AFLW ROUND 10 GAME ANALYSIS PART 2/3

 

Team-by team:

Lions - some definite game play alterations in this one (+24 handballs, +21 disposals, -7 contested possession, +29 uncontested possession, +7 marks all v season average), albeit too late to save the season

Power - 1st in hit outs and 4th in clearances but blast kick out of there repeatedly + last for uncontested possession + last for handballs and thus last for disposal efficiency = 3rd worst offense down from 4th best last year

Eagles - the real battle is at the Eagles doorstep and that is of long-term development where I'm not sure of any player who has markedly improved from last season to this season, and with a young list this off/pre-season is paramount

Cats - if they kicked 18.8 they would have kicked a record score and that was really the only blemish in this game where they went +115 in disposals, +82 in handballs, +18 inside 50's, +15% disposal efficiency, +6 clearance, +15 contested possession, +113 uncontested possession, +20% time in possession, +30 marks, +13 marks inside forward 50 and even won the tackle count by 10! 

Magpies - don't have the depth to cover injuries but worse than that a severe lack of leadership from the top down in regards to the women's program doesn't even give them a chance and with Schleicher gone what keeps Centra there after next season?  

Swans - forwards got right on top with 3 players kicking 3 goals and another kicking 2 from 13 marks inside forward 50 (+7 on season average) and +5 scoring shots on the season as well

Today we look at:

• Power at Center Bounce
• Implications of Kicking Behind the Receiver
• Geelong at Center Bounce
• West Coast in Transition
• Sydney Going Inside 50
• Collingwood Ball Watching
• GWS Handball Receive
• Implications of Not Continuing the Handball Chain
• Kick of the Year

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AFLW ROUND 10 GAME ANALYSIS PART 1/3

 

A few surprising, possibly upset, results this week with the Crows over the Suns, the Dogs over the Blues by that margin and GWS over the Hawks who have the most topsy-turvy season possibly in AFLW history.

Team-by-team over 3 posts this week:

Demons - were playing at no more than 70% in this one and still won by 62pts but would still love some of those injuries back with the Dogs next round.

Tigers - Dees had 14 goals, 7 from within 10m out and another 6 from within 20m out at a total goal distance of 176m at 12.6m/goal with goal sources from f50 loose ball get x 4, d50 turnovers x 4, off the ground kicks x 4 and set shot x 3 and with the high scoring Suns away on the horizon then any attention spent on defense of any sort will be a positive thing

Crows - great goal kicking got them over the line in a tight and surprisingly tense contest where they were -10 for inside 50's

Suns - as well as the inside 50 advantage they won the hit outs by 10 but lost clearance by 4 with too much left for Rowbottom (12) by everyone else (next best 3 by Price a ruck)

Blues - just did not seem ready for the pressure the Dogs brough this one from the outset and could not find an exit for the life of them rendering a mammoth intercept game from Cordner (18) useless

Bulldogs - I'd love to know the scores from forward half in this one, especially in the first half - a "real deal" performance form the Dogs here who could roll the Dees this weekend coming and finish top 4!

Today we look at:

• Tigers Transition Defense
• Richmond's Defensive Defense
• Richmond Going Inside Forward 50
• Tigers Defense...Again!
• Dees Not Kicking to Advantage
• Gold Coast Going Inside Forward 50
• Suns at Center Bounce Clearance
• Gold Coast Ruck Loose Behind the Ball 

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AFLW ROUND 9 GAME ANALYSIS PART 3/3

Part 3 are all clips from the North Melbourne/Fremantle game where the Roos didn't have it all their own way but their class always rises to the top.

The Dockers wanted to keep the ball in motion using a short kick/mark possession game but weren't assertive enough early while expanding energy doing so and then once they became comfortable with it, and had some success with it, then they were too far behind to catch up.

A team with better connection across the ground that uses more forward kicks should study this game as it did provide some pretty good looks deep inside 50 for the Dockers.

The Dockers matched the Roos in  a lot of areas such as kicks (+5), clearances (+2), time in possession (+2%), marks (+16) and tackles (+8) but I'd look to look at meters gained numbers as Freo have a lot of possession on a weekly basis these days but their threat rating is very low and thus so is their efficiency.

