VFLW Season 2023

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Round 1

Pies vs Williamstown

Saturday 25 March @ 3.00pm. Venue Vic Park.
Double header with VFL @ 11.05am

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vflw/matches/5104

Team selection:

B: A. Whiley 43, R. Busch 67
HB: R. Christgoergl 56, N. Hales 52, N. Weston 66
C: E. Jackson 65, J. Bates 50, M. Jarvis 48
HF: A. Kane 57, M. DeMatteo 44, A. Porter 9
F: N. Dojiok 61, J. Tweddle O'Donnell 60
R: S. King 46, M. Zander 51, C. Bunker 55

INT: T. Cowan 54, R. Caris 68, C. Van der Vlies 69, S. Hosking 47, T. Hurst 45

EMG: A. Smith 42, E. Shepherd 49, E. Southgate 53, A. Weston 58

NEW: J. Bates, R. Caris, R. Christgoergl, S. Hosking, T. Hurst, M. Jarvis, J. Tweddle-O’Donnell, A. Whiley

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Another win today for the Pies.

Pies 3.10.28 defeated Williamstown 2.1.13.
Slow start but kept the Seagulls scoreless in the 2nd half.

Goals: Tweddle-O'Donnell, Jackson, De Matteo

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Round 2

Pies vs Port Melbourne

Saturday 1 April @ 4.30pm. Venue ETU Stadium (North Port oval).
Double header with VFL @ 7.05pm.

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vflw/matches/5290

Ladder:
Pies - 3rd (1 win, 215.4%) Port Melb - 11th, (1 loss, 45.5%)

Team selection:

B: A. Whiley 43, N. Hales 52
HB: R. Christgoergl 56, E. Fowler 15, N. Weston 66
C: E. Jackson 65, J. Bates 50, S. Hosking 47
HF: M. Zander 51, M. DeMatteo 44, A. Porter 9
F: N. Dojiok 61, J. Tweddle O'Donnell 60
R: S. King 46, I. Evans 5, C. Bunker 55

INT: T. Cowan 54, R. Caris 68, C. Van der Vlies 69, M. Jarvis 48, T. Hurst 45

EMG: A. Weston 58, R. Busch 67, A. Kane 57, E. Shepherd 49

IN: I. Evans, E. Fowler
OUT: A. Kane, R. Busch

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Hope Port goes well but not enough to win and Collingwood to win.

My physio plays for Port Melbourne shes a ruck girl.

So i hope she plays well.

I always cheer her on when ever im at the game when shes playing.

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Disappointing game for the Pies.

Final score Port Melb 9.3.57 defeated Pies 2.8.20

https://www.afl.com.au/news/896834/review-rebel-vflw-round-2

"Port did most of its damage off half-back, winning easily despite losing clearances 37-21, trailing the inside-50 count 41-22 and having 19 fewer disposals"

Jess Bates was the Pies best with 31 possessions, nine tackles, 11 clearances and seven inside-50s.

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Round 3

Pies vs Casey Demons

Friday 7 April @ 12.00pm. Venue Casey Fields.

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vflw/matches/5290

Ladder:
Pies - 8th (1 win, 1 loss, 68.6%) Casey - 1st, (2 wins, 477.8%)

This will be a very tough game for the Pies.
Casey Fields is one of the worst places to play on a wet & windy day and the Demons can be a high scoring team. Need to make the most of our shots on goal but expect a Demons win.

Team selection:

B: R. Busch 67, S. Karlson 20
HB: R. Christgoergl 56, E. Fowler 15, A. Weston 58
C: E. Jackson 65, J. Bates 50, S. Hosking 47
HF: E. Shepherd 49, E. Morris 21, C. Van der Vlies 69
F: M. DeMatteo 44, J. Tweddle O'Donnell 60
R: S. King 46, I. Evans 5, C. Bunker 55
INT: N. Dojiok 61, R. Caris 68, M. Zander 51, M. Jarvis 48, A. Whiley 43

EMG: E. Southgate 53, T. Hurst 45, T. Cowan 54

IN: R. Busch, S. Karlson, E. Morris, E. Shepherd, A. Weston
OUT: N. Hales, N. Weston (injured), T. Cowan, T. Hurst, A. Porter

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Pies win 😊

Pies 6.6.42 defeated Casey Demons 3.7.25
Goals: Dojiok & De Matteo 2, Morris, Bates

Jess Bates once again top disposal for the Pies with 23.

Go off to a good start kicking 4 goals in the 1st qtr and keeping Casey goalless.
As expected very windy at Casey Fields making kicking into the wind difficult. Even the throw ins were getting blown sideways.

Got beaten in the hitouts and clearances but (unlike last week) made the most of their inside 50 entries.

