WAFLW Round 12 wrap: Lions exact revenge
AFTER suffering defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs only a few weeks earlier, Subiaco was able to exact revenge on South Fremantle in Round 12 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition. The Lions got up despite an inaccurate 8.12 (60), defeating the Bulldogs by 47 points to keep in touch with […]
2022 RM Central Team of the AFLW U18s
SOUTH Australia and Vic Metro have the most representatives in our 2022 Rookie Me Central Team of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. With the All-Australian team set to be announced over the next couple of days, we took the time to name our own team of the championships. The only rule in place was […]
Perfect 10 for Queensland to cap off AFLW U18s
AN impressive 10 unanswered goals from Queensland – after being held scoreless in the first term – saw the Sunshine State come away with the 50-point win over Allies to close out the 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. The Allies slotted the first two goals of the match, but from that point on it […]
WAFLW Round 11 preview: Top two clash sets up weekend
A TOP of the table clash between East Fremantle and Claremont headlines an entertaining West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s round of action. The Sharks and Tigers will go head-to-head, before South Fremantle returns to the fold to try and defeat Subiaco for a second time in four weeks and make it three consecutive victories. […]
SANFLW Round 11 preview: Finals spots on the line
A MASSIVE penultimate round of action sees finals spots on the line in each of the four South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s match in Round 11. Norwood can lock up a top four spot if the Redlegs beat Sturt and the Panthers lose to Glenelg, whilst North Adelaide, the Bays and Double Blues […]
Preview | AFLW U18s – Queensland vs. Allies
IN the space of a month, the 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships have come and gone, with the final match of the carnival to take place tomorrow at Metricon 2. Kicking off from 2pm, the Sunshine State will look to go back-to-back with victories, having knocked off Vic Country last Friday after losing to […]
2022 AFLW U18s Surprise Packets
ONLY one match remains in the 2022 AFLW Under 18 Championships, with four states’ campaigns done and dusted. In this article, we take a look at four players (one from each state) who proved to be surprise packets in terms of their performances – be it breakout or rekindling their best form – at the […]
AFL Sydney Player Focus: Ella Morris (Pennant Hills Demons)
THOUGH the result was not what the Pennant Hills Demons may have wanted – going down to Inner West Magpies by 11 goals in a Round 3 Anzac Day clash – there were a number of young shining lights who stepped up for the red and blue. One of them is Sydney Swans-aligned midfielder Ella […]
Smith thriving in “intense” atmosphere
GIVEN Jasmyn Smith stands at around 159cm, the Gold Coast Suns Academy talent might not be the first person you expect to be among the top clearance players at the AFLW Under 18 Championships. But Smith’s carnival – which still has another game to go – has been nothing short of superb, racking up five […]
Belbin enjoying football journey
TASMANIAN Candice Belbin has taken the more traditional footballing pathway through to the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. Having played for the last six years, Belbin enjoyed the challenges rising up through Ulverstone, into the Tasmania Devils, and through to the Allies side at the 2022 national championships. “I started at club in Grade 7, […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Stars rise at national championships
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we hone in on those players to remember for the AFLW Draft, present and future. With four new AFLW clubs joining the competition, spots will heat up, and players will be looking to put their best foot forward. For this piece, we have looked at those […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 10
AFTER a big win, Peel Thunder has recorded the equal most players with Claremont in our West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Team of the Week. For Round 10, the Thunder have six representatives in the side – including the two co-captains – whilst two of the other four sides – East Fremantle, and Swan […]
