RECAP | Coaches Chat: AFLW Round 2
IN A NEW weekly addition we hear from each of the 18 coaches in the AFL Women’s and take a snippet of what they took from their respective matches.
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 2 – Sunday
AN INTRIGUING day of AFL Women’s action takes place on Sunday with four games across the country including three in Victoria. We take a deeper dive into the Essendon-West Coast contest with both sides winning in Round 1. AROUND THE GROUNDS Kicking off the day’s action is Richmond and Western Bulldogs at Ikon Park with […]
2024 ‘Super Draft’ already impacting AFLW
LAST year’s AFL Women’s Draft lived up to all expectations after being dubbed a ‘Super Draft’ in August 2023. Two years on, with the players from that draft crop having started making their AFLW debuts, it is clear that the 2024 draft crop is like none other. A host of draftees made their debut in […]
RECAP | Coaches Chat: AFLW Round 1
IN A NEW weekly addition we hear from each of the 18 coaches in the AFL Women’s and take a snippet of what they took from their respective matches.
2025 AFLW Team Preview: Essendon
ESSENDON snuck into the 2024 AFL Women’s finals series last season, and though the Bombers fell short to Fremantle in the opening finals week, showed they are thereabouts especially considering they lost Bonnie Toogood to injury for the first half of the season. LAST SEASON IN A NUTSHELL Position: 8th (lost in elimination final)Wins: 6Losses: […]
2024 AFLW Draft review: Essendon
A DEADLINE day trade saw Essendon snatch a top 10 pick and further add to its midfield depth, with a mix of strength, and then later on speed and size with the Bombers’ final three selections. They also looked outside Victoria later on with a West Australian and Tasmanian joining the ranks. >> EVERY PICK: […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: Essendon Bombers
ESSENDON would have been thrilled coming away from the AFL Trade Period by finishing with an additional Top 10 pick and a third top 30 selection in the deepest AFLW Draft to-date. The Bombers will add two top-end talents to its finals-quality list and four players who will provide serious depth to the team. >> FREE: View […]
Injury-free season sets up maiden honour for new Don
WITH the AFL Women’s season coming to a close, clubs are starting to award their club champions, recognising the stars of the season. In this new series from Rookie Me Central, we take a look at the seasons of each best and fairest winner and what led them to have such stellar seasons. In the next […]
PREVIEW | AFLW 2024: Elimination Final 1
AFTER a big start to the 2024 AFLW Finals last night, it continues today on the other side of the country between a finals returnee and one of the newest sides returning for its second tilt at finals.
Bombers’ big win secures big reward
ESSENDON locked in its second finals appearance in a row on Saturday night, defeating Carlton by 36 points at Ikon Park. Speaking to the media post match, Essendon coach Nat Wood discussed how she was feeling about her side making the finals again. “I think it’s relief knowing that we were able to achieve […]
