State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Preliminary Finals
EIGHT State Academy members took to the field in the 2025 SANFL Women’s Preliminary Final as South Adelaide accounted for Sturt in a big way. The Panthers had five players and the Double Blues three with each of them having some sort of impact across the course of the do-or-die final.
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Scouting Notes: Bolstered Claremont subdues Subi
CLAREMONT has strengthened its hold on fifth spot on the WAFL Colts ladder after trouncing Subiaco to the tune of 72 points in Albany on Saturday night. The Round 15 clash was littered with West Australian Under 18 representatives, as eight squad members took the field for Claremont. The Tigers’ scoring power and depth of […] The post Scouting Notes: Bolstered Claremont subdues Subi appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Scouting Notes: Sturt meets Centrals challenge
THE LADDER leading Sturt has survived an almighty challenge from Central District, who slipped out of the top four for the first time since the conclusion of Round 3 in the SANFL Under 18 competition. The Double Blues led by 19 points with 10 minutes to go, but goals to William Cameron, Cameron Nairn, Cameron […] The post Scouting Notes: Sturt meets Centrals challenge appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
A SEVEN-goal haul to Bailee Martin helped steer Vic Metro to a dominant 50-point win over state rivals Vic Country at RSEA Park on the weekend. In even spreads across both sides, we highlighted a few of the players who caught the eye in our scouting notes. The post Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Preliminary Finals
EIGHT State Academy members took to the field in the 2025 SANFL Women’s Preliminary Final as South Adelaide accounted for Sturt in a big way. The Panthers had five players and the Double Blues three with each of them having some sort of impact across the course of the do-or-die final. The post State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Preliminary Finals appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
2025 SANFLW Player Focus: Lily Baxter (South Adelaide)
HARD-RUNNING South Adelaide winger Lily Baxter is having a sterling finish to the SANFL Women’s season and through to another grand final for the Panthers. Baxter transformed her game from being a clever forward to a two-way running wing, and will play her third SANFLW decider in as many seasons on the weekend. In the […] The post 2025 SANFLW Player Focus: Lily Baxter (South Adelaide) appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Up the Grades: Redlegs step up to Reserves level
STATE representatives from around the country stepped up the grades to make their debut senior appearances, most notably down at Norwood. A pair of Northern Academy-tied prospects broke into the VFL grade, while one West Australian youngster impressed in search of a League recall. > > VFL Player Focus: Tyan Prindable (Brisbane Lions) SANFL A quartet […] The post Up the Grades: Redlegs step up to Reserves level appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Rising Stocks: Skills on display at national carnival
A COUPLE of state sides have already wrapped up their AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships in Western Australia and Vic Metro, while the Allies will do so this coming weekend. Given last week’s AFLW Draft Power Rankings, we cast our eyes over six players – one from each state – who have moved up the […] The post Rising Stocks: Skills on display at national carnival appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Stephie Wilkins
SYDNEY Swans Academy member Stephie Wilkins is a speedy outside talent who loves to run and take grass whenever possible. A late year born top-ager (December), Wilkins has grown up following the Swans even prior to her Academy ties and has aspirations of representing the red and white in the the future as a wing/half-back. […] The post 2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Stephie Wilkins appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 16
FIVE WAFL Women’s teams shared in a league-high four players apiece for our Round 16 Team of the Week in an entertaining round of action. The four winning teams – Claremont, East Fremantle, Swan Districts and West Perth – as well as narrow loser Subiaco all had a quartet of representatives, while Perth had two, […] The post 2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 16 appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
