PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 28
EPISODE 28 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 break down Sunday’s AFLW Academy vs. Under 23 All-Star clash, and the state of play in the […]
Vic Metro 2023 AFLW U18s squad announced
VIC Metro has finalised its 30-player squad for the upcoming AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, which begins on Sunday, July 2 for the ‘Big V’. Metro faces off against Allies, South Australia and Vic Country at the 2023 national carnival, with a mix of top and bottom-age prospects selected. Eastern Ranges make up up almost […]
2023 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 15
CLAREMONT flexed its muscles in a 56-point win over West Perth and recorded almost double the amount of players compared to any other team in our Round 15 WAFL Women’s Team of the Week. The reigning premiers has a massive six players, with South Fremantle (four) the next highest. The two other winners and Subiaco […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 10
FOUR games took place over three games in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with a number of players stepping up in the absence of others. We took note of some of those players in our weekly Scouting Notes, with a focus on top-age players who took part in the Victorian trials, or non draft-eligible […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 10
EIGHT players from the tight tussle between Tasmania Devils and Gippsland Power made our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week, with the sides two of three to record a league-high four players. Northern Knights was the other side to achieve four, while fellow winners Sandringham Dragons and Oakleigh Chargers had […]
Talent League Player Focus: Jasmine Sowden (Gippsland Power)
BOTTOM-AGE talent Jasmine Sowden was a standout in Round 10 of the Coates Talent League despite her Gippsland Power side going down to Tasmania Devils by two goals. In a blustery day at Warrawee Park, the 16-year-old had a breakout 30 disposals, five marks, four inside 50s and four rebound 50s, while laying 11 tackles […]
Purple Patch: Reid’s rampant nine minutes
RETURNING for his first game in over a month, top AFL Draft prospect Harley Reid was a young man with plenty of eyes on him over the weekend. He skippered Vic Country in their first match of the 2023 Under 18 National Championships, and boy did he make a hot start to proceedings. The highly […]
U23s to watch: WAFL Women’s
IN the wake of a successful win by the Under 23 All-Stars against the AFL Women’s Academy, it highlighted the value that can be found outside the top-age AFLW Draft prospects. While the All-Stars team was made up of players only from Victoria, Tasmania and Northern Territory, we decided to apply the same criteria out […]
Next Gen: Under 16 stars to take centre stage
THE 2023 AFL Under 16 National Development Championships are officially underway, with Vic Metro and the Sydney Swans Academy claiming wins in the opening games of Pool A and B respectively. It means the next generation of footballing talent is emerging, no less through the Northern Academies. With a lucky and extremely promising few players […]
Bats fly high after Goannas scare
DESPITE being the only side to take points off East Coast Eagles this season, the Macquarie University Goannas could not finish the job against a determined UTS Bats outfit, with the Bats scoring an eight-point win on the weekend. The AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Round 10 clash saw a Goannas side – fresh off […]
