South Australia confirms 2025 U16 Girls squad
SOUTH Australia’s Under-16 Girls squad for the 2025 AFL Women’s National Championships has been locked in, with the back-to-back titleholders searching for a three-peat at the April tournament. Coached by Bek McMahon for another season, the initial 49-player squad has been reduced back to 30 for the competition. Norwood boasts the most players of any […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Annabelle Foat
QUEENSLAND top-ager Annabelle Foat is a name to remember for the upcoming 2025 season, with the sporty talent a strong inside midfielder with nice footy IQ at stoppages. Speaking to Rookie Me Central at the recent Queensland Preseason Testing Day, she outlined her football journey, gamestyle and goals for the year ahead. Q: Annabelle, Can […]
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 […]
Crows the club of choice among SANFL Academy
ADELAIDE Crows proved a popular choice among the SANFL Under 18 State Academy members when posed the question of which AFL club they support. Surveying all 25 top-agers in the summer squad, seven still support the West Lakes side, with 10 overall pledging allegiances at one point in their lives. Among them is Woodville-West Torrens […]
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 […]
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’ […]
