-heavy approach. Alas, everything that could go wrong for the Tigers did.
Conti (20 disposals a game) and ex-Giant defender Phoebe Monahan (17 disposals and three intercept marks) had brilliant seasons and are in the mix for All-Australian guernseys, but the move of Brennan to the midfield only robbed Richmond of a dangerous key forward. An obviously unfit Frederick managed three goals and the other high profile GWS recruit Christina Bernardi was stretched as a high forward.
Alarm bells were ringing by Round 2 when Richmond capitulated to a Gold Coast side that looked every bit as hungry as the Tigers did incohesive. Thrashings against North Melbourne and GWS followed and the patterns of weaknesses were established.
The Tigers lost clearances by an average of seven and averaged 169 disposals (14th) and just over two goals a game (13th), with their nadir coming in their Round 6 trouncing against fellow expansion side St Kilda, when they became the first side to finish a match goalless.
For 2021
The future depends on the Tigers’ competitiveness.
Under the weight of relentless defeats, few Tiger cubs were able to gain constructive experience, which goes a long way to explaining why Tom Hunter’s side was outworked and caught off-guard in its set-up.
Key players will include the powerful Grace Campbell, who became Conti’s second-in-command in the midfield, while Gabrielle Seymour and Kodi Jacques loved the scrap in the congestion. Courtney Wakefield’s strong hands and straight kicking were highlights up forward.
A kinder injury run would certainly help: train-on players were named as emergencies as early as Round 3 with AFLW-experienced players Iilish Ross and Holly Whitford combining for just five matches.
https://thewomensgame.com/news/by-the-numbers-team-assessment-richmond-tigers-543645
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Sheahan and Hunter should accept responsibility for the failure of the womens program. Performance in list management was simply disgraceful.
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I watched more AFLW this year than any prior year with a Tigers team in the competition and I have to say I was disappointed.
The game is ugly.
I think and hope it will get better in time (probably a decade?) but there are glaring issues for me:
- lack of grassroots which clearly results in a low level of ability at an older age in basic skills, game instinct/footy smarts etc. Most adults that learn AFL will never be more than competent. These skills need to be learned young or they will never be mastered.
- lack of fitness. Obviously this will be hard to achieve until the women are earning more money and able to devote themselves entirely to the sport, but there was a huge lack of fitness for some of the players lumbering around and laboring like unfit rucks after half time.
- congestion. I think this has a lot to do with the players being mostly unable to kick the ball more than 25-30m. Maybe that will get better with time if they are fitter, stronger and more skilled. But it causes terrible congestion when no player can actually clear the ball out of the area and they fight over it like seagulls over a chip. This is one of NSW/QLD's biggest criticisms/jokes about AFL and it is significantly worse in the women's version. I do wonder if the AFLW would be better served having less players on the field and zones etc.
- not enough talent. The league has expanded far too quickly and there really isn't enough talented players to make a league this big. When you are recruiting players who are 30+ from other teams and other sports you know you are scraping the bottom of the barrel. Less players on the ground, less players in the team and less teams in the league would improve the standard until the grassroots can lead to a higher quality of draft.
Despite this there was plenty I did like. The women legitimately have a hard crack at it. They hit and tackle well also (although again, probably too much congestion). There's definitely a place for a women's league but I fear the AFL has tried to build it too quickly without the foundations it needs, and with the impending financial strain they would be well-served to scrap it because it won't be making them any money - but we know they won't do that!
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Recruiting in the womens game is simple.
Recruit girls who can run the lines and have some speed. The skills are rubbish in the comp. You just need girls who can get the footy and run. The ideal player tupe for us is patrikios who plays for st kilda. In tbe next draft we should pick 10 girls who can run quick and run through the lines. Thats all.
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Sheahan and Hunter should accept responsibility for the failure of the womens program. Performance in list management was simply disgraceful.
I think you can leave Hunter out of the majority of list recruiting decision. We had a recruiting manager in Tesorierio and Sheehan who scouted across the country
His role is alot like Hardwick's goes with the recruiting team.
I also suggest you have read of what the Club's recruiting and list build was aiming to achieve. Which was (and I am well aware this not acceptable to many) a long term vision not a first successful season and then dropping away. Much like the Bulldogs have in the last 2 years
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What they aimed to achieve and what they achieved are two different things. The womens recruiting program has been diabolical. A complete and utter failure. Has sheahan been given the arse yet? She should have been sacked by now or stood down indefinately.
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What they aimed to achieve and what they achieved are two different things. The womens recruiting program has been diabolical. A complete and utter failure. Has sheahan been given the arse yet? She should have been sacked by now or stood down indefinately.
:rollin :lol
So you have no idea abput the program then?
BTW Not to many staff are working at moment
And once things get opened up again
Don't think she is going anywhere .... she has allies far more important than you and me. If Balmey backs her and the program reckon she's safe ;D
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Then balmey can go into retirement too. The rfc womens program has been run like its a comedy show. Problem is no ones laughing
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Wind ya neck in Ramps.....not losing Balmey over the stupid womyn's comp... :shh
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Honestly they haven't even completed their maiden season.
Bit hard pulling the pin now.
GWS was pounded for years too, let alone their first half season or whatever...
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Best to come from Tigers' AFLW ace Conti
Shayne Hope
Maitland Mercury
April 1, 2020
Monique Conti's dazzling individual displays were undoubtedly the highlight for Richmond in their winless maiden AFLW season.
The cross-code star averaged almost 20 disposals across six games despite having limited preparation for the football season after switching her focus from basketball.
The Tigers are already salivating at the prospect of seeing the 20-year-old in full flight when AFLW returns on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic-enforced end to the season.
"Mon is an unbelievably gifted sportswoman," Richmond head of women's football Kate Sheahan said.
"She didn't really do a pre-season... so we sort of knew the first couple of rounds were going to be an opportunity for Mon to find her feet.
"But holy moly, can that girl play.
"Imagine not having a pre-season, not doing any contested work with your teammates and then stepping in and being someone who can rack up 20 possessions in a losing team every week."
Conti averaged 15.7 disposals in 15 games during two seasons with Western Bulldogs while juggling basketball commitments, and was named best afield in the 2018 AFLW grand final.
Conti claimed the Bulldogs' best-and-fairest award in 2019 and was named in the All-Australian team before joining Dogs teammate Katie Brennan as a high-profile defector to the Tigers, who were one of four expansion teams this year.
Basketball's loss was Richmond's gain in January when Conti opted out of the finals-bound Melbourne Boomers' WNBL campaign to commit to football.
"She's on a two-year deal, so she's a Tiger and we have no intention of losing her any time soon," Sheahan said.
Conti was Richmond's leading possessions winner in half of their matches and finished in the top three in each of the others.
Her most prolific effort featured 28 disposals and five tackles in a high-scoring encounter with Geelong in round four.
She had a game-high 22 possessions when the Tigers were held goalless by St Kilda in round six.
But Sheahan believes Conti's best is yet to come.
"I'm really excited by how the girls are coming together and getting to know each other's games. That's only going to help her going forward," Sheahan said.
"There's not a trick in the book that Mon doesn't have.
"We're pretty excited by what she can bring in the next couple of years."
https://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/6707088/best-to-come-from-tigers-aflw-ace-conti/?cs=4783
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Best to come from Tigers' AFLW ace Conti
"Imagine not having a pre-season, not doing any contested work with your teammates ...
https://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/6707088/best-to-come-from-tigers-aflw-ace-conti/?cs=4783
It looked like a few followed that routine complete with sitting on the couch eating junk food
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No surprise Conti is the only Tiger to make the AFLW All-Australian squad.
https://thewomensgame.com/news/2020-all-australian-squad-who-made-the-cut-545996
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No surprise Conti is the only Tiger to make the AFLW All-Australian squad.
https://thewomensgame.com/news/2020-all-australian-squad-who-made-the-cut-545996
Monahan stiff
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Season review: Richmond
Sarah Black
womens.afl
17 April 2020
RICHMOND brought in several big-name recruits for its first AFLW season but finished as the only side to fail to record a win.
It was a top-heavy approach which backfired badly, culminating in a horror final match against fellow expansion side St Kilda, where the Tigers failed to kick a goal and lost by 39 points.
Coach: Tom Hunter
Leadership group: Katie Brennan (captain), Christina Bernardi (vice-captain), Phoebe Monahan, Lauren Tesoriero
2020 finishing position: Seventh (last) in Conference A, zero wins, six losses, 35.7 per cent.
Best performance: Richmond 7.3 (45) lost to Geelong 10.7 (67), round four
Unfortunately for the Tigers, a "best win" category isn't possible, but this 22-point loss to the Cats was their best performance. Down by 41 points at the start of the third, Richmond responded with some of the best footy we saw from the expansion side, recording its highest score.
Best individual performance: Monique Conti came off a very limited pre-season, juggling basketball commitments, but by round four had well and truly hit her straps. The classy midfielder finished with 28 disposals, five tackles and four clearances against Geelong.
Club best and fairest candidates: Monique Conti, Phoebe Monahan, Grace Campbell
NAB AFLW Rising Star nominations: Nil
Debutants: Maddy Brancatisano, Nekaela Butler, Grace Campbell, Kate Dempsey, Alice Edmonds, Ciara Fitzgerald, Kodi Jacques, Laura McClelland, Rebecca Miller, Sophie Molan, Sarah Sansonetti, Gabby Seymour, Tayla Stahl, Courtney Wakefield, Ella Wood, Alana Woodward
Retirees: Laura Bailey, Lauren Tesoriero
Star recruit (existing AFLW player): Monique Conti should win the club's first best and fairest award, but for pure value for money, Phoebe Monahan delivered in spades. The tough defender returned home after two years with GWS, and was very strong under unrelenting pressure among inexperienced teammates.
Star recruit (open-age or draftee): Grace Campbell missed round one with a hip injury, but the contested midfielder was her side's best in her debut the following week. Campbell's attack on the footy was second to none, and she slotted in well in her first season at the top level.
Unsung hero: Another who looked at home playing AFLW for the first time was Courtney Wakefield. The full-forward was an integral part of the line-up and played well despite very limited opportunities.
What worked:
- The midfield group of Conti (20), Campbell (24) and Kodi Jacques (19) looks to be a handy trio for the future. While they definitely need more support, especially with outside run, Sophie Molan will be better next year and Kate Dempsey missed most of the season through injury.
What needs improvement:
- The key defensive posts are an area which needs some help. While the regularity with which the ball was entering would have tested the likes of Melbourne's stingy backline, defenders were easily out-played and out-positioned by their opponents way too often.
- While the longer the group plays together, the more cohesion will naturally develop, but Richmond seriously struggled to get disposal chains with any real momentum. The Tigers were often stagnant both ahead and behind the ball and were rarely able to move the ball with fluidity. They ranked last in disposals, kicks, contested possessions and clearances, and second-last in marks, inside-50s and goals.
Season in a song: Under Pressure (David Bowie & Queen).
It's safe to say a winless season, losses against fellow expansion sides Gold Coast and St Kilda (a comprehensive flogging) and recording the lowest-ever AFLW score was not the way Richmond wanted to start its AFLW campaign.
Early call for 2021: Improvement absolutely has to be made, but two wins in 2021 would be a solid step up for the Tigers.
Season rating: 2/10
https://womens.afl/news/50097/season-review-richmond
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Conti didn't make the final All-Australian team.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-allaustralian-team-for-2020-revealed-12-clubs-represented-as-two-stars-make-history/news-story/7548ceec1657bdbe8cb71abca5c58252
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Stiff!!! She slayed it in the midfield!
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Conti says her move to leave the Western Bulldogs, where she’d won a premiership in a best-on ground Grand Final performance in 2018, was equally gut-wrenching. AFLW debutants in 2020, Richmond won her signature because Conti felt the Tigers were more committed to cultivating “the best athlete I could be instead of just the best footballer I could be.”
“I loved my time at the Bulldogs but I could see myself developing further, and I was just thinking long-term at Richmond,” she says in The Originals.
Conti has zero regrets about leaving the Dogs - “Richmond just takes really good care of the athlete … I’ve never been part of something like that”. But on standing aside from the Boomers’ basketball program, Conti says: “I wanted to do both but they weren’t allowing me to.
“I still see myself as a dual athlete ... I still want to represent my country one day at the Olympics and the world championships.
“I’ve got to play some big WNBL minutes …it could be the next Olympics, it could be the Olympics after.”
Driven by defying convention, Conti describes how she wants to be living proof that balancing an elite basketball and Australian rules football career is possible. Conti nominates Basketball Australia hall of famer and three-time Olympian Ray Tomlinson as the best coach she has ever had, in any sport, at any level.
Full article: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/689842/monique-conti-dual-dreams
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Monique Conti has just won our AFLW B&F
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/700382/conti-becomes-richmond-s-inaugural-aflw-best-and-fairest
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I see the youngster Campbell got equal 4th.
I liked her endevour and grit when I watched the games.
It’s a pity that some people couldn't see it. :shh :rollin
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AFLW statement: List management update
The AFL today wrote to all clubs to advise the AFL Women’s Sign and Trade Period is scheduled to commence on Monday August 3, 2020.
During this period, Clubs will be permitted to sign up to 27 players, including rookie players. Rookie players in the AFL Women’s Competition are those that have not been listed with any Australian football team for the past three years.
Clubs have been informed they are not permitted to enter into any contracts or make any commitments to players until the commencement of the Sign and Trade Period.
The AFL continues to work on a range of matters relating to the off-season and preparation for the 2021 NAB AFL Women’s Competition that will involve all 14 AFLW teams.
Key dates for the 2020 AFLW Sign and Trade Period:
Monday August 3
AFLW Sign & Trade Period commences (12pm)
Wednesday August 12
Trade period closes (2pm)
AFLW List Lodgement # 1 (4pm)
Monday August 17
Re-signing and Restricted Free Agent period closes (2pm)
AFLW List Lodgement # 2 (4pm)
Friday August 21
Delisted Free Agent period closes (2pm)
AFLW List Lodgement # 3 (4pm)
AFLW Draft order confirmed
Please note, the order for the NAB AFL Women’s Draft will be confirmed prior to the commencement of this period.
https://womens.afl/news/51657/aflw-statement-list-management-update
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Richmond needs to recruit about 15 new girls. Preferably girls whoncan run fast andvrun through the lines.
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No cuts for AFLW.
STATEMENT: AFL reaffirms commitment to AFLW, 2021 season model unveiled
afl.com.au
23 June 2020
THE AFL has informed AFL club presidents and CEOs that the AFL Commission ratified a recommendation by the football operations department for no change to the current AFLW CBA, and that the 2021 season should commence in February, with a nine-week home and away season, before a three-week finals series.
Player payments and the current AFLW football department 'soft cap' would be maintained as agreed previously, with the 2021 season subject only to how the Australian community was dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic at the time early next year.
AFL Commission Chairman Richard Goyder said it was the Commission's view that the AFLW was a significant growth area for the game and should not be subject to any reductions for next season, when considering the competition was not able to be completed this year and the fact that AFLW spending within clubs was much smaller than the current spend on the AFL football programs.
The Commission also hosted a meeting via video with club presidents / chairs and CEOs, where AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan provided an update to the clubs on the game's collective financial situation, when considering the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in recent months, and the next steps for the industry to move through this initial challenging period.
"It is the Commission's view that it is critical at this juncture to provide clarity to the AFLW Clubs and players by demonstrating our ongoing commitment to women's football and the NAB AFLW Competition,' Mr McLachlan said.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/456751/statement-afl-reaffirms-commitment-to-aflw-2021-season-model-unveiled
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No crowds won’t impact them
They are used to that , so that’s a bonus
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Did we appoint Norfs ex coach yet
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AFL Statement:
Tigers & Eagles given assistance; draft order revealed.
https://womens.afl/news/51672/afl-statement-tigers-eagles-given-assistance-draft-order-revealed
Richmond to receive the following:
- Additional draft selection at end of first round (pick 15) that must be on-traded to bring in ready-made talent.
- This pick can be combined with other selections and/or player(s). However, cannot be used in a scenario that brings another selection back to the Club.
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Someone was calling for bellis's return werent they
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AFL Statement:
Tigers & Eagles given assistance; draft order revealed.
https://womens.afl/news/51672/afl-statement-tigers-eagles-given-assistance-draft-order-revealed
Richmond to receive the following:
- Additional draft selection at end of first round (pick 15) that must be on-traded to bring in ready-made talent.
- This pick can be combined with other selections and/or player(s). However, cannot be used in a scenario that brings another selection back to the Club.
1 player isnt going to do anything. Our AFLW recruiting last year was a disgraceful shambles. Just amatuer comedy capers stuff. We are 10 players off being any good.
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2020 AFLW Draft Order
FIRST ROUND
1. Richmond
2. West Coast
3. Bulldogs
4. Adelaide
5. Geelong
6. St Kilda
7. Gold Coast
8. Brisbane
9. GWS
10. Collingwood
11. Melbourne
12. Carlton
13. North Melbourne
14. Fremantle
15. Richmond
16. West Coast
SECOND ROUND
17. Richmond
...
30. Fremantle
THIRD ROUND
31. Richmond
...
44. Fremantle
etc...
2020 AFLW Sign & Trade Period
Monday, August 3
Sign & Trade Period commences.
Clubs will be permitted to sign up to 27 players including rookies.
Wednesday, August 12
Trade Period closes
List Lodgement 1
Monday, August 17
Re-signing & Restricted free agent period closes
List Lodgement 2
Friday, August 21
Delisted free agent period closes
List Lodgement 3
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think we need a new coach first, so they can have some say in the future direction
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2020 AFLW Draft Order
FIRST ROUND
1. Richmond
2. West Coast
3. Bulldogs
4. Adelaide
5. Geelong
6. St Kilda
7. Gold Coast
8. Brisbane
9. GWS
10. Collingwood
11. Melbourne
12. Carlton
13. North Melbourne
14. Fremantle
15. Richmond
16. West Coast
SECOND ROUND
17. Richmond
...
30. Fremantle
THIRD ROUND
31. Richmond
...
44. Fremantle
etc...
2020 AFLW Sign & Trade Period
Monday, August 3
Sign & Trade Period commences.
Clubs will be permitted to sign up to 27 players including rookies.
Wednesday, August 12
Trade Period closes
List Lodgement 1
Monday, August 17
Re-signing & Restricted free agent period closes
List Lodgement 2
Friday, August 21
Delisted free agent period closes
List Lodgement 3
If we don't trade pick 1 then welcome Ellie McKenzie from Nth Knights. With Sheehan in charge though we are likely to trade it for a pack of Chips and a can of Coke
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AFLW Blue Sarah Hosking set to join Tigers
By Daniel Cherny
July 28, 2020
Carlton's AFLW Hosking twins are set to be split with Richmond poised to acquire Sarah Hosking via a trade next month.
Midfielder Sarah, the identical twin of fellow Blue Jess, has been a mainstay of the Blues' women's side since the AFLW competition began in 2017, playing all 30 games for the club.
However her days in navy blue look to be done, with her manager Alex Saundry confirming on Tuesday that Sarah was likely to join Richmond during the AFLW sign and trade period, which begins next month.
The trade is likely to involve the Tigers' end of first-round compensation pick, selection No.15 in the national draft, which is pick No.9 in the Victorian draft.
The move will bolster a Richmond side that went winless during its first season in AFLW, leading to the departure of coach Tom Hunter.
In a strong Carlton side that was still alive when the AFLW season was cancelled because of the coronavirus, Hosking missed the top 10 of the Blues' best and fairest.
She was however a member of the Carlton leadership group this year.
Twin Jess, a minute younger than Sarah, has played 21 games for the club after missing 2017 through injury. The sisters were both drafted from Seaford in 2016.
The Tigers are yet to confirm what their new coaching structure will look like although sacked North Melbourne coach Scott Gowans has been linked to the role.
While the Blues are likely to lose Hosking, they are set to gain ex-Melbourne skipper Elise O'Dea, who is strongly considering a move to Carlton.
A host of other Demons including Maddy Guerin (also Carlton), Harriet Cordner (Richmond or the Western Bulldogs), Aliesha Newman (Collingwood) and Bianca Jakobsson (St Kilda) have also emerged as serious trade options as Melbourne look to improve their draft position this year.
Elsewhere, West Coast are widely tipped to land emerging Irish Bulldog Aisling McCarthy.
The AFL opted against implementing changes to the AFL salary cap or soft cap for next season despite the financial hit of COVID-19.
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/afl/aflw-blue-hosking-set-to-join-tigers-20200728-p55g4o.html
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Sounds like another Kate Sheehan masterstroke. :banghead
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I really think it is a poor to be planning all this without a coach
My personal view was Hunter shouldn't have been "let go". Just feel he was made the scapegoat for the and very poor season. He wasn't in charge of the list build.
And I know who I'd be targeting and it isn't the former N0rt coach
there is a very successful AFLW coach I'd be sounding out and they currently aren't coaching in the AFLW :whistle
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Who?
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Who?
Adelaide Premiership coach Bec Goddard
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https://youtu.be/xLE-IJ80kH8
Looks like a tough nut but a top 10 Victorian pick is a high price to pay. Maybe we can offload Federicks and get a pick back
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Our womens program is a joke has been from the start. I dont think Sheahan should be running it. Gale needs to impr
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Our womens program is a joke has been from the start. I dont think Sheahan should be running it. Gale needs to impr
No Ramps, can't agree and I think you forgot to finish your comment(s) about Benny Gale. And FYI Benny hand picked Kate Sheahan
Balmey was involved in the program, he loves the Club having a women's team
But I think came in too late, would like to see him more involved going forward
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Gale needs to be stronger on the performance
Of the AFLW program. The performance of the side was disgraceful. Totally uncompetitive. Who was incharge of that? They should be sacked.
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Still no coach and the Sign and Trade Period Starts on Monday ::)
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AFLW Sign and Trade Period preview
By Richmond Media - 11 hrs ago
The 2020 AFLW Sign and Trade Period kicks off next Monday, with Richmond set to welcome a number of new faces to the Club.
Throughout the 10-day period, which concludes on Wednesday, August 12, Clubs will be permitted to sign up to 27 players, including rookie players.
Rookie players in the AFLW competition are those that have not been listed with any Australian football team for the past three years.
In addition to the No. 1 pick in the 2020 draft, the Tigers were granted a first-round compensation pick, No. 15 in the national draft (No. 9 Victorian), that must be on-traded to bring in ready-made talent.
Richmond’s Head of Women’s Football Kate Sheahan said the Tigers were grateful for the assistance and excited to add some experience to their list with that pick.
"We’re the youngest team in the competition, and with a number of our older players having retired, we’re looking forward to an injection of experience," Sheahan said.
Sheahan said bringing in seasoned players to complement the Tigers' young list would be a focus throughout the Sign and Trade Period.
"We’re looking for experience, to help develop our younger girls, and we’re looking for players who are hard-working and will continue to drive the professionalism amongst our group," she said.
The draft order will be confirmed on Friday, August 21. Richmond currently holds picks 1, 15 (must be on-traded), 17 and 31.
The start date for 2021 AFLW season was confirmed on Wednesday, with the home and away season set to commence in the first week of February.
Pre-season will begin with a two-week induction period starting on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.
Key dates for the 2020 AFLW Sign and Trade Period:
Monday August 3
AFLW Sign & Trade Period commences (12pm)
Wednesday August 12
Trade period closes (2pm) AFLW List Lodgement # 1 (4pm)
Monday August 17
Re-signing and Restricted Free Agent period closes (2pm) AFLW List Lodgement # 2 (4pm)
Friday August 21
Delisted Free Agent period closes (2pm) AFLW List Lodgement # 3 (4pm)
AFLW Draft order confirmed
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/785412/aflw-sign-and-trade-period-preview
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There gonna mess it up again. Another wooden spoon coming for the AFLW program.
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They need to find young genuine footballers that can find the footy. Too many plodders that can’t read the play and don’t know what they’re doing.
I liked Grace Campbell, she’s tenacious and desperate and definitely not scarred to go in and get her own ball.
The more we get actual footy smart girls like Conti and not just big names from other sports that have no idea when it comes to footy, the better it will be for our team.
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They need to find young genuine footballers that can find the footy. Too many plodders that can’t read the play and don’t know what they’re doing.
I liked Grace Campbell, she’s tenacious and desperate and definitely not scarred to go in and get her own ball.
The more we get actual footy smart girls like Conti and not just big names from other sports that have no idea when it comes to footy, the better it will be for our team.
I reckon Grace will get re-signed. She deserves it. Like most first year players she needs to improve a number of things but her attack on the footy is 2nd to none. Need more of that. Just hope she has time for footy, seeing she is a nurse and is doing great things in these COVID times
Will interesting to see who they trade for with pick 15. We have to on trade that pick
With no coach and Sheahan basically doing her own thing (again) I am very worried about this trade perios. My hope is with Balmey still on Melb (I think he is) he will be more hands on this time...
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Rfc aflw program is like people playing supercoach lol. Sheahan shouldnt be making any decisions last years recruiting was disgraceful.
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They need to find young genuine footballers that can find the footy. Too many plodders that can’t read the play and don’t know what they’re doing.
I liked Grace Campbell, she’s tenacious and desperate and definitely not scarred to go in and get her own ball.
The more we get actual footy smart girls like Conti and not just big names from other sports that have no idea when it comes to footy, the better it will be for our team.
I reckon Grace will get re-signed. She deserves it. Like most first year players she needs to improve a number of things but her attack on the footy is 2nd to none. Need more of that. Just hope she has time for footy, seeing she is a nurse and is doing great things in these COVID times
Will interesting to see who they trade for with pick 15. We have to on trade that pick
With no coach and Sheahan basically doing her own thing (again) I am very worried about this trade perios. My hope is with Balmey still on Melb (I think he is) he will be more hands on this time...
Pick 15 will be traded for Sarah Hosking from Carlton - a hard at it player but nothing special. Another Sheehan special (just recruits her mates) to add to Federicks et al. Our program will go nowhere unless she is moved on
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Agree. Proofs in the pudding with Sheahan.
And they should also get rid of that old unfit washed up hack that helps her. Someone at headquarters thought that it was a great idea to have her in recruiting so she picked herself after not playing for a year. Absolutely rubbish player that was clearly overweight and not up-to AFLW standard that was not on a list in 2019.
But if you’ve got a substandard recruiting system that is not taking the job seriously but thinks it wise to choose players that are washed up overweight hasbeens that aren’t prepared for the modern natural growth of women’s footy then it’s not hard to see why we averaged 20 points a game and were the worst performed team in the AFLW competition.
People can sugar coat it anyway they like but the facts are facts.
Get rid of the rubbish and get professionals in there that actually know what they are doing.
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The propaganda site saying we are getting another one of Sheehans mates from Collingwood. D’arcy. If we trade pick 1 for her then the Balmey needs to step in
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Trade period underway. Blue Sarah Hosking is now a Tiger.
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Just read Sheehan has traded Grace Campbell - one of our few decent players to North for pick 43!
Sheehan is a stuffen halfwit.
Paid way overs for Hosking and recieved way unders for Campbell. This is the risk when she is let lose without a Coach in place
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Cordner of Melbourne linked to us according to SEN.
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This is a terrible trade.
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Campbell traded to North Melbourne
By Richmond Media
Richmond AFLW midfielder Grace Campbell will continue her career at North Melbourne after a trade was reached today.
In exchange for Campbell, Richmond receives selection 43 in the 2020 NAB AFLW Draft.
Campbell was signed to the Tigers' VFLW list after attending a Shepparton Come and Try Day in late 2018, before being elevated to their inaugural AFLW side in July, 2019.
The 24-year-old played five out of a possible six games in Richmond’s maiden AFLW season and finished equal fourth in Club’s Best and Fairest.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, thanked Campbell for her time at the Club.
"We thank Grace for her contribution to our inaugural AFLW season. She’s an incredibly tough and courageous footballer," Sheahan said.
"We wish her all the best for her future endeavours at North Melbourne."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/788318/campbell-traded-to-north-melbourne
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Hosking becomes a Tiger
Sarah Hosking has become Richmond’s first recruit of the 2020 AFLW Sign and Trade Period, after a deal with Carlton was confirmed today.
By Richmond Media
The Tigers used their end of first-round compensation draft pick (No. 15 overall, No. 9 Victorian), which had to be traded for ready-made talent, to secure the 24-year-old.
The experienced midfielder arrives at Tigerland with all 30 of Carlton’s AFLW games to her name, having not missed a match since debuting in the very first AFLW game in 2017.
Hosking, the identical twin of Carlton player Jess, was also a member of the Blues’ leadership group in 2020.
Known for her contested ability and willingness to put her head over the ball, she averaged 12 disposals, three marks and three tackles across the 2020 season.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, said Hosking would bring a wealth of experience to the Tigers’ young list.
“We’re very excited to have secured a player of Sarah’s calibre and are looking forward to what she’ll be able to bring to the Club,” Sheahan said.
“She’s a proven leader and is also coming from a Club that has had recent on-field success and finals experience.
“We believe she’ll be a significant addition to our midfield with her athleticism and professionalism, and think she’ll be a great support to our young midfielders.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/788221/hosking-becomes-a-tiger
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Trade Period preview: Dees bracing for exodus, Tigers eye reinforcements
Sarah Black
ALL ROADS lead to Melbourne ahead of the 2020 AFLW Sign and Trade Period, while Richmond is set to bring in four players.
The Demons have a whopping six players (a fifth of their list), headed by star midfielder Elise O'Dea, expected to land at other clubs over the 10-day period, which kicks off on Monday at noon.
O'Dea, who co-captained the club during Daisy Pearce's pregnancy in 2019, is a contracted player but now wishes to continue her career at Carlton.
The expectation is the deal won't be straightforward and it could take some days for an agreement to be reached.
With an older list and a tight soft cap, the Demons are looking towards the NAB AFLW Draft, having only made four relatively late selections in the 2019 edition.
Melbourne key defender Harriet Cordner (Richmond), utility Bianca Jakobsson (St Kilda), speedsters Aliesha Newman (Collingwood) and Maddy Guerin (Carlton) and young leader Katherine Smith (has been linked to both GWS and Gold Coast) are expected to be at different clubs in 2021.
The two other high-profile deals expected to be completed involve Carlton's Sarah Hosking and Collingwood's Sarah D'Arcy, with the duo linked to Richmond.
After a winless first season, the Tigers were granted "competition assistance" in the form of an end-of-first-round draft pick (15), under the condition it was traded to another team to bring in mature talent. It will be heading to Ikon Park in return for Hosking.
Richmond's head of women's footy Kate Sheahan and recruiter Lauren Tesoriero are former Pies players, and D'Arcy won't be the only Collingwood player heading to Punt Road, with improving midfielder Sarah Dargan also on the move.
Top sides North Melbourne and Fremantle will be looking towards list maintenance rather than wholesale changes, with the Dockers set to re-sign young stars Roxy Roux, Hayley Miller and Mim Strom.
Adelaide, GWS, St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs are set to take a comparatively small part in the trade period, while Geelong and Brisbane will be very quiet.
West Coast and Gold Coast – who both played their first seasons in the AFLW this year – are reportedly looking towards the draft, although the Eagles will snare Irish Bulldogs midfielder Aisling McCarthy in return for their own competition assistance draft pick (16).
Other moves to watch:
- Jayde Van Dyk, who missed most of 2020 with an ankle injury, to move from Carlton to St Kilda
- Young Pies forward Katie Lynch is expected to head to the Western Bulldogs
- Tasmanian Abbey Green to swap from North Melbourne to Collingwood, shoring up its ruck division following the retirement of Eliza Hynes
- First-year Dog Hannah Munyard to return home to South Australia and play for Adelaide. A second-round pick has been mentioned as a possible trade
The trade period will finish at 2pm on Wednesday, 12 August, however players can continue to be re-signed and restricted free agents – a new status in 2020 – can move clubs until 2pm on Monday, 17 August.
Players qualify for restricted free agent status if their club offer a lower-tier contract (there are four levels of pay) than they were previously on. If a rival club has a better offer, their existing club can either match or allow the player to freely move.
Delisted free agents may still find a new home until 2pm, Friday 21 August, after which the AFLW draft order will be confirmed.
Clubs can sign up to 27 players (including up to three rookies) before the draft, a date for which has not yet been set.
https://womens.afl/news/51677/trade-period-preview-dees-bracing-for-exodus-tigers-eye-reinforcements
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This is a terrible trade.
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Campbell traded to North Melbourne
By Richmond Media
Richmond AFLW midfielder Grace Campbell will continue her career at North Melbourne after a trade was reached today.
In exchange for Campbell, Richmond receives selection 43 in the 2020 NAB AFLW Draft.
Campbell was signed to the Tigers' VFLW list after attending a Shepparton Come and Try Day in late 2018, before being elevated to their inaugural AFLW side in July, 2019.
The 24-year-old played five out of a possible six games in Richmond’s maiden AFLW season and finished equal fourth in Club’s Best and Fairest.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, thanked Campbell for her time at the Club.
"We thank Grace for her contribution to our inaugural AFLW season. She’s an incredibly tough and courageous footballer," Sheahan said.
"We wish her all the best for her future endeavours at North Melbourne."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/788318/campbell-traded-to-north-melbourne
Our greatest need is natural midfielders to help out Conti and we trade out one of our most promising young midfielders. :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead
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There playing fantasy footy in the RFCW program
They have no idea what theyre doing. How many wooden spoons do we have to get before we move on the people who have run a terrible program.
The reason they havent hired a coach is because they wanted to run the trade season themselves. Its just terrible stuff.Gale needs to take responsibility for hiring these amateurs.
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Sheehans trade record so far:
Massive Fails:
1. Brennan
2. Federicks
3. Bernardi
4. Grace Egan - was on our list and failed to pre-list her. Instead she listed a heap of duds instead. A major f up. Then made her listing mistake worse by letting Carlton have her. Would be our best player
5. Grace Campbell - gave her away to North for bugger all.
Wins:
1. Monahan
2. Conti - cost us pick 1 so a big price to pay
TBD:
1. Hoskings for Victorian pick 9
Seems she has a problem with attractive girls called Grace. if it was anyone else they would have been rissole'd by now. Its hard enough to build a club from scratch without these sort of decisions. How can you fail to identify a talent like Grace Egan when she is in our own stuffing program :banghead :banghead :banghead
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This reeks of old Richmond. Comedy capers stuff. Amateur hour. Time to clean the swamp.
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2020 Trade update:
In:
S Hosking - Carlton
S D'Arcy - Pies
S Dargan - Pies
H Cordner - Melb
Pick 43 - North
All solid depth players - not stars
Out:
Pick 15 (pick 9 in Vic)
Pick 17 (pick 10 in Vic)
Pick 31
Pick 45
Grace Campbell
Means we might win a game next year but still don't have any real young talent outside of Conti and No.1 pick this year Ellie McKenzie who will be star
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There playing fantasy footy in the RFCW program
They have no idea what theyre doing. How many wooden spoons do we have to get before we move on the people who have run a terrible program.
The reason they havent hired a coach is because they wanted to run the trade season themselves. Its just terrible stuff.Gale needs to take responsibility for hiring these amateurs.
We don't have a coach because no one with any idea wants to take on a list built by Sheehan
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2020 Trade update:
In:
S Hosking - Carlton
S D'Arcy - Pies
S Dargan - Pies
H Cordner - Melb
All solid depth players - not stars
Out:
Pick 15 (pick 9 in Vic)
Pick 17 (pick 10 in Vic)
Pick 31
Pick 45
Grace Campbell
Means we might win a game next year but still don't have any real young talent outside of Conti and No.1 pick this year Ellie McKenzie who will be star
Giving away 15 and 17 ... instead of picking 2 young girls who can run they went and added list cloggers to a list full on for list cloggers.
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We could have had 3 picks in the top 10 in the Vic Metro draft pool. A lot of talent in that pool this year.
The top 2 in the draft are standouts and then another 8-10 very good players after that. Makes trading Campbell for a pick around 25 in that pool even more baffling
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Tigers welcome trio
richmondfc.com.au
4 August 2020
Richmond has welcomed three more Tigers to its AFLW list, Collingwood duo Sarah D’Arcy and Sarah Dargan, and Melbourne’s Harriet Cordner, after a trade with the three clubs was confirmed on Tuesday.
The complex three-way deal ultimately saw Richmond trade its draft picks 17, 31 and 45 in exchange for the trio.
Head of Women’s Football Kate Sheahan said the Club was pleased to get the deal done and secure three experienced players.
"We worked really closely with the two other clubs so that all parties involved were satisfied," Sheahan said.
"We’re incredibly excited to get it sorted at the start of the trade period and to welcome Sarah, Harriet and Sarah to Richmond."
D’Arcy, a Magpie since the AFLW’s inception, has 24 games to her name and was in Collingwood’s leadership group in 2019.
The 28-year-old forward is a life-long Richmond supporter and is also related to Tiger legend Jack Titus.
"Sarah will add plenty of experience to our side. She’s also a great contested mark and very strong aerially," Sheahan said.
"She’s a really smart footballer and we’re looking to reinvent her as an attacking half-back."
Cordner, the granddaughter of Melbourne club legend Don Cordner, was recruited by the Demons as a Category B rookie ahead of the maiden AFLW season.
The 28-year-old has been a pillar in Melbourne’s defence, playing 25 games across four seasons.
"Harriet is fantastic aerially and her ability to play multiple roles, in defence or in the ruck will provide us with a heap of versatility," Sheahan said.
"She has honed her craft at Melbourne and done a really good job of being that anchor in their backline."
Dargan, 21, played 14 games for Collingwood across three seasons after being taken by the Magpies with pick No. 20 in the 2017 draft.
The young gun, who received a Rising Star nomination in Round 4, 2019, has an impressive goal sense and damaging left-foot kick.
"Sarah is an emerging player in the league and we think she’ll fit right in to our culture here at Richmond," Sheahan said.
"We’re excited to be able to offer her some different playing opportunities."
The Tigers have now signed four players throughout the 2020 Sign and Trade period, welcoming star midfielder Sarah Hosking to the Club yesterday.
Richmond currently holds selections No. 1 and No. 43 in the 2020 NAB AFLW Draft and will be allocated an additional pick when the order is confirmed.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/788846/tigers-welcome-trio
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2020 Trade update:
In:
S Hosking - Carlton
S D'Arcy - Pies
S Dargan - Pies
H Cordner - Melb
All solid depth players - not stars
Out:
Pick 15 (pick 9 in Vic)
Pick 17 (pick 10 in Vic)
Pick 31
Pick 45
Grace Campbell
Means we might win a game next year but still don't have any real young talent outside of Conti and No.1 pick this year Ellie McKenzie who will be star
Giving away 15 and 17 ... instead of picking 2 young girls who can run they went and added list cloggers to a list full on for list cloggers.
The AFL gave us pick 15 on the condition we traded it for an experienced player.
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AFLW Sign and Trade Wrap: Tigers welcome four, 16 re-sign
By Grace Kalac
Richmond Media
13 August 2020
The AFLW Sign and Trade Period has reached its conclusion, with Richmond securing the talents of four new Tigers.
It was a busy start for Richmond, who welcomed midfielder Sarah Hosking in the first deal of the trade period last Monday.
The first of three Sarahs added to the Tigers’ list, the former Blue arrived at Tigerland in exchange for pick 15, Richmond's end of first-round compensation pick which had to be traded for ready-made talent.
Day two involved a complex three-way trade with Melbourne and Collingwood which resulted in three players crossing over to Richmond, Magpie duo Sarah D’Arcy and Sarah Dargan, and Demon Harriet Cordner.
The Tigers traded draft picks 17, 31 and 45 in exchange for the trio, while gaining pick 43 in a separate trade with North Melbourne in exchange for Grace Campbell.
Richmond's Head of Women's Football Kate Sheahan was delighted the Tigers had achieved their goal of adding experience to their 2021 list.
'We're extremely excited with the talent that's coming into the program and it's been great that we could spread it across the park," Sheahan said.
Sixteen inaugural Tigers also recommitted to the Club throughout the Sign and Trade Period, making it a total of 27 players now locked in for 2021.
The Club has informed players Ciara Fitzgerald, Nekaela Butler and Emma Horne they will not be offered contracts for the 2021 season.
Sheahan thanked all three players for their commitment to the Tigers’ inaugural AFLW season.
“On behalf of everyone at Richmond, I would like to thank Ciara, Nekaela and Emma for their contributions to our Club,” Sheahan said.
“We wish them all the best for their future endeavours.”
Richmond also bids farewell to Lauren Tesoriero, Laura Bailey and Ella Wood, who have announced their retirements.
The Tigers currently hold selections No. 1 and 43 in the 2020 NAB AFLW Draft, and will be allocated an additional pick when the order is confirmed on Friday, August 21.
“We think the top five girls in this year’s draft are a pretty good bunch, so we weren’t prepared to overlook that opportunity to take the best talent in the country (with pick No. 1),” Sheahan said.
“We’re looking for someone who is essentially ready-made, who can step into our team and have an impact.”
The Club is yet to appoint its 2021 AFLW senior coach.
“We’re going through a thorough process to identify the right candidate for the role,” Sheahan said.
Confirmed 2021 AFLW Tigers:
Akec Makur Chuot
Alana Woodward
Alice Edmonds
Christina Bernardi
Cleo Saxon-Jones
Courtney Wakefield
Emily Harley
Gabby Seymour
Hannah Buchell
Harrier Corder
Holly Whitford
Iilish Ross
Kate Dempsey
Katie Brennan
Kodi Jacques
Laura McClelland
Maddy Brancatisano
Monique Conti
Phoebe Monahan
Rebecca Miller
Sabrina Frederick
Sarah D’Arcy
Sarah Dargan
Sarah Hosking
Sarah Sansonetti
Sophie Molan
Tayla Stahl
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/793717/aflw-sign-and-trade-wrap-tigers-welcome-four-16-re-sign
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Really disappointing that Ella Wood has retired so young. Showed some great signs
And don't get me started on still no coach :banghead
"The right candidate" ....hmmm
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They have no idea in the RFCW program
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Really disappointing that Ella Wood has retired so young. Showed some great signs
And don't get me started on still no coach :banghead
"The right candidate" ....hmmm
Our 2nd draft pick from last year walks for nothing. FMD! How much longer do we have to put up with these AFLW halfwits
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Stick a fork in it already....ffs.... :thumbsdown
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/800911/richmond-won-t-participate-in-2021-vflw-season
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/800911/richmond-won-t-participate-in-2021-vflw-season
I think everyone knows I am fan and incredibly supportive of the Club's Women's Program
I am also acutely aware that the Club needs to make cuts
But I have to admit that right now I'm struggling to understand what is going with this program. :huh3 :help
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/800911/richmond-won-t-participate-in-2021-vflw-season
I think everyone knows I am fan and incredibly supportive of the Club's Women's Program
I am also acutely aware that the Club needs to make cuts
But I have to admit that right now I'm struggling to understand what is going with this program. :huh3 :help
This just a precursor to more I'm afraid.
The club is copping a right old Rodgering on Twitter.
People think money must grow on trees.
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Covid will still be around next year. An operational vaccine is still 12 months away at best. You can't have VFL & VFLW teams where AFL/AFLW listed players are mixing with VFL/VFLW listers from outside the AFL bubble.
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This just a precursor to more I'm afraid.
The club is copping a right old Rodgering on Twitter.
People think money must grow on trees.
It's so much about the money
Just the decision(s)
Coach sacked because a scapegoat was needed for the season. While the results were poor the main issue was the list build and he had zero input in that.
We trade out one of our better players for only pick 45 :P
We still don't have a coach
And now this
Forget COVID, these are just bizarre decisions
And I think the reaction on social media just shows the passion some people have for women's footy. Reckon the Club has misread the tea leaves on this one
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The club has the wrong person running that program. Its a dogs breakfast at the moment and shows a lack of managerial ability but im sure theyre trying their best.
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Maybe they should get rid of Sheahan :rollin
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This just a precursor to more I'm afraid.
The club is copping a right old Rodgering on Twitter.
People think money must grow on trees.
It's so much about the money
Just the decision(s)
Coach sacked because a scapegoat was needed for the season. While the results were poor the main issue was the list build and he had zero input in that.
We trade out one of our better players for only pick 45 :P
We still don't have a coach
And now this
Forget COVID, these are just bizarre decisions
And I think the reaction on social media just shows the passion some people have for women's footy. Reckon the Club has misread the tea leaves on this one
No ones denying the passion aspect.
I'm sure people with better understanding of the situation are hopefully making the right decision.
Most of the tweets were centred on the fact that we had all this money and were querying if so why this program was no more.
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I mean out of AFL, AFLW, VFL and VFLW which program did people think would be cut if the financial situation dictated one would need to be?
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I mean out of AFL, AFLW, VFL and VFLW which program did people think would be cut if the financial situation dictated one would need to be?
Cut the AFLW and VFLW
Pump the money saved into the wheelchair team
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I mean out of AFL, AFLW, VFL and VFLW which program did people think would be cut if the financial situation dictated one would need to be?
Expect more cuts and programs gone.
And less coaches.
Skeleton staff, people doing dual roles.
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Have received an email from the Club today around the VFLW announcement
Most pleasing part of it was reading that Balmey (who is massive fan & support of women's footy) is more hands on going into the 2021 season AFLW :clapping
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Have received an email from the Club today around the VFLW announcement
Most pleasing part of it was reading that Balmey (who is massive fan & support of women's footy) is more hands on going into the 2021 season AFLW :clapping
Money to be saved by combining the AFLW and AFL GM roles?
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Have received an email from the Club today around the VFLW announcement
Most pleasing part of it was reading that Balmey (who is massive fan & support of women's footy) is more hands on going into the 2021 season AFLW :clapping
Money to be saved by combining the AFLW and AFL GM roles?
He is no longer GM of Footy
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Why would anyone change Balmey’s role that has impacted the club so positively since he’s arrived? Didn’t Collingwood try this which then gave us the opportunity to get him in the first place?
I don’t get it, why it seems they are pushing him out whilst promoting others ahead of him.
If he takes over the woman’s program does that mean he has no influence at all with our AFL team?
I don’t even know what he does anymore. If another club offers him a GM of football role again he might jump ship as he’s done in the past.
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Balmeys on the verge of retiring probably. I see this as a forerunner to Balmey eventually going onto the board and ending up in a Vice Presidential role where he can be around the club influencing but not have to be there all the time.
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Why would anyone change Balmey’s role that has impacted the club so positively since he’s arrived? Didn’t Collingwood try this which then gave us the opportunity to get him in the first place?
I don’t get it, why it seems they are pushing him out whilst promoting others ahead of him.
If he takes over the woman’s program does that mean he has no influence at all with our AFL team?
I don’t even know what he does anymore. If another club offers him a GM of football role again he might jump ship as he’s done in the past.
Balmey isn't going anywhere. He has said that in many interviews during this year. He creeping up on 70 and has said he at the RFC he feels he is home.
It was his recommendation to Benny that others be promoted and the footy department be slightly restructured.
He has not taken over the women's program. Just is more heavily involved at the moment because he is here in Melbourne. Which I would think is a good thing
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Have received an email from the Club today around the VFLW announcement
Most pleasing part of it was reading that Balmey (who is massive fan & support of women's footy) is more hands on going into the 2021 season AFLW :clapping
Money to be saved by combining the AFLW and AFL GM roles?
Yes that was half my point. He could be and probably should be still
He is no longer GM of Footy
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Have received an email from the Club today around the VFLW announcement
Most pleasing part of it was reading that Balmey (who is massive fan & support of women's footy) is more hands on going into the 2021 season AFLW :clapping
Money to be saved by combining the AFLW and AFL GM roles?
Yes that was half my point. He could be and probably should be still
He is no longer GM of Footy
His role change was pre COVID though
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Why would anyone change Balmey’s role that has impacted the club so positively since he’s arrived? Didn’t Collingwood try this which then gave us the opportunity to get him in the first place?
I don’t get it, why it seems they are pushing him out whilst promoting others ahead of him.
If he takes over the woman’s program does that mean he has no influence at all with our AFL team?
I don’t even know what he does anymore. If another club offers him a GM of football role again he might jump ship as he’s done in the past.
Balmey isn't going anywhere. He has said that in many interviews during this year. He creeping up on 70 and has said he at the RFC he feels he is home.
It was his recommendation to Benny that others be promoted and the footy department be slightly restructured.
He has not taken over the women's program. Just is more heavily involved at the moment because he is here in Melbourne. Which I would think is a good thing
Caroline suggesting Neil would be a good get for another club..
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Caroline suggesting Neil would be a good get for another club..
Don't think anyone would dispute that
But that doesn't mean he would leave
And if Caro was being honest she would have said that seeing he said during an interview on 3AW earlier this year which she was a part of he loves Richmond, feels like he's come home and his home and cannot see himself going anywhere else
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Caroline suggesting Neil would be a good get for another club..
Don't think anyone wpuld dispute that
But that doesn't mean he would leave
And if Caro was being honest she would have said that seeing he said during an interview on 3AW earlier this year which she was a part of he loves Richmond, feels like he's come home and his home and cannot see himself going anywhere else
I heard that interview.
So it's interesting she would throw his name out there.
From what I believe Neil actually encouraged some of the changes in the FD.
I am sure BG had mentioned this..
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I heard that interview.
So it's interesting she would throw his name out there.
From what I believe Neil actually encouraged some of the changes in the FD.
I am sure BG had mentioned this..
Yes he did
But SEN is running with it
KEY RICHMOND FIGURE ON RADAR OF OTHER CLUBS
BY SEN 2 HOURS AGO
Richmond Senior Club Advisor Neil Balme is attracting interest from “other clubs” in the AFL, according to veteran journalist Caroline Wilson.
Wilson indicated on Channel 9’s Footy Classified last night that due to COVID-19, Balme’s role at the Tigers this year has seemingly diminished.
With Tim Livingstone and Blair Hartley now taking more senior roles at the club, Balme’s position is now under question according to Wilson.
“He’s left the football department and Tim Livingstone and Blair Hartley are now co-bosses of that football department, with Livingstone in the (Queensland) hub,” she said.
“I’ve been critical of some of the off-field issues that Richmond has faced and feel that Neil Balme there might have been the steadying hand that could have helped both Tom Livingstone and Damien Hardwick.
“The club won’t be sending Neil Balme up next week on September 1. Brendon Gale, the CEO, is going to return.
“I just find it interesting that some clubs are bolstering their footy staff and asking for special permission. Richmond are not.”
Wilson suggested that the embattled Adelaide Crows are interested in Balme, who has overseen a remarkable shift at Richmond, to work closely with rookie coach Matthew Nicks and inexperienced head of footy Adam Kelly.
“Because of COVID, Neil Balme now finds himself marginalised and I know that there at talks at other clubs where they just wonder whether he might go there,” she continued.
“The Adelaide Football Club is one where Neil Balme’s name has come up in dispatches.
“That’s the club I’m hearing about.
“Neil Balme has a job and a contract at Richmond next year. It won’t be inside footy to the degree that it was.
“He’s been Mr Fix-It at several football clubs with big, big results and I wonder whether (for) Matthew Nicks, he might be the perfect person.
“Not that Adam Kelly would leave but he’d be a great sounding board for both of those.”
AFL journalist Sam McClure spoke further about the subject on SEN SA Breakfast this morning.
“I think any club would welcome Balmey with open arms given his record,” he said.
“Particularly with Matthew Nicks. He doesn’t have a lot of support around him. I know that they’ve just brought in a new head of footy who is relatively inexperienced in AFL terms, but Balmey is the opposite, he’s just got experience coming out of his eyeballs.
“For some reason, and I can’t get to the bottom of it and Caro tried to explain it. He’s just been on the outer at Richmond this year as they try to bring up the younger guys of Livingstone and Hartley through their footy ops.
“If Adelaide and Andrew Fagan are looking for more support for their young coach, I think Neil Balme would be a great fit.”
Balme has already achieved great success in key roles at Geelong and Collingwood while overseeing two premierships in three years at Richmond.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/08/26/key-richmond-figure-on-radar-of-other-clubs/
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I heard that interview.
So it's interesting she would throw his name out there.
From what I believe Neil actually encouraged some of the changes in the FD.
I am sure BG had mentioned this..
Yes he did
But SEN is running with it
KEY RICHMOND FIGURE ON RADAR OF OTHER CLUBS
BY SEN 2 HOURS AGO
Richmond Senior Club Advisor Neil Balme is attracting interest from “other clubs” in the AFL, according to veteran journalist Caroline Wilson.
Wilson indicated on Channel 9’s Footy Classified last night that due to COVID-19, Balme’s role at the Tigers this year has seemingly diminished.
With Tim Livingstone and Blair Hartley now taking more senior roles at the club, Balme’s position is now under question according to Wilson.
“He’s left the football department and Tim Livingstone and Blair Hartley are now co-bosses of that football department, with Livingstone in the (Queensland) hub,” she said.
“I’ve been critical of some of the off-field issues that Richmond has faced and feel that Neil Balme there might have been the steadying hand that could have helped both Tom Livingstone and Damien Hardwick.
“The club won’t be sending Neil Balme up next week on September 1. Brendon Gale, the CEO, is going to return.
“I just find it interesting that some clubs are bolstering their footy staff and asking for special permission. Richmond are not.”
Wilson suggested that the embattled Adelaide Crows are interested in Balme, who has overseen a remarkable shift at Richmond, to work closely with rookie coach Matthew Nicks and inexperienced head of footy Adam Kelly.
“Because of COVID, Neil Balme now finds himself marginalised and I know that there at talks at other clubs where they just wonder whether he might go there,” she continued.
“The Adelaide Football Club is one where Neil Balme’s name has come up in dispatches.
“That’s the club I’m hearing about.
“Neil Balme has a job and a contract at Richmond next year. It won’t be inside footy to the degree that it was.
“He’s been Mr Fix-It at several football clubs with big, big results and I wonder whether (for) Matthew Nicks, he might be the perfect person.
“Not that Adam Kelly would leave but he’d be a great sounding board for both of those.”
AFL journalist Sam McClure spoke further about the subject on SEN SA Breakfast this morning.
“I think any club would welcome Balmey with open arms given his record,” he said.
“Particularly with Matthew Nicks. He doesn’t have a lot of support around him. I know that they’ve just brought in a new head of footy who is relatively inexperienced in AFL terms, but Balmey is the opposite, he’s just got experience coming out of his eyeballs.
“For some reason, and I can’t get to the bottom of it and Caro tried to explain it. He’s just been on the outer at Richmond this year as they try to bring up the younger guys of Livingstone and Hartley through their footy ops.
“If Adelaide and Andrew Fagan are looking for more support for their young coach, I think Neil Balme would be a great fit.”
Balme has already achieved great success in key roles at Geelong and Collingwood while overseeing two premierships in three years at Richmond.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/08/26/key-richmond-figure-on-radar-of-other-clubs/
"Marginalised" what the hell is she implying here.
Strong word.
Honestly there is a transcript of an interview with Neil later 2019....on SEN
It tells a totally different story re: his feelings towards our club and his affection for it.
Caroline lead by that smug Sam MacClure are the he epitome of muck raking.
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Do the Richmond Tigers really care about women's footy? I'm not so sure
Mary Konstantopoulos
theRoar.com.au
29 August 2020
Despite rumours circulating last week that Richmond had made this decision, it took until Monday for Richmond to release a brief statement making the announcement and then “reassuring” fans that Richmond will “focus [its] resources and energies on delivering a high-quality AFLW program in 2021 and beyond.”
But how are Richmond going to deliver this high-quality program without a VFL team?
Let’s be real. Richmond underperformed in the AFLW this year. There was widespread shock among fans when the team finished last in Conference A.
How will Richmond improve performance without a VFL team, especially when moves are being made by the AFL to align the VFL season with the AFLW season, partly to create a functioning pathway?
Richmond’s solution may be to partner with another VFL club for the season.
Perhaps change the word ‘partner’ with to ‘use’. What this says to me is that Richmond would prefer a community club do the work and pay for the work that they should be doing themselves.
It’s even more damning when you consider that in 2018, the VFL season was reduced to 12 teams after Diamond Creed, the Eastern Devils and St Kilda Sharks opted out of playing because the costs of competing in the competition were too high, largely because of the desire to “professionalise” the competition.
Costs became too high and AFLW teams like Richmond grabbed licenses and claimed that they had a deep commitment to women’s footy.
You know who had a deep commitment to women’s footy – those clubs that created a sense of community around women’s football. And this was all destroyed in one foul sweep. These clubs ran on a community with many women running trivia nights and sausage sizzles just to keep the clubs alive.
Good to know that Richmond is willing to take advantage of this work while boasting about its 100,000 members.
Speaking of those members, what about the members of its women’s team? Where is the money these members have contributed going? Because it doesn’t seem to be going to women’s footy. Interestingly, Richmond also have one of the most expensive AFLW memberships going around.
Don’t get me wrong. The impacts of COVID-19 have been felt by every single sport. We have seen people lose their jobs, their livelihoods, programs cut and tough decisions made about sport.
But it makes my blood boil that Richmond would use this pandemic as an excuse to make such a fundamental cut to its football department.
Richmond is known as one of the richer AFL clubs. In fact, the club posted a tweet this week celebrating its 100,000 members.
The club had no problem flying Tom Lynch into the Gold Coast so he could be in the hub prior to curfew.
I wonder what costs more? The investment made into the AFL hub or the cost of a team competing in the VFL?
If I were a member, I know how I would prefer my money to be spent.
It also baffles me that Richmond have made this decision now. Given global uncertainty, we have no idea what the world will look like and whether footy will even take place next year. No other club has signalled an intention to cut their VFL team, which speaks volumes, given that some of the other AFL clubs are not in as a financially strong position as Richmond.
Make no mistake – this is a cut to the football department and it makes a clear statement. Women’s footy is expendable and men’s football is not.
Richmond cried the loudest when they were unable to participate in the inaugural AFLW season. We have a huge fan-base, they said. We are invested in women’s footy, they said.
This decision is an absolute slap in the face to every single person who has supported women’s footy, paid money to support women’s footy and believed that Richmond backed it too.
But mostly, I feel for the players, who once again have to stand behind their male counterparts waiting to be seen, heard and given the proper opportunities to thrive in women’s football.
The AFL are bold enough to claim that they have led the revolution in women’s sport, but when clubs behave as Richmond has in this circumstance, how true is that bold, bold claim?
https://www.theroar.com.au/2020/08/28/do-the-richmond-tigers-really-care-about-womens-footy-im-not-so-sure/
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Sta arxidia mou with your opinion Mary. No one gives a poo about your opinion.
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Sta arxidia mou with your opinion Mary. No one gives a poo about your opinion.
Think there a few who do Ramps and either agree in part or in full
Actually reckon it is a good opinion piece.
There are parts I do agree with and parts I don't but that's the great thing about opinions we are all allowed to have them :thumbsup
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Gee You mean the club throws more money & resources at the team that generates all the revenue? Fancy that... :shh.
I wonder what costs more? The investment made into the AFL hub or the cost of a team competing in the VFL?
If I were a member, I know how I would prefer my money to be spent.
Well I am a member and I know what I'd prefer.... :shh
Women’s footy is expendable and men’s football is not.
Correct :shh
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Another day another attack on the club from the meedja...starting to look like an orchestrated campaign.... :shh
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It was a reporting hatchet job on our club.
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So if you had to make a choice between retaining our AFLW side or our men's VFL side which one would you choose? Because it looks like the latter will be gone next year... :shh
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if thats the case its a disgrace.
The aflw IMO is the worst spectacle on TV and should not be replacing vfl or any other sport for that matter
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If the club loses its mens reserves team to placate the aflw then brendon gale should consider resigning as ceo because its completely unacceptable.
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This can’t be serious surely
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So if you had to make a choice between retaining our AFLW side or our men's VFL side which one would you choose? Because it looks like the latter will be gone next year... :shh
A rumour or has it bee reported?
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Caro said it on 3AW yesterday while interviewing Paul Marsh...
https://www.3aw.com.au/3aw-football-podcasts/
...at 6.24 in the "Paul Marsh Saturday" podcast.... :shh
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We will have a VFL team next year, of course we will :thumbsup
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Caro said it on 3AW yesterday while interviewing Paul Marsh...
https://www.3aw.com.au/3aw-football-podcasts/
...at 6.24 in the "Paul Marsh Saturday" podcast.... :shh
Me thinks Caro got her VFL comps muddled up
:lol
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People also speculated that on BF and poster Kiwi Tiger who's heavily involved with the club (IRL not just internet bullshyte) also said we won't be fielding a stand alone men's side.... :shh
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People also speculated that on BF and poster Kiwi Tiger who's heavily involved with the club (IRL not just internet bullshyte) also said we won't be fielding a stand alone men's side.... :shh
Interesting.
But again the soft cap cuts are going to impact everything perhaps this is another example
Running any VFL program costs significant $$$. In days gone by it was always upwards of $500k a year.
And just on the AFLW; the AFL have made it clear there are to be no cuts to the AFLW comp in 2021 and at the time I took that to mean Clubs had to allocate the same minimum $$ in 2021 that they were required to do in 2020. E.g. no change to salary cap.
I am not going to get in to a debate about whether that is right or wrong.
HQ makes the rules and all Clubs have to follow them whether we agree with them or not
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So all those warriors on social media who criticized us for dropping VFLW program now owe us an apology seeing as the more important VFL is getting the chop..
Not holding my breath...
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AFLW have their own soft cap separate to the Men's.
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So all those warriors on social media who criticized us for dropping VFLW program now owe us an apology seeing as the more important VFL is getting the chop..
Not holding my breath...
I don't think you are having a go at me
I am very critical of the Club axing its VFLW side, think it is wrong
But have never said the men's VFL side should go.
Both programs are extremely important and both should remain
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So all those warriors on social media who criticized us for dropping VFLW program now owe us an apology seeing as the more important VFL is getting the chop..
Not holding my breath...
I don't think you are having a go at me
I am very critical of the Club axing its VFLW side, think it is wrong
But have never said the men's VFL side should go.
Both programs are extremely important and both should remain
Nah not having a go at you...
I agree both should stay
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People also speculated that on BF and poster Kiwi Tiger who's heavily involved with the club (IRL not just internet bullshyte) also said we won't be fielding a stand alone men's side.... :shh
Yep- disappointing as it does in fact look highly likely we will not.
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No surprise both state league sides could be dumped given both have non-AFL/AFLW Richmond listed players moving in and out of the respective squads. If the AFL maintains covid bubbles even upon return to Victoria in 2021 then VFL/VFLW sides will prove too problematic even ignoring the additional financial costs.
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No surprise both state league sides could be dumped given both have non-AFL/AFLW Richmond listed players moving in and out of the respective squads. If the AFL maintains covid bubbles even upon return to Victoria in 2021 then VFL/VFLW sides will prove too problematic even ignoring the additional financial costs.
True, but what happens to access players each week? They have to play somewhere and it needs to be in the new look VFL comp. (Talking the guys here)
They have 3 options, field our own VFL side, align with one VFL club or spread our players across multiple VFL teams. Either option present problems around COVID.
Interesting times ahead which at the moment are complicated further with the AFL yet to determine list sizes for 2021
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NAB AFLW Draft Prospects & Profiles
We take a look at the top group of prospects for this year's NAB AFLW Draft.
https://womens.afl/about/draft/prospects
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No.1 contender on Tiger links, Hawk idol and sports-mad family
Sarah Black
womens.afl
Sep 27. 2020
(https://womens.afl/photo-resources/2020/09/27/8687d275-9310-4a01-9eaa-25b7fa9ddbd7/NABG08GeNo19DP888647531.JPG?width=1000&height=563)
Ellie McKenzie in action for the Knights. Picture: AFL Photos
WHEN she was 14, potential number one pick Ellie McKenzie toured Richmond's headquarters as part of a talent search day.
Come November, the classy, line-breaking midfielder with a pin-point kick could well find her way back to Punt Road for the start of pre-season via the NAB AFLW Draft on October 6.
"I got linked there somehow through (Tigers' head of women's footy) Kate Sheahan and some people at Richmond, they'd seen me play or something. There were about 20 of us invited," McKenzie told womens.afl.
"We got a tour of the facilities and it was amazing to be in that elite environment and get a sense of what it would be like to play at an AFLW club.
"Little did I know that maybe I'd be at a similar club in four or five years."
The McKenzies are a "sports-mad" family, with 20-year-old older brother Tom having spent a year on North Melbourne's rookie list in 2019. He has also been a handy ally during the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne.
"He was at the Roos for a year and was unlucky, he was delisted after a season-long back injury. He learnt a lot there, and it was good for me to be able to watch him go about pre-season and see what's required to play at that elite level," McKenzie said.
"I'm really fortunate to have him, and he's really supported me through this draft process as well.
"It's been difficult when you're by yourself and you need self-motivation to keep your training up. During the first lockdown,
my brother and I bought a few weights and made a set-up out in the backyard."
Listening to McKenzie - an All Australian at last year's NAB AFLW under-18 championships - it's clear she's a student of football, as well as sport in general.
Her favourite players are often aligned to specific traits she admires and works to emulate, while she's just finished watching the Netflix documentary "The Playbook", focusing on championship-winning coaches from around the world.
"Growing up, my idol was always Isaac Smith, with his running ability on the wing and his long left-foot kick. When I was a kid, I was playing a lot on the wing, so I looked up to him a lot," she said.
"These days, I try and simulate what Katie Brennan does as a forward, I aspire to achieve her marking ability, she's got a great kick as well.
"In the AFL, I think Steele Sidebottom is amazing; his ability to kick on both feet is really special and you don't see that often in AFL or AFLW."
Having also played cricket and athletics growing up, McKenzie played her footy with Fitzroy junior football club before her selection at NAB League club Northern Knights.
The colour of their team polo aside, the Knights have been in a purple patch over the past few years, finishing runners-up in 2018 and winning the flag in 2019, with five girls – including number one selection Gabby Newton – drafted in that same year.
The year 12 student at Maribyrnong College has had her fair share of Zoom calls with interested AFLW clubs over the past few weeks and is trying to reframe her thinking around a potential pick one selection.
"There's a lot of pressure surrounding it. For me, the most important thing is to try to stay present and enjoy this moment and the next few weeks," McKenzie said.
"I'm just really fortunate that I can back myself and don't have to worry about not being drafted.
"I've spoken to Gabby a little bit, she's been great and has a lot of knowledge in the area. I've been trying to use her and a few other girls from the Knights.
"Vic Metro have been great as well, talking me through the process and calming me a little when I'm a bit stressed."
https://womens.afl/news/52101/no-1-contender-on-tiger-links-hawk-idol-and-sports-mad-family
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Explosive teen McKenzie tipped for Tigers selection
Daniel Cherny
The Age
October 5, 2020 — 3.28pm
Rival clubs expect Richmond to select explosive teenager Ellie McKenzie with the first pick in Tuesday night's AFLW draft.
Having gone winless in their inaugural season in the national women's competition, the Tigers will bolster their list with one of Victoria's top female talents.
Northern Knights midfielder/forward McKenzie, who turns 18 next month, is the hot tip to go at pick No. 1, according to opposition clubs broached on the subject on Monday.
The 176-centimetre left-footer is prolific at stoppages and would provide a line-breaking option to a Richmond midfield in desperate need of bolstering.
She is also the younger brother of former North Melbourne rookie Tom McKenzie.
"She's going to be a 10-year player wherever she ends up," said Marcus Abney-Hastings, who coached McKenzie in the NAB League.
"Her skill set and the way she plays, it's absolutely exceptional to be honest. In the three [Knights] games we had we played her forward and she just doesn't get beaten one-on-one."
Draft predictions:
1. Richmond: Ellie McKenzie (Northern Knights, 176cm midfielder/forward)
2. W.Bulldogs: Alyssa Bannan (Northern Knights, 178cm, forward)
3. West Coast: Sarah Verrier (Peel Thunder, 168cm defender)
4. Adelaide: Teah Charlton (South Adelaide, 169cm midfielder/forward)
5. Melbourne: Tyanna Smith (Dandenong Stingrays, 167cm midfielder)
6. St Kilda: Jessica Fitzgerald (Northern Knights, 163cm midfielder)
7. Gold Coast: Annise Bradfield (Southport, 170cm utility)
8. Brisbane: Zimmorlei Farquharson (Calamvale/Yeronga, 172 cm forward)
9. GWS Gaints: Tarni Evans (Queanbeyan, 180cm utility)
10. Geelong: Stephanie Williams (Darwin Buffaloes, Geelong Falcons, 162cm forward)
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Ellie McKenzie flies for mark playing for the Northern Knights. CREDIT: GETTY
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/explosive-teen-mckenzie-tipped-for-tigers-selection-20201005-p561zz.html
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All set for tonight's @aflwomens#AFLWDraft selections.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1313382068328390656
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1. Richmond - Ellie McKenzie
Welcome Ellie to Punt Rd :).
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Ellie McKenzie has been selected by Richmond with pick one in the 2020 NAB AFL Women’s Draft.
The 17-year-old joins Richmond on the back of standout performances playing for the Northern Knights across a number of years, as well as for Victoria Metro in the 2019 NAB AFLW Under-18 National Championships.
At 176cm, McKenzie is a powerful athlete that can play as a forward or midfielder. She has explosive speed, is an excellent stoppage player, and has a long penetrating left-foot kick.
McKenzie was a standout in the Knights’ 2019 NAB League Girls premiership team as a bottom-age player, playing alongside now Richmond teammate Sarah Sansonetti.
The exciting youngster had also made a prolific start to the 2020 campaign for the Knights, averaging 19 disposals, 4.7 inside 50s and five marks before the season was shut down due to COVID-19.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan said McKenzie’s ball use, versatility and aggression stood out most to the Tigers’ recruiting team.
“She is just a beautiful kick of the football and a fantastic user of the ball,” she said.
“Her versatility and ability to run through the midfield is pretty handy, and she’s quite aggressive, we really like that.
“She is the sort of player we are looking for - someone that is not afraid to get their hands dirty but then on transition can run really hard and damage the opposition.
“There have only been the three games this year and she played well in all of them, but she is someone that has been setting the junior footy world alight for a long time and lots of people are aware of Ellie and her skill.”
McKenzie was first introduced to Richmond back in 2017 when she attended a Come and Try Day at the Swinburne Centre as a talented 14-year-old from the Fitzroy Junior Football Club.
“I remember the look in her eye that day and the way she observed everything and really took in her surroundings and the environment,” Sheahan said.
“She is a really nice kid who wants to work hard, wants to be the best; is a competitive beast which we love, and is someone that wants to be at our football club.
“You want to know people want to come to your club and we think she will fit in really well here with the players we already have and their collective attitude towards improvement, hard work and just getting better.
“We are pumped and just can’t wait to start working with her.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/822961/
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Conti will enjoy having another midfielder in the team that is a gun.
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Conti will enjoy having another midfielder in the team that is a gun.
Certainly will :clapping
Now if we just had a coach :huh3
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With pick No.43, we have selected Australian basketballer, Tessa Lavey. #AFLDraft
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1313406613097603072
Welcome Tessa to Tigerland :).
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Pick 52: Luka Lesosky-Hay - @RichmondWomens
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https://twitter.com/aflwomens
Welcome Luka to Punt Rd :).
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Pick 52: Luka Lesosky-Hay - @RichmondWomens
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https://twitter.com/aflwomens
Welcome Luka to Punt Rd :).
Richmond has selected Luka Lesosky-Hay with its final pick (No. 52 Overall, 32 Victorian) at the 2020 NAB AFL Women’s Draft.
It is a story of perseverance for the hardworking inside midfielder from Geelong Falcons after she was overlooked at the 2020 Draft.
Lesosky-Hay is no stranger to Richmond, having joined the Tigers as a train-on player for the 2020 AFLW season, where she came close to an AFLW debut.
“Luka impressed coaches last year with her ability to win the ball in the contest, we are really happy to be able to bring her back to the Club,” Richmond Women’s recruiter Lauren Tesoriero said.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/823364/
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With pick No.43, we have selected Australian basketballer, Tessa Lavey. #AFLDraft
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1313406613097603072
Welcome Tessa to Tigerland :).
Richmond has taken 27-year-old Australian basketballer, Tessa Lavey, with selection No.43 overall (29 Victorian) at the 2020 NAB AFL Women’s Draft.
Lavey, a 172cm point guard, and Commonwealth Games gold medalist has been working closely with Richmond Women’s specialist coach, Nathan Chapman on her football fundamentals and has impressed Tigers recruiters in recent months.
The former Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder became available for the upcoming AFLW season after the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and likelihood of a condensed 2020/21 WNBL season.
“Tessa is a strong powerful athlete with great potential. We are very excited to have her on board,” Richmond Women’s recruiter Lauren Tesoriero said.
Lavey who hails from Swan Hill is renowned for her energy, leadership, and work rate. She was the inaugural captain of the Perth Lynx before returning to Victoria to play with Dandenong Rangers.
The cross-coder will become part of a growing contingent of Richmond players from Swan Hill, which sits within the Club’s Next Generation Academy zone, with new teammate Alana Woodward and AFL youngster Thomson Dow also from the area.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/823352/australian-opal-becomes-an-aflw-tiger
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AFLW Tigers squad for 2021:
Akec Makur Chuot
Alana Woodward
Alice Edmonds
Christina Bernardi
Cleo Saxon-Jones
Courtney Wakefield
Ellie McKenzie
Emily Harley
Gabby Seymour
Hannah Buchell
Harrier Corder
Holly Whitford
Iilish Ross
Kate Dempsey
Katie Brennan
Kodi Jacques
Laura McClelland
Luka Lesosky-Hay
Maddy Brancatisano
Monique Conti
Phoebe Monahan
Rebecca Miller
Sabrina Frederick
Sarah D’Arcy
Sarah Dargan
Sarah Hosking
Sarah Sansonetti
Sophie Molan
Tayla Stahl
Tessa Lavey
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/823364/
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Conti will enjoy having another midfielder in the team that is a gun.
Certainly will :clapping
Now if we just had a coach :huh3
Is Scott Gowan still available? Did well at North.
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Conti will enjoy having another midfielder in the team that is a gun.
Certainly will :clapping
Now if we just had a coach :huh3
Is Scott Gowan still available? Did well at North.
I'd be targeting Bec Goddard myself
But who knows what they are planning
The fact 4 weeks from the start of pre-season we still don't have a coach is staggering
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Conti will enjoy having another midfielder in the team that is a gun.
Certainly will :clapping
Now if we just had a coach :huh3
Is Scott Gowan still available? Did well at North.
I'd be targeting Bec Goddard myself
But who knows what they are planning
The fact 4 weeks from the start of pre-season we still don't have a coach is staggering
Is it the AFL not yet determining the exact soft cap amount that is holding it up?
We've also lost $100k from the soft cap which would've gone a long way to paying for a new AFLW senior coach thanks to CCJ & Stack wanting a late night kebab :facepalm.
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So we gave up Grace Campbell for someone that hasn't played the game before and no one else was going to draft!
Another brilliant decision by our AFLW administrators
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Is it the AFL not yet determining the exact soft cap amount that is holding it up?
We've also lost $100k from the soft cap which would've gone a long way to paying for a new AFLW senior coach thanks to CCJ & Stack wanting a late night kebab :facepalm.
No the AFLW soft cap has been set. Same as 2020, as the AFL made it clear no changes to the AFLW for 2021.
Think you will find the 2021 soft cap for clubs has also been set, $3 mil + reduction.
The big sticking point is list sizes. Clubs out of the finals have already starting getting rid of footy department people.
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Opals star Lavey to balance basketball with Richmond venture
Roy Ward
The Age
October 9, 2020 — 3.49pm
Perhaps it was the COVID-19 break or a lifetime as a Richmond supporter but when AFLW overtures came her way, Tessa Lavey couldn't say no.
The Rio Olympian and WNBL championship winner will become a dual-sport athlete, remaining with the Bendigo Spirit for the condensed WNBL season then joining Richmond for their AFLW season.
The 27-year-old played a season of under-14 footy in Casterton as a teenager then turned her attention to basketball, where she has played in the WNBL for a decade and represented Australia, winning two World Cup medals and a Commonwealth Games gold medal.
Lavey and her family are lifelong Richmond fans and she trained for the past few months on her footy skills and running ability before Richmond drafted her with pick 43 in Tuesday's AFLW draft.
"COVID-19 happened and it made us slow down a bit and think about life and where I want to be and where I want to go," Lavey said.
"Other family things have happened so this pushed me to make this something I could go after."
Lavey has been working for several months with Richmond specialist coach Nathan Chapman and is confident she can handle her new sport after growing up around footy in country Victoria.
The WNBL bubble will be pretty crazy, we have something like 14 games in 30 days, nearly every second day we have a game so we will be fit.
The 176-centimetre point guard still has hopes of making the Opals team for next year's Tokyo Olympics, should the event go ahead, but admits she doesn't know which way she would go if an AFLW game clashed with an Opals camp in 2021.
She won't be training with the Tigers until after the WNBL season finishes in mid-December but hopes to do some extra skill work with fellow Tiger Monique Conti, who left Melbourne Boomers late last season but has been linked with joining Southside Flyers for the shortened season.
"I can't speak on Mon's behalf but I can speak on mine - we will have to adjust how we go about pre-season," Lavey said.
"I really want to focus on the WNBL season, do the right thing by them as well. We start pre-season here in Bendigo on Monday and go up to the [Queensland] bubble the following weekend.
"The WNBL bubble will be pretty crazy, we have something like 14 games in 30 days, nearly every second day we have a game so we will be fit since we will be playing a lot."
Lavey doesn't have a position in mind when it comes to footy, she just wants to do her bit and show she can play at the top level.
She is among the fastest players in the WNBL and has exceptional dribbling, passing and driving skills, which should translate well to AFLW.
She isn't daunted by the Tigers' struggles in their first season; her biggest concern appears to be winning an argument with her mum about wearing a helmet or not.
Her parents made her wear one for her under-14 season but whether it translates to women's footy remains in discussion.
"My mum has been on me about this [a helmet] but I don't know," Lavey said with a laugh.
"I think I've got too much hair."
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/opals-star-lavey-to-balance-basketball-with-richmond-venture-20201009-p563kf.html
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Monique Conti (20.10.2020)
THE SPORTING CAPITAL
AFLW and WNBL Star on her return to basketball
Listen here: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=746410
Conti will be playing basketball until mid-December. Then fly back to Melbourne and straight into the 4-week Richmond preseason.
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THE AFL is aiming to make a decision on the structure and timing of the 2021 NAB AFLW season in mid-to-late November.
Pre-season is due to officially commence at the start of November.
With the situation in flux, the AFL is loath to lock in a plan too early but is aiming for a fixture release in late November, with a partial fixture release also an option.
The plan for a nine-week home and away season and three weeks of finals in 2021, as laid out in the Collective Bargaining Agreement last year, is still the AFL's preferred option.
https://womens.afl/news/52901/season-structure-decision-incoming-hubs-a-contingency
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Forget the fixture
I'd just like us to appoint a coach :help :facepalm
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So we gave up Grace Campbell for someone that hasn't played the game before and no one else was going to draft!
Another brilliant decision by our AFLW administrators
Mindboggling decision to let go of Campbell.
Of all the games I saw she was one of the very few girls on our list that had any clue but what impressed me most was her determination to fight for the footy in contest. She was young and fierce competitor. Major upside to keep her but for some stupid reason the team thought unnatural footy duds are the way to go.
“Step 1 girls this is how you bounce the footy.
Step 2 this is how you handpass
Step 3 this is how you kick.
Monique can you show the others how you do it?”
:rollin
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Richmond will align with Port Melbourne in the 2021 VFLW competition
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/832312/richmond-form-port-melbourne-alignment-for-2021-vflw-season
And still no AFLW Coach ::)
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/834090/ryan-ferguson-appointed-aflw-coach
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About time.
IIRC Ferguson has been more a development coach in his coaching career so far. So not the worst appointment given our mostly inexperienced women's team and list.
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Tigers overlooked premiership coach for AFLW job
By Anthony Colangelo and Daniel Cherny
The Age
November 7, 2020
AFLW premiership coach Bec Goddard interviewed for the vacant Richmond coaching job but was ultimately overlooked as the Tigers appointed from within.
Richmond have followed North Melbourne and West Coast in handing their AFLW coaching role to a coach from their AFL program, appointing former Melbourne player Ryan Ferguson for the 2021 season.
Ferguson was this year part of the Tigers' AFL coaching structure as development coach and VFL backline coach (before that season was cancelled). Ferguson did not spend any time in the hub but helped out while players remained in Victoria.
Ferguson replaces Tom Hunter who was sacked in May after Richmond’s first season in the AFLW, which was a winless campaign.
"I am thrilled to accept this opportunity. I have taken a keen interest in this program over the years, so it is familiar to me and I am really excited to join the team," Ferguson said.
"It is exciting to have the opportunity to coach this particular group and there are so many great people in the program already."
Sources familiar with the situation confirmed Goddard, who coached Adelaide to the inaugural AFLW flag in 2017, was interviewed for the post, as was former Collingwood men's assistant Brad Gotch.
Since leaving the Crows after the 2018 season, Goddard has also missed out on AFLW senior coaching jobs at Gold Coast and Collingwood.
She will continue to coach Hawthorn in the VFLW alongside her role with the Australian Federal Police.
Ferguson's wife, winter Olympian Bree Munro, has worked with Richmond's AFLW players in the past.
"The girls have put in a power of work already and as a program, we look forward to helping them continue on the journey," he said.
The Tigers head of women's footy Kate Sheahan endorsed Ferguson's appointment.
"He has fantastic relationships with the AFL program and its players and staff. We are excited about the connections to be built between the two programs moving forward," she said.
"Our players will greatly benefit by having a coach of his calibre with a proven track record of developing players. We love his passion and energy and commitment to improvement and feel he is the perfect person to take this group forward."
Ferguson has been a coach at the Tigers since 2015. The 39-year-old played 47 games for the Demons in the AFL and then captained West Adelaide in the SANFL, winning three club best and fairests. He is also a qualified school teacher.
He will take his first pre-season session on Monday.
Richmond will not run its own VFLW program in 2021. The competition will run concurrently with the AFLW because of the pandemic, and the Tigers will have a VFLW partnership with Port Melbourne.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-hire-from-within-to-fill-aflw-coaching-role-20201106-p56c4x.html
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Not sure what Bec Goddard needs to do to get another AFLW coaching gig
She is an outstanding coach, a premiership coach! I just sincerely hope that interviewing her was not some sort of token gesture to be seen as going to the market in search of a coach (Yes call me cynical)
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New Tigers coach Ferguson bullish on improving women's side
By Anthony Colangelo
The Age
November 8, 2020
Richmond's new AFLW coach Ryan Ferguson is optimistic the Tigers are on the right track to improve on their winless first season in the competition, and that the controversial decision to cut the club's VFLW program will not be a setback.
The Tigers made the choice to cut their VFLW program for next season amid the financial upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic, inviting criticism from women's football supporters.
Instead the Tigers women will form an alliance with Port Melbourne in the VFLW, which in 2021 will run concurrently with the AFLW season.
"I think it's worth discussing, what the best model is. Obviously there are different factors as to why you might go one way or the other," Ferguson said of the Tigers' decision.
"I think it can really work. Particularly this year, in this climate and the way you might have to use your resources. I have seen it work really well in the past.
"I was at Melbourne [as a player] when they had an absolutely amazing relationship with Sandringham. And Sandringham were really successful.
"I saw and was a part of it, players that went back and totally gave themselves when they went down to train, they became Sandringham players and they invested in the program and got plenty back in return.
"I can see it working really well where we have a really great relationship with Port Melbourne where we invest in Port and we encourage that healthy relationship."
Ferguson has been a development and backline coach with the Tigers' male AFL and VFL programs, respectively, since 2015. He lost his job at the Tigers midway through 2020 and applied for the AFLW role while working as a landscaper.
He beat out AFLW premiership coach Bec Goddard for the role after going through the full interview process and presenting in front of the Richmond board.
The 47-game player for Melbourne has a two-season deal with the Tigers and will spend no time working on the men's program.
"There is so much already going well. [Former coach] Tom Hunter put in a power of work and I value what he has already put in, and all the other staff and players," Ferguson said of the Tigers' women's football program.
"I am ready to jump on board and continue the journey rather than stripping it back and starting fresh.
"We'll always be looking to have the right balance of players around, and continue to work on and drive their professional standards.
"Some know it really well and others haven't come through the pathways, or you don't know what you don't know sometimes. [It's] just really learning to be a professional."
The four-time West Adelaide SANFL best and fairest winner said his VFL coaching background had prepared him perfectly for developing and coaching players who have to work during the day, and then train in the evening.
"I loved the AFL side of things but I absolutely loved working with the VFL program on Tuesday and Thursday nights and the players would come in after work, they were outstanding with the way they applied themselves," Ferguson said.
"That professional meets grounded nature of sport I really enjoy. There is common elements to that, developing highly professional and dedicated athletes, but they do come in after having done other things during the day. That is something familiar to me.
"They become self-reliant and self-driven. You set up the culture for them and they walk in the door and feel a sense of belonging, and refreshed being in the club. It gives them that excitement and passion and they regenerate when they walk through the doors."
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/new-tigers-coach-ferguson-bullish-on-improving-women-s-side-20201107-p56ce0.html
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Training pics (10th October 2020):
Coach Ryan Ferguson
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Gabrielle Seymour, Sarah Hosking, Laura McClelland, Alana Woodward and Sarah D'Arcy.
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Courtney Wakefield, Akec Makur Chuot, Cleo Saxon-Jones and Kate Dempsey
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Luka Lesosky-Hay
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Hannah Burchell
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Phoebe Monahan
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Tayla Stahl
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Katie Brennan
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Sabrina Frederick
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Christina Bernardi
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Harriet Cordner
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Sarah Dargan & Alice Edmonds
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Sarah Sansonetti
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Sophie Molan
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More pics here: https://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFLW%202020%20Training%20-%20Richmond%20091120
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Hub set-up has allowed two Tigers to be basketball foes
By Anthony Colangelo
The Age
November 12, 2020
When Bendigo Spirit and the Southside Flyers go head-to-head in their opening game of the WNBL season on Thursday it will also be a clash of two Tigers.
Dual sport athletes Monique Conti (Flyers) and Tessa Lavey (Spirit) will be teammates during the AFLW season but first they have to be opponents in the WNBL.
Lavey was picked by the Tigers in the 2020 AFLW draft while Conti has played one season for Richmond after moving from the Western Bulldogs.
"Round one against Tessa, that will be very interesting," Conti said.
"I think that will be a good contest, she’s a great player and has great experience so she will be a very good match-up to have.
"He [new Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson] is very understanding. And he likes his basketball too which is a big positive.
"He is very comfortable with us focusing on our basketball for now."
Given the pandemic put a hold on the VFLW season and made the future of the WNBL season uncertain, Conti was unsure if she'd be able to juggle both sports this season.
She had planned to train with the Flyers and then see what happened.
Luckily for her the WNBL season will be played entirely in Queensland, compressed from mid November to late December.
It means she will even get to have a break before the AFLW kicks off on February 1st next year.
