VFLW Season 2023

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Rules similar to past seasons.
A maximum of 10 AFLW listed players may be selected in any given VFLW round.

Here is the list of AFLW listed players nominated to play VFLW at the start of the season:

https://www.womens.afl/news/118851/state-leagues-where-are-your-team-s-players-going-to-play-

So far, we have only seen a couple of AFLW listed players in the VFLW - EJ, Porter, Lin, Fowler, Evans. Eleri Morris has played a couple of games but not on the original list.

A couple of seasons ago the Pies decided to only have U25 AFLW listed players in the VFLW team and use it as development. From memory it was 2019/2020. Not sure if that is the case now.

Like the AFL/VFL, the women's program does try and work together. Steve Symon (AFLW head coach) is often at the VFLW games. Chloe Molloy is working with the AFLM as part of her coach development, so she can see how the top & 2nd tier work together. With the seasons not running concurrently it does make it a bit more difficult to bring players in & out of the team. AFLW training starts this month, so we may see more players brought in.

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Half time:

Saints 1.4.10 leading Pies 0.0.2

Pies struggling to make the most of their inside 50s.
Opposite to last week game where there was a lot more run.
Scrappy game, Pies will have to be cleaner with the ball in the 2nd half.

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Pies lost 18-15
Still in top 2
Needs to win next match to consolidate there top 4 spot
Only a handful of rounds to go.

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Not much to get excited about in that game.

Final score Saints 2.6.18 defeated Pies 1.7.13

Goal: Cowan
Disposals: Bates 25, Jackson 20

Round 8 review:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/932435/review-rebel-vflw-round-8

Coaches votes:

8 Tessa Boyd (SS)
7 Deanna Jolliffe (SS)
4 Alexandra Hynes (SS)
4 Winnie Laing (SS)
3 Jess Bates (COL)
3 Rene Caris (COL)
1 Jane Moore (SS)

Next up away game against the Western Bulldogs

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Apparently was a horrible game and nothing was good about it.

They say was the slowest game ever played and like was stoppage after stoppage.

Was like rugby and like slow as.

I think Collingwood needs to re set again.

Looks like they have lost focus on the game.

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Round 10

Pies vs Western Bulldogs (Away game)

Saturday 27 May @ 11.00am. Venue ETU Stadium (North Port Oval).

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vflw/matches/5333

Ladder:

Pies 3rd (6 wins, 3 losses, 114.0%) Western Bulldogs 11th (2 wins, 7 losses, 93.9%)

Team selection:

B: N. Weston 66, K. Lee 72
HB: N. Hales 52, R. Busch 67, G. Ricardo 63
C: S. Hosking 47, J. Bates 50, M. Jarvis 48
HF: N. Dojiok 61, M. DeMatteo 44, M. Zander 51
F: A. Smith 42, C. Sargent 78
R: R. Caris 68, C. Bunker 55, E. Jackson 65

INT: E. Southgate 53, S. King 46, O. Storer 73, C. Van der Vlies 69, T. Hurst 45

EMG: E. Shepherd 49, T. McCafferty 71

IN: K. Lee, E. Southgate, O. Storer, C. Van der Vlies, N. Weston
OUT: R. Christgoergl (chest), T. Cowan (concussion), L. Hausegger, R. Thiele (Oakleigh Chargers), T. McCafferty

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Lost to the dogs by 15 points.

In a form slump it seams now.

Must win v darebin away or the season is slipping.

In 6th spot.

Need to re gain form again it seams.

Must get Eliza James back asap.

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Final score:

Western Bulldogs 6.4.40 defeated Pies 3.6.24

Goals: Bates, DeMatteo, Sargent

Top disposals: Bates 22, Jackson 21, Bunker 17

A poor start by the Pies, only got into the game in the last quarter but by that time the game was gone.

Pies drop down to 6th on the ladder.

Match replay:

https://www.afl.com.au/video/936454/vflw-match-replay-r10-western-bulldogs-v-collingwood?videoId=936454&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1685149200001&references=AFL_MATCH:5333

Coaches votes:

9 Jaimi Tabb (WB)
5 Sarah Skinner (WB)
4 Elizabeth Jackson (COL)
4 Emmalyn Nekrep (WB)
3 Ashleigh Snow (WB)
2 Jess Bates (COL)
2 Jorja Borg (WB)
1 Dominique Carruthers (WB)

Next up an away game against Darebin on Sunday.

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Round 11

Pies vs Darebin (Away game)

Sunday 4 June @ 10.00am. Venue Preston City Oval
Double header with VFL at 2.05pm.

