Trade bonanza could spark shock rise; quiet off-season could cost Dogs: 18-club ladder range
“There’s a saying ‘let the dancers dance’ – and we plan to do that. We’ll put the better players in the positions that they’re used to and just let them go,” Gowans said.The other big off-season winner isA three-time All-Australian, four-time best and fairest winner and season six competition best and fairest winner, Bates for years has been regarded as one of the AFLW’s premier midfielders. And she’s still only 27.
Bates’ arrival will also alleviate the pressure on captain Tilly Lucas-Rodd and young star Jasmine Fleming in the midfield at the Hawks, who won three of their consecutive games last season after a tough opening month. “You wake up the next morning and realise this is the best thing for the competition to spread some talent far and wide,” Starcevich told Fox Footy.
Shierlaw joins a star-studded side that already includes seven-time All-Australian Emma Kearney, Jenna Bruton, Ash Riddell and Jasmine Garner. Jasmine Garner of the Kangaroos and Caitlin Gould of the Crows. Picture: Sarah Reed/AFL Photos via Getty ImagesDespite losing Saint to the Power – and triple All-Australian defender Sarah Allen to injury for most of the season due to a hamstring injury – the Crows will still be led by their core four: Anne Hatchard, Ebony Marinoff, Chelsea Randall and Stevie-Lee Thompson, who have 14 All-Australian selections between them.
“When you look at the Saints, their three wins came to expansion sides last season, so they weren’t able to crack the sides that were already established in the league.”, Lisa Webb becomes the first former AFLW player to become the senior coach of the same club she previously played for, replacing Trent Cooper in the chair. The Dockers had a decent dive down the ladder last season, winning just three games and finishing 12th.
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