WAFLW Player Focus: Olivia Wolmarans (Subiaco)
SUBIACO stormed to a 95-point thrashing over East Perth to make a statement on the opening day of the WAFL Women’s 2024 season. While there were no shortage of impressive performers, the pick of the bunch was bottom-age forward Olivia Wolmarans who booted six goals in the win, including three majors in the third term […]
2024 Summer Series: AFL Sydney sees off Swans
AFL Sydney’s top Under 22 prospects knocked off the Sydney Swans Academy in the first round of a three-round Summer Series under a new AFL NSW/ACT initiative. The Swans and Giants Academies, along with the Under 22s from both AFL Sydney and AFL Canberra took to the field last week in the first week of […]
2024 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
SUBIACO dominated this week’s Rookie Me Central WAFL Women’s Team of the Week following its 95-point belting of East Perth. The Royals were the only side without a representative, as South Fremantle (four players) and Peel Thunder (two) were the slight differences with the remaining four teams recording three players apiece. It is no surprise […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 1
FOOTY returned to South Australia over the weekend, with the first round of SANFL Women’s action for the 2024 season. That means the State Academy prospects got their first look of senior footy for this year, and we took note of how they performed across the board.
Q&A: Sid Draper (South Adelaide)
SID Draper is not just a pick one contender. He’s a kid who loves getting out to surf, and an Adelaide fan who bases his game off Port Adelaide stars Connor Rozee and Zak Butters. He’s a thoughtful trainer, leader, and arguably the most decorated junior in the country right now. With plenty of experience […]
2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
GLENELG was the biggest winner in Round 1 and the Bays were rewarded alongside reigning premiers Central District with four players apiece in the SANFL Women’s Round 1 Team of the Week. All other teams bar North Adelaide had three, with the Roosters having a clear standout slot into defence. This week’s captain is none […]
Future is now: 2024 bottom-agers to watch
MUCH of the hype surrounding the start of each pathway season is attached to the top-age stars vying to be drafted, but there’s another layer of next generation talent ready to emerge. Along with a stacked 2024 crop, the projected class of 2025 has some serious potential to realise. We highlight 10 2007-born players to […]
State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Round 1
WESTERN Australia’s most talented AFL Women’s Draft prospects returned to the field over the weekend with Round 1 of the WAFL Women’s commencing. As we always do, Rookie Me Central took a look at those Under 18s State Academy players from the four games. All Scouting notes are the opinion of the individual author.
SANFLW Player Focus: Poppy Scholz (Glenelg)
GLENELG kicked off its 2024 SANFL Women’s season with a 22-point win over North Adelaide on Saturday night, breaking through after a hard-fought first half. Right in the thick of the action was rising prospect Poppy Scholz, who played the interceptor role expertly down back. Scholz, the sister of Port Adelaide ruck Matilda, is a […]
Under the Radar – SANFLW/WAFLW: Round 1
IN a new addition to season 2024, Rookie Me Central will take a weekly look at players who caught the eye outside the traditional draft pathway. This means the only players who will feature on this list are those outside the State Academies so are either mature-agers, or juniors that have not made it into […]
