AFLW Autopsy Round 7 - Swans vs Gold Coast Suns Saturday 8th Oct @1:30pm Henson Park

[Ticky009]

The Swans play their very first match at Henson Park, this weekend. Amy Whelan will miss the rest of the season due to injury so we an expect some team changes.

Its going to be a tough game as Suns are sitting 9th on the ladder while the Swans are still find their first year in AFLW providing opportunities to learn against quality opposition.

Note: Tickets will not be available for sale at the match. All tickets must be bought before game day.

 

[SwansProudly]

SYDNEY

B: E.Heads 12 B.Tarrant 20
HB: M.Eastman 9 B.Smith 11 A.Woodward 13
C: R.Sargant-Wilson 6 M.Ham 18 L.Steane 21
HF: S.Skinner 15 A.Morphett 7 S.Dargan 5
F: R.Privitelli 19 B.Lochland - C 1
Foll: A.Hamilton 30 S.Hurley 25 C.Hamilton 10
I/C: A.Newman 16 K.Beesley 26 B.Kennedy 2 L.Szigeti 28 M.Collier 14

Emerg: Z.Hurrell 17 G.Lawson Tavan 24 S.Ford 3

In: A.Morphett, R.Privitelli
Out: P.Sheppard (illness), G.Lawson Tavan (omitted)

 

[Ticky009]

 

[SwansProudly]

 

[Chaisa]

Really shit luck for us to have our first home game at a ground that I could see us enabling a decent niche for be so affected by rain. A potentially decent crowd won't turn out especially given like there's only about 500 seats there and the rest isn't undercover.

 

[SwansProudly]

Yes a bummer about the weather
... but there are a few children with smiles on their faces

 

[SwansProudly]

Really s**t luck for us to have our first home game at a ground that I could see us enabling a decent niche for be so affected by rain. A potentially decent crowd won't turn out especially given like there's only about 500 seats there and the rest isn't undercover.

and we have engineer, Sarah Ford working on the redevelopment of the ground

Meet Sarah Ford – the engineer moonlighting as an AFLW star

In a twist of fate, Sydney Swans player Sarah Ford is also working on the engineering project that is redeveloping

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[Mister B]

Great effort to get the first goal, just working forward at all costs. Nothing special, just hard work and contested ball.

 

[kangle4]

Good start but their issue all season is not being able to keep this up for long enough.

 

[Mister B]

Jesus ****ing christ, we have our girls getting hit in the head not getting a free then we get penalised for a soft hold in the opposition forward line. **** the umps hate us at all levels.

 

[kangle4]

These umpires really do not want to reward good tackles.

 

[Mister B]

A complete lack of protection for our girls from the umpires. This is a ****ing joke.

 

[RampeRobe]

A complete lack of protection for our girls from the umpires. This is a ******* joke.

Same old story, paying soft as **** free kicks to them though

 

[Wheresbuddy]

This is appalling by the umpires. No reward for our tackling, calling HtB on us when we have no prior. It is just biased and corrupt. Then the Sun's players engaging in high shots. No protection for our players at all.

If this was a junior game, you would take your team off for their own safety.

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Re our players, I've been very impressed by Ella Heads. Tough and committed small defender. There's a Nick Smith like quality to her. Sargent - Wilson looks promising and Cynthia H has good hussle. Ham ok, just needs to back herself more. She has more ability in her little finger than most the other girls (both sides) out there.

 

[Mister B]

Have done well to stop GC getting the ball to the outside of the contest which is what Tassie did last week. I've loved my girl Ella's first season. Hasn't been an easy one for the defenders, particularly smaller ones and I think she has done really well.

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Collier was hit in the head too. Stupid commentators saying it was a body shot.....

 

[Mister B]

****ing hell. Another perfect tackle and clear HTB just ignored. This is incredible.

 

[RampeRobe]

Some of these girls playing back are shocking reads of the footy, getting outmanoeuvred constantly

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Morphett needs to work on her kicking. Until she improves, just throw it on the boot towards the boundary.

 

[Mister B]

Morphett needs to work on her kicking. Until she improves, just throw it on the boot towards the boundary.

I think our talls / rucks are probably some of the weakest in the team really. I would like to see that area being the main focus of recruiting next season.

 

[Mister B]

Great movement out of defence, put pressure on the opposition only for a soft free that no one knows what it was for to be paid.

 

[RampeRobe]

Does that beanpole bloke always umpire us? He is diabolical

 

[Mister B]

Does that beanpole bloke always umpire us? He is diabolical

Not sure, but I must put in some more work to decide who the targets of my abuse in the AFLW umpiring ranks need to be.

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Looks like we have to throw extras at the contest just to compete. When we do win it, there's no one at all forward.
If I was coach, I'd play even numbers across the ground and challenge the girls to work harder.
Rather kick a few goals and lose by alot then to try and stem the bleeding and kick hardly any.
But overall, much better today compared with last week.