Today we look at:

• Freo on Transition Defense Fail x 2
• Dockers Outnumber Advantage Fail x 2
• North at Center Bounce Clearance + Dockers Outnumber Advantage Win
• Randall Length and Leading Patterns
• Freo Going Inside Forward 50

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AFLW ROUND 9 GAME ANALYSIS PART 2/3

 

Finishing off the team-by-team for round 9:

Suns - recording their highest possession total for the season (327) and highest marks total (75) yet were -8 in clearance but they just starved Melbourne of the ball (+75 disposals, +64 uncontested possession, +7% time in possession and +33 in marks)

Demons - +1 for inside 50's but was always going to struggle to score with Hore and Austin both missing and have scored just 34 v Roos, 42 v Pies and 39 v Suns after not scoring less than 58 in any game previous to that but have Richmond this week to get their scoring dress back on  

Kangaroos - with Essendon, Adelaide and Richmond to come and top spot sewn up it's all about nailing the finer details and managing player health from here out

Dockers - gave North some food for thought and had a pretty good plan going in but just don't have the cattle to carry that out against someone that good but I'd like to see them try it again v the Saints and see what it looks like then

Hawks - the hawks have lost, won, won, lost, won, won, lost, lost, won in a topsy turvy season where they've beaten North but lost to Adeliade by 28pts and could win 2 finals win zero

Lions - have lost 5 in a row, this will be their lowest finish to a season and the refresh cannot come quick enough 

Swans - just hanging on to a finals spot and have Collingwood, West Coast and Freo to come and need to win 2 of those to keep Port (Brisbane, Collingwood and St Kilda to come) in 9th but win just 1 and it's all about % 

Blues - have just been going along recently but we'll find out what they're about (and the Dogs for that matter) after this weekend in a potential finish-top 4 clash

Today we look at:

• Geelong at Center Bounce x 2
• GWS on Fast Play
• Melbourne Going Inside Forward 50
• Melbourne in Possession
• Gold Coast at Center Bounce
• Sydney on Kick Out

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AFLW ROUND 9 GAME ANALYSIS PART 1/3

The Saints broke through for their 1st win of the season and a rare come from behind win at that, Geelong offense is still off the charts and the Suns beat an undermanned Dees.

Dogs - unpeeled another layer of development with a 2nd quarter defensive effort that fuelled a 4.2 to 0.1 2nd quarter that put the gap in the game

Bombers - had some early momentum but could not take their chances forward when they had them (2 goals from 26 entries + 10 behinds from 12 scoring shots) and they don't defend anywhere near well enough not to

Saints - were almost down and out at half time after being goalless for 6 quarters over 2 games but completely turned this on its head with a 4.5 to 1.0 3rd quarter with that 25 point quarter being equal or higher than total scores in 5 of their 9 games this season 

Pies - looked to be progressing but then gave this one away and coupled with the news coming out about player contracts at the moment you can't see Centra wanting to reup her contract for season 2028

Power - played a team that plays exactly like them but not as good so just scrapped by with a 4pt win

Eagles - can't transition and score with any efficiency but went to work at center bounce going 6-0 in clearance there while losing hit outs 23 - 35 but when Port win time in possession by 9% and marks by 28 then your ball movement needs an overhaul

Cats - 46-0 start was almost expected are currently sit 98pts ahead of North at the top of the offense tree - take away their 27 in their only loss in round 1 and they're averaging 78pts/game so who cares about defense

Giants - was never going to be pretty and it wasn't...-102 for disposals, -59 for handballs, -18 for inside 50's, -14 in clearance, -81 in uncontested possession and -18% for time in possession but what's changing?