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vflw/matches/5343

Ladder:

Pies 6th (6 wins, 4 losses, 106.9%) Darebin 12th (0 wins, 10 losses, 23.6%)

Team selection:

B: N. Weston 66, K. Lee 72
HB: N. Hales 52, R. Christgoergl 56, G. Ricardo 63
C: S. Hosking 47, J. Bates 50, E. Jackson 65
HF: N. Dojiok 61, M. DeMatteo 44, A. Kane 57
F: T. Cowan 54, C. Sargent 78
R: R. Caris 68, C. Bunker 55, M. Zander 51

INT: E. Nikolitsis 64, S. King 46, O. Storer 73, C. Van der Vlies 69, T. Hurst 45

EMG: M. Jarvis 48, A. Smith 42, A. Weston 58

IN: R. Christgoergl, T. Cowan, A. Kane, E. Nikolitsis
OUT: R. Busch, M. Jarvis, A. Smith, E. Southgate
NEW: Evangelia Nikolitsas, 28, Clayton

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Win we keep our finals propects alive lose and we start to think about 2024.

We play cats and blues next up both at AIA

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Got their mojo back.

Pies 11.6.72 defeated Darebin 2.1.13

Goals: Dojiok 4, Sargent, Bates, De Matteo 2, Hosking 1

Disposals: Bates 38, Bunker 21, Zander 20

Biggest win and kicked their highest score this season. The Pies did beat Darebin earlier in the season (26 point win) but it was a hard slog. Much better game this time around and good coming off a couple of disapointing losses.

Another BOG for Jess Bates.

North are currently leading Essendon (final game of the round) so the Pies could go up to 3rd on the ladder with this % boosting win.

Round 11 review:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/944812/review-rebel-vflw-round-11

No coaches votes announced for round 11 - votes have gone 'in camera' for the last 4 rounds.

After round 10 leaderboard:

72 Jess Bates (COL)
45 Tahlia Meier (WB)
44 Tessa Boyd (SS)
44 Emily Eaves (WIL)
40 Maddie Di Cosmo (CAR)

Based on her 38 disposals and 2 goals, I am assuming Jess Bates would have got the maximum votes in the game against Darebin. Meier and Boyd would have to score 10 votes in each of their remaining games to beat Jess which is highly unlikely (both had relatively quiet games in round 11).

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Round 12

Pies vs Blues (home game)

Saturday 17 June @ 11.00am. Venue AIA Centre
(NB. there are no VFLW games Kings Birthday weekend)

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vflw/matches/5347

Ladder: Pies 3rd (7 wins, 4 losses, 125.2%) Blues (5 wins, 6 losses, 124.7%)

Team selection:

B: T. Hurst 45, K. Lee 72
HB: N. Hales 52, R. Christgoergl 56, G. Ricardo 63
C: S. Hosking 47, J. Bates 50, E. Jackson 65
HF: C. Van der Vlies 69, M. DeMatteo 44, A. Kane 57
F: T. Cowan 54, C. Sargent 78
R: S. King 46, C. Bunker 55, M. Zander 51

INT: E. Nikolitsis 64, R. Caris 68, O. Storer 73, J. Tweddle-O'Donnell 60, A. Whiley 43

EMG: M. Jarvis 48, A. Smith 42, A. Weston 58, R. Busch 67

IN: J. Tweddle-O'Donnell, A. Whiley
OUT: N. Dojiok (U23 All-Stars), A. Weston

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Do we know at AIA will thjere be any like hospitality or any thing like a bar and cafe there for the collingwood carlton game sat 17 june.

All i know it starts at 11am at AIA oval there.

Is anyone going to it.

I might pop down for the game but will there be anything there for the fans and alike.

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Carlton edged Collingwood by 7 points in a hard and gale gusty northern direction winds today at AIA
Was a hard slog no real winner was at times and a lot of it unwatchable
Carlton had to win a lose and that would have ended their season
Collingwood had to win to cement top 3 now have to wait another week to get a chance to cement finals
They play cats at AIA again on Saturday afternoon
Nothing really today was a horrible game a few injuries came out of it
Attendance wasn’t much either only say around 20 attended at AIA
The cafe coffee’s only and a burger truck was the only hospitality choice there
To me Collingwood VFLW needs to sort itself out
They are dropping to many games
Need to improve or it will be the end very quickly
Life or it’s all over
Must win next week
Be good if they can get some aflw players in there

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Final score:

Blues 5.4.34 defeated Pies 4.2.26

Goals: Sargent, Bates, Kane, Nikolitsis

Top disposals: Bates 25, Ricardo & Nikolitsis 14 each, Zander 13

Blues were much better at ground level and used their run to move the ball into their forward quickly putting the Pies defenders under constant pressure.

Pies did not make the most of their forward entries in the first quarter when they had the wind. Was blowing a gale at AIA, across the ground to AAMI park and favouring the river end.

Was close for most of the game as the Blues did not capitilise on their inside 50s with the wind. A free kick off the ball in the forward line and a 50m penalty essentially gave the Blues the win in the last quarter, although they probably could have won by much more.

Disapointing game for the Pies, not only a loss but with Saints losing and the Cats/Hawks draw, they could have gone up to top spot on the ladder. Now they are back in 6th, in the top six on %.

Next up a tough game against the Cats on Sunday 25 June.

Round 12 review:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/953689/review-rebel-vflw-round-12