{"id":100978,"date":"2022-03-11T14:13:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T04:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=100978"},"modified":"2022-03-11T14:13:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T04:13:58","slug":"preview-vflw-round-5-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2022\/03\/11\/preview-vflw-round-5-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: VFLW Round 5 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>IT is Friday again, which means we are coming up to another weekend of exciting VFLW action for fans to enjoy. Now at Round 5, and with a competition wide bye next weekend, it is the last chance for some teams to get some momentum before a well earned break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-collingwood-vs-port-melbournetomorrow-at-9-45amvictoria-park\">Collingwood vs Port Melbourne<br>Tomorrow at 9:45am<br>Victoria Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These two sides come into the clash off the back of very different results last weekend. Collingwood was outclassed against Hawthorn, and will be desperate to get back on the winners list and return to the kind of form they\u2019ve had in previous seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Port Melbourne on the other hand, after a start to the season it would rather forget finally got a win on the board last week against Carlton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collingwood do gain some very handy talent from its AFLW side, including the likes of <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"43020\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/ebony-odea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebony O&#8217;Dea<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"64849\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/eloise-chaston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eloise Chaston<\/a>, but the Magpies need to improve their clearance game from last week and try and get it down to their forward line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They come up against a Port Melbourne forward line who is dangerous on paper, but has at times been starved of opportunities this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn<br>Tomorrow at 10:45am<br>Whitten Oval<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another clash between two sides coming off very different results last week. The Western Bulldogs\u2019 season is just going from bad to worse, while Hawthorn was clinical in their win over the Pies last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately for Bulldogs fans this is anticipated to be a one-sided affair. The Bulldogs have not given fans much this year to suggest they could take down a side like Hawthorn, which although not AFL- aligned yet is still stacked with former and future AFLW stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geelong vs Casey<br>Tomorrow at 12pm<br>Deakin Uni, Geelong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two of the in-form teams of the competition will do battle in Geelong tomorrow afternoon as the Cats take on the Dees. Geelong suffered a shock loss last week, while the Dees are still undefeated, so expect an entertaining battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the battle of the Caris sisters in the ruck, as Dee <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"30693\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/maggie-caris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maggie<\/a> drops back to the VFLW and has to come up against her sister <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"30690\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/rene-caris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rene<\/a>, the Cats number one ruck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sides are stacked with plenty of AFLW talent, and with that talent spread across the ground it should make for some entertaining battles right across the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Darebin vs Carlton<br>Tomorrow at 4pm<br>Ikon Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Darebin come into this clash off the back of its second win of the season last week, and now percentage is the only thing keeping them outside the top six. Carlton on the other hand suffered a loss last week, which in turn gave the Borough their first win of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a very winnable game for both sides, so it could go either way. There is no obvious dominance or weaknesses on either side, and although there is plenty of AFLW talent in Carlton\u2019s side, the Blues have not been very dominant for the VFLW side in previous weeks so it shouldn\u2019t be so daunting for the Falcons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essendon vs Southern Saints<br>Sunday at 11am<br>The Hangar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The team to beat in the opening month of the season up against the side that\u2019s been causing plenty of upsets so far this season. Should be an entertaining clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh off being announced as Essendon\u2019s inaugural AFLW player, <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"43071\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/georgia-nanscawen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia Nanscawen<\/a> is being \u201cmanaged\u201d and will not play, so that certainly makes things easier for the Saints, but they still have to contend with the very dangerous Essendon forward line that\u2019s not easy to contain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Melbourne vs Williamstown<br>Sunday at 12:30pm<br>Arden St Oval<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The VFLW rounds out the weekend with another clash that really could go either way. North Melbourne has really struggled this year, but Williamstown have not been too crash hot either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Melbourne has some great young AFLW talent in its side this week, but much like Carlton it has not been a huge advantage to the Roos in previous weeks, so they will need to mix it up this week to ensure a victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc-block-dc-mention _dc_mention\"><div class=\"section-heading_wrap\"><span class=\"section-heading is-small\">Mentions<\/span><span class=\"hor-border\"><\/span><\/div><ul class=\"js-overflow-list overflow-list\"><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/ebony-odea\/\">Ebony O&#8217;Dea<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/eloise-chaston\/\">El Chaston<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/maggie-caris\/\">Maggie Caris<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/rene-caris\/\">Rene Caris<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/georgia-nanscawen\/\">Georgia Nanscawen<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"js-dropdown dropdown overflowed\"><button class=\"btn btn-icon-only\"><span class=\"icon btn-icon\">\n                    <!-- icon - plus circle - 20px-->\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\">\n                        <path d=\"M15,9.28h-4.3V5h0A.72.72,0,1,0,9.28,5h0V9.28H5a.72.72,0,0,0,0,1.43H9.28V15a.72.72,0,0,0,1.43,0h0V10.71H15a.72.72,0,0,0,0-1.43Z\"\/>\n                        <path d=\"M10,0A10,10,0,1,0,20,10,10,10,0,0,0,10,0Zm0,18.57A8.57,8.57,0,0,1,10,1.43h0a8.57,8.57,0,0,1,0,17.14Z\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/span><\/button><div class=\"popover\"><div class=\"popover-content\"><ul class=\"popover-menu\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT is Friday again, which means we are coming up to another weekend of exciting VFLW action for fans to enjoy. 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