We’ll get to our customary (and rough) power rankings at the end of the post, but we thought we’d run through who stands out as the HPN Midseason AA side – as determined by our PAV ranking system. Here’s where PAV ranks the AFLW at the end of four weeks of footy:
Player Club PAVOff PAVDef PAVMid PAV Total Matches
Emma Kearney WB 9.34 13.53 10.88 33.75 4
Chelsea Randall ADEL 8.92 17.21 5.70 31.82 4
Ellie Blackburn WB 8.67 9.70 6.55 24.92 4
Phoebe McWilliams GWS 19.59 2.87 1.92 24.38 4
Brooke Lochland WB 17.79 1.61 4.53 23.93 4
Kate Lutkins BL 3.48 17.63 2.76 23.87 4
Emma King COLL 11.48 4.95 7.42 23.84 4
Daisy Pearce MELB 5.30 7.22 11.23 23.76 4
Maddison Gay CARL 10.38 4.56 8.77 23.72 4
Courtney Gum GWS 8.19 7.09 7.70 22.99 4
Dana Hooker FRE 9.23 5.64 8.11 22.97 4
Jess Wuetschner BL 17.09 2.51 2.94 22.55 4
Ebony Marinoff ADEL 4.36 7.93 10.06 22.35 4
Elise O'Dea MELB 6.57 8.32 6.50 21.38 4
Alicia Eva GWS 4.63 7.28 9.25 21.16 4
Stephanie Chiocci COLL 7.76 6.32 6.92 21.00 4
Laura Duryea MELB -0.51 20.42 0.43 20.34 4
Christina Bernardi COLL 12.49 2.72 4.39 19.60 4
Kara Donnellan FRE 3.63 7.44 8.50 19.56 4
Ashlee Atkins FRE 11.38 3.67 4.31 19.35 4
Alexandra Anderson BL 5.79 7.48 5.60 18.87 4
Erin Phillips ADEL 14.34 1.03 3.31 18.69 2
Hannah Scott WB 2.67 13.49 2.44 18.60 4
Ruth Wallace ADEL 11.63 1.88 4.98 18.49 4
Amanda Farrugia GWS 3.56 8.38 6.37 18.31 4
Alison Downie CARL 6.92 8.71 2.50 18.12 4
Libby Birch WB 0.00 17.03 1.06 18.09 4
Sarah Allan ADEL 1.45 14.71 1.63 17.79 4
Rhiannon Metcalfe ADEL 8.92 2.21 6.46 17.59 4
Darcy Vescio CARL 11.15 4.13 2.25 17.53 4
Jamie Stanton BL 4.64 7.48 5.40 17.52 4
Ebony Antonio FRE 3.63 12.02 1.76 17.41 4
Richelle Cranston MELB 11.62 1.24 4.51 17.37 4
Chloe Molloy COLL 1.35 14.28 1.72 17.35 4
Caitlyn Edwards COLL 7.43 4.57 5.29 17.29 4
Breann Moody CARL 6.34 6.39 4.49 17.22 4
Jacinda Barclay GWS 12.82 2.45 1.94 17.21 4
Tayla Harris CARL 10.19 2.80 3.95 16.94 3
Nicola Stevens CARL 5.38 8.65 2.88 16.92 4
Jessica Dal Pos GWS 4.63 5.96 5.77 16.36 4
Ashleigh Guest MELB 2.78 9.46 4.02 16.26 4
Melissa Caulfield FRE 9.89 3.29 2.91 16.09 4
Emily Bates BL 2.32 8.24 5.42 15.97 4
Britt Tully GWS 5.70 2.94 7.23 15.87 4
Tegan Cunningham MELB 13.83 -0.58 2.55 15.80 4
Sabrina Frederick-Traub BL 6.88 6.20 2.67 15.75 4
Kate Hore MELB 8.84 3.54 3.36 15.73 4
Shelley Scott MELB 11.36 0.70 3.62 15.68 4
Jenna McCormick ADEL 12.02 1.75 1.86 15.63 3
Karen Paxman MELB 5.30 5.08 5.22 15.60 4
