Tanya’s Take, presented by Bird in Hand – Round 9

“If we play our way for longer we can challenge any side, ” assistant coach Tanya Hetherington said ahead of Sunday’s clash.

Assistant coach Tanya Hetherington is confident in her side ahead of a Round 9 clash with Collingwood. Speaking in the latest instalment of Tanya’s Take, presented by Bird in Hand, she said a four-quarter effort will be needed to defeat the Pies.

See what she had to say on our 57-point win over the Western Bulldogs, Sofia Hurley and preparations leading into another match below.

A massive win over the Bulldogs last week. What was the key factor in such a successful win?

The week before we really let ourselves down with our effort and intensity and the girls were challenged to bring that against the bulldogs which really set up the win.

 There were nine goal scorers on the weekend (the most in AFLW history is 11). What do you believe led to this?

We had addressed a couple of elements to our ball movement during the week which made us a lot more dynamic and dangerous forward of centre. Therefore it gave the team multiple avenues to goal which stood out with nine individual goal kickers which is f

Sofia Hurley received a Rising Star nomination for her efforts. What stood out to you about her performance in Round 8?

Sofia has been building nicely every week this season and credit to her, she has played any role she’s been asked so far but she found her niche in the midfield whilst also impacting forward with her pressure being a key feature of her game.