On an almost weekly basis, and if it hasn't been then it could be if I highlighted all of them, we've seen forwards running back to goal, calling for the ball from a stationary ball carrier.
The problem with this. apart from only having 16 players on the ground and defending with 12 - 14 of them, is that the further you run away from the ball carrier, the longer they have to kick to get it over the back.
Although kicking distance is increasing, I'd guess it's still at an average of 35m or so which means you can get out of position pretty quickly if you're timing is a little off.
So what's your option if this happens in a game? You now need to shorten that kick, and that's exactly what Daria Bannister does for the first time in AFLW this year - let's hope it catches on!
The other 5 clips in this post looks at:
A wing-off between Richmond and Essendon with Essendon coming away with the win.
Port Adelaide's Gemma Houghton, albeit in the last 30secs of the quarter, looking forward to only see 1 North Melbourne defender in front of her and no teammates, then continuing to simply play on and kick long to them.
Carlton getting totally stifled by Collingwood's on the ball pressure which has ramped up dramatically in recent weeks, carrying over to when they have a closed play possession and offer zero movement for the ball carrier, resulting zero territory and a turnover into fast play for the Pies.
West Coast still in all sorts, having a 2v1 with grass in front of them available to take, but instead opt to kick to a 1v2 down the line for a Melbourne intercept mark - sums up their season pretty much.
Another piece of vision looking at Melbourne's lanes and how it helps ball movement from wide area's.
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