Back to the Future for Rebels’ Brooke Brown
RETURNING to the region where she spent the best part of a decade as a volunteer, incoming GWV Rebels Talent Operations Lead Brooke Brown is excited to return home. Though she admits it was hard to leave the Bendigo Pioneers, she was happy to be “home”, with equal love for both regions. In speaking to […]
Baskaran aims to sharpen skills in 2022
SINCE making her debut back in 2019 as a 14-year-old, Charlotte Baskaran has not wasted anytime ticking off boxes. Her latest goal heading into her top-age season was to be named in the 2022 AFL Women’s Academy. A shortlist of those players identified to be among the top elite prospects in the country, it was […]
Hipwell hopes for uninterrupted year
AFTER the last two seasons had been interrupted by a mix of injury and the COVID-19 pandemic, Bridie Hipwell hopes for a clean run. The Sandringham Dragons talent was recently named in the AFL Women’s Academy for the upcoming season, and after an ankle injury curtailed the early part of her 2021 season, she is […]
NAB League Girls features coming over Summer
LEADING up to the 2022 NAB League Girls season and through the first few weeks, we will be releasing features on 46 players. Speaking to the talented footballers at the NAB League Girls Preseason Testing Day thanks to Rookie Me, we will release at least one a day from now through to February, telling each […]
GIANTS and Bushies “best of both worlds” for Cicolini
LIVING in New South Wales over the past couple of years when you have a need to cross the Victorian border has had its challenges. But for the Finley-based Olivia Cicolini, she has made the most of it. Representing Murray Bushrangers in the NAB League Girls and as a member of the GWS GIANTS Academy, […]
Trailblazer Marshall looking to return to the top level
DANIELLE Marshall is a trailblazer. There is no other way to put it. Her journey to the top is one of the most unique in the AFLW. She is American, and was the first American born player to play in the AFLW competition for the Western Bulldogs. Her story begins in Arizona, playing with the […]
Persistent Winbanks still chasing dream
ALTHOUGH only relatively young at 21-years-old, Port Melbourne’s newest recruit Bridie Winbanks has had quite the journey. However, she is still determined to make it to the next level. Winbanks started off her career as a 16-year-old, playing locally in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. She then moved on to the NAB League Girls competition, initially playing […]
Christgoergl sets sights on ultimate dream
WESTERN Bulldogs’ VFLW skipper Riley Christgoergl‘s story is one of determination. After a year marred by concussion, she is coming back stronger than ever in 2022. She comes into 2022 with the hopes of being able to push on into the AFLW system and be drafted. “Absolutely. It’s the dream isn’t it? I’m working as […]
Game Sense podcast – A women’s football pathway podcast
INTRODUCING Game Sense podcast, the newest women’s Australian rules football podcast thanks to Rookie Me Central. Hosted by Chief Editor Peter Williams alongside women’s football analyst Alyce Collett, Game Sense aims to bring you behind the scenes with the women’s development pathways and state leagues. From round reviews and previews, to player focuses and interviews, […]
2022 Vic Metro Boys Hub: Full List
OVER the next four days, Rookie Me Central will take a look at all the Victorian Country and Metro players who were named in the 2022 Victorian State Hub ahead of the 2022 season. Both top-age (2022 AFL and AFLW Draft-eligible) and bottom-age (2023 AFL and AFLW Draft-eligible) have been included, and we’ll run through […]
