PREVIEW | 2026 SANFLW: Round 1
A MASSIVE opening round of action takes place in the SANFL Women’s tomorrow as the eight sides go back to level pegging to kick off the 2026 season. A pair of double-headers at the grounds of last year’s grand finalists will give fans the opportunity to catch multiple sides on the day and make for […]
2026 Talent League Girls Round 2 content recap
THROUGHOUT the week in what will be a regular occurrence, Rookie Me Central took a look at a number of different AFLW Draft analyses within Talent League Girls games. We take a look at all that ontent, along with the Team of the Week and ROokie Me Central votes from Round 2. CONTENT: SCOUTING NOTES: […]
2026 Talent League Girls Player Focus: Lacey Nihill (Bendigo Pioneers)
LACEY Nihill’s bottom-age season with Bendigo Pioneers drew plenty of attention from those watching the Talent League Girls closely, and her top-age campaign is shaping as the season where she puts her name squarely in the draft conversation. The utility showed why in a losing cause against Gippsland Power Queen Elizabeth Oval, where the Pioneers […]
2026 TLG Round 2: Metro games notes
WHILE another battle between Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers was the highlight of the metropolitan fixtures for Round 2 in the Talent League Girls competition, the other four Vic Metro region sides faced off on the same day. We took a look at those games and some of the players who stood out.
Head-to-Head: Carmela Perri vs. Milly Shortal
TWO OF the more intriguing prospects in this year’s Talent League Girls crop went head-to-head in Round 2 at Queen Elizabeth Oval, with Carmela Perri and Milly Shortal producing massive individual performances in what was otherwise a impressive 32-point Murray Bushrangers win over the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels. >> AFLW DRAFT Q&A: Carmela Perri […]
2026 TL Girls Role Change Focus: Scarlett Marsh
DANDENONG Stingrays kick-started their 2026 Talent League Girls season, accounting for Geelong Falcons by 39 points in a comfortable victory. While the Stingrays have no lack of talent at their disposal disposal, one of the more compelling storylines of the afternoon was how top-age defender-turned-midfielder Scarlett Marsh went moving into a predominant on-ball role. We […]
Swan Districts duo an underrated AFLW Draft pair
IF YOU ask anyone which one-two punch in Western Australia will capture all the AFLW Draft headlines this year, it is undoubtedly National Academy duo Cara Dziegielewski and Lexi Strachan out of West Perth. Fair enough too, both are elite junior talents and likely top 10 chances. But another duo has emerged for the 2026 […]
AFLW Draft | One to Watch: Cienna Leslie
IN JUST a few rounds, East Fremantle top-ager Cienna Leslie.has already shown she is more than capable of playing in a number of roles. The Sharks’ AFLW Draft hope has operated across all three lines, and three rounds into 2026, the versatility that once looked like a question mark is beginning to look like a […]
2026 Player Focus: Demi Holloway (Central District)
CENTRAL District top-ager Demi Holloway was one of the Dogs’ most impressive players in their Round 1 thrashing of Glenelg in the newly named AAMI Talent League, The smart and tenacious forward had a day out, amassing 25 disposals, laying eight tackles and booting two goals to be our Player Focus for the round. With […]
2026 SANFLW 15 to Watch: #14 Ruby Lynch
ANOTHER season of SANFL Women’s action is just around the corner, and while the league year is a little later than usual, South Australian footy fans have the brand new AAMI Talent League to look forward to starting February 28. As has become an annual tradition for Rookie Me Central, we name our top juniors […]
