Until this year our games were rarely filmed from any angle, let alone three, and my stats had been recorded less than half a dozen times. Games were appraised simply by feel.

Things are much more transparent now; our games broadcast live and replayed from three different views. Detailed stats are counted and published for all to see. I've already had a handful of habits brought to my attention. Habits I have probably had, unknowingly, for the majority of my 200-plus game career - my defaults when I'm fatigued, tendencies when I'm playing on a bigger-bodied opponent and running patterns that reduce my effectiveness. While confronting at times, the vision and data is playing a huge role in our improvement. The challenge now is that when things aren't going well, it is printed in black and white for everyone to see.

I have been asked a number of times what I thought about last week's back-page article in The Age that scrutinised Moana Hope's early-season form. Fundamentally, I think it's good that there is level of scrutiny because it suggests that we are being taken seriously. If our poor performances were ignored, or if obvious deficiencies in the game style across AFLW were not highlighted, would that not mean that less is expected of us because we are female? That the world is setting us a lower bar?

However, there needs to be an understanding that AFLW is in the embryonic stages. The goal is to become a fully professional competition, but we are not there yet.