ROOKIE Me Central’s 2023 AFL Women’s Draft coverage ramps up tonight with the event everyone has been waiting for. As part of our annual tradition, we previewed the draft, with a focus on the first round to see just how it might pan out.
Host Liam Badkin and Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams chatted all things AFL Women’s Draft as part of our preview, which can be viewed via our YouTube channel.
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AFLW DRAFT PREVIEW TALKING POINTS:
- Pick 1 discussion
- The next ‘group’ (Picks 2-6)
- Where the AFLW Draft could change (Picks 7-11)
- How the rest of the first round might go
- Father-daughter and Northern Academy prospect bids
- Pivot points within the draft that could change the entire landscape
- Late value and mature-agers
2023 ROOKIE ME CENTRAL AFL WOMEN’S DRAFT PREVIEW:
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