our girls v drive bys @ somewhere near blacktown

[bikinigirl]

Just quietly, Quilligan continues to impress me and has proven a very capable replacement for Gomes. Does a lot of good unglamorous stuff and her goal was the icing on top of the cake.

. agreed (though I don't think you can replace Iz). when she was coming on as a sub she looked quite timid - but not any more ... regardless of whether she gets credit for the elbow or not

. technically she is very tidy ... possibly our tidiest?

 

[marinermick]

Just quietly, Quilligan continues to impress me and has proven a very capable replacement for Gomes. Does a lot of good unglamorous stuff and her goal was the icing on top of the cake.

Agreed. Has improved out of sight in these two seasons

 

[Wombat]

. agreed (though I don't think you can replace Iz). when she was coming on as a sub she looked quite timid - but not any more ... regardless of whether she gets credit for the elbow or not

. technically she is very tidy ... possibly our tidiest?

Izz and Nunn are levels above the rest of the team. Galic and Ray are brilliant as well. Quilly is very decent with the elbow......on bak style.

 

[true believer]

while we're expounding the virtues of our favourite players

as rising sun said "if langman was 3" inches taller .she'd be playing in europe"

for mine annabell martin is the most under rated player in the w league .
a warrior who's toughness is already legendary .

 

[Wombat]

while we're expounding the virtues of our favourite players

as rising sun said "if langman was 3" inches taller .she'd be playing in europe"

for mine annabell martin is the most under rated player in the w league .
a warrior who's toughness is already legendary .

Love this girl. Technically she is not massively gifted but she is tough as teak and she is improving every game. Her engine is superb and she and Izzy are the best tacklers in the team. Her improvement is huge as her confidence improves......i'm a big fan already.

 

[Rising Sun]

Total domination and control. 506 passes at near 90% completion is massive.

Cheap turnovers when playing out from the back was a major concern last year. This year we look so much more comfortable and composed on the ball. I don't think you could wish for a better ball playing centre back combination than Nash and "Tappy" Ray.

For all Ray has been brilliant and consistent in midfield, I love the combination of Nash/Ray at CB and would keep Ray there. As others have pointed out, Quilligan has gone up another level and is a great foil to Galic, and Kraszula looks like she will be more than capable with a few more games under her belt. So I think we have the options in CM to keep Taylor at the back even if we wanted to keep Izzy in the more advanced role she was playing before she was injured.

 

[Rising Sun]

Just quietly, can we put whoever did the scouting for this years ALW team in charge of recruitment for the ALM team?

 

[bikinigirl]

For mine annabell martin is the most under rated player in the w league .
a warrior who's toughness is already legendary .

. good call

. doesn't always get it right - the roar goal and the awesome defensive header at the Woy (shame she was going for goal at the time) spring to mind

. but she puts in a LOT of work (a highly valued Mariners trait) always making herself available. looks to be someone who has had to ... and continues to, work hard on their game

 

[Ozhammer]

Also, I’d like to mention Sarah Rowe’s contribution, as she has been very good since she came into the side. Has a great engine and works hard up and down the right flank. The shame of her and Martin being so solid is that Puxty is having to play a supporting role, when she should perhaps be starting.