Under the Radar – SANFLW/WAFLW: Round 1
IN a new addition to season 2024, Rookie Me Central will take a weekly look at players who caught the eye outside the traditional draft pathway. This means the only players who will feature on this list are those outside the State Academies so are either mature-agers, or juniors that have not made it into […]
PREVIEW | 2024 WAFLW Round 1: Saturday
A UNIQUE four-game first round evening fixture takes place in the WAFL Women’s tonight as the 2024 season kicks off. All eight teams are back to square one, with reigning champions East Fremantle taking on their South counterparts in a rematch of last year’s preliminary final, while runners-up Claremont host Swan Districts.
PODCAST | Game Sense – S3 E1 | SANFLW & WAFLW Season Previews
GAME Sense Podcast returns for a third season on the eve of the SANFL Women’s and WAFL Women’s seasons. We preview the aforementioned competitions, taking a look at eight of the eight clubs from the two leagues, as well try and predict the finalists and award winners at the end of each competition preview. All […]
Freo fan Chambers open to opportunities
WHEN you are next door neighbour to Michael Johnson, and have a unique birth story that involves Matthew Pavlich, it is hard not to be a passionate member of the Purple Army. Purple runs through East Fremantle tall Taya Chambers‘ blood, with the top-ager’s family entrenched in their support for the Dockers. “In comparison to […]
Q&A: Indiana West (Swan Districts)
ATHLETIC top-age talent Indiana West was one of the top performers at the recent West Australian Preseason Testing. Recording the second fastest 20m sprint time of any WAFL Women’s player at the event, West clocked a time of 3.195 seconds, while also jumping 56cm in the standing vertical to also be second in that test. […]
WAFLW 24 to Watch in 2024: #1 Zippy Fish
BACK for another year, Rookie Me Central’s 24 to Watch in 2024 returns and this year, the focus is on underage players, being those who are yet to have an AFLW Draft chance. For the list of 2024, it will range between players who are predominantly 2006 (top-age) and 2007-born likely to take the WAFL […]
WAFLW 24 to Watch in 2024: #2 Molly O’Hehir
BACK for another year, Rookie Me Central’s 24 to Watch in 2024 returns and this year, the focus is on underage players, being those who are yet to have an AFLW Draft chance. For the list of 2024, it will range between players who are predominantly 2006 (top-age) and 2007-born likely to take the WAFL […]
WAFLW 24 to Watch in 2024: #3 Claudia Wright
BACK for another year, Rookie Me Central’s 24 to Watch in 2024 returns and this year, the focus is on underage players, being those who are yet to have an AFLW Draft chance. For the list of 2024, it will range between players who are predominantly 2006 (top-age) and 2007-born likely to take the WAFL […]
WAFLW 24 to Watch in 2024: #4 Evie Cowcher
BACK for another year, Rookie Me Central’s 24 to Watch in 2024 returns and this year, the focus is on underage players, being those who are yet to have an AFLW Draft chance. For the list of 2024, it will range between players who are predominantly 2006 (top-age) and 2007-born likely to take the WAFL […]
Young Dog Newson keen to learn new tricks
SOUTH Fremantle recruit Kate Newson is looking forward to learning off the likes of Fremantle ruck Ariana Hetherington, after the former Peel Thunder tall opted to make a “lifestyle change” and move to the Bulldogs. “I started basketball quite young, my whole family was in basketball so came up through that,” Newson said of her […]
