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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFLW U16s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro (Game 2)
VIC Country made it two wins from two attempts against their Metro counterparts this year, running out 39-point victors in Thursday’s AFLW Under 16s clash at La Trobe University. In a glowing glimpse of the future, Victoria’s best 2005 and 2006-born prospects locked horns a day before the nation’s Under 18s went to battle in […]
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 […]
AFLW U18s Player Focus: Montana Ham (Vic Metro)
WESTERN Jets star Montana Ham has produced a remarkable end to her top-age campaign, culminating in a fairy tale NAB League Girls premiership and Vic Metro MVP honours. In the feature game of Friday’s AFLW Under 18 National Championship triple-header, she stepped up in a big way but could not quite will her Metro side […]
Scouting notes: AFLW U18s – Triple Header
A TRIPLE header at Avalon Airport Oval ended the 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships for the two Victorian sides – Country and Metro – as well as South Australia and Western Australia. We took note of some of the top performers from each of the six sides, including the Allies and Queensland who will […]
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 […]
Country comeback falls short against Queensland
IN the final match of the triple-header of AFLW Under-18 Championship games at Avalon Airport Oval on Friday, Queensland proved just too strong for Vic Country in a thrilling encounter. Keeping in tradition with the previous two games of the day, the match went right down to the wire, with Country overcoming a slow start […]
