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The Bedge wrote:

Booney wrote:Was a bloody good day at Alberton, seeing so many kids, little girls in particular, there's no doubt the game is getting new people involved.

Some early showers made it a bit uncomfortable in the outer and the shocking injury further dampened the atmosphere, the Bulldogs girls came out strong after half time and put the game to bed.

Port need some continuity across half forward, might need to find another key forward as Houghton competes and offers a presence but has little support in the air across the middle of the ground.

We went Saturday, kids loved it - lost them for half the game in the kids zone. Great crowd, good atmosphere for the most part.

Agree the injury sapped a lot of the energy out of the place. Port definitely lacked another forward target - seemed to get the ball forward well enough at times, but had nothing to kick to because Houghton had pushed up, so the kick was generally long to grass and the Bulldogs defence were up to task, and worked it out with speed.

3rd quarter, Port seemed to have all the run, just couldn't convert (Phillips hit the post then failed to make distance on set shot), and then closing on the end of the term 'Dogs scored on the kill the Port drive.

I know a lot of talk about skill is negative, but watching live, when under lesser pressure, the foot skills of most is pretty good. Ballard at Fullback was really good, Ewings looks a gun, and i'm a huge fan of O'Dea - bit to like about her.

The game struggles in congestion though - and my theory is, they've come into the game at a time that is over-analyzed, structured and coached. The press and zone like the men, they work hard two ways, and they're generally strong at sticking tackles and applying frontal pressure on the ball carrier. In a nutshell, they've been developed defensively to stop opposition scoring - and it shows.

If AFLW was played under the same conditions as AFL circa 1993, i think you'd see a far different spectacle. None the less, was a winner for our family.

The Bedge wrote:

Booney wrote:Was a bloody good day at Alberton, seeing so many kids, little girls in particular, there's no doubt the game is getting new people involved.

Some early showers made it a bit uncomfortable in the outer and the shocking injury further dampened the atmosphere, the Bulldogs girls came out strong after half time and put the game to bed.

Port need some continuity across half forward, might need to find another key forward as Houghton competes and offers a presence but has little support in the air across the middle of the ground.

We went Saturday, kids loved it - lost them for half the game in the kids zone. Great crowd, good atmosphere for the most part.

Agree the injury sapped a lot of the energy out of the place. Port definitely lacked another forward target - seemed to get the ball forward well enough at times, but had nothing to kick to because Houghton had pushed up, so the kick was generally long to grass and the Bulldogs defence were up to task, and worked it out with speed.

3rd quarter, Port seemed to have all the run, just couldn't convert (Phillips hit the post then failed to make distance on set shot), and then closing on the end of the term 'Dogs scored on the kill the Port drive.

I know a lot of talk about skill is negative, but watching live, when under lesser pressure, the foot skills of most is pretty good. Ballard at Fullback was really good, Ewings looks a gun, and i'm a huge fan of O'Dea - bit to like about her.

The game struggles in congestion though - and my theory is, they've come into the game at a time that is over-analyzed, structured and coached. The press and zone like the men, they work hard two ways, and they're generally strong at sticking tackles and applying frontal pressure on the ball carrier. In a nutshell, they've been developed defensively to stop opposition scoring - and it shows.

If AFLW was played under the same conditions as AFL circa 1993, i think you'd see a far different spectacle. None the less, was a winner for our family.

am Bays wrote:Feedback from one of the umpires in the Port v Dogs game

next level for the Dumbest/most ignorant crowd he's umpired in front of!

I told him I wasn't shocked at his assessment

am Bays wrote:Nah he was the one not calling out of bounds in front of the Quinn stand in the 2nd qtr, when it was in by a metre.....

Booney wrote:

am Bays wrote:Feedback from one of the umpires in the Port v Dogs game

next level for the Dumbest/most ignorant crowd he's umpired in front of!

I told him I wasn't shocked at his assessment

Was he the shit one?

And what a f*cking idiot, of the 5300 people there would have been 2500 or more who have probably never been to a game, that's what happens when the game grows. Maggot.

Booney wrote:

am Bays wrote:Feedback from one of the umpires in the Port v Dogs game

next level for the Dumbest/most ignorant crowd he's umpired in front of!

I told him I wasn't shocked at his assessment

Was he the shit one?

And what a f*cking idiot, of the 5300 people there would have been 2500 or more who have probably never been to a game, that's what happens when the game grows. Maggot.

RB wrote:

Booney wrote:

am Bays wrote:Feedback from one of the umpires in the Port v Dogs game

next level for the Dumbest/most ignorant crowd he's umpired in front of!

I told him I wasn't shocked at his assessment

Was he the shit one?

And what a f*cking idiot, of the 5300 people there would have been 2500 or more who have probably never been to a game, that's what happens when the game grows. Maggot.

If I was watching a footy game for the first time I wouldn't be handing out advice to the umps, but maybe that's just me.

Booney wrote:

RB wrote:[If I was watching a footy game for the first time I wouldn't be handing out advice to the umps, but maybe that's just me.

They need all the help that can get.

am Bays wrote:Respect the game, respect the umpire

am Bays wrote:Feedback from one of the umpires in the Port v Dogs game:
next level for the Dumbest/most ignorant crowd he's umpired in front of!

Trader wrote:
Having said that, I did think the male field umpire on the weekend was struggling more than the two girls.

Bum Crack wrote:anyone have a rundown of the Freo v Geelong game? Interested to know when Freo got their rushed behind which resulted in their entire score for the day? Would have been a ripper game to watch.

Trader wrote:

Bum Crack wrote:anyone have a rundown of the Freo v Geelong game? Interested to know when Freo got their rushed behind which resulted in their entire score for the day? Would have been a ripper game to watch.

It was the final score of the game.

Trader wrote:While I am far from someone who watches every game in the AFLW, of the ones I have seen, it would be fair to say the game is scrappier than the men's. The kicks don't go as far to clear out the players and you get more of a rolling mass of players rather than open flowing play. Add into that the fact that some of the skills (like tackling and spoiling) are a little more clumbsy than in the men's game where people have played their entire life, and its no surprise the game might be harder to umpire.

I think there are a lot more of those 50:50 calls that you could ping or could let go so they game doesn't just turn into constant whistles.

With this in mind, I have some sympathy for the umpires.

Having said that, I did think the male field umpire on the weekend was struggling more than the two girls.

shoe boy wrote:What was the sensitivity issue with the minutes silence prior to the games this wend.