Moana Hope COLL 14.18 0.38 1.02 15.59 3
Erin McKinnon GWS 8.19 2.97 4.05 15.21 4
Rebecca Beeson GWS 4.99 6.83 3.38 15.20 4
Sarah Hosking CARL 4.61 4.80 5.61 15.02 4
Jaimee Lambert COLL 4.39 5.06 5.31 14.76 4
Hayley Miller FRE 4.95 3.95 5.78 14.68 4
Brittany Gibson BL 6.66 2.86 5.06 14.58 4
Amelia Barden COLL 6.08 3.42 5.08 14.58 4
Jasmine Garner COLL 5.91 4.91 3.55 14.37 4
Jess Hosking CARL 4.23 6.07 4.07 14.37 4
Gabriella Pound CARL 0.77 11.59 1.97 14.33 4
Lara Filocamo FRE 2.31 7.28 4.74 14.33 4
Aisling Utri WB 5.56 6.36 2.30 14.22 4
Bonnie Toogood WB 8.73 3.36 2.12 14.21 4
Kirsty Lamb WB 3.78 4.63 5.68 14.09 4
Belinda Smith FRE 1.65 8.92 3.32 13.89 4
Jenna Bruton WB 4.67 5.84 3.38 13.88 4
Aasta O'Connor WB 4.06 5.72 4.00 13.77 4
Gabby O'Sullivan FRE 7.25 1.57 4.72 13.54 4
Nicole Hildebrand BL 1.16 10.00 2.21 13.36 4
Angelica Gogos WB 3.34 2.50 7.43 13.26 4
Melissa Kuys COLL 5.40 4.85 2.96 13.21 4
Jess Duffin COLL 4.05 8.14 0.81 13.00 3
Lisa Webb FRE 5.28 4.19 3.53 12.99 3
Shae Audley CARL 4.23 2.26 6.34 12.83 4
Tahlia Randall BL 8.40 -2.34 6.51 12.57 4
Melissa Hickey MELB 2.78 6.57 3.18 12.54 4
Leah Kaslar BL 0.94 9.96 1.60 12.50 4
Angela Foley ADEL 2.71 6.95 2.72 12.38 3
Cora Staunton GWS 9.97 0.30 2.07 12.34 4
Amy Lavell FRE 10.55 0.82 0.92 12.29 4
Cassie Davidson FRE 0.33 10.45 1.42 12.20 4
Elle Bennetts GWS 3.56 4.60 4.04 12.20 4
Ashley Sharp FRE 5.61 4.19 2.37 12.16 4
Dayna Cox ADEL 1.94 8.51 1.55 12.00 3
Meg Downie MELB 0.25 9.61 2.13 11.99 4
Breanna Koenen BL 2.61 7.28 2.05 11.94 4
Evangeline Gooch FRE 1.32 9.47 1.01 11.80 4
Aliesha Newman MELB 6.82 2.29 2.67 11.78 4
Cecilia McIntosh COLL 4.05 4.47 3.13 11.65 4
Kaitlyn Ashmore BL 6.95 2.16 2.36 11.47 4
Nat Exon BL 4.13 4.84 2.46 11.43 3
Justine Mules ADEL 3.10 3.44 4.83 11.37 4
Brittany Bonnici COLL 1.69 5.62 3.86 11.17 4
Eloise Jones ADEL 3.49 3.79 3.73 11.00 4
Brianna Davey CARL 1.54 7.70 1.68 10.92 2
Shannon Campbell BL 1.16 8.64 1.10 10.89 3
Katie Brennan WB 8.34 1.07 1.44 10.85 3
Bianca Jakobsson MELB 0.25 9.11 1.46 10.82 4
Jordan Zanchetta BL 2.61 4.67 3.37 10.65 4
Stevie-Lee Thompson ADEL 1.94 6.45 2.27 10.65 4
Emma Zielke BL 2.61 2.86 5.17 10.64 4
Katie Loynes CARL 4.61 2.90 3.02 10.53 3
Emma Grant COLL 1.69 6.08 2.51 10.28 4
Monique Conti WB 3.78 3.87 2.56 10.20 4
Phoebe Monahan GWS -0.71 9.92 0.84 10.05 3
Sophie Li CARL 2.31 4.48 3.25 10.04 4
Kerryn Harrington CARL 1.15 6.27 2.60 10.03 4
