Confident Boag steps up on League stage
AFTER plying her trade in the Development League for the first three rounds, State Academy member Ella Boag earned her call-up to Glenelg‘s League side. The opportunity came about thanks to the South Australian National Football League’s addition of a statewide second tier in the women’s competition, allowing those players not selected for the senior […]
WAFLW Round 3 preview: Tigers and Sharks clash in undefeated battle
AT least one winless side will add a win to their 2022 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s campaign, whilst two undefeated sides will also clash in a massive weekend. Whilst reigning champions Peel Thunder have the bye, the other three games are broken up into the the two highest sides – Claremont and East […]
SANFLW Round 5 preview: Norwood and Sturt to face-off in huge clash
NORWOOD will try and become the first side to knock off Sturt as the sides take part in the annual Ellen Maple Memorial match, as Round 5 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition gets underway tomorrow. Across the board, the likes of Woodville-West Torrens and Central District will challenge contenders North […]
Rookie Me Central Medal Leaderboard: Round 6
THROUGHOUT the course of the 2022 NAB League Girls season, Rookie Me Central has been awarding votes each game to the players, who, in the opinion of the writer, performed the strongest in those matches. The votes were on a 5-4-3-2-1 scale. With six rounds down and four remaining, we take a look at who […]
State-by-state: 2022 AFLW Draft Watch
ENTERING the third month of the year, a number of 2022 AFL Women’s Draft prospects have already staked their claims with impressive early-season form. The Victorian and Tasmanian prospects – as well as a sprinkling of NSW-ACT talents – have had the most runs on the board in terms of games thanks to the NAB […]
2021/22 NTFL: Waratah upsets Saints as Wanderers survives
WARATAH will take on Nightcliff for a spot in the 2021/22 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Grand Final next weekend, after the Tahs’ rolled St. Mary’s in an upset, whilst the Saints will now lock horns with Wanderers who eliminated Southern Districts from the title race. Wanderers 7.15 (57) defeated Southern Districts 6.9 (45) Wanderers […]
State Academy notes: WAFLW – Round 2
THE West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition resumed for Round 2 on the weekend and we took note of some of the top State Academy players to run out for their respective teams, as well as some other mature-age players who impressed.
2022 SANFLW Academy Watch – Round 4
A NUMBER of State Academy members caught the eye in Round 4 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, with Glenelg and Norwood having a number of standout prospects from the weekend. Note: All notes are the opinion of the individual author. RM CENTRAL SANFLW ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR ROUND 4 […]
2022 AFLW Under 18 Championships confirmed
WESTERN Australia is set to face two other states in the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships after the AFL announced a change to the 2022 edition today. Due to border restrictions, the Sandgropers were initially set to take on two WAFL Women’s clubs, as well as a potential head-to-head with South Australia in June. In […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 2
AN even spread of all six West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s sides has seen each of the teams record between three and six representatives in the Rookie Me Central Round 2 Team of the Week. Claremont and Peel Thunder lead the way with six apiece, with fellow winners East Fremantle, and the three losing […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Schirmer finds defensive home
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we will be honing 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 […]
2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 4
GLENELG and North Adelaide have dominated our South Australian Football League (SANFL) Women’s Team of the Week for Round 4, contributing five players apiece to the 24-player squad. The two impressive winners were just ahead of record-breakers Sturt (four) and fellow victor Norwood (three). The losing sides had two or less, with South Adelaide, West […]
