2021/22 NTFL: Tigers looking to cement top spot
THE weekend has finally arrived, which means it is time for another batch of games in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League. The competition is gearing up for Round 17, and with just two weeks left until the home-and-away season wraps up, those who have locked in a top-four spot will be […]
WA names 2022 AFLW U18s squad
WESTERN Australia has named its 36-player squad for the upcoming 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships in April. Coached by dual AFL Premiership player Beau McDonald and headlined by potential number one pick Ella Roberts, the Sandgropers have a stack of fresh faces who are yet to pull on the state colours at Under 18s, […]
2022 SANFLW Player Focus: Hannah Ewings
ONE of the highly touted AFLW Draft prospects coming into the year, North Adelaide‘s Hannah Ewings, wasted no time starting her 2022 season on a high. The Roosters teenager had a line put through her 2021 season after injuring her ankle in Round 3 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition. That […]
2022 VFLW Season Preview – Geelong
THE 2022 VFL Women’s season is almost here, so it is time to take a look at each of the competing teams and see where they sit as another season approaches. Today, Rookie Me Central takes a look at Geelong, who made the 2021 Grand Final. Despite how it ultimately finished, Geelong had a great […]
The Smallacombe with a big dream
FROM starting out in Auskick with the boys, to a code switch, and her current campaign through the elite talent pathway, Ella Smallacombe is steering her footballing journey in one direction. The Northern Knights forward is enjoying her third year in the program, back as an over-ager after debuting in 2020 and adding eight games […]
Wanderers escape massive scare from Buffaloes
THIS past weekend saw yet another round of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League take place around the territory. There are just a couple of weeks until the regular season concludes and the finals series begins, and while the top four is essentially locked in, the final few weeks always deliver some […]
2022 SANFLW Academy Watch: Round 1
OUR South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Academy Watch is back for another year. We cast our eyes over the four League matches and took notes on each of the South Australian State Academy members to see how they fared across the board. This year we will also be tallying up votes for the […]
2022 VFLW Season Preview – Western Bulldogs
THE 2022 VFL Women’s season is almost here, so it is time to take a look at each of the competing teams and see where they sit as another season approaches. Today, Rookie Me Central takes a look at the Western Bulldogs, who narrowly missed finals in 2021. After the heartache of 2021, the Bulldogs […]
2022 VFLW Season Preview – Essendon
THE 2022 VFL Women’s season is almost here, so it is time to take a look at each of the competing teams and see where they sit as another season approaches. Today, Rookie Me Central runs a scope over Essendon, who made the preliminary final stage in 2021. 2021 was a pretty good season for […]
2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
REIGNING premiers Glenelg have dominated the first Rookie Me Central South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Team of the Week after a statement win over Norwood on Friday night. The Round 1 team features five Bays, with fellow winners West Adelaide recording the second most with four. Other winners South Adelaide and Sturt had […]
