Moody has been absolutely outstanding.
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Moody has been absolutely outstanding.
Does there seem to be more heavy tackles in the Women's game?
It's really a tackle fest.
Like Moody in the ruck, we need a ruck in the men's team...
#signherup
It's a shame Kim Rennie left because they had formed a strong partnership last year, but I feel like this is one of the better games Celine has played as #1 ruck (no stats to back me up). She's been working hard to be a presence at both ends of the ground and won plenty of battles in the ruck.
Re: tackles, I think one of the big issues is there are still a lot of women who don't know how to be tackled which makes them seem more ferocious/heavy.
There seems to be less ability to clear by foot (shorter kicks) so it kind of stays in that congested area.
I don't remember ever sling tackling when I played I don't understand why players do it, you could generally sense when it was time to let go.
Great contest.
Wow that's some goal from that pocket.
Great effort. Freo goal kicking very good from limited opportunities. Sooo close. Let’s beat the Tigers on Sunday.
We have brilliant endeavour but we don’t seem to play a super smart game. Not much nuance to the game plan.
The only thing worse than that loss was having to listen to Kellie Underwood.
Do you think holding the ball was paid more quickly when you played? I know that has been offered as an argument - players now are instructed to hold their tackles for longer because the opposition player is more likely to try and hold on to the ball, which means that holding the tackle will either cause a stoppage or earn a free kick.
It is a very disappointing loss. We are a great contested team - tackle hard, win the ball inside - but our spread is poor, our field kicking tends to be rushed and under pressure, and we often throw out a loose handball from congestion.
But it was a great effort against a strong team, on the back of the last few weeks.