{"id":85468,"date":"2021-08-23T09:41:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T23:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afl.draftcentral.localhost\/?p=85468"},"modified":"2021-08-23T09:41:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T23:41:41","slug":"2021-22-aflw-early-look-adelaide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2021\/08\/23\/2021-22-aflw-early-look-adelaide\/","title":{"rendered":"2021-22 AFLW early look: Adelaide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women&#8217;s 2021-22 season, <em>Draft Central<\/em> checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Up first is Adelaide, the 2021 grand finalists set to be another contender in the new-look season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAST SEASON:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> 1st (Runners-up)<br \/>\n<strong>Wins:<\/strong> 7<br \/>\n<strong>Losses:<\/strong> 2<br \/>\n<strong>Draws:<\/strong> 0<br \/>\n<strong>Points For:<\/strong> 446 (1st)<br \/>\n<strong>Points Against:<\/strong> 214 (4th)<\/p>\n<p>Adelaide came agonisingly close to a remarkable third premiership, narrowly going down to Brisbane in the 2021 AFL Women&#8217;s Grand Final. The Crows were the most potent scoring team all year, and were able to pile on scores quickly in some big wins. From Round 1 through to Round 9, the Crows were in the top four spots all year, picking up three consecutive wins mid-season in their best run until winning the final two games of the season, grabbing top spot and then winning its semi-final against Melbourne to book their place in a home grand final. Whilst it did not go their way, the Crows were once again an entertaining team to watch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OFF-SEASON:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ins:<\/strong> Jasmyn Hewett (Gold Coast), Jasmine Simmons (basketball), Zoe Prowse (Sturt), Brooke Tonon (Glenelg), Abbie Ballard (West Adelaide)<br \/>\n<strong>Outs:<\/strong> Chloe Scheer (Geelong), Renee Forth (delisted)<br \/>\n<strong>Inactives:<\/strong> Jessica Sedunary, Angela Foley, Rhiannon Metcalfe<\/p>\n<p>The Crows did not need to make many changes to their list given the strength of it, with <strong>Chloe Scheer<\/strong>&#8216;s defection to Geelong the biggest talking point coming into the off-season. The Crows will be without a trio of inactive players with <strong>Jessica Sedunary<\/strong> (cycling), <strong>Rhiannon Metcalfe<\/strong> (work) and <strong>Angela Foley<\/strong> (ACL), whilst <strong>Renee Forth<\/strong> was the club&#8217;s sole unforced cut. Going to the draft, they picked up AFL Women&#8217;s Academy ruck <strong>Zoe Prowse<\/strong>, as well as smooth moving half-back\/wing <strong>Brooke Tonon<\/strong> and tough nut mid-forward <strong>Abbie Ballard<\/strong> to accompany a returning <strong>Jasmyn Hewett<\/strong>, and basketballer <strong>Jasmine Simmons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2021-22 TEAM LIST:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Allan<br \/>\nNajwa Allen<br \/>\nAbbie Ballard<br \/>\nChelsea Biddell<br \/>\nHannah Button<br \/>\nTeah Charlton<br \/>\nAilish Considine<br \/>\nDayna Cox<br \/>\nNikki Gore<br \/>\nCaitlin Gould<br \/>\nAnne Hatchard<br \/>\nJasmyn Hewett<br \/>\nEloise Jones<br \/>\nEbony Marinoff<br \/>\nRachelle Martin<br \/>\nMontana McKinnon<br \/>\nHannah Munyard<br \/>\nJustine Mules<br \/>\nMaddi Newman<br \/>\nErin Phillips<br \/>\nDanielle Ponter<br \/>\nZoe Prowse<br \/>\nMarijana Rajcic<br \/>\nChelsea Randall<br \/>\nJasmine Simmons<br \/>\nBrooke Tonon<br \/>\nStevie-Lee Thompson<br \/>\nDeni Varnhagen<br \/>\nAshleigh Woodland<br \/>\nLisa Whiteley<\/p>\n<p><strong>KEY QUESTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can Adelaide blood some new youngsters in 2021-22 and avoid Port Adelaide raiding the list too much at season&#8217;s end?<\/li>\n<li>Will Erin Phillips play permanent forward?<\/li>\n<li>Who replaces Chloe Scheer inside 50?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PREDICTION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adelaide will once again be thereabout around the mark, with Scheer the key loss from the side that reached a grand final. The Crows have stocked up with some serious talent who all add something different, and it would be great to see all of Prowse, Tonon and Ballard getting their chance at some stage despite it being such a hard team to crack into. Expect them to be there at the pointy end again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picture credit:<\/strong> Sarah Reed\/AFL Photos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women&#8217;s 2021-22 season, Draft Central checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Up first is Adelaide, the 2021 grand finalists set to be another contender in the new-look season. 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