Iilish Ross COLL -0.68 9.88 0.60 9.81 4
Nicola Barr GWS -0.36 8.53 1.59 9.76 4
Alicia Janz FRE 3.79 2.26 3.58 9.63 4
Sharni Webb BL 4.71 1.54 3.35 9.59 4
Stephanie Cain FRE 0.66 5.99 2.78 9.43 4
Alex Williams FRE 0.33 8.53 0.54 9.40 4
Emma Swanson GWS 1.78 4.64 2.88 9.30 3
Lauren Brazzale CARL 4.23 1.31 3.69 9.23 3
Pepa Randall GWS 0.71 7.09 1.38 9.19 4
Naomi Ferres WB 1.78 3.99 3.28 9.05 4
Katherine Smith MELB 0.00 7.42 1.60 9.02 4
Kate McCarthy BL 5.21 0.15 3.53 8.90 4
Danielle Hardiman CARL 0.77 7.42 0.56 8.75 3
Ellie Brush GWS 1.07 6.45 1.14 8.66 4
Aimee Schmidt GWS 6.41 0.91 1.33 8.65 3
Sarah Perkins ADEL 6.11 -0.03 2.54 8.61 4
Arianna Clarke BL 0.58 6.88 0.97 8.43 4
Lauren Spark WB 0.00 7.89 0.49 8.38 4
Lauren Tesoriero COLL 2.70 2.41 3.21 8.32 3
Tanya Hetherington GWS -0.36 8.53 0.13 8.30 4
Lauren Arnell CARL 5.77 0.52 1.83 8.12 2
Emma Humphries MELB 2.53 3.98 1.55 8.06 3
Tiarna Ernst WB 1.72 4.09 2.23 8.05 4
Rheanne Lugg ADEL 1.55 4.60 1.90 8.05 3
Deni Varnhagen ADEL -0.78 5.19 3.24 7.66 4
Erin Hoare MELB 4.42 -0.40 3.26 7.29 4
Tilly Lucas-Rodd CARL 1.15 4.64 1.47 7.26 3
Jasmine Grierson MELB 1.01 5.18 1.01 7.20 3
Katherine Gillespie-Jones CARL 1.73 3.88 1.19 6.79 3
Lily Mithen MELB 1.52 2.24 3.01 6.76 4
Sophie Casey COLL 0.34 5.17 1.14 6.65 3
Courtney Cramey ADEL 4.65 0.56 1.43 6.64 1
Kate Shierlaw CARL 4.90 0.21 1.46 6.57 4
Jessica Allan ADEL 2.81 3.03 0.71 6.55 4
Sophie Conway BL 6.08 -0.70 1.00 6.38 3
Leah Mascall FRE 1.65 2.86 1.86 6.37 4
Georgia Bevan ADEL 1.94 2.94 1.46 6.34 4
Lauren Pearce MELB 4.10 0.75 1.24 6.09 3
Jasmyn Hewett ADEL 0.48 4.39 0.88 5.76 4
Stacey Barr FRE 3.30 0.98 1.39 5.66 3
Stacey Livingstone COLL 0.00 4.68 0.95 5.63 2
Jodie White FRE 2.64 1.38 1.50 5.52 4
Meg Hutchins COLL 3.71 0.44 1.33 5.49 2
Emily McGuire FRE 4.29 0.23 0.74 5.26 2
Abbey Holmes ADEL 3.10 1.50 0.59 5.20 3
Marijana Rajcic ADEL 0.00 4.35 0.80 5.15 2
Georgia Gee CARL 2.31 1.67 1.15 5.13 3
Tara Morgan COLL -0.34 5.10 0.15 4.92 2
Alyssa Mifsud MELB 4.29 -0.05 0.59 4.84 2
Isabel Huntington WB 4.73 -0.59 0.58 4.71 2
Catherine Phillips MELB 0.00 3.04 1.63 4.67 4
Nicole Callinan WB 1.78 1.61 1.21 4.60 4
Madeleine Boyd GWS 0.27 3.48 0.74 4.49 2
Renee Forth GWS 0.36 2.08 1.99 4.42 4
Eliza Hynes COLL 2.11 0.24 1.73 4.08 2
Natalie Plane CARL 0.38 2.62 0.96 3.96 2
Sally Riley ADEL 1.55 1.25 1.03 3.83 2
Harriet Cordner MELB 1.39 1.00 1.44 3.82 1
Hayley Wildes WB 1.33 1.05 1.44 3.82 3
Renee Tomkins GWS 0.00 3.66 0.10 3.76 1
