2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 4
EASTERN Ranges midfielder Bridget Deed is the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 4. The Ranges skipper starred in her side’s third win for season 2022, a 51-point salute over the Northern Knights at Parade College on Saturday afternoon. Following in the footsteps of last week’s winner Charlotte Baskaran, Deed was the standout […]
Scouting notes: 2022 AFLW U18s – Brisbane vs. Gold Coast
IT was a tight contest between Gold Coast and Brisbane in the first all-Queensland Academy match of 2022. The Suns got up in a come-from-behind win, defeating Brisbane 6.9 (45) to 5.3 (33), holding the Lions scoreless in the second half whilst booting three goals themselves. The teams had a number of standout performers, and […]
Falcons fly high over Seagulls
RROUND 1 of the 2022 VFLW season saw a number of shock upsets across the six matches, including Collingwood’s first loss in over a year and an almighty comeback from the Darebin Falcons. Darebin 6.1 (37) defeated Williamstown 5.4 (34) In the match of the round, it was the Darebin Falcons who staged a remarkable […]
Gatt running high on confidence
AFTER a full preseason, Dandenong Stingrays winger Taylah Gatt is one to remember for 2022. The top-age talent is a player who has caught the eye in her first few games; an incredible feat considering the amount of talent around her. But regardless of how many players standout on the unbeaten Stingrays’ side, Gatt is […]
2022 VFL Women’s season to commence
IT is the dawn of a new VFL Women’s season. Tomorrow sees the start of the 2022 VFLW season, and after Covid abruptly ended the 2021 season, everyone involved is no doubt itching to get back out on the park. This weekend sees six enthralling matches for fans to enjoy, and for the first time […]
Footy over cricket – Meier makes mind up
IT must be nice to earn recognition at state level in multiple sporting codes. Tahlia Meier knows that feeling, having done so in both cricket and football, and has made up her mind in 2022 as to which path to travel. Cricket’s loss is football’s gain this time around, with the midfielder-forward returning to the […]
2022 VFLW Season Preview – Collingwood
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 Collingwood, who were the team to beat in 2021. The 2021 season was as about as […]
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 […]
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 […]
