Nick's Collingwood Bulletin Board

Pies vs Port (Away)

Thursday 10 October @ 7.45pm. Venue Alberton Oval, Adelaide.

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/matches/6857

Telecast on Kayo

Ladder: Pies 17th (1 win, 6 losses, %) Port 10th (3 wins, 4 losses, %)

Team selection:

FB [23] Lauren Butler,[12] Stacey Livingstone
HB [32] Amber Schutte,[27] Lucy Cronin,[18] Ruby Schleicher
C [7] Sarah Rowe,[29] Tarni White,[6] Jordyn Allen
HF [13] Grace Campbell,[4] Imogen Barnett,[9] Alana Porter
FF [2] Eliza James,[25] Mikala Cann
FOL [1] Sabrina Frederick,[8] Brittany Bonnici,[3] Brianna Davey

IC [10] Muireann Atkinson,[30] Carly Remmos,[21] Eleri Morris,[19] Georgia Clark,[24] Lauren Brazzale

EMG [36] Imogen Evans,[15] Erica Fowler,[11] Charlotte Taylor

In: G.Campbell, E.Morris
Out: C.Taylor (omitted), I.Evans (omitted)

What a horrific team. They look so far behind even the mid table teams.

The scoreline flattered the Pies. Did we even have an I50 in Q3? The ball spent the entire quarter parked inside Ports 50.

I thought there were actually some better signs this week, although the overall performance was below par.
Our defence and pressure was quite strong for long periods against the wind, our mids more or less broke even and were on top for periods, but our forward presence is negligible and the goal-kicking lamentable. We have found a beauty in Cronin and Atkinson is a good pick-up to add some depth in the middle. Our top end talent includes a few key players who are also great servants (Davey, Bonnici and Schleicher and possibly Butler if she can get on the park with any regularity) and Cann, Allen, Sabrina and Rowe (should be a-grade but does little with the ball) and Porter as b-graders but other players who have been on our list for a few seasons have serious deficiencies and Morris-Dalton being out for the year has been a big loss up forward. Very disappointed that Eliza James our former great forward hope seems to have gone backwards, especially in her penetration in her kicking and her wayward goal-kicking, but perhaps this is a post-injury thing that can be worked through. Looking for more growth next year!!!!

Final score:

Port 4.9.33 defeated Pies 3.7.25

Goals: Porter, Clark, Cann

Top disposals: Cann 21, Schleicher 17, Davey & Cronin 14

AF points: Cann 99, Bonnici 72, Schleicher 67

Match report:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/124224 ... ls-chances

Match replay:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/video/12424 ... 8556200001

Mini match:

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/video/12423 ... 8558414001