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The Advertiser
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Lift-off for new-look Bombers in win over Giants
Essendon's new AFLW era has started, with a quartet of debutants firing the Bombers to a 56-point win over GWS. Unveiling five new faces at Manuka Oval on Saturday, the Bombers slammed through seven straight goals to set up a 13.7 (85) to 3.11 (29) victory - their highest ever score in the AFLW. A two-goal haul by Bombers co-captain Bonnie Toogood was matched by draftee Holly Ridewood and ex-Port forward Maggie MacLachlan. Last year's No.9 pick Grace Belloni and former GWS player Courtney Murphy kicked a goal apiece, while fellow draftee Taya Chambers made her debut in defence. Maddy Prespakis (one goal, 26 disposals, seven clearances) was also busy for Essendon in the engine room, taking advantage of GWS stalwart Alyce Parker's absence. Parker was leading the Giants with 15 disposals and five clearances before an ankle injury forced her out at halftime. Tarni Evans was on-song early for the home side and could have finished with more than the opening goal after taking three inside-50 marks in the first quarter. But the Giants lost the lead through their wastefulness, trailing by two points at quarter-time. GWS young gun Zarlie Goldsworthy had uncharacteristically sprayed her set shot from the top of the goal square, before Courtney Murphy returned serve to launch Essendon ahead. The Bombers then broke out to a lead of 26 points when Ridewood, pick No.12 in last year's draft, kicked two straight goals. Evans again flaunted her aerial prowess just before the main break, but could not shake the yips, netting just two points from two set shots. Irish sensation Eilish O'Dowd almost gave away a goal to the Bombers after sprinting towards the wrong end of the corridor. O'Dowd had only just landed back in Australia last Friday after winning the 2025 All-Ireland title with Dublin. After Toogood opened the third quarter with her second major, Giants forward Georgia Garnett responded to end the home side's goalscoring drought. Evans finally got reward for effort and slotted her second goal before the final change, but GWS could not lift for a fourth-quarter comeback. In the end, Tarni finished with 2.3, while Giants skipper Bec Beeson had 19 disposals and seven clearances. Essendon's new AFLW era has started, with a quartet of debutants firing the Bombers to a 56-point win over GWS. Unveiling five new faces at Manuka Oval on Saturday, the Bombers slammed through seven straight goals to set up a 13.7 (85) to 3.11 (29) victory - their highest ever score in the AFLW. A two-goal haul by Bombers co-captain Bonnie Toogood was matched by draftee Holly Ridewood and ex-Port forward Maggie MacLachlan. Last year's No.9 pick Grace Belloni and former GWS player Courtney Murphy kicked a goal apiece, while fellow draftee Taya Chambers made her debut in defence. Maddy Prespakis (one goal, 26 disposals, seven clearances) was also busy for Essendon in the engine room, taking advantage of GWS stalwart Alyce Parker's absence. Parker was leading the Giants with 15 disposals and five clearances before an ankle injury forced her out at halftime. Tarni Evans was on-song early for the home side and could have finished with more than the opening goal after taking three inside-50 marks in the first quarter. But the Giants lost the lead through their wastefulness, trailing by two points at quarter-time. GWS young gun Zarlie Goldsworthy had uncharacteristically sprayed her set shot from the top of the goal square, before Courtney Murphy returned serve to launch Essendon ahead. The Bombers then broke out to a lead of 26 points when Ridewood, pick No.12 in last year's draft, kicked two straight goals. Evans again flaunted her aerial prowess just before the main break, but could not shake the yips, netting just two points from two set shots. Irish sensation Eilish O'Dowd almost gave away a goal to the Bombers after sprinting towards the wrong end of the corridor. O'Dowd had only just landed back in Australia last Friday after winning the 2025 All-Ireland title with Dublin. After Toogood opened the third quarter with her second major, Giants forward Georgia Garnett responded to end the home side's goalscoring drought. Evans finally got reward for effort and slotted her second goal before the final change, but GWS could not lift for a fourth-quarter comeback. In the end, Tarni finished with 2.3, while Giants skipper Bec Beeson had 19 disposals and seven clearances. Essendon's new AFLW era has started, with a quartet of debutants firing the Bombers to a 56-point win over GWS. Unveiling five new faces at Manuka Oval on Saturday, the Bombers slammed through seven straight goals to set up a 13.7 (85) to 3.11 (29) victory - their highest ever score in the AFLW. A two-goal haul by Bombers co-captain Bonnie Toogood was matched by draftee Holly Ridewood and ex-Port forward Maggie MacLachlan. Last year's No.9 pick Grace Belloni and former GWS player Courtney Murphy kicked a goal apiece, while fellow draftee Taya Chambers made her debut in defence. Maddy Prespakis (one goal, 26 disposals, seven clearances) was also busy for Essendon in the engine room, taking advantage of GWS stalwart Alyce Parker's absence. Parker was leading the Giants with 15 disposals and five clearances before an ankle injury forced her out at halftime. Tarni Evans was on-song early for the home side and could have finished with more than the opening goal after taking three inside-50 marks in the first quarter. But the Giants lost the lead through their wastefulness, trailing by two points at quarter-time. GWS young gun Zarlie Goldsworthy had uncharacteristically sprayed her set shot from the top of the goal square, before Courtney Murphy returned serve to launch Essendon ahead. The Bombers then broke out to a lead of 26 points when Ridewood, pick No.12 in last year's draft, kicked two straight goals. Evans again flaunted her aerial prowess just before the main break, but could not shake the yips, netting just two points from two set shots. Irish sensation Eilish O'Dowd almost gave away a goal to the Bombers after sprinting towards the wrong end of the corridor. O'Dowd had only just landed back in Australia last Friday after winning the 2025 All-Ireland title with Dublin. After Toogood opened the third quarter with her second major, Giants forward Georgia Garnett responded to end the home side's goalscoring drought. Evans finally got reward for effort and slotted her second goal before the final change, but GWS could not lift for a fourth-quarter comeback. In the end, Tarni finished with 2.3, while Giants skipper Bec Beeson had 19 disposals and seven clearances.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Lift-off for new-look Bombers in win over Giants
Essendon's new AFLW era has started, with a quartet of debutants firing the Bombers to a 56-point win over GWS. Unveiling five new faces at Manuka Oval on Saturday, the Bombers slammed through seven straight goals to set up a 13.7 (85) to 3.11 (29) victory - their highest ever score in the AFLW. A two-goal haul by Bombers co-captain Bonnie Toogood was matched by draftee Holly Ridewood and ex-Port forward Maggie MacLachlan. Last year's No.9 pick Grace Belloni and former GWS player Courtney Murphy kicked a goal apiece, while fellow draftee Taya Chambers made her debut in defence. Maddy Prespakis (one goal, 26 disposals, seven clearances) was also busy for Essendon in the engine room, taking advantage of GWS stalwart Alyce Parker's absence. Parker was leading the Giants with 15 disposals and five clearances before an ankle injury forced her out at halftime. Tarni Evans was on-song early for the home side and could have finished with more than the opening goal after taking three inside-50 marks in the first quarter. But the Giants lost the lead through their wastefulness, trailing by two points at quarter-time. GWS young gun Zarlie Goldsworthy had uncharacteristically sprayed her set shot from the top of the goal square, before Courtney Murphy returned serve to launch Essendon ahead. The Bombers then broke out to a lead of 26 points when Ridewood, pick No.12 in last year's draft, kicked two straight goals. Evans again flaunted her aerial prowess just before the main break, but could not shake the yips, netting just two points from two set shots. Irish sensation Eilish O'Dowd almost gave away a goal to the Bombers after sprinting towards the wrong end of the corridor. O'Dowd had only just landed back in Australia last Friday after winning the 2025 All-Ireland title with Dublin. After Toogood opened the third quarter with her second major, Giants forward Georgia Garnett responded to end the home side's goalscoring drought. Evans finally got reward for effort and slotted her second goal before the final change, but GWS could not lift for a fourth-quarter comeback. In the end, Tarni finished with 2.3, while Giants skipper Bec Beeson had 19 disposals and seven clearances.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Amid Navy's demand for subs, recruitment efforts for shipbuilders begins in schools
