One reason the North Melbourne Football Club women are on top of the ladder underfeated with a percentage of 331.5 is because they work hard at training doing things to make them react quicker than their opponents.
Look at Blaithin Bogue’s brilliant tap into the goalsquare for proof:
And look how Tahlia Randall’s Richmond opponent is left flat-footed by Tahlia’s evasive skills:
This is beautiful.
Geoff Fox, October 13, Melbourne, Australia
One of the reasons North Melbourne is such a strong favourite for this year’s AFLW premiership is the effectiveness of their training.
They engage in lots of match practice and exercises to sharpen their skills and speed.
Yesterday against Essndon at Windy Hill, the Roos overcame a three goal deficit at quarter time to win convinvingly by five goals – an eight goal turnaround.
In the third quarter Tess Craven took possession on the fly leading to a goal against the wind that gave North a crucial nine point lead.
Gaelic football junior champion Blaithin Bogue halted an Essendon attacking thrust with this great tackle:
Best on ground in last year’s Grand Final against Brisbane was veteran Jas Garner. On Friday she kept control of the ball under tackling pressure from Essendon:
Geoff Fox, September 27, Melbourne, Australia
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