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graystar1

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Apr 28, 2004
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Been watching a couple of the Tiger games and would make these comments.
Kicking is pretty good.
Marking not too bad either.
What let's the game down by all sides is the poor ground work.
Might be a feminine thing but they do have trouble picking the ball up cleanly, in the main.
Getting out if trouble seems to be a problem as well.
Maybe those skills will improve over time.
The main thing is though that the women obviously enjoy playing and that's what counts.
Back to watching the Tigers v. Doggies now, which we have on download.
Hope the umpires are a bit kinder in the second half.
Very lopsided so far in favour of the Doggies.
 
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graystar1

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Watched some more of the Tiger games and even though the skill level is improving there are flaws.
All the aflw teams have great difficulty at ground level.
They have little skill in picking the ball up cleanly like the men do.
Also, they seem to get caught a lot, as their evasive skills are not that good.
If the women want to play AFL then good luck to them and hope they really enjoy their sport.
This is not a criticism of women at all just the skill level in these games.
On the plus side the marking and kicking is very good.