SANFLW Player Focus: Violet Patterson (Glenelg)
AN ELECTRIC talent out of reigning premiers Glenelg, 16-year-old winger Violet Patterson is a name for Collingwood fans to keep in the back of their minds for the 2024 AFLW Draft. Though still young and only in her debut season at League level, the daughter of Magpies Stephen (96 games) has some incredibly exciting traits […]
SANFL Player Focus: Harry Lemmey (West Adelaide)
WEST Adelaide has made a happy knack of nurturing high quality forwards, and Harry Lemmey is the latest on the production line. The 18-year-old looms as South Australia’s top prospect in 2022, having made his SANFL League debut last year and represented his state in an improvised Under 19 National Championships. Likened to St Kilda […]
AFLW U18s Player Focus: Shineah Goody (South Australia)
ONE of the most talented bottom-age prospects coming up through the ranks, Woodville-West Torrens‘ Shineah Goody had a remarkable performance for South Australia up against Western Australia at the AFLW Under 18 Championships on the weekend. The bottom-ager is a smooth mover who covers the ground with ridiculous ease. In her first Under 18s clash […]
Rising Waters flying high at Eagles
RISING young talent Cher Waters has taken a more traditional pathway to the State Under 18s squad, but her move into the midfield for Woodville-West Torrens has particularly paid dividends. Having transformed from a defender into a midfielder at League level, Waters credits new Eagles coach Narelle Smith for her development, to the point where […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Mature-age talents 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 SANFLW Player Focus: India Rasheed
AT just 15-years-old, Sturt‘s India Rasheed is a player to watch. The talented medium-tall forward is athletic with some incredible upside and a deadly left boot. Not too dissimilar to State Academy teammate and fellow left-footed forward Shae Archbold, Rasheed is getting back into the swing of things again after missing seven weeks through injury. […]
SANFL Player Focus: Ashton Moir (Glenelg)
THERE are many mercurial types among the fledgling crop of 2023 draft-eligible talents, and one to consider is Glenelg utility Ashton Moir. The utility has kicked off his bottom-age SANFL Under 18 campaign in style, booting five goals in Round 1 and backing it up with another promising showing on Sunday afternoon. Moir only snared […]
SANFL Player Focus: Kobe Ryan (West Adelaide)
PERHAPS one of the more unlucky players to miss out on this year’s AFL Academy intake, West Adelaide midfielder Kobe Ryan let his football do the talking in Round 1 of the SANFL Under 18s season. Having starred across various levels as a bottom-ager, the 18-year-old completed a full senior preseason with Westies and has […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Top-agers return to bottom-age best
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 SANFLW Player Focus: Sachi Syme
A RECORD-breaking performance from Norwood State Academy member Sachi Syme has her as the next player under the microscope for the 2022 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Player Focus. The Norwood hardnut was fierce throughout her sides’ win over West Adelaide on her way to a best afield performance. Standing at 165cm, Syme […]
