My one observation of the game would be that when Aussie had the ball the ball carrier had a decision to make on the pass they should make because the off ball players were providing options, when we had the ball the off the ball players were all waiting for the ball player to make a decision on her next pass but failed to give her options so she had a decision to make.
The up side is it wasnt a technical deficiency that held us back but more a proactive thinking at individual level. Early days relative to the WC and I have some real hope we can be competitive at the WC
The up side is it wasnt a technical deficiency that held us back but more a proactive thinking at individual level. Early days relative to the WC and I have some real hope we can be competitive at the WC
Ferns will likely get out of their WWC pool, as from memory they are a seeded team. So will get some weaker teams in their pool
But the best technical players in the AWs have nearly all come through the Nix and Olé Académies. I’m including Bell (Weenix) and Thomas (Edge pre Ole) in that
How many of the Ferns have gone through either of those systems? I’m talking about going in as a 13 yr old kid, not as an adult like I think Green has with the Nix. It’s too late by then
But until those 2 high quality academies are churning girls out, really good technically on the ball like Thomas, McCowatt, Just, Stamenic, Pijnaker, Garbett, Cacace, Singh, Bell, even Ben Old - Ferns won’t show much progress against the higher ranked bigger nations
I guess Women’s Nix team now offers a pathway to improve. Alyssa Whinham for example offers a hopeful glimpse to the future. Though likely too early to shine at next year’s WWC. Patience
Oh and weren’t Iceland and the Czech Republic both pretty similarly ranked to the Ferns at the She Believes Cup?