“Because of coronavirus that was all thrown out the window so we were taking it a week at a time … then they started talking about the hub and it was more realistic to do both.
“I wasn’t expecting to play WNBL this season [because of the pandemic], I wasn’t sure what the season would be like.
“It was sort of all up in the air but I guess the hub came into the picture and I had the opportunity to sign and I have no regrets, it’s been great.
“There’ll be quick turnarounds from game to game which will be interesting but I am looking forward to seeing how we go with all that."
With plenty of talent in the Flyers side, Conti is hopeful of a successful WNBL campaign in the hub, having only gotten out of two-weeks quarantine on Sunday.
"I think we will go very well this season. We have got a very tight-knit group already and a lot of the girls have already played with each other," Conti said.
"On and off the court the chemistry is good which is very important.
"Playing under Jenna [O’Hea] as our captain is pretty phenomenal.
"We have some great athletes in our team like Leilani [Mitchell], Liz [Cambage], Bec [Cole] and Jenna just to name a few."
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/richmond-footy-teammates-turn-basketball-foes-in-wnbl-20201109-p56cza.html
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The player at your club set to have a breakout season in 2021
Sarah Black
womens.afl
16 November 2020
RICHMOND - Sarah Dargan
At Collingwood, Dargan was a junior member of the side who was starting to rack up more midfield time, but at new club Richmond, she has comparatively more AFLW experience. Dargan is agile with clean skills and will be an important member of the Tigers' line-up.
https://womens.afl/news/53252/the-player-at-your-club-set-to-have-a-breakout-season-in-2021
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Gillon McLachlan said he anticipated the AFLW season getting underway in early February, as normal, with nine rounds and three weeks of finals.
"We know that we need to have a fixture out in the first week of December, that's the latest they can wait before they make decisions about work, their employment.
"If we need to we can go into hubs, our preference is not to, but we'll have the contingencies together in case."
https://womens.afl/news/53317/season-set-for-february-start-hubs-planned-as-back-up
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Richmond AFLW jumper numbers for 2021:
(nb. number changes in bold)
1 Sophie Molan
2 Phoebe Monahan
3 Katie Brennan
4 Monique Conti
5 Maddy Brancatisano
6 Christina Bernardi
7 Sarah Hosking
8 Courtney Wakefield
9 Hannah Burchell
10 Kodi Jacques
11 Alice Edmonds
12 Sarah D’Arcy
13 Alana Woodward
14 Sabrina Frederick
15 Rebecca Miller
16 Laura McClelland
17 Sarah Dargan
18 Sarah Sansonetti
19 Kate Dempsey
20 Holly Whitford
21 Iilish Ross
22 Ellie McKenzie
23 Harriet Cordner
24 Tayla Stahl
25 Cleo Saxon-Jones
26 Luka Lesosky-Hay
27 Emily Harley
28 Gabby Seymour
34 Akec Makur Chuot
37 Tessa Lavey
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/836937/nib-continues-partnership-with-richmond-aflw-new-guernsey-numbers-revealed
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From the middle of the outback to Punt Road: Sarah D'Arcy's epic journey
Sarah Black
womens.afl
DEC 5. 2020
SARAH D'Arcy pounded up and down the empty airstrip in Minyerri, about 600km south-east of Darwin.
She'd run the 1.3km length of it, turn around, and do it all again.
Sometimes, to mix things up, she'd ride her bike instead, and on "rest days", she'd walk alongside her teaching colleagues from the local school.
All the while she was tossing over various options in her head, which ultimately boiled down to – do I stay at Collingwood, who gave me my first AFLW opportunity back in 2017, or do I move to Richmond, a club with family connections?
Why the Tigers?
D'Arcy's grandfather's cousin was Jack Titus, a champion forward for the Tigers during the 1920s and '30s, and an Australian Football Hall of Fame member who booted 970 goals over 294 matches.
"I'd had conversations with Richmond in 2019, and I knew what their program had. Speaking to them even back then, and then again leading into the trade, it has a different feeling," D'Arcy told womens.afl.
"I felt genuine care and the investment from everyone around.
"They sold it to me last year, but I'm a very loyal person and it took a lot for me to make that decision to move.
"There were a lot of other things which came into play, like needing a fresh start, I'd lost my enjoyment of the game a little bit, and that played into it as well."
While she kept her deliberations over the potential move to Punt Road a secret from all but her NT colleagues, Tiger blood runs in the family, so it's no surprise the lifelong fan will be donning the number 12 worn by fellow forwards Titus and D'Arcy's idol, Matthew Richardson.
"It wasn't written into my contract, but it was definitely put on the table," D'Arcy said with a laugh.
"I grew up in love with 'Richo' and the way he played, he's my absolute favourite, so it'll be pretty cool to pull that on.
"I saw 'Dimma' (AFL coach Damien Hardwick) for the first time the other day, and that made my day, nothing will top that. It's like a dream, being at Richmond, I still have to get used it."
The NT connection
D'Arcy is a school teacher by trade, and has spent the past two "off-seasons" (or terms two and three of the school year) teaching at Minyerri.
She had previously spent a month teaching in another remote community as part of her uni placement, and that school's outgoing principal encouraged her to also cross to Minyerri.
"Last year, I taught PE across the whole school, from pre-school through to year 12. There's about 170 enrolments, but on any given day, you get about 60 per cent attendance, maybe less," she said.
"This year I had my own grade 3/4 class, which was great, I loved having my own group and getting to know the kids a little bit better.
"It's quite intense up there, school can be a really big challenge. But then the lifestyle outside of school, hanging out with the kids and having a kick of the footy or going fishing, it makes it all worth it."
Keeping fit up north
Having played 24 of a possible 28 games over four seasons for Collingwood (missing only through suspension and injury), D'Arcy knows well what work is required to compete at the top level.
"For skills work, I'd kick the footy every day with the kids before school and at recess and lunch," she said.
"But for the running side of it, there's an airstrip I was running on three times a week, and running along a dirt road as well, watching out for bulls and making sure I didn't get charged.
"I had to run quite late in the afternoon to avoid the heat, but even so, especially building up towards wet season, it was quite hot. I didn't know if it was doing me any favours, running in that heat, but I kept up my fitness that way.
"There were other teachers that would be walking while I was running or riding, we'd do it every afternoon. If I didn't have any running to do, I'd walk with them, and it would just be a good way to talk about the day and debrief. It was something I always looked forward to."
Back to Melbourne
It's been quite the jolt back to Melbourne for D'Arcy, having to adjust from living in a town of 400 people to a city emerging from COVID-19 lockdown, a new club and a new job teaching maths at Yea High School, 130km north of Melbourne.
Her dad is an assistant principal at the school, and they were "desperate" for someone to help out for term four, but it's at least a 90 minute drive out into the country from D'Arcy's Box Hill home.
"I'm leaving quite early in the morning, and then having to get to training was difficult, so the school was really good in helping me change my days, so I wasn't driving on a training day," she said.
"As weird as it is for me, coming back and training with other people, everyone else is coming out of isolation and getting used to being around people as well.
"It does take a little bit of adjustment. I wouldn't have thought it would have affected me, but it did. I was just used to doing my own thing, and now I've got 30 people around me."
https://womens.afl/news/54181/from-the-middle-of-the-outback-to-punt-road-d-arcy-s-epic-journey
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I love a good back story but can she play?
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AFLW Fixture Release: Football returns to Swinburne Centre
By Richmond Media - 22 hrs ago
A senior Richmond team will play for premiership points at Punt Road Oval for the first time since 1964, when the Tigers host four AFLW games at the venue next year.
Commencing with a home Round 1 clash against Brisbane on Sunday, January 31, the Tigers will also host Geelong (Round 3) and St Kilda (Round 9) at the Club's spiritual home, as well as a Friday twilight clash with Adelaide in Round 8.
The March 19 fixture at the Swinburne Centre against Adelaide will see Richmond teams in action on back-to-back days in the precinct, with the AFL season opener against Carlton slated for the night before.
Richmond CEO Brendon Gale said the home fixtures would give the Club's AFLW players an enormous boost.
“Current circumstances have enabled AFLW games to be fixtured at Punt Road Oval for the 2021 season, and I know how much that means to our women’s team,” he said.
“COVID restrictions, combined with the fact we can’t use the Jack Dyer Stand because of its condition, means the ground capacity will be significantly reduced. But I know that won’t dampen the excitement of having our women play games at their home ground for the first time at AFLW level.”
Structural engineers did not clear the stand as safe to patrons, limiting the potential crowd number.
“The whole Club is looking forward to next season. The trade period and draft have enabled the Club to further develop its AFLW playing list, and we anticipate a much-improved performance under the guidance of our new coach Ryan Ferguson,” Gale added.
In other games, Richmond will travel to Perth to face West Coast in Round 2, marking the first time the expansion clubs have met in an AFLW fixture.
The Tigers will also play the Western Bulldogs at Whitten Oval in Round 4, North Melbourne in Tasmania (Round 5), the Suns under Friday night lights at Metricon Stadium (Round 7) and Melbourne at Casey Fields in Round 6.
The AFL yesterday revealed a single ladder would be used for the nine-round AFLW 2021 season instead of two separate conference ladders and that games would be ticketed for the first time.
Information regarding AFLW membership and access to games will be communicated to members shortly.
Richmond 2021 AFLW Fixture:
Round 1 v Brisbane at Swinburne Centre, Sunday January 31 - 1.10pm
Round 2 v West Coast at Mineral Resources Park, WA, Saturday February 27 - 2.10pm
Round 3 v Geelong at Swinburne Centre, Sunday February 14 - 1.10pm
Round 4 v Western Bulldogs at Victoria University Whitten Oval, Saturday February 20 - 5.10pm
Round 5 v North Melbourne at North Hobart Oval, TAS, Saturday February 27 - 3.10pm
Round 6 v Melbourne at Casey Fields, Saturday March 6 - 3.10pm
Round 7 v Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium, Friday March 12 - 7.50pm
Round 8 v Adelaide at Swinburne Centre, Friday March 19- 5.10pm
Round 9 v St Kilda at Swinburne Centre, Sunday March 28 - 4.10pm
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/842976/from-the-president-december-2020
ED: thank goodness they have got rid of that ridiculous conference system :clapping
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Conti's basketball team Southside Flyers has won the WNBL title.
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Daughter of AFL ump gets her chance after injury sidelines Tiger utility
Sarah Black
womens.afl
22 December 2020
TOUGH Richmond utility Holly Whitford has been ruled out of the 2021 NAB AFLW season due to a foot injury, with Hannah McLaren finally earning her chance at the top level.
McLaren, the daughter of respected former AFL umpire Scott, has been overlooked in three drafts after a strong junior career as Oakleigh Chargers captain.
She was an elevated train-on player with the Tigers in 2020 but was ultimately not needed to play, and has also represented the club at VFLW level.
"We are shattered for Holly, who has worked diligently to overcome her foot troubles," Richmond head of women's footy Kate Sheahan said.
"Unfortunately, we have reached this point in the year, and her timeline for recovery is still distant. As such an integral part of our squad, it is important we made Holly’s long-term physical health a priority.
"It’s disappointing but has presented a fantastic opportunity for Hannah to be available for selection, while Holly remains heavily involved in our program and completes her rehabilitation."
The 20-year-old McLaren is a tall defender who is steady overhead and strong in one-on-one contests. She will wear the No.29 guernsey.
As AFLW lists number 30, clubs have the ability to replace a player who has been ruled out for the entire season up until the first round.
https://womens.afl/news/54782/daughter-of-afl-ump-gets-her-chance-after-injury-sidelines-tiger-utility
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10 questions with ... Tiger Phoebe Monahan
Sarah Black
womensafl.com
1 January 2021
What's your nickname?
Really simple, just 'Phoebs'. Nothing flashy or fancy. A couple of the girls sometimes call me 'big girl', but that's more of a gym name. I try to take it as a muscle form of 'big', not an isolation form of 'big'.
Whose number did you wear on your back as a kid/who was your favourite player?
Probably Luke Hodge and 'Buddy' Franklin were my favourites growing up. I think I had Hodgey's No.15 when I was playing juniors. Being a backline player, I've looked up to Hodge as 'the general'. I've changed my playing number a few times between two and three, and I'm back to two now at Richmond, which was his number at Brisbane.
What hobbies did you pick up during isolation/lockdown?
I was pretty lucky to still work full-time (as a carpenter), so I didn't necessarily take up any new hobbies. But I did adopt a couple of kittens, Poppy and Mags, so they kept me busy. I originally wanted to get one, but a few weeks later her sister was found at the same place, so I went back and got the pair.
What's your most-used phone app, excluding social media?
Probably Spotify, but I gave Domain a pretty hot run over the past few months when I was looking to buy a place. I secured a property in Belgrave, work's out there and it's a nice area, so I'm off it now, but the last few months I was on it every day.
Which teammate would go far in MasterChef?
It's easier to name people who wouldn't, a lot of the younger girls have cereal and toast as their go-to meals. Maybe 'Hosko' (Sarah Hosking). It's a stab in the dark, but she has a big bag of tricks, and maybe cooking is one of them.
If you could be any AFLW player for a day, who would you be and why?
This is a really tough one, because I can't envision myself saying I would want to be someone else. I know that might sound cheesy. It would be cool to school a few people in basketball if you were Mon Conti for a day. Gab Seymour and Kate Dempsey (pictured below) both got super-high ATARs, like 99, so it'd be interesting to see a different perspective with all that knowledge in my head.
Worst teammate on social media?
Gabby Seymour, only because she is basically non-existent on social media. Although I don't think that's a bad thing to not be super-active on it.
Which songs are on your pre-game playlist?
Bit of a mix, probably a lot of rap and RnB, but then it also jumps to a bit of hardcore pump-up songs, like Parkway Drive, to get me fired up. But I definitely have to listen to my music on my headphones because I'm 100 per cent sure no one else would like it.
Who is the coach's pet and why?
It's a bit hard when we've only had [Ryan Ferguson] for five or six weeks. There's not a real coach's pet, but maybe Kodi (Jacques), 'KB' (Katie Brennan) and 'Benno' (Christina Bernardi), they're a little bit of coach's pets.
What's one thing most people wouldn't know about you?
When I was little, I wanted to be an orca trainer at Sea World in the US, it was definitely inspired by Free Willy. But I definitely wouldn't want to do that now because I don't like those animals being in captivity. I'm a carpenter now, so a bit of a career change from when I was five.
https://womens.afl/news/54738
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2021 AFLW CLUB BY CLUB SEASON PREVIEW
By Nic Negrepontis
SEN
6 January 2021
Richmond
2020 was not the inaugural season Richmond fans were envisioning, with the team going winless and finishing with a percentage of 35.7. They were ravaged by injuries across the season, including captain Katie Brennan who dealt with serious concussion symptoms. However, their list build in general left a lot to be desired with the midfield and backline in particular heavily reliant on players new to the AFLW system. Following the season, they parted ways with coach Tom Hunter and hired internally to find his replacement, choosing development coach Ryan Ferguson. The Tigers also cut ties with the VFLW competition, opting to align with Port Melbourne. They were active in the trade period, bringing in Sarah Hosking from Carlton, Sarah Darcy and Sarah Dargan from Collingwood and Harriet Cordner from Melbourne. They also selected midfielder Ellie McKenzie with the number one overall pick in the draft. They will hope this injection of AFLW-standard talent allows them to be competitive in 2021.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/01/06/2021-aflw-club-by-club-season-preview/
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Three AFLW squads – Richmond, Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs – took advantage of the restrictions being lifted to train in hot conditions on Sunday morning.
The Tigers even played an intraclub game of three 20-minute quarters.
Richmond’s AFL side delayed an official training return until Monday to be able to train as one group from the outset, and triple premiership coach Damien Hardwick will be on deck.
https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-season-under-threat-as-states-close-borders-to-nsw-while-swans-giants-prepare-for-return/news-story/40e093b73432b396e68212dab512efe6
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2021 portraits:
Monique Conti
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Katie Brennan
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Sabrina Frederick
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Courtney Wakefield
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Sarah Hosking
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Our first pick Ellie McKenzie
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https://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFLW%202021%20Portraits%20-%20Richmond
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Weekend training pics:
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https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/7083329/wagga-product-miller-shoots-for-breakthrough-aflw-win/
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Richmond
Hannah McLaren replacing Holly Whitford (foot)
McLaren, the daughter of respected former AFL umpire Scott, has been overlooked in three drafts after a strong junior career as Oakleigh Chargers captain.
She was an elevated train-on player with the Tigers in 2020 but was ultimately not needed to play, and has also represented the club at VFLW level.
The 20-year-old McLaren is a tall defender who is steady overhead and strong in one-on-one contests.
https://womens.afl/news/55196/the-replacements-who-s-earned-a-spot-on-your-club-s-list-
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PRACTICE MATCH TEAMS: Host of new faces, draftees named for first hitout
Sarah Black
womens.afl
15 January 2021
Basketballing Tigers Monique Conti and Tessa Lavey will play after spending December in the WNBL hub.
They'll be joined by all the Tigers' recruits – Sarahs Hosking, D'Arcy and Dargan, and Harriet Cordner – as well as No.1 pick Ellie McKenzie.
Saturday January 16
Richmond v Western Bulldogs at Swinburne Centre
RICHMOND
1 S Molan 2 P Monahan 3 K Brennan 4 M Conti 5 M Brancatisano 6 S Bernardi 7 S Hosking 8 C Wakefield 9 H Burchell 10 K Jacques 11 A Edmonds 12 S D'Arcy 14 S Frederick 15 R Miller 16 L McClelland 17 S Dargan 18 S Sansonetti 19 K Dempsey 21 I Ross 22 E McKenzie 23 H Cordner 26 L Lesosky-Hay 28 G Seymour 29 H McLaren 34 A Makur Chuot 37 T Lavey
WESTERN BULLDOGS
1 B Lochland 2 E Blackburn 3 I Grant 4 I Huntington 7 D Berry 8 B Toogood 9 E Brown 10 K Lynch 11 L Spark 12 G Lagioia 13 C Moody 14 E Gamble 15 S Hartwig 16 N Ferres 17 E Georgostathis 18 B Gutknecht 19 A Guest 20 I Pritchard 21 B Hunt 23 J Fitzgerald 24 K Rennie 25 N Morris-Dalton 26 D Marshall 27 K Lamb 28 A Van Osterwijck 36 A Gogos
*All matches are closed to the public
https://womens.afl/news/55223/practice-match-teams-host-of-new-faces-draftees-named-for-first-hitout
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'Helped mould the culture': Experienced recruits prove to be Tiger tonic
Sarah Black
womens.afl
16 January 2021
RICHMOND hit the Trade Period hard after a winless first AFLW season, and the four additions to the list have made a big impact in a short space of time.
Harriet Cordner (formerly Melbourne), Sarah Hosking (Carlton), Sarah D'Arcy and Sarah Dargan (both Collingwood) have added some much-needed steel to the developing Tiger line-up.
Defender Cordner, midfielder Hosking and forward D'Arcy have played in the AFLW since the competition's beginnings in 2017, with Dargan drafted by the Pies at the end of that year.
"They've helped to mould the culture a little bit, just shift a little bit into understanding how to work hard, how to set standards, how to train at a professional level, creating that group who understand how it is to be elite," coach Ryan Ferguson told womens.afl.
"We're still learning and working on it, but those recruits have really come in and had an effect on shifting the balance a little bit. They've given some assistance for our other leaders and our younger players to learn off and build some momentum for our group.
"The girls we've brought in are great characters too, they're strong leaders but they're really good, solid characters."
Richmond parted ways with inaugural AFLW coach Tom Hunter in June, and replacement and former AFL assistant Ryan Ferguson wasn't appointed until November.
"I probably timed it pretty well, I think my first Monday was the start of the real pre-season (compared to the voluntary 'pre-pre-season'). So it wasn't too odd, just had to get cracking pretty quick. Which was fine, I like working that way.
"[Assistant coaches] Lauren (Tesoriero) and 'Chappy' (Nathan Chapman) had put in a lot of hours of work and the girls had put in a lot of effort into their fitness and skills already.
"They'd learned from last year and were working towards what they wanted to achieve this year before I started, it helped me actually to jump into that time.
"Without going into great detail, we've addressed what we can take out of last year and how we can make it work for us, continuing to strive for greater standards, trying to improve every single session and make our next one our best one."
The Tigers slumped to a 39-point loss to fellow expansion team St Kilda in their final game of 2020, scoring a record-low three points, and Ferguson believes the next step for the team is developing game understanding and situational awareness.
"Trying to do what's right in the situation, think for themselves and problem solve. But also, just making sure there's a real role clarity and simplicity in the way that we want to play, so they understand what they need to do out there and feel like they can back their instincts," he said.
"From a coach's point of view, it's trying to get that balance between learning, growth and understanding, but also simplicity and allowing them to back their instincts and give us their best without having to think too much.
"It can be tough for players who are effectively coming in after hours, you don't want to overload them too much. There's now a wide range of football pathways and how much they've been exposed to, so you need to be aware of that and cater to it."
Ferguson previously worked in a development role with Richmond's AFL side, so he has plenty of transferrable skills in building a football program still in its infancy.
"It's perfect. [Development] is what the job is, really," he said.
"We hope the fundamentals and the development and all the time and effort we've put in will lay that foundation to then perform in the competition phase."
https://womens.afl/news/55237/-helped-mould-the-culture-experienced-recruits-prove-to-be-tiger-tonic
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COACH MOVES: Tigers revamp coaching panel for 2021
The Tigers have revamped their assistant coaching panel to work alongside new senior coach Ryan Ferguson.
Nathan Chapman has remained at the club, expanding his role from skill acquisition to work with the forward line, replacing Jason Armistead.
Retired Tiger and club recruiter Lauren Tesoriero has taken on defensive duties (formerly Sam Shaw), while another ex-Tiger, ruckman Andrew Browne, will look after the midfield and stoppages (formerly Jacob Thompson).
Browne, who played at the club from 2009-12, has most recently coached Mansfield in the Goulburn Valley league.
Liz Quinn remains at the club in a culture and leadership position.
https://womens.afl/news/52891/coach-moves-tigers-revamp-coaching-panel-for-2021
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We're 8 points up at half-time in our first practice match for 2021.
Richmond 2.5 2.6-18
W.Bulldogs 0.0 1.4-10
Goals: Wakefield, Bernardi.
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Pre-game warm-up vision: https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1350276714786508804
Highlights - First Half
Q1 | Sabrina Frederick nails a big tackle inside 50 early to set the tone but her pass misses the target and trickles through for a point. 1-0
Forward pressure has been great early but we have not been able to make the most of it just yet. 3-0
Wakefield! Court takes a huge grab in the square and makes no mistake with the kick. 9-0
Two in a minute! Christina Bernardi marks on the lead and slots the set shot from 25m. 15-0
Excellent coast to coast ball movement with KB and Conti involved but Sophie Molan’s shot on goal just fades right. Sarah Hosking has been prolific early. 16-0
Love this pressure! We lead 17-0 at Quarter Time.
Q2 | Bulldogs with all the territory early in the second term but the new defensive pairing of Harriet Cordner and Phoebe Monahan is holding up well. 17-1
The Bulldogs get one back as we near half time. 17-10
Half time here at the Swinburne Centre. We take an eight point lead into the break. 18-10
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Q3 | Second half is underway with Ellie McKenzie and Sarah Dargan coming on for their first runs as Tigers.
A couple of behinds in quick succession to Wakefield and Brennan. KB is winning plenty of the footy.
Rich 2.8-20
WB 1.4-10
Midway Q3.
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Sabrina reads the play well to take a strong intercept mark in defensive 50 right on the three quarter time siren. We lead by 10 points with a quarter to play!
3/4 time
🐯 2.5 2.6 2.9-21
🐶 0.0 1.4 1.5-11
Goals: Wakefield, Bernardi
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Bulldogs kick the opening goal of the final quarter within two minutes.
Blackburn puts the Bulldogs in front.
Courtney Wakefield with the quick reply! Great clever snap on goal from a tight angle. She has (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/270c.svg)
Rich 3.9-27
WB 3.5-23
7 min Q4
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Blackburn puts the Bulldogs back in front from outside 50. Seven minutes to play!
🐯 3.9-27
🐶 4.5-29
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Another Bulldogs goal gives them some breathing space.
🐯 3.11-29
🐶 5.7-37
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Tessa Lavey who is on for her first run this final quarter takes a strong mark in defence and spots up Katie Brennan on the rebound.
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Lost by 14. Terrible last quarter. Coughed up 5 goals in the last after holding the Dogs to just one goal to 3/4 time :P.
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The final siren sounds with the Bulldogs in front by 14 points. Not the final quarter we were hoping for but a great hit out before round 1.
15 days to go!
Richmond 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.11.29
W.Bulldogs 0.0 1.4 1.5 6.7.43
Goals: Wakefield 2, Bernardi.
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Some highlights from yesterday's practice match: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKIc3wHhfBB/
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“We learnt so much”: AFLW Practice Match Report
By Richmond Media
Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson says the Tigers are far better placed in their preparation for Round 1 after the weekend’s 14-point loss to the Bulldogs.
The Tigers made a fast start with seven scoring shots (two goals, five behinds) to the Bulldogs zero in the opening term and broke even in the second quarter despite kicking against a strong wind.
Richmond was able to gain ascendancy again throughout the third term but could not put it on the scoreboard despite maintaining a 10-point three-quarter time lead.
The Dogs then came home strong with five last quarter goals to one kicking with the breeze, to record a 6.7. (43) to 3.11. (29) win.
“It was a good hit out. We were really keen to see how we would go against a strong contested team, and we were definitely able to match it with them, so it was a positive day,” Ferguson said.
“As coaches, we learnt a lot today, and the players would have too. We saw some good things throughout. The challenge now is to do it for longer.”
The Tigers rotated through 25 players across various roles and positions, sticking to their pre-game load management plans.
“There were a few niggles that we managed, and we were super cautious throughout the game. We did rest a few throughout the game and tried a few different things,” he said.
“We are building up an understanding of what mix works and where our strong areas are. Today was about growing some team chemistry and supporting each other, which the girls did.”
Midfield star Monique Conti was a constant threat throughout the game, while experienced recruits Sarah Hosking and Harriet Cordner stood out.
Katie Brennan was involved in many scoring chains playing a strong midfield and forward role while Courtney Wakefield (two) and Christina Bernardi kicked goals.
Youngster Sophie Molan had an impact in the midfield, as did Kate Dempsey and Hannah Burchell on the wings.
Number one draft pick Ellie McKenzie and Collingwood recruit Sarah Dargan both entered the game after half-time and managed to get through unscathed.
The Tigers will host Brisbane in the opening round of the AFLW season at the Swinburne Centre on January 31.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/850358/-we-learnt-so-much-aflw-practice-match-report
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General play may have improved but we're not going to win too many games kicking at just 21% at goal.
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Send George over to assist, he can provide them with a few tips. :snidegrin
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We shate the bed again when it counted. Still too many VFL standard players in the AFL team.
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AFLW Tigers announce leadership group
By Richmond Media - 5 hrs ago
Katie Brennan will lead Richmond for a second season after a unanimous vote to remain the Club’s AFLW captain from players and football staff.
Brennan, the Tigers’ inaugural skipper and first AFLW signing will head up a seven-person leadership group that includes four new voices.
“I’m honoured and proud to be able to represent the group and am just extremely excited for the year ahead under ‘Ferg’ (new AFLW coach Ryan Ferguson),” Brennan told Richmond Media.
“He has really given us the keys to drive all of the standards and expectations, which is what our leadership group has been phenomenal at doing, and we are excited about where 2021 can take us.
“Our leadership group dynamic is amazing; we are covering off all different personalities, and each leader will be able to cater to and support all members of our team, not only the playing group but all staff as well.”
New midfield recruit Sarah Hosking will support Brennan as vice-captain after being voted in by her peers, underlining her immediate impact at the Swinburne Centre.
“From day one, Sarah was incredible at bringing the group together and building friendships and deep care for everyone within the program,” Brennan said.
“I’m super excited to be working with her, and she will bring so much to our leadership group and playing group with her experience.”
Phoebe Monahan, who had a career-best season in a new leadership role last season, has again been included in the group, as has Christina Bernardi, who captained the Tigers on two occasions last year.
“Phoebe is our stoic leader out on the field. She was incredible last year, standing up and bringing the heat when we needed it. She is someone in our group that the girls love to look up to and be led by,” Brennan said.
“The same can be said with ‘Benno’; she is always bringing the group together and challenging our players and wanting the absolute best from them.”
Included in the new faces added to the leadership group this season, is key forward Sabrina Frederick, who Brennan says was the team’s rock over the peak COVID-19 restrictions period.
“Sabrina was so inspirational and really got us going. We were doing challenges with her every day and then able to watch all her hard work come to fruition when she went into SAS, which we were really proud of,” Brennan added.
“She has come back in exceptional nick and once again just wants the best for the group and drives standards, which we love about her.”
Former Demon Harriet Cordner and utility Alana Woodward round out the group.
“Harriet is such a workhorse on the track and is one of our hardest trainers. She will bring a wealth of experience to our backline and group, and we are really excited to have her as one of our leaders,” Brennan said.
Woodward is coming into just her second year of AFLW after being elevated from the Richmond VFLW program.
“I think it is an amazing achievement to be voted in by her peers off the back of that,” Brennan said.
“She is another that is a workhorse and has such deep care for our girls and the group. She is so incredibly deserving of a spot within this group.”
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, said Brennan’s excellent leadership throughout 2020 was a testament to her character.
“Through a challenging season and year in general, Katie has led our group and represented the Club with the ultimate professionalism and class,” she said.
“Katie is a great person and captain, and we are thrilled she can continue as the leader of our group.
“We are rapt for all the girls included in the leadership group and look forward to seeing them play their role in driving us forward.”
Richmond AFLW 2021 Leadership Group:
Katie Brennan (captain)
Sarah Hosking (vice-captain)
Christina Bernardi
Phoebe Monahan
Sabrina Frederick
Alana Woodward
Harriet Cordner
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/850985/aflw-tigers-announce-leadership-group
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Sounds all lovey dovey but for FFS can they win some games
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Or win A game :)
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..or just kick a goal... :shh
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Theyll go winless again. Just shocking list management.
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Theyll go winless again. Just shocking list management.
I reckon every chance. The big name recruits apart from Conti were hopeless last year and the VFL players are not good enough
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Ch7 mentioned the possibility of a fixture change as soon as today.
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AFLW fixture Round One and Two amendments
The AFL has today advised all Clubs of amendments to the fixture for Round One and Round Two of the 2021 NAB AFL Women’s Competition.
By Richmond Media - 9 hrs ago
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The opening two rounds of the revised AFLW fixture have been released today with the Tigers set to take on both Brisbane and Melbourne in Victoria.
The Brisbane clash has been moved from 1.10pm to 2.10pm, but will remain at the Swinburne Centre in what will be the first elite-level game at the Club's spiritual Punt Road home since 1964.
Richmond will then travel to Casey Fields to take on the Demons for the first time in the Club's short AFLW history.
The remaining fixtures for the 2021 AFLW season will be released at a later date, with the AFL continuing to monitor the current situation with advice from public health officials and medical experts.
All 2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition matches will be broadcast live on the Seven Network, FOX FOOTY, Kayo, and via the AFL Live Official App. Matches will also be streamed live via womens.afl and the AFLW Live Official App.
Round 1
Sunday, January 31
Richmond v Brisbane at Swinburne Centre, 2.10pm AEDT
Round 2
Saturday, February 6
Melbourne v Richmond at Casey Fields, 5.10pm AEDT
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/851915/aflw-fixture-round-one-and-two-amendments
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Richmond season guide: All you need to know
JAN 21. 2021. 6:00 AM
Sarah Black
Club: Richmond
Coach: Ryan Ferguson
2020 captain: Katie Brennan
2020 best and fairest: Monique Conti
2020 in a nutshell: Safe to say it was a tough debut season for Richmond, failing to win a game from its six matches and losing coach Tom Hunter during the off-season. The Tigers showed glimpses at times, with their mid-season match against Geelong a high-scoring highlight, but they just simply didn't win enough of the footy. The season ended on a low, scoring just three points against fellow first-year side St Kilda.
New players: Sarah D'Arcy, Sarah Dargan (Collingwood), Sarah Hosking (Carlton, pictured below), Harriet Cordner (Melbourne), Ellie McKenzie, Tessa Lavey, Luka Lesosky-Hay (draft), Hannah McLaren (injury replacement)
Notable departures: Grace Campbell (North Melbourne), Lauren Tesoriero, Laura Bailey, Ella Wood (retirements)
Inactive players: Holly Whitford
2021 opponents: Brisbane (h), West Coast (a), Geelong (h), Western Bulldogs (a), North Melbourne (a), Melbourne (a), Gold Coast (a), Adelaide (h), St Kilda (h)
Circle it: Round one will be the first official AFLW match held at Punt Road Oval, while round four will see former star Dogs Katie Brennan and Monique Conti play their old side for the first time. Round two against fellow struggler West Coast looms as a good opportunity for the Tigers to record their first ever AFLW win.
Player to watch: All eyes will be on No.1 draft pick Ellie McKenzie, who is set to get a lot of game time for the Tigers in 2021. A tall midfielder who can push forward, she has elite disposal and strong hands overhead.
Best Rising Star chance: Ellie McKenzie
2021 prediction: With four steady and experienced recruits over the off-season, the Tigers should be in better shape in their second season. They should get that prized first victory after a winless inaugural season. It probably won't be a rapid rise up the ladder in 2021, but steady improvement should be the aim for the season.
https://womens.afl/news/54737/richmond-season-guide-all-you-need-to-know
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7news said our round 1 match vs Brisbane at Punt Road sold out in minutes. A crowd of 1500 allowed.
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Going by a video on the AFLW website for Captains day
Looks like our AFLW side has a new sponsor for the front the jumper
A G Coombs appear to have increased their involvement at the Club :clapping :clapping
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Full AFLW round one preview: Finally, we're back
Sarah Black
JAN 28. 2021. 6:00 AM
IT'S BEEN a long 10 months, but the NAB AFLW competition is back and firing on Thursday night.
Take a look at all the round one action to come.
RICHMOND v BRISBANE
2.10pm AEDT, Sunday, January 31
Swinburne Centre, Richmond, Vic
*Still winless, the Tigers will be desperate to break that duck in their seventh overall AFLW match, their first under new coach Ryan Ferguson. They'll be boosted by recruits Harriet Cordner, Sarah Hosking, D'Arcy and Dargan, and No.1 draftee Ellie McKenzie.
*After a tumultuous few off-seasons, the Lions have been quietly going about their business this pre-season, with a stable list for the first time in a while. They hit the ground running last year, undefeated until round five, and will be hoping for the same strong start in 2021.
Tip: The Tigers will be hungry, but the Lions have plenty of experience and have had fewer personnel changes, important in a short pre-season. Lions by eight points.
https://womens.afl/news/56939/full-aflw-round-one-preview-finally-we-re-back
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Looks like my eagle eye spot was correct ;D
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A.G. Coombs extends Richmond partnership, joins AFLW front of jumper
By Richmond Media - 5 hrs ago
Richmond is pleased to announce that A.G. Coombs has extended its support of the Club into 2021.
A.G. Coombs is the leading Australian building services company that provides an integrated range of whole-of-life technical services for all systems in buildings.
Through the partnership extension, A.G. Coombs, who has supported the Club since 2016, will continue as the Club’s official partner for facilities maintenance of building services, including air-conditioning, mechanical services, and fire protection.
In an exciting addition to the long-standing partnership, the A.G. Coombs logo will now sit proudly on the front of the Richmond AFLW playing jumper and media polo.
The front of jumper sponsorship adds to A.G. Coombs's existing support of the Richmond AFLW program, where they were an inaugural partner in 2020.
As part of the partnership and the businesses' strong focus on diversity, inclusion, and gender equality, A.G. Coombs and Richmond will also work together to provide employment opportunities for AFLW players.
Richmond CEO Brendon Gale said he was thrilled that A.G Coombs would be represented on the Club’s iconic Yellow and Black guernsey for the AFLW season.
“Russell and the team at A.G. Coombs have been tremendous supporters of our Club for a considerable period of time,” he said.
“Their continued support for our business operations and community programs has been fantastic, and they have embraced and endorsed our Women’s program since its inception.”
A.G Coombs Group Managing Director, Russell Telford, is excited to be elevating their participation and connection with the clubs Women’s program and the AFLW competition. “We are extremely proud of our multi-faceted partnership including our alignment with diversity and inclusion as well as high value community programs,” he said.
A.G Coombs will continue to support Richmond’s Korin Gamadji Institute in 2021, working to provide education and employment pathway opportunities to KGI REAL program participants.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/855033/a-g-coombs-extends-richmond-partnership-joins-aflw-front-of-jumper
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The 'unbelievable' tale of footy at Punt Rd.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news/punt-rd-will-host-its-first-game-for-premiership-points-when-the-tigers-kick-off-their-aflw-season-against-brisbane/news-story/e64787d6614a3a49252b4a1997782e81
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Are we the only AFLW club that has cancelled their VFLW club?
If so why? Aren’t we better off than other clubs like north, saints and Footscray.
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Are we the only AFLW club that has cancelled their VFLW club?
If so why? Aren’t we better off than other clubs like north, saints and Footscray.
Maybe we cancelled the VFLW club because we are better than the rest?
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Are we the only AFLW club that has cancelled their VFLW club?
If so why? Aren’t we better off than other clubs like north, saints and Footscray.
Yes we are
This has been covered off before in previous pages
Club has said that the cuts to the footy department soft cap has impacted. Which I've taken to mean Club focused on only cutting AFL spend where it has to out of the mens program and keeping it to an absolute minimum to get under the new limit .
Which going by many on heres disdain for the entire Women's program that is probably a good thing. Heacen forbid of they prioritised the VFLW or the VFL.
Add in that the AFL has said spend on Women's program at all Clubs had to remain at 2020 levels. Richmond has decided to commit all that spend to the ALFW program only
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Coverage on ch7 from 2pm.
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Are we the only AFLW club that has cancelled their VFLW club?
If so why? Aren’t we better off than other clubs like north, saints and Footscray.
Coz its a waste of money
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Are we the only AFLW club that has cancelled their VFLW club?
If so why? Aren’t we better off than other clubs like north, saints and Footscray.
Yes we are
This has been covered off before in previous pages
Club has said that the cuts to the footy department soft cap has impacted. Which I've taken to mean Club focused on only cutting AFL spend where it has to out of the mens program and keeping it to an absolute minimum to get under the new limit .
Which going by many on heres disdain for the entire Women's program that is probably a good thing. Heacen forbid of they prioritised the VFLW or the VFL.
Add in that the AFL has said spend on Women's program at all Clubs had to remain at 2020 levels. Richmond has decided to commit all that spend to the ALFW program only
I appreciate the explanation but it still seems rather unconvincing. I suppose it’s not really a big deal because it’s only vflw but it doesn’t explain how ALL other clubs can find a way to do both but we choose not too because it’s too expensive despite being one of the wealthier clubs in the AFL.
Is soft cap spend in the AFL seperate to the AFLW program or is it combined?
How the heck is North able to do both?
Maybe with the money we’ve allegedly saved we can poach the north aflw recruiting guru. :rollin
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If that umpiring call is typical of women's footy it's not worth watching.
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Lol what block? umps wearing maroon & blue. What a gift to Brisbane.
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If that umpiring call is typical of women's footy it's not worth watching.
Pretty much three of the most ridiculously non frees to Brisbane you will ever see. :banghead
Rubbish umpiring to start the game.
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I know we are kicking into a breeze but Brennan should have kicked that.
1 - 6
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Monahan is having a shocker so far in defence.
We get it forward from the centre clearance. Good mark by Brennan but after it goes through the middle it is called touched on the mark.
1/4 time
Richmond 0.2-2
Brisbane 2.3-15
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Brennan looks as though she really wants to attack the footy and she’s showing great signs early unfortunately not able to kick the two goals from her opportunities. She’s taken three contested marks that quarter.
Conti still looks excellent but has had limited opportunities and hasn’t had a disposal.
Cordner is impressive down back as were all the girls in defence were under the pump for much of that quarter.
Monaghan is in the play but her kicking needs to improve out of defence it was very bad.
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Frederick doesn't make distance.
Stahl misses.
3 - 15
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Goal off a Lions fumble. Wakefield kicks it.
9 - 15
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That was a mark to Brennan
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Better second half with the wind.
Our midfield is disappointing but we did get the ball moving inside forward 50 much better that quarter. But our forward entries were sloppy.
Wakefield had a great quarter not only kicking a goal but showing some real good conditioning running to help the defence as well.
Cordner looks to be a real find down back. She has poise and she can take a good grab.
Darcy looks to be having a good game getting involved and getting some touches.
Conti finally getting her hands in the ball too. We need her to shake the heat tag and get more involved in the second half as her opponent is killing her so far and is best in ground.
Jacques has been disappointing. Molan was much more involved that quarter. Hoskins ok but needs to do more
Fredricks is a waste of space. Unless she starts using her bulk to advantage I don’t see why we should persist with her at all.
Our mids need to step up this second half or we might be still deficient.
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Half-time
Richmond 1.4-10
Brisbane 2.4-16
Goals: Wakefield
Didn't make the most of the breeze. Should be at least level with the ball mostly in our forward half that quarter. Disconnect between our mids and forwards. Passes to no one leading into the hot spot. No crumbers either. We also lack pace at ground level to win clean footy. Brisbane mids winning more of footy and clearances.
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Look I’m all for the girls league and quite enjoy watching it but when will the club take it seriously enough to include the girls full stats on the club app?
I can’t find any of the girls age weight or height stats at all. It’s ridiculous.
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Our lack of having someone front and square defensive side at contests is frustrating. Basic footy stuff. It's why we are getting killed in the clearances.
10 - 29
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Some of the girls have no clue how to read the play.
Chuot and Fredricks are stand outs in that area. :banghead
Our midfield is getting spanked this quarter
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Mackenzie looks good for us.
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McKenzie the first gamer showing up her teammates. Good skills.
Geez we butcher our chances. Two opportunities just then missed. Should have 5 goals.
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Terrible third quarter all over the ground. We had some chances and blew them.
Bernadi in the goal square should’ve nailed a goal but it was comedy capers and good defence by Brisbane.
Our mids went missing that quarter as Brisbane’s run and carry was well executed and they also made the most of their forward line entries. Our defence was under the pump most of that quarter inside 50s 10 to 5 that quarter in favour of Brisbane.
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3/4 time
Richmond 1.6-12
Brisbane 4.8-32
Goal: Wakefield
Brisbane have been the better side but once again our shooting is the worst in the AFLW. You're not going to win games kicking 1.6. Most of them have been set shots.
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That sums up the game. Brisbane better organised, pacer and nail their set shots.
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Final score
Richmond 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.6-12
Brisbane 2.3 2.4 4.8 5.11-41
Goal: Wakefield
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The wheels fell off.
We clearly aren’t fit enough not being able to run out the game with the advantage of the wind in the last.
Our midfield is still clearly deficient and well behind the league standard.
Fredricks is a waste of talent. She clearly has lost all of her abilities if she ever had any in the first place. I don’t think she is the way to go. Chuot doesn’t use her agility and speed and seems lost too
Brennan looked great early but faded as the game progressed as did Wakefield
Cordner and Mackenzie look really good prospects. Seymour in the ruck was ok as she had no help at all. Dempsey was pretty good as well she had a good game. Hosking is a goer but needs to do more.
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Positives: We were more competitive for longer than last year. Second qtr was the best we've played in general play at AFLW level. Our key defenders were very good. Liked the look of first gamer McKenzie whose skill level is already AFLW standard unlike many of her senior teammates. Reminds me of Cotch in his first year.
Negatives: Carrying still far too many players who lack basic skills and footy smarts. Just kills us. We lack organisation across the ground (eg: isolated flat-footed Tigers at contests, no basic front and square positioning, not protecting the defensive side at stoppages, disconnect b/w backs, mids & forwards). We also lack pace across the ground. Brisbane killed us on both the inside and on the outside. And I've already mentioned our pathetic goalkicking. Can't win if we can't kick goals. Sadly it's hard to see us winning a game this season either :(.
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Too slow and too unfit - the end.
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I appreciate the explanation but it still seems rather unconvincing. I suppose it’s not really a big deal because it’s only vflw but it doesn’t explain how ALL other clubs can find a way to do both but we choose not too because it’s too expensive despite being one of the wealthier clubs in the AFL.
Is soft cap spend in the AFL seperate to the AFLW program or is it combined?
How the heck is North able to do both?
Maybe with the money we’ve allegedly saved we can poach the north aflw recruiting guru. :rollin
I agree. Just posted how it has been unexplained by the Club. Doesn't make too much sense to me. It actually suggests that our program is not structured properly and makes you question exactly how they are allocating the spend
The the soft caps are supposedly separate.
And just on today's game
Very poor second half.
Have heard a few people say the 2nd qtr was the best quarter played in our short time in the AFLW
Yes it was good but the best?
No go back to our game against Geelomg last seaon at Bendigo and the 2nd half of that game. That's the best we've palyed and that must be the minimim benchmark.
2md qtr was close to the benchmark
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LOL.
Rubbish management of the womens list, disgraceful recruiting. They dont know what theyre doing. Im sorry but this is an embarrassment to our club. Seems to me running the womens team was "jobs for the girls" and they botched it because they dont know how to do it. The two women who put this list together should do the right thing and hand in the resignations.
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Improved Tigers fall to Lions at Punt Road
By Sarah Black,
AFL Media - 6 hrs ago
An improved Richmond outfit has fallen short of Brisbane, as the mature Lions pulled away in the second half to record a 29-point win over the Tigers.
The Tigers showed some promising signs of improvement off the back of their winless first season in 2020, but the Lions' fluid ball movement and domination of the middle led to the 1.6 (12) to 5.11 (41) victory.
It was a gusty day at the Swinburne Centre, the first AFLW game at the venue, with the first goal not coming to the Brunton Avenue end until the fourth term via Dakota Davidon.
Brisbane made all the early running, controlling play across the middle of the ground and structuring well in defence, forcing Richmond into skill errors.
Captain Katie Brennan thought she'd kicked the Tigers' first goal in the dying seconds of the first quarter, but it was called touched off the boot from her set shot.
In the end, it was dynamic key forward Courtney Wakefield who atoned for last year's missed opportunity at Richmond's first ever goal, showing a clean pair of heels at 33 and good game sense to keep the ball in play and slamming the ball home from the square.
Cathy Svarc held Tiger best and fairest Monique Conti possession-less in the first quarter, and to just three at half-time, while topping the Lions' count at the main break with nine of her own.
The Tigers looked at their most dangerous when moving the ball quickly, but didn't catch the organised Lions defence – led by Kate Lutkins and Nat Grider – on the hop nearly enough.
It was a well-rounded performance from the Lions, who would have been thrilled with the performance of young cubs Belle Dawes (a career-high 21 touches, up from 12), ruck Tahlia Hickie, debutant Courtney Hodder and the ever-improving Grider.
Full-back Harriet Cordner (12 disposals, seven marks) starred on debut for the Tigers after crossing from Melbourne, while No.1 pick Ellie McKenzie (12 touches) showed plenty on the wing for the Tiger Army to get excited about.
All the attention has been on Sarah Hosking and Sarah D'Arcy moving to Richmond over the trade period, and while the two performed well, it's Harriet Cordner who could prove to be the most important acquisition. The former Dee slotted in seamlessly into defence, taking composed intercept marks and settled the backline, which was often skittish last year. Her presence has also allowed the athletic Gabby Seymour to play as primary ruck, with usual first ruck Alice Edmonds named an emergency for this game.
Coach's reaction
"I think we gave ourselves a chance to stay in the game for all of three quarters, a few moments here and there, up until three-quarter time, we were a few goals down kicking with a few-goal wind. I thought we gave ourselves a chance, but in the last quarter, maybe in their endeavour to take the game on, really try and run them down, we just rushed. A lot of learnings from the last quarter." – Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson
Up next
Richmond will once again face some windy conditions, facing Melbourne at Casey Fields late on Saturday afternoon.
RICHMOND 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 (12)
BRISBANE 2.3 2.4 4.8 5.11 (41)
GOALS
Richmond: Wakefield
Brisbane: Bodey 2, Hodder, Hickie, Davidson
BEST
Richmond: Cordner, Dempsey, McKenzie, Seymour, Conti
Brisbane: Dawes, Svarc, Bates, Grider, Conway
INJURIES
Richmond: Nil
Brisbane: Nil
Reports: Nil
Crowd: 988 at the Swinburne Centre
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/855990/improved-tigers-fall-to-lions-at-punt-road
today's team was:
Richmond’s 2021 AFLW Round 1 team:
B Bec Miller (15), Harriet Cordner (23)
HB Akec Makur Chuot (34), Pheobe Monahan (2), Iilish Ross (21)
C Kate Dempsey (19), Sarah Hosking (7), Hannah Burchell (9)
HF Courteney Wakefield (8), Sarah D’Arcy (12), Sarah Dargan (17)
F Tayla Stahl (24), Sabrina Frederick (14)
Foll Gabby Seymour (28), Katie Brennan (3), Monique Conti (4)
I/C Luka Lesosky-Hay (26), Ellie McKenzie (22), Kodi Jacques (10), Sophie Molan (1), Christina Bernardi (6)
Emg Sarah Sansonetti (18), Alice Edmonds (11)
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Kate Dempsey
Dempsey hasn't had much of a run at AFLW level, sitting out most of Richmond's first season with a back injury and just playing the one game. Camped primarily on the wing against the Lions, Dempsey ran hard both ways to record 14 disposals, three marks and two rebound 50s and inside 50s apiece. She held her width well and was often instrumental in the Tigers' rebound play. - Sarah Black
https://womens.afl/news/57422/eyecatchers-who-was-your-club-s-unheralded-star-in-r1-
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New season, same result as Tigers lose
By Daniel Cherny and Damien Ractliffe
The Age
February 1, 2021
Home is where the heart is but still not where the points are for Richmond, who remain on the hunt for their first AFLW win.
The Tigers finally got the chance to play a home game at Punt Road but a sellout crowd at their base of 135 years was not enough to spur Richmond to a breakthrough win after six defeats in their inaugural season in the national women’s league.
In glorious sunshine at Punt Road on Sunday, the Tigers were issued a reminder that they remain a long way off the pace, or even off the league’s middle rung, losing to the Brisbane Lions by 29 points – 5.11 (41) to 1.6 (12) – in front of a crowd of 988.
Despite yet another defeat, Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson said his players believed they could win. “I think it was a sign that we do think we’re onto something. The girls have real trust in our game and in each other and for long periods of time we were right in the contest,” Ferguson said.
Compared to some of the frightful hidings they copped in 2020 – a season that ended in the sacking of coach Tom Hunter – this was not a horrendous performance from Richmond, who competed well for extended periods and trimmed the margin to a goal at half-time.
But a lack of polish inside 50 from the Tigers, combined with the Lions’ defensive grit, wore Richmond down, with Brisbane kicking clear with a two-goal-to-nil third quarter, extending the margin to 20 points by the final change.
Playing predominantly forward, Richmond skipper Katie Brennan threatened to have a huge say in proceedings. Her aerial prowess was evident but Brennan was let down by poor finishing and was denied a first-quarter major with one effort touched off the boot.
After several frustrating moments for Brennan, the Tigers finally kicked their first of the game – to the Punt Road end no less – when Courtney Wakefield banged one home during the second term.
Mon-day’s expert
Lion Cathy Svarc locked down on Tigers star Monique Conti, limiting the former Bulldog to just 12 disposals. Ferguson said coping with a tag was the next step in the young gun’s progression.
“I’ve had a chat to Mon about she can work through those things individually but also our development as a team,” Ferguson said.
“We’re probably not even quite there yet where we can start to pay attention to the detail really. We’ll get there. We can certainly help her out a bit more.“
Looking out for No.1
As well as being able to showcase their home ground, the Tigers also had the opportunity to present No.1 pick Ellie McKenzie to the world. The former Fitzroy junior didn’t dominate but neither did she look overawed.
Of Richmond’s half a dozen new faces though, it was former Melbourne defender Harriet Cordner who arguably made the biggest difference. Cordner’s big frame and sure hands in defence helped settle a Tigers defence that looked all at sea at times last season.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/king-garner-lead-way-as-roos-stamp-their-aflw-flag-credentials-20210131-p56y79.html
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Just seen the highlights, even they were ordinary, glad I didnt have to watch the whole game, would have made my eyes bleed.
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Coaches votes:
Richmond vs Brisbane
10 Isabel Dawes (BL)
5 Natalie Grider (BL)
4 Emily Bates (BL)
4 Catherine Svarc (BL)
3 Harriet Cordner (RICH)
2 Sophie Conway (BL)
1 Ruby Svarc (BL)
1 Tahlia Hickie (BL)
https://womens.afl/news/58295/
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Just seen the highlights, even they were ordinary, glad I didnt have to watch the whole game, would have made my eyes bleed.
:lol I really don’t mind watching it
You’ve got to lower your expectations and look at it as if it was your own daughters or nieces are playing. The good players really stand out. It will improve as more girls rise up the ranks from junior footy and have a few good years of development behind them.
It would help more if our own club recruited better :rollin
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They cant recruit better. They have no idea what they are doing. They're justwasting everyones time. They dont have any recruiting skills. The two in charge of them should resign. They are Clueless when it comes to putting a list together.
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2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition - Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Sat. 6 Feb. 2021 @ 5:10 pm
Venue: Casey Fields, Cranbourne East, VIC
Round 2 tickets are now on sale to the general public (as of 11am this morning):
https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/2021-nab-afl-womens-competition-melbourne-v-richmond-cranbourne-east-06-02-2021/event/13005A3CCDD17F42
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Just seen the highlights, even they were ordinary, glad I didnt have to watch the whole game, would have made my eyes bleed.
:lol I really don’t mind watching it
You’ve got to lower your expectations and look at it as if it was your own daughters or nieces are playing. The good players really stand out. It will improve as more girls rise up the ranks from junior footy and have a few good years of development behind them.
It would help more if our own club recruited better :rollin
Exactly this. My daughter is about to turn 2 and right now she is a sprinting climbing machine and gets excited when she says people at the park having a kick to kick. I’m hoping the comp can continue to grow so that she can at least have the option to play competitively at some level when she’s older.
I think the biggest issue is they’re doing the whole “let’s recruit athletes with no team sports background”
Skills take a long time to develop but positioning and fitness can be fixed fairly quickly. I’ve played soccer for many years and when we were caught a few players short we’ve had mates fill incoming from hockey basketball rugby backgrounds and they actually do a serviceable job just because they know the basics of protecting space goal side, when to zone or when to man up etc
I feel like that’s the thing that is missing the most from our team
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Problem is 80% of our womens list isnt up to it.
They just need to find girls who run quick and who have got stamina. Girls that can run lines then put a deep kick into our 50. Thats all thats needed in womens footy. Our players lack speed and stamina. I dont see anyone running the lines. This team as it stands is a complete embarrassment to the richmond footy club.
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Problem is 80% of our womens list isnt up to it.
They just need to find girls who run quick and who have got stamina. Girls that can run lines then put a deep kick into our 50. Thats all thats needed in womens footy. Our players lack speed and stamina. I dont see anyone running the lines. This team as it stands is a complete embarrassment to the richmond footy club.
I get your angst Ramps, as you have been very consistent with your views.
However, I have pull you up on your "I dont see anyone running the lines" comment. I believe that you are basing this on having only watched game on TV? Based on that I know that your comment is not accurate. there are players that run the line, unfortunately it is left to; to few. But our top liners certain run the lines, do the 2 way running required. Conti, Monahan, Brennan, Wakefield, Seymour even Fredericks to name a few do it. But our younger players due to their inexperience don't. Exception being McKenize who for a 1st gamer was excellent.
For a number of them it will come with experience. On your stamina point, I think in fairness we all have to remember these women are not full time footballers, they're semi professional
Finally, regarding your "This team as it stands is a complete embarrassment to the richmond footy club" comment. As I said your views are well known but it is still an incredibly cruel comment as you're referencing just the team so appear to only be potting the players and no one else in that statement.
This isn't the fault of the players. All they can do each week is their best in the environment they find themselves and they are.
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I agree with all the names you quoted except Fredricks. I have to be honest WP as I didn’t seen them play live the other day but I think Fredricks is an absolute dud.
I’m hoping to go to the game on the weekend so I will be get a better look at it but as far as I’ve seen I wouldn’t include her in that list at all.
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Hi WP
Yes Ive only seen them on TV. Unfortunately Ive been in hospiyal since Dec 21 last year.
On the TV it looks as though none of them are trying to run the lines. We also look slow. Having said that some of the girls like wakefield (sorry dont remember her first name, she is terrific, I think Brennan could be excellent - but the ball isnt down their much, Conti and McKenzie are good players but its not enough and Richmond AFLW needs to find at least 6 to 8 better standard players to improve the team.
My major angst is with the two people who put this list together. I dont necssarily blame the girls playing. Im sure theyre doing their best but its embarrassing they havent won 1 game of AFLW since we joined the comp.
Look, I will give praise and Ill be the first to put my hand up and say well done girls when theyve turned this around, it just seems a very long way off.
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Full match replay of round 1:
https://7plus.com.au/afl-womens?episode-id=AFLW21-006
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Round 2 preview
MELBOURNE v RICHMOND
5.10pm AEDT, Saturday, February 6
Casey Fields, Cranbourne East, Vic
The Dees started slowly against Gold Coast, but started to get their mojo going in the second term with much deeper entries inside their forward-50. Damaging midfielder Karen Paxman must not be left to her own devices again, as she was against the Suns, while Eliza McNamara's debut on the wing was promising.
The common view after Richmond's efforts against Brisbane is the team is much improved from last year's winless outfit, but still a bit off the pace. Harriet Cordner was a star in defence, marking the ball well, but will face a tough task if paired against the 186cm Tegan Cunningham, her old teammate.
Tip: Casey Fields always throws a bit of a wildcard into the mix, with a howling cross-field wind often present, difficult to break into with a size-four footy. Saying that, with Paxman, Tyla Hanks and Lily Mithen, the Dees should be too strong in the clearances. Dees by 19 points.
https://womens.afl/news/58498
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New Richmond defender Harriet Cordner will take on her old side Melbourne at Casey Fields.
Pacey midfielder Maddy Brancatisano has recovered from a minor knee injury and will replace Luka Lesosky-Hay, with the Tigers opting not to recall utility Laura McClelland after she served the second week of a two-match suspension dating back to last year.
RICHMOND
B: R.Miller 15 H.Cordner 23
HB: P.Monahan 2 S.D'Arcy 12 I.Ross 21
C: C.Bernardi 6 M.Conti 4 K.Dempsey 19
HF: K.Jacques 10 E.McKenzie 22 C.Wakefield 8
F: S.Frederick 14 T.Stahl 24
Foll: G.Seymour 28 S.Hosking 7 K.Brennan - C 3
I/C: A.Makur Chuot 34 H.Burchell 9 S.Dargan 17 S.Molan 1 M.Brancatisano 5
Emerg: S.Sansonetti 18 L.McClelland 16
In: M.Brancatisano
Out: L.Lesosky-Hay (omitted)
https://womens.afl/news/58586/teams-cats-unleash-dangerous-forwards-tiger-takes-on-old-mates
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Sunny day for footy at Casey Fields:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EthPCPEUcAACrI8?format=jpg&name=large)
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens
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Great start. I’d keep Fredricks in the goal square permanently.
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Here's the live feed: https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/2915/melb-v-rich
We're kicking into the breeze in the first quarter.
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McKenzie is a smart footballer :clapping.
Quarter time
Richmond 1.0-6
Melbourne 1.0-6
Goal: Frederick
Did well to be level given Melbourne had the breeze. Applying good pressure. Could even be in front if kicking into the wind didn't cost us a couple of goals. That last Wakefield shot was straight but the breeze held it up.
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Excellent quarter. Excellent intensity from all the girls.
Conti and McKenzie stand outs. Conti has a real knack out getting out of congestion although id like to see her go more forwards than backwards.
Cordner and Miller excellent down back.
Leave Fredricks in the goal square.
Brennan is currently getting beating by a very good Melbourne footballer but I don’t know her name.
Great quarter against the wing. Our midfielders doing better than last week.
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McKenzie is going to be a gun. She and Mon Conti are showing what our midfield can be and will be long term
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Possies:
Conti 8
McKenzie 5
D'arcy 4
Cordner 4
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Can't afford giving away soft goals like that.
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We've come out of 1/4 time asleep. Little pressure on the Dees.
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Some dumb footy out there this qtr. The Dees are kicking into the breeze and we're sitting back and playing from behind :facepalm.
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Rushed point to us.
7 - 19
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Brennan crumbs the pack but hits the post.
Half-time
Richmond 1.0 1.2-8
Melbourne 1.0 3.1-19
Goal: Frederick
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Disappointing 2nd qtr
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Stats to half-time:
Disposals: 112 - 98
Kicks: 62 - 65
Handballs: 50 - 33
Cont. poss: 58 - 53
Clearances: 10 - 12
Inside 50s: 14 - 8
Marks in50: 4 - 3
Tackles: 26 - 34
Hitouts: 10 - 12
Frees: 8 - 6
Individual possies:
Conti 16
McKenzie 9
Molan 9
Frederick 8
Brancatisano 7
Jacques 6
Seymour 6
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/2915/melb-v-rich#teamstats
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Slow start in the second quarter but we dominated the last 6 minutes with some excellent forward pressure.
Chuot isn’t up to the level but has done a couple of good things her skills are below standard.
Conti was awesome as was McKenzie
Molan got into the game with some great intensity. Fredricks has been marking everything so I’d isolate her in the goal square.
Seymour has been very serviceable in the ruck. Cordner has been good.
Haven’t seen Wakefield or Monahan at all. Stahl hasn’t been clean and has had limited opportunities.
Brennan was better that quarter her tackling has been elite but her opponent is a really good player for the dees as is their full forward who kicked two that quarter.
I like pressure so far has been good signs compared to last season.
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Plenty of dumb footy that qtr. Winning most of the stats but we're so inefficient and wasteful. Had the breeze but stuffed around with it handballing as much as we kicked it. Our inability to kick beyond 20m when we are within range of goal is frustrating as hell especially when we had the breeze. Why keep kicking it to the pockets? :huh. Defensively asleep not protecting the defensive side of contests which allowed the ball to get out the back for the Dees to run it forward and kick two goals into the breeze while we failed to kick any with the breeze :facepalm.
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McKenzie shot from the pocket into the breeze rushed through.
9 - 26
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That's not a sling tackle :huh.
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3/4 time
Richmond 1.0 1.2 1.3-9
Melbourne 1.0 3.1 5.2-32
Goal: Frederick
Outclassed.
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Possies to 3/4 time:
Conti 22
Dempsey 11
McKenzie 11
Cordner 10
Hosking 10
Seymour 10
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Jacques snap that goes through was touched.
10 - 44
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I know we are ordinary but the umps are pulling out some dodgy decisions in this 2nd half. That kick clearly made the distance to Wakefield.
Anyway, we finally get a free in front of the sticks. High on Hosking = goal.
16 - 44
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Final Score
Richmond 1.0 1.2 1.3 2.4-16
Melbourne 1.0 3.1 5.2 7.2-44
Goals: Frederick, Hosking
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Team Stats:
Disposals: 217 - 198
Cont. poss: 119 - 101
Clearances: 20 - 23
Inside 50s: 23 - 24
Marks in50: 6 - 6
Tackles: 50 - 63
Hitouts: 19 - 20
Frees: 19 - 13
Individual possies:
Conti 27
Cordner 14
Dempsey 14
McKenzie 14
Hosking 13
Brancatisano 11
Burchell 11
Molan 11
Seymour 11
Bernardi 10
Makur Chuot 9
D'Arcy 8
Frederick 8
Jacques 8
Miller 8
Stahl 8
Brennan 6
Dargan 6
Monahan 6
Ross 5
Wakefield 5
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/2915/melb-v-rich#playerstats
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I know we are ordinary but the umps are pulling out some dodgy decisions in this 2nd half. That kick clearly made the distance to Wakefield.
Throw in head high contact for good measure and you get?
Play on, the ball up. :banghead
Have said this alot but the standard of umpiring in the AFLW is abysmal. No consistency, poor positioning, the list goes on
The poorer teams in particular have no hope if they are not receiving frees for the most obvious decisions
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Irrespective of the umpiring we are not good enough. We wont win a game this season. That will be 2 years winless.
How much more does brendon gale have to see before he sacks the 2 ladies ive heard are primarily responsible for getting this list together. The girls try ... but theyre not good enough to compete let alone win games.
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A few things stood out for me today.
1. We are much better than last season.
2. We aren’t fit enough compared to other teams.
3. Our skills are below standard compared to other teams.
4. We don’t have enough good players.
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Outclassed by a much better side. We just don't have enough AFLW talent to compete for a whole game and once again we struggled to kick goals due to our inefficiency, lack of organisation and failure to hit-up targets. First quarter when everyone is fresh was good but we let ourselves down offensively and defensively with dumb footy in the second quarter and then fell away as we fatigued in the second half and Melbourne stepped it up and exposed the huge gulf between the sides.
Conti, McKenzie (esp. first half), Miller and Cordner in defence, and Brancatisano against Daisy Pearce did well.
We are just going to have to be patient as we turnover our list and hit the draft over the next couple of years. McKenzie shows the best talent coming through the junior ranks is top notch. She will be a gun in the next few years as she builds up her tank. We sure need a heap more of her and Conti's class.
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I forgot to add ball movement to that list.
It’s terrible. I lost count the amount of times our kicks would go to a massive outnumber
There’s still a lot of work to be done but the signs are good.
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Signs are good ???
Lol
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Ferocious Dees show no mercy in Tiger mauling
Sarah Black
womens.afl
6 February 2021
MELBOURNE 1.0 3.1 5.2 7.2 (44)
RICHMOND 1.0 1.2 1.3 2.4 (16)
GOALS
Melbourne: Bannan 2, Hore 2, Cunningham, Scott, Paxman
Richmond: Frederick, Hosking
BEST
Melbourne: Mithen, Hanks, Paxman, Hore, Sherriff
Richmond: Conti, McKenzie, Cordner, Frederick, Seymour
INJURIES
Melbourne: Petrevski (hamstring)
Richmond: Nil
Reports: Nil
Crowd: 2581 at Casey Fields
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MELBOURNE has cantered away from Richmond in a well-rounded performance, cruising to a 28-point win at Casey Fields.
The Tigers booted the first goal of the game, but the Demons dominated the scoreboard from that point forward in the 7.2 (44) to 2.4 (16) win.
It was a hot contest in the first quarter, with neither side able to break into a lead, while both demonstrating a free-flowing, attacking style of play.
After being held disposal-less in the opening term last week, Richmond best and fairest Monique Conti relished a looser check, wheeling out of stoppages with seven in the first.
The tall Melbourne forward line, with four players – Tegan Cunningham, Eden Zanker, Alyssa Bannan and Jackie Parry – over 176cm, began to stretch Richmond's defence in the second, as the midfield began to pump the ball in deeper to great effect.
Bannan, in her second game after being taken with pick No.5 in last year's draft, booted two in the space of a few minutes, covering the ground with ease.
Melbourne started to look ominous in the third term, quick to capitalise on its forward-50 entries, while the ball often bounced straight out of Richmond's attacking zone.
Lily Mithen (20 and seven tackles) and Tyla Hanks (19 and five) starred in the middle for Melbourne, and while Karen Paxman was not as prolific as last week, it was still a strong four-quarter performance from the veteran.
Statistically, both sides were quite even in nearly every facet of the game bar clearances and tackles. The spread of disposals saw Conti (27 disposals) dominate for the Tigers – the next best was three with 14 – with a much more even contribution from the Dees.
The Northern Knights effect
The Knights have been a strong under-18 team in the NAB League for the past few years, and two of their star recent graduates showed patches of brilliance for both sides. The No.1 pick in last year's NAB AFLW Draft, Ellie McKenzie (14 touches), was clean and composed playing in the middle for the Tigers. Demons forward Bannan had a nice little cameo in the second, kicking two quick goals in a matter of minutes.
Little by little, the Richmond improvement is there
There's no questioning this is a vastly better Richmond side than that of last year. There were more than a few clean passages of play, and the likes of Sophie Molan, Sabrina Frederick, Bec Miller and Gabby Seymour are improving by the week. Players are looking to open the game up and willing to change lanes (occasionally to their detriment), rather than the continual bombs down the line we saw last year.
Raining goals at Melbourne
Melbourne coach Mick Stinear was public and strong in his desire for his side to score more in 2021, and so far, the early signs are good. In 2020, the Dees averaged 34 points from their six home-and-away matches. By comparison, Melbourne's two games this year have produced scores of 56 and 44, for an average of 50. The test as to whether this can continue will come against stronger opposition, having played two expansion sides in Gold Coast and Richmond.
Say what?
"The way the girls finished the game (was most pleasing). Richmond was really strong around the ball, they beat us in contested possession today, they outworked us in periods, but in the second half the girls were able to have a little more composure with the ball. They were still prepared to work hard offensively towards the end of the game." – Melbourne coach Mick Stinear
"I don't want to give a generic, same message about our competitiveness. I thought they got us in a patch in the second quarter, where we dominated play, inside 50s and time in forward half, and they got through us and scored quickly. In terms of momentum, that was the critical point of the game, I thought. I was really pleased and proud of the last 10 minutes of the last quarter." – Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/2915/melb-v-rich#matchreport
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RUTHLESS DEMONS MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF TOOTHLESS TIGERS
The Age
7 February 2021
Melbourne 1.0, 3.1, 5.2, 7.2 (44)
Richmond 1.0, 1.2, 1.3, 2.4 (16)
Goals
Melbourne: Bannan 2, Hore 2, Cunningham, Scott, Paxman
Richmond: Frederick, Hosking.
Best
Melbourne: Mithen, Hore, Paxman, Bannan, Goldrick, Hanks
Richmond: Conti, Brancatisano, Frederick, Hosking
Injuries
Melbourne: Petrevski (hamstring)
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Melbourne have sent out another warning shot to the rest of the AFLW after clinically disposing of an outclassed Richmond outfit by 28 points at Casey Fields on Saturday.
The Tigers had a crack in the first term, but the gulf in class between the two sides became very clear by the time the final siren sounded, as the Demons piled on seven goals in a row to clinch the 7.2 (44) to 2.4 (16) victory, a week after impressively dismissing the Suns up on the Gold Coast.
After years of near-misses in this competition, Melbourne resemble women on a mission as they look to finally break through for a maiden premiership in 2021.
But the result was soured for the Demons with teenager Krstel Petrevski appearing to suffer a serious hamstring injury in the third quarter.
Meanwhile, Richmond remain winless from eight games since entering the AFLW last year, averaging a measly 18 points per game. They’ve kicked three goals in two games so far this season.
The Tigers didn’t struggle getting their hands on the ball, comfortably winning the disposal count 217-198 and contested possessions 119-101, but their lack of efficiency and poor decision-making brought about their undoing.
Melbourne duo Kate Hore and Alyssa Bannan each kicked two goals, and they all came at crucial times during the middle two quarters with the game still in the balance. Usual suspects Lily Mithen and Karen Paxman were also crucial to the win while Sinead Goldrick did a superb blanketing job on Richmond’s Katie Brennan.
Richmond’s Monique Conti finished with a game-high 27 disposals and her teammate Maddy Brancatisano did a brilliant tagging job on Daisy Pearce, restricting the Melbourne champion to just six touches.
Richmond burst out of the blocks and caught Melbourne off guard as the Demons struggled to come to terms with the Tigers’ red-hot pressure early.
But despite enjoying more control of the ball, Richmond still headed to quarter-time level with Melbourne and, predictably, the seasoned Demons made Richmond pay for not opening up a decent lead when they had the chance.
Despite kicking into the breeze, Melbourne booted two goals in as many minutes early in the second term via second-gamer Bannan and their rock-solid backline managed to hold firm despite the resurgent pressure levels from Richmond, who at one stage led the tackles inside 50 by 13 (14-1).
That’s as good as it would get for the Tigers as the Demons dealt with every shot Richmond fired their way in the second half, outscoring them four goals to one, and cruising to a comfortable victory as the visitors’ resistance evaporated.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/davey-inspires-wayward-magpies-to-convincing-win-over-cats-20210206-p57066.html
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Eyecatchers: Who was your club's unheralded star in R2?
Richmond
Sophie Molan
Last year was a baptism by fire for Molan, the then 18-year-old thrust into a starting spot in an understrength Richmond midfield. One year later, she looks to be settling nicely into the AFLW, and her run-and-carry and willingness to break lines was particularly noticeable against Melbourne. Recording 11 disposals (one off her career-high, set against Gold Coast) and four tackles, Molan was Richmond's first ever draft pick and should be a long-term player for the club - Sarah Black
https://womens.afl/news/59003/eyecatchers-who-was-your-club-s-unheralded-star-in-r2-
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At least they no longer have the record fr the lowest score.... :shh
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still a fair few games in the season to go to win that title back
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still a fair few games in the season to go to win that title back
Nil-all draw with Gold Coast.... :shh
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We're playing the Eagles at Punt Road on Sunday at 5:10pm
ROUND 3 FIXTURE(all times AEDT)
Friday February 12
Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs at GMHBA Stadium (7.10pm)
Saturday February 13
GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns at Blacktown International Sportspark (3.10pm)
St Kilda v Carlton at RSEA Park (5.10pm)
Melbourne v North Melbourne at Casey Fields (7.10pm)
Sunday February 14
Adelaide Crows v Fremantle at Norwood Oval (1.10pm)
Brisbane Lions v Collingwood at Hickey Park (3.10pm)
Richmond v West Coast Eagles at Swinburne Centre (5.10pm)
All games will be broadcast live and ad -free siren-to-siren on Fox Footy.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-fixture-2021-round-3-games-start-times-venues-tv-broadcasts/news-story/350e91e09691b0f058035433b04fa352
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If they lose that game everyone involved in the womens program should get the arse. Players, coach and administrators.
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Preview: Richmond versus West Coast Eagles
The final match of Round 3 could see a breakthrough for either Richmond or the West Coast Eagles – either the former club’s first win, or for the latter, their first win outside of Western Australia.
After failing to win a single match last season, the Tigers have shown considerable improvement in their first two rounds, even if their results suggest otherwise.
Sabrina Frederick kicked the first goal of the game against Melbourne last week, but the yellow-and-black could only muster one goal thereafter as they fell to Melbourne by 28 points.
And while the improvement is there, honourable losses will no longer be an excuse, and this Sunday’s clash against the Eagles at Punt Road Oval will present the Tigers their best chance yet to record their maiden win, after eight straight losses to begin their time in AFL Women’s.
But it will not come easy against a side which lost to premiership fancies Fremantle by only nine points in a Western Derby that was played behind closed doors last Sunday.
After being stung by the news that Dana Hooker would miss the rest of the season due to an off-field foot injury, the Eagles were further challenged when they lost two players to injury by the final change, that coach Daniel Pratt decided to prioritise health over glory.
Still, the blue-and-golds got to within six points in the final quarter, only to lose by nine points, despite the best efforts of second-year player Mikayla Bowen who gathered eighteen disposals.
And while the Eagles will enter the match against the Tigers with somewhat of a psychological edge, having won one match in its existence so far, the Tigers surely won’t want to waste their best opportunity yet to notch up a maiden win, and how appropriate would it be that it comes at home.
Prediction: Richmond by 10 points.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2021/02/09/2021-afl-womens-season-round-3-preview/
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Coaches votes:
Melbourne v Richmond
8 Tyla Hanks (MELB)
7 Monique Conti (RICH)
7 Lily Mithen (MELB)
4 Kate Hore (MELB)
2 Alyssa Bannan (MELB)
1 Sinead Goldrick (MELB)
1 Ellie McKenzie (RICH)
https://womens.afl/news/59960
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Our round 3 clash with the Eagles this weekend has been scrapped.
Instead the AFLW has scheduled a match between traditional Melbourne rivals with Richmond to now host Collingwood at Punt Road on Sunday, which is set to be announced on Thursday.
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-round-3-fixture-reveals-big-clashes-for-weekend/news-story/90934ea8458c6307ac7a1b051d80b556
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A change to the fixture for Round Three will see the following match scheduled:
Sunday, February 14
Richmond v Collingwood, Swinburne Centre, 3.10pm AEDT
https://womens.afl/news/60016/r3-update-tigers-to-host-pies-lions-eagles-on-hold
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Watching the vflw I have already noticed how fitter the girls are.
Not so many fatties playing any more.
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Tessa Lavey will make her AFLW debut for Richmond against Collingwood at the Swinburne Centre on Sunday.
Lavey, 27, was selected with Richmond’s second pick (No. 43 overall) at the 2020 NAB AFL Women’s Draft.
The cross-coder, who is a current star of the WNBL, an Olympian, and a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, was terrific in Port Melbourne VFLW’s intraclub match last week, kicking two goals and providing plenty of run for her teammates.
Lavey, who hails from Swan Hill, will wear the number 37 jumper on Sunday.
The Sunday afternoon clash will be broadcast live on Channel 7 and FOX FOOTY from 3.00pm.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/861366/
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Two changes:
IN: Tessa Lavey, Sarah Sansonetti
OUT: Christina Bernardi (omitted), Akec Makur Chuot (omitted)
Richmond Round 3 AFLW team v Collingwood at Swinburne Centre
B Bec Miller (15), Harriet Cordner (23)
HB Sarah D’Arcy (12), Phoebe Monahan (2), Iilish Ross (21)
C Kate Dempsey (19), Sarah Hosking (7), Hannah Burchell (9)
HF Courtney Wakefield (8), Ellie McKenzie (22), Katie Brennan (3)
F Tayla Stahl (24), Sabrina Frederick (14)
R Gabby Seymour (28), Kodi Jacques (10), Monique Conti (4)
INT Sarah Sansoentti (18), Tessa Lavey (37), Sarah Dargan (17), Sophie Molan (1), Maddy Brancatisano (5)
EMG: Christina Bernardi (6), Akec Makur Chuot (34)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/861962/two-changes-for-magpies-clash
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Want to see a bigger effort from our midfielders
Wakefield and Stahl have been fairly useless in the first two games as has Bernardi so I’m glad atleast she was dropped this week.
I’d keep Fredricks in the goalsquare permanently because she can take a good grab but is hopeless around the ground.
I think our defence has been good except Chuot who has been rubbish so I’m glad she’s been dropped. They need more help from the midfielders pressure on the ball carrier.
Will be keen to see if Sansonetti is any fitter this season
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About to start. Conti and McKenzie in the middle.
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Our inabilty to hit up simple free targets 20-25m away just kills us.
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Kick long and don't handball that much
Need to keep it simple.
Skills just aren't up to any thing else.
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You've got to protect the corridor. That was a training drill for the Pies.
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Makes a difference when you hit targets. Good transition play and top kick by Wakefield into the breeze for the goal :clapping.
Rich 1.0-6
Coll 2.0-12
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1/4 time
Richmond 1.0-6
Coll'wood 3.0-18
Goal: Wakefield
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A similar script to every other game, we seem to kick against the breeze first every week, be behind at quarter time then do nothing with it.
Let's hope it's different this week
Pies 18 - Us 6
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Team Stats:
Disposals: 62 - 52 ....... we only had 29 kicks and 33 handballs though. Overpossessing by hand.
Cont. poss. 28 - 27
Clearances: 4 - 7
Inside 50s: 6 - 8
Tackles: 8 - 17
Hitouts: 9 - 0
Frees: 7 - 6
Top ballgetters:
Conti 7
Cordner 7
Hosking 5
McKenzie 5
D'Arcy 4
Jacques 4
Davey 4
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Bad miss by Seymour 15m out. Don't celebrate until you kick the goal.
7 - 18
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That about sums us up. Take a mark 5 mtres out from goal celebrates wildly goes back and misses a sitter.
Be funny if the pies didn't go straight up the other end and get a goal.
Oh dear
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Terrible defending into the breeze. Didn't press up which allowed them to chip it forward with short kicks and then allowed them out the back anyway :P.
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Another bad missed set shot (by Dargan this time).
Our poor goalkicking is another thing that kills us.
8 - 26
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The product as it sits currently is comical. They are so bad. And Casey Dellacqua just thinking she could pick up a footy and learn to kick and get a game actually sums it up perfectly.
In saying all this, the game will be light years better in 10 years time as more quality juniors that have actually been playing the sport start to filter into the game. I watched a school football game and two of the girls playing would have been walk up starts into the Richmond side.
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And another set shot miss (this time by Frederick) :facepalm.
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Half-time
Richmond 1.0 1.3-9
Coll'wood 3.0 4.2-26
Goal: Wakefield
Bad kicking is bad footy as they say. Had 4 gettable shots and missed them all :P.
We also had another couple of chances with frees inside 50 and we kicked short to the pocket (and still missed the target) rather than having a shot with the breeze :huh3.
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The product as it sits currently is comical. They are so bad. And Casey Dellacqua just thinking she could pick up a footy and learn to kick and get a game actually sums it up perfectly.
In saying all this, the game will be light years better in 10 years time as more quality juniors that have actually been playing the sport start to filter into the game. I watched a school football game and two of the girls playing would have been walk up starts into the Richmond side.
I wouldn't be basing the standard of the overall comp. on Richmond games. We are the worst side in the comp by a long way. Our skill level is abysmal and team organisation/structure is poor. Only Conti, McKenzie and maybe a couple of others cut the mustard. Reminds me of the men's team in the late 80s and early 90s.
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Round 4 Fixture just announced:
Carlton vs Richmond @ Princes Park
Saturday, Feb 20 @ 3.10pm
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Team stats:
Disposals: 109 - 111 ......... (59 kicks, 50 handballs)
cont. poss: 49 - 48
Clearance: 8 - 10
Inside 50s: 15 - 14
Marks in50: 5 - 2
Tackles: 20 - 15
Hitouts: 15 - 0
Frees: 14 - 9
Top ballgetters:
Conti 13
Cordner 10
Frederick 7
Hosking 7
Lavey 7
Burchall 6
D'Arcy
Jacques 6
McKenzie 6
Stahl 6
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3303/rich-v-coll#playerstats
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They are pulling goals from the pocket and we can't kick them from straight in front.
10 - 32
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Conti and McKenzie and Cordner are standouts.
Hosking is a major disappointment she has very very poor skill.
Brennan has forgotten how to get her hands on the footy. Not good enough.
Fredricks is hopeless.
I think our ruckman is very good but our midfielders aren’t up to it besides Conti.
Our skill level is very very poor way below standard and Our ball movement is non existent.
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Conti is carrying the team but man she really should have kicked that
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McKenzie goal :clapping. Well placed kick inside 50 by Brennan btw.
Rich 2.4-16
Coll 6.5-41
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Conti running out of the square into the breeze and not one forward is leading towards her :facepalm.
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3/4 time
Richmond 1.0 1.3 2.4-16
Coll'wood 3.0 4.2 7.6-48
Goals: McKenzie, Wakefield
Two of those Pies goals that quarter came from frees plus 50m :P. The last one from dumb play all around by us from the kick in with just 8 secs to play :facepalm.
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Team stats:
Disposals: 153 - 164 ......... ( kicks 80, hballs 73 / Pies 100k, 64h)
Cont. poss: 68 - 68
Clearances: 12 - 17
Inside 50s: 20 - 22
Tackles: 25 - 34
Hitouts: 21 - 5
Frees: 16 - 17 ........ 2 - 9 in that 3rd qtr :help
Top ballgetters:
Conti 19
Cordner 13
Lavey 13
Hosking 11
Molan 9
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Brennan long bomb from the square on the run bounces through for a point.
17 - 48
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Brennan is actually talented but she hasn’t imposed herself enough.
Conti is a jet and our best player.
Mackenzie is going to be our best player.
Cordner is an excellent defender and can read the ball very well.
Seymour is a good ruckman and is good in the contest.
Lavey looks ok in her first game but her skills are no good.
Molan isn’t sited today.
Fredricks is a waste of size and a very poor player.
Burchell tries hard but her skills are poor.
Wakefield (she travels 600 miles in the snow to train :sleep) is too old too slow for the future of the competition.
Hosking is a huge disappointment.
Jacques has been really disappointing so far this season.
Monahan has been a huge disappointment this year so far.
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Conti to Seymour to the goalsquare. Off the pack and Stahl goals off the ground.
Rich 3.5-23
Coll 7.6-48
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Burchall slung to the ground in the tackle. From 35. Doesn't make the distance even with the breeze and the ball is touched on the line.
24 - 48
Another one that should be kicked at this level especially with the breeze.
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Brennan should just have a ping if she is within the vee instead of giving it off. Most of her teammates can't kick it straight even from half the distance.
25 - 48
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How want that not a free to Wakefield? She got whacked in the face.
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McKenzie right through the middle. Shows her older teammates how it's done.
Rich 4.7-31
Coll 7.6-48
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Final Score
Richmond 1.0 1.3 2.4 4.7-31
Coll'wood 3.0 4.2 7.6 7.6-48
Goals: McKenzie 2, Wakefield, Stahl
Fought it out and ran out the game which is a positive. Lack the skill and polish to match it though.
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Team Stats:
Disposals: 212 - 227
Kicks: 109 - 131
Handballs: 103 - 96
Cont poss: 94 - 89
Clearances: 18 - 20
Inside 50s: 32 - 25
Marks in50: 8 - 3
Tackles: 39 - 49
Frees: 29 - 7
Individual possies:
Conti 25
Brennan 17
Hosking 15
Lavey 15
Cordner 14
McKenzie 12 plus 2 goals
Burchall 11
Frederick 11
Jacques 11
Molan 11
D'Arcy 10
Seymour 10
Brancatisano 9
Dempsey 8
Monahan 8
Stahl 8
Miller 5
Sansonetti 5
Dargan 3
Ross 2
Wakefield 2
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3303/rich-v-coll#playerstats
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Positives
- our pressure was very good especially the last quarter. Opportunities inside 50.
- McKenzie, Conti, Seymour, Cordner and 1st gamer Lavey.
Brennan was better as the game progressed.
Negatives
- skill and ball movement and constant fumbling :banghead
- inside 50 entries were terrible.
Fredricks (0 marks) ive seen enough :pullhair, Monahan, Wakefield, Hosking, Stahl (0 tackles)
Some better signs and some improvements this week. If we played with the same intensity the whole game we would of got even closer.
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I thought the girls were better today. A really improved performance. I liked that they seemed to enjoy their game when they did something good. If theyd played west coast they would have won. Alot of improved players effort and run and i dont want to pick on an individual but sabrina frrderick shouldnt be playing.
