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Preview | AFLW Season 7: Round 2
AFTER a huge Round 1 of action, a massive Round 2 in the AFL Women’s – including a bumper Sunday – will kick off this evening at the home of football, the MCG. We take a look at the nine games and how they are shaping up. Melbourne vs. North MelbourneMCGFriday at 5pm local time […]
Wilcox enjoying the new challenges of AFLW
ONE of the fresh faces to pull on the Western Bulldogs’ jumper for the first time in their win over GWS on Sunday was highly touted youngster Rylie Wilcox. The 17-year-old described her debut as “surreal”, and made plenty of learnings along the way. It was not the first time Wilcox had played on Ikon […]
2022 AFLW: Big Week For – Round 2
IN a new weekly piece throughout the AFL Women’s season, we name those players or teams who will be looking to have a big week in the upcoming round. From underperforming sides to players looking to step up, or continue their form, Big Week For will look at all those who could be ones to watch over […]
Dockers looking to bounce back against Cats
FREMANTLE coach Trent Cooper believes his side can turn around its 49-point defeat at the hands of Brisbane when the Dockers return home to host Geelong. The Cats head to Fremantle Oval coming off a spirited hard slog against Richmond at GMHBA, while the Dockers were comprehensively beaten by the Lions up at The Gabba. […]
2022 AFL Under 17 Futures squad announced
THE AFL has today announced a list of 48 players set to feature in the 2022 Under 17 Futures match on AFL Grand Final day. Usually an annual showcase, the last edition was played in 2019 and returns for a fifth instalment as the AFL pathway resumes its national normalcy. Squad members will come together for […]
Stats Queens: AFLW Season 7 – Round 1
A NEW season of AFLW has begun in earnest over last weekend, so let us take a look at some of the stats leaders from Round 1, and who really turned it on for their teams. Disposals Some of the competition’s most experienced faces led the way on the disposal count front on the weekend. […]
Coaches Corner: Expansion Sides debut game edition
IN a new weekly series here at Rookie Me Central, we are going to go around the league and hear from the coaches to see what they had to say post their respective matches on the weekend. This week we are hearing from the four expansion club coaches, who all played their inaugural match last […]
PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 3
SEASON 7 of the AFL Women’s kicked off over the weekend, and Game Sense Podcast was back for another week. Game Sense features host and Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams, and women’s football analyst Alyce Collett chatting all things women’s football. In this episode, the team reviews Round 1 and previews a massive […]
Dogs “fully expect” to be better in Season 7
FOLLOWING his side’s hard-fought seven-point win over GWS GIANTS, Western Bulldogs coach Nathan Burke said his young team was determined to improve on last season despite off-season departures. The Bulldogs lost Bonnie Toogood, Isabel Huntington, Brooke Lochland and Ellyse Gamble to other AFLW clubs, and had a number of retirements, but Burke said the playing […]
Prior proud of Eagles’ Port pressure
ABSORBING everything expansion side Port Adelaide threw at them, West Coast Eagles AFL Women’s coach Michael Prior said he was proud of how his side responded with its own pressure to come away with a 12-point win at Mineral Resources Park yesterday. The Eagles were on the ropes during the third term, trailing by as […]
