The reasons behind Geelong's desperation to appoint Stinear have been at once evident.
Teams coached by Stinear have one thing in common: Goal Helps are a priority.
Leading Melbourne for the first 10 seasons of its life in the AFLW, the Demons sat in the top two for goal helps in four of the five seasons from 2022 S6 onward.
Only two Geelong players averaged 0.6 or more goal helps across the 2025 AFLW season; Julia Crockett-Grills with 1.0, and Moloney with 0.6.
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Only two Geelong players averaged 0.6 or more goal helps across the 2025 AFLW season; Julia Crockett-Grills with 1.0, and Moloney with 0.6.
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The biggest coup of the off-season wasn't Anne Hatchard to Gold Coast, Taylor Smith to Sydney, or Eden Zanker to Fremantle.
The reasons behind Geelong's desperation to appoint Stinear have been at once evident. Outside of a big round one loss to two-time reigning premier North Melbourne, the Cats have found their feet in a new style.
Teams coached by Stinear have one thing in common: Goal Helps are a priority. Sharing the ball neatly around the attacking arc to generate the highest percentage opportunity to score has always been fundamental to how his teams work, and that has already become a feature of Geelong in 2026.
Leading Melbourne for the first 10 seasons of its life in the AFLW, the Demons sat in the top two for goal helps in four of the five seasons from 2022 S6 onward.
Aishling Moloney leads the way for the stat, with 1.6 per game, while having also kicked seven goals in the opening five games, but there are a total of seven Cats averaging 0.6 goal helps or more in that time.
Only two Geelong players averaged 0.6 or more goal helps across the 2025 AFLW season; Julia Crockett-Grills with 1.0, and Moloney with 0.6.
Because of this increased willingness to bring teammates in and create those deeper forward entries by way of looking for goal help opportunities, Geelong is kicking more than four more goals per game in 2026, and goaling more regularly from the inside 50s it creates than in years gone past.
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