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Magpies too strong for plucky Tigers to remain unbeaten
Sarah Black
womens.afl
14 February 2021
RICHMOND 1.0 1.3 2.4 4.7 (31)
COLLINGWOOD 3.0 4.2 7.6 7.6 (48)
GOALS
Richmond: McKenzie 2, Wakefield, Stahl
Collingwood: Sheridan 2, Davey, Alexander, Lin, Brown, Molloy
BEST
Richmond: Conti, Brennan, McKenzie, Lavey, Seymour
Collingwood: Bonnici, Lambert, Davey, Sheridan Schleicher
INJURIES
Richmond: Nil
Collingwood: Nil
Reports: Nil
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COLLINGWOOD'S powerful unbeaten start to the season has continued with a polished 17-point win over a dogged Richmond.
The Tigers' quest for a first win continues despite pushing the Magpies harder than the scoreboard suggested in the 7.6 (48) to 4.7 (31) result at the Swinburne Centre.
The hosts had no answers early for Magpies co-captain Brianna Davey, who seemed to have brought her own clone to the match such was her prominence around the ground.
But as the game wore on, it was the class and hard work of Britt Bonnici (30 disposals, 10 marks) and Jamiee Lambert (25) who did most of the damage around the stoppages, despite Tiger Gabby Seymour's complete domination of the hitouts against Bella Smith and Sophie Alexander.
Collingwood's ball movement was magnificent at times; the players didn't get sucked into the contest, spreading well and allowing for clean disposal chains.
Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson would have been alternatively pleased and pulling his hair out from the second quarter onwards, as the Tigers' pressure and intensity hit an impressive top gear but was wasted with poor kicking and conversion inside 50.
Aishling Sheridan's strong start to the season continued with two goals, while at the other end, Tigers skipper Katie Brennan played her best game for the year, moving further up the ground than previously.
Former Olympic basketballer Tessa Lavey – in her first official game of football – had an impressive debut for the Tigers in defence, taking the game on and showing off a booming boot, while No.1 pick Ellie McKenzie's nous shone up forward.
Did I just do that?
Gabby Seymour had an unexpected moment of pure joy, with an unusual reaction after a mark inside 50. Thrilled with a rare contested mark win close to goal against powerhouse Magpie defender Stacey Livingstone, Seymour's shock was evident on her face, and she even celebrated with a fist pump. Unfortunately for the former volleyballer, Seymour sprayed her set shot, a common theme for the Tigers throughout the day.
Inaccuracy woes
It was a game of what might have been for Richmond, kicking 4.7 with several more shots either dropping short or spraying wide. Given the margin ended up being 17 points, with the Magpies held scoreless in the last quarter, the Tigers could have been much closer to that elusive first win. In the words of the coach, they just started their run from too far back.
Say what?
"I thought it was a bit of an arm-wrestle in the first three quarters, where they really took their moments with class, and we shot ourselves in the foot a few times, to be fair – free kicks, a 50m penalty, missing some shots on goal. There's definitely lots of improvement, [but] today wasn't a celebration, it wasn't a win, we got beaten, but it was another step in the right direction." – Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson
"It was a bit of a slog for both teams. We knew Richmond were strong in the circle, their contested ball is actually really, really good, so we knew it would be tough. As the game broke open, we started to use the ball quite well. All in all, we'll take the win, we haven't been 3-0 before or had three straight wins, so we're happy we're starting the season off that way." – Collingwood coach Steve Symonds
Up next
As it stands, Collingwood have the marquee Saturday night timeslot against North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium, while Richmond will face an old foe in Carlton at Ikon Park, with the Hosking twins set to meet for the first time since Sarah moved away from Jess to the Tigers.
https://womens.afl/news/60680/magpies-too-strong-for-plucky-tigers-to-remain-unbeaten
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Zero and nine: Collingwood inflict more AFLW pain on Richmond
Daniel Cherny
The Age
February 14, 2021 — 5.14pm
Richmond 1.0 1.3 2.4 4.7 (31)
Collingwood 3.0 4.2 7.6 7.6 (48)
GOALS:
Collingwood: Sheridan 2, Molloy, Alexander, Davey, Brown, Lin.
Richmond: McKenzie 2, Stahl, Wakefield
BEST:
Collingwood: Bonnici, Davey, Lambert, Sheridan, Schleicher, Molloy, Allen.
Richmond: Conti, Cordner, Brennan, McKenzie
The gap between the AFLW’s top and bottom clubs was again laid bare on Sunday as red-hot Collingwood maintained their unbeaten start to the season and inflicted a ninth straight loss on Richmond.
Playing behind closed doors at Punt Road, the Tigers never seriously threatened to break their competition duck as the Pies’ superior class shone through.
Collingwood had braced for Richmond to challenge the Pies on the inside and to the Tigers’ credit, they scrapped well. But the Magpies were much cleaner with the ball, as Brittany Bonnici, Brianna Davey and Jaimee Lambert led the way in the middle.
Aisling Sheridan provided class up forward, while Chloe Molloy was dangerous again. Ruby Schleicher continued her strong start to the season with another damaging game off half-back.
The Pies showed their blue-collar streak too, impressing with excellent forward pressure, especially early in the piece when the match was still notionally up for grabs.
Collingwood worked their way to a 32-point lead at three-quarter-time but Richmond managed to dodge another shellacking with a spirited final-term showing in which they hemmed the gap.
In promising signs for the Tigers, No. 1 draft pick Ellie McKenzie worked her way into the contest to kick two second-half goals, while Australian basketball representative Tessa Lavey looked far from out of place.
But for a club that has done so much right over the past decade, the fact Richmond are still searching for a maiden AFLW victory a third of the way into their second season in the competition will burn for the powers that be at Punt Road, and raises serious questions about the manner in which the Tigers’ list was built.
“Definitely lots of improvement. Today wasn’t a celebration, wasn’t a win. We got beaten. But it was another step in the right direction and we still take a hell of a lot out of it,” Tigers coach Ryan Ferguson said.
CROSSING THE LINE
The stakes were a fair bit lower, and it came more than 41 years too late, but the Pies look to have benefited from their own Wayne Harmes moment on Sunday. Replays showed the ball was clearly over the boundary line when Lambert curled a ball inside 50. Despite an overcooked handball from Sheridan, second-gamer Joanna Lin did brilliantly to snap truly and ensure Collingwood made the most of their stroke of luck.
EASY, TIGER
Richmond’s Gabby Seymour outbodied Collingwood rock Stacey Livingstone to take a strong grab at full-forward early in the second quarter. The Tiger was pumped, a broad smile emerging on her face. She even gave a fist pump, unusual given she hadn’t yet gone back and kicked the goal. And it turns out she’d gone the early crow, missing a sitter. Teammate Sabrina Frederick would be a culprit later in the quarter as the lowly Tigers continued to blow chances they couldn’t afford to waste.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/zero-and-nine-collingwood-inflict-more-aflw-pain-on-richmond-20210214-p572bz.html
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Female umpire and Ray f’d the game completely
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Which side do you think we have got the best chance of winning against?
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Still a long way to go, but you can see the improvement. We will get there.
I dont mind watching it now and the standard will improve.
Back the girls in.
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Which side do you think we have got the best chance of winning against?
West Coast and/or Geelong
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U18's?
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Eyecatchers: Who was your club's unheralded star in R3?
Richmond - Tessa Lavey
Not many cross-code athletes have managed to look quite as home in their first game as Tessa Lavey. The Olympic basketballer lined up in defence for the Tigers against Collingwood, having only had one practice VFLW match under her belt since playing footy as a young kid. She read the ball well overhead, showed a willingness and the agility to take the game on, and has a powerful kick to complement her competitiveness. - Sarah Black
https://womens.afl/news/60677/
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The full fixture for Round Four:
Friday, February 19
St Kilda v Geelong, RSEA Park at 7.10pm AEDT (Foxtel)
Saturday, February 20
Carlton v Richmond, Ikon Park at 3.10pm AEDT (Foxtel)
Fremantle v Gold Coast, Fremantle Oval at 2.10pm AWST (Foxtel)
North Melbourne v Collingwood, Marvel Stadium at 7.10pm AEDT (Seven)
Sunday, February 21
Brisbane v Adelaide, Hickey Park at 12.10pm AEST (Seven)
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne, VU Whitten Oval at 3.10pm AEDT (Seven)
GWS Giants v West Coast, Blacktown International Sportspark at 5.10pm AEDT (Foxtel)
https://womens.afl/news/60697/
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Which side do you think we have got the best chance of winning against?
West Coast and/or Geelong
Both of them plus the Suns have a worst % than even us.
We've also played 3 of the top 4 unbeaten sides so far.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuQONxKVoAQXPvn?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
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Coaches votes for Round 3:
Richmond v Collingwood
10 Brittany Bonnici (COLL)
6 Brianna Davey (COLL)
6 Monique Conti (RICH)
5 Jaimee Lambert (COLL)
2 Ruby Schleicher (COLL)
1 Katie Brennan (RICH)
https://womens.afl/news/61192/aflca-votes-r3-blackburrn-bowers-race-heating-up
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Carlton vs Richmond Preview
After finally breaking through for their first win of 2021, Carlton will look to make it back-to-back wins as they face the yet-to-win-a-game Richmond at Ikon Park this Saturday.
It was very much the Maddy Prespakis show at Moorabbin last weekend as the Blues cruised through for a 24 point win over the Saints.
Prespakis put on a show with 24 disposals and a goal, as last years AFLW MVP could very much be favoured to back it up this season.
At the beginning of this season, many had pencilled in Carlton as a contender for the flag so last week was very much a shot in the arm for their prospects.
They are the unbackable favourite against Richmond, although, they should not underestimate the Tigers.
Don’t get me wrong, the Blues will win this.
It’s how they will win this – especially if they want to give the old percentage a bit of a boost.
Out of the four teams yet to win a game, Richmond is clearly the best of the bunch but the Tigers probably wished the league put them against a non-establishment top 8 contender side in the current drip-fed fixture format.
The Tigers were plucky in their 17 point loss to Collingwood but have some serious inaccuracy woes – kicking 4.7 along with a few shots that fell short or went wide. They even held the Magpies scoreless in the last quarter but couldn’t capitalise. Richmond AFLW is still very much a work in progress and that first win is coming, but it won’t be this Saturday.
https://www.sportsnews.com.au/afl/carlton-vs-richmond-tips-odds-and-teams-aflw-2021/558015
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Preview: Richmond vs Carlton
The Tigers performed strongly against the Pies, but could not convert their domination into points as they fell 17 points in arrears of their rivals, ensuring their losing streak extended to nine.
This was despite the domination of Gabby Seymour in the hitouts against Collingwood’s two-prong ruck pairing of Bella Smith and Sophie Alexander.
A major subplot of the match between the Tigers and Blues will be the Hosking twins, Sarah and Jess, facing each other for the first time since the former left Carlton at the end of last season.
Such is the expectation of a good crowd – if permitted by the Victorian government – that this match has been fixtured for Ikon Park, despite this being a Tigers home game, as was the case for the Round 1 clash between these two sides last year.
After two losses to start the year, the Blues finally got going last Saturday, with reigning best-and-fairest Maddy Prespakis inspiring her side to a 24-point win over St Kilda after dominating proceedings with 24 disposals and a goal.
However, their first quarters continue to be an Achilles heel, being kept scoreless in the opening quarter for the second time in three weeks, while their only other quarter yielded only one goal against the Western Bulldogs in Round 2.
While the Blues will start favourites, starting strongly will be key if they are to keep the Tigers at bay.
Prediction: Carlton by 18 points.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2021/02/17/2021-afl-womens-season-round-4-preview/
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Crowds are back. Tickets for R4 vs Carlton at Princes Park are now on sale.
https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/13005A50AB9A6E9E
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No changes to the team this week.
RICHMOND
B: R.Miller 15 H.Cordner 23
HB: P.Monahan 2 S.D'Arcy 12 I.Ross 21
C: K.Dempsey 19 S.Hosking 7 T.Lavey 37
HF: C.Wakefield 8 E.McKenzie 22 K.Brennan 3
F: T.Stahl 24 S.Frederick 14
Foll: G.Seymour 28 K.Jacques 10 M.Conti 4
I/C: S.Sansonetti 18 H.Burchell 9 S.Dargan 17 S.Molan 1 M.Brancatisano 5
Emerg: C.Bernardi 6 L.McClelland 16
https://womens.afl/news/61299/teams-two-skippers-rested-pies-go-big-for-blockbuster
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Live link: https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3305/carl-v-rich
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Conti great breakaway. 50 to Wakefield after the mark. Goal :gotigers.
Blow the siren. We're in front ;D.
Rich 1.0-6
Carl 0.0-0
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Stahl goal :gotigers
Rich 2.0-12
Carl 0.2-2
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We're making mistakes but we're moving the ball forward quickly, getting some luck and finally taking our chances in front of goal.
Wakefield gets her 2nd :gotigers.
Rich 3.0-18
Carl 0.2-2
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Quarter time
Richmond 3.0-18
Carlton 0.2-2
Goals: Wakefield 2, Stahl
Makes a difference when you kick straight.
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The girls are well up for this game.
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Team stats:
Disposals: 62 - 65 ..... (contested 23 - 24 )
Clearances: 6 - 2
Inside 50s: 11 - 5
Tackles: 8 - 11
Hitouts: 2 - 6
Frees: 1 - 2
Leading ballgetters:
Conti 6
Brancatisano 5
McKenzie 5
Monahan 5
Hosking 4
Wakefield 4
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3305/carl-v-rich#playerstats
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Not getting help from the umps either. Head high tackles on us not paid ::).
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Brennan snaps a top goal :gotigers.
Rich 4.0-24
Carl 0.2-2
Hosking off due to that spear tackle by the way :thumbsdown.
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Can't overrun the ball in defence :P.
24 - 8
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What game are the umps watching? :huh That was clear in the back.
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Some soft efforts in the last 5 mins letting the Blues back in the game. Need to regain that intensity of the 1st qtr.
24 - 14
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Frederick misses the open goal from 30.
25 - 14
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Starting to drop off a bit. How is Fredericks getting a game, not sure.
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Our team pressure has dropped off.
25 - 20
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Some really poor efforts. Getting bumped off the ball too easily and fumbling.
25 - 26
Game has swung since Hosking has gone off.
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These umps :banghead.
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Lazy kick Wakefield. Why are our girls afraid of kicking goals from 30 out? :huh
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Half-time
Richmond 3.0 4.1-25
Carlton 0.2 4.2-26
Goals: Wakefield 2, Stahl, Brennan
Ferguson's time to give our girls a blast to lift their intensity and get their heads back in the game. Too many passengers that quarter.
As for the umps :facepalm.
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Team stats:
Disposals: 114 - 138 .... ( contested 45 - 58 )
Clearances: 14 - 9
Inside 50s: 19 - 13
Tackles: 17 - 21
Hitouts: 8 - 16
Frees: 6 - 8
Leading ballgetters:
Conti 15
Seymour 8
Wakefield 8
Brancatisano 7
Frederick 7
Hosking 7
McKenzie 7
Monahan 7
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3305/carl-v-rich#playerstats
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Geez these umps are clueless :facepalm.
25 - 32
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As are the people who put together the most shocking list in AFLW history.
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Brennan goal :gotigers
Rich 5.1-31
Carl 5.2-32
Not pretty and we're doing a lot of dumb things but we're hanging in.
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31 - 39
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Our basic mistakes just kill us. We were out on the wing and a simple dropped mark turns it over.
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And just like that the game gets away from us.
31 - 45
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3/4 time
Richmond 3.0 4.1 5.1-31
Carlton 0.2 4.2 7.3-45
Goals: Brennan 2, Wakefield 2, Stahl
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There’s definite improvement we just lack the number of class players that other teams have. Need a couple more Monique Contis running around. Too many times it’s kicked to Brennan’s disadvantage in the fwd line. If they can at the very least turn those into genuine 50-50 entries then we’ll kick more goals.
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Team stats:
Disposals: 174 - 192 .... (contested: 70 - 79)
Clearances: 21 - 13
Inside 50s: 26 - 19
Tackles: 29 - 33
Hitouts: 11 - 23
Frees: 11 - 15
Leading ballgetters:
Conti 20
Hosking 14
Seymour 12
Brancatisano 11
Lavey 11
Monahan 11
Brennan 10
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3305/carl-v-rich#playerstats
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Conti brilliant out of the middle. Stahl free and goal :gotigers.
37 - 45
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Wakefield off the ground = goal! :gotigers
43 - 45
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Gawd we shoot ourselves in the foot.
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Geez we've copped dodgy decisions from the umps today :banghead.
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So you're allowed to fumble a rushed point from 20m out?
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Rushed point from Brennan's shot.
45 - 51
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Another rushed point.
46 - 51
46 secs to go.
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Lost by 5 pts.
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Final Score
Richmond 3.0 4.1 5.1 7.4-46
Carlton 0.2 4.2 7.3 8.3-51
Goals: Wakefield 3, Brennan 2, Stahl 2
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Good signs. Like I said just need a few more class players to help conti around the midfield.
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More polish, fewer brainfades and less playing in patches and that would've been a win. In fact it would've been an easy win by 4-5 goals. But would've could've means nothing if basic U10s skill errors continually kill us and gift the opposition easy goals.
As for the umpiring ........ give me strength :facepalm. Talk about pathetic and biased! That last crap free to Carlton summed it up :banghead.
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Team stats:
Disposals: 231 - 240 ..... ( contested: 101 - 95 )
Kicks: 125 - 136
Handballs: 106 - 104
Clearances: 26 - 15
Inside 50s: 35 - 25
Marks in50: 10 - 9
Tackles: 39 - 44
Hitouts: 14 - 26
Frees: 18 - 21
Individual possies:
Conti 26
Brancatisano 17
Brennan 17 ... plus 2 goals
Hosking 15
McKenzie 14
Monahan 14
Seymour 14
Burchell 12
Lavey 12
Miller 10
Wakefield 10 ... plus 3 goals
Frederick 9
Dargan 8
Jacques 8
Sansonetti 8
Cordner 7
D'Arcy 7
Dempsey 7
Stahl 7 ... plus 2 goals
Molan 5
Ross 4
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3305/carl-v-rich#playerstats
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Also need some players who can kick 40+ metres doesn’t seem like we have any. So many set shots or kicks from open play within 30-40m don’t make the distance. Means they have to overpass in the fwd 50 because none of them have confidence they can kick the distance.
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I’ve go to say the girls did an awesome job today.
Excellent game by nearly every girl in the field.
It was a sensational game.
To say the umpires were against us is to be a little biased as we were given more frees today and some easy one too.
Monique Conti is a star. Brennan’s best game in Yellow and black. Hosking was very good. Monahan was back to her best form. Seymour continues to impress. I’d say it was the best four quarter performance to date that I’ve seen.
So many positives today. :clapping
Negatives:
- we lost.
- Fredricks :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead
She reminds me of Sideshowbob Vickery. She is very very frustrating and absolutely useless around the ground and has no presence no fight no second effort no footy brain.
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Blues breathe a sigh of relief after holding off spirited Tigers
Riley Beveridge
womens.afl
20 February 2021
CARLTON 0.2 4.2 7.3 8.3 (51)
RICHMOND 3.0 4.1 5.1 7.4 (46)
GOALS
Carlton: Vescio 3, Prespakis 2, McEvoy, Harris, Stevens
Richmond: Wakefield 3, Brennan 2, Stahl 2
BEST
Carlton: Prespakis, Vescio, Egan, McEvoy, Hosking, Harrington
Richmond: Conti, Hosking, Seymour, Wakefield, Brancatisano, Brennan
INJURIES
Carlton: Nil
Richmond: Nil
Reports: Nil
Crowd: 2212 at Ikon Park
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CARLTON survived an almighty scare against Richmond on Saturday, producing a quickfire comeback and then holding its nerve at the death on the way to a tense five-point victory at Ikon Park.
The Blues were forced to overturn a 22-point deficit against their plucky opposition to keep a stuttering season on track, resigning the Tigers to a 10th straight AFLW defeat in the process with a frantic 8.3 (51) to 7.4 (46) victory.
Unsurprisingly, Madison Prespakis was the inspiration behind the remarkable comeback win, continuing the form that helped her claim last season's AFLW best and fairest with 19 disposals and two goals in yet another dominant display.
Monique Conti (26 disposals, four tackles) had been the driving force behind Richmond's early ascendency, but not even her constant presence in every contest could help the Tigers claim a long-awaited first win in the competition's history.
Carlton had initially been stunned by Richmond's fast start, with the Tigers kicking four unanswered goals to begin the clash on their way to claiming a sizeable and surprising buffer just after quarter-time.
But rather than dwell on the deficit, the Blues were sparked into action. Prespakis was everywhere, booting two goals in a matter of minutes to kickstart the comeback, as the hosts added four straight majors of their own to claim an unlikely lead by half-time.
However, a dangerous Prespakis tackle – which saw Sarah Hosking come from the field for a concussion test before later returning – could come under scrutiny from the Match Review Officer.
With the match evenly poised at the halfway point, Darcy Vescio picked her moment to help split it wide open. The Carlton forward was everywhere in the third term, adding three goals in the quarter alone to help the Blues gain complete control of the contest.
But just when all hope of a drought-breaking win appeared lost, Richmond roared back to life. Tayla Stahl kicked her second and Courtney Wakefield added her third as the margin was whittled back to two points in an instant.
Carlton needed a steadier and Georgia Gee was the calm head to provide it. Her wonderful run and squaring kick set up Nicola Stevens at the top of the goalsquare, ensuring the Blues had breathing space again.
But still Richmond fought valiantly. Three straight shots on goal went either widely astray or were touched on the line in the game's dying stages, as the Tigers once again fell oh so close to that long-awaited first win.
Seeing double
There had been much made of the reunion between identical twins Jess and Sarah Hosking, who were going head-to-head in the AFLW for the first time after Sarah's switch to the Tigers last year. But they didn't have to wait long to become reacquainted, with the pair starting the first centre bounce standing side by side. Jess ultimately claimed the points, with Carlton winning the contest and her 19 disposals bettering her sister's 15 touches.
The other battle
There was another pivotal contest happening out of the centre, one that pitted two of the game's best and brightest young talents in Madison Prespakis and Monique Conti against each other. Both were superb as their teams' best players, lighting up the encounter with their skill and prolific ball-winning abilities. Prespakis finished with 19 disposals and two goals in Carlton's win, but Conti was perhaps the game's best player with 26 touches and four tackles.
The moment
Richmond had all of the momentum in the final quarter. The Tigers had kicked two straight goals and had reduced the margin to just two points, before Georgia Gee's game-changing play ensured Carlton was back on track. Gee took the advantage after the Blues had won a free-kick, moved the ball forward with two quick bounces, and kept her composure to find Nicola Stevens at the top of the goalsquare with a pinpoint kick. It was the game's defining moment in a seesawing contest.
Say what?
"The heart rate was elevated for a fair portion of that match. The start didn't go to plan, then we got ourselves back into the contest with some really good style and system and effort. Then in the last quarter, the scoreboard pressure came on and in the end we just clung on. It wasn't very impressive." – Carlton coach Daniel Harford
"It's hard to sum up. The biggest part of me goes to being really proud of what we did and how we stuck to our game. We were challenged in so many ways and there were moments when Carlton got on top, but we were able to fight back and were able to give them something to deal with. I'm really proud of their effort and in the end, we just ran out of time." – Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3305/carl-v-rich
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Tigers find fight but are denied again as Blues storm to win
By Sarah Burt
The Age
February 20, 2021 — 6.17pm
CARLTON 0.2 4.2 7.3 8.3 (51)
RICHMOND 3.0 4.1 5.1 7.4 (46)
GOALS:
Carlton: Prespakis (2), McEvoy, Harris, Vescio (3), Stevens
Richmond: Stahl (2), Wakefield (3), Brennan (2)
BEST:
Carlton: Prespakis, Vescio, Harris, Egan, J. Hosking, Moodie, Downie
Richmond: Wakefield, Brennan, Seymour, Frederick, Brancatisano, Stahl
CROWD: 2212
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Richmond have suffered their 10th straight loss and remain winless in the AFLW following a five-point defeat to Carlton at Ikon Park on Saturday afternoon.
After a 34-point loss to the Blues in last season’s opener, the Tigers, in their second clash against Carlton, needed to show how far they have come since their inaugural AFLW game.
Following a dominant performance against the Saints last week, the Blues, who ran out in orange socks, to signify the club’s commitment to gender equality for the prevention of violence against women, weren’t going to give the visitors their first win.
Having made just one change to their line-up, naming defender Jess Edwards in place of skipper Katie Loynes, the Blues were rendered goalless in the first term, Courtney Wakefield booting two of Richmond’s three goals. The Blues’ usual fast play was nowhere to be seen initially, which looked to continue into the second with veteran Katie Brennan booting one straight from the siren.
Reigning league best and fairest winner Madison Prespakis ascended, slotting two for the Blues, fellow Carlton young gun Lucy McEvoy and Tayla Harris added to the tally, leaving the locals one up at half-time.
When the going gets tough, Darcy Vescio gets going and with a spectacular hanger and three goals in the third, Carlton’s two-time leading goal kicker handed them a 14-point lead at the final break.
Richmond’s Tayla Stahl and Wakefield booted their second and third goals, respectively, leading to an arm wrestle in the dying moments, but Nicola Stevens wouldn’t allow it on her home turf and added one for the ladies in blue, leaving the Tigers licking their wounds and dreaming of an elusive victory.
25 FOR CONTI
Richmond star Monique Conti marked her 25th AFLW game with a clinical midfield performance and 26 disposals.
The 21-year-old AFLW All-Australian is a premiership player, in which she was named best on ground. The former Bulldog also has a best and fairest award to her name from each of her AFLW clubs.
SIBLING RIVALRY
Jess Hosking earned her sibling bragging rights after lining up against identical twin, Sarah for the first time in their AFLW careers. Jess was named at half-forward and tallied 19 disposals while Sarah racked up 15 against her former side.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/winless-tigers-find-fight-but-are-denied-again-as-blues-storm-to-win-20210220-p574b6.html
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I’ve go to say the girls did an awesome job today.
Excellent game by nearly every girl in the field.
It was a sensational game.
To say the umpires were against us is to be a little biased as we were given more frees today and some easy one too.
Monique Conti is a star. Brennan’s best game in Yellow and black. Hosking was very good. Monahan was back to her best form. Seymour continues to impress. I’d say it was the best four quarter performance to date that I’ve seen.
So many positives today. :clapping
Negatives:
- we lost.
- Fredricks :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead
She reminds me of Sideshowbob Vickery. She is very very frustrating and absolutely useless around the ground and has no presence no fight no second effort no footy brain.
I don’t fully follow AFLW but wasn’t fredericks a marquee signing from the lions? How was she when she played for them because I was under the impression without seeing her play that she was a star.
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I’ve go to say the girls did an awesome job today.
Excellent game by nearly every girl in the field.
It was a sensational game.
To say the umpires were against us is to be a little biased as we were given more frees today and some easy one too.
Monique Conti is a star. Brennan’s best game in Yellow and black. Hosking was very good. Monahan was back to her best form. Seymour continues to impress. I’d say it was the best four quarter performance to date that I’ve seen.
So many positives today. :clapping
Negatives:
- we lost.
- Fredricks :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead
She reminds me of Sideshowbob Vickery. She is very very frustrating and absolutely useless around the ground and has no presence no fight no second effort no footy brain.
I don’t fully follow AFLW but wasn’t fredericks a marquee signing from the lions? How was she when she played for them because I was under the impression without seeing her play that she was a star.
Not qualified to answer that question because I didn’t really watch the games back then besides a few quarters of games here and there and the grand final.
What stood out was that there were many many girls playing that were fat, unskilled and didn’t know how to play footy.
The standard now is miles and miles ahead of the limited amount I saw in those early years. Girls are much much fitter, they understand the game and the skills are much better.
The elite girls stand out ie Conti because they know how to play footy.
Fredricks must of been dominating in the early years because she most probably wasn’t as slow and had more skill than most other girls that were playing at the time. But now that so many girls are playing footy from junior clubs all the way through to seniors, the standard has grown exponentially.
Our club took her probably because she dominated when the competition was slow and mostly unskilled. Now that she is one of left overs from those early years she just looks grossly slow and highly unskilled.
I might be wrong but that’s my take on it anyway.
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I don’t fully follow AFLW but wasn’t fredericks a marquee signing from the lions? How was she when she played for them because I was under the impression without seeing her play that she was a star.
I've been following the AFLW since season 1.....so in answer to your question TK.....
Yes she was and she was an absolute gun player
Best contested mark on the competition, great kick for goal. She could nail them from 40-45 metres easily. For her size she was great below her knees.
There has been some talk about her fitness on here. Size wise she hasn't changed much since season 1. I do wonder how much impact the calf injury last year has had. Reason being is because below the knees her work has dropped off markedly
The only thing I've really noticed since her days at Brissie is that she isn't crashing packs like she was in seasons 1-3. Not sure why as it makes zero sense to me. Massive weapon not being utilised
Tigeritis, I understand your points but can I say that in the early seaons Sabrina was at her best against the better teams. Her very best games were against the Adelaides, Bulldogs and Demons. Brisbane was an exceptionally talented side. Maybe that had something to do with it too.
I reckon yesterday's game showed something that is true across the comp and that is when a sides top liners drop off, all teams struggle. It happened with the Blues yesterday. Some of their top talent went MIA in places and they struggled. Biggest difference is Blues have a lot more top liners than we currently do
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I don’t fully follow AFLW but wasn’t fredericks a marquee signing from the lions? How was she when she played for them because I was under the impression without seeing her play that she was a star.
I've been following the AFLW since season 1.....so in answer to your question TK.....
Yes she was and she was an absolute gun player
Best contested mark on the competition, great kick for goal. She could nail them from 40-45 metres easily. For her size she was great below her knees.
There has been some talk about her fitness on here. Size wise she hasn't changed much since season 1. I do wonder how much impact the calf injury last year has had. Reason being is because below the knees her work has dropped off markedly
The only thing I've really noticed since her days at Brissie is that she isn't crashing packs like she was in seasons 1-3. Not sure why as it makes zero sense to me. Massive weapon not being utilised
Tigeritis, I understand your points but can I say that in the early seaons Sabrina was at her best against the better teams. Her very best games were against the Adelaides, Bulldogs and Demons. Brisbane was an exceptionally talented side. Maybe that had something to do with it too.
I reckon yesterday's game showed something that is true across the comp and that is when a sides top liners drop off, all teams struggle. It happened with the Blues yesterday. Some of their top talent went MIA in places and they struggled. Biggest difference is Blues have a lot more top liners than we currently do
Interesting summation. I’d like to know your definition of the so called “top liners”
Unlike Fredricks, Gabrielle Seymour has not come from a footy club as a junior but comparatively these two are miles apart in application and impact.
I wasn’t joking in my comparison to Sideshow Bob Vickery. Fredricks has seemingly no clue where she is to position on the ground and can’t even position herself correctly against her opponent in a contest nor does she impose herself utilising her size and her (if she has it) strength.
She’s just way too slow in both her application onfield and her decision making and skill or lack thereof.
Then out of the blue (like Sideshow) she will take a big grab only to ruin it by complete uselessness in all other facets of the game.
So in your opinion, is Fredricks a top liner?
Is there any chance that she was better because the “talent” playing against her in those early years weren’t much chop compared to fitter skillful young defenders playing currently making her look as bad as she does?
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We've next got the Cats in Geelong on Friday night.
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The full fixture for round five of the NAB AFL Women's competition:
Friday, February 26
Geelong v Richmond at GMHBA Stadium, 7.10pm AEDT
Saturday, February 27
Western Bulldogs v GWS Giants at VU Whitten Oval, 3:10pm AEDT
Fremantle v Brisbane at Fremantle Oval, 2.10pm AWST
North Melbourne v Carlton at UTAS Stadium, 7.10pm AEDT
Sunday, February 28
Adelaide v St. Kilda at Norwood Oval, 12:40pm ACDT
Collingwood v Melbourne at Victoria Park, 3:10pm AEDT
West Coast v Gold Coast at Mineral Resources Park, 2:10pm AWST
https://womens.afl/news/62252/r5-fixture-flag-fancies-face-off-in-indigenous-round
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Okay our first chance to crack a win until a fellow winless side. The Cats haven't kicked more than 3 goals in a game and just 7 goals across their opening 4 matches. A shame it's in Geelong. We will still need to bring the same effort as yesterday to win. Always a potential trap for struggling sides to drop off against fellow poorer teams after a promising effort the week before.
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Eyecatchers: Who was your club's unheralded star in R4?
Richmond - Maddy Brancatisano
The lively small forward was a menace in attack throughout the contest, with her pressure on ground level and ball-winning abilities when she pushed through the midfield crucial in helping Richmond gain an early advantage. Brancatisano's impact didn't fade as the match wore on and as Carlton gained the momentum, with the youngster finishing with 17 disposals and four marks for the afternoon. She is certainly one to watch for the Tigers. - Riley Beveridge
https://womens.afl/news/61502/eyecatchers-who-was-your-club-s-unheralded-star-in-r4-
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Interesting summation. I’d like to know your definition of the so called “top liners”
Unlike Fredricks, Gabrielle Seymour has not come from a footy club as a junior but comparatively these two are miles apart in application and impact.
I wasn’t joking in my comparison to Sideshow Bob Vickery. Fredricks has seemingly no clue where she is to position on the ground and can’t even position herself correctly against her opponent in a contest nor does she impose herself utilising her size and her (if she has it) strength.
She’s just way too slow in both her application onfield and her decision making and skill or lack thereof.
Then out of the blue (like Sideshow) she will take a big grab only to ruin it by complete uselessness in all other facets of the game.
So in your opinion, is Fredricks a top liner?
Is there any chance that she was better because the “talent” playing against her in those early years weren’t much chop compared to fitter skillful young defenders playing currently making her look as bad as she does?
I think you've taken my final paragraph as part of my comments around Fredricks. It was solely an observation of Saturday's game
But seeing you asked about our "top liners" I will giver my opinion
Based on current form, NO Fredericks is not a top liner at our Club. I was all in favour of being recruited as she was as I said a gun in the first few seasons of the AFLW.... but her form this season in particular is extremely poor. I cut her some slack about last season as she carried an injury through the entire season
I see our top liners as (in no order):
Mon Conti
Katie Brennan
Sarah Hosking
Phoebe Monahan (though she's been struggling this season)
Ellie MacKenzie ( I know only 3 games but she is miles ahead of so many others)
Courtney Wakefield (still scratching my head as to why she spent the last 4 minutes of the game on the bench :banghead)
Harriet Cordner
Normally I'd include Christina Bernardi too but she is horribly out of form which is stating the obvious seeing she got dropped the other week
Big Improvers:
Gabi Seymour
Bec Miller
Just my take
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Monahan has been found out this year. Too slow, doesn't have the skills for a flanker and not tall enough for key position. Will be on the scrap heap along with Fredericks at the end of the year. I wouldn't be surprised to see one or both of these girls dropped for Friday night.
Bresciano also a big improver. Dempsey coming in has also added a bit of spark. Anyone know how Campbell is going at North?
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Did the fatty no.4 from the scum get suspended for smashing Hosking?
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Madison Prespakis’ hopes of a second straight AFLW best and fairest award could be over, with the Carlton star offered a one-game ban for an incident against Richmond.
The AFLW Match Review on Monday confirmed Prespakis, who’s among the competition’s top 10 players for average disposals and contested possessions, had been offered a one-game ban for a dangerous tackle on Tiger Sarah Hosking during the Blues’ thrilling win at Ikon Park on Saturday.
Prespakis’ tackle, which came at the start of the second quarter, was assessed as careless conduct, medium impact and high contact.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-news-2021-madison-prespakis-dangerous-tackle-video-suspension-ban-tribunal/news-story/b6505446a5f7a8e8730ea7fdf5588026
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Coaches votes for Round 4:
Carlton v Richmond
10 Monique Conti (RICH)
7 Darcy Vescio (CARL)
4 Kerryn Harrington (CARL)
3 Madison Prespakis (CARL)
3 Katie Brennan (RICH)
2 Rebecca Miller (RICH)
1 Courtney Wakefield (RICH)
https://womens.afl/news/62868/aflca-votes-r4-freo-tackle-machine-edges-clear-pies-star-on-move
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AFL dream now reality for Opals guard Lavey
Opals point guard Tessa Lavey has revealed how the sudden death of her brother motivated her to achieve a lifelong dream to become a dual-sport athlete and play Aussie Rules football with the Richmond Tigers - during the latest episode of SBS series - TAB Courtside 1v1.
By Nick Houghton
SBS
25 FEB 2021
WATCH TAB Courtside 1v1 on SBS - episode 8 - with Megan Hustwaite and Tessa Lavey from 7pm (AEDT) on Thursday February 25 via SBS Sport Twitter (https://twitter.com/SBSSport), or catch up via SBS On Demand (https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/sport).
The 27-year-old Rio Olympian, WNBL championship winner and lifetime Richmond Tigers fan made the bold decision to trade the hardwood for the footy field this season after making the move to Tigerland for the AFLW season.
Fresh from captaining the Bendigo Spirit in the WNBL hub season, Lavey was drafted with pick 43 by Richmond to start her burgeoning Aussie rules football career.
Lavey made her debut for the Tigers on February 14, completing an incredible journey she admits didn’t seem possible.
In the interview set to air on Thursday night’s episode of TAB Courtside 1v1 on SBS at 7pm (AEDT) via SBS Sport Twitter, Lavey revealed how reflection after the sudden passing of her brother drove her to step out of her comfort zone and achieve something she had only ever dreamt about.
“Running out for Richmond was so surreal. As a kid this opportunity was not available for women in sport so I thought this moment would never come,” Lavey said.
“My brother Tim was always my biggest supporter and always said I was capable of anything.
“Tim’s passing last year really made me wake up and realise that I can in fact do anything and gave me the confidence to give playing in the AFLW a crack.
Lavey said her brother wasn’t far from her thoughts as she finally broke through and made her AFLW debut with the club they had both supported all their lives.
“I really felt Tim’s presence out there. It was nice to be out there running around and thinking how much he and my family have believed in me,” she said.
“Juggling both footy and basketball will be a bit of a challenge but it is such a special opportunity to be a dual-sport athlete and one that I am very thankful for.
“If I fail, then I fail but I’m looking forward to testing myself in a new sport while also staying in the game of basketball which I still love.”
In the full interview with Hustwaite, Lavey reflects on the challenges of being a dual-sport athlete, Olympic aspirations and captaining Bendigo during the WNBL hub season.
https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sport/article/2021/02/24/afl-dream-now-reality-opals-guard-lavey
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Richmond has made one change with Akec Makur Chuot back for the Tigers after being omitted in round three, replacing Sarah Sansonenetti who has been left out.
The Tigers remain winless in their opening 10 AFLW matches with Friday night's trip down the highway presenting their best chance of ending the unwanted streak.
RICHMOND TEAM FOR ROUND 5
B: R.Miller 15 H.Cordner 23
HB: S.D'Arcy 12 P.Monahan 2 I.Ross 21
C: H.Burchell 9 S.Hosking 7 T.Lavey 37
HF: C.Wakefield 8 E.McKenzie 22 K.Brennan - C 3
F: T.Stahl 24 S.Frederick 14
Foll: G.Seymour 28 K.Jacques 10 M.Conti 4
I/C: A.Makur Chuot 34 K.Dempsey 19 S.Dargan 17 S.Molan 1 M.Brancatisano 5
Emerg: C.Bernardi 6 S.Sansonetti 18
In: A.Makur Chuot
Out: S.Sansonetti (omitted)
https://womens.afl/news/63078/teams-father-daughter-cat-returns-tigers-swap-one
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Can't believe Fredericks and Monahan survive the cut for another week.
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Must win game
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AFL switch won't stop Olympic dream, says Opals guard Tessa Lavey
Watch here: https://www.sbs.com.au/edsweb/video-player/1865152579894
Lavey discussed numerous topics with Hustwaite, including the following:
0:30 - Making AFLW debut was surreal
1:15 - Playing in front of no crowd during snap lockdown and support of family and friends
2:16 - How playing footy came about last year
2:38 - ‘’If the Tigers ever get a team in the AFLW, that’s where I’ll go’’
3:25 - Brother’s sudden passing last year led to self-reflection
4:25 - ‘’Tim was my biggest supporter’’
5:15 - Why not juggle two sports
6:15 - Playing alongside fellow basketballer Monique Conti for Richmond
https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sport/article/2021/02/25/afl-switch-wont-stop-olympic-dream-says-opals-guard-lavey
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LIVE stream link: https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3316/geel-v-rich
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Free for shepherding in the ruck plus 50m to Seymour. Goal :gotigers.
Rich 1.0-6
Geel 0.0-0
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Burchell to the hot spot and Wakefield claims the mark and gets it. Misses.
7 - 0
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Molan to Brennan on F50. Katie finds Stahl 40 out. Goes long and Wakefield marks on the goal-line. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 2.1-13
Geel 0.0-0
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Quarter time
Richmond 2.1-13
Geelong 0.0-0
Goals: Wakefield, Seymour.
Clearly the better side so far. Keep it up girls.
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Team stats:
Disposals: 61 - 38 ( cont. 27 - 22 )
Clearances: 5 - 8
Inside 50s: 10 - 2
Marks in50: 4 - 0
Tackles: 18 - 11
Hitouts: 9 - 5
Frees: 7 - 6
Leading ballgetters:
Conti 8
Hosking 5
Molan 5
Cordner 4
D'Arcy 4
Lavey 4
McKenzie 4
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3316/geel-v-rich#playerstats
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Go gals!
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Goal to McKenzie
Going to be a star
Rich 3.1.19
Cats: 0.0.0
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Bad turnover by the Cats in defence. Kicked straight to McKenzie 35 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 3.1-19
Geel 0.0-0
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Katie on the run can't make the distance from 45 and it's touched by the last Geelong defender.
20 - 0
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Great start.
*McKenzie and Conti are guns.
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Lavey high to the hot spot and Wakefield marks 25 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 4.2-26
Geel 0.0-0
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4 snags on the board already!
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Burchell inside F50 and Wakefield is bumped out of the contest 35 out. Goes short and it doesn't come off.
Geelong kick is cut off by Lavey 35 out. Kick falls short and Brennan marks in the goalsquare. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 5.2-32
Geel 0.0-0
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Almost another one. Rushed.
33 - 0
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Goal Frederick after a good solid mark
6.3.39
0.0.0
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Hosking picks off another Geelong deep defensive clearance. From 50 finds Frederick. Goal! :gotigers
39 - 0
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Have to say love the indigenous jumper
It's brilliant
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Half-time
Richmond 2.1 6.3-39
Geelong 0.0 0.0-0
Goals: Wakefield 2, Brennan, Frederick, McKenzie, Seymour.
Smashing them :clapping.
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Team stats:
Disposals: 128 - 81 ... ( cont. 55 - 41 )
Clearances: 12 - 9
Inside 50s: 19 - 5
Marks in50: 11 - 0
Tackles: 29 - 24
Hitouts: 16 - 8
Frees: 13 - 9
Handball receives: +25
Leading ballgetters:
Conti 17
Brennan 10
Hosking 10
McKenzie 9
Molan 8
Wakefield 8
Brancatisano 7
D'Arcy 7
Dempsey 7
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3316/geel-v-rich#playerstats
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Great play by McKenzie. Just misses.
40 - 6
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Jacques through the middle :gotigers.
Rich 7.4-46
Geel 1.0-6
How about McKenzie along the wing :thumbsup.
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That McKenzie run was awesome!
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Someone needs to tell Mon Conti to run straight not sideways.
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3/4 time
Richmond 2.1 6.3 7.4-46
Geelong 0.0 0.0 1.0-6
Goals: Wakefield 2, Brennan, Frederick, McKenzie, Seymour, Jacques.
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Team stats:
Disposals: 185 - 129 ... ( cont. 80 - 66 )
Clearances: 15 - 13
Inside 50s: 24 - 12
Marks in50: 11 - 0
Tackles: 43 - 35
Hitouts: 18 - 11
Frees: 18 - 16
Leading ballgetters:
Conti 23
Brennan 13
McKenzie 13
Hosking 12
Brancatisano 11
D'Arcy 11
Dempsey 11
Cordner 10
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3316/geel-v-rich#playerstats
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That McKenzie run was awesome!
She is going to be a gun
Has to get the rising star nomination this week
I know last year was disappointing but it gave us Ellie McKenzie
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Someone needs to tell Mon Conti to run straight not sideways.
Mate I don’t think I’d be telling her anything.
She’s a gun and she is dominating again.
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Miller is such an improved key defender.
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Lavey long and Frederick marks on the lead 30 out. Poster.
47 - 6
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Burchell to Frederick (free) to the hot spot where Brennan takes the contested mark 20 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 8.5-53
Geel 1.0-6
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That's a soft 50 :facepalm.
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Doh! Wakefield falls over running into an open goal.
54 - 6
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Junk time.
54 - 7
2 mins to go.
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Brennan snaps her 3rd :gotigers
Rich 9.6-60
Geel 2.1-13
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Our first ever win :gotigers
Final Score
Richmond 2.1 6.3 7.4 9.6-60
Geelong 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.1-13
Goals: Brennan 3, Wakefield 2, Frederick, McKenzie, Seymour, Jacques.
Well done girls :clapping
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I’m deadset emotional here. They are so pumped. Onya girls!
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The girls sure pumped out the theme song :thumbsup.
Geelong supporters have been traumatised again :snidegrin.
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:clapping well done!!!
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Well done Tiger girls :clapping :clapping
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I’ve gotta say I shed a tear watching the girls joy of winning their first game.
We only played Geelong but you still have to beat what’s in front of you and the girls did that very very convincingly.
Conti was absolutely amazing again, Brennan building from last week and returning to her best footy she’s really leading by example now.
McKenzie is going to be a freak, if you haven’t watched the girls play as yet, just watch a game to see her play because she will be one of the best players in the league for many years to come and she’s doing some really exiting things on the field already.
Seymour in the ruck is excellent she rarely gets beaten and just feeds Conti time after time.
Cordner in defence was excellent again as was Miller and Darcy
Hosking starting to string some solid performances together her last two games have been very good her tackling and pressure is a feature.
Wakefield unstoppable in the first half. Lavey continues to impress me and Jacques had her best game that I’ve seen her play her forward pressure was excellent.
Definitely Brancatisano had her best game also that I’ve seen.
Dempsey was good too.
Overall the girls played a dominant game and showed that they are improving each week.
The pressure they bring each week is getting better each game too.
I think with confidence belief and more consistency they could win a few more games this year. :gotigers
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Tiger time: Richmond records first-ever win after crushing Cats
AAP
27 February 2021
AFTER 386 days and 11 matches, Richmond has emphatically broken through for its first-ever NAB AFLW victory, smashing a woeful Geelong by 47 points at GMHBA Stadium.
Led brilliantly by star duo Monique Conti and Katie Brennan, the Tigers blitzed the Cats with a devastating first half which saw the visitors boot the opening six goals, while keeping Geelong scoreless, to put the result beyond doubt well before half-time.
Adding insult to injury for the Cats, star player Olivia Purcell (right knee) limped off the ground in the second quarter amid fears she may have ruptured her ACL.
The 9.6 (60) to 2.1 (13) result in the battle of the cellar-dwellers ensured the Cats remain winless from five matches so far this season, still searching for their own drought-breaking win, having not tasted victory in 358 days.
Geelong has already recorded 13 goalless quarters and eight scoreless quarters in what has been a trainwreck of a season.
Conti continued her outstanding year with 17 of her 26 disposals coming in the game-busting first half, while captain Brennan bettered her outstanding performance from last week with 17 touches, five marks and three goals.
Ellie McKenzie, Courtney Wakefield and Sarah Hosking were also instrumental in ending the contest early.
Brennan hadn't featured in a victory since playing for the Western Bulldogs back in round two, 2019, and she said it was an "amazing feeling".
"We're so incredibly proud, it's been a long road from last year to this year, I'm just ecstatic for our group, our coaching staff, our support staff, our Tiger Army," Brennan told Fox Footy post-match.
"This one's pretty sweet, but it's just been one hell of a journey. I think you just learn to embrace the ups and downs and times like these just feel so much sweeter. I love this group, I love our club."
Coach Ryan Ferguson enjoyed seeing his players sing the club song for the first time.
"They've worked so hard, this season in particular but way back in time (too), but all the hard work to pay off on one night, for it all to come together, we've done it in patches for a lot of weeks against good teams, but ... to watch them enjoy that moment was pretty special for a coach," he said.
The Tigers pounced early, ambushing the Cats with exceptional pressure in the first quarter to register 10 of the first 12 inside 50s and take a 13-point lead at quarter-time.
Richmond maintained its manic intensity in the second period and Geelong simply could not cope, with a raft of defensive errors, three of which handed Richmond goals, leading to a total capitulation.
The visitors dominated the first half with a whopping 47 more disposals (128-81), 14 more inside 50s (19-5) and 25 more handball-receives as the Tigers opened up a commanding 39-point lead at the major break, before outscoring the hosts by eight points in a far less eventful second half.
GEELONG 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.1 (13)
RICHMOND 2.1 6.3 7.4 9.6 (60)
GOALS
Geelong: Cranston, A.McDonald
Richmond: Brennan 3, Wakefield 2, Seymour, McKenzie, Frederick, Jacques
BEST
Geelong: A.McDonald, Higgins, M.McDonald, Van De Heuvel
Richmond: Conti, Brennan, McKenzie, Hosking, Wakefield, Cordner
INJURIES
Geelong: Purcell (knee)
Richmond: Nil
Reports: Nil
https://womens.afl/news/63091
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Team stats:
Disposals 248 - 186
Kicks 151 - 121
Handballs 97 - 65
Cont. poss 103 - 91
Clearances 17 - 19
Inside 50s 34 - 19
Marks in50 13 - 4
Tackles 56 - 48
Hitouts 22 - 15
Frees 20 - 18
Individual possies
Conti 27
Brennan 17
Cordner 16
D'Arcy 16
McKenzie 16
Brancatisano 15
Hosking 15
Dempsey 13
Lavey 13
Wakefield 12
Miller 11
Seymour 11
Frederick 10
Ross 10
Molan 9
Monahan 9
Burchell 8
Dargan 7
Jacques 6
Stahl 5
Makur Chuot 2
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3316/geel-v-rich
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Highlights
https://womens.afl/video/63173/aflw-match-highlights-geelong-v-richmond
1st Quarter
https://womens.afl/video/63135/r5-cats-v-tigers-q1
2nd Quarter
https://womens.afl/video/63136/r5-cats-v-tigers-q2
3rd Quarter
https://womens.afl/video/63150/r5-cats-v-tigers-q3
4th Quarter
https://womens.afl/video/63162/r5-cats-v-tigers-q4
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Here's our girls singing the theme song post-game: https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1365242467935604736
:thumbsup
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We're playing the Roos next on Friday night.
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THE AFL is pleased to announce the fixture for Round Six of the 2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition which will kick off with Richmond hosting North Melbourne in a Friday night match at the Swinburne Centre on March 5.
Tickets for matches in round six will be on-sale from Wednesday, March 3 at the following times:
Swinburne Centre (All times are local)
Home Members: Wednesday, March 3 at 10.30am
General Public: Wednesday, March 3 at 11.30am
Round six
Friday, March 5
Richmond v North Melbourne at Swinburne Centre, 5.10pm AEDT
Saturday, March 6
GWS Giants v Brisbane at Manuka Oval, 3.10pm AEDT
Adelaide v Gold Coast at Norwood Oval, 4.40pm ACDT
Melbourne v St Kilda at Casey Fields, 7.10pm AEDT
Sunday, March 7
Carlton v Geelong at Ikon Park, 12.40pm AEDT
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs at Victoria Park, 2.40pm AEDT
West Coast v Fremantle at Optus Stadium, 1.40pm AWST
https://womens.afl/news/63087/
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Geelong supporters have been traumatised again :snidegrin.
Yeah. I bet they struggled to get over the game. Care factor zip
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Eyecatchers: Who was your club's unheralded star in R5?
Richmond - Ellie McKenzie
There's no wonder why Ellie McKenzie was taken with the No.1 pick in last year's NAB AFLW Draft. She, along with the Tigers, have continued to improve as the season has rolled on and her class and composure was on show in the history-making win against Geelong. McKenzie finished with 16 disposals, five marks and a goal and surely gets a NAB AFLW Rising Star nomination this week. - Chris Correia
https://womens.afl/news/63161
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Coaches votes for our Round 5 win:
Geelong v Richmond
9 Monique Conti (RICH)
7 Katie Brennan (RICH)
5 Sarah D'Arcy (RICH)
5 Ellie McKenzie (RICH)
3 Courtney Wakefield (RICH)
1 Harriet Cordner (RICH)
https://womens.afl/news/64359/aflca-votes-r5-tigers-jet-closes-the-gap-another-10-for-tough-pie
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Ellie McKenzie is the joint rising star nominee for this week :clapping.
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Richmond's Ellie McKenzie and West Coast's Mikayla Bowen's efforts in their clubs' big victories have been recognised as the round five nominees for the award.
McKenzie had an equally crucial role in Richmond's first ever AFLW victory, carving up the GMHBA Stadium turf on her way to 16 disposals and 294m gained.
Selected with pick No.1 in the 2020 NAB AFLW Draft from the Northern Knights and Fitzroy JFC, the 18-year-old has settled nicely into the top level, rotating between the midfield and the forward line.
Against the Cats in the Tigers' historic win, McKenzie found plenty of the footy, kicking a goal, taking five marks and finishing with four inside 50s.
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Overdue as McKenzie has been in our bests in every game so far. She must be close to running 2nd in our B&F only behind Conti. She reminds me of a young Cotch in the way she plays.
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Conti, Brennan and D'Arcy have made the AFLW team of the week.
https://womens.afl/news/64369
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SEN Afternoons
Round 5 AFLW NAB Rising Star Ellie McKenzie on Dwayne's World - Tuesday 2nd March 2021:
Audio: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=796931
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Most improved players at your club
Richmond - BEC MILLER
The rangy key defender struggled to find her feet at AFLW level last year and was occasionally (and oddly) thrown onto the wing at times. But Miller's confidence is through the roof this year, given the additional support of Harriet Cordner and Sarah D'Arcy, taking on opponents when rebounding and using the ball well. She's averaging 7.8 disposals at 74.4 per cent efficiency, up from 6.7 at 62.5 per cent.
Honourable mentions: Gabby Seymour, Maddy Brancatisano, Hannah Burchell
https://womens.afl/news/64380
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Round six
Friday, March 5
Richmond v North Melbourne at Swinburne Centre, 5.10pm AEDT
Game is already sold out.
The match will be broadcast live on FOX FOOTY from 5.00pm.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/871420/game-day-hub
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Hopefully the win will give them alot of confidence.
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No change this week.
TEAMS: Roos lose defender, Tigers stick with winning formula
NORTH Melbourne has been forced to make two changes for its NAB AFL Women's round six trip to face Richmond at the Swinburne Centre on Friday night.
Defender Tahni Nestor misses through injury, while Vivien Saad has been rubbed out after the Roos opted not to challenge her one-match ban for a high hit on Carlton's Tayla Harris.
Jasmine Grierson returns after being managed last week and has been included in the Roos' line-up alongside Georgia Hammond.
The Tigers go in unchanged from the side that claimed the club's first ever AFLW victory last week with Christina Bernardi and Laura McClelland emergencies.
RICHMOND
B: R.Miller 15 H.Cordner 23
HB: S.D'Arcy 12 P.Monahan 2 I.Ross 21
C: H.Burchell 9 S.Hosking 7 T.Lavey 37
HF: C.Wakefield 8 E.McKenzie 22 K.Brennan - C 3
F: T.Stahl 24 S.Frederick 14
Foll: G.Seymour 28 K.Jacques 10 M.Conti 4
I/C: A.Makur Chuot 34 K.Dempsey 19 S.Dargan 17 S.Molan 1 M.Brancatisano 5
Emerg: C.Bernardi 6 L.McClelland 16
No change
https://womens.afl/news/64403/teams-roos-lose-defender-tigers-stick-with-winning-formula
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Also the fixture for the final three rounds of the H/A season has been released:
Richmond AFLW Fixture Round 7-9
Gold Coast SUNS v Richmond @ Metricon Stadium, Friday March 12, 6.40pm AEST (FOX FOOTY)
Richmond v West Coast @ Swinburne Centre, Sunday March 21, 12.40pm (Channel 7)
Western Bulldogs v Richmond @ Whitten Oval, Friday March 26, 5.10pm (FOX FOOTY)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/872350/aflw-fixture-final-three-rounds-revealed
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Two bottom 4 sides in that fixture. A chance to finish the season strongly if we bring the same form and workrate to our remaining games. A good test tomorrow arvo/night against North to see how much we have improved against a top side.
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Conti out with a hammy :(.
She will be replaced in the selected 21 by forward Christina Bernardi, indicating skipper Katie Brennan may play more midfield time instead of basing herself closer to goal.
https://womens.afl/news/64563/mon-gone-tigers-suffer-massive-blow-with-star-mid-a-late-out
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Missing Conti in the guts big time. North all over us despite us having the breeze. We can't get it beyond the centre.
Rich 0
NM 7
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Quarter time
Richmond 0.1-1
North Melb 3.2-20
We had the breeze that quarter too :P.
Norf dominating possession and time in forward half. This is looking like it's going to be a blowout :-\.
Disposals: 34 - 81 .... ( cont. 18 - 27 )
Clearances: 3 - 3
Inside 50s: 5 - 10
Marks in50: 0 - 3
Tackles: 13 - 10
Hitouts: 3 - 3
Frees: 4 - 6
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Jeez...Geelong must be a really crap side.... :shh
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Jeez...Geelong must be a really crap side.... :shh
They are :yep.
We've made a bit of a fight of it this 3rd quarter. Goals so far to Stahl, Bernardi and just now Wakefield.
Rich 3.2-20
NM 6.5-41
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3/4 time
Richmond 0.1 0.2 3.2-20
North Melb 2.2 6.5 6.5-41
Goals: Stahl, Bernardi, Wakefield
Showed some fight that quarter and kicked 3 goals to nil.
ps. I've got to head off to Docklands. So could someone post updates and the final score.
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Lost by 35 pts.
Rich 5.2-32
Norf 10.7-67
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No conti. Good effort by the girls.
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Roos cruise to big win over outclassed Tigers
Sarah Black
womens.afl
6 March 2021
RICHMOND 0.1 0.2 3.2 5.2 (32)
NORTH MELBOURNE 3.2 6.5 6.5 10.7 (67)
GOALS
Richmond: Bernardi 2, Stahl, Wakefield, Brennan
North Melbourne: King 2, Bateman 2, Garner, Eddey, Abbatangelo, Hammond, Bannister, Kearney
BEST
Richmond: McKenzie, Cordner, Hosking, Brennan, Bernardi
North Melbourne: Riddell, Garner, Ashmore, Gavalas, King, Randall
INJURIES
Richmond: Nil
North Melbourne: Nil
LATE CHANGES
Richmond: Conti (hamstring), replaced in selected side by Bernardi
North Melbourne: Nil
Reports: Nil
Crowd: 803 at the Swinburne Centre
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NORTH Melbourne has flexed its considerable midfield muscle, thumping a Mon Conti-less Richmond by 35 points at the Swinburne Centre.
At half-time, it looked like the Kangaroos were going to waltz away with a record victory, and aside from a third-quarter Tiger burst, it was a game dominated by the royal blue and white.
Driven by Ash Riddell (25 disposals), Jas Garner (22 and five clearances) and Ellie Gavalas (19) out of the middle, Kaitlyn Ashmore (19) on the wing and some strong Emma King ruck work, North Melbourne dictated play around the ground while the Tigers' engine room struggled without star Conti (a late withdrawal with a hamstring complaint).
Richmond had first use of the gusty wind to the Punt Road end, but struggled to make any headway, scoring just one point.
By comparison, North Melbourne's deep entries – created by clever switches of play – the forwards feasted, with Daisy Bateman, Garner and Bella Eddey all hitting the scoreboard.
The Kangaroos flicked the switch in the second quarter and King dominated with two goals against the under-sized Gabby Seymour.
The Tigers finally got on the scoreboard in the third quarter, with late inclusion Christina Bernardi coming to life, converting a goal and setting up Tayla Stahl for the team's second a few minutes later.
After a scoreless third term, 28-year-old debutant Georgia Hammond settled North Melbourne's nerves at the start of the fourth term, extending the margin to 27 points, before the Roos kicked away in their quest to lock up a top-six position.
Conti-less midfield struggles
Best and fairest Mon Conti has been such a livewire this season, and the Tigers seriously struggled without the run and excitement she brings to the side. In her absence, Katie Brennan spent more time on the ball, while Ellie McKenzie dragged the team forward on her shoulders in the third term. But it was a big ask for a fifth-gamer to be a match-winner by herself in the midfield, against All-Australians Kearney, Riddell and Garner. Kodi Jacques was missing her bestie, writing Conti's number four on her wrist strapping.
The return of the King
Emma King hadn’t kicked a major since her astonishing three-goal first quarter against Geelong in round one, but turned it on the second term. The two-time All-Australian booted two goals in a quarter, out-sizing Gabby Seymour. She was strong throughout the game, taking three contested marks and recording 21 hitouts, making Richmond's decision not to bring in 189cm Alice Edmonds an odd choice.
Say what?
"They jumped us. They taught us a lesson. If you're a fraction off against the good teams – that was probably the first time we'd seen that with our group, we've brought the heat in every game. There's always been things we can do better, but that was the first time our energy was low, and they were brilliant." – Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson.
"I thought our first half was some of the most complete footy we'd played so far. Everything just came together, all the different concepts and things we'd been working on and that we went into the game with, they came together really well. The challenge was to do it for three quarters and build it out to four quarters, which as a coach, you go we weren't able to do that, but when you control a game for so much in the first half, it's going to be difficult to continue on." – North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker
Up next
Richmond will be out to reverse last year's result when it takes on Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium, while North Melbourne will be on its guard against the dangerous Western Bulldogs at North Hobart Oval.
https://womens.afl/news/64564/roos-cruise-to-big-win-over-outclassed-tigers
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VIDEO:
First quarter
https://womens.afl/video/64605/r6-tigers-v-kangaroos-q1
Second quarter
https://womens.afl/video/64626/r6-tigers-v-kangaroos-q2
Third quarter
https://womens.afl/video/64637/r6-tigers-v-kangaroos-q3
Fourth quarter
https://womens.afl/video/64647/r6-tigers-v-kangaroos-q4
Ferguson's post-match media conference
https://www.afl.com.au/video/556643/full-post-match-tigers
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Team stats:
Disposals: 181 - 266
Cont. poss: 86 - 119
Kicks: 113 - 171
Handballs: 68 - 89
Clearances: 18 - 21
Inside 50s: 18 - 40
Marks in50: 2 - 8
Tackles: 49 - 46
Hitouts: 19 - 24
Frees: 20 - 18
Individuals possessions:
McKenzie 16
Cordner 13
Dempsey 12
Ross 12
Hosking 11
Makur Chuot 11
Miller 11
Seymour 10
Brancatisano 9
Brennan 9
Burchell 8
D'Arcy 8
Stahl 8
Bernardi 7
Lavey 7
Monahan 6
Frederick 5
Jacques 5
Wakefield 5
Dargan 4
Molan 4
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3319/rich-v-nmfc#playerstats
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Womens.afl's AFLW player of season:
19 – Kiara Bowers (Fremantle)
15 – Brianna Davey (Collingwood), Maddy Prespakis (Carlton)*
14 – Britt Bonnici (Collingwood), Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide), Alyce Parker (GWS)
12 – Ellie Blackburn (Western Bulldogs), Monique Conti (Richmond), Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne), Georgia Patrikios (St Kilda)
9 – Tyla Hanks (Melbourne), Erin Phillips (Adelaide)
https://womens.afl/news/69057
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Richmond’s No. 1 draft pick Ellie McKenzie is in the frame to become an All-Australian in her first AFLW season after being named in a 40-woman All-Australian squad on Wednesday night.
AFLW All-Australian squad:
Richmond: Harriet Cordner, Katie Brennan, Monique Conti, Ellie McKenzie,
Adelaide: Sarah Allan, Anne Hatchard, Ebony Marinoff, Erin Phillips
Brisbane: Kate Lutkins, Sophie Conway, Catherine Svarc, Dakota Davidson
Carlton: Breann Moody, Kerryn Harrington, Darcy Vescio, Madison Prespakis
Collingwood: Stacey Livingstone, Chloe Molloy, Brittany Bonnici, Brianna Davey, Jaimee Lambert, Ruby Schleicher
Fremantle: Gemma Houghton, Kiara Bowers, Janelle Cuthbertson
Geelong: Meghan McDonald
GWS: Alyce Parker
Gold Coast: Lauren Ahrens
Melbourne: Kate Hore, Karen Paxman, Tyla Hanks, Lauren Pearce
North Melbourne: Emma King, Emma Kearney, Jasmine Garner, Ashleigh Riddell
St Kilda: Georgia Patrikios
West Coast Eagles: Mikayla Bowen
Western Bulldogs: Isabel Huntington, Ellie Blackburn
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/afl/teen-tiger-in-all-australian-squad-after-stellar-first-season-20210331-p57fp8.html
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Richmond’s No. 1 draft pick Ellie McKenzie is in the frame to become an All-Australian in her first AFLW season after being named in a 40-woman All-Australian squad on Wednesday night.
AFLW All-Australian squad:
Richmond: Harriet Cordner, Katie Brennan, Monique Conti, Ellie McKenzie,
Adelaide: Sarah Allan, Anne Hatchard, Ebony Marinoff, Erin Phillips
Brisbane: Kate Lutkins, Sophie Conway, Catherine Svarc, Dakota Davidson
Carlton: Breann Moody, Kerryn Harrington, Darcy Vescio, Madison Prespakis
Collingwood: Stacey Livingstone, Chloe Molloy, Brittany Bonnici, Brianna Davey, Jaimee Lambert, Ruby Schleicher
Fremantle: Gemma Houghton, Kiara Bowers, Janelle Cuthbertson
Geelong: Meghan McDonald
GWS: Alyce Parker
Gold Coast: Lauren Ahrens
Melbourne: Kate Hore, Karen Paxman, Tyla Hanks, Lauren Pearce
North Melbourne: Emma King, Emma Kearney, Jasmine Garner, Ashleigh Riddell
St Kilda: Georgia Patrikios
West Coast Eagles: Mikayla Bowen
Western Bulldogs: Isabel Huntington, Ellie Blackburn
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/afl/teen-tiger-in-all-australian-squad-after-stellar-first-season-20210331-p57fp8.html
Will probably get cut in the final side due to age, but is well in front of some of those other plodders in there
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McKenzie will be the best of the lot. She’s a girl version of Dusty.
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Managed to watch a bit of the women's team this year and I have to say they have improved enormously.
Skills much better, fitness better.
Very watchable compared to last season.
Whole league quality seems to be on the rise too.
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have tried several times to watch the garbage these shielas dish up. needless to say its horrid and i wont be watching again any time soon.
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Tell us what you really think Claw :lol
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Richmond has confirmed the initial changes to its AFLW playing list for the 2022 season.
Holly Whitford
Luka Lesosky-Hay
Cleo Saxon-Jones
Emily Harley
were advised this week they will not be offered playing contracts for next year.
Full article: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/894693/tigers-confirm-aflw-list-changes
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There's only one change to the program I'd like to see at this point
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There's only one change to the program I'd like to see at this point
and who would your choice be to replace KS ? :)
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There's only one change to the program I'd like to see at this point
and who would your choice be to replace KS ? :)
Neil Balme.
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There's only one change to the program I'd like to see at this point
and who would your choice be to replace KS ? :)
Anyone TBBH
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Richmond's star young midfield pair Monique Conti and Ellie McKenzie have been named in the 2021 AFL Players Association's 22under22 squad of 40.
The squad was picked by the AFLPA with support from Champion Data, with fans now able to vote until Wednesday, April 14 for the eventual best 22.
VOTE NOW: Have your say on the 2021 AFLW 22under22 team (https://22under22.com.au/)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/899118/conti-mckenzie-named-in-22under22-squad
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Our VFLW affiliate Port Melbourne is undefeated after 6 rounds.
Borough 6.7.43
Bulldogs 1.3.8
https://twitter.com/PortMelbourneFC/status/1380770219962949633
Sabrina Frederick made her first appearance for Richmond affiliate Port Melbourne and made an instant impact on the scoreboard with her two goals. Richmond teammate Sarah Sansonetti also played a role in defence with her 15 disposals and five marks.
https://womens.afl/news/70403/around-the-state-leagues-delisted-saints-make-instant-impact-star-tiger-shines
Match report: https://www.portmelbournefc.com.au/vflw-match-report-round-6-vs-western-bulldogs/
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Ellie McKenzie has been named tonight the AFLW Players’ Best First-Year Player :clapping.
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‘I THINK SHE COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING FOOTBALLERS WE’VE SEEN IN THE WOMEN’S GAME’
womens.afl
14.04.2021
Ellie McKenzie has been named the AFLW Players’ Best First-Year Player, presented by KPMG. Tigers teammate Katie Brennan has penned an insightful piece for aflplayers.com.au on what sets the young star apart.
I often say that I am Ellie McKenzie’s number 1 fan.
I was lucky enough to meet Ellie a few years ago when I was working with Fitzroy Football Club. From that point on, I watched with interest as she progressed through the talent pathway. She grew and developed as a player and watching her. You knew she was going to be one of the ‘new generation’ coming through to play in the AFLW.
When she arrived at the club, she was like a ‘bull at a gate’ in her first pre-season. With most of the young players, you almost try to ease them into pre-season and protect them a little bit.
Ellie had so much passion and drive, impressing everyone with her work ethic from the get-go. She came in and instantly became such a valuable member of our group. She’s a young leader and inspires our girls to work hard, compete and push their physical limits.
For me, the breakout game for Ellie came against Geelong, which was also our first win.
We had a front-row seat that night to the Ellie McKenzie show as she waltzed up the wing, sold some candy, which was impressive enough. She then took on Meg McDonald, an All-Australian and one of the best defenders in the game, and just did her thing.
Although we were already big fans of Ellie with her work rate and character, I think she would have definitely gained a few more fans after that display of confidence and poise.
She’s going to be an absolute star of the competition over the next 10 years; I don’t think I’ve seen a more complete footballer.
Ellie is incredible at ground level, strong over the footy, and her ability to burst out of the blocks, breaking lines and changing directions, is elite. She can also take overhead marks and kick goals.
We love all of this about Ellie, but most of all, we love the way she competes.
To see her flourish and grow this year within our group and within our team was such a pleasure.
At Richmond, we are all about character and connection.
She’s an outstanding young woman. We love what she brings to the football club, both on and off-field. She is a big part of our future going forward.
She’s only in her first year, but I think she could be one of the most exciting footballers we’ve seen in the women’s game.
The sky’s the limit with Ellie. There’s still so much development and growth within her game, and I have no doubt she’ll continue to take it to new levels.
https://www.aflplayers.com.au/news-feed/stories/i-think-she-could-be-one-of-the-most-exciting-footballers-weve-seen-in-the-womens-game
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Here's Ellie being announced at best first year player and her interview on the Front Bar tonight:
Watch here: https://twitter.com/7AFL/status/1382294140952530945
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She will be the best in the league.
Buy her a house!
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Monique Conti won our B&F :clapping.
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Richmond AFLW 2021 Best and Fairest Top 10:
1st: Monique Conti (16)
Eq 2nd: Katie Brennan (15)
Eq 2nd: Ellie McKenzie (15)
4th: Hariet Cordner (14)
5th: Rebecca Miller (13)
6th: Gabby Seymour (12)
Eq 7th: Sarah Hosking (10)
Eq 7th: Sarah D’Arcy (10)
9th: Maddy Brancatisano (7)
10th: Courtney Wakefield, Tayla Stahl, Iilish Ross (6)
All players are given votes by the match committee following each game; one vote for playing their role and winning their position, two votes for winning their position and impacting the game and three votes for an outstanding game.
Players’ Player Award: Katie Brennan
Leading Goalkicker Award: Katie Brennan
Best First Year Player Award: Ellie McKenzie
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/911795/conti-claims-second-richmond-aflw-best-and-fairest
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I went last night.
I've been to many B&Fs over the years
Not afraid to say this is probably the best I've been too. Actually, it was the BEST
Our players are just a wonderful group. Warm, friendly and so engaging.
Balmey's comments about what he loves our Women's program and why he is so heavily invested in it was inspiring
Katie Brennan's speech was goosebumps stuff. Leaves you in no doubt why she is our Captain
Great to see Dimma there along with a number of people from the Men's program
For me it was an absolute pleasure to have been there
Brilliant night :clapping :clapping
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Conti and McKenzie have been named in the best 22under22 team:
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https://womens.afl/news/71758
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McKenzie missed out on the Rising Star award.
In better news, Brennan (CHF) and Conti (wing) have been named in the All-Australian team :clapping.
THE 2021 AFL WOMEN’S ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM
FB: S. Allan (Adelaide) M. McDonald (Geelong)
HB: R. Schleicher (Collingwood) K. Lutkins (Brisbane) J. Cuthbertson (Fremantle)
C: M. Conti (Richmond) K. Bowers (Fremantle) G. Patrikios (St. Kilda)
HF: J. Garner (North Melbourne) K. Brennan (Richmond) E. Blackburn (Western Bulldogs)
FF: E. Phillips (Adelaide) C. Molloy (Collingwood)
RU: B. Moody (Carlton) B. Davey (Collingwood) A. Parker (GWS GIANTS)
I/C: E. Marinoff (Adelaide) B. Bonnici (Collingwood) D. Vescio (Carlton) K. Paxman (Melbourne) E. Kearney (North Melbourne)
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2021-aflw-all-australian-side-full-squad-captain-best-players-brianna-davey-karen-paxman-emma-kearney/news-story/0868ae4c3280c39a18aea11e794fe2ca
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AFLW B&F votes:
R1 v Brisbane 3. L. Arnell (Bris) 2. D. Davidson (Bris) 1. C. Svarc (Bris)
R2 v Melbourne 3. L. Mithen (Melb) 2. K. Paxman (Melb) 1. M. Conti (Rich)
R3 v Collingwood 3. B. Davey (Coll) 2. M. Conti (Rich) 1. A. Newman (Coll)
R4 v Carlton 3. M. Conti (Rich) 2. K. Brennan (Rich) 1. D. Vescio (Carl)
R5 v Geelong 3. M. Conti (Rich) 2. E. McKenzie (Rich) 1. G. Seymour (Rich)
R6 v North Melbourne 3. J. Garner (NM) 2. A. Riddell (NM) 1. Em. King (NM)
R7 v Gold Coast 3. M. Conti (Rich) 2. K. Brennan (Rich) 1. K. Dempsey (Rich)
R8 v West Coast 3. E. McKenzie (Rich) 2. A. Ward (WC) 1. K. Brennan (Rich)
R9 v W.Bulldogs 3. E. Blackburn (WB) 2. B. Lochland (WB) 1. E. McKenzie (Rich)
Richmond tally:
12 Monique Conti
6 Ellie McKenzie
5 Katie Brennan
1 Gaby Seymour
https://womens.afl/news/72094/aflw-b-f-your-club-s-leader-every-vote-from-every-game
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Tigers' season review: Best win, unsung hero, early call for 2022
Sarah Black
womens.afl
5 May 2021
AFTER a few weeks of promising performances, the dam wall finally broke for Richmond in round five, recording its first ever AFLW win.
The Tigers went on to finish with three victories: a marked step up on last year's winless season, but still off the pace of the established sides.
Coach: Ryan Ferguson
Leadership group: Katie Brennan (captain), Sarah Hosking (vice-captain), Christina Bernardi, Harriet Cordner, Sabrina Frederick, Phoebe Monahan, Alana Woodward
2021 finishing position: 10th, three wins and six losses, 84.6%
Best team performance: Geelong 2.1 (13) lost to Richmond 9.6 (60) in round five.
After honourable losses to Collingwood and Carlton, it was party time against Geelong, recording the side's highest ever score along its way to its first AFLW victory. Monique Conti and number one pick Ellie McKenzie – in a break-out performance – starred, with Katie Brennan booting three.
Best individual performance: All-Australian midfielder Monique Conti had plenty of outstanding performances this year, and led the way in the club's breakthrough win over Geelong. The creative Conti had 27 disposals, six intercepts, four inside-50s and three clearances.
NAB AFLW Rising Star nominations: Ellie McKenzie
Debutants: Tessa Lavey, Luka Lesosky-Hay, Ellie McKenzie (AFLW debuts); Harriet Cordner, Sarah D'Arcy, Sarah Dargan, Sarah Hosking (club debuts)
Delistings: Emily Harley, Luka Lesosky-Hay, Cleo Saxon-Jones, Holly Whitford
Most improved: There's no doubt the additional support of recruits Harriet Cordner and Sarah D'Arcy helped, but key back Bec Miller came on in leaps and bounds this year. She's got excellent reach and showed her increased confidence when opting to run the ball out of 50, instead of somewhat panicked kicks.
Star recruit: There's no doubt Sarah Hosking provided some much-needed depth to the midfield, but Harriet Cordner was a rock in defence. She provided a calm head and was able to read the play well, adding some composure to a relatively inexperienced line. Cordner finished fourth in the Tigers' best and fairest.
Unsung hero: Winger Kate Dempsey had an injury-affected first AFLW season, managing just one game, but hit the ground running this year. She covered the ground well and was an important linking player down the field, positioning herself well, particularly in attack. Dempsey averaged 12.3 disposals, including a high of 22 against Gold Coast.
What worked:
* Big, big tick for Richmond's recruiting strategy last year, adding experience across all three lines. New coach Ferguson implemented a clear game plan with a solid defensive structure, which seemed to have an immediate impact in minimising the poor losses
What needs improvement:
* A main factor in the club's string of losses in the first half of the year was players' lack of composure when entering attack. Rushed and high kicks didn't help the forwards at all, and played straight into the opposition's hands. The team steadied somewhat as the season progressed, but it was still an issue against the stronger sides.
* The Tigers were comfortably the lowest tackling side in the competition, averaging 47.3 (compared to second-last Collingwood's 52.1 after the home and away season). Some teams have naturally lower tackle counts due to their game style, but to sit in 14th after winning just three games is an area of concern.
* Support for Monique Conti. The best and fairest had a few more players around her this year, but the Tigers are still highly unlikely to win without their best midfielder starring. Conti averaged 22.3 disposals in 2021, with draftee Ellie McKenzie next best with 15.6. Richmond played best with Katie Brennan forward, and need another inside midfield rotation to keep the skipper there permanently.
Early call for 2022: Now some holes have been plugged, Tiger eyes should be looking towards the draft. With just four players remaining from the 13 drafted over the past few years, an injection of young talent will help propel Richmond further up the ladder, but it will get harder to continue to close the gap at the same rate.
Season rating: 4.5/10
https://womens.afl/news/72161
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WHAT YOUR TEAM NEEDS IN THE AFLW TRADE PERIOD
Nic Negrepontis
SEN
6 May 2021
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Rebound off half-back
It was fair to question where Richmond was at with their list build after a winless year one, but they have plugged a lot of their holes.
Harriet Cordner and Sarah D’Arcy have settled their backline, Sarah Hosking, Ellie McKenzie and a healthy Katie Brennan have given them the midfield depth they need and their forward line was already stacked.
What the Tigers could use is some additional rebound off half-back. Phoebe Monahan had a quiet season after a strong 2020 and the Tigers lack composure coming out of defence in general.
A classy ball-user across half-back or pushing through the wings should be high on their agenda.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/05/06/what-your-team-needs-in-the-aflw-trade-period-and-the-logical-landing-spot/
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AFLW trade and contract wrap
Tom Morris
Foxsports
6 May 2021
Richmond and Monique Conti won’t be separating anytime soon. The gun ball-winner will sign on and the only question is whether she does so for one or two seasons.
Richmond skipper Katie Brennan will remain at Punt Road, likely on a two-year arrangement. Her manager and the club are working through the finer details of the contract following a career-best campaign.
Sarah Hosking, still has a year to run on her deal at Tigerland.
Young Tigers star Ellie McKenzie penned a one-year deal after she was taken with Pick 1 in the AFLW draft and will recommit to a new contract – likely two years – in the coming weeks.
Richmond forward Sabrina Frederick is out of contract after an underwhelming season and has received attention from Collingwood. The Tigers tried her in defence for a stint late in the year but she struggled to have an impact.
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Clubs are hopeful the trade period will take place in late May after it was delayed last month. The Commission meeting on May 12 looms large for several reasons: Expansion, concessions for up to five clubs and the next Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
Clubs and player agents are free to lock in one-year deals, but there is uncertainty on the second year until the league determines the salary cap beyond next season.
The aforementioned big fish (Vescio, Molloy, Brennan and Blackburn) can all agree to terms but are unlikely to formally sign until the CBA is finalised.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-trade-news-2021-afl-womens-trade-wrap-contracts-tayla-harris-darcy-vescio-chloe-molloy-olivia-purcell-news/news-story/625aee24f569218b34d3fc9e00ae152f
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Send Frederick to Collingwood.
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We won’t get much for her unfortunately. They probably want her as a Ruckman
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Send Frederick to Collingwood.
:clapping :pray
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The next AFLW season will begin in December this year to give the 10-round competition clear air and prevent an overlap with the AFL competition, with the Grand Final to be held in mid-March, 2022.
But that season – also known as season six – will still be contested by the existing 14 AFLW teams.
All 18 clubs will have an AFL Women's team by the end of 2023.
https://womens.afl/news/72203/aflw-expansion-four-new-clubs-no-more-afl-overlap
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The Commission approved the following recommendations:
- Provide Richmond with a priority selection in the second (2nd) round of the 2021 NAB AFLW Draft, directly after the seventh (7th) selection in that round.
https://womens.afl/news/72212/commission-signs-off-on-priority-picks-for-five-clubs
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https://mcusercontent.com/7cd32ad25c565a577b74060a9/files/76384d13-fe09-b7cd-f923-0557e7e32ade/2021_NAB_AFL_WOMEN_S_DRAFT_UPDATED_SELECTION_ORDER_AS_OF_FRIDAY_MAY_14_2021.pdf
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Our current picks in the AFLW draft:
Richmond: 5, 23, 26*, 40
* priority selection.
https://womens.afl/news/72226
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We missed out on a father-daughter recruit.
Esther Honybun would not have followed her father David's footsteps to Carlton if it wasn't for his own intervention.
Honybun was eligible to join the Blues as father David played five games for the club in the 80s. A back injury cut his career short after a further 55 games at Richmond, but Esther says football has always been at the heart of their relationship.
Even though she was also eligible to play for Richmond under the same rules that led her to the Blues, Honybun says the Tigers were "never an option". It was her love for the suburb of Carlton and her father's connection to it that had her pursue the opportunity at the Blues.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/616733/ode-to-a-blue-dad-honybun-following-father-s-footsteps
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The honeybun family are now dead to me.
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Key dates for the 2021 AFLW Sign and Trade Period:
Monday, May 31
Sign & Trade Period commences (12pm AEST)
Wednesday, June 9
Trade Period closes (2pm AEST)
List Lodgement #1 (4pm AEST)
Wednesday, June 16
Re-signing period closes (2pm AEST)
Restricted Free Agency Period closes (2pm AEST)
List Lodgement #2 (4pm AEST)
Friday, June 25
Delisted Free Agency period closes (2pm AEST)
List Lodgement #3 (4pm AEST)
NAB AFLW Draft order confirmed
https://womens.afl/news/72233/locked-in-aflw-sign-and-trade-period-to-begin-in-late-may
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Heard Monique Conti interviewed on SEN.
Spoke really well, what a gun player, sportsperson and fantastic ambassador not only for Richmond but sport in general.
Her list of achievements is outstanding and only 21.
:bow :bow
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We can trade Fredrick to the blues for a straight swap for the big kicking Harris.
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We can trade Fredrick to the blues for a straight swap for the big kicking Harris.
No chance
You want to pay her $150k at the expense of losing who? Conti, Brennan, McKenzie, Corner?
She's not worth that. She didn't even finish in their top 15 of their B&F
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Apparently all her team mates were fed up to the eyeballs with her. Left training to do 'instagram duties' for AFLW promoting etc.
Maybe that statue has gotten to her head.
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We can trade Fredrick to the blues for a straight swap for the big kicking Harris.
No chance
You want to pay her $150k at the expense of losing who? Conti, Brennan, McKenzie, Corner?
She's not worth that. She didn't even finish in their top 15 of their B&F
I didn’t know she was asking for that much sounds like a lot of money for AFLW.
If that’s true then I’d pass as I wouldn’t want to lose any of those girls you mentioned.
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RICHMOND winger Tessa Lavey has been named in the Australian Opals basketball squad for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
https://womens.afl/news/72380
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Womens.afl has so far confirmed that ... Richmond will not be pursuing Harris in the upcoming Sign and Trade Period, which kicks off next Monday at 12pm.
https://womens.afl/news/72382
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It's being reported we will be swapping Sabrina Frederick for Collingwood's Maddie Shevlin.
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Richmond key forward Sabrina Frederick is expected to become a Magpie as early as Monday.
Frederick will be playing for her third club, having previously played for Brisbane, while versatile Pie Maddie Shevlin – who can play on either flank or the wing – will go to Richmond in return, having started her career at Melbourne.
https://womens.afl/news/72471/sign-and-trade-period-preview-flag-crow-wants-out-star-tiger-to-join-rivalshttps://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/pie-to-become-tiger-in-frederick-deal-ex-blues-captain-bound-for-gws-20210527-p57vnk.html
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Maddie Shevlin
Date of birth: 21 September 1997 (age 23)
Height: 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s): Wing/forward
Original team(s): Gungahlin Jets (AFL Canberra)
Draft: No. 13, 2017 rookie draft
No. 19, 2018 national draft
Debut: Round 3, 2019, Collingwood vs. Fremantle, at Fremantle Oval
Playing career:
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018 Melbourne 0 (0)
2019–2021 Collingwood 13 (1)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddie_Shevlin#Statistics
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https://www.gettyimages.com.au/search/2/image?family=editorial&phrase=Maddie+Shevlin
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Frederick leaving will help our list.
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What is it with Frederick and Harris? Hit the ground running as great forwards in the debut year and not only did they not improve they kinda went backwards? Like Harris can’t kick goals 5m out and Frederick gets pushed under the ball from women half her size
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What is it with Frederick and Harris? Hit the ground running as great forwards in the debut year and not only did they not improve they kinda went backwards? Like Harris can’t kick goals 5m out and Frederick gets pushed under the ball from women half her size
Comp has improved uewr on year.
1st & 2nd year certain players stood out because of certain skills they possessed. In the case of Fredericks and Harris it was contested marking. As the comp has improved players have needed to expend their skill set to be able to have more than one string to their bow. These 2 haven't and as a result they've stagnated while the comp has gone past them
Fredericks should be used more in the ruck but isn't because Seymour excelled there this season.