Match replay:

https://www.afl.com.au/video/898439/vflw-match-replay-r3-casey-v-collingwood?videoId=898439&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1680832800001&references=AFL_MATCH:5294

Note: There is no commentary for the game, just like sitting in the stand

Round 3 Review:
https://www.afl.com.au/news/901226/review-rebel-vflw-round-3

Coaches votes:

10 Jess Bates (Col)
5 Nyakoat Dojiok (Col)
4 Megan Fitzsimon (CD)
3 Selena Karlson (Col)
3 Leah Swain (CD)
2 Caitlin Bunker (Col)
2 Ciara Burke (CD)
1 Claire Keohane (CD)

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Well done to the Pies i feel they are up near the top of the ladder too.

Always hard to win at Casey.

A good win.

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Round 4

Pies vs Box Hill Hawks

Sunday 16 April @ 3.30pm. Venue Box Hill City Oval
Double header with VFL @ 12.00pm

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vflw/matches/5303

Ladder:
Pies - 7th (2 wins, 1 loss, 94.7%) Box Hill - 1st, (2 wins, 1 draw, 135.3%)

[23 YIPPEE!!!]

Some experts think we are like what happen in the AFL like the fire sale to holly grail kind of team.

We are the surprise packet in the vflw in 2023.

We can beat hawks at box hill as well.

For me in going to see Port Melb play on saturday morning at port melbourne they play the dogs.

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Round 4 teams:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/903601/teams-rebel-vflw-round-4

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Collingwood bet hawthorn 45-21 at a very wet and soggy box hill
Now Pies are 4th
Pies play essendon next saturday at Vic Park 11am kick off.

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Another solid win by the Pies.
Kept the Hawks goalless in the first half and sealed the win with a four goal last quarter.

Final score: Pies 7.3.45 defeated Box Hill 3.3.21

Goals: Porter, Morris, Dojiok, De Matteo, Christgoergl, Caris, Bates
Top disposals: Bates 27, Zander 20

Match replay:

https://www.afl.com.au/video/907042/vflw-match-replay-r4-box-hill-v-collingwood?videoId=907042&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1681623000001&references=AFL_MATCH:5303

Coaches votes:

10 Jess Bates (COL)
7 Matilda Zander (COL)
5 Matilda Van Berkel (BHH)
3 Eliza James (COL)
2 Nyakoat Dojiok (COL)
2 Jordan Mifsud (BHH)
1 Elizabeth Jackson

Round 4 review:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/907484/review-rebel-vflw-round-4

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Round 5

Pies vs Bombers (Home game)

Saturday 22 April @ 11.00am. Venue Vic Park

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vflw/matches/5304

Ladder: Pies - 4th (3 wins, 1 loss, 116.4%) Bombers - 9th, (1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses, 55.2%)

Team selection:

B: J. Lin 35, R. Busch 67
HB: O. Storer 73, R. Christgoergl 56, E. Jackson 65
C: E. James 2, J. Bates 50, M. Jarvis 48
HF: E. Shepherd 49, E. Morris 21, N. Dojiok 61
F: M. DeMatteo 44, J. Tweddle O'Donnell 60
R: R. Caris 68, I. Evans 5, M. Zander 51

INT: T. Cowan 54, S. King 46, C. Van der Vlies 69, S. Hosking 47, T. Hurst 45

EMG: A. Kane 57, A. Weston 58, E. Southgate 53

IN: T. Cowan, I. Evans, T. Hurst, J. Lin, O. Storer
OUT: C. Bunker (concussion), S. Karlson (concussion), A. Whiley (shins), A. Porter (managed), A. Weston

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Disapointing game for the Pies today.

Bombers 4.7.31 defeated Pies 2.3.15

Goals: Tweddle-O'Donnell, Morris

Top disposals: Jess Bates 27, Liz Jackson 21, Matilda Zander & Eleri Morris 19.

Pies were outrun and outworked at ground level for most of the game.
TBH the final margin should have been larger and flattered the Pies.

Won the centre clearances but inside 50s were a whopping 47 to 12 in favour of the Bombers. The Pies defence were under siege for large parts of the game but were able to repel the Bombers inside 50s but the Pies couldn't capitalise on their work, with poor delivery and decisions making it easy for the Bombers to rebound at half forward.

Jess Bates (again), Liz Jackson & Eleri Morris were the best over the four quarters.

Round 5 review:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/911773/review-rebel-vflw-round-5

Coaches votes:

8 Eleri Morris (COL)
5 Amelia Radford (ESS)
5 Stephanie Wales (ESS)
3 Jess Bates (COL)
3 Amber Clarke (ESS)
2 Georgia Clarke (ESS)
2 Sophie Molan (ESS)
1 Elizabeth Jackson (COL)
1 Megan Ryan (ESS)