WAFLW Player Focus: Megan Norbury (West Perth)
FEW players would catch the eye in a 118-point defeat, but West Perth‘s Megan Norbury is one who bucks the trend. The 171cm winger only turned 16 last month, but has already impressed across her three games in what has been a pretty tough initiation for West Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) […]
WAFLW Round 7 preview: Sharks eye clean sweep as Thunder look to snap drought
UNDEFEATED East Fremantle will be out to complete a clean sweep of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition when Round 7 takes place this weekend. The Sharks travel to Subiaco tomorrow afternoon as the season hits its halfway mark. Peel Thunder will be out to snap a three-game losing streak when they clash […]
State Academy notes: WAFLW – Round 6
THE West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition resumed for Round 6 on the weekend and we took note of some of the top State Academy players to run out for their respective teams, as well as some other mature-age players who impressed. Though there were plenty of State Academy representatives to miss, some made […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Julia Teakle (East Fremantle)
A MATCH-WINNING six-goal haul from East Fremantle forward Julia Teakle was the standout performance from the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition over the weekend. The Sharks talent has enjoyed a big year since moving from the Mid-West to Perth for university studies, but her six-goal bonanza helped her side defeat South Fremantle. She […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 6
THERE were some one-sided results in Round 6 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition, though it was still an even spread across our Team of the Week. Many individual performers stood up regardless of results across the board, and it was Claremont and Subiaco that emerged with the most representatives in our […]
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 […]
WAFLW Round 6 wrap: Tigers maul Thunder as Sharks remain unbeaten
CLAREMONT sent an ominous warning to the rest of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition with a comprehensive win over Peel Thunder in Round 6, whilst East Fremantle remained unbeaten with a win over South Fremantle, and Subiaco proved too good for West Perth.
WAFLW Round 6 preview: Changes galore as teams lose State Academy members
THE majority of the top-age West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s State Academy members will miss out on Round 6 as the Sandgropers continue their preparations for the upcoming 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. We take a look at the three games taking place, which includes a Fremantle derby and the in-form Claremont looking […]
PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 13
EPISODE 13 of GAME SENSE is out now, again time in a one-show drop. The latest Australian rules football podcast sees host and Rookie Me Central AFL/W Draft Editor Michael Alvaro take back full reign of the host’s chair, joined as usual by Chief Editor Peter Williams, and Women’s Football Analyst Alyce Collett to discuss all the latest women’s […]
State Academy notes: WAFLW – Round 5
THE West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition resumed for Round 5 on the weekend and we took note of some of the top State Academy players to run out for their respective teams, as well as some other mature-age players who impressed. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
