Bull Sharks’ youth influx set to shine
BOND University Bull Sharks fell one win short of a 2021 Queensland Australian Football League Women’s (QAFLW) flag last season, but have plenty of optimism heading into 2022. Though the constant shifting AFL Women’s landscape, and Mother Nature continue to throw up unforeseen hurdles, senior coach Luke Mansbridge is excited about his side’s chances ahead […]
Dragons drive forward in search of consistency
THE Sandringham Dragons secured their fourth win of the 2022 NAB League Girls season on Monday, with plenty to like out of their 30-point drubbing of the Northern Knights. It was the Dragons’ midfield mix which set an ominous tone from the first ball-up, and Rookie Me Central analyst Declan Reeve was lucky enough to […]
State Academy notes: WAFLW – Round 4
THE West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition resumed for Round 4 on the weekend and we took note of some of the top State Academy players to run out for their respective teams, as well as some other mature-age players who impressed. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
Player Focus: NAB League Girls – Ava Jordan (Northern Knights)
YOU would be hard pressed to find many more consistently impressive bottom-agers running around in the NAB League Girls competition this year than Ava Jordan. The diminutive Northern Knights midfielder has been a shining light for her region in a tough season, proving reliable as any player league-wide with her effort, ball winning nous and […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Stingrays 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 […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 4
AFTER a big win over West Perth, Claremont topped the Rookie Me Central West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Team of the Week nominees with six, one more than fellow winners East Fremantle and Swan Districts and narrow losers Peel Thunder. Subiaco had the remaining three players in the 24-player squad, with the Falcons not […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Kaitlyn Srhoj (Peel Thunder)
THOUGH still a bottom-age talent, Peel Thunder‘s Kaitlyn Srhoj has caught the eye in her first three West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s games. The 2005-born Srhoj is one of a number of fresh faces in the reigning back-to-back premiers’ lineup, and her performance from the weekend during Peel’s loss to East Fremantle was put […]
Reserves Wrap: VFLW Round 5
ANOTHER weekend meant another round of VFLW and another round of AFLW stars trying to prove themselves in the VFLW to get back into the AFLW. We take a look around the league and see how they all went. In Collingwood’s win over Port, Eloise Chaston had 14 touches, three marks, a tackle and a […]
WAFLW Round 4 wrap: Sharks go top with Thunder win
EAST Fremantle have gone outright top in the 2022 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition after defeating Peel Thunder in an entertaining contest. In other results, Claremont piled on more pain to newcomers West Perth, whilst Swan Districts made it back-to-back wins, defeating Subiaco in the final game of Round 4.
Scouting Notes: Gold Coast vs. Brisbane AFLW U18s
ANOTHER match between the Queensland Academies, another win to the SUNS Academy, defeating the Lions Academy by 40 points at Metricon Stadium yesterday. After a tight start, the Suns managed to kick away in the final term, though they kicked 5.7 to 0.5 after quarter time to run out 7.10 (52) to 1.6 (12) winners. […]