Groton, Connecticut — At Charles Barnum Elementary School in Groton, Connecticut, a group of fifth graders are learning about submarines. It's the beginning of a recruitment effort by General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton's biggest employer, and the Navy's biggest submarine builder. The Navy has an order in with Electric Boat for 29 submarines to be delivered over the next 17 years. "People are sometimes like, 'Why are you in the elementary schools?' In 2033, the people we're hiring, some of them are in the fifth grade right now," said Courtney Murphy, director of talent management for Electric Boat. Murphy says trade workers, welders and machinists are currently in demand. And that training is well underway at nearby Ella Grasso Technical High School, where students work with the same state-of-art equipment in use at the shipyard. The students learn to work in hot, cramped spaces similar to submarines. "It makes me focus," said Xiamir Fletcher, a senior, about why he was drawn to welding. "Once you start welding, that's it, dead set on the welding." It's all part of a national effort by shipyards and the Navy to bring on 100,000 skilled workers over the next 10 years. They're urgently needed to build a new fleet of nuclear missile submarines and smaller fast-attack subs. To achieve that, Electric Boat needs to more than double its production. "It is the Navy's No. 1 construction priority," said Adm. William Houston, director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. "That's how important it is." Houston says submarines are critical to the Navy's goals. "They can go anywhere, any time, and hold an adversary at risk," Houston explains. "They can just watch what you're doing, and you don't even know they're there." The problem, however, is that the Navy doesn't have enough of them. Electric Boat is ramping up to meet that national security challenge, a challenge Adam Chioccola and Emma Isbell are happy to take on, who joined the company as new welders 18 months ago. "It's a lot of stress, but the more you do it, the easier and more natural it gets," Chioccola said. "There's not a lot of people in the world that can say that they build nuclear submarines," Isbell adds. "Like, it's pretty cool." And as far as the Navy is concerned, there aren't enough people who can say they build nuclear submarines. The future of the fleet is riding on it. DOGE cuts at 9/11 health program may impact first responders Border Patrol chief discusses asylum policy changes, possible DOGE cuts Thousands of IRS employees expected to be fired by Trump administration this week
CBS News
21-02-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Amid Navy's demand for nuclear subs, recruitment efforts for shipbuilders begins in schools
Groton, Connecticut — At Charles Barnum Elementary School in Groton, Connecticut, a group of fifth graders are learning about submarines. It's the beginning of a recruitment effort by General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton's biggest employer, and the Navy's biggest submarine builder. The Navy has an order in with Electric Boat for 29 submarines to be delivered over the next 17 years. "People are sometimes like, 'Why are you in the elementary schools?' In 2033, the people we're hiring, some of them are in the fifth grade right now," said Courtney Murphy, director of talent management for Electric Boat. Murphy says trade workers, welders and machinists are currently in demand. And that training is well underway at nearby Ella Grasso Technical High School, where students work with the same state-of-art equipment in use at the shipyard. The students learn to work in hot, cramped spaces similar to submarines. "It makes me focus," said Xiamir Fletcher, a senior, about why he was drawn to welding. "Once you start welding, that's it, dead set on the welding." It's all part of a national effort by shipyards and the Navy to bring on 100,000 skilled workers over the next 10 years. They're urgently needed to build a new fleet of nuclear missile submarines and smaller fast-attack subs. To achieve that, Electric Boat needs to more than double its production. "It is the Navy's No. 1 construction priority," said Adm. William Houston, director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. "That's how important it is." Houston says submarines are critical to the Navy's goals. "They can go anywhere, any time, and hold an adversary at risk," Houston explains. "They can just watch what you're doing, and you don't even know they're there." The problem, however, is that the Navy doesn't have enough of them. Electric Boat is ramping up to meet that national security challenge, a challenge Adam Chioccola and Emma Isbell are happy to take on, who joined the company as new welders 18 months ago. "It's a lot of stress, but the more you do it, the easier and more natural it gets," Chioccola said. "There's not a lot of people in the world that can say that they build nuclear submarines," Isbell adds. "Like, it's pretty cool." And as far as the Navy is concerned, there aren't enough people who can say they build nuclear submarines. The future of the fleet is riding on it.
