Champion Data numbers reveal that Harris is the premier contested marking machine of the AFLW, having clunked 44 marks across 21 matches since 2017. That's more than any other player, putting her ahead of Richmond's Sabrina Frederick (41) and Melbourne's Tegan Cunningham (28). But Harris isn't as strong when the ball hits the ground inside 50, according to the statistics. The 22-year-old is ranked 22nd out of the AFLW's top 25 forwards for ground balls won inside 50 since 2017, with 16. Crucially for the Blues, Darcy Vescio is ranked 1st in this statistic with 45.

Despite this, Harris has still been a scoring threat from non-marking opportunities or scoring shots in general play. Loading She has had 53 shots at goal since 2017, for 17 goals and 23 behinds. A total of 34 of those shots have been from set shots and 19 from general play. Thirteen of those missed the target completely but she was still able to have them. This is a long-winded way of saying that Harris is still able to generate scoring shots from general play and therefore can't be totally ignored when the ball hits the ground.

As a former AFLW coach who has coached against Harris said: "It probably was an overreach by Livingstone. Harris isn't 'useless' when the ball is on the ground, but it is a weakness. "Despite that weakness she still gets a lot of shots on goal ... Stacey would not have come to her view, though, without watching heaps of footage with coaches. Harris and Livingstone do battle on Sunday. Credit:AAP "It would be something Harris is working on but her aerial skills are definitely her strength." Harford again defended his player on radio on Monday morning: "Anyone who's seen Tayla play would know … the detail of the conversation and the comment from Stacey doesn't stack up.