2024 AFLW Draft review: North Melbourne
NORTH Melbourne traded out of the first round in the 2024 AFL Women’s Draft but somehow still grabbed a top talent with Pick 36, before turning its attention to an Irishwoman to add to the Roos’ strong Gaelic flavour at the club. >> EVERY PICK: National Draft | Recap DRAFT HAUL National Draft: 36. Claire […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos
BASKING in premiership glory, North Melbourne seemed to get stronger over the off-season, adding a couple of key players including a two-time All-Australian to the mix. While it means the Kangaroos are not going to feature at the pointy end of the draft, given the depth they possess, the AFLW Draft was not a huge […]
Jasmine Garners yet another Club Champion Award
AS the AFL Women’s season starts to wind down, clubs are starting to award their club best and fairest awards, recognising the stars of the season. In this new series from Rookie Me Central, we take a look at the seasons of these club champions and what led them to have such stellar seasons. Next […]
Roos rule over Lions to finally take ultimate prize
NORTH Melbourne has finally won its first AFL Women’s Premiership, after defeating Brisbane by 30 points tonight at Ikon Park. The Roos got off to a really strong start and jumped out to a three-goal lead in the first term and had Brisbane on the back foot early, and really had the Lions rattled all […]
What the leaders said: 2024 AFLW Grand Final
IN WHAT may feel like a sense of déjà vu to some, the AFL Women’s Grand Final has come around again, and for the second year in a row it will be North Melbourne taking on Brisbane in the decider. Both sides have been on a journey in the 12 months since last year’s decider, […]
PREVIEW | AFLW 2024: Grand Final
TOMORRW, it is the big one. The 2024 AFL Women’s Grand Final. For the first time ever the two sides from last year’s big dance will meet again in this year’s decider, but is that the only bit of history that will repeat?
Rockin’ Ruby ready for biggest game of career
THE BUILD up to the 2024 AFL Women’s Grand Final could not be more different than the build up to the 2023 decider for North Melbourne’s Ruby Tripodi. Squeezed out of the team on the eve of finals last year, Tripodi is now very much an indispensable part of an already impressive North Melbourne midfield, […]
North earn shot at redemption after big win
NORTH Melbourne is through to its second consecutive AFL Women’s Grand Final after comfortably defeating Port Adelaide in yesterday’s preliminary final. Reflecting on the achievement post-match, Kangaroos coach Darren Crocker noted that it is “great for the whole program.” “It’s been an outstanding season to this point, not to have dropped the game and again […]
PREVIEW | AFLW 2024: Preliminary Final 1
THE FIRST of today’s AFL Women’s Preliminary Finals is going to be a scorcher, as North Melbourne and Port Adelaide battle it out in the blistering mid-afternoon heat for the opportunity to progress to next weekend’s AFLW Grand Final.
PREVIEW | AFLW 2024: Qualifying Final 1
AN EXCITING 2024 AFL Women’s finals campaign kicks off tonight with a qualifying final between two perennial contenders of the competition.