Harris, well being one of faces of the comp there was more focus on her performances this year. Hafe to say the consistency over this season was on par with her previous ones = inconsistency. Just think it was noticed more
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AFLW is evolving very quickly. The first couple of years was slower and more old school contested marking footy as WP mentioned. So the likes of Frederick and Sarah Perkins were suited to it and starred. However, the game and ball movement now is much quicker so they are being caught out as soon as the ball hits the ground. It's like the argument in the men's game. Would a Lockett be the goal kicking machine in the modern game or would he be a liability? The lumbering big body types have become extinct in the men's game and seems the women's game is going the same way. If you're tall you need to be agile and decent enough at ground level. So it's no surprise we played Seymour as first ruck this year rather than Frederick.
ps. This trade will also free up some salary cap presumably to target another quality player.
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What is it with Frederick and Harris? Hit the ground running as great forwards in the debut year and not only did they not improve they kinda went backwards? Like Harris can’t kick goals 5m out and Frederick gets pushed under the ball from women half her size
I reckon the spotlight and bronze statue (ridiculous) got to Harris. Once she realised she was the face of the AFL that's where her energies went - there was an article about her teammates being peeed off that she left training to do Instagram stuff for AFLW promotion, which in the men's league would probably get you dropped from the team let's be honest. Then her form dropped and she asked for $150k/year and Carlton knew they should just let her go.
She's been set up to fail a bit IMO. Couple of good seasons in an infant league, then the social media abuse thing (and I'm glad she stood up for herself and got the AFL backing) but then the overreaction of making her the pin-up girl, all the ads on TV, and the damned statue....way too much.
It's a shame because she's an extraordinary athlete too...
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Approved trades:
1. Collingwood trade Madelaine Shevlin, selection 16 and selection 48 to Richmond for Sabrina Frederick, selection 26 and current selection 55.
https://womens.afl/news/72476/
“I would like to thank the Richmond Football Club for the last two years,” Frederick said.
“I was really fortunate to be given the opportunity to move to Melbourne and play the game I love for a club so passionate and supportive of women’s football.
“I am looking forward to this next chapter in my life and being a part of something very special at Collingwood.
“I’m excited to grow and challenge myself professionally. I can’t wait to get started in the black and white.”
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/afl-womens-2021-aflw-2021-sign-and-trade-period-trade-news-blog-wrap-done-deals-latest-news/news-story/13e67ddd8d8f0a7a0c44e1d687c3273d
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As long as Maddy can run faster than 2km/hr we are in front
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We effectively converted Frederick, 2nd & 4th round picks into Shevlin plus first and third round picks.
We now have picks 5, 16, 23, 40, 48.
https://womens.afl/news/72500/indicative-draft-order-your-club-s-picks-as-they-stand
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We effectively converted Frederick, 2nd & 4th round picks into Shevlin plus first and third round picks.
We now have picks 5, 16, 23, 40, 48.
https://womens.afl/news/72500/indicative-draft-order-your-club-s-picks-as-they-stand
This is a win for us :clapping
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Huge win. They coughed up for Frederick IMO. What a waste.
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Why I left the Tigers: Sabrina on Magpie switch
Sarah Black
womens.afl
1 June 2021
A RELENTLESS quest for a new challenge, the appeal of playing a pure forward role and some sustained pestering from good friend Brit Bonnici are behind Sabrina Frederick's move to Collingwood.
The now-former Tiger made the switch to the Magpies on Monday in the opening move of the AFLW Sign and Trade Period, with Maddie Shevlin making the return trip (as well as a number of draft picks exchanging hands).
Frederick told womens.afl Collingwood had been in contact over the past few years, on the hunt for a key forward, but the timing was now right to move.
"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't thinking about my future during the season, for me personally, I'm constantly in search of challenging myself," Frederick told womens.afl.
"At the end of the season, I had conversations with [Richmond] about what they saw from my future and where they saw the club going. It didn't develop fully until after that point.
"It was always in the back of my mind, the challenges for me are always in the back of my mind. It's not a big thing, but once the season was over, I could think about what was next.
"I'm turning 25, I'm getting into that stage of life where not just off the field, but on the field, I'm taking a huge step in my life. It was sort of around then I decided a change would be good."
Frederick played primarily as a forward-ruck for Richmond, particularly in 2021 where her height was needed to support the undersized Gabby Seymour.
"My pre-season this year just gone was such a good pre-season, I felt like it was the best one I'd ever had," she said.
"Unfortunately, I didn't really get the chance to show that in my football on the ground as a forward. I think this time around, I'm really excited to push myself in that position and take my football as a forward to the next level.
"As a footballer, the frustration does definitely pop up from time to time, but I'm the type of person if the team needs me to do whatever the team needs me to do, I'm happy to do it.
"I love the game, so for me, just being able to go out there and play is amazing. I think it was definitely a test for me to be thrown into that position, and I learnt a lot about myself and where I see my career going forward.
"But [I didn't get to] the point where frustration turned to anger, I didn't leave the club angry or anything like that. I do wish things could have been different, but in this industry, sporting careers can be very short-lived, and you have to make the most out of every opportunity."
Frederick won't be going into unfamiliar territory, already having firm friendships with a number of Collingwood players.
"One of my best mates [Bonnici] plays there, so she was always hinting about coming over. She's one of my best friends, I've known her for too long, probably 12 years. She's one of the players I respect highly in this competition but also, I respect her so much as a person," Frederick said.
"There are other players in that team, Bri Davey, 'Choch' (Steph Chiocci), Chloe Molloy, Ruby (Schleicher), there's so many over there that I'm good friends with and I think that's also a really good fit for me."
Frederick will now be at her third club, having played 23 games at Brisbane in 2017 and 2018, and adding a further 17 at the Tigers over the past two seasons.
"It's hard to explain to people. When I got to Brisbane, I was 19, I was a kid and very, very different and I've changed a lot since then. Then I went to Richmond, and I changed a lot in that process, and in the last two years, I've changed a lot as well," Frederick said.
"I'm constantly searching for a challenge to help me grow. It's not necessarily something that I'm missing, but I'm constantly searching for something to challenge me.
"I'm so lucky to have played at those clubs, I'm so, so lucky. I enjoyed my time at Brisbane and I'll never forget it. I've enjoyed my time at Tigerland and I'll never forget it.
"It's not something where I feel like I left because they weren't good enough, it's definitely not that at all. I'm just looking forward to playing at Collingwood, I think they'll give me my next challenge and I'm hoping that I can stay there for as long as I can."
https://womens.afl/news/72504
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Tigers pounce on Saints ruck, cross-code Freo star re-signs
Sarah Black
womens.afl
2 June 2021
RICHMOND has moved quickly to fill the hole left by the departed Sabrina Frederick, trading pick No.48 for St Kilda's Poppy Kelly.
Kelly, 22, joined Richmond on Wednesday of the NAB AFLW Sign and Trade Period, after Frederick made the switch to Collingwood on Monday.
The 182cm ruck-forward played six games across two seasons at St Kilda, with the Saints usually opting to run with co-captain Rhi Watt as a solo ruck.
Pick No.48 initially sat with the Magpies, before being traded to Punt Road as part of the Frederick deal, which also saw Maddie Shevlin becoming a Tiger.
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https://womens.afl/news/72503/tigers-pounce-on-saints-ruck-cross-code-freo-star-re-signs
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Update:
Richmond's draft picks: 5, 16, 23, 40.
In: Shevlin, Kelly.
Out: Frederick.
https://womens.afl/news/72500/indicative-draft-order-your-club-s-picks-as-they-stand
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Update:
Richmond's draft picks: 5, 16, 23, 40.
In: Shevlin, Kelly.
Out: Frederick.
https://womens.afl/news/72500/indicative-draft-order-your-club-s-picks-as-they-stand
Thats a great result.
Shevlin is an OK player & Kelly heaps of upside
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Having a better Kelly who is a much better ruck option than Fredrick gives us the luxury of sending the highly improving Seymour up forward more often.
I think Seymour is going to be a very very good player for us hopefully Kelly can hold her own.
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Richmond Football Club has informed AFLW player Alice Edmonds that she will not be offered a contract for the 2022 season.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/953246/edmonds-to-depart-richmond
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"Really excited to get started" - Shevlin.
Watch: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/954212/-really-excited-to-get-started-shevlin
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Richmond has announced a further two changes to its AFLW list ahead of tomorrow’s first list lodgement deadline.
The Club recently advised Alana Woodward and Phoebe Monahan they would not be offered contracts for the 2022 season.
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Richmond will now look to rejuvenate its list with a strong hand at the upcoming NAB AFL Women’s Draft, which includes two selections inside the Victorian top 10.
Richmond holds picks 5,16,23, and 40 in the National pool.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/954321/richmond-announces-further-list-changes/
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Really surprising re Monahan.
Was second only to Conti in the 2020 season.
Cordner forced her out I guess.
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Really surprising re Monahan.
Was second only to Conti in the 2020 season.
Cordner forced her out I guess.
Agree Macca
She was a beacon down back in our first season
Hope she gets picked up by another Club as she offers alot especially from a leadership perspective
A few other's I thought would go before Phoebe (maybe that should be "should go before Phoebe :shh)
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Is Monahan the backline player with tatts??
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Is Monahan the backline player with tatts??
Yes.
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Really surprising re Monahan.
Was second only to Conti in the 2020 season.
Cordner forced her out I guess.
Yes I agree.
Monaghan was our dominant defender before Cordner and Miller but for some reason she wasn’t as dominant this season.
I would’ve got rid of Sansonetti before Monaghan
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Monahan let herself down badly this year. Came back in poor shape and paid the price.
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Monahan let herself down badly this year. Came back in poor shape and paid the price.
Fair point but she wasn't the only one I don't think
Still think there were others before her that have escaped being under the microscope for their performances this season
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Monahan let herself down badly this year. Came back in poor shape and paid the price.
Fair point but she wasn't the only one I don't think
Still think there were others before her that have escaped being under the microscope for there performances this season
Molan saved by the embarrassment of having to admit a huge stuff up at the draft
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Agree 100%!!
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Late AFLW trade drama. Jess Hosking is trying to move from Carlton to join sister Sarah at Richmond.
https://twitter.com/DanielCherny/status/1402472645514326017
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and confirmed
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/955012/jess-hosking-becomes-a-tiger/
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Great selection/trade for us :clapping
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Great selection/trade for us :clapping
Yep very good trade getting Jess Hosking
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Great selection/trade for us :clapping
Yep very good trade getting Jess Hosking
Good why?
Because she had a twin sister already at the club?
She is no Prespakis or Harrington and she only average 11 disposals a game
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More from the above link:
Richmond can also announce that Akec Makur Chuot has been delisted, with the commitment of being re-drafted by the Club at the upcoming draft.
“We have needed to move Akec off the list for the time being with the full intention of retaining her at next month's draft," Sheahan said.
"Akec has been incredibly understanding and selfless throughout this process, and we have made clear to her, that there is a spot for her at Richmond for the upcoming season."
Richmond currently holds picks 5, 16, 55 and 57 in this year's AFLW Draft.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/955012/jess-hosking-becomes-a-tiger/
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Good why?
Because she had a twin sister already at the club?
She is no Prespakis or Harrington and she only average 11 disposals a game
No because she a good player, tough in the clinches and can play a lockdown role through the midfield. Which is something we need.
You want a Prespakis & Harrington be prepared to give up a McKenzie or Conti and I don't think anyone would do that
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That's a wrap: Every club's Trade Period ranked from best to worst
Sarah Black
womens.afl
8 June 2021
RICHMOND
Recruits: Jess Hosking (Carlton), Poppy Kelly (St Kilda), Maddie Shevlin (Collingwood)
Out: Sabrina Frederick (Collingwood), Alice Edmonds, Emily Harley, Luka Lesosky-Hay, Akec Makur Chuot, Phoebe Monahan, Cleo Saxon-Jones, Holly Whitford, Alana Woodward (all delisted)
Current draft picks: 5, 16, 55, 57
The Tigers pulled the surprise of the Trade Period, signing Jess Hosking in the dying stages of the 10-day stint. Having delisted Edmonds and traded Frederick, Kelly was needed to shore up the ruck stocks. Nailing those first two draft picks will be the key for Richmond this period. They have committed to re-drafting Makur Chuot.
Trade rating: 7/10
https://womens.afl/news/72727
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Good why?
Because she had a twin sister already at the club?
She is no Prespakis or Harrington and she only average 11 disposals a game
No because she a good player, tough in the clinches and can play a lockdown role through the midfield. Which is something we need.
You want a Prespakis & Harrington be prepared to give up a McKenzie or Conti and I don't think anyone would do that
No I didn’t say I wanted Prespakis & Harrington because that’s unrealistic but I’m not getting overly excited that said her best game was probably her game against us.
Maybe they’ll both improve once they play together again we certainly need more mids that can help Conti and McKenzie.
Let’s hope we pick up another couple of guns like McKenzie this draft.
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THE AFL is pleased to announce the 2021 NAB AFL Women’s Draft will take place at 6.45pm AEST on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.
https://womens.afl/news/72745
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Former junior Australian basketball captain Jasmine Simmons shoots for the AFLW.
It's believed three clubs are vying for the signature of the junior world champion captain including the Adelaide Crows, North Melbourne and the Richmond Tigers.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-12/former-australian-captain-shoots-for-aflw-broken-hill/100206638
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AFLW Tigers locked in for 2022:
Christina Bernardi
Maddy Brancatisano
Katie Brennan
Hannah Burchell
Monique Conti
Harriet Cordner
Sarah D’Arcy
Sarah Dargan
Kate Dempsey
Jess Hosking
Sarah Hosking
Kodi Jacques
Poppy Kelly
Tessa Lavey
Laura McClelland
Ellie McKenzie
Hannah McLaren
Rebecca Miller
Sophie Molan
Iilish Ross
Sarah Sansonetti
Gabrielle Seymour
Maddie Shevlin
Tayla Stahl
Courtney Wakefield
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/956586/
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Starting to take some shape and look like a more competitive team.
I’m still not convinced on some players though ie. Sansonetti but I’m glad we finally moved on Fredricks.
Still some work to do as some are just not up to it now but we will soon find out about them all when the season starts. The better the competition gets the better the players must be.
Hopefully we hit the jackpot in the draft with more McKenzie and Conti types.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1405050086040629251
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The AFLW Sign and Trade Period has now come to a close, with Richmond welcoming three exciting Tigers and 22 players signing on for 2022.
Bookended by the very first and last trades, it was a busy start and finish to the Period for Richmond.
The Tigers' first recruit was Maddie Shevlin on day one, as the utility crossed over from Collingwood in a trade that saw Sabrina Frederick depart the Club.
Head of Women’s Football Kate Sheahan said gaining Shevlin filled Richmond’s need for a rebounding defender.
"She was quite a sought-after prospect in the industry because everyone could see there was a skillful, athletic, beautiful user of the ball sitting on Collingwood’s list and due to their strength down back, it was really hard for her to break in," Sheahan said.
"The opportunity to get game time at our Club and really play a significant role in our backline, and a role she can really make her own, was the thing at the end of the day that got her over the line."
Next to join Richmond was ruck Poppy Kelly, who came across from St Kilda where she was an inaugural AFLW player.
Sheahan said the "sky’s the limit" for the athletic youngster.
"Poppy’s incredibly raw...We just really thought to ourselves 'wow this girl’s got a lot of upside'," Sheahan said.
"She’s new to the game but athletically very gifted, tall, with pretty good ruck craft for someone who hasn’t played a lot of football.
"For us, what stood out when we really analysed her game was her ability to compete in the contest aerially when we were in a situation where we needed that option long down the line."
On the final day, and minutes, of the Sign and Trade period, Jess Hosking became a Tiger.
After what could only be described as a "whirlwind 24 hours", Sheahan was "incredibly thrilled" when the trade with Carlton went through.
"It went down to the wire," Sheahan said.
"We think this is an amazing acquisition for our backline, but Jess has the capacity to play in multiple roles. We’ve seen with Carlton this year that she was really good inside for them when she would rotate through the midfield, and she played a fair bit of midfield as well, and has been a staple in their backline over the years.
"(It provides) a lot of variety for Jess, and our team overall, which just continues to add to the depth of our 30."
Sheahan said the commitment from the 22 Tigers who have re-signed with the Club showed "really terrific connection and team awareness".
"We're thrilled to be able to retain the talent at the footy club and extend some of our girls who were inaugural AFLW players for our team," Sheahan said.
"There's a lot to look forward to for the AFLW Tiger girls."
The Tigers now turn their attention towards next month’s AFLW draft, where they will look to build on their youth with a strong hand of picks 5, 16, 55 and 57.
"It’s a fantastic opportunity for us," said Sheahan.
"Pick five nationally (is) pick three in Victoria, so we’ll have the third-best (Victorian) pick in the draft.
"Our recruiter Trent Mosbey has done a power of work in identifying the best young talent in Victoria and around the country. We’re really scouring the draft at the moment to find what we want and what’s available."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/959430/aflw-sign-and-trade-wrap-three-new-tigers-22-sign-on
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DESPITE missing out on finals, Richmond leads the way in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team.
Selection is based on pre-determined statistical categories for those positions (spoils for defence, uncontested possessions for midfield etc), with the leader in each category given the nod.
The Tigers had four players selected: key back Harriet Cordner, midfielder Monique Conti and key forwards Katie Brennan and Courtney Wakefield.
DEFENDERS
Harriet Cordner, Richmond – intercept marks
The recruitment of Cordner was an inspired move by Richmond during the 2020 Trade Period, the key back producing her best season to date. Tied with Schleicher for most intercept marks (2.6) and ranked sixth-best for one-on-one contest loss rate (minimum 15).
FORWARDS
Katie Brennan, Richmond – score involvements
Spending much more time in attack than she did last year, the Tiger ranked second overall for score involvements (4.8) behind Phillips. Brennan ranked first overall for contested marks inside 50, and finished equal-second in the goalkicking with 14, way up on her previous AFLW best of six.
INTERCHANGE
Monique Conti, Richmond – ground-ball gets
The Tiger set the record for the highest average of groundball gets in a season with 10.6. She also ranked second for contested possessions and seventh for both disposals and clearances.
Courtney Wakefield, Richmond – forward 50 tackles
Usually the domain of smalls, Richmond's 180cm, 34-year-old full-forward sat equal-first for forward 50 tackles. Also tying for first were Rachelle Martin and Christina Bernardi, but Wakefield gets the nod on number of games played (nine, as oppose to five and six respectively). The Tiger also ranked third for pressure points inside forward 50.
https://womens.afl/news/72761
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They forgot to mention that Wakefield travels over 600 miles in the desert heat and bare foot over the snowy ranges just to get to training. :rollin
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Our three new Tigers have their guernsey numbers 🔢
#11 @jesshosking
#14 @poppykellyo
#35 @maddieshevlin_
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ7xVnnBBNs/
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Richmond AFLW guernsey numbers:
1. Sophie Molan
3. Katie Brennan
4. Monique Conti
5. Maddy Brancatisano
6. Christina Bernardi
7. Sarah Hosking
8. Courtney Wakefield
9. Hannah Burchell
10. Kodi Jacques
11. Jess Hosking
12. Sarah D'Arcy
14. Poppy Kelly
15. Rebecca Miller
16. Laura McClelland
17. Sarah Dargan
18. Sarah Sansonetti
19. Kate Dempsey
21. Iilish Ross
22. Ellie McKenzie
23. Harriet Cordner
24. Tayla Stahl
28. Gabrielle Seymour
29. Hannah McLaren
35. Maddie Shevlin
37. Tessa Lavey
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/972494/new-aflw-guernsey-numbers-revealed
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Seven AFLW Tigers have shown their commitment to the Club by signing multi-year deals.
Star Richmond AFLW players Ellie McKenzie, Katie Brennan and Monique Conti have underlined their commitment to the Club by signing on for the next two seasons in Yellow and Black.
The All-Australian pair and boom youngster McKenzie formed the top-three in the Tigers’ best and fairest this year, and have bolstered the group by committing for the maximum contract terms under current AFLW rules.
Rapidly improving talls Bec Miller and Gabby Seymour have also signed with the Club until the end of the 2023 season, as has dynamic winger Tessa Lavey.
After impressing in an expanded role through the midfield this season, former No. 15 draft pick Maddy Brancatisano is also on board for the longer term.
Full article: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/973511/
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The final draft order has been released for Tuesday's AFLW draft (starts 6.45pm).
Richmond picks: 5, 16, 48, 50, 54.
Every club has to use at least three picks.
https://womens.afl/news/72500
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Sarah Black's first round AFLW phantom draft:
1. GC - Charlie Rowbottom
2. Geel - George Prespakis
3. WC - Courtney Rowley
4. StK - Tess Craven
5. Rich - Amanda Ling
Pos: Midfielder
Ht: 163cm
DOB: 9/7/02
From: Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro
Video highlights: https://womens.afl/video/72918/likely-no-1-pick-ready-to-take-her-game-to-the-next-level
Ling has shot up the ranks after being overlooked in last year's draft. Now with some consistent footy under her belt after missing 2019 with a hamstring injury, Ling is a dogged ball-winner who loves tackling and putting on defensive pressure. Won the best on ground in this year's NAB League Grand Final and is incredibly driven.
If not her?
Ling and Tess Craven could be interchangeable here, with a bit of confusion as to which order the two will go. There's no chance Georgie Prespakis slips this far.
6. GC - Tegan Levi
7. Geel - Ella Friend
8. GC - Giselle Davies
9. Geel - Stella Reid
10. Carl - Tara Slender
11. Carl - Annie Lee
12. StK - Ashleigh Richards
13. NM - Emelia Yassir
14. Freo - Charlotte Thomas
15. Geel - Poppy Schaap
16. Rich - Aurora Smith
Pos: Winger
Ht: 165cm
DOB: 13/12/03
From: Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country
Video highlights: https://womens.afl/video/72996/likely-no-1-pick-ready-to-take-her-game-to-the-next-level
A bit more of a speculative selection from womens.afl's end, looking at needs. Smith would add some quality pace on the wing. She's got great endurance and excellent game sense, knowing just where to position herself at the right moment. From Shepparton, Smith won the Bushrangers' best and fairest this year.
https://womens.afl/news/73298/sarah-black-s-2021-phantom-draft-who-goes-where-your-club-s-whispers
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There must be a quick skilled version of the New Zealand weight lifter we can draft
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Richmond Women's Recruiting Manager Trent Mosbey:
What are your thoughts on the talent available in this year’s draft crop?
"We're really excited by this talented group and we were able to get an extra first-round pick this year, so we have two first-round picks going into this draft...so we're really excited about the group of girls that we'll select with those two selections. And we think it runs really deep. We've got (another) three selections out the back of the draft and with our last selection we'll be taking Akec (Makur Chuot) back onto the list. Akec made a great sacrifice so we were able to get Jess Hosking in the trade period, so (we'll be) really happy to get Akec back on our list and looking forward to what she can contribute in the next season."
Richmond holds pick No. 5, which is the third Victorian selection, a really good opportunity to bring some young talent into the squad.
"We think we've got access to an elite, talented girl at that pick three in Victoria. We're really excited by that batch of girls and we've done a lot of work on them since January of this year and met them multiple times and watched them play all across the year at championship level, NAB league level and VFLW. So, we feel we've got a really good handle of the draft pool and particular that top end part of it, so we're really looking forward to adding a really talented girl onto our list."
With your remaining selections, will you be looking to select the best player available with those selections, or do you have specific needs in mind?
"It's a bit of a mixture and we hope that both will overlap and we're able to achieve our goals in terms of adding certain position types to the list. But, overall, our strategy, particularly for the first two picks, will be best talent available and we'll hopefully get some really talented girls there onto the list and hopefully fill the list need at the same time. So, we've identified a batch of girls that fit the criteria of the football club, and hopefully we can get them on board."
What attributes are you looking for in your selections?
"We've got set criteria that we stick to and some attributes that we really want to value and we've identified those around athleticism, competitiveness, skill, and also a character component to that as well. We want to bring in girls that fit our values and our core culture that we're trying to build at the Richmond Football Club."
The 2021 NAB AFL Women's Draft commences tonight at 6:45pm AEST.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/984775/2021-aflw-draft-preview
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The draft has just started.
https://womens.afl/news/73288/watch-it-live-2021-nab-aflw-draft-from-6-45pm-aest
1. GC - Charlie Rowbottom
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2. Geel - Georgie Prepakis
3. WC - Charlotte Thomas
4. StK - Ella Friend
Our first pick is next. Both Craven & Ling available which we've been linked to according to Sarah Black.
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Okay this isn't going the way Sarah Black had in her phantom draft.
5. Richmond - Stella Reid
Welcome to Punt Rd, Stella :).
Stella Reid
Pos: Midfielder/forward
Ht: 173cm
DOB: 10/9/03
From: Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro
A lovely user of the footy, Reid is equally adept in the midfield or on the wing as she is roaming across half-forward. Reid is a member of the NAB AFLW Academy, has an uncanny knack of hitting the scoreboard at crucial moments and has good speed and game awareness. Her uncle Simon Arnott played 30 games for Sydney and 26 games for the Cats.
https://womens.afl/news/73298
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6. GC - Tegan Levi
7. Geel - Zali Friswell
8. GC - Ashanti Bush
9. Geel - Gabbi Featherston
10. Carl - Annie Lee
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11. Carl - Keeley Sherar
12. StK - Ashleigh Richards
13. North - Tess Craven
14. Freo - Amy Franklin
15. Geel - Annabel Johnson
Our second pick is next.
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16. Richmond - Emelia Yassir
Welcome to Tigerland, Emelia :)
EMELIA YASSIR
Pos: Midfielder
Ht: 160cm,
DOB: 25/9/03
From: Calder Cannons/Vic Metro
Yassir only knows one thing, and that's to attack the footy. A strong ball-winner who has proven herself against the bigger bodies at VFLW level playing for Essendon, she can also drift forward and hit the scoreboard. One list manager compared her to Bulldog Elisabeth Georgostathis, with the ability to have an impact on both the inside and outside.
https://womens.afl/news/73298
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17. Adel - Zoe Prowse
18. Bris - Maggie Harmer
That's the end of the first round. Gill has done his job and he's off.
Our next pick is a long way off at 48.
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Our first two picks:
#7 Stella Reid (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
10/09/2003 | 173cm
Medium Utility
Key strengths: Versatility, spread, skills, goal sense
A natural ball-winner with a slick left foot and smooth-moving ability, Reid has proven she can play on all three lines of the field. Starting off half-back and pushing up to a wing, Reid finished her season up forward and ended up slotting 15 goals in 11 games, including three in Oakleigh’s premiership win. She averaged 1.4 goals for the season from 20.1 disposals, 4.5 marks and 3.2 inside 50s per game, looked to as a key player to move the ball in transition. She used it well by hand or foot and was able to find space with ease. Multiple times a game Reid would make you wonder how she got in so much space even when tearing it up, but credit to her work rate and smarts to be able to find the open space and then punish the opposition through either her disposal or on the scoreboard.
State-based Pool Ranking (Victoria): #3
AFLW Draft notes:
Much like Slender, Reid is as versatile as they come, but from an outside sense. She can play at half-back, half-forward or on a wing, and hits the scoreboard regularly, and that will appeal to clubs. It is anticipated she will be in the first half-dozen Victorian picks alongside her teammates Rowbottom and Amanda Ling.
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#22 Emelia Yassir (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro)
25/09/2003 | 160cm
Balanced Midfielder
Key strengths: Contested work, aggression, disposal, high impact
Bursting onto the scene as a 15-year-old during Calder Cannons’ run to the 2019 NAB League Girls Grand Final, Yassir played 11 games in her debut season to hold her own against much older opponents. In her top-age year, Yassir lifted her numbers to 16.7 disposals, 3.9 tackles and 3.1 inside 50s to be a crucial player in the Cannons’ forward half of the ground. Her contested work and aggression around the football makes her a player that would do anything to win the football and shows a high level of football nous, along with high impact in the games. She will generally use it well going forward, and whilst she might only be the 160cm, could settle as a midfielder or defensive forward with her traits and skillset.
State-based Pool Ranking (Victoria): #13
AFLW Draft notes:
Yassir is a player who could go first or second round depending on the club’s needs. She has a lot of potential for the future and might be one Carlton looks to with its back-to-back picks, with North Melbourne and Richmond around the right region, and even the Western Bulldogs having a few selections together.
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https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/tag/emelia-yassir/
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Round 2
19. North - Tara Slender
20. Adel - Brooke Tonon
21. WC - Courtney Rowley
22. WB - Amanda Ling
23. Carl - Brooke Vickers
24. WC - Beth Schilling
25. WB - Aurora Smith
26. Carl - Imogen Milford
27. WB - Elizabeth Snell
28. North - Kimberley Rennie
29. Coll - Eliza James
30. GC - Giselle Davies
31. Freo - Dana East
32. Coll - Eloise Chaston
33. Coll - Imogen Barnett
34. Adel - Abbie Ballard
35. Bris - Bella Smith
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Round 3
36. StK - pass
37. GWS - Ally Morphett
38. Freo - Makaela Tuhakaraina
39. Carl - pass
40. WC - Sarah Lakay
41. Melb - Georgia Campbell (F/D)
42. Melb - Tahlia Gillard
43. North - Perri King
44. Freo - Airlie Runnalls
45. Melb - Alison Brown
46. Bris - Mikayla Pauga
Round 4
47. WC - Emily Bennett
We're next up.
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48. Richmond - Meagan Kiely
Welcome to Punt Rd, Meagan :)
From North's VFL.
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49. GWS - Jessica Doyle
50. Richmond - Ingrid Houtsma
Welcome to Tigerland, Ingrid :).
176cm
Current Team: Geelong Falcons, Vic Country Girls
Birthday: November 20, 2003
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51. North - Jasmine Ferguson
52. Freo - Jessica Low
53. Bris - Luka Yoshida-Martin
Round 5:
54. Richmond - Akec Makur Chuot
We promised to redraft her.
So that's it for us.
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55. GWS - Brodee Mowbray
56. North - Ella Maurer
57. Freo - Sarah Wielstra
58. Bris - Lucinda Pullar
Rounds 6-8
59. GWS - Georgina Fowler
60. GWS - Casidhe Simmons
61. GWS - Erin Todd
And that's all folks!
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Recap of our picks:
Pick 5. Stella Reid
Height: 173cm
Current Team: Collingwood VFLW, Vic Metro Girls
Birthday: September 10, 2003
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PROFILE
One of the smoothest movers and cleanest users of the footy in the pool, Reid has impressed in 2021 with her consistency and versatility, proving herself as an impactful player in the backline, forwardline and on a wing that can be extremely damaging with her penetrating left foot kick and marking around the ground.
STRENGTHS:
Kicking
Versatility
Marking
Accumulation
Scoreboard conversion
Spread
KEY IMPROVEMENT:
Inside Game
Having the opportunity to show her versatility more and more as the season drew on, Reid started her 2021 campaign in the defensive 50, then moved into a midfield role and finished off playing almost exclusively as a forward, roaming up the ground to be a link up player when Oakleigh struggled to get it going forward, utilising her marking and kicking in particular across all three areas of the ground, topping the Disposal, Marks, Goals and Rebound 50’s count for the Oakleigh Chargers in the season despite the switching around, which is a strong sign of her consistency across all parts of the ground.
One of her other big strengths is her positioning around the ground across multiple roles, holding space and timing her run well as an outside receiver around the midfield, timing her leads well and showing strong patterns as a forward, and being where the ball is entering almost every time when in the defensive half, taking intercept marks and setting up play going forward with her penetrating kick.
She was played predominantly on the wing when representing Vic Metro at the U19 AFLW Championships, averaging 20 disposals, 5.5 marks and a goal in the two games against Vic Country and Western Australia, earning a debut with Collingwood VFLW after the Oakleigh Chargers premiership where she rotated from the midfield and defense, perhaps offering an insight into where she may play at the next level.
Mostly due to her role in the teams she was part of, Reid at times looked like she struggled with her inside game, particularly contested ball winning, as she aimed to be the receiver from contests, it’s hard to call this a weakness but is certainly an area that could do with some development at the next level to round out her game.
QUOTES
“A natural ball-winner with a slick left foot and smooth-moving ability, Reid has proven she can play on all three lines of the field. Starting off half-back and pushing up to a wing, Reid finished her season up forward and ended up slotting 15 goals in 11 games, including three in Oakleigh’s premiership win. She averaged 1.4 goals for the season from 20.1 disposals, 4.5 marks and 3.2 inside 50s per game, looked to as a key player to move the ball in transition. She used it well by hand or foot and was able to find space with ease. Multiple times a game Reid would make you wonder how she got in so much space even when tearing it up, but credit to her work rate and smarts to be able to find the open space and then punish the opposition through either her disposal or on the scoreboard.” – Peter Williams via “Draft Central AFLW Power Rankings Victorian Pool: June 2021”
“A versatile left-footer, Reid progressively moved up the ground as the season wore on; starting in the backline and spending a couple of rounds down there before progressing to the midfield for a few rounds, then spending the rest of the season in the forwardline, where she’d go on to be the side’s leading goal kicker. With that versatility comes a wide range of traits that will allow her to slot into whichever area the team she ends up at needs, with her speed, ball use by foot and ability to hold space three of her most impressive strengths. Representing Vic Metro, she was predominantly used on the wing, which perhaps offers some insight into where recruiters picture her playing long-term.” – Declan Reeve via “2021 NAB League Girls season review: Oakleigh Chargers”
“Another who has found a home up forward, Reid provided just the spark Oakleigh needed to break away and form an early lead. She was a reliable target up forward and with her combination of smarts and competitiveness, proved very difficult to beat when the ball came her way. Her two first quarter goals were crafty, latching onto the ball close to goal and finishing in quick time with aplomb to create genuine scoreboard pressure. She very nearly had a third in the same term, but hit the post, before posting that next major in term three with a snap. Her bag of three capped a run of six-consecutive games with at least one goal in style.” – Michael Alvaro via “Top Performers: 2021 NAB League Girls – Grand Final”
Game stats: https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/player/stella-reid/
Interview [go to 6:00 min & 7:30 min marks]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRCSUi6P2GQ
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Pick 16. Emelia Yassir
Height: 160cm
Current Team: Essendon VFLW, Vic Metro Girls
Birthday: September 25, 2003
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PROFILE
With a some really solid performances as a balanced midfielder over the journey, Emelia Yassir has the runs on the board at NAB League and AFL Women’s Under 19s Championships level to give clubs confidence that she will translate well to the next level.
STRENGTHS:
Inside game
Overhead marking
Acceleration
Ground balls
Clean hands
Aggression
KEY IMPROVEMENT:
Strength
Proving to be one of the Calder Cannons most crucial players in their NAB League 2021 campaign with her ability to switch her approach instantly to accommodate her midfield teammates, Emelia Yassir’s involvement around stoppages and in handball chains around the ground often put Calder in a good position on field. Her two-way running was obvious throughout the season, often seen in a forward half handball chain one minute, and then laying a tackle or applying pressure to an opponent in the defensive 50 the next minute, offering a level of reliability for her defenders putting them under less pressure.
Representing Vic Metro in the AFLW U19s Championships, Yassir did not get the same amount of time onball as she did in the NAB League, being forced to adapt to a rotation on the forward flank for large parts of the games. The change did not have a massive impact on her numbers, averaging 15.5 disposals, 2.5 marks and 5 tackles across two games, she proved she could still find ways to be involved despite not being around the action as much.
Heading into the future, Yassir may look to work on her overall strength. Standing at 160cm, she comes in a tad undersized for an AFLW midfielder, and an improvement in strength could help her make up the difference and help her towards getting majority game time on ball. Given her overhead marking for her height, Yassir may also find herself lining up in the forward line as she builds up that strength.
QUOTES
“Bursting onto the scene as a 15-year-old during Calder Cannons’ run to the 2019 NAB League Girls Grand Final, Yassir played 11 games in her debut season to hold her own against much older opponents. In her top-age year, Yassir lifted her numbers to 16.7 disposals, 3.9 tackles and 3.1 inside 50s to be a crucial player in the Cannons’ forward half of the ground. Her contested work and aggression around the football makes her a player that would do anything to win the football and shows a high level of football nous, along with high impact in the games. She will generally use it well going forward, and whilst she might only be the 160cm, could settle as a midfielder or defensive forward with her traits and skillset.” – Peter Williams via “2021 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Small Midfielders/Forwards/Defenders”
“Another important and constant figure in Calder’s midfield mix, Yassir was the speedy ground level type who helped set her side on the front foot with good run-and-carry away from the contest. A tough competitor, the 17-year-old is also not afraid to compete for and win her own ball, but benefitted from being released onto the outer via hand. In seven of her nine outings, Yassir notched over 15 disposals and that form was more than enough to warrant Vic Metro selection.” – Michael Alvaro via “2021 NAB League Girls team review: Calder Cannons”
“Consistently found ways to show off her burst of speed and agility, weaving through packs and getting away well weighted kicks forward, or handballing to teammates under less pressure. The hard working midfielder provided plenty of spark around stoppages. She found her way around the ground as well, with a defensive focus to her game, getting down back to help out her team under siege, where she even managed an impressive intercept mark which led to a dangerous piece of transitional play that almost resulted in a goal.” – Declan Reeve via “Top Performers: 2021 NAB League Girls – Elimination Finals”
Game stats: https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/player/emelia-yassir/
Interview [go to 0.17 min, 2:12 min, 3:28 min, 4:35 min, 6:04 min and 7:19 min marks]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adrEZQ8alao
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Pick 48: Meagan Kiely
Height: 168cm
Current Team: North Melbourne VFLW
Birthday: December 15, 1994
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PROFILE
Meagan Kiely has been arguably the most dominant VFLW player this season, leading a number of statistics from disposals to marks, and putting her hand up into draft contention.
STRENGTHS:
Kicking
Marking
Consistency
Inside game
Work rate
Leadership
KEY IMPROVEMENT:
Scoreboard impact
If there was picture accompanying the definition of consistency in the dictionary, it may well show an action shot of Meagan Kiely running around in the blue and white hoops. Having relocated to Victoria, Kiely has put together an enormous 2021 season in the VFL Women’s, with numbers that force clubs to take a look at the talented mature-age midfielder.
Turning 27 in December, Kiely is a readymade talent who could easily step up to the AFLW, looking a class above the state league level with her natural ball-winning, work rate and leadership coming to the fore. In 14 games, Kiely averaged 24.5 disposals, 5.3 marks, 5.4 tackles, 3.6 clearances, 3.2 inside 50s and 3,2 rebound 50s in an all-round effort.
Playing onball primarily, Kiely was able to work her opponent over across the ground and use her kick-first mentality (73 per cent of her disposals were kicks) to drive the ball forward for the Roos. A two-way runner, the one way Kiely can take her game to another level is hitting the scoreboard, booting just the two goals for the season. Her overall consistency across the ground, particularly on the inside was noticeable, and captaining the Roos with so much talent around her was a nod to her leadership skills.
Whilst she might have a few years on many of the other draft-eligible talents, Kiely should be highly considered, especially for a side that could use an immediate midfield fix. She cracks in, wins the hard ball, can win the loose ball and puts the team first, hardly putting a foot wrong all season.
There might not be as many chances for mature-age prospects as there were a few years ago, but Kiely is one who should be near the top of the list based on her 2021 season.
QUOTES
“First quarter we saw Kiely with some real leather poisoning when she gets the quick handball to the right side of who boots it into their 50m in the first 15 seconds of the game with a beautiful delivery to teammate Elisha King. With a lot of the ball early, Kiely held her space nicely and lead into space that resulted as a mark, continuing with a quick penetrated kick inside their 50m again and hit teammate, Nikki Wallace up, that viciously resulted in their first goal of the game with a hard direct kick to Sarah Skinner. Holding her space early around stoppages wanting the backwards pass, that results in a run and carry. Five minutes into the first quarter Kiely lays a very important tackle for North where it becomes a ball up inside their 50 for another chance on goal. She used her powerful legs to burst through a pack to fight to put another score on the board that was touched and was a behind. Really good footy smarts when she received the ball from the middle and straight away looked to her right side to use her winger to try to create more space.” – Brooke Hards via “2021 VFLW Player Focus: Meagan Kiely”
“The first mature-ager and VFLW player to make it into the Power Rankings, Kiely would have to be one of the favourites for the Lambert-Pearce Medal after a dominant display for North Melbourne this season. Relocating from Tasmania, the Roos would be keeping a close eye on the 26-year-old, who could slot straight into any midfield with her natural ball-winning skills, work rate and leadership. As good as any readymade midfielder outside the AFLW, the North captain has lead the competition across disposals and marks this year, showing she can win it at the coal face, or on the outside, with her clean hands and kicking impressive, but most of all her footy IQ shining through. Averaging a massive 22.8 disposals, 4.7 marks and 5.6 tackles from her 12 games, she is the premier VFLW player at this stage.” – Peter Williams via “Draft Central AFLW Draft Power Rankings – Victorian Pool: June 2021”
“Meagan Kiely‘s our captain, she’s had a fantastic year, I think she leads the comp in disposals, marks and a few other statistics, and she’s probably been our most consistent player across the course of the year, and played a few different roles for us as well, so she’s been pretty significant… Meagan Kiely’s a great example of a player that I think has been able to put so many runs on the board this year that she would be a consideration for a number of clubs I would suspect.” – Rhys Harwood, North Melbourne AFLW List Manager via “Exciting Eleven: North Melbourne’s VFLW Tasmanian connection strong”
Game stats: https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/player/meagan-kiely/
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Pick 50: Ingrid Houtsma
Height: 176cm
Current Team: Geelong Falcons, Vic Country Girls
Birthday: November 20, 2003
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PROFILE
Ingrid Houtsma is a versatile tall who can seemingly play anywhere on the field as she showed during her time with the Geelong Falcons in the NAB League Girls competition. Stationed at half-forward, half-back and the wing, Houtsma has plenty of upside for the future.
STRENGTHS:
Athleticism
Endurance
Versatility
Decision making
Aggression
Upside
KEY IMPROVEMENT:
Accumulation
Having played a bit of everywhere during 2021, Ingrid Houtsma might not be a massive ball-winner, but when she does win it, she generally makes the right decisions with ball-in-hand. Her greatest assets are her athleticism and endurance for a taller player, able to roam around the ground and get into potential ball-winning positions. She attacks the contest hard when going for a mark and has plenty of eye-catching moments that suggest the utility has plenty in the bank to improve for the future.
When playing in a key position role, Houtsma is able to lead out strongly and back herself with a fierce attack on the ball and win it in the air, or bring it to ground to advantage. Because of her athleticism, even if she drops the mark, she is able to recover quickly and create some separation on her opponent. When playing on a wing, Houtsma is able to roam up and down the ground and find space to keep the ball moving in transition.
Whilst there are more opportunities for Houtsma to follow up possessions and win more touches around the ground, she has the right base to build her game around. Her upside is clear, and with her athleticism and ball use impressive, it is just about complementing what she already has shown. Still raw compared to some players, Houtsma is one who could improve rapidly with further development.
QUOTES
“A player with plenty of upside, Houtsma becomes the remarkable fifth Falcon in the top 18 players showing just how deep the Falcons’ side was this season. She does not need to win a lot of the ball to have an impact, her Houtsma’s athleticism across the ground as a 176cm enabling her to play on a wing, or in a key position player at either end. Strong overhead, and able to win it at ground level, Houtsma attacks the ball at speed on a lead, and generally uses it well when in possession. Still ironing out consistency within games, the versatile utility has already spent time at centre half-back, centre half-forward and on the wing, which is a huge feather in the cap for the teenager.” – Peter Williams via “Draft Central AFLW Draft Power Rankings – Victorian Pool: June 2021”
“Consistently filling a role on the wing, Houtsma was at times overshadowed by her higher accumulating teammates but still played a valuable part in the Falcons’ season. Houtsma’s sense of the outside role was vital for Geelong; holding her space to be a release option, she’d often go for runs and then deliver the ball well by foot to teammates coming towards her. On the rare occasion she found herself in trouble through the year, she showed she was able to work through traffic cleanly. She ended up as yet another Vic Country Under 19s representative, where she brought the usual reliability she offers.” – Declan Reeve via “2021 NAB League Girls team review: Geelong Falcons”
Game stats: https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/player/ingrid-houtsma/
Interview [go to 1:02 min, 3:53 min, 5:27 min, 8:36 min, 10:15 min marks]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk-qoexVnoo
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54. Akec Makur Chout
Redrafted.
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/players/1537/akec-makur-chuot
So all up we used 5 picks and four on new players.
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Reid, who was the vice-captain of the premiership-winning Chargers in the NAB League this year, booted 15 goals from 13 games and averaged 20 disposals and 3.6 tackles per match.
An U/19 All Australian, Reid also showed an ability to perform in big games with a standout three-goal performance in the NAB League Grand Final.
Richmond AFLW Recruiting Manager Trent Moseby said Reid was a high achieving character, determined and self-driven to have a successful AFLW career.
“Stella’s strengths in her game are her classy left foot kicking, overhead marking, high football I.Q, goal kicking, and running ability. She clearly has AFLW attributes,” he added.
Reid, who stands at 173cm, has displayed versatility in her game by playing forward, back, through the midfield, and on the wing in recent years.
“She has the potential to play as a dangerous forward or a hard-running midfielder at the elite level with her size, speed and aerobic capacity. We are excited about what Stella can become in our program,” Moseby said.
Reid was outstanding for Victoria Metro against Victoria Country earlier in the year, gathering 23 disposals, taking six marks and kicking two goals.
The former Kew Comets junior also made an appearance for Collingwood at VFLW level during the year, where she gathered 13 disposals and had four rebound 50s.
Reid was also a distinguished junior cricketer and hockey player, representing her state in both sports. She is the niece of former Sydney and Geelong player Simon Arnott.
Off the sporting field, Reid plays the trumpet and is the President of Balwyn High School's Student Representative Council.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/988426/stella-reid-becomes-an-aflw-tiger
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The Calder Cannons product averaged 17 disposals, including 11 contested and four tackles per game in 2021.
Yassir represented Victoria Metro in this year’s National Championships and featured six times for Essendon at VFLW level, averaging 9.5 disposals and four tackles.
Her strongest game at Championships level came against Western Australia, where she was a dominant force with 17 disposals, four marks, five tackles and two score assists.
Richmond AFLW Recruiting Manager, Trent Moseby said that the 160cm Yassir was a fierce competitor.
“We see ‘Millzy’ playing as a dangerous small forward at AFLW level with her foot skills, footy smarts and defensive pressure challenging the opposition at the elite level,” he said.
“Her tackling is a real strength, as is her overhead marking, and football smarts, kicking, clean hands and her movement. ‘Millzy’ has clear AFLW attributes.
“We are really excited about what she can bring to our program.”
She has been compared to exciting Western Bulldogs youngster Elisabeth Georgostathis for her manic pressure.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/988476/tigers-select-yassir-with-pick-16
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Kiely, 27, has played in multiple Tasmanian and New South Wales state league Women’s premierships and proved a strong performer in the VFLW as well in her debut season this year.
The mature-age recruit averaged 24 disposals across 14 games at the level, showing an ability to rack up huge numbers, including 36 and 34 disposal displays against Port Melbourne and Southern Saints.
The physiotherapist by trade was described by Richmond recruiters as an excellent decision-maker.
“Megan's strengths in her game are her clean hands, clearance ability, kicking, overhead marking, high football intelligence, tackling ability and running ability,” Recruiting Manager Trent Moseby said.
“She has clear AFLW attributes and is an A-Grade human being.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/988557/former-kangaroo-captain-kiely-lands-at-tigerland
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Houtsma, a Geelong Falcons product, is a tall-winger with a long kick and the ability to run and carry.
The 176cm talent played eight games for the Falcons this year, averaging 12 disposals and four tackles per game. Houtsma also appeared for Victoria Country at the U/19 Championships where she averaged nine disposals.
Richmond Recruiting Manager, Trent Moseby said that Houtsma had significant upside.
"Ingrid has the potential to play as a winger at the elite level with her speed and running ability making her a difficult match. We are excited about what Ingrid can become in our program. "
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/988555/houtsma-rounds-out-richmond-s-draft-crop
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Vision of our first two picks:
Stella Reid:
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https://womens.afl/video/72920/likely-no-1-pick-ready-to-take-her-game-to-the-next-level
Emelia Yassir:
(http://oneeyed-richmond.com/images/aflw/EmeliaYassir.png) (https://womens.afl/video/72984/likely-no-1-pick-ready-to-take-her-game-to-the-next-level)
https://womens.afl/video/72984/likely-no-1-pick-ready-to-take-her-game-to-the-next-level
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Richmond Women's Recruiting Manager, Trent Mosbey about the AFLW Draft:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/988682/aflw-draft-review
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And here's the highlights clips of all our new recruits:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/988484/2021-aflw-draft-pick-5-stella-reid
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/988509/2021-aflw-draft-pick-16-emelia-yassir
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/988637/2021-aflw-draft-pick-48-meagan-keily
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/988600/2021-aflw-draft-pick-50-ingrid-houtsma
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1420269547836215300
Stella's pretty stoked to be a Tiger :thumbsup.
Watch: https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1420274493759451139
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Our newbies: Yassir, Reid, Keily & Houtsma
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1422420586228195329
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Thought they would have gone a pure mid with their first pick
But anyway looks like she can kick a goal
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Finalised playing list for 2022:
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Christina Bernardi, Maddy Brancatisano, Katie Brennan, Hannah Burchell, Monique Conti, Harriet Cordner, Sarah D'Arcy, Sarah Dargan, Kate Dempsey, Jess Hosking, Sarah Hosking, Ingrid Houtsma, Kodi Jacques, Poppy Kelly, Meagan Kiely, Tessa Lavey, Akec Makur Chuot, Laura McClelland, Ellie McKenzie, Hannah McLaren, Rebecca Miller, Sophie Molan, Stella Reid, Iilish Ross, Sarah Sansonetti, Gabby Seymour, Maddie Shevlin, Tayla Stahl, Courtney Wakefield, Emelia Yassir
Recruits: Jess Hosking, Poppy Kelly, Maddie Shevlin
Draftees: Ingrid Houtsma, Meagan Kiely, Stella Reid, Emelia Yassir, Akec Makur Chuot (re-listed)
Out: Sabrina Frederick (Collingwood), Alice Edmonds, Emily Harley, Luka Lesosky-Hay, Akec Makur Chuot, Cleo Saxon-Jones, Holly Whitford, (delisted), Phoebe Monahan (delisted, then Brisbane), Alana Woodward (delisted, then St Kilda)
https://womens.afl/news/72886
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"Pretty stoked it was the Tigers and no one else" - Emelia Yassir.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/993753/emelia-yassir-s-first-day-as-a-tiger
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Announced today all 18 clubs will have an AFLW team. The remaining four clubs will enter the comp. in 2022/23.
https://womens.afl/news/73539/historic-decision-made-final-four-clubs-to-join-aflw
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Announced today all 18 clubs will have an AFLW team. The remaining four clubs will enter the comp. in 2022/23.
https://womens.afl/news/73539/historic-decision-made-final-four-clubs-to-join-aflw
It now becomes crucial we reinstate our VFLW side before the AFLW expansion
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I don’t know how to ask this question politically correctly , but I’ll do my best
Are there any “Hubbards’s” in the AFLW?
Woman that were born as men and decided they aren’t men anymore and turned woman
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The best way to ask that question is to not ask it.
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I don’t know how to ask this question politically correctly , but I’ll do my best
Are there any “Hubbards’s” in the AFLW?
Woman that were born as men and decided they aren’t men anymore and turned woman
Not at this stage, no.
Hannah Mouncy (sp?) Tried but she she wasn't allowed to nominate for the draft. The reason given at her appeal was that her testosterone levels were too high and it was deemed that she would be too strong
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Thanks WP
I’m sure there will be plenty in the future .. I just don’t follow the woman’s footy at all , so the question was a genuine one
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They're bringing the stupid stand rule into the AFLW as well.
https://womens.afl/news/73605
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FFS :banghead :banghead :banghead
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2022 NAB AFL Women’s Competition will commence on the weekend of January 6 – 9, 2022.
https://womens.afl/news/73689
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Richmond is delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Grant as the club’s new AFLW development coach.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1008043/
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Numbers are in for our 2021 draftees! 🔢
#25 Stella Reid
#27 Emelia Yassir
#31 Meagan Kiely
#36 Ingrid Houtsma
2022 RICHMOND AFLW GUERNSEY NUMBERS
Guernsey No. Name
1 Sophie Molan
3 Katie Brennan
4 Monique Conti
5 Maddy Brancatisano
6 Christina Bernardi
7 Sarah Hosking
8 Courtney Wakefield
9 Hannah Burchell
10 Kodi Jacques
11 Jess Hosking
12 Sarah D'Arcy
14 Poppy Kelly
15 Rebecca Miller
16 Laura McClelland
17 Sarah Dargan
18 Sarah Sansonetti
19 Kate Dempsey
21 Iilish Ross
22 Ellie McKenzie
23 Harriet Cordner
24 Tayla Stahl
25 Stella Reid
27 Emelia Yassir
28 Gabrielle Seymour
29 Hannah McLaren
31 Meagan Kiely
34 Akec Makur Chuot
35 Maddie Shevlin
36 Ingrid Houtsma
37 Tessa Lavey
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1004139/aflw-draftees-receive-guernsey-numbers
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AFLW pre-season overview
Women's Physical Performance Manager, Matt Parker discusses what's in store for pre-season:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1023953/aflw-pre-season-overview?videoId=1023953&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1633580298001
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Why Tigers’ star Monique Conti was ‘nervous’ heading into AFLW pre-season
Jon Pierik
The Age
October 10, 2021
Here’s a potentially frightening prospect for those AFLW midfielders hoping to curb dual sports star Monique Conti this season. The dynamic Tiger has played four AFLW seasons, but this is her first full pre-season, as her WNBL basketball commitments with the Southside Flyers have been put on hold because of the rejigged timings of both seasons.
“This will be my fifth year, third with Richmond but my very first pre-season. I am nervous. But to get a pre-season under my belt, I think that will help in so many different areas,” Conti said, now a fortnight back into training.
“I think the first thing will be my match fitness, and just getting my hands on the ball a lot more, instead of a month or week before the season. I am a bit nervous, but it’s exciting and I am really excited personally to see what that means for me and how I am going to help the team in that regard.”
Not that finding the ball has been an issue, as she averaged almost 23 disposals per game last season.
At just 21, Conti already has a resume to die for. There were two years at the Western Bulldogs, the highlight a best-on-ground performance in the 2018 premiership. She was the best and fairest and an All-Australian a year later, before shifting to Punt Rd for the Tigers’ inaugural season.
In a tough year for the club, her dash and ball-winning ability culminated in another best and fairest, a feat she again enjoyed last season, when also named an All-Australian.
The Tigers finished 10th last season with three wins, having been winless in their debut season. Under coach Ryan Ferguson, complete with his “unique” style, says Conti, and skipper Katie Brennan, there is a renewed vibe at Punt Rd, with finals now in greater focus.
The addition of former Blue Jess Hocking, joining twin sister Sarah, will strengthen the side, while the Tigers are banking on the development of a swag of talent, including the consistent Ellie McKenzie and Stella Reid, the No.5 overall draft selection this year.
“Just the general energy around the group is different. It’s just so strong and a good vibe when you walk in,” Conti, aiming for an official leadership role, said. “It’s definitely been a rebuild - last year showed that we are on the way up.”
Conti was a WNBL champion with the Liz Cambage-led Flyers late last year, a modified fixture and season held in north Queensland allowing her to complete both sports.
“I went up to the bubble with the girls. It was different and challenging but because of the success, it was fun,” she said. “I love hot weather personally so that was a bonus.”
This summer’s AFLW season had been brought forward to December but was later shifted to an early January start because of Melbourne’s lockdown. Conti had opted to focus on an AFLW pre-season regardless, and not juggle a WNBL pre-season (that season is slated to begin on December 2), but she still may play basketball should it extend past her AFLW campaign.
“It will be tough to watch the girls playing and not be a part of it,” Conti said of the Flyers.
She said it was important sports administrators did their best to ensure women’s competitions did not overlap.
“I think both codes need to work together in that regard because I know there are a lot of athletes that probably would like to do more than one sport, whether that is football or not football,” Conti said. “My goal is to open up that pathway for girls coming through that want to be able to do more than one sport.”
Melbourne’s lockdowns haven’t been easy on anyone. Conti says she has taken up walking to help stay mentally fresh, and regularly picks up a basketball with her younger sister, Gabby. She is also studying psychology.
As pre-season training ramps up, once again amid COVID-19 protocols, Conti hopes all players across the league will soon be double vaccinated to ensure there is no disruption once the AFLW season gets underway.
“I am fully vaxxed and I am feeling fabulous. Hopefully, everyone else gets on the same page just so we can open up sooner,” she said.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/why-tigers-star-monique-conti-was-nervous-heading-into-aflw-pre-season-20211007-p58xy9.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true
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Squad pic:
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Preseason training pics:
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Richmond Tigers player tests positive to COVID-19 through pre-training rapid antigen test
A Richmond AFLW player has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Tigers confirmed a player had returned a positive result from a pre-training rapid antigen test on Saturday.
Training did not occur that day as a result and Richmond's AFLW squad was isolating and awaiting directions from Victoria's Department of Health as to the duration of their self-quarantine period.
The player also received a positive P-C-R test this morning.
The only previous reported incidence of an AFL or AFLW player returning a positive COVID-19 test was former Essendon player Conor McKenna in June 2020.
The AFLW season is due to get underway on January 6.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-18/aflw-richmond-tigers-players-tests-positive-for-covid-19/100548022
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Sounds like we are sticking with Port Melbourne as our VFLW affiliate next year.
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Mitch Skelly has wasted little time landing himself another plum role after being announced as Port Melbourne's new VFLW coach on Monday.
The sub-committee followed the same process we used (to appoint) our VFL head coach to ensure we were able to select the person who we felt would be best suited to the Port Melbourne Football Club, and who could hit the ground running and help to continue to build the partnership with Richmond FC AFLW program as well," Borough CEO Paul Malcolm told the club website.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/685863/skelly-pulls-into-port-to-take-vflw-reins
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Sounds like we are sticking with Port Melbourne as our VFLW affiliate next year.
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Mitch Skelly has wasted little time landing himself another plum role after being announced as Port Melbourne's new VFLW coach on Monday.
The sub-committee followed the same process we used (to appoint) our VFL head coach to ensure we were able to select the person who we felt would be best suited to the Port Melbourne Football Club, and who could hit the ground running and help to continue to build the partnership with Richmond FC AFLW program as well," Borough CEO Paul Malcolm told the club website.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/685863/skelly-pulls-into-port-to-take-vflw-reins
No surprise but bad call, very bad call
Only AFLW sdie that doesn't have a stand alone VFLW side
:banghead :banghead
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Sounds like we are sticking with Port Melbourne as our VFLW affiliate next year.
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Mitch Skelly has wasted little time landing himself another plum role after being announced as Port Melbourne's new VFLW coach on Monday.
The sub-committee followed the same process we used (to appoint) our VFL head coach to ensure we were able to select the person who we felt would be best suited to the Port Melbourne Football Club, and who could hit the ground running and help to continue to build the partnership with Richmond FC AFLW program as well," Borough CEO Paul Malcolm told the club website.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/685863/skelly-pulls-into-port-to-take-vflw-reins
No surprise but bad call, very bad call
Only AFLW sdie that doesn't have a stand alone VFLW side
:banghead :banghead
I'd rather keep Neil Balme than have a standalone VFLW team
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Sounds like we are sticking with Port Melbourne as our VFLW affiliate next year.
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Mitch Skelly has wasted little time landing himself another plum role after being announced as Port Melbourne's new VFLW coach on Monday.
The sub-committee followed the same process we used (to appoint) our VFL head coach to ensure we were able to select the person who we felt would be best suited to the Port Melbourne Football Club, and who could hit the ground running and help to continue to build the partnership with Richmond FC AFLW program as well," Borough CEO Paul Malcolm told the club website.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/685863/skelly-pulls-into-port-to-take-vflw-reins
No surprise but bad call, very bad call
Only AFLW sdie that doesn't have a stand alone VFLW side
:banghead :banghead
I'd rather keep Neil Balme than have a standalone VFLW team
Not sure of the link?
How do you equate Balmey staying and and a stand alone VFLW team?
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Sounds like we are sticking with Port Melbourne as our VFLW affiliate next year.
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Mitch Skelly has wasted little time landing himself another plum role after being announced as Port Melbourne's new VFLW coach on Monday.
The sub-committee followed the same process we used (to appoint) our VFL head coach to ensure we were able to select the person who we felt would be best suited to the Port Melbourne Football Club, and who could hit the ground running and help to continue to build the partnership with Richmond FC AFLW program as well," Borough CEO Paul Malcolm told the club website.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/685863/skelly-pulls-into-port-to-take-vflw-reins
No surprise but bad call, very bad call
Only AFLW sdie that doesn't have a stand alone VFLW side
:banghead :banghead
I'd rather keep Neil Balme than have a standalone VFLW team
Not sure of the link?
How do you equate Balmey staying and and a stand alone VFLW team?
They both cost $ to keep. If the budget is tight which no doubt it is after the lost earnings the last 2 years and cuts have to be made then happy for it to start with the VFLW team.
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They both cost $ to keep. If the budget is tight which no doubt it is after the lost earnings the last 2 years and cuts have to be made then happy for it to start with the VFLW team.
Ok see your point
But....
Balmey isn't part of the footy department, he doesn't fall under the footy department soft cap.
Women's program has its own cap (which wasn't cut I might add) so they are still 2 very different things and not linked
And can I ask would your view be different of it was VFL men's team that got flicked?
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Shortest coaching appointment in history?
Our VFLW affiliate is again looking for a new coach.
Port Melbourne is back to square one in its hunt for a new VFLW coach after Mitch Skelly sensationally resigned on Saturday, just six days after being announced as the new mentor.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/686374/port-melbourne-coach-quits-six-days-after-taking-job
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Vision of training:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1029105/in-any-weather?videoId=1029105&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1635996554001 (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1029105/in-any-weather?videoId=1029105&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1635996554001)
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Can the Tigers push for finals action?
womens.afl
5 November 2021
WILL Richmond improve enough to make finals in the 2022 NAB AFLW season?
The final episode of Credit to the Girls to focus on pre-season questions from listeners kicked off with all things Tigerland.
"I think the Tigers were the big improvers in 2021, but probably a greater spread of goals will be needed from the forward line. To see a more even spread and more midfielders pushing forward and kicking goals will help the Tigers," co-host Lucy Watkin said.
A more consistent season and a new addition in draftee Stella Reid should help the Tigers climb up the ladder.
"I reckon they'll be pushing for finals and be more competitive across the season than they were last year. I don't quite have them in my top six, I think there are still sides ahead of them," Sarah Black said.
"Courtney Wakefield is such a focal point up there, I'd love to see KB (Katie Brennan) up forward full-time, I think they're starting to develop the midfield depth to allow that. Christina Bernardi had a patchy season, but at her best, she was excellent.
"I'm not quite sure whether [Reid will] line up in the midfield or forward, but she can hit the scoreboard as well. I thought those smaller forwards was the one aspect the forward line was missing."
https://www.womens.afl/news/75704/listen-can-the-tigers-push-for-finals-action-
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10 questions with ... Tiger Jess Hosking
Sarah Black
womens.afl
12 November 2021
Who is your all-time favourite footballer or athlete?
Nick Riewoldt. Me and (twin sister) Sarah were Saints supporters, so we used to pretend to be Nick Riewoldt and Lenny Hayes in the backyard. We used to fight over who would be Nick, and if one of us couldn't do it after going for goal, we'd swap.
Who is the worst teammate on social media?
I would have to say Mon Conti. She loves herself. Nah, she's got a lot of content and I think she's worried about the numbers. She has to check all the numbers and check how many new followers she has.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a Postcards host, because I thought they did some really cool stuff. They got to try bungee jumping and all of that, and that's all I wanted to do.
Who is your toughest opponent?
I played on Stevie-Lee (Thompson) and Danielle Ponter at points during that (2019) Grand Final. I made the highlights reel for not being able to chase them down. That sticks out in my memory, and it's a bad highlight.
Which Olympic sport would you love to compete in?
Funnily enough, I used to do javelin and shotput, and I was a 1500m and 800m runner, until I realised I could just do javelin and shotput. You can go there for your quick event, and it doesn't matter what you eat or do, and you can just relax. But if we're going rogue, I would also say I'd like to do diving, because I reckon I would pull up some pretty horrific stacks, and it'd be funny.
Which teammate is most likely to go on and coach?
Not Mads Brac(atisano), she stands there with the high school kids and orders UberEats. I would say Katie (Brennan), because she's very serious and very knowledgeable.
Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions?
"Sare" sleeps in her jumper the night before. But I used to have a little horseshoe charm that I'd tie to the strap of my sports bra. I then started to wear the same sports bra every week for each season.
What was the first concert you attended?
Justin Bieber was one of them, me and Sare were front-row seats at one. But prior to that, it was actually The Eagles. I was very young, but we've grown up with The Eagles in our household, and I'm very grateful because they make incredible music.
What is the non-football accomplishment of which you're most proud?
This is on par with making the Grand Final. I love food, and I did a parma challenge down at Carrum, 1.2kg of chicken parma and 500g of chips, and I did it in under 20 minutes and got my name on the leaderboard. It stayed down, I had dessert after, which was a bad choice. It was like I was giving birth that night.
Would you prefer to take Mark or Goal of the Year?
I think Mark of the Year. I've only kicked one goal in AFLW, and I think if you're speckying someone you can make it look spectacular. Goal of the Year, they're show-ponies anyway, most of them are forwards.
https://www.womens.afl/news/75957
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Richmond 2022 AFLW Leadership Group
Katie Brennan (captain)
Sarah Hosking (vice-captain)
Harriet Cordner (vice-captain)
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1030127/brennan-to-captain-richmond-aflw-for-a-third-season
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Today we continue our countdown with number 26, Richmond Women’s Ellie McKenzie.
Ellie McKenzie (RICHMOND)
League/s: AFLW, Vflw, AFLW U19 Championships, NAB League Girls
Season/s: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Games [tot]: 27
Goals [tot]: 12
Disposals [avg]: 15.3
Marks [avg]: 3.1
Tackles [avg]: 2.7
Cont. Poss: 2.9
Uncont. Poss: 2.5
Clearances: 1.6
Inside 50s: 2.9
Rebound 50s: 1
Just twelve months after being selected as the number one pick in the 2020 AFL Women’s National Draft, Richmond’s McKenzie has bolted her way into 26th for the league ahead of the 2022 season. Like Kate Hore in yesterday’s countdown, McKenzie was one who divided opinions, with some expecting a huge season from the teenager next year, whilst others were more conservative in their ranking. The powerful youngster has an outstanding highlight reel, and is not afraid to take the game on and break the lines.
It is always a challenge coming out of the Under 18s where you have been nominated as the best player in the country, and subsequently taken at Pick 1. The Northern Knights junior averaged 19 disposals and five marks for the Knights in her top-age season from just three games, showcasing her versatility. Even as a bottom-ager it was clear McKenzie was among the top few to be putting their hand up for AFL Women’s. She took to the elite level like a duck to water, averaging 15.6 disposals, 3.0 marks and 2.9 tackles, providing plenty of run between the arcs, and winning the hard ball. She booted four goals in her nine games, but has plenty more to come.
Being in a team that struggled at times, McKenzie was a shining light, as the Tigers showed improvement from their 2020 season, to give hope to fans for 2022. Their top selection in the draft is a huge reason behind it, and she could just as easily play forward, mid or even back if required, though her best work is done in the front half of the ground out of stoppages. Like Hore, McKenzie was a divided selection in this range, with all five of the eight lists putting her between 20-30, whilst the other three had her outside the Top 50. With everyone above McKenzie on at least seven – and predominantly all eight – lists, the Tigers talent is the highest ranked of those not in the complete consensus.
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https://central.rookieme.com/afl/2021/11/12/rookie-me-centrals-collaborative-2022-afl-womens-top-50-countdown-26-ellie-mckenzie/
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Richmond's AFLW team will open the 2022 season against St Kilda under Friday night lights.
The Round 1 fixture was confirmed on Wednesday night, with the remaining rounds of the season to be announced on Thursday.
The Saints will host the Tigers in the season opener at Skybus Stadium, Frankston on Friday, January 7. The clash will begin at 7.15pm and be broadcast live on Channel 7.
The Round 1 match will mark the first time the two sides have met since 2020, when they were both in their inaugural season.
Ticketing details will be communicated when finalised.
AFLW Round 1, 2022
St Kilda v Richmond
Friday, January 7
Skybus Stadium, 7.15pm AEDT
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1035775/
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The 2022 AFLW fixture has been released.
Richmond 2022 Fixture:
Round 1 v St Kilda at SkyBus Stadium, Friday January 7, 7.15pm (Channel Seven)
Round 2 v Melbourne at Swinburne Centre, Friday January 14, 7.10pm (FOX FOOTY)
Round 3 v Fremantle at Swinburne Centre, Saturday January 22, 5.10pm (FOX FOOTY) Pride Round
Round 4 v Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium, Friday January 28, 6.40pm (FOX FOOTY)
Round 5 v Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval, Saturday February 5, 7.10pm (Channel Seven)
Round 6 v North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos at Swinburne Centre, Saturday February 12, 3.10pm (Channel Seven)
Round 7 v West Coast at Mineral Resources Park (Perth), Saturday February 19, 4.10pm (Channel Seven)
Round 8 v Geelong at Swinburne Centre, Saturday February 26, 5.10pm (FOX FOOTY) Indigenous Round
Round 9 v GWS at Blacktown International Sportspark, TBC
Round 10 TBC
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1035928/aflw-tigers-land-prime-time-fixtures-set-to-host-marquee-games
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Team photo day.
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More pics here: https://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFLW%202022%20Media%20-%20Richmond%20Team%20Photo%20Day
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The 2022 AFLW fixture has been released.
Richmond 2022 Fixture:
Round 1 v St Kilda at SkyBus Stadium, Friday January 7, 7.15pm (Channel Seven)
Round 2 v Melbourne at Swinburne Centre, Friday January 14, 7.10pm (FOX FOOTY)
Round 3 v Fremantle at Swinburne Centre, Saturday January 22, 5.10pm (FOX FOOTY) Pride Round
Round 4 v Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium, Friday January 28, 6.40pm (FOX FOOTY)
Round 5 v Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval, Saturday February 5, 7.10pm (Channel Seven)
Round 6 v North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos at Swinburne Centre, Saturday February 12, 3.10pm (Channel Seven)
Round 7 v West Coast at Mineral Resources Park (Perth), Saturday February 19, 4.10pm (Channel Seven)
Round 8 v Geelong at Swinburne Centre, Saturday February 26, 5.10pm (FOX FOOTY) Indigenous Round
Round 9 v GWS at Blacktown International Sportspark, TBC
Round 10 TBC
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1035928/aflw-tigers-land-prime-time-fixtures-set-to-host-marquee-games
We play Brisbane at Punt Rd in Round 10.
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https://www.womens.afl/news/76716?_ga=2.253955208.1881397153.1637942698-224749430.1603381344
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'I felt it a lot': Former No.1 pick freed from pressure ahead of second AFLW season
Sarah Black
womens.afl
5 December 2021
ONLY a small number of people fully understand the pressures that come with being selected first in the NAB AFL or AFLW Draft.
Now in her second pre-season after a strong debut year, Richmond’s Ellie McKenzie knows it all too well.
She finished second in the NAB AFLW Rising Star behind Tyla Hanks, and was an integral part of Richmond's wins when the team kicked into gear in the second half of the season.
"I think early on, I felt a bit of pressure and a bit of weight externally," McKenzie told womens.afl.
"But a lot of it came from myself, just internalised pressure and wanting to live up to expectations of that number one title.
"Coming into round one, I felt it a lot, but I think post that game, I settled in. The girls were really supportive and I just really enjoyed playing, so I just had fun with it.
"It took me a couple of weeks to get into the swing of things, training every week and playing on the weekend and gelling with the team as well, building that chemistry."
McKenzie's Victorian draft group had a particularly rough entry into the AFLW, having played only two or three NAB League games and missing the entirety of the NAB AFLW Under-18 Championships in 2020 due to lockdown.
"It was definitely a shock. I played three games of NAB League in 2020 (in March), and then my next game was AFLW," she said.
"It was definitely very scary coming into that level, particularly having not had experience in the VFLW and against the bigger bodies. It was a bit daunting coming in, but I settled in after the first few rounds."
At 176cm, McKenzie could be mistaken for a key position player rather than a line-breaking midfielder in the AFLW, where rucks generally sit at around 180cm.
She averaged 15.6 disposals, 8.6 contested possessions, 219.7m gained and kicked four goals from her nine matches.
"After my first season, I've learnt I'm a bigger body in the midfield and I can throw my body around a bit, trust my strength and power," McKenzie said.
"Coming into next year, that'll be something I'll lean on and know I have an advantage over some other midfielders."
Richmond itself is only coming into its third AFLW season, and McKenzie has witnessed the team and staff learning and changing as it adjusts to the demands of top-level women's football.
"I think last year was definitely a big learning experience for the whole club. Having 'Ferg' (Ryan Ferguson) come in for his first season of coaching, and having some new girls come in and some fresh blood, we really built a strong culture," she said.
"I think moving into this year, everyone feels a bit more settled in their positions, we've got our match plan and strategy set, so we've been able to train it. I think moving forward things will be a lot more stable for us, which is good."
McKenzie showed off her aerial prowess with a Mark of the Year contender in Richmond's final game of the season, coming against the Western Bulldogs.
It was a classic speccy, one that gained traction with the wider football world and sent a reminder as to the talent of this next generation of female players.
Does she have another one in her?
"I can't talk about it, Brooke Lochland will get too upset," she said, tongue-in-cheek.
"We'll see how we go, maybe I've still got a few more up my sleeve."
https://www.womens.afl/news/76724?_ga=2.57418026.1881397153.1637942698-224749430.1603381344
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Richmond member and AFL Fans Association president Cheryl Critchley writes about why Richmond's team in the AFLW competition is so important for now and the next generation.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1038468/aflw-means-so-much-to-so-many
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AFLW Season 2022 Preview – Richmond Tigers (Season 5, Ep. 5)
Join Kel and Gemma as they preview the Richmond Tigers ahead of the 2022 AFLW Season.
LISTEN HERE: https://play.acast.com/s/75a07b6f-fa99-5553-97d6-fc723ed09f34/61b0452f60dbc40013b942e4
https://twitter.com/PlayOnRadioMelb/status/1469828260770967558
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Round 1
St Kilda v Richmond - January 7, SkyBus Stadium, 7:15pm
With the traditional season opener at Ikon Park replaced due to redevelopment works, this match up between the Saints and Tigers is sure to set the tone for the rest of the AFLW season. The Saints will be forced from their home ground while RSEA Park undergoes renovations, but will play the season opener under lights at Skybus stadium in Frankston. Both teams failed to make finals last year finishing 10th (Richmond) and 11th (St Kilda), but will be looking to make an immediate impact on the competition in the prime time slot.
The two sides haven't met since 2020, the inaugural season for both clubs. The Saints won that Round 6 clash easily, restricting the Tigers to just three points. Off-season recruit Jess Hosking has joined sister Sarah at Punt Road, adding years of valuable experience to the Richmond midfield. Down at Moorabbin, the 2021 best and fairest recipient Georgia Patrikios is still absent from the club as she weighs up vaccination mandates, while runner up Tyanna Smith will miss the 2022 season after suffering a knee injury at training. While not a traditional opening blockbuster between two certain finals teams, the match up between the Saints and Tigers will be the perfect start to an AFLW season that is sure to be at its unpredictable best.
https://www.zerohanger.com/aflw-fixture-highlights-news-95667/
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THE AFL has revealed that tickets for rounds one and two of the 2022 NAB AFL Women's competition will go on sale from 10am AEDT on Wednesday December 15.
The 2022 NAB AFL Women's season will kick off under lights on Friday, January 7, when St Kilda hosts Richmond in the first ever NAB AFLW game to be played at SkyBus Stadium in Victoria's Bayside region.
https://www.womens.afl/news/77444?_ga=2.150203446.1881397153.1637942698-224749430.1603381344
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Ellie McKenzie - She's a freak of nature: The Tiger destined for superstardom.
WATCH: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1040700/-she-s-a-freak-of-nature-the-tiger-destined-for-superstardom?videoId=1040700&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1639528982001
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Round 1 v St Kilda at SkyBus Stadium, Friday January 7, 7.15pm (Channel Seven)
Round 2 v Melbourne at Swinburne Centre, Friday January 14, 7.10pm (FOX FOOTY)
Grandstand ticket allocation has been exhausted for both games.
There's limited availability for accessible seating at Punt Rd for round 2.
General admission tickets still available for both matches.
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Our first practice match is this Saturday:
Richmond v Geelong
Saturday 18 December, 2pm AEDT, Swinburne Centre
Closed to the public
Coverage via club social media channels
https://www.womens.afl/news/77607/practice-matches-locked-in-flag-favourites-to-lock-horns?_ga=2.154193720.1881397153.1637942698-224749430.1603381344
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Training pics:
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens
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Richmond’s clash with Geelong is closed to the public but will be covered on Richmond Women's Twitter and Instagram accounts from 2pm.
A full match replay will be available on richmondfc.com.au on Sunday.
Richmond squad for AFLW practice match v Geelong:
1 Sophie Molan
3 Katie Brennan
4 Monique Conti
5 Maddy Brancatisano
6 Christina Bernardi
8 Courtney Wakefield
9 Hannah Burchell
10 Kodi Jacques
11 Jess Hosking
12 Sarah D’Arcy
14 Poppy Kelly
15 Rebecca Miller
16 Laura McClelland
17 Sarah Dargan
18 Sarah Sansonetti
19 Kate Dempsey
21 Sophie Locke*
23 Harriet Cordner
24 Tayla Stahl
25 Stella Reid
27 Emelia Yassir
28 Gabrielle Seymour
31 Meagan Kiely
36 Ingrid Houtsma
Missing from Richmond’s team through injury is Ellie McKenzie (lower leg - medium-term), Maddie Shevlin (toe - short term), Akec Makur Chuot (knee - short term), and Iilish Ross (lower leg - medium term).
Vice-captain Sarah Hosking will also miss the match with a quad complaint. Tessa Lavey is unavailable due to WNBL commitments and Hannah McLaren with illness.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1041027/aflw-practice-match-team-announcement
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1471433334945239041
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From Prez Peggy O'Neal:
Please advise how much was spent in total on the women’s program in 2020 and 2021?
The AFLW annual soft cap is $675K and the Club spends up to that each year. There are some costs that the AFL allows to sit outside that cap, so the actual spend is closer to $1 million. We are fully committed to our women’s program, and nothing speaks more loudly to that than our $65 million redevelopment of Punt Road Oval that will include state-of-the-art women’s facilities.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1041478/from-the-president-december-2021
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1471753340727873540
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Game day
All set for our practice match v Geelong #IAmW
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1472035877551439875
Team running out:
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1472038228559470599
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Update score:
Rich 1.2-8
Geel 3.0-18
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Quarter time
Richmond 1.4-10
Geelong 3.0-18
We apparently had the breeze in the first quarter.
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Geelong kicking with a "strong breeze" in the 2nd qtr.
Rich 1.4-10
Geel 3.1-19
Early 2nd.
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Back to under a goal.
Rich 2.4-16
Geel 3.2-20
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Rich 2.4-16
Geel 3.6-24
Nearing half-time.
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Rich 2.4-16
Geel 3.6-24
And that's the half-time score.
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https://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFLW%202021%20Training%20-%20Richmond%20v%20Geelong%20Practice%20Match
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Looks like Jess Hosking has copped an injury (shoulder/collarbone?)
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Rich 2.4-16
Geel 3.6-24
And that's the half-time score.
Both goals kicked by Courtney Wakefield.
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We get the first goal of the 3rd qtr.
Rich 3.5-23
Geel 3.6-24
5m Q3.
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50m penalty gifts Geelong a goal.
Rich 3.6-24
Geel 4.6-30
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Another free kick to Geelong and goal.
Rich 3.6-24
Geel 5.6-36
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First goal in the Yellow and Black for Meagan Kiely that quarter 👏
However, after drawing level we now trail by 14 points with one term left to play.
3QT:
Richmond 3.6-24
Geelong 5.8-38
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The Cats with the first of the last qtr.
Rich 3.6-24
Geel 6.9-45
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5 mins to go.
Rich 3.6-24
Geel 6.12-48
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Lost by 23 points.
Final Score
Richmond 1.2 2.4 3.6 3.7-25
Geelong 3.0 3.6 5.8 6.12-48
Goals: Wakefield 2, Kiely.
Thankfully only a practice match.
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From RFC twitter:
"Cats take the win today, but plenty of promising signs from our Tigers.
Bring on Round 1."
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1472068200749694982
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https://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFLW%202021%20Training%20-%20Richmond%20v%20Geelong%20Practice%20Match
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Replay of today's practice match vs Geelong:
First quarter. (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1042150/q1-aflw-practice-match-v-geelong?videoId=1042150&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1639797882001)
Second quarter. (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1042185/q2-aflw-practice-match-v-geelong?videoId=1042185&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1639799819001)
Third quarter. (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1042287/q3-aflw-practice-match-v-geelong?videoId=1042287&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1639802516001)
Fourth quarter. (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1042324/q4-aflw-practice-match-v-geelong?videoId=1042324&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1639805046001)
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Smashed by the wooden spoon favourites. Pretty poo effort
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Disappointing but it's only a practice match and it wasn't our best team so the result doesn't really matter. The issue is injuries though and how bad they are. McKenzie is a midterm injury so no guarantee she will play round 1 :-\ and now it looks like Jess Hosking has hurt her shoulder. Cordner didn't play today either. We don't have the luxury of losing our better players.
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We are crap, as is the spectacle
Focus on the ashes until the real stuff starts
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AFLW Tigers go down to Cats in practice match
By Richmond Media
19 December 2021
Richmond AFLW has fallen to Geelong in a practice match on Saturday afternoon at the Swinburne Centre, going down 3.7 (25) to 6.12 (48).
In hot, blustery conditions, the Cats led for the entirety of the game in what was both teams' final tune-up before Round 1.
While the Tigers narrowed the margin to just one point in the early stages of the third term, the Cats booted the subsequent three goals to claim a 23-point win.
Assistant coach Andrew Browne said the hit-out would be a valuable learning experience for the group.
"It was a really good hit-out, in periods we had some really good pressure, we fought pretty hard, and we were able to stay in the game for the most part," Browne said.
"Unfortunately we lost Jess Hosking halfway through the second quarter which made it hard numbers-wise on what was a pretty hot day.
"It was a great learning curve, the challenging thing is only having one practice match which doesn't make things easy, but we fought it out pretty well."
The Tigers were without a number of key players for the practice match, including the likes of Ellie McKenzie, Maddie Shevlin and Sarah Hosking.
Mature-age draftee Meagan Kiely found plenty of the ball in her first appearance in the Yellow and Black, looking right at home at AFLW level.
"She was awesome. She's a credit to herself in the way she goes about it, her preparation is first class and she sets the standard among the group, so much so that a lot of our other players are now bouncing off her professionalism," Browne said.
"We gave her a role in the third quarter on Webster and I think she did a pretty good job which was really promising. So, just another dimension for us in the midfield.
"We're looking forward to seeing what she brings (in 2022)."
Kiely booted one of the Tigers' goals of the afternoon, with key forward Courtney Wakefield slotting the other two.
Fellow draftee Stella Reid was another Tiger who looked comfortable at the higher standard, impressing with her aerial presence and clean hands.
"She was good, she seems to just be getting better every week," Browne said.
"She's shown why she was our early pick. She's got good footy nous, sees the game really well, and she's really clean when she gets an opportunity.
"The upside for Stella is huge, she's only going to keep getting better. And I think she's made a real impact early."
The squad will now take a week's break before returning to Punt Road on December 27, ahead of the season opener against St Kilda at SkyBus Stadium on Friday, January 7.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1042332/aflw-tigers-go-down-to-cats-in-practice-match
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1042393/-it-was-a-really-good-hit-out-browne?videoId=1042393&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1639871115001
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Congrats to Katie Brennan and her partner Olivia on their engagement :).
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1472511172578459649
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The Cats were virtually full-strength against a Richmond side missing regulars Ellie McKenzie, Sarah Hosking, Maddie Shevlin, Tessa Lavey, Christina Bernardi and late withdrawal Harriet Cordner.
For the Tigers, Courtney Wakefield's strong contested marking caught the eye, while draftees Stella Reid and Emelia Yassir showed plenty of promise in attack.
Mature-age draftee Meagan Kiely slotted into the middle of the ground beautifully, finding plenty of footy before turning to a run-with role in the second half against a very busy Becky Webster.
Jess Hosking injured her shoulder in the second quarter, with more to be known about the severity of the injury later this week.
Former Roo Beth Lynch (also the sister of AFL Tiger Tom) lined up in defence as a top-up player.
https://www.womens.afl/news/77805/?_ga=2.249834502.1881397153.1637942698-224749430.1603381344
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This month, the AFL released what many invested in AFLW have long been calling for — a vision for the competition's future.
The imminent release of such a strategy will be critical to achieving the player pay goal, given the fact AFLW players are currently paid much less than women in other domestic sporting leagues.
From 2022 for example, Super Netballers will be paid an average salary of $74,000, with the best-paid netballers earning $91,500. Minimum salaries have also grown by 17 per cent to $43,000.
By comparison, this season of AFLW will see the league's top players on less than the netball minimum wage — with just two players per club earning the maximum amount of $37,155. The majority (16 per club) earn $20,239.
For Paul Marsh, CEO of the AFL Players' Association (AFLPA), further detail is therefore required on how the AFL plans to achieve the significant pay increase.
Of particular concern to the AFLPA is the vision's lack of detail on a pathway to full-time professionalism, with the ongoing burden of the players being part-timers taking a toll.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-21/aflw-vision-aflpa-player-pay/100701404
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Season preview: Tigers set for more linear improvement
Sarah Black
womens.afl
26 December 2021
Club: Richmond
Coach: Ryan Ferguson
Captain: Katie Brennan
2021 best and fairest: Monique Conti
2021 in a nutshell: The 2021 season was one of marked improvement for Richmond. A series of frustrating losses was punctuated by a breakthrough win in round five, the first for new coach Ryan Ferguson and for the AFLW program itself, 1.5 seasons in. Finishing in 10th with three wins, the Tigers were the best performing of the expansion sides. Courtney Wakefield was a rock at full-forward, No.1 pick Ellie McKenzie showed her class and skipper Katie Brennan finally got some consistent footy under her belt. The addition of Harriet Cordner was key in settling the backline. In short, a much better season from the Tigers, but still some way off the top eight or so teams.
