Dragons drive forward in search of consistency
THE Sandringham Dragons secured their fourth win of the 2022 NAB League Girls season on Monday, with plenty to like out of their 30-point drubbing of the Northern Knights. It was the Dragons’ midfield mix which set an ominous tone from the first ball-up, and Rookie Me Central analyst Declan Reeve was lucky enough to […]
Saints tame Tigers to ascend to NTFL Grand Final
ST Mary’s will take on Waratah in the 2021/22 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League Grand Final on Saturday night, in a repeat of the semi-final clash between the pair. The Saints toppled Nightcliff in the preliminary final, overcoming the Tigers’ stranglehold on them in big games over the last two seasons, with […]
State Academy notes: WAFLW – Round 4
THE West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition resumed for Round 4 on the weekend and we took note of some of the top State Academy players to run out for their respective teams, as well as some other mature-age players who impressed. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
Player Focus: NAB League Girls – Ava Jordan (Northern Knights)
YOU would be hard pressed to find many more consistently impressive bottom-agers running around in the NAB League Girls competition this year than Ava Jordan. The diminutive Northern Knights midfielder has been a shining light for her region in a tough season, proving reliable as any player league-wide with her effort, ball winning nous and […]
2022 NAB League Girls Team of the Week: Round 8
WHILE Round 8 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season was condensed to four fixtures, there was no shortage of quality in our latest Team of the Week edition. An even spread saw all eight regions involved with at least two players apiece – headlined by four from victors Dandenong, Sandringham, and Western. Check out […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 8
A SHORTENED round of NAB League Girls action was stretched from Thursday night to Monday evening, with just four games going ahead. With a couple of key results in the Metro pool, there were plenty of top individual performances along the way, which we outline in our latest Scouting Notes edition for the year. Note: All […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Stingrays impress
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 […]
Tigers roar into big dance
OVER the weekend, the Northern Territory Football League Women’s (NTFLW) Premier League held its preliminary final round at TIO Stadium. With just three teams remaining, there was one more deciding match to determine who would face off against the Darwin Buffettes with the Nightcliff Tigers taking on Waratah on Saturday afternoon. It was a blockbuster […]
Charlton putting her name on the big stage
IT has been quite the journey for Teah Charlton, from shining in the SANFLW competition for South Adelaide as a junior, to cracking Adelaide’s formidable AFLW side and running out alongside some of the competitions most storied champions. Charlton has risen through the footy pathway herself, having initially watched her brother play footy at the […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Kaitlyn Srhoj (Peel Thunder)
THOUGH still a bottom-age talent, Peel Thunder‘s Kaitlyn Srhoj has caught the eye in her first three West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s games. The 2005-born Srhoj is one of a number of fresh faces in the reigning back-to-back premiers’ lineup, and her performance from the weekend during Peel’s loss to East Fremantle was put […]
