CARLTON'S VFLW team suffered its first loss of its 2018 campaign, going down to the Hawks by 51 points at Box Hill City Oval.

VFLW senior coach Shannon McFerran assesses a number of the Blues’ AFLW-listed players from the Round 3 clash.

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Lauren Arnell
Stats: 9 disposals, 10 tackles
From the coach: Loz made her first appearance in the VFLW side this week. Collecting nine disposals and laying 10 tackles, she tried hard all day in what was a tough contest.

Madeline Keryk
Stats: 9 disposals, 4 tackles
From the coach: Maddy spent time in the midfield before being moved down back. A tough competitor, she was able to impact the contest. Maddy needs to continue to provide run for us through the midfield and off the half back.

Sophie Li
Stats: 13 disposals, 8 tackles
From the coach: A quieter day for Sophie. She managed to find the ball throughout the day, but lacked the same drive and run and carry as last week. Looking forward to seeing Sophie hit her stride again in Round 4.

Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Stats:13 disposals, 5 tackles
From the coach: Tilly ran most of the day out on the wing. Her experience through the midfield was great and she able to help set up defensively.

Breann Moody
Stats: 9 disposals, 7 kicks
From the coach: Breann rucked strongly throughout the day, winning the majority of hitouts. Breann is continuing to develop her second and third efforts as well as her forward transitional running.

Nat Plane
Stats: 6 disposals, 8 tackles
From the coach: Nat didn’t have a high possession game but her tackling pressure was fantastic. Her defensive pressure throughout the game was strong and this is an area I would love to see more of from Nat.

Darcy Vescio
Stats: 9 disposals, 1 goal
From the coach: Darcy led the team as captain against the Hawks. A tough day for Darcy as she was held well up forward. A run through the midfield (something new for Darcy) meant she was able to push up to the contest and continue to have an impact.