Full squad: Christina Bernardi, Maddy Brancatisano, Katie Brennan, Hannah Burchell, Monique Conti, Harriet Cordner, Sarah D'Arcy, Sarah Dargan, Kate Dempsey, Jess Hosking, Sarah Hosking, Ingrid Houtsma, Kodi Jacques, Poppy Kelly, Meagan Kiely, Tessa Lavey, Akec Makur Chuot, Laura McClelland, Ellie McKenzie, Hannah McLaren, Rebecca Miller, Sophie Molan, Stella Reid, Iilish Ross, Sarah Sansonetti, Gabby Seymour, Maddie Shevlin, Tayla Stahl, Courtney Wakefield, Emelia Yassir
Recruits: Jess Hosking, Poppy Kelly, Maddie Shevlin
Draftees: Ingrid Houtsma, Meagan Kiely, Stella Reid, Emelia Yassir, Akec Makur Chuot (re-listed)
Out: Sabrina Frederick (Collingwood), Emily Harley, Luka Lesosky-Hay, Akec Makur Chuot, Cleo Saxon-Jones, Holly Whitford, (delisted), Alice Edmonds (delisted, then Western Bulldogs), Phoebe Monahan (delisted, then Brisbane), Alana Woodward (delisted, then St Kilda)
2022 opponents: St Kilda (A), Melbourne (H), Fremantle (H), Gold Coast (A), Western Bulldogs (A), North Melbourne (H), West Coast (A), Geelong (H), Greater Western Sydney (A), Brisbane (H)
Circle it: The Western Bulldogs beat Richmond by 13 points in the final round of 2021, and as another building team on the rise, will be a good yardstick as to the Tigers' improvement. They meet at VU Whitten Oval in round five.
Player to watch: Recruit Poppy Kelly didn't get a heap of game-time at St Kilda, but is expected to be a regular at Richmond after the departure of Sabrina Frederick. She's tall, agile and strong overhead.
Best NAB AFLW Rising Star chance: Stella Reid
2022 prediction: The Tigers have been blessed with a relatively straightforward draw, facing fellow expansion clubs Gold Coast, St Kilda and West Coast, as well as fellow bottom-eight sides Geelong, GWS and the Bulldogs. Jess Hosking was an unexpected boon during the Trade Period, while draftees Reid, Emelia Yassir and Meagan Kiely should be able to play from round one. Star midfielder Monique Conti is completing her first full pre-season, taking a break from WNBL, while the team has had another year to settle into Ferguson's gameplan. If the Tigers' linear improvement continues, expect to see them in the top few sides of the bottom eight.
https://www.womens.afl/news/76845?_ga=2.204502681.809077298.1640484954-224749430.1603381344
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Ralphy reveals paramedic’s rough nights to make footy field
For Hannah Burchell, balancing a burgeoning professional football career with a 16-hour night shift because of work has never been easy, but if it means getting a kick then it’s worth it.
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https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-news-and-stories-in-the-lead-up-to-the-new-womens-season/news-story/81ab53ca06d055203217aaec7a72a824
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Ralphy reveals paramedic’s rough nights to make footy field
For Hannah Burchell, balancing a burgeoning professional football career with a 16-hour night shift because of work has never been easy, but if it means getting a kick then it’s worth it.
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https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-news-and-stories-in-the-lead-up-to-the-new-womens-season/news-story/81ab53ca06d055203217aaec7a72a824
Full article:
Tiger’s remarkable path to big time
Jon Ralph
HeraldSun
28 December 2021
It was during a game of Melbourne University “chicks footy” while chasing her second passion that Hannah Burchell realised a long-dormant dream might be in reach.
Studying paramedicine and living at St Mary’s College, Ocean Grove’s Burchell had long ago been forced out of football by under-14 level like so many girls before her.
Her dad was a doyen of the Ocean Grove Football Club but when she was “aged out” she moved on and decided her dream of becoming a paramedic would be her No.1 goal.
Five years later Burchell is about to enter her third year at Richmond after that single game reignited the flame.
The journey has taken her via Geelong’s VFLW and AFL teams to a club at Punt Rd Oval her family has supported for her whole life.
It is an extreme juggling act, with Burchell balancing a burgeoning professional football career with her work as a paramedic in Ocean Grove and Melbourne.
It means turning up at pre-season training the day after an all-night 16-hour shift, but Burchell is determined she won’t compromise either pursuit.
“Footy was always No.1 and dad was heavily involved at Ocean Grove Football Club as a life member and, like many of us, I had to pull the pin once we got to under-14s,” she said.
“So I stepped away and got into boundary umpiring. It wasn’t what I wanted to do but I still loved footy.
“I went to Australian Catholic Uni but lived on residence at Melbourne Uni and there was a girls’ footy team. They called it “chooty”. Chicks footy. So I gave it a go and I don’t want to say I dominated but I did better than I thought I would and thought, ‘This is quite fun’.
Burchell’s “chooty” performance led to a talent ID day at Geelong, where she progressed from the VFLW to representing the AFLW side in its first season before repeated quad tears saw her delisted.
“I played one game and I was delisted and devastated,” she said. “I reached out to Richmond the old-fashioned way. I grew up a mad Tiger and so I reached out to (footy boss) Kate Sheahan and fortunately signed as an AFLW player in their first team.”
Burchell, 26, has played 14 games across two seasons as a hard-running winger while learning to integrate her football life into her off-field employment.
“I get to live two dreams,” she said. “I think it gives me a greater perspective on things.
“You have that part of my life where you see some nasty and sad things, but it just gives you a greater appreciation of what you have, as clichéd as it sounds.
“It’s certainly tough but I love the challenge of it. I love having to think at 3am in the morning, helping people, seeing smiles on patients’ faces and the gratitude they have.
“It’s tough at times. I have been fortunate to have a part-time arrangement, which wasn’t an easy process, but I have had really good support around me and I can’t thank them enough for that.
“Working full-time and training and doing gym and tough sessions can be really tough.”
Burchell says sleep deprivation is the hardest challenge leading into training sessions or games.
“I do 14-hour night shifts that can turn into 16-hour night shifts,” she said. “So if you work Thursday night and then drive back from Ocean Grove to Melbourne and then get a few hours sleep and come to training early on Saturday.
“On paper it seems OK but in reality you miss a lot of sleep and meal times and you are fatigued because of work.
“That was a struggle, but I worked closely with the dietitian and performance coach and we adjusted things and managed it as we went.”
Now for Burchell comes what all athletes aspire to as soon as they make the grade – team success after 0-6 and 3-6 seasons.
“The initial novelty of the first and second seasons is done,” she said. “We are out there to win. Not that we weren’t in the first seasons. We are settled as a group, we have found our connection. We have a very solid coaching group in place and our whole core group feels very settled.”
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-news-and-stories-in-the-lead-up-to-the-new-womens-season/news-story/81ab53ca06d055203217aaec7a72a824
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Sarah Black's Top 30:
No.10 Monique Conti
Watch: https://www.womens.afl/video/78260/sarah-black-s-top-30-no-10-monique-conti
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MOCK TEAMS: Who's in your club's best 21 for round one?
Sarah Black
womens.afl
29 December 2021
RICHMOND
B: Bec Miller, Harriet Cordner
HB: Sarah D'Arcy, Jess Hosking, Tessa Lavey
C: Hannah Burchell, Sarah Hosking, Meagan Kiely
HF: Courtney Wakefield, Katie Brennan, Kodi Jacques
F: Tayla Stahl, Stella Reid
Foll: Gabby Seymour, Ellie McKenzie, Monique Conti
I/C: Sarah Sansonetti, Kate Dempsey, Poppy Kelly, Sophie Molan, Maddy Brancatisano
A difficult 21 to select due to a number of nagging injuries that could affect round one selection. Stella Reid looks set to take the forward role vacated by Sabrina Frederick, while Poppy Kelly will cover Frederick's ruck duties. If Jess Hosking's shoulder has recovered in time, she'll slot into the backline following the delisting of Phoebe Monahan. Meagan Kiely starred in the practice match, adding some much-needed midfield depth. Christina Bernardi and Maddie Shevlin will be in the mix, injury permitting, while Emelia Yassir showed some promising signs in the practice match.
https://www.womens.afl/news/77641?_ga=2.82915743.809077298.1640484954-224749430.1603381344
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MOCK TEAMS: Who's in your club's best 21 for round one?
Sarah Black
womens.afl
29 December 2021
RICHMOND
B: Bec Miller, Harriet Cordner
HB: Sarah D'Arcy, Jess Hosking, Tessa Lavey
C: Hannah Burchell, Sarah Hosking, Meagan Kiely
HF: Courtney Wakefield, Katie Brennan, Kodi Jacques
F: Tayla Stahl, Stella Reid
Foll: Gabby Seymour, Ellie McKenzie, Monique Conti
I/C: Sarah Sansonetti, Kate Dempsey, Poppy Kelly, Sophie Molan, Maddy Brancatisano
A difficult 21 to select due to a number of nagging injuries that could affect round one selection. Stella Reid looks set to take the forward role vacated by Sabrina Frederick, while Poppy Kelly will cover Frederick's ruck duties. If Jess Hosking's shoulder has recovered in time, she'll slot into the backline following the delisting of Phoebe Monahan. Meagan Kiely starred in the practice match, adding some much-needed midfield depth. Christina Bernardi and Maddie Shevlin will be in the mix, injury permitting, while Emelia Yassir showed some promising signs in the practice match.
https://www.womens.afl/news/77641?_ga=2.82915743.809077298.1640484954-224749430.1603381344
It will be closer to this team which is much stronger.
B: Jess Hosking, Harriet Cordner
HB: Sarah D'Arcy, Bec Miller, Sarah Hosking
C: Tessa Lavey, Megan Kiely, Kate Dempsey
HF: Stella Reid, Katie Brennan, Emelia Yassir
F: Maddy Brancatisano, Courtney Wakefield
Foll: Gabby Seymour, Ellie McKenzie, Monique Conti
I/C: Sarah Sansonetti, Poppy Kelly, Ilish Ross, Laura McClelland
All of Molan, Jacques, Burchell and Stahl have shown they are not up to AFL level already.
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Ellie McK is injured & won't be playing
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Ellie McK is injured & won't be playing
How can she be injured?
If she picked up an injury playing for stuffen Port Melbourne then someone needs to be fired.
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Ellie McK is injured & won't be playing
How can she be injured?
If she picked up an injury playing for stuffen Port Melbourne then someone needs to be fired.
Port last played in July.
Playing for Port has nothing to do with it.
Believe it was early in pre-season training
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All they do is running and weights early preseason so was it an injury away from the track?
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All they do is running and weights early preseason so was it an injury away from the track?
Yep, I cant recall anyone ever doing their knee whilst running
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Training pics 29/12/2021:
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AFLW 2022 season preview: Richmond Tigers
While 2021 saw some steady gains made, are the Tigers set to really roar this season?
Ed Carmine
zerohanger.com
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Following a fruitless first season, Richmond managed to offer their army of fans some joy across the back half of 2021 when they finally broke through to taste victory.
While the senses of success never lingered for too long, appetites, both on and off-field, were whet ahead of the expansion side's third sprint of fixtures.
Though recent form suggests the AFLW Tigers are not yet ready to replicate the dynastical deeds of 'Dusty', 'Cotch' and company, hopes will be high that 2022 can produce another season of progression at the Swinburne Centre.
2021 recap
Like Yazz in the late 80s, the only way was up for Richmond after a winless debut campaign in 2020.
Although a first finals appearance remained outside of the Tigers' claws during their sophomore season, Ryan Ferguson's charges proved able to triple their win rate from the year prior.
While respective victories against the Cats, Suns and Eagles saw the Punt Road side round out the year as the strongest of the most recent expansion teams, a sextet of defeats against the competition's contenders was enough to have Richmond well beneath the cut off for the six.
Despite proving able to claim each of their wins by an average of 23-points, the Tigers' losing mean of more than four goals also shows that there is plenty of bush left to bash along the road towards premiership glory.
Off-season moves
Fresh off demolishing a 1.2kg Parma in less than 20-minutes, Jess Hosking reunited with her twin sister Sarah after walking from Princes Park during the 11th hour of the trade period.
Though the pair have already played together during their shared stint as Blues, this summer marks the first occasion the identical blondes will be clad in yellow and black since their days with the Seaford Football Club.
While Ferguson will no longer be able to call on the services of Sabrina Frederick after the key forward joined Collingwood during the break, the acquisition of hybrid tall Poppy Kelly from the Saints should go some way to plugging the gap.
Recruits: Jess Hosking (Carlton), Poppy Kelly (St Kilda), Maddie Shevlin (Collingwood).
Draftees: Ingrid Houtsma, Meagan Kiely, Stella Reid, Emelia Yassir, Akec Makur Chuot (re-listed).
Out: Sabrina Frederick (Collingwood), Emily Harley, Luka Lesosky-Hay, Akec Makur Chuot, Cleo Saxon-Jones, Holly Whitford, (delisted), Alice Edmonds (delisted, then Western Bulldogs), Phoebe Monahan (delisted, then Brisbane), Alana Woodward (delisted, then St Kilda).
Strengths and weaknesses
As previously mentioned, the Tigers' inability to defeat teams residing in the ladder's upper echelons is still a cause for concern.
However, with a burgeoning midfield that now contains both Hosking sisters, the precociously talented Ellie McKenzie and dual All-Australian Monique Conti, Richmond appears a match for most engine rooms throughout the league.
Still, the loss of Frederick to the other side of Swan Street will mean that the well-travelled Courtney Wakefield will be left carrying more weight within an offensive unit that averaged less than five goals per week last season.
Should hopes be held for this figure to skyrocket this season, plenty will also be placed at the feet of skipper Katie Brennan to repeat her recently ameliorated output.
Given Richmond was also unable to stymy sides from slotting a par score of six majors, the screws inside the defensive arc will also require tightening.
Season summary
St Kilda (A), Melbourne (H), Fremantle (H), Gold Coast (A), Western Bulldogs (A), North Melbourne (H), West Coast (A), Geelong (H), Greater Western Sydney (A), Brisbane (H).
Defining period
While two-fold, Richmond's aims for their third season are exceptionally straightforward.
If a spot in the six is to be secured by the time autumn has arrived, the Tigers will need to continue besting sides below them on the ladder, as well as begin taking points from those with their sights set on the flag.
Richmond's run between Rounds 2 and 6 will have them facing stiff competition in the form of the Demons, Dockers, Bulldogs and Kangaroos, but if they are able to win decisions across this stretch, yet another rise up the rungs is well within reach.
Fervent Tiger fanatics will also see clashes against St Kilda, Gold Coast, West Coast, Geelong and Greater Western Sydney as prime opportunities to bank valuable points ahead of March.
Predictions
While a perfect squad balance is still yet to be found at Tigerland, the mere fact that Richmond's roster contains a litany of known quantities will be enough to have opposition sides wary.
The many winnable contests that bookend their schedule should also see provide another campaign of consolidation.
But if their track record against the competition's heavyweights remains one-sided, the Tigers' elevation from an expansion tomato can will be delayed for another off-season yet.
Cameron Grimes: 10th
Danielle Sorati: 9th
Ed Carmine: 11th
Jake Benoiton: 12th
Michael Georgiou: 10th
Mitch Keating: 9th
Niesha Happell: 11th
https://www.zerohanger.com/aflw-2022-season-preview-richmond-tigers-96114/
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Iilish Ross has been placed on our inactive list ahead of the 2022 season.
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Ross sustained a bone stress injury to her lower leg during the pre-season that is not expected to recover in time for the upcoming season that commences on January 7.
“We are very disappointed for Iilish, who has worked hard to overcome injury issues during her almost three years at the Club,” said Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan.
“Based on the injuries timeline and Iilish’s history, we have made the decision together with her and our medical team to give the issue time to recover without the pressure of setting a return date for this AFLW season.
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1476330702060888068
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As a result of Ross' long-term injury, Bethany Lynch (younger sister of Tom) has been elevated to our AFLW primary list.
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"We know that Beth will be able to slot in seamlessly. She was terrific in our practice match against Geelong and has prior AFLW and Richmond (VFLW) experience," Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan said.
“It is great to be able to bring Beth back home to Richmond and very special to have her and Tom playing at the elite level at the same Club.
“Beth has worked very hard to get herself back onto an AFLW list and is fully deserving of another chance, which we are thrilled to be able to give her.”
“Iilish (Ross) will stay an important part of our program throughout her rehabilitation and it is her selflessness that has allowed Beth to take this exciting opportunity to step in."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1042514/Lynch-elevated-to-AFLW-primary-list/
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Beth Lynch highlights:
Watch here: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1043344/beth-lynch-elevated?videoId=1043344&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1640818680001
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Training pics 31/12/2021:
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Sarah Black's Top 30:
No.10 Monique Conti
Watch: https://www.womens.afl/video/78260/sarah-black-s-top-30-no-10-monique-conti
Previous rankings: No.13 2021, No.13 2020
The silky Tiger recorded her third straight best and fairest in 2021, having won one in her final season at the Western Bulldogs before making the switch to Richmond.
Conti's sidestep is her biggest strength, giving her time and space to wheel and find a target out of the middle.
An All-Australian who finished equal-seventh in the AFLW best and fairest, Conti averaged 22.3 disposals, 14.3 contested possessions, 5.3 intercept possessions and 4.4 clearances.
https://www.womens.afl/news/78306/sarah-black-s-top-30-aflw-players-10-6
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2022 AFLW Season Preview: Richmond Tigers
Jason Irvine
theinnersanctum.com.au
28/12/2021
After their maiden season in the AFLW yielded zero wins, it was a season of massive improvement in 2021 with the Richmond Tigers finding victory in three games across the year.
Heading into the 2022 AFLW campaign, the club has again recruited well through a mix of the trade period and draft to contribute towards greater success and a hopeful rise up the ladder.
Last season:
10th (3-0-6)
While their debut season in the AFLW in 2020 yielded zero wins for Richmond, the team showed massive signs of improvement in 2021, which included the club’s first win, against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.
The Tigers would win two more games for the season – against Gold Coast and West Coast in consecutive weeks.
While the Tigers didn’t start the season off well – with a 29-point loss to eventual 2021 premiers Brisbane and a 28-point loss to 2020 preliminary finalists Melbourne – the club was able to claw its way back into the competition, and prove its competitiveness to finally build towards marking the win column for the first time.
This was exemplified by narrow losses to 2020 preliminary finalists Carlton (five points), and inaugural AFLW sides the Western Bulldogs (13 points) and Collingwood (17 points).
Katie Brennan reinvented herself as a full-time forward for Richmond last season, and made that spot her own to become the team’s leading goalkicker, scoring 14 goals in nine games.
While she didn’t trouble the goals tally in the first three games of the season – kicking five behinds – she was almost dead-straight from then-on, kicking 14.2 from that point, which included three three-goal hauls.
Monique Conti made it back-to-back best and fairest wins at Richmond, and a third best and fairest overall after also claiming the accolade with her former club, the Western Bulldogs, in 2019.
In 2021, the midfielder averaged 22.3 disposals – 12 disposal games at either end of the season impacting a would-be-larger average – and 11.5 marks per game, as she showed her intent and hunger at all times on the field.
What to look forward to:
The Tigers have come a long way from their inaugural season and they’ll be looking forward to building upon their foundations even more so, given their form in 2021.
The off-season recruiting drive through the trade and draft has again proved the club is intent on bringing in players who have either shown excellence already, or have unused potential.
Poppy Kelly and Maddie Shevlin exemplify this mentality, as both underutilised at their respective former clubs, and can lend helping hands in any position.
The Tigers used pick 48 to secure reigning North Melbourne VFLW best and fairest Meagan Kiely, who should be ready to take the next step, while two first-round picks in Stella Reid and Emilia Yassir are both forward/midfielder prospects and have done well for their respective state league sides.
Winning the signature of Jess Hosking at the last minute during the trade period should prove influential. She departed Carlton to again link up with twin sister Sarah, and the two’s proven connection will come together again.
Utilised as a midfielder who could be used as a half-forward for stoppages around that area too, Jess has improved her disposal output in each of her past three seasons, and can tackle well and hard to enforce free kicks, or even just a halt in play.
While losing a key forward in Sabrina Frederick – who kicked five goals in 15 games for the club – to Collingwood,, Richmond proved it could perform without her, unearthing the likes of Courtney Wakefield (10 goals in nine games) and Brennan as tall targets.
The forward line was assisted by smalls Tayla Stahl (seven goals in nine games) and Christina Bernardi (four goals in six games) which will be the likely formation once again after showing it worked in 2021 to great effect.
Biggest unanswered question:
The Tigers showed they’ve come a long way since that first year, and their three wins, although memorable and including history-making moments, came against the ladder’s bottom three sides.
It remains to be seen how the Tigers perform against sides better-placed above them, despite coming close to finding victory against Carlton, the Western Bulldogs and Collingwood.
While Richmond has recruited heavily in the past for depth across its midfield department to help Monique Conti out, the club might find itself to be a little low on performers across the defensive end.
Even though Harriet Cordner and Sarah D’Arcy held up their own down back, taking on the opposition’s key forwards, averaging over 13 intercept possessions between them, the Tigers still conceded the fifth-highest points against.
Needing to improve upon this and the loss of Phoebe Monahan who was delisted and then acquired by Brisbane, the Tigers re-drafted Akec Makur Chuot, as well as brought in some cover – but just that, if needed.
Two of Richmond’s off-season additions, Maddie Shevlin and Stella Reid have all shown previously at their former clubs they can play in the backline. If they want to nail down a spot, they’ll need to adjust to a full-time defensively minded role.
It’s a big year for…
There were several players who had breakout seasons in 2021, with coach Ryan Ferguson getting handy contributions out of a multitude of players in different parts of the ground.
However, just like Katie Brennan’s resurgence from midfielder to forward, Gabrielle Seymour too has reinvented herself, taking the mantle as Richmond’s number one ruck after beginning her career as a full back.
Spending more time in the middle, the 25-year-old averaged 11.4 disposals per game – recording just one game under double-digits, in Round 9 – including a career-high 16 touches in Round 1.
While she was called upon at times during the 2020 season to be take the stoppages, it was 2021 where Seymour made the position her own, averaging 14.2 hitouts.
Poppy Kelly joined Punt Road from St Kilda as a back-up ruck, but with the 176cm Tiger solidifying her position, and a handy midfield unit around her, Seymour will only improve as her career continues too.
Fixture highlights:
Richmond’s first game of the 2022 AFLW season also marks the first game of the season overall, when the team travel to Skybus Stadium in Frankston to take on St Kilda under lights on a Friday night.
The Saints finished last season once place below the Tigers on the ladder, but won the same number of matches. It will be a great test to see which side can get their year off to the best start, but also who can prove the edge over the other in their similar levels of experience in the competition.
The two sides didn’t meet during the 2021 season, the one encounter between them dating back to Round 6 2020 where the girls in yellow and black fell to a 39-point loss after scoring 0.3 – a then-lowest AFLW score.
Richmond has never played Fremantle throughout its AFLW history, but will get the chance to in Round 3 when it hosts last year’s qualifying finalists at Punt Road Oval. The Dockers have been a competitive side for the last three years, making finals in each of those seasons.
For the first time in an AFLW season, Richmond and Carlton won’t meet in the regular season, one of three clubs it doesn’t come up against, the others being Adelaide and Collingwood.
The Tigers would’ve fancied their chances against the Blues, having lost by under a goal in their Round 4 matchup last season, following the 34-point loss in their first-ever AFLW game in Round 1 2020.
However, the Tigers do once again come up against the only three teams who they’ve tasted success over in their short AFLW playing history, Gold Coast, West Coast and Geelong, in 2022, all within five weeks from Round 4 to Round 8.
Having shown their capabilities in beating these opponents already, Richmond has the ascendency, and will look to replicate that form and build a winning streak against those sides.
R1: vs. St Kilda, Jan 7 (Skybus Stadium)
R2 vs. Melbourne, Jan 14 (Swinburne Centre)
R3 vs. Fremantle, Jan 22 (Swinburne Centre)
R4 vs. Gold Coast, Jan 28 (Metricon Stadium)
R5 vs. Western Bulldogs, Feb 5 (Whitten Oval)
R6 vs. North Melbourne, Feb 12 (Swinburne Centre)
R7 vs. West Coast, Feb 19 (Mineral Resources Park)
R8 vs. Geelong, Feb 26 (Swinburne Centre)
R9 vs. Greater Western Sydney, TBC (Blacktown International Sportspark)
R10 vs. Brisbane, TBC (Swinburne Centre)
Ins/outs:
Ins: Jess Hosking (Carlton), Ingrid Houtsma (Geelong Falcons), Meagan Kiely (North Melbourne VFLW), Poppy Kelly (St Kilda), Akec Makur Chuot (Richmond AFLW), Stella Reid (Oakleigh Chargers), Maddie Shevlin (Collingwood), Emelia Yassir (Calder Cannons)
Outs: Alice Edmonds, Sabrina Frederick (Collingwood), Emily Harley, Luka Lesosky-Hay, Akec Makur Chuot, Phoebe Monahan, Cleo Saxon-Jones, Holly Whitford, Alana Woodward
Round 1 line-up:
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Ladder range:
6th-10th
Entering their third year in the league, the Tigers should be able to, with their off-season acquisitions and a list that’s growing with more experience each game, start to contend with the middle-range teams of the competiton.
Through a more structured game style and plan under second-year coach Ryan Ferguson, the club will benefit from their leaders in Katie Brennan, Monique Conti and Sarah Hosking to control things on and off the field to better place them into winning positions, and a hopeful rise up the ladder.
The team itself is filled with players who can be used to perform a variety of roles and slot into many positions across the ground, leaving no shortage of talent that can pick up the pieces and prove versatile in their game.
Off-season pick-ups Maddie Shevlin, Stella Reid and Jess Hosking, as well as Ellie McKenzie, Maddy Brancatisano, and Brennan can all utilise their skills in this way, making it easier for the side to play around with the magnets if needed to.
If the Tigers can beat those below and around them and contend for that middle section of the ladder, they’ll be able to pick up a couple more wins in the upcoming season.
While it might not be enough for a finals tilt, the side could impact positions around the top six and cause a few upsets, all the while continuing to make and take momentum into the following seasons.
https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/2022-aflw-season-preview-richmond-tigers/
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AFLW season preview: Footy is back, in early January
By Sarah Burt
The Age
January 2, 2022
RICHMOND
Captain: Katie Brennan
Coach: Ryan Ferguson
Last year: 10th (3-6)
Where they’re at: After a winless first season, the Tigers showed improvement as season 2021 progressed. Jess and Sarah Hosking reunite this season in the yellow and black, a welcome relief after losing Sabrina Frederick to Collingwood. Poppy Kelly will be a valuable addition to the forward line.
Player to watch: Courtney Wakefield will have a big load to carry with the loss of Frederick.
Prediction: 10th
Ladder prediction:
1. Melbourne
2. Brisbane
3. Adelaide
4. Collingwood
5. North Melbourne
6. Fremantle
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7. GWS
8. Bulldogs
9. Carlton
10. Richmond
11. Geelong
12. West Coast
13. St Kilda
14. Gold Coast
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/aflw-season-preview-footy-is-back-in-early-january-20211231-p59l2h.html
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All they do is running and weights early preseason so was it an injury away from the track?
Calf problem
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1043419/ellie-mckenzie-injury-update
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Former No.1 pick out indefinitely with 'unique injury'
Sarah Black
womens.afl
3 January 2022
RICHMOND star Ellie McKenzie will miss at least the opening stanza of the season with a calf injury.
The Tigers have not put a timeline on the 2020 No.1 pick's return from the "unique" issue, which sidelined her from the practice match loss to Geelong.
McKenzie – who finished equal-second in the Tigers' best and fairest in her debut season – quickly became a crucial cog for the developing midfield, her height, foot skills and power from stoppages holding her in good stead.
"Ellie has had a really unique injury to her calf, which she has been working through for quite some time and managing carefully with our medical team," Richmond AFLW high performance manager Matt Parker said.
"Ellie has so much football in front of her both this season and beyond, so we have taken a long-term view, and while it is disappointing that she will miss some football, we all understand how important it is we get this right.
"The injury has been a very challenging experience for a 19-year-old to have, but Ellie has dealt with it with excellent maturity and professionalism right throughout the lengthy off-season."
She isn't the only injury concern at Punt Road, with a number of players sitting out the practice match.
Defender Iilish Ross has been ruled out of the season with a stress fracture in her lower leg, and has been replaced by Beth Lynch.
Key midfielder Sarah Hosking has a minor quad complaint, while twin Jess Hosking suffered a knock to her shoulder against the Cats and key defender Harriet Cordner was a late withdrawal.
The Tigers leant on train-on player and mid/forward Sophie Locke (Port Melbourne VFLW) and Lynch to boost numbers for the game against Geelong.
https://www.womens.afl/news/78470/tigers-star-to-miss-season-opener-with-unique-injury-
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Been struggling for months with thus injury. So disappointing and a worry she is already having serious calf issues
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Huge blow to our side
Dont know what indefinitely means, usually the club spouts 2-3 weeks it turns out 2-3 months, could be a season ender right here
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AFLW Tigers to wear 2022 Indigenous Guernsey for season opener.
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Vision of training:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1043443/ready-for-round-1?videoId=1043443&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1641202074001
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2022 AFLW: Round 1 preview
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theRoar.com.au
5 January 2022
St Kilda vs Richmond
The season kicks off on Friday night with the first AFL/AFLW match to be played in front of fans in Victoria for nearly six months, with St Kilda and Richmond to face off at Skybus Stadium in Frankston.
Both teams won only three matches each last season, with the Tigers finishing higher on percentage (tenth) in part thanks to a long-awaited 47-point win over the Geelong Cats at Kardinia Park in Round 5, which ended a ten-match losing streak to start their AFLW history.
Construction work at Moorabbin Oval means the Saints won’t be able to play at their spiritual ground until early March, meaning they’ll have to play their first three home games elsewhere, with a TBC marked for their Round 6 game against the Brisbane Lions.
They enter the new season with former men’s player Nick Dal Santo as their new coach, but also without superstar Georgia Patrikios, whose immediate playing future remains unclear, having so far refused to disclose her COVID-19 vaccination status.
Meantime, after struggling early on in the AFL Women’s competition, the Tigers finished last season strongly, winning three of their final five matches, including the aforementioned win against the Cats as well as those against the Gold Coast Suns and West Coast Eagles.
They have been boosted by the acquisition of Jess Hosking, who will be reunited with her twin sister Sarah after both started their careers at Carlton in the early years of the AFL Women’s competition.
The only previous time the Saints and Tigers met was in Round 6 of 2020, when fans were locked out during the early stages of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Saints won that match by 39 points, with Caitlin Greiser kicking half of her side’s six goals that afternoon.
But that was nearly two years ago, and the Tigers will no doubt have improved since, while the Saints will be without their two-time reigning best-and-fairest Patrikios, with no timeframe set on her return.
That being said, I think the Tigers can take the points in this one.
Prediction
Richmond by eight points.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/01/05/2022-afl-w-round-1-preview/
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Richmond captain Katie Brennan and the rest of her team are looking forward to kicking off the season on Friday as they go toe-to-toe with St Kilda.
“We’re absolutely stoked to have the opportunity to have the season opener,” Brennan said.
And while star midfielder Ellie McKenzie is sidelined due to an injury, Brennan says it’s “fortunate” that McKenzie is the only player that won’t be available for selection.
“From memory everyone else is pretty good to go, it’ll be exciting to choose from a healthy list,” she said.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the-biggest-opposition-threats-on-field-and-the-covid-threat-off-it-aflw-captains-preview-2022-20220104-p59lv5.html
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Given they have got their two gun midfielders out you would think we should win this one
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Actually instead of gun I should have used the term girls who can actually play AFL
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Tigers add versatile midfielder as replacement player
Sarah Black
womens.afl
5 January 2022
RICHMOND has signed Casey Demons inside midfielder Meg Macdonald as a replacement for Hannah McLaren.
Macdonald – not to be confused with Geelong skipper Meg McDonald – is a versatile product who has also played in defence for her VFLW team and averaged 16 disposals and eight tackles upon moving to the midfield.
McLaren, daughter of former AFL umpire Scott, will sit out the 2021 season with illness.
"Hannah has been unwell due to a medical condition over the past month and unfortunately will not be in a position to participate this AFLW season," Richmond head of women’s football Kate Sheahan said.
"Hannah is a resilient character with a great network around her. She is a popular member of our group, and we all hope to see her back to full health soon.
"We will continue to support Hannah and her family however possible until she gets through this."
The 23-year-old Macdonald hails from Tyabb and is a former Seaford teammate of Sarah and Jess Hosking.
"Meg typifies the type of character we are looking for at the Tigers," recruiting manager Trent Mosbey said.
"She finished last year strongly and won the Casey Demons 'trademarks and values award' for the way she prepares and goes about her football on and off the field.
"What caught our attention was Meg's ability to exit the stoppage with her power. She has good speed, explosiveness, excellent intensity, and contested ball-winning ability.
"We also highly regard her tackling, physicality and aggression at her opponents and ability to play in defence on different sized opponents.
"Meg has earned this opportunity off the back of her 2021 form and we are excited to watch how she continues to grow within an AFLW program."
McDonald will wear No.38.
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https://www.womens.afl/news/78659?_ga=2.254276424.1394743646.1641259718-224749430.1603381344
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AFLW Injury Report: Round 1
AFLW Physical Performance Manager, Matt Parker provides Richmond media with the latest injury report.
Watch: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1043976/aflw-injury-report-round-1?videoId=1043976&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1641372089001
McKenzie - Suffered significant injury to her calf complex. Been managing it the last couple of months. Turned the corner over the last few weeks. Still a bit to go but she is improving.
Jess Hosking (dislocated shoulder) - Returned to strength full trained yesterday and will play Friday.
Sarah Hosking (quad) - same boat as Jess.
Shevlin (toe) - Back into full training and is available for selection.
Makur Chout (knee) - available for selection.
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Double trouble in Tigerland: Hosking twins reunite at Richmond
By Sarah Burt
The Age
January 7, 2022
The first time identical twins Sarah and Jess Hosking played footy together, they had one school lunchtime to rally a team to play at the local oval in Mount Eliza.
On Friday night, down the road at Frankston Oval, they will don the yellow and black of Richmond together for the first time, kicking off the sixth AFLW season against St Kilda.
“I’d heard that GSV [Girls Sport Victoria] was running a footy competition and I didn’t know why our school wasn’t offering it,” says Jess.
“I went to the head of sport and said ‘Sare and I want to play footy,’ and she said if we could have a full footy team by the end of lunchtime she’d enter it into the competition, so we ran around like lunatics. We were literally heckling everyone and, surprisingly, we got enough.”
Sarah laughs, adding that they had to wear “old woollen jumpers with the collars from back in the 1900s” until they could prove the team wasn’t going to cave after one game. But they made the grand final and “got pumped by nearly 100 points”.
The twins, who presumably will have to do less pleading to get their teammates to play on Friday night, spent the first 16 years of their lives in Mount Martha before the family moved to Mornington.
“We started our footy career … not career, but started playing out at Seaford,” Sarah says, stumbling over the mention of the word career, perfectly highlighting the pair’s down-to-earth attitude.
She describes how they had played netball “forever” but decided to give footy a go when the first AFLW season was announced.
“When they announced the competition before the 2017 season, that’s when we picked up footy because Jess saw there was a pathway and we thought we’d give it a go ... and that was probably the best decision we’ve made.”
The sisters were drafted to Carlton together in the AFLW’s maiden year and remained with the Blues until Sarah joined Richmond last year.
“We had never played against each other in any other sport, so it was weird,” says Jess.
“Even in netball trials, the coaches always thought it would be funny to put us on each other, but it was never a good idea because one of us would hurt the other – we were too competitive and, to be honest, we have probably made it to the level we have because we are so competitive with each other.”
Sarah agrees, but says it was a welcome chance to “stand on her own two feet”.
“When I decided to move from Carlton for that first year it was such a weird feeling, but I think we both had the excitement leading up to playing against each other,” she says.
“It was actually a lot of fun and probably gave us a bit of maturity and a chance to step away from each other. It sounds weird because we are 26 and our own people, but you do kind of take for granted being a twin and always being around each other.”
It seemed they were bound for another season apart, but Jess requested a last-minute trade to Punt Road, which she says was largely attributable to family ties.
“I just realised that our footy career isn’t going to be that long, probably maximum 10 years, if we’re lucky, so it’s pretty special to be able to play together, and ultimately that was one of the biggest decisions for me to move across. I wanted to play footy with Sare,” Jess says.
On what they had learnt from their season apart on rival teams, Jess says the independence was something she will continue to prioritise.
“Sare offered to give me a lift to the first Tigers training and introduce me to the team, but I said ‘no, I’m going by myself, I’m not walking in as your twin sister, I’m walking in as my own person’.
“I think had we not had that year apart, that I may have just sat in that shadow and let her introduce me.”
With the twins content being back on the same side, the logistics for the rest of the family have been simplified, particularly for their dad Mark, who already had a calendar to work out how to see both sisters’ games each week.
“Dad had already written everything out and booked flights, there was two flights in a day actually, they were going to Queensland for Sare’s game, and Adelaide for mine,” Jess says.
“I think they’re shattered that their frequent flyer points aren’t going to be as high this year.”
The Hoskings are still largely Peninsula-based and, although their sporting careers have evolved, some things at home remain the same.
“Back when Jess and I were playing netball seriously, we spoke a fair bit to Peta Murphy, the MP for Frankston [Dunkley] about the renovation of the local netball stadium. A couple of weeks ago we saw her tag us in a Facebook post about us playing back at the local [stadium] and it’s pretty cool to see that she’s still in that role, and we’re coming and giving back to that community that we have always been a part of,” says Sarah.
As things come full circle, they continue to reminisce on that first footy game and its lasting memories, laughing and talking over the top of each other.
“Just before the bounce we all ran off to go to the bathroom, then realised it was only set up for men.
“We didn’t have much choice, so you can use your imagination.”
They reflect after this that really wasn’t that long ago that female facilities just weren’t needed at a footy club, now they will have a local army behind them as take the national stage.
“We’ve had a ridiculous response from friends and past netball teammates, it’s also the first time Dad’s side of the family has been in Melbourne for 15 years, so they’re all coming,” says Jess.
The duo enjoys playing pranks on each other, which escalated when they were on opposing teams, including hair dye in shampoo and training kits thrown in the bottom of the pool. But now they’ve decided to join forces and focus their pranks on teammates, admitting there are some names who don’t ever leave the hit list.
“Captain Katie Brennan is quite serious, and she gets scared very easily, so she’s always at the top of the hit list,” Jess says.
“Mind you, I owe Sare the next prank because last time she got my eyebrows.”
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/double-trouble-in-tigerland-hosking-twins-reunite-at-richmond-20220106-p59man.html
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Tigers star Conti set for big AFLW season
Justin Chadwick
AAP/7news
7 January 2022
Richmond captain Katie Brennan says she can't wait to see what cross-code star Monique Conti can achieve this AFLW campaign after finally getting a full pre-season under her belt.
Conti's previous WNBL commitments meant she has never completed an AFLW pre-season before.
Despite that the 22-year-old has already established herself as an out-and-out star during her four seasons in the AFLW, winning a premiership and a best-and-fairest award with the Bulldogs before following it up with two best-and-fairest awards at Richmond.
The two-time All-Australian appears set to take her game to an even higher level this year after putting her full focus into Aussie Rules.
"I've loved watching the evolution and growth of Mon, both as a footballer and more importantly as a person," Brennan said ahead of Friday's season-opener against St Kilda at Skybus Stadium.
"She's had the opportunity to give her all to the program in terms of her energy (this pre-season), not splitting it between basketball and football.
"Getting the load and pre-season in her body and her legs (has been important).
"She's a super talent and she's so young and has such a bright future ahead of her.
"We're super excited to see what she can do for us and the role she can play."
The Tigers were dealt a huge blow earlier this week when 2020 No.1 pick Ellie McKenzie was ruled out of the early stages of the season with a calf injury.
"It is really unfortunate," Brennan said.
"She's a superstar in her own right now and she's going to be something really special in the future."
https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-star-conti-set-for-big-aflw-season-c-5205370
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Mon's magic mindset: Why cross-code Tiger has gone to another level
Sarah Burt
womens.afl
14 January 2022
AT JUST 22 she's played at the country's highest level for two separate sports, and whilst she's already among the NAB AFLW's most decorated players, she's decided this is her year to really give the game her all.
Monique or "Mon", as her Richmond teammates affectionately call her, has mastered the art of juggling a career in the WNBL (Women's National Basketball League), while maintaining her status as one of the AFLW's strongest midfielders, but decided to commit to footy this season and complete her first ever full pre-season since she was drafted in 2017.
Having already won the Tiger's best and fairest award in both their years of competition, as well as best on ground in a premiership with the Western Bulldogs, among various other accolades, Conti still has an itch she needs to scratch.
"I really just feel like our group and our club is just onto something and that we are going somewhere, I wanted to be solely and fully be a part of that journey," Conti said.
"Obviously, I've been part of it the past two years, but there's a different feeling here this year and I want to make sure I'm a part of it."
When asked what it is that makes this season her time to hang up the basketball shoes and focus on the Sherrin, she attributed it to a shift in mindset which has seen the cohort at Punt Road "get on the same wavelength".
"We've all sort of balanced our energy in a good way, there's not too much hype, we're not overthinking, we're just prepared and going into a season feeling that way is really reassuring," Conti said.
"We have relaxed a bit, we all just want to make sure every session is a really good one, and we'll come in with our heads down, work hard and just get better every session, but everybody is on that same page.
"This year you can really feel that difference."
I really just feel like our group and our club is just onto something and that we are going somewhere, I wanted to be solely and fully be a part of that journey
Before Conti entered the AFLW system, she was part of the Australian team that won gold at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and was named in that year's All-Tournament Team. She also won the WNBL Rookie of the Year Award in her first WNBL season with the Melbourne Boomers in 2017, the same year she was drafted by the Western Bulldogs.
In 2020 she moved to the Southside Flyers for basketball and to Richmond for footy, where she won a WNBL Championship and the Tigers' best and fairest.
While studying psychology at Swinburne University and having so many other balls in the air, it was the niggling feeling that she wasn't reaching her full potential in the AFLW.
"I was completely used to juggling both at a high level and having zero time to myself, or to focus on just one sport, and I actually miss the juggle, I really do," Conti said.
"I was playing both sports that I really loved, but sometimes you don't get that opportunity to sit back and reassess and think, 'Where could I be putting all my energy in right now?'
"So, I think that's what really helped me make my decision - let's focus on my footy and see what I can do with the pre-season and see where this club can go this year."
Admitting that since the decision to focus on Australian Football, she's had time to start reading again and having some space to study, Conti also said completing the full pre-season has shown benefits already.
"I think my body is so much more adapted to the football game," she said.
"I feel like it's changed a whole lot. I feel much fitter and stronger and it's just good to get my hands on the footy for a pre-season instead of on the round ball.
"I've seen improvements in my pre-season, week by week, and hopefully it transfers onto the field on game day."
On the Tigers' 38-point round one win over St Kilda, Conti said it was the perfect execution of their new mentality.
"There was a different vibe throughout the whole training week, at the captain's run, and in the change rooms before and after the game," she said.
"Going in, knowing we are ready and to be rewarded with success off the back of that feeling is just really reassuring and the confidence that comes from that is huge."
Conti scored a perfect 10 in the round one voting for the 2022 AFL Coaches' Association's AFLW Champion Player of the Year award, racking up 29 disposals, nine clearances and 17 contested possessions which saw Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield tweet, "If Richmond win enough games Conti may just win the League B&F".
Conti said she was flattered but quickly deflected back to the team.
"Oh, I was really, really honoured that he was saying that about me, it was really awesome," she said.
"I think the best thing about it though is that he's watching women's footy and he's putting it out there that he's watching it as well. He's showing he respects it and he's all about it, that's my favourite part."
https://www.womens.afl/news/79796?_ga=2.235760385.1482294730.1641899012-224749430.1603381344
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Swinburne has extended its partnership with the Club’s AFLW program until the end of 2024.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1046626/swinburne-extends-richmond-aflw-partnership
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Prosecco to pregnant: Tiger star’s journey with IVF cub
As AFLW Pride Round kicks off, Tigers star Kate Dempsey and fiance Ellie George have opened up about their journey from teammates to soon-to-be parents.
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Paywall: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-2022-north-melbourne-star-emma-kearney-reveals-ongoing-covid19-struggles/news-story/17ab56ed2ed8637484ee1a9f7b695eb0
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On The Prowl: Why Richmond Is The Surprise Packet Of The AFLW Season
By Dem Panopoulos
statsinsider.com.au
19 Jan, 2022
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The Richmond Tigers have taken another strong step forward in their young AFLW existence.
After 2 fantastic rounds of footy, we’re starting to see which teams have made improvements and which teams may struggle in the 2022 season.
Of course, the AFLW season will have its struggles as many other codes have had – COVID has already resulted in two clubs being unable to field a team while many a star player has had to miss a week due to the virus.
However if we’re to focus on the positives, and there are many, we note that the standard of footy has once again taken a massive leap forward and the Tigers are certainly a headline act in that regard.
Playing each of their first two games in primetime, Friday night action has certainly helped the public’s perception of Richmond improve considerably from what many thought would be a season full of struggles.
As was expected to be the case with any expansion club, the Tigers were always going to take a little time to find their feet.
An extremely encouraging three-win season with a decent percentage of 84.6 indicated a level of improvement, but 2022 has already seen the club take massive strides with coach Ryan Ferguson switching things up tactically.
In 2021, the Tigers played a pronounced uncontested style that capped them as a middle-of-the-road team offensively with their ball movement directionless at times and, defensively, covering the opposition and hunting was well down – they averaged just 47.3 tackles per game, 2.6 tackles less than the second-worst team in the competition (Collingwood) and 5.5 off North Melbourne in third-last.
Good efficiency forward of centre really helped Richmond stay in touch last season, but 2022 has seen a proper, finals-style approach adopted.
The team’s average disposals per game has dropped from 214.7 to 194.5, the marking has dropped from 40 to 26.5 per game, but the tackling has increased to 56 per game, ranked seventh in the league.
The numbers pass the eye test, where the Tigers have been ferocious in their attack around the ball and smooth in extraction from stoppages when they win the first possession.
Crazy efficiency on the scoreboard has certainly been of great assistance, kicking 10.1 against the Saints and 6.2 against the Demons, but this has been well-earned given that the team has averaged the least disposals per score in the competition.
The transition play has been direct and intentional, even if the ball use is rough at times, and it’s a large reason for Richmond’s offensive improvement.
Questioning the viability and the sustainability of the way the Tigers have kicked off the season is completely reasonable, particularly looking at Round 2’s defeat to Melbourne.
Richmond started off the match superbly, attacking the Premiership favourites around the contest and using lightning-fast hands in the midfield to create space ahead of the stoppage, ultimately giving the attacking midfielders time to create a score.
They then failed to score in the second quarter as Melbourne completely took over, winning nearly 10 clearances in a row. Richmond looked fatigued by a particularly demanding style of play.
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After half-time however, the Tigers were able to find a happy medium and apply an amount of pressure that was difficult for the opposition to deal with, while having enough energy to counter-attack. It resulted in Richmond winning the second-half by 10 points.
On the day, the Tigers had 49 less disposals and 31 less marks, but finished with the same number of inside 50s as the Demons, nearly broke even in contested possessions and had 21 more tackles.
Round 1 saw a demolition of a St Kilda team due to struggle in a professional, systematic manner that a good team is expected to perform in, while the loss to the Demons showed grit and determination indicative of a team on the rise.
Almost every highlight involves Monique Conti, who’s been incredible at getting from contest-to-contest with her improved fitness base and great reliability. Averaging 27 disposals, 16.5 contested possessions, 6.5 tackles and 322 metres gained so far, we can expect her to remain prominent throughout the season.
For all of Conti’s outstanding work though, what makes this efficient, hungry Richmond team a clear improver this season are the surrounding players.
Tessa Lavey has been great as an attacking, outside conduit between stoppages and forward entries, averaging 15.5 disposals, 252 metres gained and 4.5 inside 50s a game.
Harriet Cordner and Rebecca Miller might’ve struggled a little defensively without Sarah D’Arcy intercepting, but their own work to peel off and provide strong rebound, both ranked in the top-10 at Richmond for metres gained, is vitally important to this gung-ho, slingshot style of offence.
Gabby Seymour’s work as an undersized ruck is superb, averaging 16 disposals, 11.5 hitouts, 6 tackles and 5 intercept possessions to ultimately be another midfielder for the Tigers, particularly when the athletic Poppy Kelly is available to the team.
And while Jess Hosking’s kicking is a concern, much like a number of rebounding defenders at Richmond, the sheer want for the contest and willingness to put her body on the line is the new standard for what this AFLW team represents, and what it will represent going forward.
Offensive weapons such as Katie Brennan, Courtney Wakefield and Christina Bernardi are already handfuls for the opposition, let alone with the amount of space they’re getting now, and all are really benefitting from the hard work higher up the ground that Richmond is getting out of its players.
It would be remiss of anyone diving into Richmond to ignore the clean hands of 21-year-old Maddy Brancatisano that has been instrumental in the team’s clearance work, as well as the hard-nosed, inside work of first-year player and prolific VFLW veteran Meagan Kiely, averaging 5.5 tackles per game.
Richmond has only had the aforementioned duo of Kelly and D’Arcy, as well as important players Tayla Stahl and Kodi Jacques for one game, while star second-year midfielder Ellie McKenzie is still recovering from a calf injury.
Some may question whether two games provide enough of a sample size to judge a team, but we’re already a fifth of the way through the season and the quality of footy is good enough to know what to expect going forward.
There is plenty of upside in this Richmond team with the players due to return and the early signs of been extremely impressive.
To some who had them as a bottom-four contender, this comes as a rude awakening, but the Tigers are a team that’s young, hungry and willing to stand up to any opposition to prove their worth.
More tough challenges await in the near future, but this group is playing a style of footy that can take it to anyone on their day.
Expect Richmond to push for finals in 2022 and continue to trend towards being the first expansion team to make a Grand Final, and perhaps win it, in the near future.
https://www.statsinsider.com.au/blog/aflw/on-the-prowl-richmond-are-making-massive-strides-in-their-2nd-aflw-season
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Good bookends but short on quality mids
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Heya just wondering,
With MonCon kicking below is she using the right technique or wrong
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WAT is her uncle hope that clears it up :shh
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AFLW Tigers set for trip west
Richmond's AFLW Rounds 7 and 8 fixtures have been confirmed, with the Tigers to head to Perth to face West Coast next weekend, before hosting Geelong at the Swinburne Centre the following week.
The Round 7 match against the Eagles will be played on Saturday, February 19 at Mineral Resources Park in Western Australia.
Broadcast on Channel 7 and Kayo Sports, the clash will kick off at 4.10pm AWST (7.10 AEDT).
The following Saturday (February 26), the Tigers will take on the Cats at Punt Road in the league's Indigenous Round.
The Round 8 match, originally fixtured for 5.10pm AEDT, will now commence at 3.10pm AEDT.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1058661/aflw-tigers-set-for-trip-west
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Have tried a few times to watch this crap but at the end of the day its crap.
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Have tried a few times to watch this crap but at the end of the day its crap.
Yep
It’s absolute rubbish and they are diluting it even more with more teams … will be years before the product is close to watchable
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Here's my list analysis
Elite; Conti, Brennan
Above average; McKenzie, Seymour, Miller, Cordner
Foot Soldiers; Lavey, J Hosking, S Hosking, Wakefield, Darcy
Potential; Yassir
Not up to it; the other 20 or so in the squad
And the side
FF; XXX Wakefield
HF; XXX Brennan XXX
C XXX McKenzie XXX
HB Lavey Cordner Darcy
B J Hosking Miller
Mids Seymour Conti S Hosking
IC Yassir XXXXX XXXXX XXXX
Backs and Mids have no depth and forwards are well short
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I'd have Lavey as above average. If she dedicated herself to footy she could be elite.
I'd also have Ross and Dempsey at foot solider level.
The rest I agree are not AFLW standard
Worst still all of Molan, Burchell, Jacques, Dargan, Stahl, McLaren, Makur-Chuot & McDonald are barely VFLW standard and shouldn't be on the list still.
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Round 9 Fixture has been released.
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Richmond will take on Greater Western Sydney at Giants Stadium on Saturday, March 5 in Round 9 of the 2022 AFLW season.
The AFL confirmed the Round 9 fixture on Monday afternoon, with the Tigers set to embark on their third interstate trip of the season to face the Giants.
The clash at Giants Stadium, GWS' first home game there of the season, and the first time the two sides have met since Round 5, 2020, will kick off at 5.10pm.
Further broadcast and ticketing information will be communicated closer to the match.
Saturday, March 5
GWS v Richmond at Giants Stadium, 5.10pm AEDT
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1064228/
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Dead-eye of the Tigers: The stat driving Richmond's resurgence
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
23 February 2022
RICHMOND'S improvement may not be reflected in its wins and losses to date this season, sitting ninth on the ladder with two wins, but the side's efficiency in attack is close to the best the AFLW has seen.
The Tigers came out of the blocks in round one and recorded not only the highest score in the club's history, but also the most accurate, kicking 10.1 (61) at 83.3 per cent goal accuracy. They have since broken that high score again, kicking 10.8 (68) against West Coast in round seven.
While such high numbers haven't been sustained consistently throughout the season, Richmond has led the competition this year for efficiency once inside 50. In 2022, the club is averaging a shot on goal from 45.4 per cent of its forward entries, and scoring a major from from 51.9 per cent of those shots, according to stats provided by Champion Data.
Only twice in AFLW history has a team averaged more than 50 per cent accuracy in front of goal across the length of a season – North Melbourne in 2020 and Carlton in 2017 – and Richmond is three home and away matches away from joining that exclusive club.
Step one: more opportunities
This improvement in attack for Richmond has developed in two distinct phases. After a winless inaugural season in the competition, the Tigers got to work on phase one: creating more realistic opportunities at goal in 2021. This saw them average 7.6 more inside 50s in 2021 than in the previous season, and 62.8 per cent of their points in 2021 came from within 30m of goal. By creating better opportunities to score, the Tigers nearly doubled their average score last year.
AVG POINTS FOR % POINTS SCORED <30M OF GOAL AVG INSIDE 50s AVG GOAL ACCURACY
2020 19.2 44.2% 20.5 25.0%
2021 34.7 62.8% 28.1 38.6%
2022 39.9 55.5% 24.9 51.9%
In 2021 they used run in attack to generate 23.1 per cent of their goals – think kicking on the run or playing on from a mark – and while that speed proved fruitful, they were only goaling 38.6 per cent of the time.
Step two: make more of those opportunities
Phase two has come this year: turning up the efficiency on those increased opportunities. This has been done in two ways – improved accuracy from more scoring shots.
While they are registering fewer inside 50s than last year, the Tigers are averaging a club best 10.6 scoring shots each game and kicking a goal 23.6 per cent of the time they go inside 50 – the fifth-highest goal efficiency the competition has seen in any season, assisted by the aforementioned goal accuracy of 51.9 per cent.
This has been driven by their leading goalkickers' methodical approach. Katie Brennan has kicked 11 goals at 55 per cent accuracy, Tayla Stahl five goals at 71.4 per cent, Christina Bernardi four goals at 44.4 per cent and Tessa Lavey three goals at 100 per cent.
Put simply, once inside 50 Richmond is the most dangerous team in the competition as it stands.
A step back
Since 2020, Richmond has steadily worked to force more turnovers up the field in order to launch attack. In its 22 games, the club has kicked 99 goals in its three years and just two of those have originated from a kick-in. The Tigers aren't a coast-to-coast side; they work hard defensively through the middle of the ground to win the ball and transition forward. This year 61 per cent of Richmond's goals have come from turnover, an increase on 59.1 per cent in 2021 and 57.1 per cent in 2020.
% OF GOALS FROM TURNOVER % OF GOALS FROM STOPPAGE
2020 57.1% 35.7%
2021 59.1% 38.6%
2022 61.0% 39.0%
The remainder of Richmond's goals this year have come from stoppages, which has also seen 22 per cent of goals come from snap shots.
As Richmond looks to end the season strongly, the only concern about their attacking game is the reliance on captain Katie Brennan. Brennan has kicked 26.8 per cent of the side's goals this year and has kicked at least one in each of her last 13 games, the AFLW record.
What alleviates this concern, however, is their spread of individual goalkickers. The Tigers are averaging 4.4 goalkickers per game, well up on their 3.2 of last year, to lead the competition so far this season.
Despite what could have been some season-shaping injuries from the Tigers, they have worked through those difficulties and combated player absence with pure efficiency from the greater opportunities they've created.
https://www.womens.afl/news/86946/dead-eye-of-the-tigers-the-stat-driving-richmond-s-resurgence
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Here's my list analysis
Elite; Conti, Brennan
Above average; McKenzie, Seymour, Miller, Cordner
Foot Soldiers; Lavey, J Hosking, S Hosking, Wakefield, Darcy
Potential; Yassir
Not up to it; the other 20 or so in the squad
And the side
FF; XXX Wakefield
HF; XXX Brennan XXX
C XXX McKenzie XXX
HB Lavey Cordner Darcy
B J Hosking Miller
Mids Seymour Conti S Hosking
IC Yassir XXXXX XXXXX XXXX
Backs and Mids have no depth and forwards are well short
Great analysis Chucky.
Might as well put McKenzie in the elite bracket. If she had played from the start of the season she’d already be there anyway it’s only a matter of weeks before she is.
I think you’ve missed Dempsey and Kiely as foot soldiers and I’d sneak in Lynch as a potential because when she does get the ball she looks pretty good and as we’ve seen with Yassir she also had glimpses of something.
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I feel for Sophie Molan. She reminds me of Reece conca in the sense that it’s not her fault that Richmond used their 1st round on her. But with the high pick comes expectation and she just doesn’t have the skill set to be a McKenzie or Conti.
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I feel for Sophie Molan. She reminds me of Reece conca in the sense that it’s not her fault that Richmond used their 1st round on her. But with the high pick comes expectation and she just doesn’t have the skill set to be a McKenzie or Conti.
After 2 games our VFL affiliate :rollin sit second last with a percentage of 37% and Sophie Molan currently stands alone as the only player in the top 6 possession getters in each game. So at the least she can play at that level but unfortunately the cupboard is pretty much barren. With Sophie you could say we didn’t have much clue when recruiting girls in a woman’s league but to say that now when we’ve been doing this a few years is another story. That’s why Stella Reid is more disappointing a selection at pick 5 last draft.
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True that. Definitely was hoping more from Reid. But she was highly rated at the chargers right? Is the gulf to AFLW to great? Psychological?
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I feel for Sophie Molan. She reminds me of Reece conca in the sense that it’s not her fault that Richmond used their 1st round on her. But with the high pick comes expectation and she just doesn’t have the skill set to be a McKenzie or Conti.
After 2 games our VFL affiliate :rollin sit second last with a percentage of 37% and Sophie Molan currently stands alone as the only player in the top 6 possession getters in each game. So at the least she can play at that level but unfortunately the cupboard is pretty much barren. With Sophie you could say we didn’t have much clue when recruiting girls in a woman’s league but to say that now when we’ve been doing this a few years is another story. That’s why Stella Reid is more disappointing a selection at pick 5 last draft.
Unfortunately Reid just doesn't have the athletic ability and composure to compete at senior level. She may develop into key position size down the track but right now her lack of pace and agility is a massive concern.
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I feel for Sophie Molan. She reminds me of Reece conca in the sense that it’s not her fault that Richmond used their 1st round on her. But with the high pick comes expectation and she just doesn’t have the skill set to be a McKenzie or Conti.
Part of the issue with Sophie Molan is we allowed Carlton to take Grace Egan from our VFLW program rather than using that pick to keep Grace Egan.
Grace Egan is a very solid (good) AFLW player and TBBH better than Sophie and a number of others on our list
True that. Definitely was hoping more from Reid. But she was highly rated at the chargers right? Is the gulf to AFLW to great? Psychological?
The gap is massive but when you have your players running around in a team outside your system then it is going to impact on development
Port Melbourne's results are no surprise to me. They lost last year's coach (he got an AFLw assistants role I believe), appointed a new one. He quit a week after being appointed and then the bloke who's got the job now wax appointed. Not great I would suggest
I saw Tigeritis' post the other day about us not having a VFLW side and questioning why when other Clubs do. Couldn't agree more. While I get there is a cap the way Kate Sheahan spins it we are one of the highest spenders in the AFLW so what are we spending our cap on? A VFLW side is a must.
We saw it in the AFL, the improvement in development when we got our own VFL side.
Our women are being Short changed in a huge way IMHO
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Here's my list analysis
Elite; Conti, Brennan
Above average; McKenzie, Seymour, Miller, Cordner
Foot Soldiers; Lavey, J Hosking, S Hosking, Wakefield, Darcy
Potential; Yassir
Not up to it; the other 20 or so in the squad
And the side
FF; XXX Wakefield
HF; XXX Brennan XXX
C XXX McKenzie XXX
HB Lavey Cordner Darcy
B J Hosking Miller
Mids Seymour Conti S Hosking
IC Yassir XXXXX XXXXX XXXX
Backs and Mids have no depth and forwards are well short
Great analysis Chucky.
Might as well put McKenzie in the elite bracket. If she had played from the start of the season she’d already be there anyway it’s only a matter of weeks before she is.
I think you’ve missed Dempsey and Kiely as foot soldiers and I’d sneak in Lynch as a potential because when she does get the ball she looks pretty good and as we’ve seen with Yassir she also had glimpses of something.
Yep Ellie has the potential to be the best player in the AFLW, just needs to run out games which was an issue last year and obviously this year with her injury.
Your point is valid on the other 3.
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Richmond will round out its 2022 home and away season against Collingwood on Saturday, March 12 at Victoria Park.
Saturday, March 12
Collingwood vs. Richmond
Victoria Park (VIC) (Seven)
Start time: 3:10pm
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1065721/tigers-to-face-pies-in-round-10
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2022 AFLW Season Review: Richmond Tigers
Alex Catalano
theinnersanctum.com.au
24/03/2022
A season marred by injury never quite saw the Tigers reach their pre-season potential. But with another year under coach Ryan Ferguson came an improvement in nearly all areas of their gameplan.
Finishing position: 11th (Three wins, seven losses)
Richmond was looking ahead to a big year, with many pundits tipping the club to be knocking on the door of finals for the first time.
The off-season additions of Jess Hosking, Poppy Kelly, and Maddie Shevlin looked to add more depth to a line up that needed more talent across the lines.
But early season injuries dampened Richmond’s spirits, and despite some strong performances, it couldn’t escape the bottom four.
What worked?
From their first game against the Saints, the Tigers showed off a high scoring, free flowing gamestyle, which resulted in some of the most entertaining footy of 2022.
When it worked, Ferguson’s midfield was unbeatable.
It showed on the scoreboard, with Richmond putting up totals of 61, 47, 68, and 46 at various stages of the year.
The Tigers finished the year with the second highest points for of any non finals side. This dynamic ball movement started from the middle with Gabby Seymour‘s tap and follow up work, Monique Conti‘s elite skills, and Tessa Lavey‘s gut running.
This gave the Tigers a strong offensive presence, with captain Katie Brennan finishing fourth in the overall goalkicking with 14 majors. Christina Bernadi and Tayla Stahl both kicked five.
What didn’t?
While this very open style of play led to a high scoring side, it also led to the Tigers getting high totals put up against them.
Richmond gave up the third highest points against in the competition, behind just Gold Coast and West Coast.
With Harriet Cordner marshalling down back, life was a bit easier. But after she went down with an ACL injury in the loss to Fremantle, the floodgates opened, with the Tigers giving up 77 points.
After injuries also affected the forward line, Sarah D’Arcy had to be swung to the opposite 50, leaving the defensive unit more and more vulnerable. Even in wins, the Tigers gave up 45 points to the Eagles.
Similarly, when Richmond was suffocated by pressure heavy sides like Gold Coast and Geelong, it couldn’t keep up. Limiting that ball movement seemed an easy way to prevent the Tigers from striking.
Who impressed?
Juggling basketball and Aussie rules at the highest level, Tessa Lavey performed excellently throughout both seasons.
The dashing winger missed three games, but was one of the best Tigers in nearly every game she played.
Lavey added a scoreboard presence to her game in 2022, kicking four goals across the season, including a strong two major showing against Melbourne.
With the depleted backline group, Rebecca Miller came into her own as the year went on.
The 185cm full back was not only beating her direct opponent in the second half of the season, but also finding more of the footy. This included 19 and 15 disposal games against North Melbourne and Collingwood, while taking seven marks against the Giants.
Superstars Monique Conti and Katie Brennan were always at their best, with both likely club best and fairest candidates.
Highs and lows
The Highs
The Round 1 win against St Kilda had many bullish on the Tigers’ finals chances. After putting up a strong fight against Melbourne the week after, they looked on the up.
And while they never quite reached these heights again, it was some of the best footy they’d played under Ferguson.
There was no moment more feel-good however than tall utility Akec Makur Chuot‘s first goal after 20 games.
The first woman of African descent to be drafted in the AFLW, her journey has been well documented. She was delisted by Fremantle after just a year, before sticking it out and being given a second chance by Richmond.
She had previously been used as an intercept defender, but lined up in the forward line in the second half of the year.
Having grown up in Western Australia, she was able to kick her first goal in front of her family against West Coast, in what could only be described as a beautiful scene.
The Lows
Richmond’s injury woes started before the first ball of the season was even bounced.
2020 pick one Ellie McKenzie was ruled out for the early part of the season with what was described as a ‘unique’ calf injury. She had grown extra muscle in the area which required surgery.
Iilish Ross suffered a stress fracture to her leg, placing her on the inactive list for the remainder of the season. Already having suffered an injury-stricken career, it was another blow to her at just 22-years-old.
This was compounded by injuries to Courtney Wakefield, who spent the middle part of the year with her arm in a sling, Poppy Kelly, Christina Bernardi, and Harriet Cordner.
Hannah Burchell and Laura McClelland then both went down in the same match, with Burchell confirmed to have also ruptured her ACL.
Who’s on the move?
Richmond has not yet confirmed any retirements or delistings, nor have any reports come through of players attracting outside interest.
After signing as a replacement player before the start of the season, Beth Lynch should likely keep a spot down in the backline after playing all 10 games.
The Tigers may not need to make many changes to their list at all, with Harriet Cordner and Hannah Burchell set to join the inactive list as they recover from ACL injuries.
Where to next?
After a few seasons of steady improvement, Ferguson looks to be the man to lead the Tigers forward for the future.
With a strong draft last year, Richmond will look to focus on retaining as many of its core group as possible amidst the upcoming expansion.
The Tigers don’t have too many players connected elsewhere. Emelia Yassir came through the Calder Cannons pathway and did feature in Essendon’s VFLW team, so may be one to watch.
The August start on the horizon, however, means the numerous ACLs and long term injuries will hurt the Tigers even more in the short term.
Without Cordner, they’ll have to quickly look to restructure their backline, and improve it before 2022 version two rolls around.
https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/2022-aflw-season-review-richmond-tigers/
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Hopeless at drafting players with athletic ability. Its an indictment of those running that part of AFLW at Richmond.
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The AFL Players’ Association AFLW 22Under22 final team was released on Tuesday morning, recognising the best 22 players aged 22 and under for the entirety of the AFLW season.
Richmond's Monique Conti was selected for a third consecutive time, with Conti named captain of the fan-voted squad.
Unsurprisingly, Conti was also the most popular member, chosen by 92 per cent of voters.
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https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/03/29/back-to-back-to-back-prespakis-and-conti-named-in-the-aflw-2022under2022/
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As if Conti is under 22. Incredible absolute gun
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Katie Brennan, Monique Conti and Rebecca Miller have been named in the All-Australia squad.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1089928/trio-of-tigers-make-aflw-all-australian-squad
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Richmond AFLW senior coach, Ryan Ferguson, provides a summary of the 2022 AFLW season and beyond.
Watch here: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1090228/ferguson-s-aflw-season-wrap
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'We've added layers of depth': Ferguson
Richmond AFLW coach Ryan Ferguson believes the Tigers are in a "really great place to attack next season" after showing clear signs of improvements in 2022.
By Grace Kalac
Richmond Media
31 March 2022
Richmond AFLW coach Ryan Ferguson believes the Tigers are in a "really great place to attack next season" after showing clear signs of improvements in 2022.
Despite struggling to convert this improvement into wins, Ferguson is confident the Tigers now have the tools to produce more consistent football going forward.
"Next season is the season we do want to spike and jump and create that footy more consistently," he said.
"There were reasons why it was difficult to do that this year, but our added layers of depth did shine through.
"We were super competitive every week and played some good footy against good teams and had some outstanding victories.
"There were certain games we weren't happy with, but that only adds to the resolve of the group and makes them more hungry."
With three AFLW seasons now under the Club's belt, Ferguson said Richmond's growth came from a number of different avenues.
"(The improvement) comes from individuals, it comes from us playing our style of footy more often, and understanding ourselves and our game better," he said.
"Hopefully we retain our list as much as possible, we're really confident of the environment we've created.
"And adding some excitement to our list as well."
The Tigers notched a number of notable wins in 2022, including their first-ever Round 1 win and their first win against an inaugural AFLW side.
"I thought we came out in Round 1 really playing a good, strong brand of footy with a big crowd on a big occasion, and performed really well," Ferguson said.
"I thought our GWS game, where we were faced with a pretty aggressive opponent...and beating an inaugural team...that was a jump for us and a brutal type of game where we put our best footy on display."
It was a testing season for all AFLW sides and the Tigers were no exception, playing through most of the season with a depleted list due to injuries and AFL Health and Safety Protocols.
"I thought we were faced with a lot of challenges like other teams were... (but) I thought our brand of footy shone through and hopefully all the fans saw that," Ferguson said.
"We were happy with how we recruited last year and it did help us survive some of those tougher times where we were battling quite deep in the list through injury... we'll be looking to add to our list again and for those players to step up again and continue their growth."
Vice-captain Harriet Cordner's season-sending ACL injury in Round 2 was tough to swallow, but the adversity gave defensive duo Bec Miller and Sarah D'Arcy the opportunity to step up and lead the Tigers' backline.
Twenty-six-year-old Miller went on to assert herself as one of the competition’s premier key defenders, earning All Australian squad selection earlier this week alongside Monique Conti and skipper Katie Brennan.
"Bec was outstanding, she took her game to a new level," Ferguson said.
"And then for her to bounce off Sarah and create that partnership... It was a bit of a revolving door in defence at times and those two in particular, with Jess Hosking, Maddie Shevlin and Beth Lynch, were able to create a bit of stability.
"Their development was really pleasing to see."
Midfield star Mon Conti went to another level in 2022, leading the competition for contested possessions (15.2) while averaging 24 disposals, 337 metres gained, five clearances and six tackles per game.
"It started way back in pre-season, where she was able to put her best foot forward on the track and lead by example and break new barriers for her himself with her standards," Ferguson said.
"It set herself up really well and set a great example for others, that was a big bonus for us."
Having seen the benefits that came with Conti focusing solely on football this season, the sky's the limit for cross-coder and Olympic basketballer Tessa Lavey, who, depending on when the AFLW season is, may be available for the entirety of next season.
"Our conversations with Tessa are that she's pumped for the season coming up and she really wants to commit to football, and we are really hopeful we'll have her more consistently," Ferguson said.
"We had her consistently in pre-season and that was great, she was able to rub off on the group and improve her football skills.
"The more we can have her, the better we'll be."
Age has proven no limit for 34-year-old key forward Courtney Wakefield, who showed her class when she returned to the side in Round 9 following a stint on the sidelines.
"She's got plenty of years of football left in her if that's what she wants," Ferguson said.
"She's got to weigh up her family life and all those sorts of things, but she inspires her teammates every day. If she is away from training, her standards and commitment are so high that she just comes back in great shape.
"We're wowed by her constantly."
As the Tigers await confirmation on when the next AFLW season will commence, Ferguson said they're ready for all possibilities.
"There's a bit of uncertainty but we're planning for an August start which makes it a June pre-season," he said.
"And if something changes or if it's confirmed a different way, we'll just adjust. Most teams are getting really good at adjusting to changes, so we're pretty locked into being ready for that if it does happen."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1090588/-we-ve-added-layers-of-depth-ferguson
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Hes kidding himself. Go recruot 4 or 5 girls who can run through lines and kick it deep into the forward 50 to Brennan and co. then we can talk about attacking next season.
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Right on Ramps, we need ballwinners Conti can’t do it on her own.
Recruiting has been poor and development is lacking especially since they’ve abandoned the VFL program.
We need to be better and invest in the future
It doesn’t seem we are taking the woman’s league seriously enough.
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Drinking his own bath water
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Tigers' 2022 report card: Steady improvement but a long way to go
Sarah Black
womens.afl
1 April 2022
RICHMOND finished one spot lower on the ladder this season than it did last year, but its improvement was unmistakable.
There are still a lot of things that need work, and the mounting injury toll did hurt, but the potential of the Tigers was on show in 2022.
Over the next few weeks, womens.afl will look at each of the seasons of the 14 AFLW teams in reverse ladder order.
Coach: Ryan Ferguson
Leadership group: Katie Brennan (captain), Harriet Cordner, Sarah Hosking (Monique Conti captained in round 10 in the trio's absence)
2022 home and away finishing position: 11th, three wins and seven losses, 81.3 per cent.
Best team performance: Richmond 7.4 (46) defeated GWS 6.2 (38). Round nine marked the first time in nearly three seasons Richmond beat an inaugural club. The Tigers kicked five goals in the first quarter to set up the win, holding off a fast-finishing Giants side to record their third victory for the season.
Best individual performance: Monique Conti surely wrapped up the first three-vote effort of the year in the season-opener against St Kilda. The Tigers star recorded 29 disposals, 17 contested possessions, nine clearances and seven tackles in an outstanding match.
NAB AFLW Rising Star nominations: Nil
Debutants: Meagan Kiely, Meg Macdonald, Stella Reid, Emelia Yassir (AFLW debuts), Jess Hosking, Poppy Kelly, Beth Lynch, Maddie Shevlin (club debuts)
Retirees: Yet to be announced
Delistings: Yet to be announced
Most improved:
Key defender Bec Miller would have been planning on working in tandem with Harriet Cordner, but when the latter tore her ACL in round two, Miller became virtually the sole tall back. She rose to the occasion beautifully, showing good composure and a strong set of hands.
Star recruit:
Draftee Emelia Yassir was precisely what Richmond needed, a small pressure forward with the ability to push further up the ground if required. She added a different dimension to the attack, working well with Brennan, Christina Bernardi, Courtney Wakefield and Tayla Stahl.
Unsung hero:
She does receive some recognition, but Tessa Lavey's extraordinary season saw her simultaneously playing WNBL and AFLW, captaining Bendigo and playing a crucial wing role for Richmond. Her importance to the Tigers' structure was laid bare when she would miss matches for basketball.
What worked:
* Richmond's attack was one of the most efficient in the competition once the ball was inside 50. The team was able to play with pace, isolating forwards and subsequently hitting the scoreboard at a much better rate than last year.
What needs improvement:
* The flip side of Richmond's frenetic attack was it was often caught out of position on the rebound. The Tigers conceded the third-most points, ahead of only West Coast and Gold Coast.
* Part of the issue was a lack of clean disposal out of defensive 50. Errors by foot were often made, making life difficult for players further afield. Injuries meant Sarah D'Arcy – usually a conduit out of defence – had to play a lockdown role, and was shifted out of her rebound position.
* The gap between Richmond's best players and the rest is still too big. The difference is slowly being adjusted, but it's going to take time to build depth in the list, particularly during another round of expansion. A key defender to cover for Cordner should be top of the list.
Early call for next season:
Hard to see Richmond making huge strides in just a few months when the next season rolls around. Greater consistency across the season and tightening up defence should be the goal, and then more wins will come.
Season rating:
4.5/10
https://www.womens.afl/news/91856?_ga=2.216910678.1562952111.1648283639-224749430.1603381344
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A fair and reasonable review. We failed as a team to improve and need to own that outcome. Top 10 draft pick busts can no longer be tolerated
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A fair and reasonable review. We failed as a team to improve and need to own that outcome. Top 10 draft pick busts can no longer be tolerated
^^^^ this
Agree
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Now that the competition has expanded and has more of a following is there a reason why the women’s team can’t field 18 players on the field now? It could make all the difference in getting that extra linkage player for scoring
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Now that the competition has expanded and has more of a following is there a reason why the women’s team can’t field 18 players on the field now? It could make all the difference in getting that extra linkage player for scoring
Can't see it happening
AFL HQ wants their to be a clear point of difference in the AFLW comp. 16 on the field gives them that. If it was up to the players it would be 18 q side
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I don't think the AFL has been fielding 18 quality teams since the latest expansion clubs.
Don't see how the AFLW can afford to expand so quickly. 16 players on the field is the correct call for me.
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Back-to-back All Australian selection (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f31f.png)
Congratulations, @moniiquecontii and @Katie_Brennan16!
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1095876/star-tiger-duo-claim-back-to-back-all-australian-honours/
:clapping
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AFLW B&F: Your club's leader, every vote from every game
Sarah Black
womens.afl
6 April 2022
ROUND ONE
St Kilda v Richmond
3. Katie Brennan (Rich)
2. Monique Conti (Rich)
1. Courtney Wakefield (Rich)
ROUND TWO
Richmond v Melbourne
3. Kate Hore (Melb)
2. Karen Paxman (Melb)
1. Monique Conti (Rich)
ROUND THREE
Richmond v Fremantle
3. Kiara Bowers (Frem)
2. Gabrielle Seymour (Rich)
1. Hayley Miller (Frem)
ROUND FOUR
Gold Coast v Richmond
3. Alison Drennan (GC)
2. Daisy D'Arcy (GC)
1. Monique Conti (Rich)
ROUND FIVE
Western Bulldogs v Richmond
3. Kirsty Lamb (WB)
2. Ellie Blackburn (WB)
1. Bonnie Toogood (WB)
ROUND SIX
Richmond v North Melbourne
3. Jasmine Garner (NM)
2. Rebecca Miller (Rich)
1. Ashleigh Riddell (NM)
ROUND SEVEN
West Coast v Richmond
3. Monique Conti (Rich)
2. Ellie McKenzie (Rich)
1. Katie Brennan (Rich)
ROUND EIGHT
Richmond v Geelong
3. Amy McDonald (Geel)
2. Monique Conti (Rich)
1. Rebecca Webster (Geel)
ROUND NINE
GWS v Richmond
3. Sarah Hosking (Rich)
2. Monique Conti (Rich)
1. Rebecca Beeson (GWS)
ROUND 10
Collingwood v Richmond
3. Jaimee Lambert (Coll)
2. Ruby Schleicher (Coll)
1. Stacey Livingstone (Coll)
TOTAL VOTES: RICHMOND
Monique Conti 11
Katie Brennan 4
Sarah Hosking 3
Ellie McKenzie 2
Rebecca Miller 2
Gabrielle Seymour 2
Courtney Wakefield 1
https://www.womens.afl/news/92493?_ga=2.213757780.1562952111.1648283639-224749430.1603381344
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AFLW season review – Richmond
It wasn’t the season the Tigers had hoped for, but there were some strong signs at Punt Road.
Danielle Sorati
zerohanger.com
April 19, 2022
Richmond fell short of the expectations bestowed on them during the pre-season, but still showed big improvements throughout the season.
While the Tigers' 11th placed finish may be a sour note for the club and supporters - being one spot lower than their 2021 finishing place - the Tigers can rest easy knowing their new additions to the club led to steady improvement throughout 2022.
Injuries hurt the Punt Road club, with the absence of Harriet Cordner particularly taking its toll, but Richmond was able to rally together and produce some performances worthy of a team who should be competing for a finals spot sooner rather than later.
Season Finish: 11th
Record: 3-7
2022 Season snapshot
The Tigers recorded three wins in 2022, two coming against sides ranked below them on the ladder (St Kilda and West Coast), while their win against the Giants, who finished in ninth, was a hard fought nine-point affair.
Losses were aplenty, but often still featured a decent score from the Tigers, with their biggest defeat coming against Collingwood in Round 10, a 38-point loss. When the Tigers were doing well, the forward line seemed to click, kicking some impressive scores even in losses.
Despite this, the Tigers clearly struggled against the top sides and fell victim to several key injuries, ending their year one spot lower on the ladder than 2021. Yet, Richmond looked more impressive than that of last season, with a more established game plan and off-season additions proving all the difference.
Conti impressed yet again in 2022, continuing the form that made her a star of the competition for much of her career. The 22-year-old played all ten games this season, averaging 23.9 disposals, 5.9 tackles and 5.3 clearances per game.
In the season opener alone, Conti picked up an impressive 29 disposals, nine clearances and seven tackles in a dominant individual performance. Firming as a contender to take out Richmond's best and fairest count, Conti used 2022 as yet another opportunity to stamp her authority as a star of the competition.
Breakout player: Tessa Lavey
While arguments could be made that Lavey's first season in the game was her breakout, season two is where the 29-year-old really made her impact on the competition.
Splitting her time between the AFLW and WNBL, Lavey continued to impress as the season wore on, averaging 12.2 disposals per game. Additionally, Lavey managed to hit the scoreboard throughout the season, kicking four goals throughout 2022.
Despite missing three games, when Lavey was on the field in black and yellow she excelled, expecting to poll well in Richmond's best and fairest award.
Positives
Free flowing footy and scoring: As mentioned earlier, when the Tigers were on, free flowing footy was too. Their work inside 50 was some of the best competition wide, scoring the second-most points of any non-finals side in 2022.
The Tigers managed to kick some high totals of 61, 47, 68 and 46, often a consequence of smart, free flowing footy coming from the middle of the ground. Conti and Lavey put in the work in the centre, with their consistent performances driving Richmond's attacking power.
Katie Brennan was the Tigers' leading goalkicker for the second year in a row, booting 14 majors. The formidable captain was a strong presence up forward, finishing fourth overall competition wide in goals scored.
Negatives
Defence: While the Tigers seemingly had no issues scoring when the ball streamed forward, when they lost control of the ball their understrength backline seemed unable to stem the opposition attack.
Despite finishing in 11th position, the Tigers were ranked third highest for scores against, conceding six or more goals on five occasions throughout the year.
Losing Harriet Cordner was a game changer for Richmond, with their marshal in defence succumbing to an ACL injury in their Round 3 30-point loss to Fremantle.
While Richmond's fast-paced, free flowing style of footy was fun to watch when it worked, being unable to control the rebound led to some unfortunate mistakes inside their defensive 50.
Season Grade: C-
The Tigers were relegated to the lower half of the ladder, again, but showed some considerable signs of improvement. While the gap between their best and worst is still apparent, a strong midfield unit looks to be paving the path forward, and up the ladder.
Pre-season expectations let the club down when they failed to be realised, but with expansion teams looming as player poachers, the Tigers have the players and the style to make a climb up the ladder next season.
https://www.zerohanger.com/aflw-season-review-richmond-117943/
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Trade latest: Blues midfielder set to return to Tigerland
Riley Beveridge and Sarah Black
womens.afl
22 April 2022
CARLTON midfielder Grace Egan is set to return to Richmond.
It's understood that Egan, who was recruited from the Tigers' VFLW program, informed the Blues that she would be heading back to Punt Road during the sign and trade period on Thursday night.
Richmond had been eligible to sign Egan as an open-age player in its initial list build when it entered the competition as an expansion club in 2020, but passed up on the opportunity and allowed Carlton to select her through the NAB AFLW Draft.
Grace Egan in action during the Blues-Giants clash in round eight on February 27, 2022. Picture: Getty Images
She has since played 23 games for the Blues, averaging 14.4 disposals and 3.3 tackles per game last season, but has long been tipped to leave the club during the upcoming exchange window.
https://www.womens.afl/news/93259/trade-latest-blues-midfielder-set-to-return-to-tigerland
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Only seen a couple games with her in it but she seems to go alright
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Plus she’s a midfielder which we need bad
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Trade latest: Blues midfielder set to return to Tigerland
Riley Beveridge and Sarah Black
womens.afl
22 April 2022
CARLTON midfielder Grace Egan is set to return to Richmond.
It's understood that Egan, who was recruited from the Tigers' VFLW program, informed the Blues that she would be heading back to Punt Road during the sign and trade period on Thursday night.
Richmond had been eligible to sign Egan as an open-age player in its initial list build when it entered the competition as an expansion club in 2020, but passed up on the opportunity and allowed Carlton to select her through the NAB AFLW Draft.
Grace Egan in action during the Blues-Giants clash in round eight on February 27, 2022. Picture: Getty Images
She has since played 23 games for the Blues, averaging 14.4 disposals and 3.3 tackles per game last season, but has long been tipped to leave the club during the upcoming exchange window.
https://www.womens.afl/news/93259/trade-latest-blues-midfielder-set-to-return-to-tigerland
Should have been at Richmond from day 1
That we didn't use our 1st live draft pick on Grace Egan and match Carlton is a blight on our list management
We used that pick on Sophie Molan.
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Trade latest: Blues midfielder set to return to Tigerland
Riley Beveridge and Sarah Black
womens.afl
22 April 2022
CARLTON midfielder Grace Egan is set to return to Richmond.
It's understood that Egan, who was recruited from the Tigers' VFLW program, informed the Blues that she would be heading back to Punt Road during the sign and trade period on Thursday night.
Richmond had been eligible to sign Egan as an open-age player in its initial list build when it entered the competition as an expansion club in 2020, but passed up on the opportunity and allowed Carlton to select her through the NAB AFLW Draft.
Grace Egan in action during the Blues-Giants clash in round eight on February 27, 2022. Picture: Getty Images
She has since played 23 games for the Blues, averaging 14.4 disposals and 3.3 tackles per game last season, but has long been tipped to leave the club during the upcoming exchange window.
https://www.womens.afl/news/93259/trade-latest-blues-midfielder-set-to-return-to-tigerland
Should have been at Richmond from day 1
That we didn't use our 1st live draft pick on Grace Egan and match Carlton is a blight on our list management
We used that pick on Sophie Molan.
Oh no I didnt realise that, what a massive stuff up
Is it possible they mixed up the rangas?
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Trade latest: Blues midfielder set to return to Tigerland
Riley Beveridge and Sarah Black
womens.afl
22 April 2022
CARLTON midfielder Grace Egan is set to return to Richmond.
It's understood that Egan, who was recruited from the Tigers' VFLW program, informed the Blues that she would be heading back to Punt Road during the sign and trade period on Thursday night.
Richmond had been eligible to sign Egan as an open-age player in its initial list build when it entered the competition as an expansion club in 2020, but passed up on the opportunity and allowed Carlton to select her through the NAB AFLW Draft.
Grace Egan in action during the Blues-Giants clash in round eight on February 27, 2022. Picture: Getty Images
She has since played 23 games for the Blues, averaging 14.4 disposals and 3.3 tackles per game last season, but has long been tipped to leave the club during the upcoming exchange window.
https://www.womens.afl/news/93259/trade-latest-blues-midfielder-set-to-return-to-tigerland
Should have been at Richmond from day 1
That we didn't use our 1st live draft pick on Grace Egan and match Carlton is a blight on our list management
We used that pick on Sophie Molan.
