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 […]
Hingston taking footy experience in her stride
JUST nine days ago, Tasmanian Courtney Hingston ran out for the Allies against NSW-ACT in what was her first AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships experience. The Tasmania Devils top-ager has enjoyed a strong season at NAB League Girls level culminating in her selection for firstly the combined Tasmania-NSW/ACT side, and then finally, the Allies. Remarkably, […]
2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 10
NORWOOD was the clear standout in our Rookie Me Central South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Team of the Week for Round 10 with five representatives. The Redlegs were the only side to have more than three players make the cut, with each of the seven other teams having between two and three representatives […]
SANFLW Round 10 wrap: Top three get up as Redlegs grab fourth
NORWOOD has jumped into fourth place on the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s ladder following a vital win over West Adelaide. The Redlegs took the prime position meaning it is theirs to lose in the final fortnight, as a heartbreaking loss for Central District meant the Bulldogs are all but out of the […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Jaide Britton (Peel Thunder)
AFTER a consistent 2022 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s season with reigning premiers Peel Thunder, winger Jaide Britton produced the best game of her League career with an eye-catching 25-disposal performance in the win over West Perth. Britton is not a name new to the West Australian footy circles, having captained the state’s Under […]
WAFLW Round 11 wrap: Thunder in third as Sharks maul Swans
PEEL Thunder is back in third spot after a big win over West Perth in Round 11 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition. Meanwhile, East Fremantle held Swan Districts to just one goal in a 40-point victory, whilst in the closest game of the round, Claremont slotted four last quarter goals to […]
AFLW U18s Player Focus: Ella Smith (Queensland)
AS the sole Brisbane Lions Academy member in the AFL Women’s Academy, Ella Smith is one player hoping to build on a successful couple of pre-draft years. The inside midfielder has added extra elements to her game in 2022, with the hard-nosed inside contested ball-winning player spending time on the wing and outside to show […]
Miller constantly looking for improvement
AS a Southport junior who has come through the Sharks program and into the Gold Coast and Queensland representative sides, Caitlin Miller is always looking to improve. The small utility has been playing forward at hte 2022 AFLW Under 18 Championships, but is capable of playing anywhere, having picked up plenty of tricks over the […]
AFLW U18s Player Focus: Ella Roberts (Western Australia)
ONE player who came into the 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships with higher expectations than anyone else was reigning Most Valuable Player (MVP) Ella Roberts. The potential top pick not only earned the gong as top player of last year’s Under 19s tournament as a 16-year-old, but also won All-Australian honours, something she will […]
WAFLW Round 10 preview: Falcons to get second crack at Thunder
AFTER a forgettable 118-point West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s loss to Peel Thunder three weeks earlier, West Perth will get a second chance to take it up to the reigning premiers, this time with more available players. That game is one of two on Sunday, with second placed Claremont looking to make life even […]
