Georgostathis shining with opportunities
AFTER what has been a challenging AFLW season like no other, Rookie Me Central took the opportunity to get to know the up and coming future star in the making that is Elisabeth Georgostathis. Georgostathis has risen through the footy pathway, firstly doing little athletics on a Saturday morning, playing netball, before East Keilor Football […]
Player Focus: NAB League Girls – Mackenzie Eardley (Dandenong Stingrays)
TOP prospects step up in big games, and none have been bigger this NAB League Girls season than the Dandenong Stingrays‘ clash with Eastern Ranges. Both sides came into the game undefeated, occupying the top two spots on the ladder, but it was Dandenong who came up trumps by two points at Linen House Centre […]
2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 6
OAKLEIGH Chargers midfielder Jasmine Fleming is the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 6. The top-age gun returned to action on Saturday and did so in a big way, inspiring her side to a 15-point victory over the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels at Ballarat’s City Oval. Despite her glaring absence across […]
Player Focus: NAB League Girls – Bridget Deed (Eastern Ranges)
EASTERN Ranges captain Bridget Deed became part of Hawthorn Football Club history on Friday night, and she also had a decent NAB League Girls outing to boot. Hawks coach Bec Goddard announced Deed would become the club’s first pre-listed player, so it was only fitting that she put on a show in another big Eastern […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Deed earns chance
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we will be honing 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. Already this week one player has […]
2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 5
TASMANIA Devils forward Georgia Clark the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 5. The bottom-age prospect spearheaded her side’s second straight win, a 26-point triumph over the Northern Knights at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Saturday afternoon. Clark did it all in Round 5, presenting as a strong marking target up the […]
Player Focus: NAB League Girls – Montana Ham (Western Jets)
THE FUTURE is now in the NAB League Girls, with Montana Ham thriving in her top-age season after being pegged as one to watch at 15-years-old. Now 17, the Western Jets midfielder has a wealth of experience under her belt and with draft eligibility now in her sights, is getting back to her ominous best. […]
2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 4
EASTERN Ranges midfielder Bridget Deed is the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 4. The Ranges skipper starred in her side’s third win for season 2022, a 51-point salute over the Northern Knights at Parade College on Saturday afternoon. Following in the footsteps of last week’s winner Charlotte Baskaran, Deed was the standout […]
Gatt running high on confidence
AFTER a full preseason, Dandenong Stingrays winger Taylah Gatt is one to remember for 2022. The top-age talent is a player who has caught the eye in her first few games; an incredible feat considering the amount of talent around her. But regardless of how many players standout on the unbeaten Stingrays’ side, Gatt is […]
Footy over cricket – Meier makes mind up
IT must be nice to earn recognition at state level in multiple sporting codes. Tahlia Meier knows that feeling, having done so in both cricket and football, and has made up her mind in 2022 as to which path to travel. Cricket’s loss is football’s gain this time around, with the midfielder-forward returning to the […]