We could have picked Grace up for nothing. It wouldn’t have cost us a draft pick at all. Instead we listed a bunch of girls most of who are no longer playing. It was a major f up from Sheehan who picked her mates.
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We could have picked Grace up for nothing. It wouldn’t have cost us a draft pick at all. Instead we listed a np bunch of girls most of who are no longer playing. It was a major f up from Sheehan who picked her mates.
This is true. But because we didn't pre-list her then we had to use a draft pick to take he before the draft.
Club (Sheahan) chose not to and kept the pick for Molan
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The secrets to Monique Conti's sustained performance.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1118193/the-secrets-to-mon-conti-s-sustained-performance
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Sheahan has no idea about recruiting players. Not one iota of an idea.
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It's almost time for our 2022 Best & Fairest! (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f947.png)
Stay tuned to our social channels tonight for updates on all the award winners.
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1522016575779643394
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Yes off to the B&F tonight
Think Mon Conti is a "monty" ;D
With Katie Brennan runner up
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Mon Conti won her 3rd B&F tonight
1st = Mon Conti (23 votes)
R/Up = Bec Miller (17 votes)
3rd = Gabby Seymour (16 votes)
Katie Brennan was 4th
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All the winners:
1st Best and Fairest: Monique Conti
2nd Best and Fairest: Bec Miller
3rd Best and Fairest: Gabby Seymour
Players’ Player Award: Katie Brennan
Leading Goalkicker: Katie Brennan
Best First-Year Player: Emelia Yassir
Richmond AFLW 2022 Best and Fairest Award
1st- Monique Conti (23 votes)
2nd-Bec Miller (17)
3rd- Gabby Seymour (16)
4th- Katie Brennan (15)
Eq 5th- Tessa Lavey, Sarah Hosking, Jess Hosking (11)
Eq 8th- Maddy Brancatisano, Kate Dempsey (8)
Eq 10th- Maddie Shevlin, Ellie McKenzie, Sarah D’Arcy, Bethany Lynch (7)
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1117519/monique-conti-wins-third-straight-richmond-aflw-best-and-fairest
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Not the most flattering photo
If that is Gab Seymour on the left looks a million times better in her playing kit
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Not the most flattering photo
If that is Gab Seymour on the left looks a million times better in her playing kit
Yes Chuck17 L to R is Gabby, Mon, Bec
Have you say the photo doesn't do any of them justice especially Gabby. She looked stunning
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Not the most flattering photo
If that is Gab Seymour on the left looks a million times better in her playing kit
Yes Chuck17 L to R is Gabby, Mon, Bec
Have you say the photo doesn't do any of term justice especially Gabby. She looked stunning
Yep thought so 👍
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A key defender should be top of Richmond's list, with Harriet Cordner (ACL) out of action for the remainder of the year. The Tigers were exposed at times in the absence of 35-year-old tall forward Courtney Wakefield (shoulder), and don't have a heap of depth in the area. A strong ball-user out of defence may also tidy up some deficiencies in that area.
https://www.womens.afl/news/94317/where-your-club-is-at-ahead-of-the-sign-and-trade-period
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The secrets to Katie Brennan's sustained performance.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1123492/the-secrets-to-katie-brennan-s-sustained-performance
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We need more mids. We need forwards and we need defenders.
Maybe we should look at replacing Mikes daughter and get someone who knows what they’re doing.
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Grace Egan will be a good addition
3 years late but none the less a good get
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Akec Makur Chuot has informed the Club of her decision to join expansion team Hawthorn for the next AFL Women’s Season.
The 29-year-old was an inaugural Richmond AFL Women’s player. She played 18 of her 23 AFLW matches for the Tigers, including five in 2022.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, thanked Makur Chuot for her contributions to Richmond.
"Akec has been a popular and valued member of our football program and the broader club across the past four years," she said.
"Back in 2018, Akec came to us looking for an opportunity to revive her AFLW career, and we are happy to have been able to allow her to do that.
"We wish her all the best for all of her future endeavours."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1128656/makur-chuot-to-depart-richmond/
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Inactive players: Who's out, who's a chance to come back?
Sarah Black
womens.afl
16 May 2022
The change in AFLW season timing has caught out a number of players who were hoping to return in the following season.
Richmond said the playing status of Iilish Ross (leg) and Hannah McLaren (illness) was yet to be determined.
Harriet Cordner and Hannah Burchell (Richmond) will miss the season due to knee reconstructions.
https://www.womens.afl/news/94348?_ga=2.268847670.656446201.1651910706-224749430.1603381344
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Three from three B&Fs.
You’re a star, @moniiquecontii (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2b50.png)
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1527129158882840576
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Akec Makur Chuot has informed the Club of her decision to join expansion team Hawthorn for the next AFL Women’s Season.
The 29-year-old was an inaugural Richmond AFL Women’s player. She played 18 of her 23 AFLW matches for the Tigers, including five in 2022.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, thanked Makur Chuot for her contributions to Richmond.
"Akec has been a popular and valued member of our football program and the broader club across the past four years," she said.
"Back in 2018, Akec came to us looking for an opportunity to revive her AFLW career, and we are happy to have been able to allow her to do that.
"We wish her all the best for all of her future endeavours."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1128656/makur-chuot-to-depart-richmond/
Instant improvement to our average skill level
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1527146207440941057
Key dates for AFLW season 7
- AFLW Expansion Signing Period 24 May 2022
- Sign and Trade Period 31 May 2022
- NAB AFLW Draft 29 June 2022
- Pre-season commences 13 June 2022
- Season Commences, 25-27 August 2022*
- Finals commences, 4-6 November 2022*
- NAB AFLW Grand Final, Weekend of 25-27 November 2022*
* Fixtured dates and game times TBC
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1130089/aflw-cba-locked-in-august-start-date-confirmed/
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We need natural footy players that know how to get and use the footy.
Hopefully McKenzie gets a full preseason and can show everyone how good she is.
Also I’ve been critical of the selection of Stella Reid. Unfortunately she really struggled in her first year. Let’s hope she finds some form and gets some confidence and becomes the player we hoped.
Hopefully we can find Molan a new home.
We need to take this team seriously and invest in the vfl team too. Worst decision the club has made in a long time.
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Bernardi, Sansonetti & McLaren have been delisted.
Richmond announces AFLW list changes
Richmond has confirmed the initial changes to its AFLW playing list for the upcoming season.
Christina Bernardi, Sarah Sansonetti and Hannah McLaren have each been advised that they will not be offered another playing contract at the Club.
Bernardi played 19 games for the Tigers across three seasons, including two as captain in the absence of Katie Brennan in 2020.
The 31-year-old has booted 30 goals from 39 matches across her six-season AFLW career that includes time at Greater Western Sydney and Collingwood.
Sansonetti managed 17 senior appearances for Richmond after being selected with the Tigers’ fourth selection (No. 40) in their inaugural 2019 NAB AFLW Draft.
The 20-year-old played eight games in 2022.
McLaren spent two seasons on the Richmond AFLW list and was a train-on player in 2020.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, thanked the trio for their contributions to the Club.
"Christina and Sarah can be proud of what they achieved as inaugural players at Richmond and we are appreciative of their efforts across our first three years in the AFLW competition," she added.
"Hannah is another that has played her part in helping to build the culture within our football program and has been a fantastic contributor to our Club.
"We wish all three players well for the future."
The list changes create at least two vacancies on the Tigers’ list ahead of the upcoming AFLW Sign and Trade Period and NAB AFLW Draft.
Key AFLW Dates
May 31- AFLW Sign and Trade Period
June 13- Pre-Season Commences
June 29- NAB AFLW Draft
August 25- AFLW Season 7 Commences
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1134793/richmond-announces-aflw-list-changes
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We must have a halfwit running our AFLW program.
Sansonetti was a talented young footballer. Far more talent than 3 or 4 girls who remain on the list.
Staggering decision
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Gobsmacked
That's all
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We must have a halfwit running our AFLW program.
Sansonetti was a talented young footballer. Far more talent than 3 or 4 girls who remain on the list.
Staggering decision
Well Kate doesn’t have a great track record for spotting talent.
I’m not sure Sansonetti was going to be that great but like you said there are others that could be offloaded well before her.
Bernardi wasn’t a world beater either but she provided some pressure up forward.
If we get real ball winners than maybe there’s a plan.
Are we keeping Molan? :rollin
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What did you expect. They dont have a clue in the womens program.
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Sarah Dargan will depart Richmond, having informed Club officials of her intention to start fresh at expansion team Sydney.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1135637/dargan-to-depart-richmond-for-expansion-club
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With four new teams coming in, our first pick in the AFLW draft isn't until pick 18 :-\.
Richmond: 18, 52, 68
Adelaide: 43, 60, 78
Brisbane: 41, 58, 76
Carlton: 21, 38, 55, 71
Collingwood: 25, 57, 73
Essendon: 4, 8, 32, 35, 47, 64, 82
Fremantle: 27, 40, 75
Geelong: 17, 51, 67
Gold Coast: 19, 49, 53, 69
GWS: 20, 54, 70
Hawthorn: 2, 6, 9, 10, 22, 30, 33, 45, 62, 80
Melbourne: 42, 59, 77
North Melbourne: 26, 39, 74
Port Adelaide: 3, 7, 23, 31, 34, 46, 63, 81
St Kilda: 16, 28, 37, 66
Sydney: 1, 5, 11, 12, 13, 29, 44, 61, 79
West Coast: 14, 15, 36, 48, 50, 65
Western Bulldogs: 24, 56, 72
The final draft order will be determined after the Sign and Trade Period – which opens on Tuesday at 2pm – closes next Wednesday.
The draft will take place on Wednesday, June 29.
2022 NAB AFL Women's Draft Order as at Tuesday, May 31[/b]
ROUND ONE
1 Sydney
2 Hawthorn
3 Port Adelaide
4 Essendon
5 Sydney
6 Hawthorn
7 Port Adelaide
8 Essendon
9 Hawthorn
10 Hawthorn
11 Sydney
12 Sydney
13 Sydney
14 West Coast
15 West Coast
16 St Kilda
17 Geelong
18 Richmond
19 Gold Coast
20 GWS
21 Carlton
22 Hawthorn
23 Port Adelaide
24 Western Bulldogs
25 Collingwood
26 North Melbourne
27 Fremantle
28 St Kilda
29 Sydney
30 Hawthorn
31 Port Adelaide
32 Essendon
33 Hawthorn
34 Port Adelaide
35 Essendon
36 West Coast
https://www.womens.afl/news/94642/what-picks-does-your-club-have-indicative-draft-order-revealed?_ga=2.166601465.656446201.1651910706-224749430.1603381344
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Richmond has secured its first trade of the AFLW Sign and Trade Period with exciting youngster, Steph Williams, joining the Club from Geelong.
In exchange for Williams, yet-to-debut midfielder Ingrid Houtsma will depart Richmond and return to her hometown.
Known for her explosive speed and creativity, Williams can offer coach Ryan Ferguson a dynamic option in all areas of the ground.
Richmond AFLW Recruiting Manager Trent Mosbey said that Williams’ elite athletic traits made her a key target for the Club.
“Steph has genuine pace, excellent goal nous and the ability to break a game open which really excites us,” he said.
“She has shown glimpses of being able to impact at AFLW level and we hope that she will thrive in our Richmond environment and become a strong performing player for us.
“We are thrilled to be able to welcome Steph to the Club because she has so much to offer our program.”
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Link to highlights video here: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1140211/welcome-steph-williams
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Richmond Four-Way Trade Summary:
IN: Grace Egan, Selection No. 38 Overall (21 Victorian)
OUT: Selection No. 18 Overall (9 Victorian)
The flurry of pick swaps saw Richmond hand over its first-round selection No. 18 overall (9 Victorian) to Hawthorn in exchange for selections No. 30 and No. 33 overall (16 and 18 Victorian).
Picks 30 and 33 were then on-traded to Collingwood for selection No. 25 and No. 38 overall (13 and 21 Victorian), with selection No. 25 (13 Victorian) handed straight to the Blues for Egan.
Richmond now holds selections 38, 52 and 68 at the 2022 NAB AFLW Draft set to be held on June 29.
Now fit and firing, Egan will join fellow youngsters Monique Conti (22), Ellie McKenzie (19) and Maddy Brancatisano (21) in a midfield that will excite Tiger fans for many years to come.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan said that Egan was an important acquisition for the Club.
"Grace is familiar with a lot of the players, coaches and staff already at Richmond, which we think will help her transition into our program smoothly," she added.
"She plays football hard and tough and will complement our midfield brigade well. We are looking forward to seeing what Grace can help us achieve for the upcoming season and beyond.
“We are thrilled to have her back at the Swinburne Centre.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1141036/grace-egan-returns-to-richmond
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Welcome back Grace
But let's be honest you shouldn't be coming back. Should have been a Tiger from day 1
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Richmond has confirmed a trade with the GWS GIANTS that will see defender Libby Graham arrive at the Swinburne Centre.
In exchange, the Tigers have parted ways with selection No. 68 at the upcoming 2022 AFLW Draft.
Graham, who stands at 176cm has played six games at AFLW level after being recruited as a newcomer to the code from soccer two years ago.
The 25-year-old will help provide key defensive cover in the absence of Harriet Cordner who ruptured her ACL in January.
Richmond AFLW Recruiting Manager Trent Mosbey said that the Club saw huge upside in Graham.
"Libby is a tough, athletic and competitive key defender, who we can see playing on multiple sized opponents," he added.
"She particularly stood out for us playing for Williamstown in the VFLW in 2021, with her attack on the contest and ability to win one-on-ones really catching our attention."
Following an extensive soccer background, Graham has also played football for the Manly Warringah Wolves in the AFL Sydney Women's competition.
Richmond now holds selections 38, 52 and 86 at the 2022 NAB AFLW Draft set to be held on June 29. Graham joins Grace Egan and Steph Williams as inclusions in this AFLW Sign and Trade Period.
Highlights link here: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1141039/
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lol our aflw program think theyre playing fantasy league. They have absolutely no idea what theyre doing.
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lol our aflw program think theyre playing fantasy league. They have absolutely no idea what theyre doing.
Getting Grace Egan back is a good move
But we did have to give up our 1st round draft pick to do it
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Weve been left with 38, 52 and 86 in the draft. They got Grace Libby and Stephanie but unfortunately that isnt enough. This team needed a couple more star midfielders. We will miss the eight again. Theyve left us with no draft picks. I feel so sorry for Conti and Brennan and a few of the girls who can actually play good footy but dont have good enough players around them to make a difference.
As I said theyre playing fantasy league in their and the club deserves better than that from those making the moves.
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lol our aflw program think theyre playing fantasy league. They have absolutely no idea what theyre doing.
Getting Grace Egan back is a good move
But we did have to give up our 1st round draft pick to do it
Should have had her the whole. Could have prelisted us in our VFL days for free. Complete stuff up.
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This team needed a couple more star midfielders.
Well, there we go. I'm glad its that simple, makes me wonder why nobody figured out that we just need a few more star midfield players?
Could somebody just get the pencils out & draw one for us?
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JP you might like our AFLW team being a joke but they represent our club. The Richmond AFLW program are a joke. In the womens game its simple you get players who can run quick, run the lines and kick it into the forward line. Thats it. They dont have much skill in AFLW. They run around at the moment like under 13s chasing the footy getting nowhere. And when the next AFLW season finishes we will be nowhere again. Trading this year is like theyre playing fantasy league.
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Should have had her the whole. Could have prelisted us in our VFL days for free. Complete stuff up.
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Welcome back Grace
But let's be honest you shouldn't be coming back. Should have been a Tiger from day 1
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Monty Python did a sketch once about how to learn to play flute in 3 minutes - you blow through one end & move your fingers up & down on the holes! Easy!
Now, I'd like our AFLW program to be better too, but I know its much harder to fix the issues than to suggest they just need to draft some star midfielders! The women's league is being expanded this off-season & just like the men's league all the talent & draft picks are going to the new sides. There's a dozen or more sides who are queuing up to throw money at any talented players, the odds of getting much out of the next three drafts are near to zero.
All we can do is to develop the players we already have, work hard & try to improve. As a supporter that's all we can expect them to do in the current climate of the AFLW. No shake & bake whizz bang solutions are going to land a flag anytime soon. Frustration, fist-shaking, name-calling & posting stress wont work either. Work hard & keep the faith ... that's all we can do. I expect our AFLW people to do just that & I will continue to support them as long as they wear our jumper ...
Now ... what is your plan?
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I hope we are bringing back the VFLW team.
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I hope we are bringing back the VFLW team.
Yep I hope we revisit this too. The Club can't argue a decade ago that having our own VFL team was crucial for us to develop and improve our AFL side yet now claim not having our own VFLW side is not a detriment to the development and improvement of our AFLW side. Port Melbourne's VFLW side is also poor sitting 3rd last with just 3 wins from 14 matches. So apart from saving a few bucks in the short term we're not getting any benefit out of the alignment.
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Monty Python did a sketch once about how to learn to play flute in 3 minutes - you blow through one end & move your fingers up & down on the holes! Easy!
Now, I'd like our AFLW program to be better too, but I know its much harder to fix the issues than to suggest they just need to draft some star midfielders! The women's league is being expanded this off-season & just like the men's league all the talent & draft picks are going to the new sides. There's a dozen or more sides who are queuing up to throw money at any talented players, the odds of getting much out of the next three drafts are near to zero.
All we can do is to develop the players we already have, work hard & try to improve. As a supporter that's all we can expect them to do in the current climate of the AFLW. No shake & bake whizz bang solutions are going to land a flag anytime soon. Frustration, fist-shaking, name-calling & posting stress wont work either. Work hard & keep the faith ... that's all we can do. I expect our AFLW people to do just that & I will continue to support them as long as they wear our jumper ...
Now ... what is your plan?
To get a couple of star mids who can win the ball, run tbrough lines and kick deep into the forward line. ;D
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I hope we are bringing back the VFLW team.
We should be but I'd be very surprised if we do in 2023
Earliest I see it happening is 2024 which is far too late.
Not having a VFLW side has set our program back IMHO
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We did a pick swap today.
Richmond trade Pick 52 to Hawthorn for Pick 59 and Pick 62.
https://www.womens.afl/news/94866?_ga=2.5205683.1284796830.1654439057-224749430.1603381344
So we currently have picks 38, 59, 62 and 86.
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What happened to our first and second rounder?
I think the second rounder went for Egan but can’t recall hearing about the first
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Expansion teams are dominating this draft.
Hawthorn has received seven first-round selections, followed by Sydney with six, Port Adelaide with five and Essendon with four.
So everybody else gets pushed back accordingly.
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We got 2 1st rounders when we entered the comp!
We traded one for Conti and the other for Fredericks.
Hardly fair in comparison but that's the AFL for you.
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Expansion teams are dominating this draft.
Hawthorn has received seven first-round selections, followed by Sydney with six, Port Adelaide with five and Essendon with four.
So everybody else gets pushed back accordingly.
Oh bugger forget about the great dilution
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Your club's picks
Richmond: 38, 59, 62, 86
Adelaide: 40, 75, 78, 96
Brisbane: 41, 58, 76, 94
Carlton: 17, 18, 49, 71, 73
Collingwood: 30, 57, 89, 91
Essendon: 4, 8, 32, 35, 47, 64, 82, 100
Fremantle: 27, 60, 93
Geelong: 33, 42, 56, 67, 85
Gold Coast: 19, 34, 53, 69, 81, 87
GWS: 20, 68, 70, 88
Hawthorn: 2, 6, 9, 10, 22, 25, 26, 72, 98
Melbourne: 45, 50, 80, 95
North Melbourne: 28, 39, 51, 52, 55, 90, 92
Port Adelaide: 3, 7, 23, 31, 46, 63, 99
St Kilda: 16, 66, 84
Sydney: 1, 5, 11, 12, 13, 44, 61, 79, 97
West Coast: 14, 15, 24, 36, 43, 48, 65, 77, 83
Western Bulldogs: 21, 29, 37, 74
https://www.womens.afl/news/94883?_ga=2.18329145.1284796830.1654439057-224749430.1603381344
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Your club's trade breakdown: Ins, outs, draft picks, verdict
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
9 June 2022
Richmond
In: Grace Egan (Carlton), Libby Graham (GWS), Stephanie Williams (Geelong)
Out: Christina Bernardi (delisted), Sarah Dargan (Sydney), Ingrid Houtsma (Geelong), Akec Makur Chuot (Hawthorn), Hannah McLaren (delisted), Sarah Sansonetti (delisted)
Current draft picks: 38, 59, 62, 86 (21, 33, 34, 46 in VIC)
For the second trade-and-sign period running, Richmond has surprisingly delisted a senior player who seemed to have more in them. Last year it was Phoebe Monahan, this year it is forward Christina Bernardi. Fringe players Sarah Dargan and Akec Makur Chuot have moved on to expansion sides after struggling to earn consistent games at the Tigers, while Ingrid Houtsma heads back to Geelong after spending her junior years at the Geelong Falcons. Interestingly, Grace Egan has returned to Richmond after the club failed to sign her in its inaugural list build, despite having access to her through its then-VFLW program. As they prepare for a full season without key defender Harriet Cordner, the Tigers have brought in athletic Libby Graham, and Stephanie Williams will look to take her development to another level as she aims to get regular opportunity among Richmond's strong attacking line.
https://www.womens.afl/news/94885/your-club-s-trade-breakdown-ins-outs-draft-picks-verdict
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An 11th to 13th finish is on the cards.
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An 11th to 13th finish is on the cards.
Can’t help but think the same, inception clubs have a large advantage
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Sticking around: Who has signed on at your club?
Gemma Bastiani
afl.com.au
11 June 2022
Richmond: Maddy Brancatisano, Katie Brennan, Mon Conti, Tessa Lavey, Ellie McKenzie, Rebecca Miller (signed two year deals last year), Grace Egan, Libby Graham, Steph Williams (new recruits)
https://www.womens.afl/news/94899/sticking-around-who-has-signed-on-at-your-club-?_ga=2.17737657.1284796830.1654439057-224749430.1603381344
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COLLINGWOOD has extended a lifeline to delisted Tiger Sarah Sansonetti, signing her through Delisted Free Agency on Monday.
Sansonetti was drafted with pick No.40 ahead of the 2020 season, and played 17 of a possible 25 games with Richmond, including all 10 this year.
https://www.womens.afl/news/93259?_ga=2.84700441.1284796830.1654439057-224749430.1603381344
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First day back for preseason training:
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens
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Richmond has signed 19-year-old key forward Jemima Woods as a delisted free agent on Wednesday afternoon.
The athletic Western Jets product grew up in Bacchus Marsh and was a Western Bulldogs’ Next Generation Academy graduate, before being signed by the Bulldogs prior to the last AFLW season earlier this year.
She arrives at Tigerland having played two AFLW games for the Bulldogs.
Full article: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1149578/
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Is that Wakefield back at training?
Apparently she walks 600 miles through the desert and over the Grampians bare feet through the snow just to get to training. :rollin
…..so they tell us every game
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Richmond has signed 19-year-old key forward Jemima Woods as a delisted free agent on Wednesday afternoon.
The athletic Western Jets product grew up in Bacchus Marsh and was a Western Bulldogs’ Next Generation Academy graduate, before being signed by the Bulldogs prior to the last AFLW season earlier this year.
She arrives at Tigerland having played two AFLW games for the Bulldogs.
Full article: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1149578/
Good pick, She was a big hit on play school :rollin
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Richmond forward Tayla Stahl has retired from the AFLW due to health reasons.
Stahl, 27, played 21 of a possible 25 games for the Tigers across three AFLW seasons, booting 13 goals.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1150237/stahl-retires-from-aflw
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This quote probably explains why she looked half arsed at times
https://www.womens.afl/news/91321/who-s-hanging-up-the-boots-your-club-s-retiring-players?_ga=2.25899386.617549683.1655347858-166010912.1612761388
"Due to circumstances out of my control I have retired from AFLW," Stahl said.
"My health is more important than a game of football.
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AFLW Tigers locked in for the upcoming season:
Maddy Brancatisano
Katie Brennan
Hannah Burchell
Monique Conti
Harriet Cordner
Sarah D'Arcy
Kate Dempsey
*Grace Egan
*Libby Graham
Sarah Hosking
Jess Hosking
Kodi Jacques
Poppy Kelly
Meagan Kiely
Tessa Lavey
Bethany Lynch
Meg MacDonald
Laura McClelland
Ellie McKenzie
Rebecca Miller
Sophie Molan
Stella Reid
Gabrielle Seymour
Maddie Shevlin
Courtney Wakefield
*Stephanie Williams
*Jemima Woods
Emelia Yassir
* Arrived at Richmond during the recent AFLW Sign & Trade period.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1150148/twenty-four-aflw-tigers-sign-on-for-upcoming-season
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Molan is still on the list? :help
I’m not sure what they see that I don’t see.
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Molan is still on the list? :help
I’m not sure what they see that I don’t see.
I'm the same
Staggering
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Richmond has signed 183cm basketballer Saraid Taylor to its AFLW list for Season 7.
Taylor is a current NBL1 teammate and close friend of Richmond midfielder Tessa Lavey. She was also a member of the Southside Flyers’ 2020 WNBL Championship team with Monique Conti.
The 23-year-old was recommended to Tigers recruiters by Lavey and Conti, given her suitability and transferrable skills for AFLW.
Taylor has excellent endurance, anticipation, speed, competitiveness and agility. She will be initially developed as a defender/ruck for the Tigers.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1150909/richmond-signs-saraid-taylor-as-cross-code-rookie
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Can’t go we wrong with that basketball background
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Hasn’t played a game and is already a better player than Molan
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Can she dye her hair red
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2022 AFLW Draft - Finalised Picks
Richmond: 38, 58, 60
Adelaide: 40, 69, 71
Brisbane: 41, 57, 70, 78
Carlton: 17, 18, 48, 67
Collingwood: 30, 56, 76
Essendon: 4, 8, 32, 35, 46, 62, 73
Fremantle: 27, 59, 77, 83, 85
Geelong: 33, 42, 55
Gold Coast: 19, 34, 52, 65
GWS: 20, 64, 66, 75, 82, 84, 86, 87
Hawthorn: 2, 6, 9, 10, 22, 25, 26
Melbourne: 44, 72, 79
North Melbourne: 28, 39, 50, 51, 54
Port Adelaide: 3, 7, 23, 31, 45, 61, 80
St Kilda: 16, 63, 74, 81
Sydney: 1, 5, 11, 12, 13
West Coast: 14, 15, 24, 36, 43, 47, 53
Western Bulldogs: 21, 29, 37, 68
https://www.womens.afl/news/95124?_ga=2.13477431.1284796830.1654439057-224749430.1603381344
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AFLW Draft: What does your club need?
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
26 June 2022
Richmond
After some significant movement in recent years, Richmond has developed an impressive, even list that can now grow together. In the past the midfield was Conti or bust, but some clever recruitment has found depth and talent around the ball. Heading into the draft, Richmond will be looking to take the best available talent, while potentially skewing to add strength at each end of the ground.
https://www.womens.afl/news/95021?_ga=2.75916693.1284796830.1654439057-224749430.1603381344
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AFLW Draft: What does your club need?
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
26 June 2022
Richmond
In the past the midfield was Conti or bust, but some clever recruitment has found depth and talent around the ball.
https://www.womens.afl/news/95021?_ga=2.75916693.1284796830.1654439057-224749430.1603381344
WTF are they serious.
Mackenzie was a no brainer and Egan should have been at the club years ago.
Clever recruitment, depth and talent my hairy fat arse.
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AFLW draft is on tonight.
Broadcast live on the AFL Women’s website and app from 7pm.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/all-18-clubs-in-the-mix-everything-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-the-aflw-draft-20220627-p5awud.html
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Anyone else having problems with the AFLW draft stream?
https://www.womens.afl/news/95126/watch-the-2022-nab-aflw-draft-live-and-exclusive-on-womens-afl
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Anyone else having problems with the AFLW draft stream?
https://www.womens.afl/news/95126/watch-the-2022-nab-aflw-draft-live-and-exclusive-on-womens-afl
Can’t imagine any problem is due to a bandwidth overload
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This is as slow as the men's draft.
Our first pick is at 38. So probably another 30-60 mins away :P.
ROUND ONE
1. Sydney - Montana Ham (Western Jets)
2. Hawthorn - Jasmine Fleming (Oakleigh Chargers)
3. Port Adelaide - Hannah Ewings (North Adelaide)
4. Essendon - Amber Clarke (Dandenong Stingrays)
5. Sydney - Sofia Hurley (Sandringham Dragons)
6. Hawthorn - Mackenzie Eardley (Dandenong Stingrays)
7. Port Adelaide - Sarah Goodwin (Glenelg)
8. Essendon - Paige Scott (Greater Western Victoria Rebels)
9. Hawthorn - Charlotte Baskaran (Western Jets)
10. Hawthorn - Bridie Hipwell (Sandringham Dragons)
11. Sydney - Cynthia Hamilton (Queanbeyan)
12. Sydney - Montana Beruldsen (Hawthorn VFLW)
13. Sydney - Alice Mitchell (Gunnedah)
14. West Coast - Ella Roberts (Peel Thunder)
15. West Coast - Lauren Wakfer (South Fremantle)
16. St Kilda - J'Noemi Anderson (Sandringham Dragons)
17. Carlton - Keeley Skepper (Murray Bushrangers)
18. Carlton - Mia Austin (Eastern Ranges)
19. Gold Coast - Alana Gee (Southport)
20. GWS - Zarly Goldsworthy (Murray Bushrangers)
https://www.womens.afl/news/95314
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21. Bulldogs - Rylie Wilcox
22. Hawthorn - Lucy Wales
23. Port Adelaide - Sachi Syme
24. West Coast - Abbygail Bushby
25. Hawthorn - Emily Everist
26. Hawthorn - Laura Elliott
27. Fremantle - Madeleine Scanlon
28. North Melbourne - Taylah Gatt
29. W.Bulldogs - Keely Coyne
30. Collingwood - Charlotte Taylor
https://twitter.com/aflwomens/with_replies
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31. Port Adelaide - Ella Boag (Glenelg)
32. Essendon - Stephanie Wales (Casey Demons)
33. Geelong - Mia Skinner (Geelong)
34. Gold Coast - Claire Ransom (North Hobart)
35. Essendon - Mia Busch (Eastern Ranges)
36. West Coast - Zoe Wakfer (South Fremantle)
End of Round 1.
https://www.womens.afl/news/95314
We're two picks away.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1542063364146630656
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Richmond Football Club advises that it has delisted small defender Iilish Ross.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football Kate Sheahan wished Ross well for the future.
"Iilish has been unfortunate with injuries across her time at Richmond and in the AFLW," she said.
"We thank her for the hard work she put in during her time at the Club and wish her all the best for her future endeavours."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1160005/
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Welcome to Tigerland, Charley Ryan 🐯
We've selected the Dandenong Stingrays midfielder with our first pick in tonight's #AFLWDraft, no. 38 overall.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1542098532147945472
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Charley Ryan becomes an AFLW Tiger
Profile:
Date of birth: 02/09/2004
Height: 173cm
Position: Wing/inside midfielder
From: Dandenong Stingrays
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Richmond has selected Dandenong Stingrays midfielder Charley Ryan with pick No. 38 in Wednesday night's NAB AFLW Draft.
Ryan, Richmond's first selection in the draft, was touted as a potential top 10 draft pick prior to the Under 18 Championships in March 2022.
Playing as an inside midfielder who can also play on the wing and go forward, she put together an impressive start to the season for the Stingrays, showcasing her match-winning ability.
She was dominant in the Stingray's Round 2 victory over Gippsland Power, booting five majors and collecting 26 disposals.
Known for her strong work ethic, Stingrays coach Nick Cox lauded Ryan as "the most coachable player I have ever coached - boys or girls".
Unfortunately, Ryan tore her ACL in the U18 Championship game against Vic Metro.
Richmond AFLW Recruiting Manager Trent Moseby said the Tigers saw huge upside in Ryan.
"Standing at 173cm, Charley is athletic and powerful with a strong overhead mark and clean hands," Moseby said.
"She is a versatile player who can play numerous roles across the ground, and we look forward to developing her at Richmond.
"Charley is on track with her rehabilitation, but will be placed on our inactive list for the upcoming AFLW season to allow her to recover completely from her ACL injury ahead of the 2023 AFLW season."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1160484/
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Round Two
37. Western Bulldogs - Heidi Woodley (Calder Cannons)
38. Richmond - Charley Ryan (Dandenong Stingrays)
39. North Melbourne - Sophia McCarthy (Williamstown)
40. Adelaide - Keeley Kustermann (West Adelaide)
41. Brisbane - Ella Smith (Aspley)
42. Geelong - Brooke Plummer (Northern Knights)
43. West Coast - Emily Elkington (Claremont)
44. Melbourne - Maeve Chaplin (Casey Demons)
45. Port Adelaide - Yasmin Duursma (Gippsland Power)
46. Essendon - Mia Van Dyke (Geelong Falcons)
47. West Coast - Jaide Britton (Peel Thunder)
48. Carlton - Lily Goss (Carlton)
https://www.womens.afl/news/95314
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We can't wait to see Sheerin with a Sherrin 😁
With pick no. 58 in the #AFLWDraft, we've taken the rebounding defender from the Inner West Magpies.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1542104651259998208
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Katelyn Cox is a Tiger 🙌
The utility from Hawthorn VFLW is our third and final selection in tonight's #AFLWDraft.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1542105249145532417
That's it for us.
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ROUND THREE
49. Melbourne - Samantha Johnston (Casey Demons)
50. North Melbourne - Charli Granville (Hawthorn)
51. North Melbourne - Grace Matser (Bass Coast)
52. Gold Coast - Jasmyn Smith (Bond University)
53. West Coast - Mikayla Western (Claremont)
54. North Melbourne - Cassidy Mailer (Murray Bushrangers)
55. Geelong - Abbey Mcdonald (Calder Cannons)
56. Collingwood - Charlotte Blair (Dandenong Stingrays)
57. Brisbane - Dee Heslop (Gold Coast)
58. Richmond - Eilish Sheerin (Inner West Magpies)
59. Fremantle - Tara Stribley (Swan Districts)
60. Richmond - Katelyn Cox (Hawthorn)
61. Port Adelaide - Amelie Borg (North Adelaide)
62. Essendon - Amelia Radford (Essendon)
https://www.womens.afl/news/95314
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Eilish Sheerin lands at Tigerland
Profile:
Date of birth: 05/10/1992
Height: 174cm
Position: Rebounding defender/inside midfielder
From: Inner West Magpies (AFL Sydney)
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Richmond has selected rebounding defender from the Inner West Magpies, Eilish Sheerin, with pick No. 58 in Wednesday night's NAB AFLW Draft.
Richmond's second selection in the draft, the 29-year-old is a true story of perseverance.
A high-level performer in the AFL Sydney competition for a number of years now and a former train-on player at the GWS Giants, Sheerin just missed her chance to get on the AFLW list in 2020 due to an ACL injury.
After working vigorously to get back from her injury, Sheerin impressed in the 2022 season with Inner West in the AFL Sydney competition as an inside midfielder to become one of the premier players in the competition.
Richmond AFLW Recruiting Manager Trent Moseby said the Tigers were delighted to provide the mature-age recruit with an AFLW opportunity.
"Eilish first caught our attention playing in the Summer Series for GWS Giants against the Sydney Swans Academy, which featured AFLW listed talent. She was one of the best on the ground in multiple games, playing a variety of roles," Moseby said.
"Her strengths are her elite athleticism and her versatility to play on multiple sized opponents and multiple roles across the ground. She is an elite competitor who penetrates the game with her long kicking and run and carry style.
"We see Eilish playing as a rebounding defender in our system and we are excited to see what she can do wearing the Yellow and Black."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1160503/
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Katelyn Cox rounds out Richmond's draft crop
Profile:
Date of birth: 01/06/1998
Height: 164cm
Position: Small defender/small forward
From: Hawthorn VFLW
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Richmond has used its final selection in the 2022 NAB AFLW Draft, pick no. 60, to select Hawthorn VFLW utility Katelyn Cox.
The quick small defender, was added to North Melbourne's AFLW list as a forward/midfielder in 2021 as a replacement player, but unfortunately didn't play due to a quad injury.
She then moved to Hawthorn VFLW for a fresh opportunity and has flourished in a new role as an attacking small defender.
Richmond AFLW Recruiting Manager Trent Moseby said the Tigers saw Cox playing in the Yellow and Black at both ends of the ground.
"Katelyn has explosive speed, a neat kick and displays a high level of football IQ. She works hard both ways and is clean with her ground balls," Moseby said.
"She has played at multiple clubs with players on our list, including the Hosking twins at Seaford VFLW and Carlton VFLW (where she was Vice Captain), Meg MacDonald at Seaford VFLW, and North Melbourne VFLW/AFLW with Meagan Kiely and Beth Lynch.
"She is highly determined and motivated for an AFLW career, having overcome multiple challenges."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1160540/
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Summary:
D.O.B. Height Position Club from
38. Charley Ryan 02/09/2004 173cm Wing/inside midfielder Dandenong Stingrays
58. Eilish Sheerin 05/10/1992 174cm Rebounding defender/inside midfielder Inner West Magpies (AFL Sydney)
60. Katelyn Cox 01/06/1998 164cm Small defender/small forward Hawthorn VFLW
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2 ACLs and a journeyman VFL player. :help
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VIDEOS:
Charley Ryan:
Highlights: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1160566/2022-aflw-draft-pick-38-charley-ryan
From 2022: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=344760017535001
Eilish Sheerin:
Highlights: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1160620/2022-aflw-draft-pick-58-eilish-sheerin
From 2019: https://sydneyafl.com.au/2019/07/31/boy-oh-boy-wowee-of-the-week-round-15/
Katelyn Cox:
Highlights: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1160623/2022-aflw-draft-pick-60-katelyn-cox
From 2022: https://twitter.com/VFL/status/1538376035431251968
From 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw7_GXjinkw
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2 ACLs and a journeyman VFL player. :help
Yep not a lot to get excited about with the great dilution.
At least Charley has some upside and is a mid which we need
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Richmond AFLW Recruiting Manager Trent Mosbey
Watch here: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1161252/aflw-draft-wrap
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AFLW Draft: Tigers welcome three
By Richmond Media
30 June 2022
Richmond boosted its AFLW list by adding three talented players at Wednesday night's NAB AFLW Draft.
The Tigers secured Dandenong Stingrays youngster Charley Ryan (Selection No. 38 overall), as well as mature-age recruits Eilish Sheerin (58 overall) and Katelyn Cox (60) from Inner West Magpies and Hawthorn VFLW.
Eighteen-year-old Ryan had been touted as a potential top-10 draft pick earlier this year before she ruptured her ACL at the Under 18 Championships in March.
The inside-midfielder/wing who Stingrays coach Nick Cox described as the "most coachable player" he had ever worked with, averaged 19 disposals, three marks, three tackles, and over a goal per game in the NAB League this season.
Ryan was particularly prolific in the Round 2 clash against Gippsland, where she amassed 26 touches and booted five goals.
Richmond AFLW Recruiting Manager Trent Mosbey said that Ryan, who is a midfielder who can also go forward, had match-winning ability.
"She can mark it and she's clean with her hands, she's really competitive," Moseby said.
"We look forward to developing her and we think we've got a high-end prospect in future years."
Ryan will be made inactive for the upcoming AFLW season while she recovers from her knee injury, and is expected to be ready for the 2023 season.
Moseby said Ryan's renowned dedication and diligence gave the Tigers great confidence as she completes her ACL rehabilitation program.
"We have great hope and faith that she'll do it to the best of her ability and get back to the Charley that we know," he said.
"She's very motivated to get back to 100 per cent fitness."
"We've got Harriet (Cordner) and Hannah (Burchell) in the ACL rehab program at the moment, so she'll have some buddies to work with which will be great for her development as well," Moseby said.
"We'll have a replacement player join our list, after a number of train-on players join our list to fight for that spot."
Sheerin is a great story of resilience and perseverance, finding her way onto an AFLW list after previously being a train-on player with the GWS Giants.
The 29-year-old has been a high-level performer for Inner West Magpies in the AFL Sydney competition.
"She's been knocking on the door for an AFLW opportunity for a number of years now," Moseby said.
"She's one of the premier players in the AFL Sydney competition... She's an attacking, competitive beast who can play a number of roles.
"She really stood out with her speed and explosiveness... We're really excited about what she can bring to the Football Club on and off the field.
Sheerin played most of 2022 as an inside midfielder. However, she is viewed by the Tigers as a potential running defender at AFLW level.
"We see her playing across half-back for us initially," Moseby said.
"Joining that strong group across the backline with Bec Miller, Libby Graham and Maddie Shevlin, Beth Lynch and Sarah D'Arcy, we think we've got a strong core there going forward."
Cox, 24, arrives at Richmond after a successful VFLW campaign with Hawthorn, having crossed from North Melbourne this year.
"Another great story of perseverance...She missed four national drafts in a row and was really desperate for an opportunity," Moseby said.
The 164cm utility has previously played with an array of current Tigers, including Beth Lynch and Meagan Kiely at North Melbourne and Meg Macdonald and the Hosking sisters at Seaford.
Mosbey said Cox had excelled since moving to defence this season, having previously earned herself a spot on North Melbourne’s AFLW list via their VFLW program as a forward/midfielder.
"Having watched her play at Hawthorn's VFLW program in a new role across defence, she showed a lot of speed and was competitive.
"We think we can get an instant impact out of 'Coxy'".
Moseby is confident the Tigers' list is in a good place, as they head into their fourth season in the competition.
"One of the key strategies for our list was to retain as many girls as we could, and we ended up with 24 retained which was a great effort," Moseby said.
"We're rapt to have them back and to add, it's a great sign that the club is building."
"We wanted to add to the athleticism, competitiveness and strong character of our group and we really feel like we've down that.
"We've added a number of girls who can really help us in the short-term and long-term, and we think that's a good balance to have going forward. We'll keep growing our existing players to reach new heights next year."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1161364/aflw-draft-tigers-welcome-three
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14th or 15th
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14th or 15th
With no Cordner (our best defender) and Birchall then we start behind the 8 ball
But end of the day a lot will depend on the draw.
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Richmond Season 7 AFLW Fixture:
Round 1:
Geelong vs Richmond
Sunday, Aug 28, 4:10pm
GMHBA Stadium
Channel Seven
Round 2:
Richmond vs Adelaide
Saturday, Sep 3, TBC
Swinburne Centre, Punt Road Oval
TBC
Round 3:
Richmond vs Hawthorn
Sunday, Sep 11, 4:10pm
Swinburne Centre, Punt Road Oval
Channel Seven
Round 4:
Essendon vs Richmond
Sunday, Sep 18, 2:10pm
ETU Stadium (Port Melbourne)
Fox Footy
Round 5:
Richmond vs Brisbane
Saturday, Sep 24, 11:10am
Swinburne Centre, Punt Road Oval
Channel Seven
Round 6:
Richmond vs Gold Coast
Saturday, Oct 1, 6:10pm
Swinburne Centre Punt Road Oval
Foxtel
Round 7:
Richmond vs West Coast
Friday, Oct 7, 5:10pm
Mineral Resources Park
Channel Seven
Round 8:
Richmond vs Carlton
Friday, Oct 14, 6:30pm
IKON Park
Channel 7
Round 9:
Richmond vs GWS GIANTS
Sunday, Oct 23, 3:10pm
Mildura Sporting Precinct
Channel Seven
Round 10:
North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos vs Richmond
TBC
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1165004/aflw-fixture-revealed
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🐯Great news for Richmond women's members! 😁
🐯Those signed up at the start of this year will get free access to Season 7 home games. 👍👍👍
#AFLW #GoTiges
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https://twitter.com/CherylCritchley/status/1544225541372669952
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Your club's list for AFLW season seven
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
6 July 2022
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Playing list: Maddy Brancatisano, Katie Brennan, Monique Conti, Katelyn Cox, Sarah D'Arcy, Kate Dempsey, Grace Egan, Libby Graham, Jess Hosking, Sarah Hosking, Kodi Jacques, Jemima Kelly, Meagan Kiely, Tessa Lavey, Bethany Lynch, Meg Macdonald, Laura McClelland, Ellie McKenzie, Rebecca Miller, Sophie Molan, Stella Reid, Charley Ryan, Gabrielle Seymour, Eilish Sheerin, Maddy Shevlin, Saraid Taylor (rookie), Courtney Wakefield, Stephanie Williams, Jemima Woods, Emelia Yassir
Inactive: Hannah Burchell (knee injury), Harriet Cordner (knee injury)
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https://www.womens.afl/news/95758?_ga=2.50234278.1284796830.1654439057-224749430.1603381344
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Pre-season on the Peninsula
The AFLW tigers take a trip to the Mornington Peninsula for their pre-season camp.
Watch here: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1171307/pre-season-on-the-peninsula
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Really they don't wanna send them to QLD for high temp/humidity training like the men?
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AFLW Tigers 'humming along nicely'
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1172047/aflw-tigers-humming-along-nicely-
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Yeahhhhhhh
Nah
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AFLW Practice Match:
Sunday, 14 August
Richmond v Hawthorn at Swinburne Centre Punt Road Oval, 11:00am AEST
https://www.womens.afl/news/96012?_ga=2.106203651.1284796830.1654439057-224749430.1603381344
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More info:
Richmond v Hawthorn practice match
Sunday, August 14
Swinburne Centre
11.00am AEST
The two sides will meet at the Swinburne Centre in a double header on Sunday, 14 August, ahead of Richmond and Hawthorn's AFL clash at the MCG later that afternoon (at 1:10pm).
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1181600/aflw-practice-match-locked-in-tigers-set-for-double-header
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The best decision: Egan on joining Tigers
Richmond recruit Grace Egan explains her decision to switch clubs and what she'll bring to the Tigers' midfield.
https://www.afl.com.au/video/807829/the-best-decision-egan-on-joining-tigers
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Richmond AFLW will play its first ever game at the MCG on Sunday, August 14 in a practice game against Hawthorn.
In a Sunday special for Tiger fans, the clash will kick off at 10.30am ahead of the AFL match between Richmond and Hawthorn from 1.10pm.
Richmond v Hawthorn practice match
Sunday, August 14
MCG
10.30am AEST
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1188518/
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Richmond's AFLW practice match against Fremantle will be live streamed from Rushton Park, Mandurah this Saturday afternoon.
Live vision of the match will be available on richmondfc.com.au and our Official Club App, from approximately 2pm AEST/12pm AWST.
A video player will appear in the link below in the lead-up to the commencement of the game. If you can't see it, please try a hard refresh of your browser for it to appear.
Fremantle v Richmond practice match
Saturday, August 6
Lane Group Stadium (Rushton Park), Mandurah, WA
2pm AEST/12pm AWST
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1188758/live-stream-aflw-practice-match
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Hoops on hold as Tigers star sets sights on finals
Sarah Black
womens.afl
5 August 2022
THE CHANGE in AFLW season timing means Richmond star Monique Conti will temporarily shelve her basketball plans, but she's not putting away the hoops for good.
Conti has previously juggled her commitments in either the WNBL or NBL1 with football, but last pre-season chose to focus purely on AFLW.
Earlier this year, teammate Tessa Lavey played in both the AFLW and WNBL concurrently, missing a few games for each competition as she played in the other.
"Not at the moment, I had to stop that because of our season getting pushed forward and it meant I couldn't finish the NBL1 season (with Casey, where she also wears the No.4)," Conti told womens.afl.
"That's all good, I might pick up basketball again after the footy season, we'll have to wait and see."
Richmond finished 11th on the season six ladder with three wins and seven losses, but its percentage of 81.3 was ninth overall, and the Tigers scored more than sixth-placed Collingwood.
"We're aiming to win as many games as we can, but we want to play finals," Conti said.
"We don't want to be the team that's just competing anymore, we want to be a team that really wins, and people are afraid to come out and play us every week. So, I think next for us is heading for finals and seeing what we can do from there.
"Sarah Hosking's pre-season has been really good, she's going to have a really good season. We've got a few new girls, like (former GWS defender) Libby Graham, I think she's going to be a really good addition, she's awesome, and then just the usuals.
"Courtney Wakefield is amazing, I just think she's one of the best forwards in the competition. Hopefully she stays injury-free all season, but she's going to be great, can't wait to see her out there."
Conti and Lavey aren't the only basketballers on Richmond's list, with the Tigers signing WNBL player Saraid Taylor as a rookie.
She is earmarked as a long-term prospect given her commitments with Southside Flyers, with the Tigers hoping to develop her into a key defender.
"She's awesome, we love a good basketballer coming into footy," Conti said.
"She's a really good athlete. I haven't seen her do much yet because of her basketball commitments, but she can run, she can jump, she's got good ball skills, so she'll be good excitement for the club, whether that's this season or next."
Richmond is set to take on Fremantle this weekend in match simulation, with its official practice match to come against Hawthorn at the MCG.
The Tigers are also yet to name a replacement player for Charley Ryan, who was drafted with a torn ACL, wanting to wait until after their practice matches. They have until August 23 to make the decision.
https://www.womens.afl/news/96504/hoops-on-hold-as-tigers-star-sets-sights-on-finals
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Live stream of our practice match vs Freo is up and running:
Go here: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1188758/live-stream-aflw-practice-match
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McKenzie kicks long from 50 and Wakefield takes the contested mark 10m out directly in front. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 1.0-6
Freo 0.0-0
8 mins Q1
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Stoppage 15 out. Stella Reid snaps the goal :gotigers
Rich 2.0-12
Freo 0.0-0
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Yassir misses on the run from 30.
And that's Quarter time:
Richmond 2.1-13
Fremantle 0.0-0
Goals: Wakefield, Reid.
Can't see Brennan but it looks like we're close to full strength otherwise.
Play in that first quarter mostly in our front half. Should be further in front.
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Sarah Hosking marks 35 out. Rather than taking the shot she finds Wakefield in the pocket but closer to goal. And Courtney kicks it through the middle :gotigers.
Rich 3.1-19
Freo 0.0-0
4 mins Q2
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D'Arcy set shot from 35 out misses.
20 - 0
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Jess Hosking runs and takes a great intercept mark 60 out. Finds Brancatisano 40 out. Goes to the square and Wakefield marks in the pack. Goal :gotigers
Rich 4.1-25
Freo 0.0-0
9 mins Q2
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Lavey long and it bounces towards goal. Freo defender pinged for deliberate rushed behind. Reid put right on the boundary and she kicks it across the face for a point.
27 - 0
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Good transition from defence. Lavey from 50 can't find Wakefield and it rolls through for a behind.
McKenzie intercepts the kick-in 45 out. Her long set shot misses too.
29 - 0
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Sarah Hosking intercepts 60 out. Goes long and Wakefield takes another mark in the pack. However, she misses from 15m out :P.
30 - 0
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Should be another 4 goals up
Obviously set shot misses are contagious
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Reid marks the kick-in 40 out on the siren. Makes the distance but drag it for another point.
Half-time
Richmond 2.1 4.7-31
Fremantle 0.0 0.0-0
Goals: Wakefield 3, Reid.
Same as QT. Ball spending most of the time in our front half and should be further in front.
Wakefield marking everything. Hopefully we can get a full season of her and Brennan as our two key forward targets.
Yassir and Reid doing ok as small forwards. Emelia looking the more threatening with her pace. A number of nearly moments.
Midfield depth looks stronger with Conti, McKenzie, Egan, Brancatisano, Sarah and Jess Hosking, D'Arcy, Kiely with Lavey and Lynch on the wings.
While the ball hasn't been down there much, our defence has kept everything out. A couple of goal line marks to keep Freo scoreless. Miller with the best play where she ran over to gather than ball on the ground under pressure and then hit a teammate by foot which allowed us to rebound.
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You don't handball back into the defensive corridor.
Goal to Freo.
31 - 6
A couple of changes to the team. Molan is on.
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Good smother but Conti misses on the run from 35.
32 - 6
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We get it back from the kick-in. Dempsey to Egan to Jess Hosking 45 out. Goes to the square. Egan front and square crumbs the goal :gotigers
Rich 5.8-38
Freo 1.0-6
10 mins Q3
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Conti hands to McKenzie who kicks long over the Freo defenders and D'Arcy marks out the back 15m out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 6.8-44
Freo 1.2-8
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3/4 time
Richmond 2.1 4.7 6.8-44
Fremantle 0.0 0.0 1.2-8
Goals: Wakefield 3, Reid 2, D'Arcy.
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Molan to Williams who kicks it to the Wakefield with another contested mark 15 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 7.8-50
Freo 1.2-8
5 mins Q4
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Contested ball 35 out and Molan's quick kick forward goes through for a behind.
51 - 8
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Nice!
Lavey kicks off half-back. Williams nudges her opponent under the ball 60 out, gathers then runs, has two bounces and kicks the goal from 30 :gotigers.
Rich 8.9-57
Freo 1.2-8
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Gabby Seymour marks 40 out. Her shot just falls short and is touched through but Wakefield is pushed and she gets the free. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 9.9-63
Freo 1.2-8
10 mins Q4
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Freo defender's clearing kick falls short and Dempsey intercepts 35 out. Kicks in board to Kiely. She misses.
64 - 8
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Miller intercepts the kick-in 55 out. And gets 50m (short 50 though). Kicks from 20 out and goals :gotigers.
Rich 10.10-70
Freo 1.2-8
15 mins Q4
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Ball-up 20 out. Egan around the body quick snap just falls short and is rushed.
71 - 8
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Oh great! Looks like Sarah Hosking has done an ankle injury with just one minute to go :(.
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she walked off so hopefully minor ankle
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Final Score
Richmond 2.1 4.7 6.8 10.11-71
Fremantle 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.2-8
Goals: Wakefield 5, Reid 2, D'Arcy, Williams, Miller.
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Only a practice match but good signs across the park.
Who was wearing #23 today? She was excellent in defence and rebounding off HB. Just attacks the footy and has the size and ability to break tackles.
Katelyn Cox was solid in defence as well as the game went along.
Egan is going to be a handy addition to our midfield.
Liked Steph Williams game in the second half. Got more involved and looked more dangerous as a midsized forward as the game went along. Can match it in aerial contests as well as on the ground.
If Meagan Kiely (now in #13) plays like that in the real stuff then she will have significantly improved for her second season.
Of our regulars, a fit Wakefield and McKenzie makes a huge difference to our side. Brennan still to come into the side too of our star players.
Still areas of improvement - midfield/forward connection and goalkicking could be better as we dominated general play - but all up pleasing signs.
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Only a practice match but good signs across the park.
Who was wearing #23 today? She was excellent in defence and rebounding off HB. Just attacks the footy and has the size and ability to break tackles.
Katelyn Cox was solid in defence as well as the game went along.
Egan is going to be a handy addition to our midfield.
Liked Steph Williams game in the second half. Got more involved and looked more dangerous as a midsized forward as the game went along. Can match it in aerial contests as well as on the ground.
If Meagan Kiely (now in #13) plays like that in the real stuff then she will have significantly improved for her second season.
Of our regulars, a fit Wakefield and McKenzie makes a huge difference to our side. Brennan still to come into the side too of our star players.
Still areas of improvement - midfield/forward connection and goalkicking could be better as we dominated general play - but all up pleasing signs.
I reckon 23 was Ielish Sheerin
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she walked off so hopefully minor ankle
Fingers crossed :pray.
I reckon 23 was Ielish Sheerin
Cheers, taz :cheers.
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Some pics from the game:
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens
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she walked off so hopefully minor ankle
Fingers crossed :pray.
From twitter:
ankle and she is ok
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Richmond's eight new AFLW Tigers have received their guernsey numbers ahead of the upcoming season, while two players have changed their numbers.
1. Sophie Molan
2. Grace Egan
3. Katie Brennan
4. Monique Conti
5. Maddy Brancatisano
6.
7. Sarah Hosking
8. Courtney Wakefield
9. Hannah Burchell
10. Kodi Jacques
11. Jess Hosking
12. Sarah D'Arcy
13. Meagan Kiely
14. Poppy Kelly
15. Rebecca Miller
16. Laura McClelland
17.
18. Libby Graham
19. Kate Dempsey
20. Beth Lynch
21. Charley Ryan
22. Ellie McKenzie
23. Harriet Cordner
24.
25. Stella Reid
26. Steph Williams
27. Emelia Yassir
28. Gabrielle Seymour
29. Jemima Woods
30.
31. Eilish Sheerin
32.
33.
34. Saraid Taylor
35. Maddie Shevlin
36. Katelyn Cox
37. Tessa Lavey
38. Meg Macdonald
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1189668/new-aflw-guernsey-numbers-revealed
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AFLW Tigers record pre-season win over Fremantle
By Richmond Media
6 August 2022
Richmond AFLW kicked off it's pre-season campaign in style on Saturday afternoon with a 63-point win over Fremantle at Rushton Park in Mandurah, 10.11 (71) to 1.2 (8 ).
The match simulation was the first of two hit-outs for the Tigers ahead of their season's start against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium on Sunday, August 28.
Richmond wasted no time getting going on the scoreboard, leading from the clash from start to finish. Veteran forward Courtney Wakefield kicked off proceedings with the opening major and did not slow down from there with a five-goal performance, showcasing her strong contested marking ability.
The Tigers looked lively and jelled well as they put their pre-season work to the test, gaining ascendancy early as they locked the ball inside their forward 50 for the majority of the clash.
Second year Tiger Stella Reid was dangerous up forward with two goals, while Sarah Hosking and Ellie McKenzie were damaging through the midfield.
Senior coach Ryan Ferguson said he was pleased with what the Tigers were able to get out of the match simulation.
"It's affirmation for us to continue building, it was more about our attitude and our intent and our game rather than about the scoreboard and the opposition," Ferguson said.
"Seeing the aspects of our game starting to shine through, ironing out some chinks as the game went on and being able to make some adjustments.
"It was a chance to have a great hit-out and continue to grow from that in the next phase of our pre-season."
Tiger fans got their first look at a number of Richmond's sign and trade period recruits, including Grace Egan, Libby Graham and Steph Williams, as well as draftees Katelyn Cox and Eilish Sheerin.
All looked right at home in the Yellow and Black, drawing praise from senior coach Ryan Ferguson.
"Grace has been brilliant since she's come on board with us, she has a great attitude and she's really building... It was great for her to have a run around against an opposition with her teammates," Ferguson said.
"Eilish really gave us some run and dash off hard-back which was pleasing to see, and Libby was really strong down back and is starting to work in well with her teammates in creating a hopefully hard-to-score-against backline.
"Katelyn's ability to compete and win the ball at ground level and show a bit of class to step through traffic and find a free target... I was really pleased with her output, she's tracking along nicely."
Saturday's clash was an important tune-up ahead of the side's first ever game on the MCG in their official practice game against Hawthorn next Sunday, August 14 from 10.30am, in a Richmond/Hawthorn double-header.
"We're excited to get back to training and work on our game for the weekend to set ourselves up for a fantastic occasion," Ferguson said.
"They'll be ready and raring for that."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1191225/aflw-tigers-record-pre-season-win-over-fremantle
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AFLW Season Seven Preview: Richmond
Juliette Aubert
innersanctum.com.au
08/08/2022
What to look forward to:
Hopefully this season Richmond will be able to continue to apply consistent forward pressure and not succumb to so many injuries taking out important players from their positions to fill in the gaps.
During the season, key defender Harriet Cordner went down due to injuring her ACL which dampened Richmond’s back line. However, new recruit Libby Graham will take on the crucial role down back.
Graham is an important addition to the team as she stands at 176cm and is great at coming across and intercepting while holding her own in one-on-one contests.
It will be interesting to see if Richmond’s already strong forward attacking style will develop after it welcomes the explosive forward Stephanie Williams from Geelong.
Biggest unanswered question:
Despite improving on their debut season, Punt Road Oval is still to see many winning feats.
It remains whether Richmond’s injury woes will continue through to this season or if it has recruited well enough to improve on its lack of defence.
With the draftees Eilish Sheerin, Katelyn Cox and Charley Ryan being given a shot at donning the black and yellow – a new refresh should do the Tigers wonders.
Albeit a hard feat of teams are on the horizon, it is still up in the air if the Tigers’ defensive group is up for the test.
It’s a big year for…
Richmond has drafted a multitude of elite players to complement its ground-level, high-scoring, efficient style game. It will be a big year for Stephanie Williams as she makes the move to Richmond from Geelong as she replaces Ingrid Houtsma.
Williams’ athletic traits and ability to break open a game will be the perfect accompaniment to Richmond’s forward line.
Another name to watch out for is Tessa Lavey – the dual sportswoman has shown she can do it all.
The 2021 recruit has proven to be an integral player to the Tigers, averaging 12.3 disposals per game and a career-high of 19 touches.
While the established players like Monique Conti, Sarah Hosking, and Sarah D’Arcy won’t fail to put on a show in season seven.
Round 1 line-up
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Ladder range:
Ninth – 12th
Although Richmond has recruited some impressive pickups, it’s hard to believe that it will be able to do much more than it did for the past two seasons.
With the addition of the new expansion sides, Richmond may be able to muster up a few more wins than the last two seasons.
Full article: https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/aflw-season-seven-preview-richmond/
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Round 1 line-up
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Ladder range:
Seriously????
Umm No Grace Egan but they've named Molan :banghead give me a break. Egan is a walk up start.
no Bethany Lynch but they've named Macdonald :banghead
No Brancatisano but they've named Reid
Sorry while I agree with much of the article the above "round 1" team doesn't come to close to our best 22-23
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#clueless.
Molan :banghead
Shevlin has never played in the forward line ever and no Wakefield. Seriously HTF do they expect us to take these articles seriously when they've been written by the work experience kid who has never seen us play
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#clueless.
Molan :banghead
Shevlin has never played in the forward line ever and no Wakefield. Seriously HTF do they expect us to take these articles seriously when they've been written by the work experience kid who has never seen us play
Oops I missed no Wakefield..... I was too busy recovering from the No Egan & Brancatisano :banghead
And BTW with our draw there's no excuses for no finals
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13th awaits
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Tickets for the upcoming AFLW season will go on sale at 10am tomorrow.
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1193715/
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13th awaits
One would hope not Ramps
We have a very soft draw on paper, no excuses this year
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2022 Leadership Group:
Captain: Katie Brennan
Vice-captain: Sarah Hosking
Gab Seymour
Monique Conti
Bec Miller
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1193893/aflw-leadership-announcement
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Richmond AFLW senior coach Ryan Ferguson said it was exciting to have five strong leaders emerge within the program following a player vote.
"These five leaders are fierce competitors, (they are) actions based and value driven," he said.
"They drive standards, and they absolutely care for everyone in the room, our whole program, and our Club.
"These girls embody what we aspire to have in a leader."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1193891/brennan-appointed-richmond-aflw-captain-for-fourth-season
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Team photo day:
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More pics here:
https://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFLW%202022%20Media%20-%20Richmond%20Team%20Photo%20Day%20S7
https://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFLW%202022%20Portraits%20-%20Richmond%20S7
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Richmond v Hawthorn practice match
Sunday, August 14
Melbourne Cricket Ground
10.30am AEST
The match will be live streamed from the MCG this Sunday morning.
Live vision of the match will be available on richmondfc.com.au and our Official Club App, from approximately 10.30am AEST.
A video player will appear in [below link] in the lead-up to the commencement of the game. If you can't see it, please try a hard refresh of your browser for it to appear.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1195001/live-stream-aflw-practice-match-v-hawthorn
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Richmond AFLW's pre-season practice match squad against Hawthorn:
1 Sophie Molan
4 Monique Conti
5 Maddy Brancatisano
7 Sarah Hosking
8 Courtney Wakefield
9 Grace Egan ^
10 Kodi Jacques
11 Jess Hosking
12 Sarah D'Arcy
14 Poppy Kelly
15 Rebecca Miller
16 Laura McClelland
18 Libby Graham
19 Kate Dempsey
22 Ellie McKenzie
23 Meagan Kiely ^
24 Steph Williams ^
25 Stella Reid
27 Emelia Yassir
28 Gabby Seymour
31 Eilish Sheerin
32 Beth Lynch ^
35 Maddie Shevlin
36 Katelyn Cox
37 Tessa Lavey
Richmond have advised the following players will wear a different guernsey number for the pre-season match (marked with ^)
No. 9 - Grace Egan (normally No. 2)
No. 23 - Meagan Kiely (normally No. 13)
No. 24 - Stephanie Williams (normally No. 26)
No. 32 - Beth Lynch (normally No. 20)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1195466/aflw-tigers-name-squad-for-practice-match
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Anyone explain to me the point in having new players play in different jumper numbers? Seems completely stupid unless some aren't the right size which would be farcical if an AFLW club couldn't get jumper sizes correct.
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Anyone explain to me the point in having new players play in different jumper numbers? Seems completely stupid unless some aren't the right size which would be farcical if an AFLW club couldn't get jumper sizes correct.
Blame the apparel supplier of the AFLW Cotton On
You might find they are using last seasons jumpers out of necessity and to save the new stuff received so far until the season proper
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Anyone explain to me the point in having new players play in different jumper numbers? Seems completely stupid unless some aren't the right size which would be farcical if an AFLW club couldn't get jumper sizes correct.
Blame the apparel supplier of the AFLW Cotton On
You might find they are using last seasons jumpers out of necessity and to save the new stuff received so far until the season proper
That's pathetic if that's the case. Cotton On should be renamed to Come On
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Anyone explain to me the point in having new players play in different jumper numbers? Seems completely stupid unless some aren't the right size which would be farcical if an AFLW club couldn't get jumper sizes correct.
Blame the apparel supplier of the AFLW Cotton On
You might find they are using last seasons jumpers out of necessity and to save the new stuff received so far until the season proper
Sounds like a rubbish excuse and poor planning by our club.
They clearly haven’t taken the AFLW seriously IMO.
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Bump.
Richmond v Hawthorn practice match
Sunday, August 14
Melbourne Cricket Ground
10.30am AEST
The match will be live streamed from the MCG this Sunday morning.
Live vision of the match will be available on richmondfc.com.au and our Official Club App, from approximately 10.30am AEST.
A video player will appear in [below link] in the lead-up to the commencement of the game. If you can't see it, please try a hard refresh of your browser for it to appear.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1195001/live-stream-aflw-practice-match-v-hawthorn
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Sounds like a rubbish excuse and poor planning by our club.
They clearly haven’t taken the AFLW seriously IMO.
Nothing to do with Club planning. The AFLW for whatever reason has decided to have an exclusive deal with one apparel company, an average one at that, to supply ALL AFLW clubs with all apparel.
Clubs don't get a choice. So there is no planning. Clubs supply basic info like sponsors etc and then Cotton On make all the gear, all the gear for 18 Clubs.
It is not the same as what our men's teams have with Puma where they work together for months.
Don't blame the Clubs for an arrangement that only benefits the AFL not the Clubs
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Won by 44 post.
Richmond 3.0 3.1 4.2 8.4-52
Hawthorn 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.2-8
Sarah Hosking, Yassir & Kiely kicked goals in the first qtr.
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8 points in a game bloody hell this is why I struggle to watch it
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8 points in a game bloody hell this is why I struggle to watch it
Hawks are one of the newbie teams this year and this was only a practice match.
Up to us now to translate this form to the real stuff next up against Geelong in round 1.
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Sounds like a rubbish excuse and poor planning by our club.
They clearly haven’t taken the AFLW seriously IMO.
Nothing to do with Club planning. The AFLW for whatever reason has decided to have an exclusive deal with one apparel company, an average one at that, to supply ALL AFLW clubs with all apparel.
Clubs don't get a choice. So there is no planning. Clubs supply basic info like sponsors etc and then Cotton On make all the gear, all the gear for 18 Clubs.
It is not the same as what our men's teams have with Puma where they work together for months.
Don't blame the Clubs for an arrangement that only benefits the AFL not the Clubs
Noted. Thanks for the clarification WP :cheers
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AFLW Tigers win practice match at the 'G
By Richmond Media
14 August 2022
Richmond AFLW rounded out its pre-season with a 44-point practice match win over Hawthorn on Sunday at the MCG, 8.4 (52) to 1.2 (8 ).
The clash was the Tigers' final competitive hit-out before the Club embarks on its fourth season in the competition against Geelong in the opening round of the season on Sunday, August 28 at GMHBA Stadium from 4.10pm AEST.
Leading the match from start to finish, Richmond burst out of the blocks with three goals in the first quarter, courtesy of Sarah Hosking, Millzy Yassir and Meagan Kiely. Yassir went on to boot three goals in a dominant display while Kiely slotted two.
The Tigers kept their intensity up in the next two quarters but were unable to inflict much scoreboard damage, before piling on four majors in the final term to run out winners in a convincing display.
Star midfield duo Ellie McKenzie and Monique Conti were dominant, while draftee Eilish Sheerin impressed with her hard-running.
Recruit Libby Graham and draftee Katelyn Cox looked right at home in Richmond's defensive unit, while fellow recruit Steph Williams was explosive in the forward line, booting a goal in the final quarter.
Eighteen-year-old Yassir said it was an "amazing" experience for the group to run out on the hallowed turf.
"It was very special to play on the 'G," she said post-match.
The lively forward was pleased to see the Tigers maintain a high level of intensity throughout the entire practice game.
"(Intensity) was our big focus for the pre-season and our bursts, and being able to play these games out," she said.
"Our professionalism and the way we handled our game, that's who we want to be this year.
"We know we're going to come out against tough teams this year, so it was a good hit-out today to go against Hawthorn and put that all into place."
Yassir said the result gave the group great confidence ahead of Round 1 in a fortnight's time.
"Today showed how excited we are (for the season)," she said.
"We were up and about and we cant wait for the season to get started."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1198712/aflw-tigers-win-practice-match-at-the-g
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New kids on the block no more: How the 2020 expansion sides are faring
Sarah Black
womens.afl
16 August 2022
THE UPCOMING season seven of the NAB AFLW competition marks the fourth time Gold Coast, Richmond, St Kilda and West Coast will have fielded an AFLW team.
With another four new teams having just joined the competition, it's timely to look back at the last round of expansion, and just how those squads have evolved over the past two-and-a-half years.
RICHMOND
Surprisingly, Richmond has a similar list spread to Gold Coast, but has retained a couple more players than the Suns.
The Tigers cut hard and early, with the majority of their delistings coming after seasons one and two, making significant alterations to the initial list build.
Things stabilised somewhat in the last off-season, but opposition teams have come hard for Richmond's delisted players, seeing value where the Tigers either didn't or had an oversupply in the area.
Bec Miller is the lone defender still on the list from 2020 (with Laura McClelland able to play at either end), with the forward line and midfield remaining comparatively unscathed.
Still on list (11): Maddy Brancatisano, Katie Brennan, Hannah Burchell, Monique Conti, Kate Dempsey, Kodi Jacques, Laura McClelland, Bec Miller, Sophie Molan, Gabby Seymour, Courtney Wakefield
Playing elsewhere (7): Phoebe Monahan (delisted, now Brisbane), Alice Edmonds (delisted, now Western Bulldogs), Alana Woodward (Sydney), Sabrina Frederick (Collingwood), Sarah Sansonetti (delisted, now Collingwood), Akec Makur Chuot (delisted, now Hawthorn), Grace Campbell (North Melbourne)
Delisted (8 ): Christina Bernardi, Nekaela Butler, Ciara Fitzgerald, Emily Harley, Emma Horne, Iilish Ross, Cleo Saxon-Jones, Holly Whitford
Retired (4): Laura Bailey, Tayla Stahl, Lauren Tesoriero, Ella Wood
https://www.womens.afl/news/98988?_ga=2.117743881.1284796830.1654439057-224749430.1603381344
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Richmond has signed 21 year old 181cm forward/ruck Amelia Peck to its AFLW list.
Peck's inclusion on the senior list is in place of the Tigers' first selection at the 2022 NAB AFLW Draft, Charley Ryan, who is inactive due to an ACL injury.
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Highlights: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1202392/amelia-peck-highlights
The moment Amelia finds out she is on our list: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1202376/amelia-peck-joins-richmond-women-s
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1202378/amelia-peck-added-to-richmond-aflw-list
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Season 7 AFLW preview: Richmond
Alyce Collett
central.rookieme.com
August 19, 2022
AFTER they started Season 6 firing defeating St Kilda in Round 1, Richmond got people got talking about how much the Tigers were going to improve. They also had Melbourne on the ropes early in Round 2, but unfortunately for Richmond that early season promise did not eventuate into much, only winning two more games for the season and finishing in the bottom four. With plenty of new faces in the door, will things turn around for the Tigers in Season 7?
LAST SEASON:
Position: 11th
Win-loss: 3-7
Percentage: 81.3
Best & Fairest: Monique Conti
Leading Goalkicker: Katie Brennan
OFF-SEASON:
IN: Grace Egan (Carlton), Libby Graham (GWS), Stephanie Williams (Geelong), Charley Ryan (Dandenong Stingrays), Eilish Sheerin (Inner West Magpies), Katelyn Cox (Hawthorn VFLW), Saraid Taylor (crosscoder rookie, basketball), Amelia Peck (Southern Saints)
OUT: Christina Bernardi (delisted), Sarah Dargan (Sydney), Ingrid Houtsma (Geelong), Akec Makur Chuot (Hawthorn), Hannah McLaren (delisted), Sarah Sansonetti (delisted)
TEAM LIST:
Maddy Brancatisano, Katie Brennan, Monique Conti, Katelyn Cox, Sarah D’Arcy, Kate Dempsey, Grace Egan, Elizabeth Graham, Jessica Hosking, Sarah Hosking, Kodi Jacques, Jemima Kelly, Meagan Kiely, Tessa Lavey, Bethany Lynch, Meg Macdonald, Laura McClelland, Ellie McKenzie, Rebecca Miller, Sophie Molan, Stella Reid, Charley Ryan, Gabrielle Seymour, Eilish Sheerin, Madelaine Shevlin, Saraid Taylor, Courtney Wakefield, Stephanie Williams, Jemima Woods, Emelia Yassir
Inactive: Hannah Burchell (knee injury), Harriet Cordner (knee injury), Charley Ryan (knee injury)
FIXTURE:
Round 1: @ Geelong | GMHBA Stadium
Round 2: vs. Adelaide | Swinburne Centre
Round 3: vs. Hawthorn | Swinburne Centre
Round 4: @ Essendon | ETU Stadium
Round 5: vs. Brisbane | Swinburne Centre
Round 6: vs. Gold Coast | Swinburne Centre
Round 7: @ West Coast | Mineral Resources Park
Round 8: @ Carlton | Ikon Park
Round 9: vs. GWS | Mildura Sporting Precinct
Round 10: @ North Melbourne | Arden St Oval
BEST 21:
B: Sarah D’Arcy – Rebecca Miller
HB: Bethany Lynch – Kate Dempsey – Maddie Shevlin
C: Jess Hosking – Sarah Hosking – Ellie McKenzie
HF: Emelia Yassir – Maddy Brancatisano – Tessa Lavey
F: Katie Brennan – Courtney Wakefield
R: Gabrielle Seymour – Grace Egan – Monique Conti
INT: Meagan Kiely – Kodi Jaques – Poppy Kelly – Stella Reid – Sophie Molan
EMG: Stephanie Williams – Meg Macdonald – Laura McClelland
Remaining players: Katelyn Cox, Libby Graham, Jemima Kelly, Charley Ryan*, Eilish Sheerin, Saraid Taylor (rookie), Jemima Woods
Inactive: Hannah Burchell (knee injury), Harriet Cordner (knee injury)
LEAGUE B&F CONTENDER: Monique Conti
One of the best midfielders of the competition, Conti regularly features up the top of best and fairest counts, and so there is no reason to suspect Season 7 will be any different.
Conti is coming off a stellar Season 6 where she won her third club Best and Fairest in a row, and another preseason where she has not had to split her time between football and basketball, so she has been solely focused on football, so who knows? She may have been able to lift her game even further because of that.
BIG YEAR FOR: Stella Reid
A top five draftee last year, Reid struggled to lock down a spot in Richmond’s side and spent much of the year in the VFLW side. With another AFLW preseason under her belt and the short turnaround between seasons, this is the perfect opportunity for Reid to try and cement her place in the side.
KEY TALKING POINTS:
How can Richmond take the next step?
For a few seasons now Richmond have had moments of promise, but have not been able to take the next step and really be a contender for finals. The question is, can they finally take that next step this season and make it to the finals?
Are any of their second season players going to have a breakout season?
Alongside Reid, the other two players Richmond picked up in the 2021 draft were Emelia Yassir and Meagan Kiely. The key thing about these two players is that they were particularly impressive in Richmond’s practise match on the weekend, which brings the question can they be the ones to have a breakout season and be the reason Richmond take that next step. We saw Tessa Lavey really star in her second year in the system, so will Kiely and Yassir follow suit?
How will they cover the leadership and experience they lost after Season 6?
Richmond lost a number of players in the offseason, including key experienced leaders Christina Bernardi and Sarah Dargan. The problem with that is that they players they brought in do not have anywhere near the level of leadership those two did, so how are the Tigers going to cover that? Who is going to step up?
Can they minimise the ladder damage from the first half of their draw to maximise their easier run home?
If you take a look at Richmond’s fixture, one thing you will notice is that the second half of their fixture is much easier than the first. If they want to still be in contention for finals in the middle of the season, they need to minimise percentage damage in the first half of the season so they can really attack the second half of the season and get those big wins on the board and into finals for the first time.
PREDICTION: 9th-12th
https://central.rookieme.com/afl/2022/08/19/season-7-aflw-preview-richmond/
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Sarah Black from the AFL website is predicting us to finish sixth this AFLW season.
Moving up: Richmond
Game-changer: The quick turnaround in seasons will mostly benefit developing clubs who are able to continually reinforce gameplans without a big break. Geelong, Richmond and the Dogs (lack of tall forwards aside) will be better for the short gap.
Ladder prediction
1. Melbourne
2. Brisbane
3. Adelaide
4. North Melbourne
5. Collingwood
6. Richmond
7. Fremantle
8. Western Bulldogs
9. Greater Western Sydney
10. Carlton
11. Geelong
12. Port Adelaide
13. Gold Coast
14. Essendon
15. St Kilda
16. West Coast
17. Sydney
18. Hawthorn
https://www.womens.afl/news/99623?_ga=2.117214854.1284796830.1654439057-224749430.1603381344
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she is full a poo
round about 12ish i think
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Round 2 confirmed (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f512.png)
Our home clash against Adelaide on Saturday, September 3 will kick off at 11:40am.
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1561860965662334976
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she is full a poo
round about 12ish i think
I actually think she's on the money Chuck
If we are being honest we have an incredibly soft draw. It is our 4th season. Natural progression with season on season improvement should mean we are ahead of the 4 new teams. We should also be able to beat not just compete against the original 10.
Yes we are without our best defender for the season but we have the best contested marking forward back. Egan is great pick up will give Conti the export she needs. McKenzie is fully fit.
Based on the above we should make finals. I think somewhere between 6-8. If we don't then it will be a wasted season
Just my take
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BEST 21:
B: Sarah D’Arcy – Rebecca Miller
HB: Bethany Lynch – Kate Dempsey – Maddie Shevlin
C: Jess Hosking – Sarah Hosking – Ellie McKenzie
HF: Emelia Yassir – Maddy Brancatisano – Tessa Lavey
F: Katie Brennan – Courtney Wakefield
R: Gabrielle Seymour – Grace Egan – Monique Conti
INT: Meagan Kiely – Kodi Jaques – Poppy Kelly – Stella Reid – Sophie Molan
EMG: Stephanie Williams – Meg Macdonald – Laura McClelland
Remaining players: Katelyn Cox, Libby Graham, Jemima Kelly, Charley Ryan*, Eilish Sheerin, Saraid Taylor (rookie), Jemima Woods
Take out Molan and replace her with Williams
And that side looks about right
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BEST 21:
B: Sarah D’Arcy – Rebecca Miller
HB: Bethany Lynch – Kate Dempsey – Maddie Shevlin
C: Jess Hosking – Sarah Hosking – Ellie McKenzie
HF: Emelia Yassir – Maddy Brancatisano – Tessa Lavey
F: Katie Brennan – Courtney Wakefield
R: Gabrielle Seymour – Grace Egan – Monique Conti
INT: Meagan Kiely – Kodi Jaques – Poppy Kelly – Stella Reid – Sophie Molan
EMG: Stephanie Williams – Meg Macdonald – Laura McClelland
Remaining players: Katelyn Cox, Libby Graham, Jemima Kelly, Charley Ryan*, Eilish Sheerin, Saraid Taylor (rookie), Jemima Woods
Take out Molan and replace her with Williams
And that side looks about right
:clapping
hopefully Reid shows something this season. :pray
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she is full a poo
round about 12ish i think
I actually think she's on the money Chuck
If we are being honest we have an incredibly soft draw. It is our 4th season. Natural progression with season on season improvement should mean we are ahead of the 4 new teams. We should also be able to beat not just compete against the original 10.
Yes we are without our best defender for the season but we haven't he best contested forward back. Egan is great pick up will give Conti the export she needs. McKenzie is fully fit.
Based on the above we should make finals. I think somewhere between 6-8. If we don't then it will be a wasted season
Just my take
I hope so WP but our depth sucks so bad
Anyway we will see
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The AFLW fixture for Round 10 was confirmed on Friday.
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Another key match-up in Round 10 will be North Melbourne's match at Arden St against Richmond on Sunday October 30, with both teams currently on 16 points in the bottom half of the eight.
AFLW ROUND 10 FIXTURE
Friday, October 28
Carlton v Western Bulldogs, Ikon Park, 6.10pm AEDT
Brisbane v Collingwood, Metricon Stadium, 8.10pm AEST
Saturday, October 29
Melbourne v West Coast, Casey Fields, 1.10pm AEDT
St Kilda v Adelaide, RSEA Park, 3.10pm AEDT
Geelong v Sydney, GMHBA Stadium, 5.10pm AEDT
Fremantle v Hawthorn, 4.10pm AWST
Sunday, October 30
Port Adelaide v Essendon, Alberton Oval, 12.40pm ACDT
North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos v Richmond, Arden St, 3.10pm AEDT
Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast, Henson Park, 5.10pm AEDT
https://www.womens.afl/news/107946/r10-fixture-lions-v-magpies-blockbuster-headlines-final-round
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Rd 10 at Arden st might be a goer for me. Last time I was at Arden St was 1965. Bad memories but might be a carthaic experience.
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Rd 10 at Arden st might be a goer for me. Last time I was at Arden St was 1965. Bad memories but might be a carthaic experience.
We played North at Coburg Oval in 1965, so no issues '65 ;).
https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1965/121419650828.html
/pandantic ;)
The last time I was at Arden St was for an U19s game in the 80s. After each U19s game, the host club would put out food and drinks in their social club for both sides' players and officials (and any kids that were hangers on ;D ). However, Norf fans scoffed all the food before us Richmond folk got there :thumbsdown.
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Didn't say I saw Richmond play there. But that's a whole different story.
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AFLW set to hold one-off overage draft as stop-gap measure
Riley Beveridge
womens.afl
20 October 2022
THE AFLW is expected to hold a one-off overage national draft in the coming months as a stop-gap between its shortened seasons.
After completing two campaigns in the space of eight months throughout 2022 to re-align the AFLW fixture, it's understood the next NAB AFLW Draft – expected to fall either in February or March next year – will only consider players 19 years of age or above.
Womens.afl understands clubs were briefed on the upcoming plans to hold an overage national draft this week, due to there being no junior girls season between the last draft held in June and the next scheduled for early 2023.
It means clubs will only be able to pick from mature-aged state league talent from competitions like the VFLW, SANFLW and WAFLW, or young players overlooked during the most recent national draft earlier this year.
It's believed that after next year's overage draft, the League then plans to revert back to a traditional national draft – where the junior season falls more in sync with the AFLW campaign and the majority of the talent pool will be made up of 18-year-olds – from the end of 2023 onwards.
From there, the timing of AFLW trade and draft periods are tipped to fall in line with that of the men's competition and are expected to be held towards the end of each year.
However, the plans have been met by concern from clubs that a compromised draft will limit the short-term ability to trade for rival players at season's end.
Clubs have privately expressed that draft picks will hold less value for 2023, given the restricted access to the best junior talent in the country, and will therefore be more difficult to trade during the player movement window.
A handful of clubs are understood to have since lobbied for the League to consider future trading, mirroring that of the men's competition, as a means of giving them more to play with at the trade table and generating more player movement.
A total of 76 players moved clubs between the 2022 season, which finished in April, and season seven, which began in August. That number considers the expansion sign and trade period, the trade period and delisted free agency.
https://www.womens.afl/news/110443/aflw-set-to-hold-one-off-overage-draft-as-stop-gap-measure
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‘You only have your first season once’: Eilish Sheerin soaking it all in
Alex Catalano
theinnersanctum.com.au
20/10/2022
Richmond’s Eilish Sheerin has had the dream start to her AFLW career. She’s been a standout defender in a strong Richmond team that is finals bound.
Going through her first season at 30, you’d be forgiven for mistaking her as a player brimming with experience. She admits it’s only her third season playing Aussie rules though, still learning game-to-game.
Out on the field though, she doesn’t show it. She’s ranked third in the competition for metres gained, and outright first for intercept possessions.
The New South Welshwoman has been nothing short of a revelation since arriving at Punt Road. This has been particularly noticeable in a defence still without backline general Harriet Cordner, and season six All-Australian squad of 40 member Rebecca Miller.
Speaking to The Inner Sanctum, Sheerin detailed her attitude in approaching her debut season head on.
“This is only my third year playing, so [I’ve approached the season] with a really open mindset,” the defender said.
“I’m just huge on doing what I need to do to improve. Being guided by those experienced players and experienced coaches around me, where they see me needing to focus and improve my game is a huge part of that.
“But then also, just really enjoying the experience. You only get to debut or have your first season once, so really just taking the time to step back and soak it all in and enjoy those moments.
“You never know when it can be taken away from you. So I really appreciate it.”
Her brilliant form has helped the Tigers in their hunt for their first AFLW finals series, which they are now firmly in line for.
With two rounds to go, they sit two games and 54 per cent clear of the ninth-placed Gold Coast Suns – it would take a near disaster to miss from here.
While the club is focused firmly on what it must do in the final two games against GWS and North Melbourne to finish as strongly as possible, the success of the season had made Sheerin’s introduction to the AFLW that much more enjoyable.
“It’s always nice to be in the hunt at this stage of the season,” she said.
“We just have to approach it each game at the time. You try not to focus on outcomes, you trust the method. We learn from the previous week, we build into the next week.
“A big part of our values is growth mindset – how can we improve week on week? If we do that, good things will come.
“Definitely excited about finals and the prospect of being there, but we can’t get too ahead of ourselves.”
Just like last season, Richmond has been one of the most entertaining teams to watch. It has been responsible for some of the closest games each round.
