
Podcast | Game Sense – Episode 22
EPISODE 22 of Game Sense has dropped, with the team reconvening to discuss all the latest news and fallout in the women’s footballing world. For this episode, acting host Liam Badkin and Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams run through the Coates Talent League, SANFL Women’s and WAFL Women’s results, before taking a look towards the […]

2023 WAFLW State Scouting notes: Round 2
IN the latest edition of our WAFL Women’s State scouting notes for Round 2 of the 2023 season, we highlighted nine players across the four games who stood out as either current or prior members of the 2022/23 WAFLW State Academies, while mentioning others who also showed signs in their respective matches.

2023 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 4
FOOTBALL was back on the menu in South Australia as the SANFL Women’s returned for Round 4 over the weekend. As always, Rookie Me Central named its SANFL Women’s Team of the Week, with Central District producing an impressive five players in the side. After the Bulldogs, fellow winners Glenelg and Norwood both had four, […]

State Academy notes: 2023 SANFLW Round 4
SOUTH Australia’s top AFL Women’s draft prospects returned for Round 4 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s on the weekend. 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 performances. *Each note is the opinion of […]

SANFL Women’s Player Focus: Elaine Grigg (Central District)
CENTRAL District is enjoying its best ever start to a SANFL Women’s season, and one of the key reasons behind that is the inclusion of North Adelaide premiership player, Elaine Grigg. The aggressive and high energy wing/forward has been an additional spark for the Bulldogs this season and it all culminated in an impressive Round […]

2023 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 2
SUBIACO’S impressive performance over Swan Districts has seen the Lions fill up 25 per cent of the Rookie Me Central WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 2. With the results across Round 2 largely one-sided, the winning sides made up 19 of the 24 players in the overall squad, as Claremont (five) and […]

Scouting Notes: 2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 1
IT WAS a staggered start to the 2023 Coates Talent League season with just the four matches on opening weekend, all from the girls’ competition. Kicking off on the Apple Isle, Tasmania Devils got a Round 1 win against GIANTS Academy, before Geelong Falcons defeated GWV Rebels out west, Swans Academy upset Dandenong Stingrays down […]

WAFL Women’s Player Focus: Evie Cowcher (Peel Thunder)
IN JUST her second WAFL Women’s game, Peel Thunder double bottom-ager Evie Cowcher produced some jaw-dropping numbers as she bravely helped defend for Peel Thunder during an 18-point loss to reigning premiers Claremont. Undoubtedly the scoreline would have been more lob-sided without Cowcher there, as the 15-year-old was tasked with the kickouts, but also provided […]

2023 Coates Talent League POTW: Round 1
GEELONG Falcons bottom-ager Sara Howley is the 2023 Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Player of the Week for Round 1. The former defender played a much more attacking role in the front half of the ground, flourishing under new coach Mel Hickey with a dominant three-goal performance to inspire her Falcons side to a […]

WAFLW R2 wrap: Tigers go it alone on top after Thunder strike
CLAREMONT is the sole side to have picked up all eight points this WAFL Women’s season following a Round 2 victory over Peel Thunder. The Tigers, who were bolstered by a host of experienced names, were too strong for a young Thunder side, but failed to fully capitalise on their dominance with an inaccurate scoreline […]