The 2 best teams have made the AFLW Grand Final and the 3rd meeting of these 3 in the GF in a row!
Melbourne gave North plenty to think about in their game, with the fast start actually producing some slight kinks in the Roos armour - most notably being a bit shaky when faced with 1v1's in the defensive 50.
The Hore knock was a huge blow for the Dees who Ilve said were 1 midfielder short all season with Purcell out with injury and ot showed as Hore had to play the majority of the game forward and even though Pearce dominated the taps (23-12 win), they didn't convert that into clearance (14 - 21 loss).
And as elite teams do, they just overwhelm you over the course of the entire game and a 2.4 to 0.0 last quarter was a testament to that.
The Blues were well in their game until the 3rd quarter where the Lions piled on 6.1 to 1.0 behind 6-2 center clearances and 13v4 inside forward 50's.
The Blues averaged 49 marks per game but were held to 38 in this one with potentially half of those in the last quarter when the game was done for.
Brisbane's speed of player and ball movement unsettled the Blues backline who prefer slower entries so they can intercept and go back the other way immediately but the Lions cut off all the exits when the Blues could actually intercept, forcing them to the boundary with dinky 20m lateral kicks.
Both losing teams can take a lot of this season as far as confidence and what they can achieve but also need to learn the lessons from these losses as well - which I'm sure they will with 2 very good coaches at the helm.
In the GF I'm tipping the Roos by 17pts.
Today we look at:
- Melbourne Going Inside Forward 50
- Melbourne Using Numbers Around the Ball
- North Melbourne Stoppage Goal
- Brisbane Not Using the Open Handball Option
- Brisbane at Center Bounce Clearance
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