While this started out with two losses to Geelong and Adelaide, it has since turned that around to six wins on the trot, with only two being over a three-goal margin.
This included a stunning victory over the Lions in a scrap at Punt Road. With two weeks to go, the Tigers are still the only team to beat the ladder leaders in season seven.
It has instilled plenty of belief within the group that they can stand up when the going gets tough come finals time.
“Every game we’ve played has a tight game. We’ve definitely learned so much from that,” Sheerin explained.
“A big thing would be composure. [Another] big thing is around belief as well, and also taking your opportunities and recognising when to go fast, and when to play slow.
“I think that kind of knowledge of ourselves and maturity is really important.”
While a big win over Hawthorn and a last quarter breakthrough against Essendon started the streak, one game in particular stood out for Sheerin.
“I think a big one for us was in the game against the Suns,” she said.
“We came from behind and used our workrate and rolled over the top of them. I thought that was a significant growth point for our team.
“Each win and each loss you’re going to learn a little bit. That’s going to build and help us as players.
“We’re doing really well in terms of that, taking those learnings on and making sure they’re helping us deliver in close games.”
https://twitter.com/innersanctum_au/status/1582929600333479936
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Making strides: The most improved player at every club in S7
Sarah Black and Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
20 October 2022
Richmond - Maddie Shevlin
In a backline that has had to recraft itself on the run over the past two seasons, Maddie Shevlin has been a constant source of composure and leadership. This season, despite copping an ankle injury that has seen her miss the last two games, the 25-year-old has been playing her best footy yet, averaging a career-high 12.3 disposals at 71.6 per cent efficiency, while also averaging 5.7 intercepts and 328 metres gained. In Richmond's huge win over Brisbane in round five where the backline ultimately was the difference, Shevlin won 24 disposals, 10 intercepts and registered 658 metres gained in an all-time defensive performance.
Others in the mix: Libby Graham, Stella Reid
https://www.womens.afl/news/110418?_ga=2.137786549.429636630.1665890140-224749430.1603381344
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Full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/a-better-looking-spectacle-what-the-stats-say-about-aflw-s-improvement-20221005-p5bneb.html
As the AFLW nears the end of its seventh home-and-away season, the first season with all 18 AFL clubs represented, debate continues to circulate about the improvement in quality of the league, including how expansion has affected the standard.
We dived into the data to see how the standard of play across the competition has changed since the first season in 2017 - examining which areas have improved, and why.
Overall, the data provided by AFLW analyst Gemma Bastiani illustrates greater ball control and improvement of fundamental skills, resulting in distinct game styles and more free-flowing matches, although expansion has disrupted the trajectory of this improvement.
We looked not only at overall standards, but the gap - and there is a gap - between the inaugural eight teams - Carlton, Collingwood, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, GWS and Fremantle - and those that have joined since. The league expanded to 10 teams in season three, 14 in season five, and all 18 in season seven.
Given more time in the competition, it stands to reason the foundation teams would be more developed, particularly in areas such as scoring and uncontested possessions.
Full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/a-better-looking-spectacle-what-the-stats-say-about-aflw-s-improvement-20221005-p5bneb.html
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4 Tigers in the AFLW All-Australia squad.
AFLW ALL-AUSTRALIAN SQUAD
Richmond: Monique Conti, Ellie McKenzie, Eilish Sheerin, Courtney Wakefield
Adelaide: Chelsea Biddell, Anne Hatchard, Ebony Marinoff, Chelsea Randall
Brisbane: Ally Anderson, Greta Bodey, Natalie Grider, Tahlia Hickie, Breanna Koenen, Jesse Wardlaw
Carlton: Vaomua Laloifi, Breann Moody
Collingwood: Jordyn Allen, Lauren Butler, Chloe Molloy
Essendon: Maddy Prespakis, Bonnie Toogood
Fremantle: Kiara Bowers
Geelong: Amy McDonald, Meghan McDonald, Georgie Prespakis, Chloe Scheer
Gold Coast: Charlie Rowbottom, Vivien Saad
Greater Western Sydney: Alyce Parker
Hawthorn: None
Melbourne: Tayla Harris, Kate Hore, Karen Paxman, Olivia Purcell
North Melbourne: Jenna Bruton, Jasmine Garner, Emma Kearney
Port Adelaide: None
St Kilda: Bianca Jakobsson, Kate Shierlaw
Sydney: None
West Coast: Emma Swanson
Western Bulldogs: Ellie Blackburn, Alice Edmonds, Katie Lynch
SELECTORS
Nicole Livingstone (chairperson), Sarah Black, Sam Virgo, Andrew Dillon, Laura Kane, Kelli Underwood, Megan Waters, Narelle Smith and Tim Harrington.
https://www.womens.afl/news/113349?_ga=2.100969345.1860250854.1667140582-224749430.1603381344
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Monique Conti, Richmond
2019, 2021 and 2022 All Australian. 2018 and 2020 All Australian squad.
10 matches this season
Averages 21.7 disposals, 62.7 per cent disposal efficiency, 3.9 clearances, 6.2 tackles, 3.7 inside 50s, and 324.8 meters gained.
Ellie McKenzie, Richmond
Never previously All Australian. Never previously All Australian squad.
Nine matches this season.
Averages 15 disposals, 3.4 tackles, 2.9 score involvements, 2.7 inside 50s, 1.8 clearances and 243 metres gained per game
Eilish Sheerin, Richmond
Never previously All Australian. Never previously All Australian squad. 10 matches this season.
Averages 16.3 disposals, 11 contested possessions, 1.8 marks, 1.3 intercept marks, 9.7 intercept possessions, 3.3 tackles, 2.4 spoils, 2.9 rebound 50s and 370.7 metres gained per game.
Courtney Wakefield, Richmond
Never previously All Australian. Never previously All Australian squad.
10 matches this season.
13 goals this season. Averages 2.9 marks, 1.3 contested marks, 3.8 tackles, 2.5 score involvements, and two ground ball gets per game
https://www.womens.afl/news/114391?_ga=2.104253568.1860250854.1667140582-224749430.1603381344
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Both Laura McClelland and Ellie McKenzie have made the Final 3 nominations for Mark of the Year.
Watch here: https://www.afl.com.au/video/864553/aflw-mark-of-the-year-who-are-the-top-three-finalists
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3 Tigers - Conti, Egan and McKenzie - made the 22Under22 squad.
AFLPA AFLW 22Under22 squad for Season Seven
Monique Conti (Richmond)
Grace Egan (Richmond)
Ellie McKenzie (Richmond)
Abbie Ballard (Adelaide)
Madison Newman (Adelaide)
Danielle Ponter (Adelaide)
Belle Dawes (Brisbane)
Nat Grider (Brisbane)
Tahlia Hickie (Brisbane)
Courtney Hodder (Brisbane)
Jesse Wardlaw (Brisbane)
Lucy McEvoy (Carlton)
Mimi Hill (Carlton)
Abbie McKay (Carlton)
Keeley Skepper (Carlton)
Jordyn Allen (Collingwood)
Lauren Butler (Collingwood)
Mikala Cann (Collingwood)
Maddy Prespakis (Essendon)
Emma O'Driscoll (Fremantle)
Mim Strom (Fremantle)
Annabel Johnson (Geelong)
Nina Morrison (Geelong)
Georgie Prespakis (Geelong)
Becky Webster (Geelong)
Lauren Bella (Gold Coast)
Charlie Rowbottom (Gold Coast)
Tarni Evans (GWS)
Georgia Garnett (GWS)
Alyce Parker (GWS)
Jasmine Fleming (Hawthorn)
Tyla Hanks (Melbourne)
Liv Purcell (Melbourne)
Bella Eddey (North Melbourne)
Alex Ballard (Port Adelaide)
Hannah Ewings (Port Adelaide)
Georgia Patrikios (St Kilda)
Montana Ham (Sydney)
Bella Lewis (West Coast)
Charlie Thomas (West Coast)
Eleanor Brown (Western Bulldogs)
Jess Fitzgerald (Western Bulldogs)
Katie Lynch (Western Bulldogs)
Rylie Wilcox (Western Bulldogs)
https://www.womens.afl/news/114399?_ga=2.209701650.1860250854.1667140582-224749430.1603381344
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Conti and Sheerin in the AFLW's website's predicted All-Australian team.
(https://womens.afl/aflw/photo/2022/11/13/ed03cacf-88b2-4d0c-8cc0-87925494d440/22-AFLW-S7-All-Australian-Social_GemmB_Team_FA.jpg?width=3000&height=3750)
https://www.womens.afl/news/114433?_ga=2.29409919.1385296140.1668350776-224749430.1603381344
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The AFL is pleased to announce that the Season Seven W Awards will be on Tuesday, 22 November 2022, at 7.30 pm AEDT, held at Crown Palladium and broadcast live on FOX FOOTY, available on Foxtel and Kayo Sports.
Hosted by FOX FOOTY's Sarah Jones alongside Brihony Dawson, the W Awards will crown the 2022 Season Seven AFLW Best and Fairest, along with the following awards:
* 2022 Season Seven AFLW All Australian team
* 2022 Season Seven NAB AFLW Rising Star
* 2022 Season Seven AFLW Leading goalkicker award
* Toyota AFLW Mark of the Year
* Crypto.com AFLW Goal of the Year
* 2022 Season Seven AFLW Umpires Rising Star
* 2022 Season Seven AFLW All-Australian Umpires
https://www.womens.afl/news/115078?_ga=2.264998479.1385296140.1668350776-224749430.1603381344
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:lol
"Umpire's Rising Star" and "All Australian Umpires"
Can hardly wait to find out who gets those awards? The hopeless, the absolute shocking or the downright pathetic
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Honestly stuff me, the game isn't about them
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Womens.afl's Player of the Season
23 – Monique Conti (Richmond)
20 – Amy McDonald (Geelong)
19 – Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne)
17 – Alyce Parker (GWS), Maddy Prespakis (Essendon)
15 – Anne Hatchard (Adelaide), Kiara Bowers (Fremantle)
14 – Ally Anderson (Brisbane), Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide), Georgie Prespakis (Geelong)*, Charlie Rowbottom (Gold Coast)
* = ineligible for the AFLW best and fairest due to suspension
https://www.womens.afl/news/116059?_ga=2.58829293.1385296140.1668350776-224749430.1603381344
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Onya Mon, champion! :clapping
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Two Tigers named in the @AFLPlayers #22Under22 side ⭐
Congratulations to @moniiquecontii on back-to-back captaincy and a record-breaking fourth selection, and to Ellie McKenzie on making her second team!
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(https://resources.richmondfc.com.au/photo-resources/2022/11/21/40e3f60b-caa4-44e8-ba21-efd83689b2fb/22under22_AFLW_FinalTeam_Season-7_2022.jpg?width=952)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1249286/
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Triple threat (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f64c.png)
A fourth All-Australian honour for @moniiquecontii, while Eilish Sheerin & Courtney Wakefield have been selected for the first time!
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1594986307436310530
:clapping
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https://twitter.com/aflwomens/status/1594988871611482113
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Richmond Head of Women's Football Kate Sheahan said it was a well deserved honour for the trio.
"It's amazing to see the hard work paying off for all three players. To have representation across all three lines is incredible for our program, and we know all three will enjoy each other's success as much as their own," she said.
"The consistency and growth that Mon has shown is unbelievable. Her CV speaks for herself and a is a testament to the work she's put into her game.
"This was evident in her ability to go forward and kick eight goals this season and really impact the team on the scoreboard, but the element of her game that we love is her defensive mindset, her tackling and her never give up attitude.
"For Eilish to come in for her first season and have such an impact and hit the ground running from her very first game, really showed the competition what she was made of.
"And it's a true story of persistence and resilience for Court, who basically spent her entire career battling injuries and distance. The way she held up as our key forward this year, it's a really nice way to send off for her."
The 2022 Season Seven AFLW All-Australian selection panel is Nicole Livingstone (Chairperson), Sarah Black, Sam Virgo, Andrew Dillon, Laura Kane, Kelli Underwood, Megan Waters, Narelle Smith and Tim Harrington.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1249853/top-tiger-trio-claim-all-australian-honours/
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Conti 2nd in the AFLW brownlow
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Conti came second in the AFLW Best & Fairest.
Ally Anderson (21 votes)
Monique Conti (19 votes)
Ebony Marinoff (18 votes)
Maddy Prespakis (17 votes)
Olivia Purcell (16 votes)
https://twitter.com/aflwomens/status/1595011169844047872
https://www.womens.afl/news/116243/anderson-crowned-the-league-s-best-after-a-thrilling-count
Edit: Beat me to it, wayne :cheers.
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Girl that won wasn’t in the all Australian side. Bizarre.
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Girl that won wasn’t in the all Australian side. Bizarre.
Also odd that North's Jasmine Garner polled poorly in the B&F count when she won the Coaches Award.
Conti stiff not get a vote against Carlton when she had 30 disposals and receive the 10 coaches votes for that game.
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Girl that won wasn’t in the all Australian side. Bizarre.
Also odd that North's Jasmine Garner polled poorly in the B&F count when she won the Coaches Award.
Conti stiff not get a vote against Carlton when she had 30 disposals and receive the 10 coaches votes for that game.
Stiff!!!!
More like complete BS. No wonder the game is so stuffed when you have clueless duds making poor decisions both during games and after them also
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Well done Mon! Outstanding season 2022! #AFLWAwards #AFLW
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https://twitter.com/sope_creations/status/1595016574209232896
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MVP
1. Monique Conti (Richmond)
2. Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne)
3. Ellie Blackburn (Western Bulldogs)
4. Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide)
5. Amy McDonald (Geelong)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1250497/conti-crowned-aflw-mvp
https://www.womens.afl/news/116611?_ga=2.32882232.769348560.1669174539-224749430.1603381344
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Best First-Year Player
1. Eilish Sheerin (Richmond)
2. Jasmine Fleming (Hawthorn)
3. Abbey Dowrick (Port Adelaide)
4. Rylie Wilcox (Western Bulldogs)
5. Vikki Wall (North Melbourne)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1250548/sheerin-wins-aflpa-s-best-first-year-player
https://www.womens.afl/news/116611?_ga=2.32882232.769348560.1669174539-224749430.1603381344
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Every round, every vote: Who polled when in the 2022 AFLW best and fairest
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
24 November 2022
Richmond
Mon Conti (19)
Sarah Hosking (5)
Courtney Wakefield (4)
Grace Egan (4)
Ellie McKenzie (4)
Eilish Sheerin (3)
Gabby Seymour (2)
Maddie Shevlin (2)
ROUND 1 - Geelong v Richmond
3. Sarah Hosking RICH
2. Georgie Prespakis GEEL
1. Meg McDonald GEEL
ROUND 2 - Richmond v Adelaide
3. Ebony Marinoff ADEL
2. Monique Conti RICH
1. Caitlin Gould ADEL
ROUND 3 - Richmond v Hawthorn
3. Monique Conti RICH
2. Gabrielle Seymour RICH
1. Eilish Sheerin RICH
ROUND 4 - Essendon v Richmond
3. Monique Conti RICH
2. Stephanie Cain ESS
1. Sarah Hosking RICH
ROUND 5 - Richmond v Brisbane
3. Isabel Dawes BRIS
2. Maddie Shevlin RICH
1. Courtney Wakefield RICH
ROUND 6 - Richmond v Gold Coast
3. Monique Conti RICH
2. Grace Egan RICH
1. Charlie Rowbottom GCS
ROUND 7 - West Coast v Richmond
3. Monique Conti RICH
2. Eilish Sheerin RICH
1. Ella Roberts WCE
ROUND 8 - Carlton v Richmond
3. Courtney Wakefield RICH
2. Breann Moody CARL
1. Sarah Hosking RICH
ROUND 9 - Richmond v Greater Western Sydney
3. Monique Conti RICH
2. Grace Egan RICH
1. Ellie McKenzie RICH
ROUND 10 - North Melbourne v Richmond
3. Ellie McKenzie RICH
2. Monique Conti RICH
1. Jenna Bruton NTH
https://www.womens.afl/news/116615?_ga=2.229429530.769348560.1669174539-224749430.1603381344
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Girl that won wasn’t in the all Australian side. Bizarre.
Also odd that North's Jasmine Garner polled poorly in the B&F count when she won the Coaches Award.
Conti stiff not get a vote against Carlton when she had 30 disposals and receive the 10 coaches votes for that game.
Yes but Garner named Captain of the AA side while her Club Captain was also picked.
Wonder if it is some sort on consolation prize
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Girl that won wasn’t in the all Australian side. Bizarre.
Also odd that North's Jasmine Garner polled poorly in the B&F count when she won the Coaches Award.
Conti stiff not get a vote against Carlton when she had 30 disposals and receive the 10 coaches votes for that game.
Yes but Garner naked Captain of the AA side while he Club Captain was picked.
Wonder if it is some sort on consolation prize
Pardon?
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Girl that won wasn’t in the all Australian side. Bizarre.
Also odd that North's Jasmine Garner polled poorly in the B&F count when she won the Coaches Award.
Conti stiff not get a vote against Carlton when she had 30 disposals and receive the 10 coaches votes for that game.
Yes but Garner naked Captain of the AA side while he Club Captain was picked.
Wonder if it is some sort on consolation prize
Pardon?
Is the "k" meant to be a "m"?
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Is the "k" meant to be a "m"?
One would truly hope so LMAO :lol :lol :lol :lol
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Girl that won wasn’t in the all Australian side. Bizarre.
Also odd that North's Jasmine Garner polled poorly in the B&F count when she won the Coaches Award.
Conti stiff not get a vote against Carlton when she had 30 disposals and receive the 10 coaches votes for that game.
Yes but Garner naked Captain of the AA side while he Club Captain was picked.
Wonder if it is some sort on consolation prize
Pardon?
Is the "k" meant to be a "m"?
Yes >:(
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AFLW Season 7 Glass Half Full/Empty: Richmond
Alyce Collett
SEASON REVIEW
central.rookieme.com
November 25, 2022
IN a new approach to the AFL Women’s end of season reviews, Rookie Me Central casts both a glass half full and half empty lens over each side’s campaigns.
Today’s team is Richmond, who broke through for its first finals appearance in the club’s history.
GLASS HALF FULL
Making finals for the first time
Arguably the biggest achievement of Richmond’s season was making finals for the first time. The Tigers went on a run of seven wins in a row to finish fourth and make finals for the first time. Although they went out in straight sets, they still made finals for the first time, which cannot be discredited in how much of an achievement that is.
Mon Conti
One player that continued to have another stellar season was midfielder Monique Conti. A sneaky midfielder who get out the back of stoppages, she proved to be a nightmare at times for opposition and she earned herself another set of accolades again this season, including an All-Australian nod and finishing second in the League Best and Fairest.
Eilish Sheerin
From a no-name draft bolter to All-Australian honours in the space of six months, it is fair to say it has been a big few months for defender Eilish Sheerin. She has had one of the best debut seasons, playing right from game one against Geelong like she was not going to waste the opportunity she had been given as a mature aged draftee.
GLASS HALF EMPTY
Going out in straight sets
Although the Tigers may have made finals, they did not light up the competition and ultimately went out in straight sets. A top four team never wants to be the one going out in straight sets, so it will be a source of frustration and motivation for the Tigers.
How to replace Courtney Wakefield?
One big loss for the Tigers heading into next season is Courtney Wakefield, who retired after this season. She was such a big presence in their forward line, and is going to be hard to replace. With the likes of Katie Brennan having lingering injury issues, the Tigers need to find another tall forward target, maybe multiple to fill that void.
Still a gap to the top sides
The Tigers may have won seven of their 10 matches this season and finished fourth on the ladder, but take a look at who they defeated and it tells a slightly different story. Richmond’s record against the other top eight sides was one win, one draw and four losses. While the victory was a spirited one against the Lions – to the only team to defeat Brisbane in the regular season – the Tigers still have a little way to go to match it with the best sides consistently.
CONCLUSION
Although it was not a perfect Season 7, but it was a huge step forward for the Tigers. Making finals for the first time is a huge barrier they have overcome, and they can build on that. Losing Wakefield is going to be a hard hole to fill, but hopefully Brennan will be over her injury concerns next season.
https://central.rookieme.com/afl/2022/11/25/aflw-season-7-glass-half-full-empty-richmond/
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https://www.zerohanger.com/aflw-announces-record-membership-numbers-130414/
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Lions getting an armchair ride by the umps here
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Deescwon the season 7 flag
And what a great looking facility they've built up in Springfield for the Lions. Just another reason to get our redevelopment done ASAP
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Conti returns to play in the WNBL over summer.
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https://twitter.com/SouthsideFlyers/status/1596694618673848320
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A live stream of Richmond's 2022 AFLW Best and Fairest event at Centrepiece, will be available from approximately 7.15pm this Friday, December 2.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1252982/richmond-aflw-best-and-fairest-live-stream
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A live stream of Richmond's 2022 AFLW Best and Fairest event at Centrepiece, will be available from approximately 7.15pm this Friday, December 2.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1252982/richmond-aflw-best-and-fairest-live-stream
Bump.
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Leaderboard after Round 4
Conti 12
Sheerin 10
S.Hosking 8
Egan 7
Lavey 7
McKenzie 7
Seymour 7
Wakefield 6
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Retiring Courtney Wakefield with 14 goals of course won the Leading Goalkicker Award.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1598619420376862722
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Eilish Sheerin won the Best First Year Player Award.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1598620498010710016
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Courtney Wakefield also won the Players' Players Award.
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The voting system by the way is:
3. Outstanding game
2. Won your position & influenced the game.
1. Won your position.
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Leaderboard after Round 8
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Leaderboard after Round 10 (End of H/A season)
Conti 29
Sheerin 24
Egan 21
Seymour 21
McKenzie 19
Wakefield 16
S.Hosking 13
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This should be the Semi-Final votes.
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Didn't see the QF vs Bris votes.
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Eq. 9th: Lavey Dempsey J.Hosking McClelland
8th. Cox
7th. S.Hosking
6th. Wakefield
5th. Egan
4th. McKenzie
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Gabby Seymour finished 3rd with 24 votes.
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Eilish Sheerin finished second with 26 votes.
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Conti wins her fourth straight B&F :clapping :bow
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Won with 30 votes.
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1254242/four-in-a-row-for-conti
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Final Leaderboard:
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Four in a row for Conti
By Richmond Media
2 December 2022 10pm
Superstar midfielder Monique Conti has claimed a history-making fourth consecutive Richmond AFLW best and fairest, tying level with Jack Dyer (1937-40) as the only other senior Tiger to win four straight club medals.
Conti (30 votes) held off brilliant debutant Eilish Sheerin (26) to claim the Tigers’ top award for Season 7 in what was a tight count held tonight at Centrepiece.
Consistent ruck Gabby Seymour (24 votes) finished on the podium for the third time in the past four seasons highlighting her influence on the side.
The award means Conti, 22, is now a five-time AFLW club best and fairest (four with Richmond, one Western Bulldogs), as well as a four-time All Australian, premiership player and best-on-ground in Grand Final winner.
Conti was also crowned the AFLW Players’ MVP and finished runners up in both the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award and AFLW Season 7 League Best and Fairest this year.
She has received the raft of accolades for a season that included an average of 21.7 disposals, 6.2 tackles and 3.9 clearances per game, while also booting eight goals.
Conti received top votes from the coaches in seven of the 12 matches she played this season.
Youngster Ellie McKenzie (22) finished in fourth place after a consistent year playing across half forward and the midfield. The former No. 1 draft pick also polled the equal most votes for the Tigers across the finals campaign.
Grace Egan (21 votes) rounded out the top five after an excellent first season for the AFLW Tigers after crossing from Carlton, where she also twice finished in the top six of the Blues’ best and fairest.
Retiring forward Courtney Wakefield (17 votes) capped off a stellar season in which she also received her maiden All Australian by finishing in a career-high sixth place of the count.
Despite an injury curtailed season, Sarah Hosking (14 votes) finished 7th in the Award, while impressive first-year Tiger Katelyn Cox (13) topped off an excellent season in which she did not miss a game, by ending up 8th.
Wings Jess Hosking, Tessa Lavey and Kate Dempsey (12 votes) tied for 9th in the final leaderboard, along with Laura McClelland who after being made to wait until Round 4 for her first game this season cemented her place in the side by playing a vital role for the Tigers down back.
In other accolades on the night, Sheerin was voted Best First Year Player Award after her stunning debut AFLW season
The award adds to the 30-year-old's decorated inaugural season, in which she was named an All-Australian, as well as the league's Best First Year Player at the recent AFLPA MVP Awards.
Recently-retired key forwarda Courtney Wakefield capped off her final AFLW season with the Leading Goalkicker Award after booting 14 majors for the season, as well as the Player's Player Award, underlining her high standing at the Club.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1254242/four-in-a-row-for-conti
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1598648125996269569
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Do they have mother-daughter/son rule? 50 games or so
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Do they have mother-daughter/son rule? 50 games or so
They have a Father/Daughter rule. So Richo's, Cotch's etc daughters can be selected
There is a Mother/Daughter rule but not sure of the criteria
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Richmond Football Club has informed Hannah Burchell that she will not be offered a contract for the 2023 AFLW season.
Burchell, 27, played 18 games for the Tigers across three seasons before an ACL injury meant she was inactive for Season 7.
The inaugural Tiger also played 1 match for Geelong in 2019.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, thanked Burchell for her contribution to the Club.
“We would like to thank Hannah for her dedication across her four years with us,” she said.
“Hannah has played her part in building our Women’s program and can be proud to have been one of our inaugural players.
“We wish her and her family all the best for the future.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1255316/
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Very poor decision IMHO
Don't agree with cutting players coming off knee recos
Plus I can think others who should "not be offered a contract" before Birch
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Richmond AFLW player charged over alleged drunk jet-ski ride
Marnie Vinall
The Age
December 7, 2022 — 11.03am
Richmond AFLW player Jess Hosking has been charged for allegedly driving a jet-ski while under the influence of alcohol on a trip to Burleigh Heads, Queensland.
Richmond said they were aware of the incident, which occurred over the weekend, and have informed the AFL.
“Hosking has been charged for driving a jet-ski while under the influence of alcohol,” the club said in a statement.
“The AFL has been informed of the incident and as this matter is currently under investigation by Queensland Police we are unable to make any further comment.”
Hosking is in Queensland with fellow Tigers players, including sister Sarah, Grace Egan and Eilish Sheerin.
Hosking was recently in the headlines when she apologised for an offensive message written on her shoulder tape during Richmond’s semi-final against North Melbourne.
The AFL issued a “please explain” to Hosking for the message on her strapping, but didn’t hand out any punishment for the incident after her apology.
The AFL said “Hosking was extremely remorseful and deeply disappointed in her actions. The AFL has since accepted a letter of apology from Jess and has issued an official warning to the club and Jess regarding the offensive language.”
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-aflw-player-charged-over-alleged-drunk-jet-ski-ride-20221207-p5c4cy.html
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AFLW B&F: The President's Address
Richmond President Peggy O'Neal speaks at the Season 7 AFLW Best & Fairest.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1254439/aflw-b-f-the-president-s-address
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Richmond AFLW player charged over alleged drunk jet-ski ride
Marnie Vinall
The Age
December 7, 2022 — 11.03am
Richmond AFLW player Jess Hosking has been charged for allegedly driving a jet-ski while under the influence of alcohol on a trip to Burleigh Heads, Queensland.
Richmond said they were aware of the incident, which occurred over the weekend, and have informed the AFL.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-aflw-player-charged-over-alleged-drunk-jet-ski-ride-20221207-p5c4cy.html
:banghead :banghead
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Is she the same one who got in strife for some scribble on her strapping?
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Is she the same one who got in strife for some scribble on her strapping?
Yep
:banghead
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4 B&Fs in a row, best player in the League and still only 23 :birthday :bow :thumbsup.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1600997055643922432
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Richmond AFLW star Jess Hosking avoids conviction over boozy jetski ride
Blake Antrobus
news.com.au
December 14, 2022 - 4:01PM
An AFLW star has avoided a conviction for drink driving on a jetski during a holiday on the Gold Coast.
Jess Hosking, from Richmond, was instead ordered to pay an $800 fine for her “ill-considered” conduct, with a court told a conviction could affect her social wellbeing and charity work.
Hosking, who signed with the Tigers last year, did not speak to waiting media outside Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday and instead hurriedly entered a car after her sentencing.
She pleaded guilty to a single charge of driving over the middle alcohol limit on a personal watercraft.
The court was told Hosking was riding a red and white jetski about 10.40am on December 4 when she was stopped by police. She told officers she had consumed UDL cans before operating the watercraft.
Hosking, 27, registered a BAC of 0.137 at 11.12am that same day. Under Queensland law, the blood alcohol limit while using boats – including personal watercraft – is 0.05.
The court was told she was “clearly ashamed and remorseful” and co-operated with police.
When the charges were laid, Richmond issued a statement saying they were aware of the incident involving Hosking.
“The AFL has been informed of the incident and as this matter is currently under investigation by Queensland Police we are unable to make any further comment,” a spokesman said.
Defence barrister Patrick Wilson said Hosking had been subjected to adverse media publicity as a result of the charge.
He asked the court not to record a conviction, citing Hosking’s extensive charity work overseas.
“She is plainly of good character,” Mr Wilson said.
“There’s a real prospect her social wellbeing will be affected by the recording of a conviction.”
Acting magistrate Rob Turra reduced Hosking’s penalty because of her early plea of guilty, which he said indicated her remorse.
“This is ill-considered conduct, putting others at risk,” he told her.
“You should not have been driving that watercraft.”
Magistrate Turra noted Hosking had “given a lot back to the community” through her charity work and took into account her good standing in the AFLW community.
Hosking was fined $800 with no conviction recorded.
Richmond declined to comment further when contacted by NCA NewsWire on Wednesday and referred to their previous statement.
https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/richmond-aflw-star-avoids-conviction-over-boozy-jetski-ride/news-story/011b5178b7eca2b58064bc8fc43ef913
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0.137 at 10:40am is going very hard very early!
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0.137 at 10:40am is going very hard very early!
One UDL can is equivalent to two standard drinks (gets you to around the 0.05 limit). So, she must have had a couple.
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0.137 at 10:40am is going very hard very early!
One UDL can is equivalent to two standard drinks (gets you to around the 0.05 limit). So, she must have had a couple.
0.137 two cans?
LMAO
The lightest of lightweights wouldn't blow that after 2 cans.
Ran pubs, have responsible serving of alcohol etc, so a fairly educated guess that she's had far more than 2 drinks .. using your logic if she had a 6 pack she would blow .40 or so , which is the level for coma or possible death ...
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0.137 at 10:40am is going very hard very early!
One UDL can is equivalent to two standard drinks (gets you to around the 0.05 limit). So, she must have had a couple.
0.137 two cans?
LMAO
The lightest of lightweights wouldn't blow that after 2 cans.
Ran pubs, have responsible serving of alcohol etc, so a fairly educated guess that she's had far more than 2 drinks .. using your logic if she had a 6 pack she would blow .40 or so , which is the level for coma or possible death ...
A "couple" can also mean 3. We're talking about drinking the equivalent of say 4-to-6 standard drinks within a short period of time (less than an hour). She's only a 5 ft 5" tall (weighs 60-ish kg?) female too.
https://liquorlaboratory.com/how-many-beers-to-get-drunk/#BAC_Chart_for_Women
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Jess leaving court.
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Richmond AFLW star Jess Hosking has been fined $800 for drink driving on a jet ski on the Gold Coast. Hosking told police she'd been drinking UDL cans before jumping on the watercraft. The 27-year-old avoided a conviction.
Watch here: https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1602933132553908224
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0.137 at 10:40am is going very hard very early!
One UDL can is equivalent to two standard drinks (gets you to around the 0.05 limit). So, she must have had a couple.
0.137 two cans?
LMAO
The lightest of lightweights wouldn't blow that after 2 cans.
Ran pubs, have responsible serving of alcohol etc, so a fairly educated guess that she's had far more than 2 drinks .. using your logic if she had a 6 pack she would blow .40 or so , which is the level for coma or possible death ...
A "couple" can also mean 3. We're talking about drinking the equivalent of say 4-to-6 standard drinks within a short period of time (less than an hour). She's only a 5 ft 5" tall (weighs 60-ish kg?) female too.
https://liquorlaboratory.com/how-many-beers-to-get-drunk/#BAC_Chart_for_Women
A couple can mean three?
The language I speak must be a different form of English
Always thought a few was three and up ..
The day a couple means three is the day the sun won’t rise
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0.137 at 10:40am is going very hard very early!
One UDL can is equivalent to two standard drinks (gets you to around the 0.05 limit). So, she must have had a couple.
0.137 two cans?
LMAO
The lightest of lightweights wouldn't blow that after 2 cans.
Ran pubs, have responsible serving of alcohol etc, so a fairly educated guess that she's had far more than 2 drinks .. using your logic if she had a 6 pack she would blow .40 or so , which is the level for coma or possible death ...
A "couple" can also mean 3. We're talking about drinking the equivalent of say 4-to-6 standard drinks within a short period of time (less than an hour). She's only a 5 ft 5" tall (weighs 60-ish kg?) female too.
https://liquorlaboratory.com/how-many-beers-to-get-drunk/#BAC_Chart_for_Women
A couple can mean three?
The language I speak must be a different form of English
Always thought a few was three and up ..
The day a couple means three is the day the sun won’t rise
In formal English it does mean two but informally/casually it can mean 2 or 3 as in "a couple of days" or "a couple of beers". I was just using the word informally :P.
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AFLW Season Seven Review: Richmond Tigers
By Lachlan Dand
innersanctum.com.au
27/12/2022
Season Seven was the best in Richmond’s short history in the AFLW competition, winning through to a finals position for the first time in its history. Despite the fact it failed to win a final, exiting in straight sets, the Tigers finished in a top-four position which has fans excited for the future.
Finishing Position: 4th (seven wins, two losses, one draw)
What Worked:
One of the highlights of Richmond’s season was the dominance out of the midfield, with a number of players stepping up in crucial moments, lead by superstar midfielder Monique Conti.
Being ranked seventh for total disposals in the competition, with an average of 205.9 per game, the dominance around the ball was a key feature of many of the winning performances in Season Seven. Conti had many nominations for best performance of the season, but it is hard to go past her 30-disposal effort in Round Eight against Carlton.
With Conti on the board already, Richmond won the race for former Carlton midfielder Grace Egan, who didn’t miss a beat all season long. She would average 16 disposals across Season Seven, with her best performance coming against Hawthorn in round three with 23 disposals, five marks and a goal.
The Tigers also received important contributions from hybrid midfielder/forward Jess Hosking, who starred against GWS in round nine with 17 disposals, four marks and a goal, proving her class.
What didn’t:
While the Tigers did defeat one of the eventual grand finalists, the Brisbane Lions as one of only two sides to do so, working on claiming major scalps will be a focus of 2023 season.
Richmond was defeated by Adelaide, Brisbane, North Melbourne, and Geelong throughout the season with all of these sides making the finals, and three making it to the penultimate weekend.
Gaining more experience going forward will no doubt be an enticing factor for Richmond, and until it can claim some major wins against quality opposition, it will struggle to do damage at the pointy end of the season.
Breakout Stars:
In her first season of AFLW, defender Eilish Sheerin put together a fantastic season, averaging 16.3 disposals, 3.7 tackles, and 371.2 metres gained. Despite being 30 years of age, Sheerin slotted into the Richmond backline with ease.
In her third season at the top level, Ellie Mackenzie returned from injury with a bang, averaging 15 disposals, 3.3 marks and three tackles. The midfielder oozed class and, despite a tough semi-final loss to North Melbourne, put together a strong effort with 19 disposals and five marks.
Highest Point:
On the back of a two-game winning streak, Richmond shocked the AFLW in Round Five, defeating the previously undefeated Brisbane Lions by four points at Punt Road. The win is considered one of Richmond’s best in its short history.
Up against the odds and trailing at the major break, Richmond turned to Courtney Wakefield to put it in front, and she delivered in what was a brilliant effort in front of goal against a resolute Brisbane defence, who had shown minimal weaknesses across the first month of the season.
Maddie Shevlin was sensational all game long with 24 disposals, and 658 metres gained, Conti laid nine tackles, and Wakefield made the most of her opportunities in front of the goal, kicking both of the goals.
The win spring-boarded Richmond’s strong form for the remainder of the season, giving the side the confidence to finish in the top four and claim a second chance in the competition’s finals series.
Lowest Point:
Coming into the season, it looked as though Richmond was primed for finals football for the first time in history, having assembled a strong side with strengths all over the field. However, it couldn’t have started the season any worse with an 0-2 start.
Richmond lost a tight contest to Geelong in Round One, blowing many chances in front of goal to get into the game, with just one goal and five behinds.
It didn’t get any better in Round Two, and after leading the reigning premiers all afternoon, a final-quarter fadeout saw the Adelaide Crows snatch the victory from the jaws of defeat.
Where to next?
Richmond took massive strides in Season Seven, making the finals for the first time, and claiming some impressive scalps in the process. The Tigers also went on one of the longest winning streaks in the competition, with seven wins and one draw after round two’s defeat.
Many players in the Richmond side proved themselves as genuine stars of the competition, with the likes of Conti, Wakefield, Sheerin and Egan performing week in, week out all season long.
Richmond will be desperate to show itself and the rest of the competition that it was not an anomaly to see it finish in the final eight. They will also be looking to win a final for the first time in the club’s history.
The Tigers conceded scores of 39 and 74 in the respective finals, so adding strength to the backline will no doubt be a key focus on recruitment going forward to ensure it progresses up the ladder in 2023.
https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/aflw-season-seven-review-richmond-tigers/
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Bali, basketball and beats: How AFLW stars are spending their off-season
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1615138103072808962
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Tigers' season review: Eight-game unbeaten run leads to top-four finish
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
18 January 2023
RICHMOND of season seven was a far cry from the Tigers who went winless in their first season just three years ago.
Making finals for the first time, from the top four no less, was a result of consistent team-wide efforts and an eight-game unbeaten streak.
Head coach: Ryan Ferguson
Leadership group: Katie Brennan (captain), Sarah Hosking (vice-captain), Bec Miller, Gabby Seymour, Monique Conti
Ladder position after home and away season: Fourth, seven wins, two losses and a draw, 147.9%
Ladder position after finals: Fifth, seven wins, four losses and a draw, 115.5%
Debutants: Katelyn Cox, Eilish Sheerin (AFLW debut), Grace Egan, Libby Graham, Steph Williams (club debut)
Milestones: Monique Conti, Jess Hosking, Sarah Hosking (50 games), Maddy Brancatisano, Grace Egan, Maddie Shevlin, Kate Dempsey, Kodi Jacques, Beth Lynch, Courtney Wakefield, Ellie McKenzie, Tessa Lavey (25 games), Katie Brennan (50 goals)
Rising Star nominations: Nil
Retirements: Courtney Wakefield
Best team performance
Richmond's round five win over minor premier Brisbane is one of the biggest upsets in AFLW history and remains the club's best performance. Toppling the best teams requires every player to rise to the occasion, and that is exactly what the Tigers did at Punt Road that day.
It was a chaotic, pressured game, with the Tigers not allowing the ball to escape out into space. Brisbane was kept to a disposal efficiency of 56 per cent, the side's lowest of the season, and goaled from just 3.1 per cent of its forward entries, the Lions' lowest ever conversion. The defence stood strong, but it was defensive acts right across the field that helped them get it done.
Meg Macdonald spent the day running alongside star Emily Bates, Gabby Seymour laid an all-time goal saving smother, while Wakefield was dangerous up forward.
Best individual performance
In an outstanding season, Monique Conti's performance against Greater Western Sydney in round nine was simply exceptional.
Playing in slippery conditions in Mildura, Conti led Richmond to its seventh-straight win with her 441m gained from 24 disposals, eight tackles, five inside 50s and three goals. Rightly, the midfielder was awarded a maximum 10 coaches votes and three AFLW best and fairest votes.
Conti's smooth movements and clean skills in the wet had her standing head and shoulders above everyone else on the field, and in the process, she showed off her newfound ability to hit the scoreboard.
Most improved
With Harriet Cordner inactive and Bec Miller sidelined for extended periods of time due to injury, Maddie Shevlin's steady head in Richmond's defence was vital.
Shevlin not only won more of the ball than she ever has before, averaging 12 disposals per game, but her skill in disposal was also at a career high. She averaged 317.6m gained as she looked to turn defence into attack at any possible opportunity, also kicking two goals.
An outstanding performance against Brisbane in round five was Shevlin's cherry on top of a career-best season, where she has eight intercepts, 10 rebounds, 24 disposals and a whopping 658m gained.
Star recruit
Out of the wilderness of local Sydney competitions, Eilish Sheerin hit the AFLW with a bang, registering 17 intercepts on debut - the most of any player in their first game.
Sheerin's intercepting is one thing, but her want to run and carry out of defence changed the face of Richmond's backline. She averaged 366.9m gained across the home and away season - the fourth-most in the competition, behind inaugural players Ebony Marinoff, Jasmine Garner and Ellie Blackburn.
Her season was rightly rewarded with All-Australian selection and second place in Richmond's best and fairest.
Unsung hero
Plucked out of the Giants to help with that lack of key defensive depth, Libby Graham's addition to Richmond's defence went under the radar.
With Bec Miller injured for much of the season, Graham was often tasked with the opposition's most dangerous forward and played a reliable role on the last line. She was another key part of that round five win, with 10 one percenters.
Graham does the small stuff that sets up her teammates to propel the ball back out of defence and doesn't need a lot of the ball or a stacked stat line to have a significant impact on games.
What went well
Richmond's unbeaten streak between rounds three and 10, including seven wins and a draw, was evidence of just how far the side has come in three years, ultimately making finals for the first time.
This was built from a full-team defensive effort right across the field. They conceded an average of 27.5 points per game, the lowest in club history and 14.8 points on average fewer than last season earlier this year.
By applying defensive pressure higher up the field, opponents found it difficult to enter their forward 50 neatly, leading to the Tigers conceding only 4.7 marks inside 50 per game, which in turn made it harder for sides to take composed shots on goal. This led to Richmond conceding a goal from just 13.2 per cent of the inside 50s it did allow.
What needs improvement
Richmond averaged the fewest clearances in the competition this season, with just 20.7 per game, despite having players like Egan, Conti, Ellie McKenzie, and Sarah Hosking at their disposal. Finding that first possession is often key to winning control in games and, as a result, Richmond's control had to come through other ways.
The Tigers' success this season was from taking away opposition strengths rather than having a clear style of play with ball in hand. This meant that they could often challenge or beat teams the first time they played but were found out in a second meeting.
Improvement last season came from incredible forward efficiency, but that fell away significantly this season, goaling from just 14.9 per cent of their inside 50s and kicking at 38.3 per cent accuracy. With the defensive line bolstered, the next step in the Tigers' development is solidifying things ahead of the ball, but this becomes a tougher prospect with All-Australian forward Courtney Wakefield retiring.
Off-season focus
Finding a contested marking forward target to take the place of Wakefield seems to be the most apparent need for Richmond over the off-season. Katie Brennan is reliable, and Stella Reid is developing, but neither play as tough, contested marking players, rather they are mobile, running options.
Filling that gap will allow the Tigers to develop more of a system in their attacking ball movement next season.
https://www.womens.afl/news/117851?_ga=2.219542938.2010299190.1673246761-224749430.1603381344
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The year that was: Tessa Lavey
https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/the-year-that-was-tessa-lavey/
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1624924344379138049
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Top Tigers head to USA on development tour
Sarah Black
womens.afl
15 February 2023
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Richmond players at Georgia Tech. Picture: @_katiebrennan Instagram
A HOST of top Richmond AFLW players and officials have descended on the United States in a personal development tour.
It's been organised by forwards coach Nathan Chapman, who also runs Prokick – an academy that trains Australians for the NFL or the American football college system, and this week saw former St Kilda player and graduate Arryn Siposs play in the Super Bowl.
Captain Katie Brennan, former No.1 pick Ellie McKenzie, Sarah and Jess Hosking, Eilish Sheerin, Gabby Seymour, Bec Miller and Amelia Peck are the crew enjoying their time away from AFLW with a bit more football, albeit of a different kind.
Chapman's contacts have seen the group spend time in Atlanta, touring Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia, as well as Vanderbilt University in Nashville and Auburn University in Alabama.
Accompanied by senior coach Ryan Ferguson, Richmond's AFLW leadership and culture manager Liz Quinn and AFLW operations, technology and performance coordinator (and VFLW/NTFLW player) Eliza Morrison, Chapman has organised chats and fitness sessions with various elite coaches and players.
The players are also working on their kicking skills, with a focus on learning about different training programs.
https://www.womens.afl/news/118286?_ga=2.241551238.58468908.1675650710-224749430.1603381344
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The HUGE trade twist set to reshape AFLW pecking order
Sarah Black
womens.afl
20 February 2023
THE AFLW's four expansion clubs have been given unprecedented powers to poach star players from rival teams, with grand finalists Melbourne and Brisbane among those most vulnerable to a raid on their top talent.
The details for the 2023 Sign and Trade Period - which will run from March 10-20 - have been confirmed, with last year's four expansion clubs to be given a window to sign "priority signing period" players beforehand.
A player qualifies as a PSP signing if they have played three or more AFLW seasons and crucially, a trade does not need to be completed for the player to move clubs.
The AFLW's list committee will determine any relevant compensation, which could include draft picks ahead of AFLW Season Nine in 2024.
Essendon
* Can sign up to two players during PSP
* Can offer a "secondary relocation reimbursement/payment" to those players
Hawthorn
* Can sign up to three players during PSP
* Can offer a "secondary relocation reimbursement/payment" to those players
Port Adelaide
* Granted an additional two list spots for season eight
* Can sign up to three players during PSP
* Can offer a "secondary relocation reimbursement/payment" to those players
* Can sign one underage player during PSP
* That underage player is eligible to play during the season
Sydney
* Granted an additional three list spots for season eight, reducing to two for season nine and none for season 10
* Can sign up to five players during PSP
* Can offer a "secondary relocation reimbursement/payment" to those players
* Can offer longer-term contracts with an additional two seasons more than that which is allowed in season eight, for two players only
* Can offer longer-term contracts with an additional one season more than allowed in season eight, for three players only
The 14 remaining clubs have limits on the number of players they can lose via PSP:
* Clubs that finished 1-4 post-finals (Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, North Melbourne): no more than five players
* Clubs that finished 5th-8th post-finals (Collingwood, Richmond, Western Bulldogs, Geelong): no more than two players
* Clubs that finished 9th-18th (Gold Coast, GWS, Fremantle, St Kilda, Carlton, West Coast); no more than one player
The AFL has confirmed clubs will not have to make a minimum of three changes to their list as has been the case in the past, meaning theoretically some clubs will not participate in the coming draft.
https://www.womens.afl/news/118308/the-huge-trade-twist-set-to-reshape-aflw-pecking-order
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A bit unfair that these 2022 "expansion" clubs can potentially poach players from 2020 expansion clubs such as us. We were the only 2020+ expansion club to make the finals last year and it was our first ever appearance. Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Collingwood and the Bulldogs are originals, while North and Geelong entered in 2019 a year before us.
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Shining lights: Who are the brightest under-23 prospects at your club?
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
27 Feb 2023
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Hit the ground running
The pressure of being a No.1 draft pick didn't faze Ellie McKenzie, who made the All-Australian squad in her debut season and has twice been a Mark of the Year finalist.
As a tall, strong midfielder, McKenzie immediately offered a point of difference to Richmond's midfield, able to win the hard ball but then transition to the outside and propel the ball forward. Her aerial prowess is tough to contain, but above all, her confidence to take on opponents and run and carry allows her to break lines and move through congestion with ease.
Long-term prospect
Stella Reid is the young forward Richmond has been working with to take the club into its next era. With Courtney Wakefield now retired, and Katie Brennan closer to the end than the start of her career, the skill and intelligence of Reid offers plenty of potential.
A top-five draft pick ahead of season six, Reid struggled to hold her place in the side during her debut season, but in Richmond's recent surge toward finals she found consistency, playing every game after round seven. She kicked five goals for the season and offered up plenty of forward pressure and will only continue to improve from there.
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Surprise packet
As an agile small forward, Emelia Yassir added immense ground level pressure and quick thinking to Richmond's attack. She was the Tigers' second selection at the 2021 draft and has played 19 games across 2022 - including both seasons six and seven.
Throughout season seven, Yassir averaged two score involvements, 4.2 tackles and 1.1 inside 50s, while kicking four of her own goals and becoming a fan favourite in the process.
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https://www.womens.afl/news/118256?_ga=2.199040943.1898410250.1677384134-224749430.1603381344
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The players clubs should target in PSP
Sarah Black
womens.afl
28 Feb 2023
THE NEW Priority Signing Period (PSP) kicks off on Wednesday, with Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney able to sign a cumulative 13 players without trades.
So, who should clubs be eyeing off as a possible PSP selection?
Number of players eligible to leave their club via PSP
Richmond: 21, can lose up to two players
GABBY SEYMOUR (RICHMOND)
A unique ruck prospect, Seymour's one who may fall into the pay tier category due to a number of big-name players at Punt Road, rather than a lack of chances at the top level. One of the shortest rucks across the 18 clubs at just 175cm, the former volleyballer's leap allows Seymour to both compete against much taller players and be a crucial linking player around the ground.
MADDY BRANCATISANO (RICHMOND)
Taken with pick No.15 by Melbourne in 2018 (No.9 in the then-Melbourne metro pool), the speedster moved to Richmond ahead of its debut season in 2020 after failing to make her debut. Brancatisano hasn't quite found her "spot" at Richmond, which has a number of midfielders ahead of her, and she has been more commonly on the forward flank. Played eight of 12 games in season seven (missing one with COVID), but only two of Richmond's final five.
https://www.womens.afl/news/118354?_ga=2.139844787.1898410250.1677384134-224749430.1603381344
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Brancatisano is likely leaving and heading to Gold Coast.
We're chasing St Kilda's Caitlin Greiser as a key forward replacement for the retired Courtney Wakefield.
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Will the G-Train stop at Richmond? Tigers in hunt for star Saint
Riley Beveridge
womens.afl
28 February 2023
RICHMOND is ramping up its interest in St Kilda fan favourite and former AFLW leading goalkicker Caitlin Greiser, as the Tigers target key forward depth ahead of the March 10 sign and trade period.
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But it's understood Richmond is also bracing to lose Maddy Brancatisano to Gold Coast over the next month, despite its efforts to retain the midfielder at Punt Road on an extended contract.
Greiser, who is affectionately nicknamed 'G-Train' at the Saints after former men's club great Fraser Gehrig, booted 10 goals from six games in her maiden AFLW campaign back in 2020 to claim the League's leading goalkicker award.
It added to her tally of 29 goals from 34 career games in the competition, which has sparked Richmond's interest in the talented 24-year-old as the club seeks to improve upon last season's top-four finish.
Greiser is still contracted at St Kilda ahead of this year's 2023 season, with the Saints intent on either retaining her at RSEA Park or securing suitable compensation to agree to her departure.
As the Tigers are not one of last year's four new expansion clubs, which have received AFLW concessions in the upcoming priority signing period (PSP), they will have to negotiate a trade with the Saints to complete a deal for Greiser.
Richmond, though, is expected to lose Brancatisano with the promising 22-year-old midfielder hoping to move to Gold Coast next month. The Tigers had been aiming to retain the player, and offered her a new contract, but it was rejected.
Greiser's expected defection to Richmond is set to kickstart a busy month of sign and trade period action for St Kilda, who is closing on a deal for Brisbane spearhead and last season's leading AFLW goalkicker Jesse Wardlaw.
https://www.womens.afl/news/118357/will-the-g-train-stop-at-richmond-tigers-in-hunt-for-star-saint
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I think we should be targeting a better ruck then we could develop Gabby Seymour into a full forward. I would hate to see her get traded out or poached.
Poppy Kelly is hopeless. Gabby does her best but she is often undersized.
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I think we should be targeting a better ruck then we could develop Gabby Seymour into a full forward. I would hate to see her get traded out or poached.
Poppy Kelly is hopeless. Gabby does her best but she is often undersized.
She won't get traded. Only way she leaves is if she takes a massive offer from one of the expansion clubs who are getting concessions.
I agree she could take on the Wakefield role.
I don't see her going anywhere TBBH
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The AFL is pleased to confirm that the AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft will be held on Tuesday, 4 April.
The 'AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft' will be a one-off event in lieu of the customary AFLW Draft, allowing an age reset before this year's NAB AFLW Competition.
Clubs will not be required to add players to their lists at the draft. It is their final chance to 'supplement' their list ahead of the upcoming season.
The order of the AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft will be determined on Friday, 24 March following the conclusion of the PSP and the Sign and Trade Period.
Key AFLW player movement dates
Wednesday March 1, 9am
AFLW Priority Signing Period opens
Wednesday March 8, 2pm
AFLW Priority Signing Period closes
Thursday March 9
PSP compensation determined
Friday March 10, 12pm
Sign and Trade period commences
Rookie signing period commences
Wednesday March 15, 9am
AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft nominations open
Friday March 17, 5pm
Final date for players on a two-year (2022/2023) contract to accept or decline their 2023 offer
Monday March 20
Final date for clubs to offer a contract to existing players (11am)
Sign and Trade Period, Restricted Free Agency (for those offered a lower-tier contract than their previous contract) closes (5pm)
Tuesday March 21, 3pm
Delisted free agency period opens
Thursday March 23, 4pm
Delisted free agency period closes
Friday March 24, by 5pm
AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft order finalised
Tuesday March 28, 5pm
AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft nominations close
Thursday March 30, 5pm
Final date to make players inactive before AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft
Tuesday April 4
AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft
https://www.womens.afl/news/118358?_ga=2.175560610.1898410250.1677384134-224749430.1603381344
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Already hungry for ‘23.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1630813075258630146
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AFLW rivals soccer for team loyalty
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2023 wishlist: What does your club need this sign and trade period?
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
9 March 2023
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With Courtney Wakefield now retired, some support up forward for Stella Reid as she develops will best serve not only Richmond, but Reid herself. In addition, some outside movers will help fundamentally change the Tigers' attacking movement. Last season when up against it they often found themselves stuck playing straight-line footy without any players maintaining width, or a desire to use the width of the field. Adding one or two disciplined players at half-forward or through the middle could help fix this problem.
https://www.womens.afl/news/118278?_ga=2.241950466.1898410250.1677384134-224749430.1603381344
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As previously revealed by womens.afl, former AFLW leading goalkicker Caitlin Greiser is tipped to head to Richmond.
The Tigers are also likely to be busy and could land Courtney Jones from the Suns, while Swans midfielder Molly Eastman is another attracting interest from Victorian clubs and is expected to move.
But Richmond could lose utility Kodi Jacques to Essendon, while experienced defender Harriet Cordner has attracted interest from Carlton.
https://www.womens.afl/news/118794/three-clubs-five-players-the-mega-deal-set-to-kick-off-trade-period?_ga=2.242080514.1898410250.1677384134-224749430.1603381344
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Kodi Jacques traded to Essendon for a second round pick (#27).
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1281298/jacques-traded-to-essendon
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AFLW top five: Best of Richmond's season
The top five moments from Richmond during S7 of the NAB AFLW:
https://www.afl.com.au/video/881099/aflw-top-five-best-of-richmond-s-season
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AFLW: Carlton, Richmond and St Kilda in talks about three-way trade
Daniel Cherny and Eliza Reilly
Code sports
March 13, 2023 - 4:00PM
Carlton original Nat Plane appears bound for St Kilda with the Blues and Saints in discussions with Richmond about a three-way AFLW trade that would send Harriet Cordner to Ikon Park and Caitlin Greiser to Punt Road.
Industry sources confirmed that the clubs were in talks about a trade that could go through as early as tomorrow. Draft picks could also swap hands as part of the trade.
Greiser, the league’s leading goalkicker and an All-Australian in 2020 had been seeking an exit from Moorabbin after slipping down the pecking order at St Kilda under coach Nick Dal Santo.
Cordner, 30, is interested in a move from Richmond to Carlton. The key defender, who can also play ruck, became Tigers’ vice-captain following a breakout 2021 in which she was named in the All-Australian squad, but ruptured her ACL early in 2022, missing most of season six and all of season seven. Carlton would be her third AFLW club, having started at Melbourne.
The Tigers could acquire Courtney Jones from the Gold Coast but lose Maddy Brancatisano the other way.
https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-coach-dismisses-trent-cotchin-forward-queries-c-10029221
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Deal done
Cordner to Carlton and we also gave up pick 14 to the Saints for Greiser
Fair to say I'm absolutely staggered :banghead
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Caitlin Greiser Highlights ...
Watch here: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1281994/caitlin-greiser-highlights
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Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, said that Greiser’s acquisition helped fill a need for the Tigers.
“We are delighted to bring Caitlin to our Club and expect her skill set to be able to help us right away,” she said.
“Caitlin is a proven performer at AFLW level and an excellent person with a character that will fit right into what we are trying to build here.
“It is exciting for our team and our fans that Caitlin has decided to call Richmond home, and we cannot wait for her to get started.”
Cordner played 12 matches for Richmond across three seasons after crossing from Melbourne, where she played 25 games between 2017-2020.
The athletic tall missed a large part of the 2022 summer season and the entire Season 7 due to a knee injury.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan said that Cordner had requested a fresh start.
“We thank Harriet for her contribution to our Club throughout her three seasons with us,” she said.
“Harriet requested a fresh start, after which we were able to find a suitable trade. We wish her well with the next chapter in her football career and future endeavours.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1281301/greiser-arrives-at-richmond
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Deal done
Cordner to Carlton and we also gave up pick 14 to the Saints for Greiser
Fair to say I'm absolutely staggered :banghead
Haven’t seen anything of Greiser and was going to ask but I think WPs post is enough
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Deal done
Cordner to Carlton and we also gave up pick 14 to the Saints for Greiser
Fair to say I'm absolutely staggered :banghead
Haven’t seen anything of Greiser and was going to ask but I think WPs post is enough
Chuck:
No issue with Greiser; solid replacement for Wakefield = she fills a need
I am exceptionally disappointed to lose Cordner; even though they are saying she wanted a "fresh start". One of the best defenders in the comp and brilliant leader.... yes she missed s7 but too good a player to trade away
And I hate giving up 1st round draft picks (NB talking 1st round draft picks in AFLW only)
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Greiser's message to Tiger fans:
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1635467589186113538
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Deal done
Cordner to Carlton and we also gave up pick 14 to the Saints for Greiser
Fair to say I'm absolutely staggered :banghead
Haven’t seen anything of Greiser and was going to ask but I think WPs post is enough
Chuck:
No issue with Greiser; solid replacement for Wakefield = she fills a need
I am exceptionally disappointed to lose Cordner; even though they are saying she wanted a "fresh start". One of the best defenders in the comp and brilliant leader.... yes she missed s7 but too good a player to trade away
And I hate giving up 1st round draft picks
Was really looking forward to seeing Cordner again in defence she is a great defender.
I’m devastated
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Courtney Jones is now a Tiger in a straight swap for Maddy Brancatisano who has gone to the Suns.
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https://www.womens.afl/news/118784?_ga=2.105762625.390203601.1678509230-224749430.1603381344
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Here's Courtney Jones' message to Tiger fans. She herself is a lifelong Tiger supporter.
Watch here: https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1635876927172120577
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'I looked at her, and couldn't do it': Jones' trade request unlike any other
Sarah Black
womens.afl
15 March 2023
COURTNEY Jones didn't want to leave Gold Coast after one season.
But the new Richmond forward – and the Jones family – want to share why she requested a trade.
In January, Jones' 13-year-old sister Mikaela was diagnosed with stage 3-4 medullary thyroid cancer, a rare type that makes up less than two per cent of thyroid cancer diagnoses.
Read the full article here: https://www.womens.afl/news/118815
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Richmond Football Club has advised AFLW players Sophie Molan and Saraid Taylor that they will not receive playing contracts for the 2023 season.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1282911
Thank you, Soph & Saraid. All the best for what's next (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f49b.png)
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1636234249555824641
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And it’s about time
Unfortunately not at the level required
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We're traded pick 27 to the Swans for medium defender/wing Molly Eastman.
Click pic/link to watch highlights of Eastman:
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1283595/molly-eastman-highlights
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Richmond has welcomed medium defender/wing Molly Eastman to its AFLW list following a trade with Sydney today.
In exchange for Eastman, Richmond has parted ways with its second-round selection at the 2023 AFLW Supplementary Draft, currently No. 27 overall (received initially from Essendon for Kodi Jacques).
Eastman, a former North Melbourne VFLW captain, is fresh off a terrific debut season in the competition, playing every game and finishing 7th in the Swans Season 7 AFLW Club Champion Award.
The Victorian averaged 10 disposals and 3.8 tackles per game across the season, with her best performance (15 disposals, four tackles) coming in the much-anticipated Sydney derby against GWS.
Quick, competitive, skillful and an excellent decision maker, Eastman will add to Richmond’s defensive and midfield stocks.
Eastman will be reunited at Richmond with former North Melbourne (VFLW) teammate Meagan Kiely. The duo finished as the top two in the Roos’ 2021 best and fairest.
The 24-year-old is also a former local football teammate of star Tiger Ellie McKenzie, with the pair first flourishing together at the Fitzroy Junior Football Club.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, said Eastman had been eager to get closer to home and complete her studies at Melbourne University, where she is undertaking a Doctor of Physiotherapy.
“We are delighted to welcome Molly to Richmond; she is a rebounding defender and winger that has stood out in the Victorian state leagues for a long period and has now proven she is a quality AFLW player,” she said.
“Molly had an excellent season up in Sydney where they got the best out of her, so we were delighted when she requested a trade to Richmond.
“We thank the Swans for their understanding of her situation and are grateful to have been able to facilitate a trade.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1282895/molly-eastman-becomes-an-aflw-tiger
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Richmond is delighted to confirm twenty-six existing AFLW Tigers are locked in for the 2023 season.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan said it was a terrific outcome for the Club.
"To have such a large number of the group re-sign in this landscape is a testament to what we've built as a program," Sheahan said.
"We're thrilled that we've be able to keep the nucleus of our side together for the 2023 season, everyone that played in our semi-final against North Melbourne in Season 7 will be back again next year.
"And to have retained the talents of star young midfielders Monique, Ellie and Grace, as well as our experienced leader Katie, is very exciting for what we want to achieve in the upcoming season."
Existing Tigers locked in for 2023:
No. 2 Grace Egan
No. 3 Katie Brennan
No. 4 Monique Conti
No. 7 Sarah Hosking
No. 11 Jess Hosking
No. 12 Sarah D'Arcy
No. 13 Meagan Kiely
No. 14 Poppy Kelly
No. 15 Rebecca Miller
No. 16 Laura McClelland
No. 17 Katelyn Cox
No. 18 Libby Graham
No. 19 Kate Dempsey
No. 20 Beth Lynch
No. 21 Charley Ryan
No. 22 Ellie McKenzie
No. 25 Stella Reid
No. 26 Stephanie Williams
No. 27 Emelia Yassir
No. 28 Gabby Seymour
No. 29 Jemima Woods
No. 31 Eilish Sheerin
No. 35 Maddie Shevlin
No. 36 Amelia Peck
No. 37 Tessa Lavey
No. 38 Meg Macdonald
The 26 existing Tigers will be joined in Season 8 by exciting recent Sign and Trade recruits Caitlin Greiser, Courtney Jones and Molly Eastman.
Richmond will enter next month's supplementary draft with pick. 32.
https://www.womens.afl/news/118356?_ga=2.172993505.390203601.1678509230-224749430.1603381344
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Richmond will take pick No. 32 into the upcoming Season 8 AFLW Supplementary Draft.
The draft will be held on Tuesday, April 4.
It will be broadcast exclusively on womens.afl, afl.com.au, the AFLW App and the AFL Live Official App from 7.30pm.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1294314/
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The AFL has confirmed the final draft order ahead of the AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft.
The event will be held tomorrow, Tuesday 4 April, at 7.30pm EST and broadcasted exclusively on womens.afl, afl.com.au, the AFLW App and the AFL Live Official App.
Round 1
1 Geelong Cats
2 Port Adelaide
3 Fremantle
4 Hawthorn
5 Carlton
6 Gold Coast SUNS
7 Fremantle
8 GWS GIANTS
9 Carlton
10 Gold Coast SUNS
11 Western Bulldogs
12 Port Adelaide
13 Collingwood
14 Collingwood
15 Western Bulldogs
16 Port Adelaide
17 Brisbane Lions
Round 2
18 Fremantle
19 Hawthorn
20 Carlton
21 St Kilda
22 Fremantle
23 GWS GIANTS
24 Gold Coast SUNS
25 Western Bulldogs
26 North Melbourne
27 Richmond
Round 3
28 Carlton
Round 4
29 Adelaide Crows
https://www.womens.afl/news/118913/draft-order-locked-in-for-aflw-supplementary-draft?_ga=2.177743651.72225617.1679545799-224749430.1603381344
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'Good to be finally back home' - Eastman
Richmond media chats with AFLW recruit Molly Eastman
WATCH: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1299654/-good-to-be-finally-back-home-eastman
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We picked forward Shelby Knoll from Castlemaine/Casey Demons.
Round one
1. Geelong - Erin Hoare (St Mary’s)
2. Port Adelaide - Jasmin Stewart (Claremont Womens)
3. Fremantle - Tahleah Mulder (South Fremantle)
4. Hawthorn - Mattea Breed (North Adelaide)
5. Carlton - Lulu Beatty (Northern Knights)
6. Gold Coast - Cara McCrossan (Casey Demons)
7. Fremantle - Emmelie Fiedler (East Fremantle Womens)
8. Greater Western Sydney - Caitlin Miller (Southport WFC)
9. Carlton - Madeline Hendrie (Western Bulldogs VFLW)
10. Gold Coast - Meara Girvan (Bond University AFC)
11. Western Bulldogs - Dominique Carruthers (Western Bulldogs VFLW)
12. Port Adelaide - Katelyn Pope (North Adelaide)
13. Collingwood - Eleri Morris (Collingwood VFLW)
14. Collingwood – Selena Karlson (Collingwood VFLW)
15. Port Adelaide - Georgie Jaques (Norwood)
16. Brisbane - Poppy Boltz (Southport WFC)
Round two
17. Fremantle - Jae Flynn (East Fremantle Womens)
18. Hawthorn - Kristy Stratton (Box Hill Hawks)
19. Carlton - Marianna Anthony (North Melbourne VFLW)
20. St Kilda - Bethany Pinchin (Southern Saints)
21. Fremantle - Joanne Cregg (Subiaco Womens)
22. Greater Western Sydney - Annise Bradfield (Gold Coast Suns)
23. North Melbourne - Ruby Tripodi (Williamstown)
24. Richmond - Shelby Knoll (Casey Demons)
Round three
25. Carlton - Chloe Wrigley (Peel Thunder)
Round four
26. Adelaide - Yvonne Bonner (International)
https://www.womens.afl/news/118927?_ga=2.181930785.72225617.1679545799-224749430.1603381344
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Welcome to Punt Rd, Shelby :).
Highlights of Knoll:
Watch: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1299836/aflw-season-8-supplementary-draft-shelby-knoll
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Shelby Knoll lands at Tigerland
Recruited from: Castlemaine/Casey Demons VFLW
Position: Key forward
Height: 178cm
DOB: 31/10/00
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By Richmond Media
4 March 2023
Richmond has used its selection (pick No. 24) in the AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft to recruit Castlemaine/Casey Demons VFLW key forward Shelby Knoll.
The 22-year-old arrives at Tigerland following an impressive season last year with Castlemaine in the Central Victoria Football League.
A prominent goalkicker, Knoll booted 52 goals in 16 games in Castlemaine’s 2022 premiership side, including bags of nine and six goals in two games last April.
Her stunning form continued into the Interleague game against the Northern Country Women’s League, where she kicked seven goals for the Central Victoria's side and was judged best player on the field.
She slotted two critical goals in Castlemaine’s Grand Final victory over Golden Square, before being named in the the Central Victoria Football League Team of the Year.
Knoll had signed on with the Casey Demons in the VFLW for the 2023 season and made impressive progress within their system over the pre-season.
Richmond Women's Recruiting Manager Trent Mosbey said Knoll had significant upside and would be a welcome addition to the Tigers' forward line.
"Shelby is a consistent goalkicker, with her kicking skills a real feature of her game. She plays an exciting brand and challenges the opposition both in the air and at ground level," Mosbey said.
"Her strengths are her contested marking, her aerial ability in flight, athleticism for her size, and her competitiveness as a target down the line or inside 50.
"We believe Shelby has exciting growth to come in her game which we are excited to help her develop within our system.
"We see her slotting into our forward line in the future alongside Katie Brennan, Caitlin Greiser, Courtney Jones, Emelia Yassir and Stella Reid, and adding to our strike power for the future."
Knoll, who has a twin brother, was inspired by her family, particularly her grandad, to take up football at 14 years old. She started her career with Kangaroo Flat in Bendigo and also played one season with the Bendigo Pioneers.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1299740/shelby-knoll-lands-at-tigerland
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Draft analysis: What each selection means for your club
Gemma Bastiani and Sarah Black
womens.afl
5 April 2023
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Shelby Knoll (pick No.24)
A key forward from Castlemaine, Knoll has only this year made the jump up to VFLW level, playing with Casey Demons. Knoll was previously in the talent pathway, playing for Bendigo Pioneers in the then-TAC Cup of 2018.
Her kicking is a key attribute, as is her overhead marking. The Tigers have rejigged their forward line over this player movement period, losing Courtney Wakefield to retirement but bringing in Caitlin Greiser and Courtney Jones, and capped off with the signing of Knoll.
https://www.womens.afl/news/118934?_ga=2.12976689.72225617.1679545799-224749430.1603381344
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Another 31/10 dob, to go with out greats Jack, Tom and myself.
Hopefully she's as much as gun as us boys are :D
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"It's just surreal, I'm so excited to be here." 😁
Shelby Knoll's first chat as a Tiger...
Watch: https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1643884264809955328
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New additions:
* Caitlin Greiser (traded from St Kilda)
* Courtney Jones (traded from Gold Coast)
* Molly Eastman (traded from Sydney)
* Shelby Knoll (draft)
This recruitment period has been all about rebuilding the forward line for Richmond, and it has done so rather efficiently.
Courtney Wakefield retired at the end of season seven, and prior to the season even beginning the club bid goodbye to Tayla Stahl, so adding options in attack was vital. Bringing in power forward Caitlin Greiser from St Kilda was the first big win, followed by mid-sized goalkicker Courtney Jones.
The pair will help alleviate the reliance on Katie Brennan as Stella Reid continues to settle into AFLW level. And the attacking line was capped off with draftee Shelby Knoll, a contested marking tall forward who knows where the goals are.
Molly Eastman was the icing on the cake for the Tigers, opting to move back to Victoria to complete her university studies. She will seamlessly fit into the relentless Richmond background and offer plenty of rebound alongside Katelyn Cox and Eilish Sheerin.
With these additions, it looks unlikely that Richmond will go backwards on its successes of last season, finding some real balance at either end of the ground.
https://www.womens.afl/news/118996?_ga=2.74436500.72225617.1679545799-224749430.1603381344
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2023 Richmond AFLW guernsey numbers:
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1. Grace Egan
2. Eilish Sheerin
3. Katie Brennan
4. Monique Conti
5. Courtney Jones
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7. Sarah Hosking
8. Molly Eastman
9. Caitlin Gresier
10.
11. Jess Hosking
12. Sarah D'Arcy
13. Meagan Kiely
14. Poppy Kelly
15. Rebecca Miller
16. Laura McClelland
17. Katelyn Cox
18. Libby Graham
19. Kate Dempsey
20. Beth Lynch
21. Charley Ryan
22. Ellie McKenzie
23. Shelby Knoll
24.
25. Stella Reid
26. Steph Williams
27. Emelia Yassir
28. Gabrielle Seymour
29. Jemima Woods
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31.
32.
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34.
35. Maddie Shevlin
36. Amelia Peck
37. Tessa Lavey
38. Meg Macdonald
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1311641/2023-aflw-guernsey-numbers
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We're excited to welcome former Tiger Adam Marcon back to the Club as our midfield development coach.
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Richmond 2023 AFLW Coaching Set Up:
Senior Coach: Ryan Ferguson
Assistant Coach, Backs: Lauren Tesoriero
Assistant Coach, Midfield: Shaun Hampson
Assistant Coach, Forwards: Nathan Chapman
Assistant Coach, Forward Development: Emma Grant
Assistant Coach, Midfield Development: Adam Marcon
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1317026/
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THE NEXT season of the NAB AFLW competition will kick off during the men's pre-finals bye in the first weekend of September, despite no Collective Bargaining Agreement yet being reached between the players and the AFL.
While season specifics are still up in the air, confirmation of when round one will be held gives clubs the certainty they need to plan for the AFLW season, with pre-season set to officially start on May 29.
No season-opener date has been confirmed with the AFL saying the season will start on "first weekend of September", which keeps the door open for a Thursday or Friday night match to commence the season.
https://www.womens.afl/news/119389?_ga=2.41954211.72225617.1679545799-224749430.1603381344
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Melbourne has thrown a lifeline to delisted Richmond rookie Saraid Taylor.
The 24-year-old has been lining up as a key defender with the Tigers' VFLW affiliate Port Melbourne, having crossed from basketball to join Richmond for season seven.
https://www.womens.afl/news/118856?_ga=2.133295054.1145006116.1684386036-224749430.1603381344
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Pre-season is officially here (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f44b.svg)
WATCH HERE: https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1663065766563057664
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1663091337749753856
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More vision from the first day of preseason training:
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1663133808991043584
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More pics:
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Age, experience, accolades: How your club's list profile stacks up
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
5th June 2023
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Average age at September 1: 25 years, 74 days
Under 21s: Ellie McKenzie, Stella Reid, Charley Ryan, Jemima Woods, Emelia Yassir
Over 30s: Katie Brennan, Sarah D'Arcy, Tessa Lavey, Eilish Sheerin
Average experience: 23.8 games (1.7 finals)
Most experienced player: Sarah Hosking (55 career games)
Players yet to make AFLW debut: Amelia Peck, Charley Ryan, Shelby Knoll
Average height: 171.7cm
Former All-Australians: Four, eight All-Australian guernseys in total (Katie Brennan x2, Monique Conti x4, Caitlin Greiser, Eilish Sheerin)
Season seven All-Australians: Monique Conti, Eilish Sheerin
Players remaining from inaugural list (season four): Katie Brennan, Monique Conti, Kate Dempsey, Sarah Hosking, Laura McClelland, Bec Miller, Gabby Seymour
Rising Star nominees: Three
Premiership players: One
Recruiting profile: 11 drafted to Richmond, six rookie/free agency signings, 13 from other clubs
Other accolades: One AFLW Leading Goalkicker (Caitlin Greiser)
https://www.womens.afl/news/119678?_ga=2.132312142.1145006116.1684386036-224749430.1603381344
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Ellie McKenzie interview on 'Passing the Torch':
LISTEN HERE: https://omny.fm/shows/credit-to-the-girls-an-aflw-podcast/passing-the-torch-ellie-mckenzie
EPISODE GUIDE
0.55 – Richmond touring US colleges over the off-season
3.32 – A continuous footy journey from Auskick to No.1 pick
7.55 – Modelling her game on Isaac Smith, Steele Sidebottom and Marcus Bontempelli
12.15 – Entering a team in transition
15.05 – Battling injuries
19.25 – Richmond's rise up the ladder in season seven
24.04 – The Tigers' midfield mix
26.05 – Leadership with McKenzie
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'What do I do now?': Tigers star searching for balance outside 'bubble'
Sarah Black
womens.afl
7 June 2023
STAR Richmond midfielder Ellie McKenzie lives and breathes football, but is learning how to balance her dream job with everyday life.
Away from the field, McKenzie is studying a bachelor of business but also working in the club's Next Generation Academy program.
Having grown up a student of the game – she loves nothing more than watching a random match on the couch with her dad, and nominates Isaac Smith and Steele Sidebottom as somewhat niche favourite players – McKenzie enjoys the fact her job involves watching lots of football, but the struggle for well-roundedness remains.
"I'm figuring out how to balance myself a bit more. I think coming out of last season and going into a really long off-season, I really struggled with not having that structure of football around me, given that was so big for me and has been so big for me forever," McKenzie said.
"Having that period where there was no footy, no scheduled sessions, you didn't have anywhere to be and didn't have to be at the club was a really big shock to the system for me. So I think learning how to balance football with other things in my life, and now having work at the club has really helped that.
"Things like uni and catching up with friends, there's a lot of things you can do, but making sure you're balancing everything in your life so you're not drawing on – I think for me, I'm a big footy nuffy, so football becomes just a massive part of my life.
"Come AFLW season, it's like you're in the bubble, it's all you think about, and then it's over, and it's like, 'What do I do now?'
"I think the last few months have been working through that process of how I can balance myself a bit more to help my mental health."
https://www.womens.afl/news/119766?_ga=2.165849982.1145006116.1684386036-224749430.1603381344
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Has the potential to and hopefully will be the Dustin Martin of the women’s league.
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Preseason training - Out on the track
The Richmond AFLW team took to the track at Collingwood Harriers Athletic Club on Saturday, followed by training at Dominance MMA Gym.
WATCH HERE: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1361551/out-on-the-track
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South Fremantle star Charli Wicksteed signed by AFLW side Richmond
Eliza Reilly
HeraldSun
27 June 2023
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South Fremantle star Charli Wicksteed is set to be unavailable for the Bulldogs’ maiden WAFLW finals campaign after signing with Richmond.
While exciting for the 20-year-old midfielder, it is understood to have come at a cost for the Tigers with a player ruled out for the season through injury, opening up a vacant list spot. Last week, Richmond reported that Emelia Yassir (hip) and Tessa Lavey (toe) were battling injuries, the latter in particular suffering a couple of setbacks.
Wicksteed sat out South Fremantle’s thrilling three-point final round victory over Swan Districts on Sunday after the Tigers offered her an AFLW contract.
It’s understood that multiple clubs were interested in securing Wicksteed as an injury-replacement player, forcing Richmond to swoop.
Fremantle, who are still in the process of signing a replacement for injured forward Mikayla Morrison, are believed to have expressed some interest.
Wicksteed was overlooked in April’s supplementary draft but has benefited from teammate Tahleah Mulder being picked up by Fremantle, taking on more responsibility in the back half of the season.
Boasting pace and smarts, the midfielder averaged 14.4 disposals across 13 games this year.
Wicksteed is the latest in a long line of Bulldogs to join Richmond. Shai Bolton, Marlion Pickett and Matthew Parker were all drafted from South Fremantle while utility Steely Green joined the Tigers in last year’s AFL draft.
https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/aflw/south-fremantle-star-charli-wicksteed-signed-by-aflw-side-richmond-set-to-miss-bulldogs-debut-finals-campaign/news-story/da76b926c294fcbe15f497e23f3e5a17
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Confirmed on the Club's website:
Charli Wicksteed joins Richmond
Richmond is pleased to announce that South Fremantle midfielder Charli Wicksteed has committed to the Club for the 2023 AFLW season.
The West Australian joins the Club as a replacement player following Tessa Lavey’s move to the Inactive List.
Wicksteed, 20, has made a terrific start to her football career in the Western Australian Football League Women’s (WAFLW) since switching from hockey.
The youngster has been a prolific player for the Bulldogs through the midfield averaging 14.6 disposals, 3.5 clearances, and 3.7 inside 50s per game in 2023.
She follows in the path of Richmond AFL players Shai Bolton, Marlion Pickett, Matthew Parker and Steely Green who have been drafted to the Tigers from South Fremantle in recent years.
Wicksteed began playing football in 2020 and was a premiership player at South Bunbury in local football in 2021.
The dynamic midfielder/winger excelled straight away before proving her massive promise at a higher level during the 2022 Rio Tinto WA Country Championships, where she was named an All-Star and in the best players for the Grand Final Victory.
Wicksteed has since kicked on to become an influential state league player in just her second year at the level.
Richmond AFLW Recruiting Manager Trent Mosbey said that Wicksteed’s work rate, skill, and decision-making from her state junior hockey days transferred well to her football, adding she was also an excellent kick.
“Charli has impressive power, speed, and evasive movement,” he said.
“Her running patterns and high-end work rate caught our attention, along with her foot skills, clean hands, and smarts to navigate traffic.
“We were impressed by her strong intent and desire to win the contested ball, defend and work hard from the inside to outside.
“Given her football background and her growth mindset, we see a significant upside in Charli, and we are excited to see what she can do wearing the yellow and black. “
Mosbey said that he could see the Bunbury product playing several roles across the ground at the AFLW level, given her range of attributes.
Wicksteed will relocate to Melbourne to join the AFLW Tigers' pre-season preparations this week.
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1366437/charli-wicksteed-joins-richmond
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Lavey placed on Inactive List
Richmond winger Tessa Lavey has been placed on the Club’s inactive list ahead of the 2023 NAB AFLW Season as she manages a delicate injury to her big toe.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, said the difficult decision would give Lavey the best chance of returning to full fitness.
“Tessa has been incredible with her dedication and commitment to preparing her body for the rigours of playing two professional sports,” she added.
“Her football for us has been outstanding, and while we would love to have her playing in the 2023 season, we have made a collaborative decision with Tessa and our medical team that this is the best course of action.
“Tessa will continue to play a role within the program in 2023 and work diligently through her rehab. We will give her the time she needs to get her body right, allowing her to return to elite football.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1363572/lavey-placed-on-inactive-list
Lavey is a significant loss for the upcoming season. Her pace/run on a wing was important for us :(.
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I thought her last season was underwhelming to be honest
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I thought her last season was underwhelming to be honest
Totally agree Chuck
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1673974808391065601
That's a fairly decent highlights package. No left foot but she seems very skillful and strong on her right. Good awareness too.
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Video and Pics from the Pre-Season Camp.
WATCH HERE: https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1678568576754806791
PICS: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/albums/1378086/2023-aflw-pre-season-camp?modal=true&type=gallery&playlistId=1378086&playlistSize=73
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Pass.. unwatchable AFLW. Rather go pick prickly pears bare handed
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Now that was your best post... :clapping
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Now that was your best post... :clapping
Omg I better stop, you're starting to agree with me, that's not good for banter nor entertainment
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Tigers' 2023 AFLW fixture announced
richmondfc.com.au
17 July 2023
The Tigers will kick off their fifth season in the AFLW competition against Brisbane at Brighton Homes Arena on Sunday, September 3.
The clash in Queensland will be the first of three interstate matches for Richmond, with trips to Blacktown to face GWS (Round 3) and Cairns to face Hawthorn (Round 8 ) also on the agenda.
The Tigers' opening home game of the 10-round season will be in Round 2 against Adelaide on Friday, September 9.
Richmond will play its home games in 2023 at Ikon Park due to the Punt Road Oval redevelopment.
The Tigers will face Collingwood at Victoria Park in the final round of the home and away season, Pride Round, with the date and time to be confirmed closer to the weekend.
Richmond CEO Brendon Gale said that fixturing home games at Ikon Park provided more certainty for the fixture.
“With the development of Punt Road Oval potentially commencing later this year, we needed to consider alternative venues for AFLW home games,” he said.
“Given this, we have decided Ikon Park would be the best venue to host our home matches for the 2023 AFLW season.
“The players have played good football there in the past and enjoy the venue, which is also importantly accessible for our fans.
“We hope the Tiger Army can make Ikon Park a home away from home for us.”
Gale added that the Club would investigate the possibility of relocating some, or a game, back to the Swinburne Centre if there was a change to the commencement date of the Punt Road Oval construction.
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1383304/tigers-2023-aflw-fixture-announced
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Richmond AFLW List Update
Richmond will make a change to its AFLW list for the upcoming season, with forward Stephanie Williams to be placed as inactive.
The 21-year-old joined Richmond from Geelong ahead of Season 7 and featured in the opening five matches before a knee injury ended her debut season with the Club prematurely.
Williams will miss the 2023 campaign due to personal reasons.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, said the Club would fully support Williams through this period.
“Steph will be stepping away from our football program and the demands that come with an elite sporting environment,” she said.
“We love what Steph has brought to our organisation and will give her the time she needs.”
Richmond can add a replacement player to its list before the upcoming AFLW season to ensure its playing list remains at 30.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1385272/richmond-aflw-list-update
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Another great trade from Sheehan :banghead
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Lilly Pearce is a Tiger (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f64c.svg)
We've signed the Queensland ruck as a replacement player for the upcoming season.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1684050950468804608
A 186cm ruck with a huge leap and elite athleticism (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f4aa.svg)
Enjoy some of new Tiger Lilly Pearce's best work...
WATCH HERE: https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1684056240316448768
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Pearce lands at Richmond
Richmond has signed 20-year-old ruck Lilly Pearce to its list as a replacement player for the upcoming AFLW season.
Pearce has been the dominant ruck in the QAFLW competition this season, averaging 35 hit outs per game to help Southport to a top-of-the-ladder placing.
The 186cm former national level heptathlete’s stellar form was rewarded with a position in the ruck for Queensland in their state victory over Tasmania this month.
Pearce has been a train-on player at perennial AFLW powerhouse Brisbane for the past three seasons, working alongside established talls Tahlia Hickie and Taylor Smith.
The Beaudesert product relocated to Gold Coast to further develop her football and has successfully become a Southport premiership player, AFLW train-on, and now Richmond player.
Richmond AFLW Recruiting Manager Trent Mosbey said Pearce’s strengths were her tap work, particularly in the centre bounce.
“Lilly has a huge leap to help her get over opposing rucks. She possesses elite athleticism and can cover the ground and get involved in possession chains post clearance,” he added.
“She is highly competitive on the follow-up after ruck contests and displays clean hands at ground level.
“We believe Lilly has significant upside and growth to come in her game which we are excited about to help her develop within our system and working with fellow rucks Gabby Seymour and Poppy Kelly.”
Off the field, Pearce recently deferred her criminology and criminal justice degree to make AFLW her priority.
The Queenslander replaces Stephanie Williams on the Tigers’ 2023 AFLW list, who was recently placed as inactive.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1386985
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Richmond 2023 AFLW Leadership Group:
Kate Brennan (captain)
Gabby Seymour (vice-captain)
Monique Conti
Rebecca Miller
Sarah Hosking
Tessa Lavey
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1387217/brennan-to-lead-aflw-tigers-for-a-fifth-season
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The asymmetry of the photos really gets on my OCD lol
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The dates for AFLW practice matches and match sim have been released.
Week One - Match Simulation Training
Friday, August 11
St Kilda v Richmond at RSEA Park, 4:30pm AEST
Week Two - Practice Matches
Friday, August 18
Greater Western Sydney v Richmond at Blacktown International Sports Park, 4:05pm AEST
https://www.womens.afl/news/121126?_ga=2.22583355.1413055101.1687422842-224749430.1603381344
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Secret weapons: Who's your side's most underrated player?
