The AFL Women’s competition
had its first round of really close results this week. Three matches were decided
by less than a goal – including the first ever draw, between Fremantle and GWS.
In the other two close matches, the home teams – Adelaide and Brisbane – just squeaked
home to remain unbeaten for the year.
According to the rankings
though, the home teams kind of ‘lost’. Or rather, given the eight
point advantage assigned to home clubs they all should have won by more,
particularly as they were all playing what was considered ‘inferior’
opposition. Hence Carlton leapfrogged Brisbane into second, and in Fremantle’s
case its draw with the Giants saw it complete its drop from pre-season
favourites to the rankings’ bottom spot.
Speaking of Fremantle and
the Giants it is a bit of a shame that after just three rounds they already have
very little chance of winning the premiership. So too does Collingwood, and to
a lesser extent the Western Bulldogs. The AFLW season is only seven rounds
long, and after those seven rounds only the top two clubs will be left to play
off for the premiership. If
instead the top four clubs played finals we wouldn’t have half the competition
effectively out of the premiership race already. (Although can
we count the Bulldogs out just yet…? Maybe we should wait a couple more
weeks…)
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