2026 WAFLW Team Preview: East Perth
FOLLOWING a wooden spoon in its third season, East Perth is building from the ground up in 2026. The WAFL Women’s side avoided having back-to-back spoons in 2024 after finishing about Peel Thunder, but losing a couple of key players to AFLW clubs early in the year hurt the Royals and they ended up finishing […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Rikisha Nannup
WEST PERTH has plenty of promising AFLW Draft prospects in this year’s draft cop, and among them is Rikisha Nannup who enters 2026 with WAFLW experience and having trained with the West Australian summer squad. Now the Falcons’ top-ager is gunning to lock in her place across both squad in what is set to be […]
2026 Talent League Girls preview: Swans Academy
SYDNEY Swans Academy are coming off a successful NSW/ACT Under 22 Women’s Summer Series and have a weekend off before commencing the 2026 Talent League Girls competition. The Swans face the side they beat on the last day of the series on the first day of the Talent League in the GWS Giants Academy and […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Felicity Mahoney
CALDER Cannons’ Felicity Mahoney is in a rare place when it comes to AFLW club ties. Due to the father-daughter rule requiring just one game for a draft prospect to be eligible to head to her father’s club, Mahoney – the daughter of Josh – has links to Collingwood, Port Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs, […]
2026 WAFLW 15 to Watch: #8 Charli Bassett
ANOTHER season of WAFLW Women’s action is just around the corner, with the season kicking off on March 28. As we did with the SANFL Women’s competition, Rookie Me Central will count down 15 players to watch in the upcoming year, focusing on either top-age or bottom-age prospects to keep in mind. We continue our […]
TOP 5s | 2026 Talent League Girls Preseason Testing
AN ALL-TIME 20m sprint record at a Rookie Me sanctioned event from Sandringham Dragons speedster Luella Hall headlined a massive Talent League Girls Preseason Testing Day earlier this month. Hall blitzed the clock with a time of 3.065 seconds to clock almost 0.7 seconds faster than any other athlete, including a host of known speedsters. […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 U22 Women’s Summer Series R3 – Academy sides
SYDNEY Swans Academy took out the 2026 Under 22 Women’s Summer Series title with a perfect record in the round-robin after defeating GWS Giants Academy by 45 points on the weekend. Both teams entered the match undefeated, but it was the red and white side that emerged victorious thanks to eight goals to two in […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Grace Dillow
TALENTED Vic Country representative Grace Dillow looms large as one of the region’s top AFLW Draft prospects in 2026, and alongside Lily Milner will prepare to mount a nice one-two punch out of the midfield. Dillow has shown she can also impact up forward, and has plenty of tricks and traits that catch the eye. […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Lucy Farnsworth
ALREADY enjoying a strong start to her top-age season through the AAMI Talent League, South Australian ruck Lucy Farnsworth is looking to make improvements across her game. The strong tall is averaging 16.3 disposals, 23.3 hitouts, 6.0 tackles, 5.3 clearances and 4.0 inside 50s across the first three games of the Under 18 Girls competition […]
2026 WAFLW 15 to Watch: #9 India Bonadeo
ANOTHER season of WAFLW Women’s action is just around the corner, with the season kicking off on March 28. As we did with the SANFL Women’s competition, Rookie Me Central will count down 15 players to watch in the upcoming year, focusing on either top-age or bottom-age prospects to keep in mind. We continue our […]
