{"id":94789,"date":"2022-01-24T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T20:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=94789"},"modified":"2022-01-24T06:00:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T20:00:33","slug":"aflw-sunday-talking-points-north-teaches-giant-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2022\/01\/24\/aflw-sunday-talking-points-north-teaches-giant-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"AFLW Sunday Talking Points: North teaches GIANT lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A VERY dominant display from <a data-type=\"team\" data-id=\"43068\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/team\/north-melbourne-womens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Melbourne<\/a> has seen the Roos dispose of the <a data-type=\"team\" data-id=\"29650\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/team\/gws-giants-womens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GWS GIANTS<\/a> by 27 points and earn their second win of the season. They had their foot on the accelerator from the opening bounce, with a 12 to two inside 50 count for the opening term. North Melbourne seemed to switch off in the final term and GWS had a quarter, but ultimately the deficit was too large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"t7_match_result match-result-comparison rmc-block\">\n<div class='match-result_legend'><ul><li>Team<\/li><li>Q1<\/li><li>Q2<\/li><li>Q3<\/li><li>Q4<\/li><li>Goals<\/li><li>Behinds<\/li><li>Total<\/li><li>Outcome<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>North Melbourne<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/north-150x150.png' \/><\/li><li class='match-result_value'>3.3<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>5.5<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>7.12<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>7.12<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>7<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>12<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>54<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>win<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>GWS GIANTS<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/gws-150x150.png' \/><\/li><li class='match-result_value'>0.0<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>0.0<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>1.1<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>4.3<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>4<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>3<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>27<\/li><li class='match-result_value'>loss<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TALKING POINTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Too little, too late for GWS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>GWS really turned things on in the last quarter, not only outscoring North for the term and keeping the Roos\u2019 scoreless, but creating effective passages of play that had been lacking for the previous three quarters. The only problem was that this good play came three quarters too late and the damage was already done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leave Ashmore free at your own peril<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All afternoon, Ashmore was just left on her own far too regularly, and too much free run right across the ground. GWS needed to send someone like a <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29944\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/haneen-zreika\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haneen Zreika<\/a> or <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"34659\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/chloe-dalton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chloe Dalton<\/a> to her to quell her influence, and they did not, which really hurt them. GWS learnt a lesson the hard way that the rest of the competition should pay attention to \u2013 leave <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29684\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/kaitlyn-ashmore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaitlyn Ashmore<\/a> free and you will suffer the consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GWS goalscoring woes continue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After GWS finally scored a goal in the third term, they broke a goalless run that stretched back to the second quarter of last week\u2019s match. This is an area <strong><em>Alan McConnell <\/em><\/strong>and his team seriously need to work on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things could have been so much worse for GWS on the scoreboard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In what was already a disastrous afternoon for GWS, things could have been much worse for the GIANTS if North had in fact kicked straight. The Kangaroos finished with seven goals 12 for the match, which after the first two rounds is another sign that they are becoming more and more inaccurate as the season progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GWS need to do a lot more work in their defence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For much of the afternoon, particularly in the first term, GWS struggled to find an avenue out of their defensive 50. The North zoning was just too strong and they were able to cut off just about every GWS kick out of the GIANT\u2019s defensive 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-next-week\">NEXT WEEK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>North has got Carlton at Ikon Park next Sunday, while the GIANTS return home for the first time this season, to face the Western Bulldogs.<\/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_t\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/team\/north-melbourne-womens\/\">North Melbourne<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_t\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/team\/gws-giants-womens\/\">GWS GIANTS<\/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\/haneen-zreika\/\">Haneen Zreika<\/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\/chloe-dalton\/\">Chloe Dalton<\/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\/kaitlyn-ashmore\/\">Kaitlyn Ashmore<\/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\/kangaroos-vs-giants-2\/\">Kangaroos vs GIANTS<\/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>A VERY dominant display from North Melbourne has seen the Roos dispose of the GWS GIANTS by 27 points and earn their second win of the season. 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