Potential Best 21s – AFLW Season 7: Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle
LATER this month the AFL Women’s Season 7 will kick off and there is plenty to get excited about. While preseasons are underway and coaches are trying to work out a Round 1 lineup, we delved into what each of the sides could look like next season. Over a six-part series, we will examine three […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFL U16s – Giants Academy vs. Lions Academy
THE BRISBANE Lions Academy has capped off its Under 16 National Development Championship in style, defeating the Giants Academy by 100 points on Sunday afternoon. The match at Manuka Oval in Canberra brought an end to the overall carnival, after the fixture was initially cancelled in July. With relentless accuracy inside attacking 50, the Lions […]
2022 AFLW 10 under 10 to watch: Courtney Jones
IN a unique series for the lead-up to the 2022 AFL Women’s Season 7, Rookie Me Central will look at 10 players to watch this year who have played under 10 games. Whilst it would be easy to pick those who finished high in last year’s Rising Star, or top picks this year, we have […]
Compare the Pair: Emma Kearney and Daisy Pearce
EMMA Kearney and Daisy Pearce are two of the most recognisable faces of not just Victorian women’s footy, but women’s footy in the entire country. Both were also originally midfielders whose role has diversified over the years into more of a forward role, but how do they stack up against each other? Let us take […]
2022 NAB League Boys Player of the Week: Round 14
IT took 14 weeks, but the ladder-leading Gippsland Power finally have a Rookie Me Central NAB League Boys Player of the Week. Returning to the side after a long lay-off with injury, Power skipper Bailey Humphrey returned to the fold against the Northern Knights to slam home four goals from nine scoring shots and have […]
Potential Best 21s – AFLW Season 7: Adelaide, Brisbane, Carlton
LATER this month the AFL Women’s Season 7 will kick off and there is plenty to get excited about. While preseasons are underway and coaches are trying to work out a Round 1 lineup, we delved into what each of the sides could look like next season. Over a six-part series, we will examine three […]
2022 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 14
A COUPLE of captains lead their sides to big wins in Round 14 of the NAB League. One game went down to the wire, one margin hit 100 points, and another scraped close across the four fixtures. Catch up on all the results, stats and top performers in this week’s snapshot.
Southport too strong for neighbours in Prelim
THE Southport Sharks have capped off a remarkable debut season in the QAFLW with a Preliminary Final win over Bond University to win through to the big dance. The win was set up by a stellar second quarter from the Sharks, after they kicked four goals to none in the term. Southport did much of […]
2022 AFLW 10 under 10 to watch: Laura Gardiner
IN a unique series for the lead-up to the 2022 AFL Women’s Season 7, Rookie Me Central will look at 10 players to watch this year who have played under 10 games. Whilst it would be easy to pick those who finished high in last year’s Rising Star, or top picks this year, we have […]
