One-On-One: Cal Porter (Box Hill Hawks)
IN the first of our One-on-One interviews for 2023, the Rookie Me Central team chat to Box Hill Hawks’ Callum Porter about his football journey. From Gippsland Power to the Western Bulldogs and now at Box Hill Hawks, the 24-year-old is hoping for a second chance in the upcoming AFL Mid-Season Draft. INTERVIEW RUN SHEET: […]
Preview | WAFLW R12b: Chance for ladder separation
THREE of the top four sides face off against the bottom three sides tomorrows to complete Round 12 of the WAFL Women’s competition. After the standalone match in Broome today, the remaining three contests play out on Sunday with second through to fourth taking on sixth through eighth on the ladder which could creates some […]
Preview | WAFLW R12: Jungle cats clash in Broome
REIGNING premiers Claremont will host Subiaco in a battle of the Tigers and Lions up north in Broome. The special WAFL Women’s contest will bring state league football to the region, more than 2000 kilometres north of Perth.
Preview | SANFLW W1 Finals: Panthers and Dogs eye off grand final spot
FOUR teams will battle it out in a massive double-header at Noarlunga this weekend as the 2023 SANFL Women’s finals series gets underway. South Adelaide deservedly finished top spot on the ladder and take on big improvers and first-time finalists Central District. In the knockout semi-final, third placed Norwood clashes with Sturt after the Double […]
Preview | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 8
THE Coates Talent League rolls on into Round 8 over the weekend, with the fixture stripped back to its usual six games. For some players, it serves as one final audition before the mid-season draft and representative season, while teams like Dandenong and Geelong will be hunting ladder leader, Tasmania.
Preview | VFLW 2023 Round 10: Gearing up for the end
LAST weekend saw some tight results in the VFL Women’s, but whether or not Round 10 holds similar storylines is yet to be determined. The weekend begins tomorrow morning in Port Melbourne, with the Bulldogs set to host Collingwood. Even though the Bulldogs are still officially in finals contention, they are quickly running out of […]
Talent League Girls Round 8 preview: Bendigo Pioneers vs Northern Territory Academy
NORTHERN Territory will join the two Queensland Academies once again in action for Round 8 of the Coates Talent League, with the Suns and Lions Academies back at home. The Thunder will travel to Craigieburn to face the Bendigo Pioneers in our featured preview, wile the metropolitan teams return in a massive eight-game card this […]
2023 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Preview: Round 8
TWO sides desperate for a win kick off Round 8 of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division on Saturday. Both the UNSW-ES Bulldogs and Sydney University have won the one game from six matches, and will be searching for the full points when they face off tomorrow. UNSW-ES BULLDOGS vs. SYDNEY UNIVERSITYSaturday, May 27 @ […]
Under the Radar: Talented trio in focus
AS the various state leagues are either heating up or winding down depending on the state, there are some players who loom as great value in the end of year AFL Women’s Draft. The AFL Women’s lists – bar any players put on inactive lists late – are set but clubs are still working hard […]
PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 26
EPISODE 26 of the Game Sense has dropped, with the team reconvening to discuss all the latest news and fallout in the women’s footballing world. In the latest instalment, host Michael Alvaro is joined by Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams to discuss the return of the Coates Talent League, and the the end of the SANFLW regular season. […]
