Round 2 of AFLW is done and there's already a 3 -pronged ladder with those on 2 wins, 1 win and 0 wins.
I think the top 8 teams are probably set apart from Geelong for Gold Coast or Bulldogs as of the completion of round 2.
At a quick glance there's probably only 15 or so games with genuine top 8 implications for the rest of the season with most of those revolving around the likes of the Bulldogs, Suns, Power and Geelong who are still unknowns at this point.
Teams covered in this post:
Dogs - I think they'll beat who they should beat but can they beat all or split the teams around them and pinch an extra one?
Tigers - Looked great against poor Collingwood defense last week but dropped right back against a solid unit in the Bulldogs this week (43v32 i50's, 70v43 marks)
Eagles - A concern at the moment and far too skinny on offense and getting beaten on the outside (-8 contested possession but -40 uncontested possession_
Suns - Showed what might be very soon but can replicate something similar in a tough test against the Cats this week?
Cats - I suspected they weren't as bad as round 1 suggested but a 158pt turnaround shows the gap between their best and their worst which is a definite watch
Saints = worst offense and worst defense so where do you start?
Lions - scoreboard looked close but it really wasn't (-94 possessions, -9 inside 50's, -9 at clearance, -62 uncontested possession, -10 marks + goaless 1st half)
Roos - ditto but reverse stats!
Swans - have upped the tackling pressure dramatically rating 1st at 75.5/game v a league average of 60.5
Bombers - have a crack but when Prespakis has to kick out (6 or 7) and get your inside 50's (4) then it's going to be a long year
Pies - had a defensive identity last year which seems to have dropped off which only exposes their lack of offense even more
Dockers - trying to possess a lot more but a major work in progress and will get a better indication of where they're at after this weekend
Today we look at:
- Richmond Defensive Formation
- Dogs Forward 50 Stoppage Goal
- Gold Coast Forwards Cohesion
- Saints No Length
- Geelong at Center Bounce
- Brisbane Unorganised Defense
- Perfect High Half Forward Run
- Freo Cramping Useable Space
- Collingwood Missed Kick Implications
- Collingwood Forward Press Defense
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