2022 VFLW Season Preview – Collingwood
THE 2022 VFL Women’s season is almost here, so it is time to take a look at each of the competing teams and see where they sit as another season approaches. Today, Rookie Me Central takes a look at Collingwood, who were the team to beat in 2021. The 2021 season was as about as […]
2021/22 NTFL: Tigers looking to cement top spot
THE weekend has finally arrived, which means it is time for another batch of games in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League. The competition is gearing up for Round 17, and with just two weeks left until the home-and-away season wraps up, those who have locked in a top-four spot will be […]
SANFLW Round 2 preview: Sturt set for Bays’ challenge
ANOTHER round of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s action kicks off tonight, and completes tomorrow. In the standalone Friday night clash, West Adelaide hosts Woodville-West Torrens in a bid to remain undefeated, whilst opposite ends of the town clash on Saturday, with the bottom two sides also going head-to-head. Meanwhile, Sturt is the […]
Reigning premiers looking to lock in finals spot
WITH the weekend approaching at a rapid pace, its time to prepare for another round of the Northern Territory Football League Women’s (NTFLW) Premier League. The competition has reached the penultimate round of action, with the top-four far from locked in. There are some exciting matchups on the schedule, none moreso than last year’s champs […]
2022 SANFLW Player Focus: Hannah Ewings
ONE of the highly touted AFLW Draft prospects coming into the year, North Adelaide‘s Hannah Ewings, wasted no time starting her 2022 season on a high. The Roosters teenager had a line put through her 2021 season after injuring her ankle in Round 3 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition. That […]
2022 VFLW Season Preview – Geelong
THE 2022 VFL Women’s season is almost here, so it is time to take a look at each of the competing teams and see where they sit as another season approaches. Today, Rookie Me Central takes a look at Geelong, who made the 2021 Grand Final. Despite how it ultimately finished, Geelong had a great […]
PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 8
EPISODE eight of GAME SENSE is out now, split into two episodes. The latest Australian rules football podcast sees host and Rookie Me Central AFL/W Draft Editor Michael Alvaro, joined by Chief Editor Peter Williams and women’s football analyst Alyce Collett on Game Sense to talk all things women’s footy. >> LISTEN HERE ON ANCHOR […]
The Smallacombe with a big dream
FROM starting out in Auskick with the boys, to a code switch, and her current campaign through the elite talent pathway, Ella Smallacombe is steering her footballing journey in one direction. The Northern Knights forward is enjoying her third year in the program, back as an over-ager after debuting in 2020 and adding eight games […]
Wanderers escape massive scare from Buffaloes
THIS past weekend saw yet another round of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League take place around the territory. There are just a couple of weeks until the regular season concludes and the finals series begins, and while the top four is essentially locked in, the final few weeks always deliver some […]
Single ready to continue making waves for the Suns
COMING from a background in rugby sevens and beach sprinting, to making an impression in the Gold Coast Suns Academy, winning team time trials and making it onto the Suns’ AFLW list, Lucy Single believes there is more to come throughout her football journey. Single opened up firstly what got her into playing football, reflecting […]