Jessica Sedunary ADEL -0.39 1.00 3.12 3.73 4
Gemma Houghton FRE 1.15 1.63 0.74 3.52 2
Sarah D'Arcy COLL 2.36 -0.14 0.97 3.19 2
Anna Teague MELB 0.51 2.64 0.03 3.18 1
Bailey Hunt WB 0.44 2.54 0.17 3.16 3
Bree White COLL -0.68 2.41 1.37 3.11 3
Jodie Hicks GWS 1.42 0.75 0.86 3.04 3
Talia Radan ADEL -0.78 3.69 0.02 2.93 2
Deanna Berry WB 0.44 1.05 1.44 2.93 3
Madeline Keryk CARL 0.00 2.38 0.35 2.73 1
Brianna Green FRE 0.66 1.33 0.70 2.69 1
Tiah Haynes FRE 0.00 2.39 0.15 2.53 1
Ruby Schleicher COLL -1.35 3.39 0.27 2.31 3
Isabella Ayre BL 0.87 0.55 0.79 2.21 2
Sarah Dargan COLL 0.00 1.26 0.77 2.03 2
Maddy Collier GWS 0.00 1.96 0.05 2.01 1
Brooke Patterson MELB 0.00 1.69 0.27 1.97 2
Rachael Killian ADEL 0.39 1.06 0.40 1.85 2
Courtney Webb CARL 0.38 0.83 0.56 1.78 1
Megan Hunt BL 0.29 0.80 0.54 1.63 1
Sarah Last CARL 0.38 1.11 0.12 1.62 2
Kirsten McLeod WB 0.67 0.32 0.55 1.54 1
Laura Bailey WB 0.67 0.04 0.66 1.37 1
Maddy Guerin MELB 0.51 0.00 0.85 1.35 1
Daria Bannister WB 0.67 -0.04 0.57 1.19 1
Reni Hicks CARL -0.38 1.23 0.24 1.09 3
Philippa Smyth GWS 0.09 0.70 0.20 0.99 1
Bridie Kennedy CARL 0.00 0.91 0.05 0.97 1
Gabby Collingwood BL 0.00 0.70 0.20 0.90 3
Katie-Jayne Grieve CARL 0.00 0.40 0.35 0.75 1
Sophie Armitstead ADEL 0.00 0.69 0.05 0.74 1
Emma Pittman BL 0.29 0.05 0.34 0.68 1
Kim Rennie WB 0.50 -0.24 0.31 0.57 1
Anne Hatchard ADEL 0.00 0.38 0.10 0.48 1
Emma Mackie WB 0.22 0.12 0.11 0.45 1
Holly Whitford COLL -0.68 -0.17 0.91 0.06 2
Rebecca Privitelli GWS -0.36 0.04 0.13 -0.19 1
Jessica Anderson WB -0.22 -0.08 -0.02 -0.32 1
Louise Stephenson GWS -0.71 0.04 0.32 -0.36 2
Following on from the infamous memo, we are setting up the team in 5-6-5 format, with five more on the bench. We’re looking at two factors here – overall PAV and component PAV – i.e. making sure that the side is well balanced and could actually play a game of football together.
Backline:
Laura Duryea (Melb), Kate Lutkins (BL), Chelsea Randall (Adel), Libby Birch (WB), Sarah Allen (Adel).
There’s only one returner from the actual 2017 All-Australian team in this group, namely Randall from Adelaide. Up until her injury Bri Davey was a fixture in this list, and Duryea will probably end up sliding from contention by the end of the season. Hannah Scott, Ebony Antonio and Chloe Molloy are a little bit unlucky not to be in the team to date, but they will certainly be in the mix as the season comes to a head.