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
29 July 2023
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Poppy Kelly
Despite having a tough recent run with injury, Richmond ruck Kelly is set to have a real crack at a consistent season. As a handy tap ruck with the likes of Monique Conti, Grace Egan, and Ellie McKenzie at her feet she can improve the Tigers' strength at the contest, while also allowing the athletic Gabby Seymour to be used more across the ground.
https://www.womens.afl/news/121128?_ga=2.56212523.1413055101.1687422842-224749430.1603381344
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Secret weapons: Who's your side's most underrated player?
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
29 July 2023
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Poppy Kelly
Despite having a tough recent run with injury, Richmond ruck Kelly is set to have a real crack at a consistent season. As a handy tap ruck with the likes of Monique Conti, Grace Egan, and Ellie McKenzie at her feet she can improve the Tigers' strength at the contest, while also allowing the athletic Gabby Seymour to be used more across the ground.
https://www.womens.afl/news/121128?_ga=2.56212523.1413055101.1687422842-224749430.1603381344
Poppy Kelly is rubbish :help :help
Hopefully this Queenslander Lily Pearce is good. I’m guessing if she can at least handle the footy she is already better than Poppy. :rollin
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Our VFLW affiliate Port Melbourne won the premiership :).
Final siren: https://twitter.com/7AFL/status/1685501108620349440
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New-look Tigers attack ready to pounce in spearhead's absence
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
6 August 2023
AFTER its most successful season in the competition to date, Richmond has been forced to adjust in attack with All-Australian key forward Courtney Wakefield's retirement.
Wakefield has been the heart of the Tigers' attack since the club joined the AFLW in 2020, playing 30 of a possible 37 games and responsible for 23.3 per cent of its marks inside 50 and 19.1 per cent of its goals in that time.
Only captain Katie Brennan has kicked more goals in the yellow and black.
Last season, with Brennan only sporadically available, the reliance on Wakefield was greater than ever. She was responsible for more than a quarter of Richmond's goals in its finals surge, and her 21 marks inside 50 nearly tripled that of her next-closest teammate.
The hole Wakefield's absence creates was never more evident than in season six. Despite registering only seven fewer inside 50s than the season previous, the number of marks inside 50 Richmond took was almost halved with Wakefield only available for four games.
2020 (S4) 2021 (S5) 2022 (S6) 2022 (S7)
Inside 50s 123 253 246 363
Marks Inside 50 32 72 39 77
Inside 50s resulting
in a mark (%) 26.0 28.5 15.9 21.2
Inside 50s resulting
in a Wakefield mark (%) 31.3 18.1 21.2 27.3
So now, without Wakefield at his disposal, coach Ryan Ferguson must reshape his forward line, with the first step – the recruitment of Caitlin Greiser and Courtney Jones – already achieved.
Greiser has kicked 29 goals across her 34 games and has kicked more goals than any other player in a St Kilda guernsey. In her debut season of 2020, she led the competition for goals, which included a long-range stunner to seal the Saints' maiden win.
Meanwhile Courtney Jones has kicked eight goals in each of her two seasons and has also offered a handy link into attack at times.
The pair's addition signifies a near-complete overhaul of Richmond's attack in its four years in the AFLW. Just two players who kicked a goal in the club's maiden campaign, Brennan and Laura McClelland, remain at the club.
Besides Wakefield, Christina Bernardi was delisted after season six last year, Sabrina Frederick made the move to Collingwood, Tayla Stahl retired and most recently Kodi Jacques was traded to Essendon.
Greiser and Jones will line up alongside an ideally fit Brennan, while emerging teenager Stella Reid will continue to increase her impact. More positively for the Tigers is the increasing attack they are enjoying from midfielders Monique Conti, Grace Egan and Ellie McKenzie who all kicked multiple goals last season.
In addition, Richmond has key forward duo Amelia Peck and Shelby Knoll waiting in the wings.
Despite having all the right assets at its disposal, replacing an All-Australian forward target is no mean feat, and will certainly take some time. But this year is a change for a new-look Richmond forward line to emerge as the club works to make its second finals series in as many seasons.
https://www.womens.afl/news/121346
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Pics from our training and intra-club session:
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Richmond AFLW has named its squad for Friday afternoon's match simulation against St Kilda at RSEA Park.
Pleasingly, the Tigers will have 28 players out of their list of 30 available for the hit-out against the Saints, which will comprise of three 20-minute periods and one 15-minute period, with no time on.
The Tiger Army will get their first look at recruits Caitlin Greiser, Molly Eastman and Courtney Jones, as well as draftee Shelby Knoll and recently-signed replacement players Charli Wicksteed and Lilly Pearce.
Sarah Hosking will be unavailable for the match simulation as she recovers from a hamstring injury, but is expected to take part in the Tigers' official practice match against GWS next week.
Charley Ryan will also not take part in the match sim due to a foot injury that will also see her miss the GWS practice game.
Friday's pre-season clash at RSEA Park kicks off at 4.30pm and will be open to the public.
Next Friday's practice match against the Giants will be held at Blacktown International Sports Complex from 4.05pm.
Richmond AFLW's pre-season match simulation squad against St Kilda:
1 Grace Egan
2 Eilish Sheerin
3 Katie Brennan
4 Monique Conti
5 Courtney Jones
8 Molly Eastman
9 Caitlin Greiser
11 Jess Hosking
12 Sarah D'Arcy
13 Meagan Kiely
14 Poppy Kelly
15 Rebecca Miller
16 Laura McClelland
17 Katelyn Cox
18 Libby Graham
19 Kate Dempsey
20 Beth Lynch
22 Ellie McKenzie
23 Shelby Knoll
24 Charli Wicksteed
25 Stella Reid
27 Emelia Yassir
28 Gabby Seymour
29 Jemima Woods
31 Lilly Pearce
35 Maddie Shevlin
36 Amelia Peck
38 Meg Macdonald
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1400085/aflw-tigers-name-match-sim-squad
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FRIDAY KNOCK OFFS: Katie Brennan on US pre-season, the climb of women's sport
Star Tiger on her off-season trip to American colleges, her Lions heroes, and how the Matildas are helping shape Aussie female sport.
WATCH HERE: https://www.afl.com.au/video/1004820/friday-knock-offs-katie-brennan-on-us-pre-season-the-climb-of-women-s-sport
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A drawn match sim tonight at RSEA Park, with both teams scoring 5.5 (35).
Thanks for coming out, Tiger Army!
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1689922776424157184
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AFLW Tigers draw with Saints in match sim
By Richmond Media
12 August 2023
Richmond AFLW drew with St Kilda in a match simulation at RSEA Park on Friday, the final score reading 5.5 (25) apiece.
The Tigers and the Saints played out three 20-minute periods followed by a 15-minute period, with no time on.
Richmond fans got a glimpse at recruits Caitlin Greiser, Molly Eastman and Courtney Jones, as well as draftee Shelby Knoll and replacement players Charli Wicksteed and Lilly Pearce, who all featured throughout the contest.
Despite back-to-back Saints majors in the final quarter, a late goal from Richmond's Katelyn Cox tied up the score at full time.
Cox was among the Tigers' best, stationed up forward where she was smart, reliable and tackled hard.
St Kilda got away early in the first quarter with the opening goal of the hit-out, before classy skipper Katie Brennan booted Richmond's first out of the ruck later that term.
Monique Conti and Eilish Sheerin were involved throughout, and Ellie McKenzie was explosive from the get-go, looking set for a big season. A highlight of the quarter came when McKenzie hit up Caitlin Greiser inside-50 with a pin-point pass, Greiser then taking an impressive mark.
Sarah D'Arcy was tough in the contest all day and took a strong contested mark inside 50, but wasn't able to make the distance.
This continued throughout a scrappy second quarter, as the Tigers had multiple shots on goal but couldn't convert.
Newly-appointed vice-captain and ruck Gabby Seymour lifted the team around her, while wing Kate Dempsey showed her pre-season fitness and was clean and tidy.
Richmond was five-points down at half-time but turned things around in the third term, locking the ball inside its forward 50 and booting three goals to give themselves a seven-point lead at the final change.
As she approaches her third AFLW season, Stella Reid looked confident in the Tigers' forward line, converting a set-shot with ease before McKenzie also slotted one from a similar spot.
Wicksteed showcased her damaging speed running through the midfield, while Eastman has slotted in well into Richmond's defence.
Star recruit Greiser, an All Australian and former AFL Women’s Leading Goalkicker, said the Tigers showed plenty of positives in the hit-out against her old side.
"I think the girls played really well and we worked well together," she said.
"There's going to be so many learnings to come from today, we'll go back and look at the vision and work on the positives and the things we need to work on as well.
"I felt confident to get out there and play my role... And I'm really proud of the group's effort and how we went as a team.
"Looking forward to going interstate with the girls next week, it's exciting to bond and creating that culture. Travelling together is really important, and I already feel like they're my family."
The Tigers final pre-season challenge will see them travel to Sydney to face GWS next Friday at Blacktown International Sports Complex from 4.05pm.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1401321/aflw-tigers-draw-with-saints-in-match-sim
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Team photo & portrait day:
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A heap more pics here:
https://www.aflphotos.com.au/gallery/aflw-2023-media-richmond-team-photo-day
https://www.aflphotos.com.au/gallery/aflw-2023-portraits-richmond
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GWS Giants v Richmond practice match
Friday, August 18
Blacktown International Sportspark, NSW
4.05pm AEST
Live vision of the match and commentary will be available on richmondfc.com.au and our Official Club App, from approximately 4pm AEST.
A video player will appear in the below link in the lead-up to the commencement of the game.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1405877/live-stream-aflw-practice-match
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Richmond AFLW's practice match squad against GWS:
1. Grace Egan
2. Eilish Sheerin
3. Katie Brennan
4. Monique Conti
5. Courtney Jones
8. Molly Eastman
9. Caitlin Greiser
11. Jess Hosking
12. Sarah D'Arcy
14. Poppy Kelly
15. Rebecca Miller
16. Laura McClelland
17. Katelyn Cox
18. Libby Graham
19. Kate Dempsey
20. Beth Lynch
22. Ellie McKenzie
24. Charli Wicksteed
25. Stella Reid
27. Emelia Yassir
28. Gabby Seymour
29. Jemima Woods
36. Amelia Peck
38. Meg Macdonald
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1406608/aflw-tigers-lock-in-practice-match-squad
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GWS Giants v Richmond practice match
Friday, August 18
Blacktown International Sportspark, NSW
4.05pm AEST
Live vision of the match and commentary will be available on richmondfc.com.au and our Official Club App, from approximately 4pm AEST.
A video player will appear in the below link in the lead-up to the commencement of the game.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1405877/live-stream-aflw-practice-match
Bump.
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A one point lead at 3/4 time.
Richmond 0.1 2.2 3.2-20
GWS 0.3 1.4 2.7-19
Goals: Brennan, Greiser, ?
Got out to a nine point lead during the 3rd qtr but in the last 5 mins we couldn't get it out of our backline.
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Centre clearance to start the last. Egan wins the HTB free, goes long and Courtney Jones collects and snaps the goal.
26 - 19
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Sloppy from us. Two goals in a row to GWS.
26 - 31
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Thank goodness it's only a practice match because it looks like the women's team has the same bruise free and play from behind "gameplan" as the men's team this year :help.
27 - 37
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Yep, even copying the blokes when it comes to not having a clue how to rush a behind 5m out :facepalm.
27 - 43
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Fina Score
Richmond 0.1 2.2 3.2 4.3-27
GWS 0.3 1.4 2.7 6.7-43
Goals: Brennan, Greiser, Jones, ?
Lucky it was only a practice match. The last 1.5 quarters was woeful. No different to our men's team especially over the past 2 weeks. No clear sign of a team structure and ball movement, bruise free, fumbly and error ridden even under no pressure, no defensive accountability or pressure, and too much playing from behind at both ends gifting the opposition easy marks. A lesson in always needing to do the basics well otherwise you can't win any game.
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AFLW Tigers go down in Blacktown
By Richmond Media
19 August 2023
Richmond AFLW fell to Greater Western Sydney by 16 points in its final pre-season hit-out on Friday at Blacktown International Sports Park.
The Tigers were competitive until the final term, but couldn't match the Giants' intensity as the hosts ran away with the 6.7 (43) to 4.3 (27) win.
The first quarter was an arm-wrestle which resulted in a low-scoring affair, neither side able to record a major.
Recruit Caitlin Greiser opened proceedings for the Tigers in the second term following a pinpoint pass from Katie Brennan who was hit up by Ellie McKenzie, before the skipper got in on the action with a goal herself.
Richmond was up by four points at the half, and after a handy Emelia Yassir goal, still held a one-point lead at three-quarter time, but the Giants had started to lift their pressure.
Yassir, who played on managed minutes, looked lively for the Tigers, while Monique Conti and Grace Egan were strong contributors through the midfield.
New Tiger Courtney Jones showed her capabilities up forward and found the middle of the big sticks in the final term. But, a four-goal-to-one final quarter proved too costly for Richmond, who was outplayed in the end.
Coach Ryan Ferguson said there would be plenty of takeaways for the Tigers, who would look to "play our game and be more predictable for longer" ahead of Round 1.
"GWS came with a higher intensity than we had this week... it doesn't take much and if you're just off slightly with the intensity and pressure and consistency, then the game can look really different," Ferguson said.
"In patches, we were really good today, but just too inconsistent across the board.
"They were well-connected, hard and tough. And we know we're all those things, so we get to learn some lessons to put into practice in a couple of weeks' time."
Ferguson lauded the efforts of Yassir, in addition to second-year Tiger Amelia Peck, who played down back in her first official hit-out in the Yellow and Black.
"I was quite exciting to see (Yassir) doing her thing," Ferguson said.
"And to see Jess Hosking up forward and on the wing.
"I think we're a much more well-rounded team and much more flexible.
"There's a few things that get to come together and we'll be better for these last two games."
With both of Richmond's pre-season hit-outs now in the books, the Tigers will turn their attention to Round 1 of the 2023 NAB AFLW season, when they'll travel to Brighton Homes Arena to take on Brisbane on Sunday, September 3.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1407722/aflw-tigers-go-down-in-blacktown
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1693512118115749985
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Fina Score
Richmond 0.1 2.2 3.2 4.3-27
GWS 0.3 1.4 2.7 6.7-43
Goals: Brennan, Greiser, Jones, ?
Lucky it was only a practice match. The last 1.5 quarters was woeful. No different to our men's team especially over the past 2 weeks. No clear sign of a team structure and ball movement, bruise free, fumbly and error ridden even under no pressure, no defensive accountability or pressure, and too much playing from behind at both ends gifting the opposition easy marks. A lesson in always needing to do the basics well otherwise you can't win any game.
Millsy kicked the other one
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Reckon full forward is going to be a big issue this year unless KB is up there.
Gresier was unable to get separation on her opponent, didnt look capable of taking a contested mark and only got a relatively cheap goal from KB
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Season Launch:
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1694310274285867105
From the coach:
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1694331406607085701
From the skipper:
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1694331978018111500
A chat with Amelia Peck, Caitlin Greiser and Kate Dempsey
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1694335790611116490
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Season 8 AFLW preview: Richmond
Alyce Collett
womens.afl
August 24, 2023
SEASON 7 was a certainly a momentous one for Richmond.
The Tigers finished fourth and made their debut finals appearance, and despite going out in straight sets it was a huge step forward for those in yellow and black.
However there has been a fair amount of list turnover in the offseason, so the question will be can they maintain that growth and go even further in 2023?
TEAM LIST
#1 Grace Egan
#2 Eilish Sheerin
#3 Katie Brennan
#4 Monique Conti
#5 Courtney Jones
#7 Sarah Hosking
#8 Molly Eastman
#9 Caitlin Greiser
#11 Jess Hosking
#12 Sarah D’Arcy
#13 Meagan Kiely
#14 Poppy Kelly
#15 Rebecca Miller
#16 Laura McClelland
#17 Katelyn Cox
#18 Libby Graham
#19 Kate Dempsey
#20 Beth Lynch
#21 Charley Ryan
#22 Ellie McKenzie
#23 Shelby Knoll
#24 Charli Wicksteed
#25 Stella Reid
#26 Stephanie Williams *
#27 Emelia Yassir
#28 Gabrielle Seymour
#29 Jemima Woods
#31 Lilly Pearce
#35 Maddie Shevlin
#36 Amelia Peck
#37 Tessa Lavey *
#38 Meg Macdonald
* inactive
CHANGES
In: Courtney Jones, Molly Eastman, Caitlin Greiser, Shelby Knoll, Lilly Pearce, Charli Wicksteed, Charley Ryan (back from inactive)
Out: Tessa Lavey (inactive), Stephanie Williams (inactive), Maddy Brancatisano, Kodi Jacques, Sophie Molan, Saraid Taylor, Courtney Wakefield (retired)
FIXTURE
Round 1: vs. Brisbane @ Brighton Homes Arena
Round 2: vs. Adelaide @ Ikon Park
Round 3: vs. GWS @ Blacktown International Sports Park
Round 4: vs. Carlton @ Ikon Park
Round 5: vs. Fremantle @ Ikon Park
Round 6: vs. Gold Coast @ Ikon Park
Round 7: vs. Essendon @ Ikon Park
Round 8: vs. Hawthorn @ Cazalys Stadium
Round 9: vs. Geelong @ Ikon Park
Round 10: vs. Collingwood @ Victoria Park
STRENGTHS
* Broke the finals glass ceiling
* Favourable fixture
* Strong midfield
The Tigers made finals for the first time in Season 7, which is a huge barrier to break through in their development as a club.
They also have a very favourable fixture, with four consecutive games at Ikon Park in the middle of the season and only one of their interstate trips is against a fellow Season 7 finalist. This really does put the possibility of another finals berth in their hands.
You cannot talk about Richmond without talking about its star studded midfield. Led by Monique Conti and joined by the likes of Grace Egan and Ellie McKenzie, it really is the core of Richmond’s success.
QUESTION MARKS
* Effects of high list turnover
* Are they really a top four side?
There are eight new faces in the Richmond line up this season, which is almost a third of its list. Many of their departures were getting regular game time too, so how much of an effect will such a high list turnover have on the side?
The Tigers did make the top four last season but went out in straight sets, so was it just luck of the draw that got them there or are they really a top four side?
BEST & FAIREST CONTENDER
It is tough to go past star midfielder Monique Conti when talking about Best and Fairest contenders.
She finished second in last year’s count and consistently finishes high in the count in other years, and there is no reason to suggest that Conti’s form is going to drop this season.
She also does not have too many team mates that will likely pinch votes from her.
BREAKOUT PLAYER
New Tiger Caitlin Greiser comes across from St Kilda after some up and down seasons but primed to really make an impact in new colours. She is no longer the sole tall target in attack so she will not always take the best defender, and with the likes of Katie Brennan beside her to guide her, this is the perfect opportunity for Greiser to truly show why she was so talked about back in her debut season.
PREDICTION
Richmond took a huge step forward in Season 7, making the finals for the very first time.
Although the Tigers went out in straight sets, this showed that perhaps they are not yet a top four team but during the season they showed they are definitely a finals quality team now.
With a few key additions made Richmond should definitely make finals again in 2023, but with a high list turnover it is unclear if top four is a possibility.
https://central.rookieme.com/afl/2023/08/24/season-8-aflw-preview-richmond/
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More pics from our season launch: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/albums/1413968/2023-aflw-season-launch?modal=true&type=gallery&playlistId=1413968&playlistSize=46
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Your club's best 21: Who's in, who's out, who's new
Gemma Bastiani has compiled her predicted starting 21 for each team ahead of the 2023 season
By Gemma Bastiani
afl.com.au
25 August 2023
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B: L.Graham, R.Miller
HB: E.Sheerin, M.Shevlin, J.Hosking
C: E.McKenzie, S.Hosking, K.Dempsey
HF: C.Jones, K.Brennan, S.Reid
F: C.Greiser, S.D'Arcy
Foll: G.Seymour, M.Conti, G.Egan
I/C: P.Kelly, K.Cox, B.Lynch, L.McClelland, E.Yassir
Depth: J.Woods, L.Pearce, C.Ryan, C.Wicksteed, A.Peck, M.Kiely, S.Knoll, M.Macdonald, M.Eastman
Richmond's new-look forward line will be built around new recruits Caitlin Greiser and Courtney Jones, with Stella Reid and Katie Brennan both to continue their important roles in attack. Eilish Sheerin will likely continue to start off half back, but push further into the midfield, while the rotation of Mon Conti, Grace Egan, Sarah Hosking and Ellie McKenzie through the middle continues. Gabby Seymour will likely continue as the Tigers' main ruck, with Poppy Kelly in tandem, and the speed of Emelia Yassir and Katelyn Cox will come in handy in the forward half.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1016123/your-clubs-best-21-in-2023-whos-in-whos-out-whos-new
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After hitting 3000 AFLW members for the first time ever, our players hopped on the phones to thank some of the Tiger Army.
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1694900341421297880
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Where every club is placed entering season eight
Lauren Wood, Lachlan McKirdy, Callum Dick, Simeon Thomas-Wilson and Eliza Reilly
HeraldSun
August 28, 2023
RICHMOND
Captain: Katie Brennan
Coach: Ryan Ferguson
Ins: Caitlin Greiser (St Kilda), Courtney Jones (Gold Coast), Molly Eastman (Sydney), Shelby Knoll (Pick 24), Lilly Pearce (replacement), Charlie Wicksteed (replacement)
Outs: Kodi Jacques (Essendon), Harriet Cordner (Carlton), Maddy Brancatisano (Gold Coast), Courtney Wakefield (retired), Hannah Burchell, Sophie Molan, Saraid Taylor (delisted)
Last season: 4th (7-2-1)
Star power: Monique Conti was hotly-tipped by AFLW captains to take out this year’s league best-and-fairest award, and rightly so. She remains one of the game’s hottest players and when she’s on, the basketballer is difficult to stop with her speed and touch.
Rising stars: Grace Egan is looking to reinvigorate at Richmond, while ruck Poppy Kelly will be hopeful she can leave her run of injury behind for a real look at what she’s capable of.
Expected finish: 4th-8th
https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/aflw/aflw-2023-where-every-club-is-placed-entering-season-eight/news-story/3770dd02733a4c8364181a7ec5fec11f
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Tiger's turn it up for Brisbane
The Richmond women's final training session before the first round of the season.
WATCH HERE: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1420592/tigers-turn-it-up-for-brisbane
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18-club AFLW ladder range
Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
September 1st, 2023
RICHMOND
Despite losing veteran Courtney Wakefield to retirement, Richmond’s forward line has been boosted significantly but the signings of 2020 season leading goalkicker Caitlin Greiser and crafty Suns forward Courtney Jones.
And then there’s Monique Conti, who enters season eight as the hot favourite to take out her first AFLW best and fairest award after finishing runner-up to Ally Anderson last year.
“The only way is up for Mon,” Schleicher said.
“She’s just such a dedicated character. Footy and basketball is her life and she just wants to be the best athlete she can be. She’s their driving force.”
EVERY AFLW CLUB’S LADDER RANGE
Adelaide: 1st-4th
Melbourne: 1st-4th
North Melbourne: 1st-4th
Brisbane: 5th-8th
Geelong: 5th-8th
Collingwood: 6th-9th
Richmond: 6th-9th
GWS Giants: 8th-11th
Port Adelaide: 8th-11th
St Kilda: 8th-11th
Western Bulldogs: 8th-11th
Essendon: 11th-14th
Carlton: 12th-15th
Fremantle: 12th-15th
Gold Coast: 13th-16th
Hawthorn: 13th-16th
Sydney: 15th-18th
West Coast: 15th-18th
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-predictions-season-eight-2023-every-clubs-ladder-range-trade-news-premier-wooden-spoon/news-story/96e6cfe543d4963a35e3d539e782eea2
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Odd to me that only 3 teams are tipped to finish top 4 lol
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Richmond vice-captain Gabby Seymour on footy, Facebook and staunch advocacy for female athletes
Gabby Seymour was a volleyballer who answered a Facebook ad with an unlikely football dream. Now, the Richmond vice-captain has become a key voice in AFLW.
Lauren Wood
HeraldSun
September 7, 2023 - 4:03PM
Every time Gabby Seymour sees the black shorts awaiting in the changerooms before each game, she can’t help but take a moment to smile.
It’s a long way from having a kick at halftime of men’s games at The Basin, answering a Facebook ad calling out for VFL Women’s players to now being Richmond vice-captain and a prominent advocate for players as part of the union in ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations.
It’s a lot.
It was announced in December that AFLW players would no longer wear white “away” shorts after league uniform rules were changed in a bid to ease anxiety around menstruation for players, with last weekend the first time the change was enacted in a season proper.
For Seymour — a driving force in the shift — it was a “really cool” moment.
“It’s something I’ll probably find increasingly cool to look back on and reflect on and say, ‘hey, I really had a hand in that and was a part of moving that forward’,” she said this week.
“It’s one of those things — if you went and asked our AFLW team right now, do you want to wear white shorts or do you mind if we wear white shorts … there’d probably be about half of the list who say ‘couldn’t care less’. There might be a strong other part of it that says ‘actually, no, it makes me feel really uncomfortable’.
“I think if you can remove a barrier like that to make more people feel comfortable, why wouldn’t you do that?.”
Seymour noted Victoria University women in sport researcher and adviser Clare Hanlon as another key to change.
“We some really good conversations with her about that being a massive barrier to particularly young girls – under the age of 15 – not wanting to participate in sports because of things like uniform,” the Richmond tall and top-level volleyball convert said.
“It just seems like such an easy thing to change.
“I saw them in the locker room (last week) and then I was like ‘oh, cool, we’re in black shorts’, but then once you’re out there, you don’t really think about it.
“Especially at a time where we’re trying to maximise the number of girls that are playing sport and keeping girls in sport for long periods of time, we’ve got to look at things like this that are easy changes for us to make that make people feel more comfortable. Why wouldn’t you?.”
A former national volleyballer, Seymour — who would have had to move overseas to continue her pursuit of that sport, had her eye caught by footy about five years ago.
She’d never played. A bit on that later.
These days she works a few days in a clinic in her qualified trade as a physiotherapist but football has seen her change tack to pursuing a role in sports administration, currently working at Richmond Institute — the club’s education arm developing the next generation of sports leaders.
So when the opportunity came up to join the players’ association as a club representative, Seymour jumped at it and is passionate that the time is now for women’s sport to be the beneficiary of investment and truly boom — “if not now, then when?”, she asks.
“I just saw it as a really good opportunity to learn more about how that side of the game works,” she said.
“I love being a part of it. I find it absolutely fascinating and learning about all the different stakeholders … as players, you’ve got your priorities, but what about the community? What about the AFL who are paying the bills? You learn a whole lot, whether it ends up in football or in another field – being able to take in that whole picture, it’s an incredibly useful skill.”
Seymour chooses to work, and while player salaries have increased – with negotiations on the next deal at fever pitch – she is adamant that employment outside of football should be a choice for female athletes, not a necessity as players straddle two “worlds”.
“We have this really awkward cohort (of players) at the moment who are in between those worlds — girls who came into football and had to have another job, or had already been working another job when AFLW became a thing,” Seymour said.
“What I think is that it should be a choice. If you want to be able to work, no worries at all. I love that in that clubs are really good in the W space … but the fact that that’s a choice is very different to it being ‘you have to work to be able to support yourself’.
“That’s where I’d love to see the game get to.”
Footy began as a kick-to-kick at halftime of her now-fiance Nick’s games in the Eastern Football Netball League, before Seymour tried her hand at the Tigers at the end of 2018.
“I realised pretty quickly that I was no good,” she laughed.
“I was learning to kick and would practice at any opportunity that we got. A few months later, I came across a trial on Facebook for Richmond’s VFLW team. I hadn’t played a game of footy yet, but thought it would be a lot of girls like me who had been athletes in other sports just giving it a go. I got that part wrong, because all the girls were in their full football kits — I didn’t even have a pair of football boots, because I thought that might be a bit of overkill as a starting point.”
Coaches rang a few days later noting her competitiveness and attitude, and she got to work.
“Maybe people around me had a bit more confidence than I did,” Seymour.
“I never expected this would be what I’m doing (these years later). It’s so incredible, as well, being part of the football world in terms of how many other opportunities it opens up.
“There’s just so many wonderful people in the football world who are willing to help you and if you’re someone who is willing to put yourself out there and say hey, I really want to give this a good crack or try this, people will be happy to help you. That’s sort of been my story of the last four years.”
https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/aflw/afl-news-richmond-vicecaptain-gabby-seymour-on-footy-facebook-and-staunch-advocacy-for-female-athletes/news-story/e92124c215756f9d1b96154da1874448
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Put a wing on it: AFLW's evolution helping Dempsey flourish
Amid a spate of injuries at the Tigers, Kate Dempsey has been as steady as a rock
By Sarah Black
womens.afl
8 October 2023
INJURIES, form and integrating a fresh forward line have led to a somewhat inconsistent season for Richmond so far, but winger Kate Dempsey has been steady as a rock.
The 28-year-old is in career-best touch in her fifth season, having joined the Tigers with pick No.84 in the 2019 draft ahead of the club's first AFLW year.
And Dempsey credits a simple swivel of the head from her teammates as to why her numbers have exploded this year, with her average disposals near-doubling from 11.4 to 20.6.
Dempsey's average metres gained – a key stat for wingers, who are integral in helping move the footy from the backline to the forward line, usually around the outside of the mass of players – have also risen dramatically, from 165.9m to 396.2m.
She is seventh overall for average metres gained, the highest of all wingers.
"We're utilising our wings really well. Wings for the first few years of AFLW have probably been under-utilised, and now just watching the game open up and flow, the wingers are just licking their lips," Dempsey told afl.com.au.
"It's credit to the girls that they're using it and looking that way, so it's more of a team thing than a me thing, which is really cool.
"The wings have to play a really disciplined role in the team in holding width (across the field) and holding structure of the team, not getting sucked in and just chasing the ball.
"You have to make sure you're holding that outside. You have to also do a lot of help-back running to our defence, so we often are an extra defender.
"But we also work hard going forward, so you end up being all over the ground, but it has to be a super disciplined position, otherwise your opponent is out the back and skirting away very quickly.
"It takes, I think, quite a selfless player to play that role, but it's really cool to see it opening up."
Richmond made finals last year, finishing fourth but hurtling headfirst into grand finalists Brisbane and a fired-up North Melbourne side that had dropped to eighth after the hardest fixture of the season.
"Getting into the finals last year was a great opportunity and great experience for us to have that, and to play in a big game," Dempsey said.
"What it's done for us is just put a fire in the belly that we're going to be back there this year.
"That's what we fully believe. Not only that, but we're going to go one better and win a final. That's been on our vision board, and that's what we're going to do this year."
Hawthorn star Emily Bates joins The W Show to discuss coming up against her old club and why Melbourne v Adelaide could be the game of the year
As of round six, Richmond has the longest injury list in the AFLW (eight of 30), and this week have been forced to name train-on players Shannon Danckert (ex-Gold Coast) and Lauren Caruso (Port Melbourne VFLW) as emergencies.
The injuries themselves are a mixture of soft-tissue, impact/collision and illness, with former No.1 pick Ellie McKenzie, defensive leader Bec Miller and both Sarah and Jess Hosking among those sidelined.
"It's sometimes tricky for the coaches and how they move the magnets. But we have full faith in our coaches that they're just going to make it work," Dempsey said.
"We're really lucky now that over the years, through some really good picks from Trenna (Trent Mosbey, list manager), that we've established such depth in our team, that when someone's out, we can move round and make it work.
"Every week, there's such good new fresh faces. 'G-Train' (Caitlin Greiser) up forward is giving us some great looks, particularly in her contest work. Molly (Eastman) coming off half-back, Charli (Wicksteed) has just given us some energy.
"Not only that, there's been 'old' girls doing things too, like Poppy Kelly moving up forward, Meg Macdonald kicked her first goal (two weeks ago), it's very exciting to see that happen."
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1048868/put-a-wing-on-it-aflws-evolution-helping-dempsey-flourish
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The final H&A fixture has been confirmed.
Round 10
Friday, November 3
Gold Coast v Essendon, Great Barrier Reef Arena (Mackay), 6.45pm AEST
Saturday, November 4
Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne, Whitten Oval, 1.05pm AEDT
Port Adelaide v GWS Giants, Alberton Oval, 2.35pm ACDT
West Coast v Adelaide, Mineral Resources Park, 2.05pm AWST
Geelong v Hawthorn, GMHBA Stadium, 5.05pm AEDT
Brisbane v Melbourne, Brighton Homes Arena, 6.05pm AEST
Sunday, November 5
Carlton v St Kilda, Ikon Park, 1.05pm AEDT
Collingwood v Richmond, Victoria Par, 3.05pm AEDT
Fremantle v Sydney, Fremantle Oval, 2.05pm AWST
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1051679/r10-fixture-final-day-blockbuster-gf-rematch-headline-final-round
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Matches played against the bottom 6 teams in the 2023 #AFLW season (top 8 highlighted)...
Sydney played all 6, last year's premiers in Melbourne played 5 while 6 out of the 10 teams that missed finals last year played just 3 or fewer.
A 17 round season can't come soon enough.
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https://twitter.com/OliverGigacz/status/1721076611993440341
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No issue with Sydney's draw. They went 0 and 10 last season. The way they've turned things around us a credit to them
And a 17 game season is miles away. Thanks to unrealistic targets set by HQ that need to be hit to increase the number of games
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Emelia Yassir is the only Tiger to make the 22Under22 squad.
https://vote.22under22.com.au/
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Richmond AFLW development coach and former player Adam Marcon will depart the Club to take up his first full-time coaching role at North Melbourne.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1462897/good-luck-adam-marcon
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Caitlin Greiser's freak goal against Collingwood has been nominated for Goal of the Year.
You can vote for it here: https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/goal-of-the-year
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Conti & Sheerin have been named in the All-Australia squad.
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Monique Conti (Richmond)
10 matches
Averaged 28.5 disposals, 7.3 clearances (league high), 418 metres-gained, 5.8 tackles and 3.5 score involvements per game.
Four-time All Australian (2019, 2021, 2022 S6, 2022 S7). Six-time All Australian squad (2018, 2020).
Eilish Sheerin (Richmond)
10 matches
Averaged 16.8 disposals, 357 metres-gained, 5.3 tackles, two intercept marks and 2.1 clearances per game.
2022 S7 All Australian.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-2023-afl-womens-all-australian-squad-of-42-revealed-players-nominated-records-every-teams-nominees-latest-news/news-story/5904458d59df38f6a6a443ccd873e1c6
The final All-Australian AA team of 21 will be announced at the W Awards on Monday, November 27.
The 2023 All-Australian Panel consists of Nicole Livingstone (Chair), Andrew Dillon, Laura Kane, Jason Bennett, Kelli Underwood, Sarah Black, Katie Loynes, Narelle Smith, Megan Waters.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1464966/conti-sheerin-named-in-all-australian-squad
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Richmond midfielder/forward Meagan Kiely has called time on her AFLW career after three seasons in the yellow and black.
Kiely, 28, played 19 senior games for Richmond after being selected with pick No. 48 overall at the 2021 AFLW Draft via North Melbourne VFL.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1466024/
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Richmond midfielder/forward Meagan Kiely has called time on her AFLW career after three seasons in the yellow and black.
Kiely, 28, played 19 senior games for Richmond after being selected with pick No. 48 overall at the 2021 AFLW Draft via North Melbourne VFL.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1466024/
Good call
I don't think she would have been offered another contract anyway
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Greater Western Sydney's AFLW superstar Alyce Parker is weighing up significant rival interest, as the Giants fight to retain their four-time best and fairest winning midfielder.
AFL.com.au understands Parker has garnered serious levels of interest from Essendon, Richmond, Geelong and Carlton and is currently considering rival offers, though the Blues have already been informed she will not be heading to Ikon Park.
Parker, who has established herself as one of the League's best inside midfielders, is a dual AFLW All-Australian and claimed four Gabrielle Trainor Medals as the Giants' best and fairest in her first five seasons.
Parker finished second in Tuesday night's most recent best and fairest count despite missing the final three games of the season with an ankle injury that required surgery.
She had been averaging 25.1 disposals and 5.6 tackles this year, before suffering her injury.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1064698/gun-giant-alyce-parker-ponders-shock-move-as-vic-rivals-circle
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Greater Western Sydney's AFLW superstar Alyce Parker is weighing up significant rival interest, as the Giants fight to retain their four-time best and fairest winning midfielder.
AFL.com.au understands Parker has garnered serious levels of interest from Essendon, Richmond, Geelong and Carlton and is currently considering rival offers, though the Blues have already been informed she will not be heading to Ikon Park.
Parker, who has established herself as one of the League's best inside midfielders, is a dual AFLW All-Australian and claimed four Gabrielle Trainor Medals as the Giants' best and fairest in her first five seasons.
Parker finished second in Tuesday night's most recent best and fairest count despite missing the final three games of the season with an ankle injury that required surgery.
She had been averaging 25.1 disposals and 5.6 tackles this year, before suffering her injury.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1064698/gun-giant-alyce-parker-ponders-shock-move-as-vic-rivals-circle
Yes please
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A special shout-out to our record-breaking 3734 AFLW members!
We cannot wait to see you in 2024 (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f49b.svg) (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f5a4.svg)
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1725368321401634844
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Ferguson inks two-year extension
Richmond AFLW coach Ryan Ferguson has committed to the Club until at least the end of 2025.
By Richmond Media
20 November 2023
Richmond is delighted to announce it has extended AFLW senior coach Ryan Ferguson’s contract by a further two years.
The contract extension will see Ferguson tied to the Club until at least the end of the 2025 AFLW season.
Ferguson, 42, took on the reins at Richmond after the Club’s disappointing winless first season. His latest extension will take him into a fifth and sixth campaign in the role.
The former Melbourne AFL defender has coached 41 AFLW games, demonstrating improvement in his first three seasons, including a barnstorming top-four finish in Season 7.
Richmond finished with five wins and five losses in 2023, claiming an impressive Round 1 scalp against Brisbane and an emphatic final-round win against Collingwood among the victories.
Ferguson said he and the group were hungry to achieve more in the next two years.
“We have a real belief in what we can do going forward,” he said.
“As a group, we were not satisfied with how this season panned out, but we are ready to embrace the challenge ahead and are happy to have finished so strongly in Round 10.
“To have signed on for two more years is pleasing, and I thank the Club for their faith in what our program is doing.
“We look forward to the journey ahead.”
Richmond CEO Brendon Gale said having Ferguson locked in for two more seasons was exciting.
“It is clear that our players respond well to Ryan and his coaching style and philosophies,” he said.
“Ryan’s leadership and passion to drive elite standards and professionalism has stood out and the players have relished this direction.
“2023 had its challenges for us, but we are confident that the group is tracking in the right direction and are capable of returning to finals action quickly.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1467066/ferguson-inks-two-year-extension
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Surprising
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Surprising
I'm not surprised he's got re-signed. I am surprised he got a 2 year extension
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Monique Conti, Katie Brennan and Eilish Sheerin have been nominated by their teammates for the @AFLPlayers MVP Award.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1727862720232636583
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Both Mon Conti and Eilish Sheerin have been named the AFLW All Australian :clapping
5th time for Mon
And 2nd for Eilish
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Both Mon Conti and Eilish Sheerin have been named the AFLW All Australian :clapping
5th time for Mon
And 2nd for Eilish
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https://twitter.com/aflwomens/status/1729072568882397216
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Caitlin Greiser has won Goal of the Year for her goal against the Pies in round 10
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Caitlin Greiser has won Goal of the Year for her goal against the Pies in round 10
About the only good thing she did all year. Another Sheehan pick that’s been a dud
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Mon Conti has won the AFLW Beat and Fairest award (it doesn't have a name yet)
She polled 23 votes :clapping
Best player in the comp finally gets the recognition She deserves
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Congrats Mon. Well deserved though she had a better year last year before she was shafted by the Lions nobody that won.
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Mon top of the world: Tigers speedster crowned AFLW best and fairest
The winner of the AFLW Best and Fairest Award has been revealed
By Sarah Black
MONIQUE Conti is the Tiger queen, the Richmond midfielder crowned the AFLW's best and fairest player on Monday night.
Such was Conti's dominance and the evenness across the rest of the competition, the star Tiger sewed up the win with a three-vote game against Hawthorn in Cairns, taking her tally to 20, with Adelaide's Anne Hatchard, North Melbourne's Ash Riddell and Essendon co-captain Bonnie Toogood in equal-second with 13.
The midfielder took out the count on 23 votes, with a four-way tie for second place on 16 votes - Geelong's Amy McDonald, Sydney's Chloe Molloy, Riddell and Gold Coast's Claudia Whitfort.
The speedy 23-year-old showed a clean pair of heels throughout the 2023 season, her agility a clear point of difference from her fellow midfielders in the stoppages.
A dual-sport athlete who has already returned to the basketball court following the end to Richmond's season, Conti started her career at the Western Bulldogs, winning the 2018 Grand Final best on ground medal at just 18.
In a tough, injury-hit year for Richmond, Conti was a clear star, averaging 28.5 disposals, a competition-high 7.3 clearances and 5.8 tackles.
After three rounds, pre-count favourite Jas Garner had polled five of a possible nine votes, with Conti and Marinoff leading on seven.
A superstar till the end, retiring great Erin Phillips polled one last three-vote game, coming against St Kilda in round three.
Quiet achiever Tyla Hanks made her move in round four, jumping out to second place with nine votes, one behind Conti with 10.
Halfway through the count, Conti had a three-vote lead from Toogood, the key forward breaking the midfield dominance around her in second place.
Sydney star Laura Gardiner finished second in the AFLCA count but only polled her first umpires' vote in round seven, as Brit Bonnici jumped up to fourth behind Conti, Hatchard and Riddell.
Garner finished with 14 votes, her final three-vote game in round 10 met with raucous applause from the room.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1067667/winner-article
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Well done Mon :bow
Makes the painful game watchable with her skills, dash and poise.
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We got the 2 best #4s in the game!
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We got the 2 best #4s in the game!
Yep :clapping :clapping :bow
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From the RFC website
Mon Reflects on Historic Night
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1471328/conti-reflects-on-historic-night?videoId=1471328&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1701149675001
Also on Ch7 News tonight they said Mon has now polled more votes than any other players in the AFLW
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Here's the final votes tally :thumbsup.
2023 NAB AFLW Best and Fairest Trophy top 10
23 votes - Monique Conti (Rich)
16 - Amy McDonald (Geel)
16 - Chloe Molloy (Syd)
16 - Ashleigh Riddell (NM)
16 - Claudia Whitfort (GC)
15 - Bonnie Toogood (Ess)
14 - Ally Anderson (BL)
14 - Jasmine Garner (NM)
14 - Georgie Prespakis (Geel)
13 - Anne Hatchard (Adel)
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1067667/winner-article
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Steph Williams and Jess Hosking leave the club as per Insta.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0N601chW83/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Delisted? Retired? Anyone else have insights?
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Delisted.
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Richmond AFLW List Update
By Richmond Media - 4 hrs ago
Richmond has made further changes to its list ahead of the 2024 season.
Richmond confirms that AFLW forward Stephanie Williams and midfielder Jess Hosking will not return to the Club in 2024.
Hosking played 23 games for Richmond in three seasons with the Club, adding to the 30 matches she played with Carlton across five years.
The 27-year-old missed most of 2023 due to an ankle syndesmosis injury.
Williams was traded to Richmond from Geelong in 2022 and featured in the opening five rounds of her debut season at the Tigers before a strained ACL ended her year prematurely.
The 21-year-old has played nine games at AFLW level.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, wished Williams and Hosking well for their next chapters.
“I would like to thank Steph and Jess for their hard work and passion during their time at Richmond,” she said.
“Jess brought a lot of experience to our program and played her part in some strong periods for us, including featuring in both of our finals last year.
“Steph brought a lot to our football program and broader Club and even while inactive on our playing list in 2023, Steph has remained engaged and supportive of the team.
“We wish them both well.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1471705/richmond-aflw-list-update
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My only comment on the above is that I'm staggered about Jess Hosking. Re Steph - I wish her all the best, her knee injury last year was a bad one and it wasn't managed well. Great to see her home in the NT enjoying her footy again
If they want to do a cleanout I reckon there is an obvious one... and that person never seems to cop any scrutiny
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J Hosking & Williams gone
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1471705/richmond-aflw-list-update
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I reckon there are about half a dozen that could go before Hosking
Mind boggling and thinking there has to be more to it
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I know that there are many who don't give a rats and that's fine
But for those that do
Tonight is our AFLW sides B&F
You wouldn't know it as there's nothing about it on the Club's website and they're not streaming it.
They really do treat our Women's program as an after thought :scream :banghead
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Anyway...
Best 1st Year Player - Charli Wicksteed
Leading Goal Kicker - Katie Brennan
Players Player Award - Mon Conti
*** currently all awards are nameless. Hopefully over the next few years the awards will get named after significant women who helped build our women's team
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No surprise Mon Conti has won the B&F. Her 5th in a row
2nd - Eilish Sheerin
3rd - Kate Dempsey
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I know that there are many who don't give a rats and that's fine
But for those that do
Tonight is our AFLW sides B&F
You wouldn't know it as there's nothing about it on the Club's website and they're not streaming it.
They really do treat our Women's program as an after thought :scream :banghead
They are posting it on social media WP. Well I only have Facebook but they are posting videos and reels etc. on there.
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They are posting it on social media WP. Well I only have Facebook but they are posting videos and reels etc. on there.
I'm not on FB but I am on the social formerly known as Twitter
And they have a few updates there
But for the men they do a live stream. Why not for this? Over 3k AFLW members and nothing. Not a mention leading up to it. Just think it's poor form
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1731638210437197956
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1731641979229061582
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RICHMOND 2023 AFLW BEST AND FAIREST LEADERBOARD
1st Monique Conti (23 votes)
2nd Eilish Sheerin (21)
3rd Kate Dempsey (20)
4th Katie Brennan (18)
5th Grace Egan (16)
6th Gabby Seymour (13)
7th Bethany Lynch (12)
Eq 8th Caitlin Greiser, Laura McClelland (10)
Eq 10th Emelia Yassir, Katelyn Cox, Libby Graham, Bec Miller (9)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1473782/conti-makes-it-five-from-five
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Monique is a super star, good on her
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My only comment on the above is that I'm staggered about Jess Hosking. Re Steph - I wish her all the best, her knee injury last year was a bad one and it wasn't managed well. Great to see her home in the NT enjoying her footy again
If they want to do a cleanout I reckon there is an obvious one... and that person never seems to cop any scrutiny
Can you rookie in AFLW? I'm not sure it'd be worth it but imagine there's a salary cap? Really surprised regarding Jess.
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I think I read somewhere the syndesmosis from Jess is being really troublesome? Maybe she thought given her shoulders and and now syndesmosis its time?
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Monique Conti's interview with Sam Lane last night after receiving the award.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1473973/aflw-bf-mon-conti
Eilish Sheerin: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1473971/aflw-bf-eilish-sheerin
Kate Dempsey: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1473969/aflw-bf-kate-dempsey
Captain Katie Brennan: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1473963/aflw-bf-katie-brennan
Coach Ryan Ferguson: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1473958/aflw-bf-ryan-ferguson
President John O'Rourke: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1473956/aflw-bf-john-orourke
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Greater Western Sydney's AFLW superstar Alyce Parker is weighing up significant rival interest, as the Giants fight to retain their four-time best and fairest winning midfielder.
AFL.com.au understands Parker has garnered serious levels of interest from Essendon, Richmond, Geelong and Carlton and is currently considering rival offers, though the Blues have already been informed she will not be heading to Ikon Park.
Parker, who has established herself as one of the League's best inside midfielders, is a dual AFLW All-Australian and claimed four Gabrielle Trainor Medals as the Giants' best and fairest in her first five seasons.
Parker finished second in Tuesday night's most recent best and fairest count despite missing the final three games of the season with an ankle injury that required surgery.
She had been averaging 25.1 disposals and 5.6 tackles this year, before suffering her injury.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1064698/gun-giant-alyce-parker-ponders-shock-move-as-vic-rivals-circle
Re-signed with GWS.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1070873/in-demand-greater-western-sydney-giant-alyce-parker-signs-on-despite-rival-interest
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Sisters left 'shattered' after Tigers' surprise Hosking call
Sarah Hosking has backed her twin sister Jess to find a new AFLW club after Richmond delisted her last week
womens.afl
6 December 2023
SARAH Hosking has lamented Richmond's surprise delisting of her twin sister Jess after the NAB AFLW season concluded.
Both Hosking sisters were inaugural AFLW players with Carlton before moving to the Tigers when they entered the competition ahead of the 2020 season.
Sarah faces the prospect of a first AFLW season without her sister in the same side and said on this week's episode of Tagged that she was firmly focused on supporting Jess as she seeks a place on another AFLW list.
"We grew up in the womb together, we're roommates, everything. I'm shattered. I'm shattered for Jess and I think she is as well," Sarah said.
"As sisters, naturally you want to play together and for Richmond as well, there's no bad blood there. It's an opportunity now for Jess. She's still got a s***load of footy ahead of her and she's really excited to see whatever that next chapter is.
"She's definitely still out there and keen to jump on another list."
Sarah Hosking's co-host on Tagged, star Collingwood defender Ruby Schleicher, said Jess's hard-earned reputation as a tough midfielder would appeal to any club needing a bit more strength around the contest.
But Sarah said her sister's appeal for a new club wasn't restricted just to her footballing ability.
"One of her biggest strengths… off field, it's connection. I look at what she could do to help connect a young team, or one of the establishment team, or whoever it is. I just know that she's got so much more to offer," Sarah said.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1070848/sisters-left-shattered-after-aflw-tigers-surprise-jess-hosking-call
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Sarah's not the only one lamenting Jess' delisting
Staggering decision an simply a bad one
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Jess was obviously not a fan of Sheehan like me so got boned.
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Your club's draft picks as of December 7, 2023
Adelaide: 18, 37, 40, 58, 76
Brisbane: 12, 20, 32, 39, 41, 60, 78
Carlton: 7, 25, 28, 47, 67
Collingwood: 8, 11, 29, 48, 68
Essendon: 13, 33, 53, 71
Fremantle: 6, 46, 51, 66
Geelong: 17, 36, 57, 75
Gold Coast: 14, 54, 72
Greater Western Sydney: 3, 24, 43, 63
Hawthorn: 16, 45, 65
Melbourne: 5, 26, 35, 56, 74
North Melbourne: 19, 38, 52, 59, 77
Port Adelaide: 4, 21, 44, 64
Richmond: 9, 30, 49, 69
St Kilda: 10, 31, 50, 70
Sydney: 15, 34, 55, 73
West Coast: 2, 23, 27, 42, 62
Western Bulldogs: 1, 22, 61
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1070870/2023-aflw-draft-order-indicative-picks-womens-trade-period
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Mon's 24th birthday today :bow :birthday
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https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1733319045540376580
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TRADE:
We have completed a pick swap with Collingwood.
Richmond receives: Pick No. 11 + No. 29
Collingwood receives: Pick No. 9
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1733387981330038942
So, our current picks are now: 11, 29, 30, 49, 69.
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Leaving the nest: Crows ruck seeks move to Tigers
womens.afl
10 December 2023
Adelaide ruck Montana McKinnon has requested a trade to Richmond after 31 games for the Crows.
McKinnon, 22, played 10 games for Adelaide this season, averaging 7.7 disposals and 15.7 hitouts.
But as reported by AFL.com.au earlier this week, she has informed the Crows of her desire to be traded to the Tigers.
McKinnon was taken with pick No.14 in the 2019 AFLW Draft.
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https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1071139/leaving-the-nest-adelaide-crows-ruck-montana-mckinnon-seeks-move-to-richmond-tigers
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Sarah faces the prospect of a first AFLW season without her sister in the same side
This isn't true. Sarah came to Richmond a year before Jess.
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AFLW Trade news:
Where trade period's biggest deals sit ahead of deadline day
The countdown to the end of the trade period is on, with plenty of trades yet to be completed ahead of Thursday's 2pm AEDT deadline
By Riley Beveridge
3 hrs ago
"Richmond's move for Adelaide's star ruck McKinnon is also a standstill, with the two teams unable to find middle ground between the Tigers' first pick at No.11 and their second at No.29.
It's understood Richmond spent Wednesday reaching out to rival clubs over a pick-swap that could land a selection in between picks No.11 and 29 to satisfy Adelaide, but have so far been unable to make any progress."
And...
"Richmond is also likely to part with pick No.30 to land Greater Western Sydney duo Jodie Hicks and Ally Dallaway, with the Tigers also set to secure pick No.42 as part of the transaction."
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1071859/where-trade-periods-biggest-deals-sit-ahead-of-deadline-day
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Tigers secure trade for Hicks and Dallaway
Richmond has bolstered its list with the addition of defender Jodie Hicks and midfielder Ally Dallaway via a trade with GWS Giants today.
In exchange Richmond has parted ways with picks No. 30 and 69 overall at the 2023 AFLW National Draft.
Richmond will also receive pick No. 43 overall from GWS as part of the deal.
Hicks was a first-round pick (No. 5 overall) at the 2017 AFLW Draft and boasts 40 matches of AFLW experience.
A skilful player, with high football IQ, poise, and composure with ball in hand- Hicks can both set the game up from defence or lock down on a forward.
Hicks, 26, arrives in career best form, having not missed a game in the past two seasons and finishing fourth in the Giants’ Season 7 best and fairest.
Playing as a defender Hicks has averaged 12 disposals, 3.8 tackles and 196.5 metres across 20 matches.
Away from football, Hicks is a talented cricketer and spent four years with the Sydney Sixers in the Women’s Big Bash League.
Dallaway, 24, has not missed a game in the AFLW since winning her spot onto the list in the 2022 AFLW Pre-Season.
Across 30 games the reliable midfielder has impressed with her strong work ethic, two-way running, and professionalism.
The former East Coast Eagle in the AFL Sydney competition averaged 12.5 disposals, 4.8 tackles and 1.5 clearances in 2023.
Dallaway who was a nominee for the AFLPA’s best first year player in 2022 will complement the AFLW Tigers’ already strong midfield mix.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan said it was pleasing to add two established players to the list.
“Jodie is a natural footballer that has been exposed to elite standards across two sports. We see a lot of upside in her already impressive game, and are particularly excited about her ability to play multiple roles in defence or across the midfield and wing,” she added.
“Ally is a powerful midfielder, she is tough, courageous, has great speed and plays the Richmond way.
“We think Jodie and Ally will fit right in and look forward to getting them to the Swinburne Centre.”
Richmond currently holds picks 11, 29, 43 and 49 in next Monday’s 2023 AFLW Draft.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1477556/tigers-secure-trade-for-hicks-and-dallaway
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VIDEOS:
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1477589/dallaway-becomes-a-tiger
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1477591/hicks-becomes-a-tiger
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We were part of the 11-club super trade today.
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Adelaide and Richmond also reached a resolution over McKinnon's move to Punt Road, with the two clubs previously being unable to find a middle ground in negotiations during protracted talks.
Richmond
In: Montana McKinnon, Pick 13
Out: Picks 11 and 29
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1071950/super-mega-trade-eleven-club-deal-set-to-blow-open-trade-period
It leaves us with picks 13, 43, 49.
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Montana McKinnon joins Richmond
By Richmond Media
14 December 2023
Richmond is delighted to have secured emerging ruck Montana McKinnon following a trade with multiple clubs today.
In summary, following a remarkable 11-club trade, Richmond received McKinnon and selection No. 13 at next Monday night’s AFLW Draft and parted ways with pick No. 11 and No. 29.
McKinnon arrives at the Swinburne Centre following 31 games for the Crows since being selected as the first South Australian pick in the 2019 AFLW Draft.
The 22-year-old, who won two premierships at SANFLW level before being drafted, has been a member of the successful Crows AFLW team over the past four years.
McKinnon averaged 7.7 disposals and 15.7 hitouts per game in 2023, impressing with her athleticism, strong aerial ability, work rate and ability to cover the ground.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, said McKinnon was a big coup for the Club.
“Montana was a highly sought-after player this off-season, such is her talent and the demand for dynamic talls,” Sheahan said.
“As a young player, she has done very well to contribute to a quality line-up at Adelaide, and she is ready to take her game to a new level in the coming seasons.
“Montana will add another dimension to our side and give us great versatility as to how we use our tall options. We are excited to have her joining us at Richmond and can’t wait to see her in the yellow and black.”
Sheahan added that McKinnon will benefit from having been a part of a great football program at Adelaide.
“Montana comes to us from a very successful club that has been the benchmark in the AFLW competition. She will bring winning habits to Richmond.”
McKinnon’s arrival will see her form a formidable combination of ruck options for the AFLW Tigers alongside Gabby Seymour and Poppy Kelly.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1477876/montana-mckinnon-joins-richmond
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VIDEO:
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1477899/mckinnon-becomes-a-tiger
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Quite the highlight reel with taps to the opposition
Oh well can’t be any worse than Poppy
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Richmond 2024 AFLW List Changes
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Richmond Football Club advises that AFLW players Sarah D’Arcy, Meg Macdonald and Lilly Pearce will not be offered contracts for the 2024 season.
D’Arcy, 32, played 23 games for Richmond across four seasons after being recruited to the Club from Collingwood ahead of the 2021 AFLW season.
The inaugural AFLW player also featured 24 times for the Magpies, taking her career total to 47. The key forward/back has booted 13 goals.
Macdonald played 23 games for the Tigers across three seasons since joining the Club as a replacement player in the lead-up to the 2022 AFLW season.
The inside midfielder played 10 games during the successful Season 7, including both finals appearances, making meaningful contributions through the middle of the ground.
Pearce joined the Club from Queensland in the pre-season but could not break through for her AFLW debut.
The 20-year-old had previously been a train-on player at recent premiers Brisbane.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, thanked all three players for their hard work during their time at the Club.
“We wish Sarah, Meg, and Lilly all the best for their future pursuits on and off the field,” she said.
“Sarah came to us from Collingwood and added a lot to our program with her experience- she had some injury troubles in recent years but played some very good football for us across her four seasons.
“Meg has been an extremely popular member of our program and has given her all over the past three years.
“Lilly moved to Victoria in July and put her best foot forward while at the Club. She is still very young in her football career, and we wish her well for the journey ahead.”
Richmond holds picks 13, 43 and 49 at next Monday’s 2023 AFLW Draft.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1478072/richmond-2024-aflw-list-changes
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I am not surprised about Sarah D'Aracy. I actually thought she'd retire after a very tough run with injury and having lost her pace
Meg Macdonald is a surprise, best tagger we have and tough at and in the contest. In a word perplexing
Lilly Pearce; don't know anything about her :-\
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They were all slower than a fully loaded Puffing Billy. Surprised Stella Reid didn’t get,the flick also. Timid and Slow also
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West Coast has signed former Richmond utility Jess Hosking as a delisted free agent for the 2024 AFLW season.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1072134/west-coast-eagles-land-experienced-former-tiger-jess-hosking-as-delisted-free-agent
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Finalised picks for tomorrow night's draft.
Your club's draft picks for the 2023 AFLW Draft
Adelaide: 22, 26, 33
Brisbane: 20, 21, 31, 34, 36
Carlton: 7, 28
Collingwood: 8, 9, 29
Essendon: 19, 37
Fremantle: 49, 54
Geelong: 17, 32, 41
Gold Coast: 35, 44, 50, 51, 52
Greater Western Sydney: 3, 39, 53
Hawthorn: 16, 45
Melbourne: 5, 12, 23, 40, 55, 57
North Melbourne: 25, 27, 46, 56
Port Adelaide: 18, 24
Richmond: 13, 43
St Kilda: 10, 47
Sydney: 15, 30
West Coast: 2, 14, 38, 42
Western Bulldogs: 1, 4, 6, 11, 48
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1070870/2023-aflw-draft-order-indicative-picks-womens-trade-period
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Sarah Black's AFLW Draft late mail: Top 20, who goes where?
Sarah Black
womens.afl
17 December 2023
Georgia Clark
Position: Forward
Height: 173cm
State: Tasmania, Tasmania Devils/Glenorchy
Nomination: National
A strong-bodied key forward, who at 173cm would play as a second or third tall at AFLW level. Clark's strengths lie in her marking, leading patterns inside 50 and general footy smarts. Opted to nominate for the national pool rather than North Melbourne's Tasmania alliance.
Where could she go?
St Kilda at pick No.10 could be an option here for Clark, but she has generated significant interest in the last few weeks to rise on the draft boards. West Coast at pick No.14 wouldn't say no to another marking target, with Richmond at 13 possibly less likely.
Ella Slocombe
Position: Midfielder/forward
Height: 165cm
State: Western Australia, Claremont
Nomination: National
Slocombe has improved out of sight over the past 12 months, quickly rising through the West Australian ranks on the back of sheer hard work and impressing the state managers with her attitude. She's quick and agile with plenty of running power and loves a run-down tackle.
Where could she go?
This is where the draft picture becomes a little murky. While Slocombe sits just below the very top tier of this particular pool, she could conceivably slot in anywhere from picks 7-14, with the Eagles unlikely to let her slide any further if still available.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1072023/sarah-blacks-aflw-draft-late-mail-top-20-who-goes-where
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Monty and Ally’s first day at Tigerland
Watch here: https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1736640133158653994
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Shelby Knoll to be placed as inactive for 2024
Richmond confirms that young key forward Shelby Knoll will be placed on the inactive list for the 2024 AFLW season.
Knoll, 23, suffered an ACL injury in October at training, cutting short her debut season at the Club after promising performances at scrimmage level.
“Shelby will remain a part of our program in 2024, but by being placed as inactive, will be able to take a conservative approach to her return to playing,” Richmond Head of Women's Football, Kate Sheahan said.
“Another year in a professional environment will do her well, and we look forward to seeing her back at the Club next year.”
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1478465/shelby-knoll-to-be-placed-as-inactive-for-2024
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Our first pick.
13. Richmond - Isabel Bacon
18 y.o.
172cm
Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro
Inside midfielder/rebounding defender
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AFLW Tigers add Bacon
Richmond has selected pacy midfielder/defender Isabel Bacon with its first selection, No. 13 overall, at tonight’s AFLW Draft.
Bacon is an inside midfielder who also excelled playing as a rebounding defender for Sandringham Dragons and Victoria Metro this season.
The 18-year-old grew up around sports, playing basketball and netball and competing in cross-country running throughout her formative years, including living with her family in Vancouver.
Bacon began focussing purely on football just last year but was quick to stand out to Richmond recruiters with her elite athleticism, explosive speed, endurance, sidestep, power, and strength.
An elite competitor with aggression and physicality in her game, Bacon was also one of the standouts at the National Combine, recording a 3.16 second 20m sprint and 7.55 minute two-kilometre time trial.
The 172cm utility ended the season in dominant form, adding an offensive edge to her impressive defensive numbers.
Bacon averaged 7.8 tackles and 14 disposals per game at Coates League level in 2023, including 41 touches and 23 tackles across the final two matches.
The Sandringham Dragons product was also awarded the Coaches Award for Victoria Metro at the Under 18 National Championships.
Richmond AFLW National Recruiting Manager Trent Mosbey said that Bacon had great versatility to play multiple roles across the ground.
“We love Isabel’s combination of attacking and defensive game style,” he said.
“Isabel can play on multiple-sized opponents and in multiple roles across the ground. Her ability to drive her legs and to power out of congestion was a real eye-catching feature of her game.
“She displays a fierce attack and high level of intensity at the ball and opposition, is an elite tackler and pressure player, and is highly regarded for regularly winning the ball back for her side and then attacking the game once in possession.”
Mosbey added that he could see Bacon helping the Tigers across half-back and progressing into the midfield in the future.
“Isabel has displayed Richmond character traits and is highly regarded for her leadership, professionalism, coachability, and a strong desire to achieve,” he added.
“She has demonstrated that she is a consistent performer week to week and performed well under pressure against the best players from around the country when playing for Victoria Metro.
“We are delighted to have her at the Tigers.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1478619/
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43. Richmond - Mackenzie Ford
27-04-2005
163cm
Dover (Hobart)/Tasmania/Allies
Forward/mid
From Kingborough Tiger to Richmond Tiger. Welcome, Mackenzie!
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Mackenzie Ford to call Richmond home
Richmond has completed its list for the 2024 AFLW season with the addition of Tasmanian Mackenzie Ford via selection No. 43 overall at tonight's AFLW Draft.
The Tigers pounced on Ford following an excellent season at Coates League, State and Local levels in 2023.
Ford is a dangerous player with explosive pace who can quickly move from congestion and is powerful and strong in a contest.
The 163cm Tasmanian played through the midfield for the Devils in the Coates Talent League, averaging 13.6 disposals, 6.5 tackles, and 3.1 tackles per match.
Ford also impressed when representing the Allies at the National Championships where she was excellent in both her games.
The youngster had 17 disposals, two score assists and six tackles against Victoria Metro, and a monster 15-tackle match against Western Australia, suggesting to recruiters she had the potential to be an elite pressure forward in the AFLW.
Richmond AFLW National Recruiting Manager Trent Mosbey said Ford was easily recognisable on the field with her tenacious hunt for the ball and opposition. She also plays in a blue helmet.
“Mackenzie applies elite pressure around the ball, has excellent competitiveness and ferociousness, and regularly lays tackles,” he added.
“We see Mackenzie as a quick, dynamic, dangerous forward that can have spells through the midfield.
“She is a lively player, and she plays a fast and quick tempo game style which will suit how we play. She has significant upside in her game, and we are excited to see what she can do wearing the yellow and black.”
Ford hails from Dover, a small town outside of Hobart; she was also a state-level netballer in juniors.
Playing for her local club, Kingsborough Tigers, Ford was named their best player in every game she played this year.
The 18-year-old bases her game off Western Bulldogs superstar Ellie Blackburn.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1478667/
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AFLW Draft done.
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VIDEO:
Mackenzie Ford:
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Isabel Bacon
Height: 172cm
D.O.B: 11-04-2005
#16
SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS
MIDFIELDER
SNAPSHOT:
Isabel Bacon is one of this year’s AFLW Draft bolters coming off a memorable debut season with Sandringham Dragons at Talent League level. Boasting explosive speed and high-level endurance as well, Bacon has the flexibility to fill out a number of roles. While some of the fundamentals of the game are areas of improvement, her overall profile is one that will excite clubs.
STRENGTHS:
+ Explosive speed
+ Endurance
+ Versatility
+ Defensive pressure
+ Physicality
+ Upside
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Kicking
- Decision making
PROFILE:
Bacon comes from an athletic background, where she played a variety of sports including basketball and netball alongside her athletics and cross country. In her top-age year, she set her sights on reaching the elite level of Australian rules football, and by the end of the Talent League Girls program, hit her straps with her best form of the season.
The Dragons utility played both half-back and through the middle, as well as off a wing. Though not the highest accumulator of the ball, Bacon's explosive speed coupled with her physicality and aggression at the contest make her such a concern for the opposition. When she tackles, she tackles with intent, and laid a whopping 7.5 per game across her 11 matches for the Dragons.
A real ground level player who had more aerial presence when stepping into the 'Big V', her work at half-back for Vic Metro really caught the eye. She ran off and provided some drive from defence, and set up scoring chains in the process. With a high-level endurance base to go with her speed and all-round athleticism, Bacon can continually impact games with her repeat contest work.
Bacon models her game on explosive midfielders such as Monique Conti and Jasmine Fleming, while the Sydney Swans supporter also looks up to ex-Dragon Sophia Hurley. Athletically, Bacon is able to compete and excel against the best of players, posting a blistering 3.16 seconds in the 20m sprint, and 7:55 in the 2km time trial, showing off that speed-endurance mix.
In terms of her improvements, Bacon has identified her kicking and decision making as ways to further improve. That was evident throughout the season as she would have that almost complete offensive and defensive game aside from the final execution. Those areas of improvement will not worry clubs too much knowing she has come from a different sporting background, and her strengths are harder to teach.
Going forward, Bacon has clear deficiencies to work on in her game, and given her progression in 2023, along with her evident upside, the Dragons midfielder/defender could add extra strings to her bow at the elite level. That speed-endurance mix is a point of difference, and with her natural aggression and ability to play both offensive and defensive roles, she is an all-round threat that just needs to tidy up the final execution.
SUMMARY:
Isabel Bacon has one of the better athletic profiles going around with her mix of speed and endurance, and clubs will likely consider her among the top 30 or so candidates. She got better as the season went on, and developed from an athletic, raw player, to one who was consistently impacting contests with her explosive speed and defensive pressure. It would not be a shock to see a club take a chance on her closer to the top 20.
https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/isabel-bacon/
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Mackenzie Ford
Height: 164cm
D.O.B: 27-04-2005
#33
ALLIES GIRLS
MIDFIELDER, WING
SNAPSHOT:
Tasmanian Mackenzie Ford has been one of the most reliable and consistent players throughout the course of the Talent League Girls season. Though not a massive ball-winner, Ford is able to impact both offensively and defensively, run hard both ways and explode from the contest to get the ball forward.
STRENGTHS:
+ Defensive pressure
+ Explosiveness
+ Versatility
+ Clean skills
+ Work rate
+ Balance
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Endurance
- Accumulation
DRAFT PROFILE:
Ford is a player who is consistent across the board, particularly from a midfield perspective. Having moved through multiple teams on the Apple Isle to eventually play with Kingborough Tigers, then the Tasmania Devils and eventually Allies, she has adapted well to each level she goes up.
She has played both on the inside and outside, utilising both her speed and work rate to cover the ground and impact the contest. From an athletic aspect, Ford is known for her explosive speed, and she can evade would-be tackles with that speed. Naturally given her defensive prowess, she has run-down plenty of opponents maximising that same speed she has with ball-in-hand.
From a disposal perspective, Ford is clean by hand or foot, and while there are more potent users, she is able to still hit targets and set up her teammates after extracting it from the inside, or winning it in space. Where she might play at AFLW level is dependent on the club that drafts her, but considering her self-proclaimed improvement of endurance is one area to still develop, she has scope in both regards.
As it stands, she has her bursts between the arcs, and though she is limited in terms of her accumulation, she is a high-impact player. In the Talent League season, Ford registered just one game with more than 20 disposals, and boasted an average of 13.6 disposals per game this season. Those numbers will rise with an improvement in her endurance, as would her scoreboard impact.
Similarly, Ford only kicked the one goal in season 2023 for the Devils, with her defensive mindset the key. She is elite from a tackling perspective, and impacts with ball-in-hand offensively, but is usually setting up her teammates. Adding that element to her game is another way for her to further develop a game that has a lot of positives in it.
Ford's standout trait is easily her tackling, averaging 6.5 per game for the Devils, and a whopping 10.5 across her two matches for the Allies. Her best work is done when looking to lock the ball in or hunt the opposition, and with her athletic gifts, she is a worry for any opponent who wins the ball around the stoppages.
All up, when assessing Ford as a draft prospect, she is solid across the board without a major weakness that will hold her back. Once she is able to make those slight tweaks to her game, she will be able to balance out her profile even more, but they are areas that will come with time.
SUMMARY:
Mackenzie Ford will naturally have to move interstate given she hails from the Apple Isle, and has earmarked the Gold Coast as a potential destination. With family ties up there, Ford could join former Devil Ella Maurer at the club, but expect her to attract some interest across the east coast in particular given her season and room for growth, with her range landing in the middle of the draft.
https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/mackenzie-ford/
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AFLW Tigers locked in for 2024
Richmond has locked away its playing list for the 2024 AFLW season, with 26 players retained from this year.
Headlining the 26 players set to return to the Club is league best and fairest winner, Monique Conti.
Conti has won an incredible five straight Richmond best and fairest awards and was crowned the AFLW's league best in the eyes of the umpires for the first time, having last year also won the player-voted MVP.
The 24-year-old will return for a sixth season in the yellow and black, as will fellow inaugural AFLW Tigers Katie Brennan, Rebecca Miller, Kate Dempsey, and Gabby Seymour.
Fresh off a second consecutive All-Australian honour and finishing runner-up to Conti in Richmond's AFLW best and fairest, dashing defender Eilish Sheerin has re-signed with the Club.
Consistent midfielder Grace Egan will return to the Swinburne Centre for a third season, while Sarah Hosking has committed to the Club for her fifth campaign.
Young West Australian Charli Wicksteed has also re-signed with the Tigers after an impressive debut season that saw her recognised as the team's best first-year player.
Maddie Shevlin and Poppy Kelly are among the others to have inked fresh deals to remain with the Club, as is Tessa Lavey, who will return from injury in 2024.
Lavey, 30, missed the entire 2023 season with a toe injury but will be back to resume the impressive start she had made to her football career across 25 matches.
Gun youngster Ellie McKenzie will also return from injury in 2024 wearing yellow and black.
Richmond Head of Women's Football, Kate Sheahan, said it was a positive reflection on the program that they could retain the playing list.
"To be able to retain 26 players from last season while bringing in some targets via trade and through the draft is encouraging for us," Sheahan said.
"The group is hungry for more, and the players want to do it together. Their commitment to each other and the Club is a reflection of the foundation they have established for themselves and the program.
“We look forward to seeing what they can achieve in 2024.”
RICHMOND 2024 AFLW PLAYING LIST
1 Grace Egan
2 Eilish Sheerin
3 Katie Brennan
4 Monique Conti
5 Courtney Jones
7 Sarah Hosking
8 Molly Eastman
9 Caitlin Greiser
14 Poppy Kelly
15 Rebecca Miller
16 Laura McClelland
17 Katelyn Cox
18 Libby Graham
19 Kate Dempsey
20 Beth Lynch
21 Charley Ryan
22 Ellie McKenzie
23 Shelby Knoll (Inactive)
24 Charli Wicksteed
25 Stella Reid
27 Emelia Yassir
28 Gabby Seymour
29 Jemima Woods
35 Maddie Shevlin
36 Amelia Peck
37 Tessa Lavey
# Montana McKinnon (Trade Recruit- Adelaide)
# Jodie Hicks (Trade Recruit- GWS)
# Ally Dallaway (Trade Recruit- GWS)
# Isabel Bacon (Pick 13 AFLW Draft- Sandringham Dragon)
# Mackenzie Ford (Pick 43 AFLW Draft- Tasmania Devils)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1478869/aflw-tigers-locked-in
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Thank you, Lauren Tesoriero
Richmond AFLW backs coach Lauren Tesoriero will depart the Club, ending a five-year tenure with the Tigers’ women’s program.
The 37-year-old cited work reasons for her departure due to the growing demands of the AFLW competition and the challenges it poses with full-time work.
Tesoriero is completing a plumbing apprenticeship with A.G. Coombs.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan, thanked Tesoriero for her “enormous contribution.
“Lauren has been a mainstay within our football program essentially since the very beginning,” Sheahan said.
“Her outstanding knowledge of football and, particularly, female athletes, has been invaluable for our program, and we are lucky to have had her with us across many roles since 2018.
“We will miss ‘Loz,’ but also understand the balancing act of work and part-time coaching, which she has also managed alongside a coaching role with Mt Evelyn’s Senior Men’s team in the winter months.
“She has had a significant impact on and off the field as a foundation member of our AFLW program, and we certainly hope to see her coaching at the elite level again one day.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1479894/thank-you-lauren-tesoriero
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INS AND OUTS: Every club's list changes ahead of 2024
Check out every club's list changes after the AFLW trade and draft periods
By Sarah Black
womens.afl
23 December 2023
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Ins: Ally Dallaway, Jodie Hicks (Greater Western Sydney), Montana McKinnon (Adelaide), Isabel Bacon, Mackenzie Ford (draft), Tessa Lavey (inactive, toe)
Outs: Meagan Kiely (retired), Jess Hosking (delisted, then West Coast), Sarah D'Arcy, Meg Macdonald, Lilly Pearce, Steph Williams (delisted)
2024 list: Isabel Bacon, Katie Brennan, Monique Conti, Katelyn Cox, Ally Dallaway, Kate Dempsey, Molly Eastman, Grace Egan, Mackenzie Ford, Libby Graham, Caitlin Greiser, Jodie Hicks, Sarah Hosking, Courtney Jones, Poppy Kelly, Shelby Knoll*, Tessa Lavey, Beth Lynch, Laura McClelland, Ellie McKenzie, Montana McKinnon, Bec Miller, Amelia Peck, Stella Reid, Charley Ryan, Gabby Seymour, Eilish Sheerin, Maddie Shevlin, Charli Wicksteed, Jemima Woods, Emelia Yassir
*inactive
It'll be interesting to see how Richmond juggles its talls in 2024, bringing ruck McKinnon into the side. They like the ground-level work of Seymour, so there's a potential for Kelly to be pushed into a permanent forward role. Hicks is a steadier head in defence than Jess Hosking (who arguably has the edge in tackle pressure), while Lavey's work on the wing has almost been forgotten after a year on the sidelines. Bacon and Ford may not be needed straight away, given the older Dallaway has also been added to the midfield mix.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1072838/ins-and-outs-every-clubs-full-list-changes-ahead-of-2024
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Moments that mattered: What shaped your club's season in 2023
Gemma Bastiani takes a look at the your club's biggest moment in the 2023 season.
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Mon wins big
At just 23 years of age, Monique Conti polled more AFLW Best and Fairest votes than any player before to win the highest individual player honour at the W Awards in November. Now with a premiership medallion, a Grand Final best on ground medal, and an AFLW Best and Fairest award, Conti is in rare air, joining just Erin Phillips in winning all three during their career. The scary part is just how much footy is still ahead of Conti.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1072132/moments-that-mattered-what-shaped-your-clubs-aflw-season-in-2023
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Best 15 games of the season
By Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
29 December 2023
11. Richmond v Gold Coast (round six)
Gold Coast 5.6 (36) def. Richmond 5.5 (35) at Ikon Park
Despite being hard-hit by injury, to the point where it needed to play train-on player former-Sun Shannon Danckert, Richmond was performing well at its makeshift home of Ikon Park. Gold Coast snatched the lead in the third quarter before Danckert put the Tigers back in front with four minutes left on the clock. Down to the last minute scores were tied up and the ball landed in the hands of Gold Coast captain Tara Bohanna 50m from goal, who went on to kick the most important behind of her life. Charlie Rowbottom and Claudia Whitfort were immense through the middle for the Suns, combining for 56 disposals and 20 tackles, while Richmond winger Kate Dempsey did everything in her power to get her side the win.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1071866/upsets-nailbiters-individual-heroics-best-15-games-of-the-season
Losses such as this game plus the Freo one cost us a finals spot.
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Secret weapons: Your club's most underrated player
Gemma Bastiani takes a look at the under-the-radar players that are crucial to your side's success
womens.afl
10 Jan 2024
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Beth Lynch
Lynch's performance against Geelong in round nine alone makes her the clear choice for the Tigers, with her 20 disposals, 16 intercepts, and 284m gained a huge effort to hold off the Cats for as long as Richmond did. Throughout the season Lynch played both on the wing and in defence, averaging 10.2 disposals, 3.7 tackles, and 3.4 inside 50s, and bringing her relentless attitude across both lines.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1071180/secret-weapons-your-clubs-most-underrated-player
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Key to success: Your club's most impactful new player in 2023
Gemma Bastiani takes a look at which player new to your club this season had the most impact
Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
15 January 2024
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Caitlin Greiser
Season snapshot: Nine games, eight goals, averaging 8.7 disposals, 1.4 inside 50s, 3.3 score involvements.
The 2023 Goal of the Year winner was super consistent in her first season at the Tigers. Greiser stood up in some big moments, including a massive round one matchwinner over eventual premier Brisbane. As the connection between Richmond's midfield and new forward line improves, Greiser will only get better.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1070845/your-clubs-most-impactful-new-player-in-2023
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It would be hard for her to get any worse
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‘Fine, I’ll show you’: This star Tiger has not given up on her Opals dream
Marnie Vinall
The Age
January 18, 2024
Paris 2024 might be too soon, but AFLW superstar Monique Conti says her dream of representing Australia in basketball is still alive as she dominates the WNBL season.
Conti has been told since she was a teenager that she couldn’t combine her two sporting loves – footy and basketball. But the Richmond superstar proved everyone wrong by winning the AFLW best-and-fairest award in December and returning to training for the Melbourne Boomers the next day, as most of her football teammates headed for a well-earned post-season break.
The 23-year-old is now backing up her career-best season for the Tigers with one at the Boomers and going toe-to-toe with Opals opponents – often beating them.
Read the full article here: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/monique-conti-once-proved-the-doubters-wrong-can-she-do-it-again-20240109-p5ew33.html
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On the up: How your club can improve in 2024
By Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
19 January 2024
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Midfield balance
Reigning AFLW Best and Fairest winner Monique Conti is clearly a star, and any midfield with her is better for it, but what the Tigers lacked in 2023 was midfield balance. Young gun Ellie McKenzie was set to be the key to this, offering an impressive five inside 50s and 325m gained from 15 disposals in her side's round one win over eventual premier Brisbane.
That was the only game McKenzie would go on to play, with an ankle injury ending her season, and quickly sending Richmond's year south in the process. Finding balance in the midfield group was the club's biggest challenge without McKenzie available. As good as Grace Egan and Sarah Hosking are, they are less dynamic and attacking than McKenzie, more providing coverage for Conti.
It is for this reason that Eilish Sheerin was such a revelation in the middle come round 10, boasting the size and attack McKenzie offers. Finding some depth in the players who can provide this to the midfield mix should injury strike again is crucial to Richmond's bounce back to finals this year.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1073133/on-the-up-how-your-club-can-improve-in-2024
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https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1073202/your-clubs-best-21-whos-in-whos-out-whos-new
B: Rebbeca Miller, Libby Graham
HB: Eilish Sheerin, Gabby Seymour, Maddie Shevlin
C: Tessa Lavey, Ellie McKenzie, Kate Dempsey
HF: Courtney Jones, Katie Brennan, Stella Reid
F: Caitlin Greiser, Emelia Yassir
FOLL: Montana McKinnon, Monique Conti, Grace Egan
I/C: Laura McClelland, Charley Ryan, Sarah Hosking, Charli Wicksteed, Katelyn Cox
Depth: Isabel Bacon, Ally Dallaway, Molly Eastman, Mackenzie Ford, Jodie Hicks, Poppy Kelly, Beth Lynch, Amelia Peck, Jemima Woods
I reckon our biggest weakness is overall speed in this side, apart from the little rocket Conti there is not a lot of speed in this side
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A loaded cement truck is faster than this team.
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https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1073202/your-clubs-best-21-whos-in-whos-out-whos-new
B: Rebbeca Miller, Libby Graham
HB: Eilish Sheerin, Gabby Seymour, Maddie Shevlin
C: Tessa Lavey, Ellie McKenzie, Kate Dempsey
HF: Courtney Jones, Katie Brennan, Stella Reid
F: Caitlin Greiser, Emelia Yassir
FOLL: Montana McKinnon, Monique Conti, Grace Egan
I/C: Laura McClelland, Charley Ryan, Sarah Hosking, Charli Wicksteed, Katelyn Cox
Depth: Isabel Bacon, Ally Dallaway, Molly Eastman, Mackenzie Ford, Jodie Hicks, Poppy Kelly, Beth Lynch, Amelia Peck, Jemima Woods
I reckon our biggest weakness is overall speed in this side, apart from the little rocket Conti there is not a lot of speed in this side
Agree to extent about the speed side of things
But would suggest Sheerin, Yessir, Cox and Demosey has a bit of zip. Those along with Conti have pace
Then it drops away dramatically
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A loaded cement truck is faster than this team.
If only they could hit like a cement truck
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Average age at August 1: 25 years, 78 days
21 and under at August 1: Isabel Bacon, Mackenzie Ford, Ellie McKenzie, Stella Reid, Charley Ryan, Charli Wicksteed, Jemima Woods, Emelia Yassir
Over 30 at August 1: Katie Brennan, Tessa Lavey, Eilish Sheerin
Average experience: 29.1 games (1.7 finals)
Most experienced player: Sarah Hosking (63 games)
Players yet to make their AFLW debut: Isabel Bacon, Mackenzie Ford, Charley Ryan
Average height: 171.3cm
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Average age at August 1 (season start):
Fremantle 26 years, 104 days
St Kilda 26 years, 15 days
Geelong 25 years, 323 days
North Melb. 25 years, 238 days
Melbourne 25 years, 107 days
Collingwood 25 years, 100 days
Richmond 25 years, 78 days
Essendon 24 years, 332 days
Brisbane 24 years, 295 days
Port Adel. 24 years, 260 days
Adelaide 24 years, 214 days
Gold Coast 24 years, 211 days
Carlton 24 years, 205 days
Hawthorn 24 years, 30 days
Sydney 24 years, 9 days
W.Bulldogs 23 years, 317 days
West Coast 23 years, 313 days
GWS 23 years, 296 days
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1073572/age-experience-accolades-how-your-clubs-list-profile-stacks-up
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Daniel Rioli backed in a push to permanently move the AFLW Dreamtime match between Richmond and Essendon to Darwin.
While usually held at the MCG, the 2020 AFL Dreamtime game was moved to Darwin’s TIO Stadium and sold out.
“I reckon (AFLW Dreamtime games in Darwin) would be awesome,” Rioli said.
“Obviously we had that opportunity … I was up here playing the Dreamtime game and that was a pretty special game.
“AFLW would be awesome, we have a big footy fan base here in the Northern Territory and obviously a lot of women play here and are really good footballers.
“If it does happen it would be pretty special and I think everyone would get around it.”
Source: HeraldSun (https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news/afl-2024-tom-lynch-dylan-grimes-and-dion-prestia-take-big-steps-in-return-from-injury-at-richmond-training/news-story/431a4127a1a8f159913684620de1b1a0)
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AFLW season start date confirmed, length TBC
By Sarah Black
womens.afl
14 Feb 2024
THE AFL has confirmed the 2024 AFLW season will once again start during the last weekend of August.
The timing coincides with the pre-finals bye in the AFL men's competition, as has been the case for the past two seasons.
The recently signed CBA lays out that there will be 11 games per team in the 2024 season.
The AFL did not confirm if the competition would indeed extend the length of the season to accomodate the extra round, saying the fixture for the season would be "announced in due course".
A 10-round season and four weeks of finals would see the Grand Final played on the weekend of November 30, while an 11-round season would push the premiership decider to the weekend of December 7.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1076260/aflw-season-to-start-in-late-august-length-tbc
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The recruit to watch at your club this season
There has been plenty of player movement over the off-season, with teams filling key needs with both draftees and recruits from other clubs. Gemma Bastiani takes a look at the players primed to make an impact
By Gemma Bastiani
womens.afl
16 February 2024
Montana McKinnon (Richmond)
Gabby Seymour has done an impressive job holding down Richmond's key ruck role in recent seasons, but the recruitment of Montana McKinnon allows the Tigers a chance to mix up the midfield group. McKinnon is more of a physical, pure ruck, while Seymour's athleticism can now be used across other lines – potentially in defence should Eilish Sheerin be released into the middle.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1073700/the-recruit-to-watch-at-your-club-this-season