{"id":141757,"date":"2023-09-22T11:51:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T01:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=141757"},"modified":"2023-09-23T17:10:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T07:10:25","slug":"aflw-2023-round-3-preview-friday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2023\/09\/22\/aflw-2023-round-3-preview-friday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AFLW 2023 Round 4 Preview: Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<div class=\"t7_match_result match-result-comparison rmc-block is-match-preview\">\n<div class='match-result_legend'><ul><li>Team<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>Hawthorn<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/hawthorn-150x150.png' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>Melbourne<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/melbourne-150x150.png' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>5:05pm<br>Kinetic Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recent Form<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Melbourne is cruising along nicely at the moment with an undefeated start to the season in tact. Meanwhile Hawthorn is currently sitting at one win and two losses, with a win against the Bulldogs book ended by losses to Essendon and Fremantle respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A little bit of history will be created tonight, as these teams are meeting for the first time for premiership points. However, they did meet a month or so ago in a preseason match, which Melbourne won comfortably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Stat Areas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is plenty for Hawthorn to keep an eye on tonight from a stats front, with the Dees doing significantly better than them in just about every category so far this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there is one particular statistic that is daunting from any opposition perspective that Hawthorn will have to watch out for. Melbourne have a tendency to really kick away in the second half to blow open matches. This season alone, they have kicked 23 goals across the three second halves they have played, and only conceded four goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-match-up-s\"><strong>Key Match Up\/s<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"64834\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mackenzie Eardley<\/a><strong> vs <\/strong><a href=\"\/afl\/player\/tayla-harris\/\" data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29739\" class=\"_dc_spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tayla Harris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eardley is certainly having a run of big tasks this AFLW season. As the tallest defender on her team, this week she will likely have to battle with the high flying Harris, but after a tussle with Aine Tighe last week, she is certainly going to have a few extra tricks up her sleeve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harris on the other hand, is just one of plenty of tall targets in Melbourne\u2019s forward line that Hawthorn will have to tackle, both literally and metaphorically, so it will certainly not be a slow night for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"63293\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/greta-bodey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greta Bodey<\/a><strong> vs <\/strong><a href=\"\/afl\/player\/shelley-heath\/\" data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"43046\" class=\"_dc_spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shelley Heath<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Hawthorn&#8217;s most dangerous forwards is Bodey, and Melbourne need to find someone who&#8217;s small, quick and able to play essentially a tagging role on her. Enter Heath, who ticks all those boxes and is the perfect fit to try and keep someone like Bodey quiet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/afl\/player\/jasmine-fleming\/\" data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"64996\" class=\"_dc_spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasmine Fleming<\/a><strong> vs <\/strong><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"30920\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/olivia-purcell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olivia Purcell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fleming and Purcell are both similar kinds of midfielders of similar builds who play very similar, yet just as important, roles for their teams, so will be crucial for their respective sides in winning the midfield battle tonight. Expect both to be under plenty of packs, trying to get the first clearance from a stoppage. <\/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\/mackenzie-eardley\/\">Mackenzie Eardley<\/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\/tayla-harris\/\">Tayla Harris<\/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\/greta-bodey\/\">Greta Bodey<\/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\/shelley-heath\/\">Shelley Heath<\/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\/jasmine-fleming\/\">Jasmine Fleming<\/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\/olivia-purcell\/\">Liv Purcell<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_e\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/event\/hawthorn-vs-melbourne\/\">Hawthorn vs Melbourne<\/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>5:05pmKinetic Stadium Recent Form Melbourne is cruising along nicely at the moment with an undefeated start to the season in tact. Meanwhile Hawthorn is currently sitting at one win and two losses, with a win against the Bulldogs book ended by losses to Essendon and Fremantle respectively. 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