Ally Anderson remains the ‘Queen of the Jungle’
WITH the AFL Women’s season coming to a close, clubs are starting to award their club champions, recognising the stars of the season. In this new series from Rookie Me Central, we take a look at the seasons of each best and fairest winner and what led them to have such stellar seasons. In the next […]
2024 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Midfielders
IN THE lead-up to next week’s AFLW Draft, we’re breaking down some of the available prospects in each area. Today we finish with the most common role the pure midfielders, though this group is as star-studded as it gets, with no less than three top 10 players and a host of potential top 30 prospects. […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: Western Bulldogs
WHAT initially looked like a horror year for the Western Bulldogs turned into a season of development, with the Dogs stringing together four wins from their last seven games and finishing outside the bottom six in the 2024 AFL Women’s season. Still holding a top 10 selection and a second round pick, they will be […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: West Coast Eagles
AFTER an improved start to the AFLW season in 2024, West Coast finished outside the bottom four in 13th, which gave the blue and gold hope through Daisy Pearce‘s first season as coach. The Eagles still retained Pick 6, and aside from their own movements, were relatively quiet during the Trade Period. >> FREE: View the 2024 […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: Sydney Swans
AFTER a down year following injuries to key players, Sydney did not rest on its laurels during the off-season. A heavy turnover of players from retirements, delistings and trades mean the Swans will add up to four players at this year’s AFLW Draft, including Pick 4. >> FREE: View the 2024 AFLW Draft Guide 2024 RECORD: 15th, 3-8, […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: St Kilda Saints
FOLLOWING an active Trade Period, St Kilda looked to bring in some readymade talent over draft selections in order to crack into the AFL Women’s Finals series. With three best 21 players walking in the door, the Saints do not enter the AFLW Draft until Pick 32, but have gone for the here-and-now approach. >> FREE: View […]
Former Oztag Aussie captain chases AFLW dream
STORIES like Brooke Bailey do not come around too often. While cross-coder journeys are nothing new, few have represented – let alone captained – their nation at international level. However for the Sydney Swans train-on and three-time East Coast Eagles premiership player, that is exactly the case. “I grew up playing Oztag since the age […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: Richmond Tigers
RICHMOND caused a stir when it opted to trade two-time All-Australian Eilish Sheerin to the premiers North Melbourne, but regained a first round selection for the 32-year-old and will head to the AFLW Draft with a couple of top 20 picks. >> FREE: View the 2024 AFLW Draft Guide 2024 RECORD: 7th, 6-4-1, 131.2% | Eliminated: Elimination Final2024 […]
2024 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Tall Defenders/Forwards
IN THE lead-up to next week’s AFLW Draft, we’re breaking down some of the available prospects in each area. Today we take a look at the remaining talls in the AFLW Draft crop, with many on this list a little below key position height, but able to take on the bigger forwards still, or be […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: Port Adelaide Power
PORT ADELAIDE had the largest list turnovers prior to Trade Week with a massive four retirements and a further four players being delisted or self-delisted. Former Rising Star Hannah Ewings crossed to Adelaide, with Sydney defender Ella Heads the sole inclusion alongside five current list spots and four new picks. >> FREE: View the 2024 AFLW Draft […]
