SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #7 Mikaylah Antony
ONE PLAYER who really caught the eye in her bottom-age season was Central District’s Mikaylah Antony, with the running defender able to show enough promising talent throughout the SANFLW season that she got a call-up to the South Australian Under 18s side and ended up playing all three games for the Croweaters. MIKAYLAH ANTONY PROFILE […]
Preseason Q&A: Jai Murray (Suns Academy)
THE GOLD Coast Suns Academy has been a talent production line of late, and Jai Murray is among the top-agers showcasing the program’s depth in 2025. A smooth moving outside runner, Murray already has VFL experience under his belt and is looking to crack the Allies squad this season. The rugby league convert has a […]
Zielke the leader, on and off the field
The 10th AFL Women’s season is set to play out in 2025, and the competition has come a long way since its first round of matches about eight years ago to the date. As a way to celebrate the milestone, Rookie Me Central will be catching up with some of the pioneers of the early […]
Preseason Q&A: Isaac Waller (Lions Academy)
QUEENSLAND talent is booming in 2025, and Brisbane Lions Academy member Isaac Waller is among the tall timbre hoping to impress. The top-ager has been taking tips from a range of AFL rucks, while also doing extras to build a strong rapport with the Lions’ talented midfield group. We spoke to Waller at the weekend’s […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #8 Chloe Tonkin
A TOWERING presence be it in the ruck or down forward, West Adelaide’s Chloe Tonkin looms as one of the top contested marking prospects in this year’s AFLW Draft. Having plied her trade at SANFLW level, Tonkin got her chance at the AFLW Under Under 18s Championships last year after running out for the Croweaters […]
Top 10s | 2025 Girls Preseason Testing – South Australia
TOP-AGE Eagle Imogen Trengove was the pick of the South Australian Under 18 Girls Academy in the recent preseason testing conducted in Adelaide, with the talented utility finishing Top 10 in all six of the physical tests. She was one of two players – alongside double bottom-age Woodville-West Torrens teammate Maia Freemantle – who achieved […]
Preseason Q&A: Beau Addinsall (Suns Academy)
GOLD Coast Suns Academy prospect Beau Addinsall is one of the most well credentialed Queenslanders in a stacked 2025 draft pool. The midfielder is renowned for his work rate and ability to win bulk possessions, as showcased across a range of representative levels over the last three years. Addinsall burst onto the scene after taking […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #9 Charli Hazelhurst
NORWOOD utility Charli Hazelhurst is the latest South Australian with a multi-sport background, also competing at a national level for netball. The Norwood junior has played at both ends of the ground and even chipped in through the ruck at times, showing off her athleticism and football nous. CHARLI HAZELHURST PROFILE DOB: 02/07/2007Height: 176cmPosition: Tall UtilityClub: Norwood SUMMARY Hazelhurst […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Sophie Eaton
NATIONAL Academy member Sophie Eaton already has an impressive CV of accolades to her name, with the Central District premiership player, and Under 16s South Australian MVP and title-winning skipper one to watch in the upcoming 2025 AFLW Draft. We spoke to the talented top-ager at the recent South Australian Preseason Testing Day about her […]
Preseason Q&A: Kaiden McNamara (Swans Academy)
SYDNEY Swans Academy member Kaiden McNamara enters his top-age campaign alongside a raft of highly touted teammates. The defender, who fell in love with footy after starting out in Rugby League, as a New South Wales representative last year and is looking to crack into the Allies squad. We spoke to McNamara at the Swans’ […]