Tigers - they can look good on offense the Tiges but seem to not even have a defensive coach this year as teams just walk through them through the middle of the ground 

Crows - really should have won by more in this one given they were +118 for disposals, +55 in kicks, +64 in handballs, +20 inside 50's, +88 in uncontested possession, +12% time in possessions and only -10 in tackles

Over 3 videos today we look at:

• Bulldogs Too Slow
• Saints Outnumber Advantage Fail
• St Kilda Going Corridor x 2
• Hogan Supreme Balance
• Pies at Center Bounce
• Dalgleish Crumb
• Eagles Forward 50 Stoppage Goal
• West Coast at Center Bounce
• Port Forward 50 Stoppage Goal

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ESSENDON AFLW DEEP DIVE

Essendon played the Bulldogs Friday night.

Quarter 1 showed some positive offensive play but poor conversion (9-4 inside 50 advantage for 1.4) and even poorer defense (2.1 against) kept the Dogs in it.

There Bombers spent about 70% of the quarter in their forward half (73.6% at the 15min mark) but their forward half disposal efficiency of just 38% hurt them just as much.

I mentioned last week that GWS do have a clear brand, Collingwood seem to have a brand but are 4 - 5 extra players away from being able to fully show it but Essendon and the Saints are yet to show theirs - if they even have one - and that's a huge part of the disappointment around those 2 teams.

Saturday morning I went silly with an 18-post thread on all things Essendon v Bulldogs, not to shitcan the Bombers at all, but moreso in response to Tom Morris' comments on the lack of critical analysis of AFLW coming from a man who I doubt hasn't watched 1 single game he wasn't working at and doesn't give AFLW first thought, let alone a 2nd one unless there's a headline or online click involved.

From a coaching standpoint there's plenty of food for thought so let me know any questions you have on it.

Keep clicking the comments on each post and you'll work your way through all 18 posts.

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AFLW ROUND 7 GAME ANALYSIS PART 2/2

Finishing off this round:

Lions - the dominance is officially over for Brisbane and Adeliade after being the best teams since the inception of AFLW but be happy it happened. The group needs reinvigorating, will bring in a new coach and then I wonder what alterations they can make to that list to bounce in 2028 as there's enough there to play finals

Suns - you can't help but look forward to what this team can be in 2029-30 but passed pretty much every test so far this year with 10 first year players in their 23. Melbourne at home is a mammoth opportunity.

Power - sometimes you win when you really shouldn't and that's football but taking your chances early is a huge factor in AFLW and the Power will definitely take this one after their recent form

Crows - +49 disposals, +12 inside 50's, +5 hit outs, + 48 uncontested possession, + 2% time in possession, + 23 marks and all for going goalless until 9mins into the last quarter. Look they probably weren't making finals but if you falling short by this game if you were?

Kangaroos - a very similar stat line to the Crows but ended up scoring at will in the last quarter and a bit and back to premiership winning form on both sides of the ball with 8th, 16th, 12th and 11th to come so god help us

Swans - battled but just didn't have the magnets to cover everything once Morphett went down. Smith/Quin in the ruck took their firepower away and any chance of stretching the Roos defense and also having to run through Molloy through the middle to get some territory also took away scoring chances. Only -7 in inside 50's but -55 for points and -15 for scoring shots

Magpies - scores in first halves for the season is 17.25.127 v opposition 27.33.195 so -68. Scores in 2nd halves is 15.32.122 v 38.28.256 for -134. Pies accuracy also goes from 40% shot on goal accuracy in 1st halves to 32% while opposition goes from 45% to a whopping 59%. 4 - 5 more quality players across the field would go a long way to handling this.

Demons - had the do what you had to do game here after getting up for the Carlton/North Melbourne double but will need to reenergise for the Suns away or risk dropping pout of the top 4 after being 1st just 2 weeks ago!

Eagles - have won 4 on the trot now and have 3 games that 50/50 opportunities but I can't get them in the 8 unfortunately unless they pull off a miracle v the Cats at home in 2 weeks time

Dockers - not the game to drop with North and Geelong to come in the last 4 games and unfortunately I cant get them into the finals.

Again over 2 videos, today we look at:

• Geelong at Center Bounce
• Richmond Thwarting Geelong at Center Bounce x 3
• Richmond Team Defense
• Who Leaves Chloe Sheer Loose?
• McKenzie Kick
• Richmond Missed Handball
• Geelong Give the Handball
• Port Adeliade at Center Bounce x 2

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