Expansion AFLW clubs receive off-season boosts
AFTER a much anticipated wait, the AFL and AFL Players Association confirmed the official AFL Women’s off-season dates and concessions for the four most recent expansion clubs. In yesterday’s announcement, the AFL confirmed that a Heads of Agreement (HOA) had been reached ahead of the player movement period which begins on March 1. Along with […]
Women’s Footy Rewind: Fans Reflect on 2022
WITH less women’s footy over the summer months than fans have become used to, Rookie Me Central takes you down memory lane and look back at key moments in women’s footy history from the past few years. Today’s edition of the Women’s Footy Rewind is a little different – we are hearing from the AFLW […]
Fiegert focused on footy’s “mental” game
PORT Adelaide might be one of the AFL Women’s newest clubs, but one player who has always had her eyes set on running out at Alberton is Woodville-West Torrens’ Marlie Fiegert. The top-age midfielder is the daughter of Nigel Fiegert, a member of the Power’s inaugural side who went on to play 19 games at […]
Women’s Footy Rewind: Historical Stats Central
WITH less women’s footy over the summer months than fans have become used to, Rookie Me Central takes you down memory lane and look back at key moments in women’s footy history from the past few years. In today’s edition, we look at historical individual stats record holders. These are the players who hold the […]
Women’s Footy Rewind: 2022 Stats Central
WITH less women’s footy over the summer months than fans have become used to, we here at Rookie Me Central take you down memory lane and look back at key moments in women’s footy history from the past few years. In today’s edition, we focus on a stats comparison between the two AFLW seasons in […]
Women’s Footy Rewind: 2017 AFLW Draft
WITH less women’s footy over the summer months than fans have become used to, we here at Rookie Me Central take you down memory lane and look back at key moments in women’s footy history from the past few years. In today’s edition, we rewind to the 2017 AFLW Draft, the first intake which saw a […]
List changes keep coming in AFLW
THE world may be winding down towards Christmas, but AFLW clubs have not quite finished for the year yet, with many continuing to plan for 2023 and make the relevant list changes. This update will not be going over the list changes mentioned in our first update, so click here if you missed the first […]
Did a move to August work for the AFLW?
THE 2022 calendar year saw a massive change for the AFL Women’s competition, with the competition moved to an August start date for the first time in the competition’s history. It had seemed that the AFL had somewhat listened to the players and supporters and taken the competition out of the blistering summer heat. But […]
No fuss defender has career that would speak otherwise
ALTHOUGH not one to make a fuss, Tanya Hetherington enjoyed an illustrious career that often did not get the attention it deserved. That illustrious career came to an end in Season 7 of the AFLW competition, after a six season, 46 game career in the orange and charcoal. Ever the team player, she did not […]
Powerful inclusions for SANFLW clubs
PORT Adelaide’s inclusion into the AFL Women’s has brought about beefing up the top state league with even more talent, as the Power’s non South Australian contingent was assigned clubs this week. In an announcement from the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the eight interstate players who have contracts with Port Adelaide for next […]
