Daring De Angelis still searching for more
SOUTHERN Saints goalsneak Gabriella De Angelis has always loved Aussie rules football. “I fell in love with footy when I was very, very young,” she said. “I grew up in a very strong and vocal Collingwood supporting household, so I didn’t really have a choice over which team I went for, but my mum […]
PODCAST | Game Sense: Episode 18 – SANFLW Rd 1
EPISODE 18 of Game Sense has dropped, with the team reconvening to break down all the action from Round 1 of the SANFL Women’s season. Host Michael Alvaro and Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams run through all the results, before breaking down how Round 2 may play out, and discussing a key technicality […]
Inclusions key to Central’s success: Smith
CENTRAL District captain Shelby Smith labelled one debutant “an absolute superstar”, another “unreal”, and issued a warning to opposition defences trying to contain a three-prong tall attack. Smith’s comments come after the Bulldogs’ win over Woodville-West Torrens on the weekend, which backed up a victory over the Eagles in the opening trial match three weeks […]
SANFL Women’s Player Focus: Brooke Boileau (South Adelaide)
SOUTH Adelaide kicked off its 2023 SANFL Women’s season on a high after defeating last year’s runners-up Sturt in a tight struggle at Noarlunga. Among the top performers in the win was young talent Brooke Boileau, whose development over the past 12 months was evident on the weekend, stepping up to take control of the […]
WAFLW 23 Under 23 in 2023: #3 Zippy Fish
AS PART of a new series leading into the 2023 Western Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s season, we count down 23 players to watch who are under 23. We are looking only at players who were born January 1, 2000 or later, have played a WAFL Women’s senior match, and have never been on an […]
2023 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
NORTH Adelaide and Central District shared a round-high of five representatives in the first Rookie Me Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Week for 2023. After a fascinating Round 1 of action, all eight teams are represented across the 24-player squad, with the four winners making up 17 of those players. The reigning premiers and […]
Bertuna bounces back to set lofty goals
SOUTHERN Saint Melanie Bertuna has loved the game of Aussie rules football for a long time, but had a few familial hurdles to overcome to even start playing the sport at all. As she recounts, Bertuna signed up to play football with her dad, but was met with a stumbling block when her mother found […]
Over-age AFLW Draft Watch: SANFLW kicks off
EACH week leading up to the unique Over-age AFL Women’s Draft, Rookie Me Central will highlight some of the eligible players around the country who are impressing in the respective state leagues. In the first edition, the article will focus on the opening SANFL Women’s round and some of the players who impressed that clubs […]
WAFLW 23 Under 23 in 2023: #4 Molly O’Hehir
AS PART of a new series leading into the 2023 Western Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s season, we count down 23 players to watch who are under 23. We are only looking at those players who were born January 1, 2000 or later, have played a WAFL Women’s senior match and have never been on […]
Academy notes: 2023 SANFLW Round 1
SOUTH Australia’s top AFL Women’s draft prospects gained their first taste of action on the weekend with Round 1 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s taking place. As always, we took a look at each of the state academy athletes running around in the League competition and made notes on their individual […]
