2022 NAB League season preview: Bendigo Pioneers
THE 2022 NAB League Boys season is set to kick off at the start of April, with genuine excitement surrounding the latest crop of AFL Draft prospects. The 13 full-time regions are again set to compete in Australia’s most prolific talent pathway, and we preview each squad as season proper approaches. Next up, the Bendigo […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 5
CLAREMONT leads the way in the Rookie Me Central West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Team of the Week with six representatives for Round 5. The Tigers are one ahead of East Fremantle and Swan Districts on five, with the three winners all topping their fair share of representatives. Peel Thunder (four) and South Fremantle […]
2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 6
AFTER a huge win, North Adelaide has earned the equal-most players in the Rookie Me Central South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Team of the Week for Round 6. The Roosters recorded five players in our team this week, the same as fellow winner Central District, two more than one more than fellow winners […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 9
ROUND 9 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season was all about opportunity, with Victorian representative action presenting the chance for the next tier of players to stand up. There were plenty of outstanding individual performances across the latest weekend of action, which we highlight in the next edition of Scouting Notes. Note: All comments are […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Rebels defender stands tall
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 […]
2022 NAB League season preview: GWV Rebels
THE 2022 NAB League Boys season is set to kick off at the start of April, with genuine excitement surrounding the latest crop of AFL Draft prospects. The 13 full-time regions are again set to compete in Australia’s most prolific talent pathway, and we preview each squad as season proper approaches. First up, the Greater […]
St Mary’s overcome slow start to finish as premiers
PREMIERSHIP number 33 could not have been more satisfying for St Mary’s on Saturday night. The Saints produced a ripping performance in the NTFL Men’s Premier League grand final over Waratah. After St Mary’s knocked out the ladder-leading Nightcliff Tigers last week, the second and third placed sides were the last two standing, with plenty […]
2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 9
DANDENONG Stingrays midfielder-forward Olivia Robinson is the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 9. The top-age talent was a standout for the Stingrays, who ran out 21-point victors over the Northern Knights at Parade College on Saturday. Robinson notched a game-high 26 disposals, five tackles, six inside 50s, five rebound 50s, and two […]
WAFLW Round 5 wrap: Swans win grand final rematch
SWAN Districts has won the 2021 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final rematch with a handy 17-point victory over Peel Thunder after being challenged midway through the third term. The Swans joined Claremont and East Fremantle as the other winners of Round 5, defeating South Fremantle and West Perth respectively.
WA’s Wolmarans stands tall in Under 16s clash
ATHLETIC tall Olivia Wolmarans showed shades of Amy Franklin during her side’s 20-point win in West Australia’s Under 16s State Academy clash yesterday. In game two of the series, Western Australia Black won 6.4 (41) to 3.3 (21), defeating their Gold counterparts. Players had been mixed around from the first game, but Wolmarans showed some […]
