2022 SANFLW Academy Watch Round 3
THERE were some thrilling contests, and ladder-ramifying results across Round 3 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition. As always, we took a look at how the State Academy players performed at League level. Note: All notes are the opinion of the individual author. RM CENTRAL SANFLW ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
SOUTH Fremantle‘s first ever West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s win has resulted in a huge haul of players in the Rookie Me Central Team of the Week. The Bulldogs recorded a massive seven players in our 24-player squad following their 74-point win over West Perth. Claremont‘s big victory over Swan Districts resulted in the […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Deed earns chance
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we will be honing 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. Already this week one player has […]
Reserves wrap: VFLW Round 2 2022
THE VFLW returned on the weekend, with a number of AFLW players playing across the league, hoping to make it back into their respective AFLW sides. There were a number of Dees AFLW listed players that played in Casey’s win over Darebin. Coming back for her first VFLW game for a while, Maggie Caris had […]
2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 5
TASMANIA Devils forward Georgia Clark the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 5. The bottom-age prospect spearheaded her side’s second straight win, a 26-point triumph over the Northern Knights at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Saturday afternoon. Clark did it all in Round 5, presenting as a strong marking target up the […]
WAFLW Round 1 wrap: Thunder strikes in final play to survive Subi scare
IT took them until the final play of the day, but Peel Thunder escaped with the points in a Round 1 that suggested the 2022 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition may be anything but predictable. The reigning premiers unfurled their 2021 flag in front of a home crowd at the renamed Lane Group […]
Bombers cement top spot as shock VFLW results roll on
IN the VFL Women’s game of Round 2, it was Essendon which stamped its authority on the competition, comfortably accounting for Port Melbourne at home. From the opening ball-up, the Bombers stamped their authority on the contest and looked the much better side. They took a 28-point lead into half time, but at times in […]
Bulldogs survive wild West for opening win
HAVING conceded five consecutive goals in 13 minutes to go from a match-high 23-point lead to an eight-point deficit, Central District looked in trouble. The Bulldogs had once again given another side a run for its money, but seemingly a lapse across a quarter – or less than that in this case – would cost […]
WAFLW Round 1 preview: Falcons fly into league
A NEW West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s season has a new side entering the competition, with West Perth joining the half-dozen established sides to make it a seven team competition in 2022. They take over the newcomers mantle from their opponent this week in South Fremantle, whilst reigning back-to-back premiers Peel Thunder unfurl the […]
Will shock results continue in Round 2 of the VFLW?
ROUND 2 of the 2022 VFL Women’s season is already upon us, and after a number of upsets and other very interesting results in Round 1, time will tell if the trend continues into this weekend. In a quirk of the fixture, all games will be played on Saturday this time around. Casey vs. Darebin […]