Midfield:
Emma King (ruck, Collingwood), Emma Kearney (WB), Daisy Pearce (Melb), Ebony Marinoff (Adel), Alicia Eva (GWS), Ellie Blackburn (WB).
The Bulldogs contribute their two powerhouses in Kearney and Blackburn here, however you could easily throw them at either end of the ground to plug gaps. If you had to throw someone behind the ball (hypothetically of course), Daisy Pearce performs the sweeper role with aplomb.
Forwards:
Phoebe McWilliams (GWS), Brooke Lochland (WB), Jess Wuetschner (BL), Erin Phillips (Adel), Ruth Wallace (Adel).
The contentious call here is to overlook Moana Hope, who currently sits 5th for OffPAV, but outside the top 50 for overall PAV. It really is a judgement call, and her case is perhaps hurt by the misguided call to drop her earlier in the season. If she continues her current form, and Collingwood continues where they left off against Melbourne last week, she should be in the mix for at least a squad spot at the end of the year. However, the five forwards listed here have been very strong so far this year, and have a good balance between tall and small.
Interchange:
Maddison Gay (Carl), Courtney Gum (GWS), Dana Hooker (Fre), Elise O’Dea (Melb), Stephanie Chiocci (Coll).
There are several players here who might feel hard done by; Molloy, Bernardi, Donnellan, Atkins, Anderson, Farrugia, Metcalfe and Cranston especially. But the five listed above have all had stellar moments in the season so far. Gum in particular has made a massive impact for GWS after being overlooked by Adelaide, a reverse Perkins if you will.
As a whole, there are five Crows and four Bulldogs dominating the side, with all sides at least having one representative. This will change by the end of the year, but it’s a good indication of who is doing well to date (and who to watch out for in the month ahead).
Power Rankings
We’re going to keep it brief this week, so you can read it before the bounce.
- Brisbane
Brisbane have lost one game so far in the Home and Away season in the history of the competition. Sometimes they win ugly, sometimes they win with the benefit of luck, but they still just win.
2. Western Bulldogs
The Bulldogs annihilated the souls of Carlton last week, and firmly have one foot in the Grand Final. The emergence of Lochland was a good sign last week, but Carlton looked extremely flat last week (and in the preceding weeks as well if we are being perfectly honest). Anna Harrington’s piece on the Dogs is worth a look if you haven’t read it yet, by the way. If the Dogs can continue this play against the stronger teams of the competition, they might even move into favoritism.
3. Adelaide
It’s going to be very hard for the Crows to make a second straight Grand Final, but the current Crows side is a world away from the unit that played in the first two weeks. Adelaide will have to win out and rely on results going their way elsewhere to make Week 8, but on form they can probably uphold their end of the bargain.
4. Melbourne
Two ugly weeks by the former frontrunners sees the Demons in a precarious position. Whilst fate still largely rests at their feet, they will have to pick up their game after the awful performances of the last two weeks. The Demons seemed to tire badly in both weeks, and the immense travel load (and heat) couldn’t have helped much. There’s no margin for error – they need to win this week to stay with a realistic chance to lift the Cup.
5. GWS
GWS were unlucky to lose last week, and have been the most improved side this year. If not for a bad free kick call ending in a goal last week, and a storm against Carlton, the Giants might sit at 3-1 and in a prime position for the GF. Instead, they are firmly on the outside looking in.
6. Fremantle
Fremantle are starting to hit their straps despite the close loss to the Lions last week. The load is starting to be shared by the squad more, and it feels that they finally have an identity. The 2019 season is starting to look a little brighter.
7. Carlton
The Blues were utterly blown out of the water last week. What they can do to fix the issues of last week is a little unknown; perhaps throwing Harris down back might compensate for the loss of Davey. But things don’t look that bright right now.
8. Collingwood
The Pies are coming off perhaps the finest win of the time in the competition to date, but they still can’t rise off the bottom. The reason: one week of good football doesn’t compensate for three weeks of bad football. But like last year, they seem to be waking up just as all hope of finals football disappears.