2026 SANFLW 15 to Watch: #4 Lucy Moore
ANOTHER season of SANFL Women’s action is just around the corner, and while the league year is a little later than usual, South Australian footy fans have the brand new AAMI Talent League to look forward to starting February 28. As has become an annual tradition for Rookie Me Central, we name our top juniors […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Georgie Fielder
GLENELG talent Georgie Fielder is her side’s top-age draft chance to watch, with the hard-running midfielder capable of playing both inside and outside. She has followed a similar path to her predecessors at the Bays in Piper Window and Violet Patterson, and now looks to carve out her own memorable draft-age season. We spoke to […]
2026 SANFLW 15 to Watch: #5 Lani Cocks
ANOTHER season of SANFL Women’s action is just around the corner, and while the league year is a little later than usual, South Australian footy fans have the brand new AAMI Talent League to look forward to starting February 28. As has become an annual tradition for Rookie Me Central, we name our top juniors […]
TOP 5s | 2026 South Australian Preseason Testing
A BUNCH of South Australian state academy members have impressed at the recent preseason testing combine, as several prospects featured across the leaderboards. Though, it was Eagles top-ager Hunter Rowe who stole the show with a high of three top-five finishes out of the handful of events. >> SCROLL to see the Top 5s for […]
TOP 5s | 2026 South Australia Girls Preseason Testing
SOUTH Australian bottom-age star Maia Freemantle rose to pole position in the physical performance rating (PPR) stakes over the summer with a remarkable 95.3 at her state’s preseason testing event. The Under-18 and Under-16 state programs were put to the test on Sunday at Nazareth College ahead of the new AAMI Talent League kicking off […]
2026 SANFLW 15 to Watch: #6 Maia Freemantle
ANOTHER season of SANFL Women’s action is just around the corner, and while the league year is a little later than usual, South Australian footy fans have the brand new AAMI Talent League to look forward to starting February 28. As has become an annual tradition for Rookie Me Central, we name our top juniors […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Charlee Brooksby
SMOOTH-moving Norwood half-back/wing Charlee Brooksby is looking to build on her bottom-age season and join older sister Molly at the elite level. Possessing similar elite execution traits, Brooksby’s year was impacted by injury towards the end, but she still showed plenty of talent to suggest she will go far. We spoke to Brooksby at the […]
2026 SANFLW 15 to Watch: #7 Georgie Fielder
ANOTHER season of SANFL Women’s action is just around the corner, and while the league year is a little later than usual, South Australian footy fans have the brand new AAMI Talent League to look forward to starting February 28. As has become an annual tradition for Rookie Me Central, we name our top juniors […]
Preseason Q&A: Kale Matthews-Hampton (Sturt)
IF YOU thought the footballing world was beginning to move past the fabled ‘basketball background’, think again. Kale Matthews-Hampton is the latest prospect on said production line, currently in the midst of his first full preseason having made the decision to put a promising basketball career behind him. The 187cm defender was part of Sturt’s […]
Croweaters keen to keep tabs on speedster
SOUTH Australia’s state academy members have been buoyed by the progression of Central District speedster Jake Eime, who was a common answer to the question ‘which teammate should we look out for to have a big year?’. Eime’s name popped up several times as all 25 top-agers were surveyed. >> MORE: State teammates single Steed […]
