Expanded fixture, salary cap planned for SANFLW
A FULL home and away fixture and a league-wide salary cap is set to feature in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition over the next two seasons in a huge boost for the league announced yesterday. Having played no more than 12 matches in past seasons, all eight SANFL Women’s clubs will […]
2023 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Tall Defenders
AS the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft edges closer, we take a look at some of the key players who could shape the draft by each position. Starting off the series with tall defenders, we will take a look at those players who are 174cm or taller, and could provide clubs with some critical relief in […]
Thompson’s “surreal” rise to draft chance
TASMANIAN Jasmyn Thompson did not think that 18 months ago she would be in with a shot to be drafted to an AFL Women’s club. Having just switched out basketball to try Aussie rules with Ulverstone, the elite athlete went from local footy to the elite junior level in the space of a year. “I […]
2023 AFLW Draft nominations: Combine invites
ALMOST two thirds of AFLW Draft Combine invitees will be available to each of the 18 clubs after 50 of the 78 players nominated nationally for the December 18 Draft. Eight of the original 86 nominees were taken off the board as part of the pre-listing, with the remaining 78 given the choice of nominating […]
2023 AFLW Draft Guide – OUT NOW!
AFTER a much anticipated wait, Rookie Me Central’s 2023 AFL Women’s Draft Guide is available to view online. For those who subscribed to the Draft Guide waitlist, you will have an email in your inbox providing a link to the 150-page guide. For this edition, it is view only online, but it can be shared […]
2023 AFLW Draft Guide drops tomorrow
ROOKIE ME Central’s 2023 AFL Women’s Draft Guide officially gets released tomorrow night at 8pm, in what is the biggest and best edition yet. The 2023 AFLW Draft Guide features full profiles on every Draft Combine invitee, as well as some additional pocket profiles and stacks of content. The 2023 AFLW Draft Guide full page […]
PODCAST | Game Sense – AFLW Fantasy Draft
WITH the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft fast approaching, the Game Sense Podcast makes a timely return for a fun episode. Host and Rookie Me Central AFLW Draft Editor Michael Alvaro is joined by Chief Editor Peter Williams to attempt to draft a realistic 21-player side using a serpentine draft method. For the draft, the eight […]
The race for Pick 1: 2023 AFLW Draft
WESTERN Bulldogs currently holds the top pick in this year’s AFL Women’s Draft after a season the red, white and blue would rather forget. Given the fast turnaround between the season end – which concludes next weekend – and the off-season, the Bulldogs fans will not have long to wait to see which player they […]
Starcevich “immensely proud” of grand final-bound Lions
BRISBANE coach Craig Starcevich could not hold back his admiration for his Lions side after they fought off a gallant Geelong to book a record fifth AFL Women’s Grand Final spot. The Lions looked to be on top early, before Geelong hit back, and in a see-sawing clash, the home team eventually saluted, 6.2 (38) […]
Adams “honoured” by captaincy roles
LEADERSHIP is an intrinsic skill that does not always come naturally, but it is fair to say for Geelong Falcons skipper and Vic Country co-captain Chloe Adams has got it down pat. The top-age AFLW Draft hopeful enjoyed a wonderfully consistency and spoke fondly of her Falcons time at the 2023 AFLW Draft Combine. “It’s […]
