South Australia produces 14-goal statement win at AFLW U18s
AN incredible performance from South Australia has seen them run out whopping 84-point winners over Western Australia in the respective state’s first matches of the 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. The match, played in perfect footballing conditions at Thebarton Oval, saw a tight start as the teams were feeling each other out. But once […]
New-look Sandgropers to excite at AFLW U18s
WESTERN Australia will have up to 18 fresh faces making their debuts across the 2022 AFLW Under 18s Championships, with a new-look side set to take the field. The Sandgropers begin their national championships campaign tomorrow at Thebarton Oval when they take on South Australia, with plenty of talented players to keep an eye out […]
Depth and youth the feature of SA squad
PRODUCING its strongest squad to-date, South Australia is set to make waves at the 2022 AFLW Under 18 Championships. The Croweaters have a rising group of Under 16s talents, as well as a flexible, deep core that allows the coaching staff to throw players into different positions. SANFL’s Talent Manager of Female Programs Robbie Neill […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Mature-age talents impress
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we hone 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. For this piece, we have looked at those […]
NAB League Player Focus: Indhi Kirk (Swans Academy)
SYDNEY Swans fans have witnessed the pure production line of Academy talent which has gone on to have an impact at the top level over recent years. They may well have another to monitor among their ranks, with father-son candidate Indhi Kirk showing promise on his NAB League debut this past weekend. While the Swans […]
2022 SANFLW Academy Watch: Round 8
THE South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s had some upsets, thrashings and thrillers in Round 6, and as per usual, we take a look at how the SANFL Women’s Academy members performed across the weekend. All notes are the opinion of the individual writer. RM CENTRAL SANFLW ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR ROUND 8 […]
2022 SANFLW Player Focus: India Rasheed
AT just 15-years-old, Sturt‘s India Rasheed is a player to watch. The talented medium-tall forward is athletic with some incredible upside and a deadly left boot. Not too dissimilar to State Academy teammate and fellow left-footed forward Shae Archbold, Rasheed is getting back into the swing of things again after missing seven weeks through injury. […]
2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 8
THREE South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s sides have four representatives in our Round 8 Team of the Week, in what was an even week for the league. Every side has multiple representatives, with winners North Adelaide, South Adelaide and Sturt all contributing four players, whilst Norwood and West Adelaide have three. Losing sides […]
SANFL Player Focus: Ashton Moir (Glenelg)
THERE are many mercurial types among the fledgling crop of 2023 draft-eligible talents, and one to consider is Glenelg utility Ashton Moir. The utility has kicked off his bottom-age SANFL Under 18 campaign in style, booting five goals in Round 1 and backing it up with another promising showing on Sunday afternoon. Moir only snared […]
SANFLW Round 8 wrap: Roosters survive scare
NORTH Adelaide has survived an almighty scare against Woodville-West Torrens Eagles in Round 8 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s. The Roosters had the tightest win over the weekend, whilst Sturt bounced back from back-to-back losses to post a win over West Adelaide, whilst South Adelaide and Norwood kicked away in respective […]
