Up the Grades: Reid runs rampant in new colours
LEADING AFL Draft prospect Harley Reid turned out for his sixth team this year over the weekend, donning the sash in Essendon’s VFL loss to Southport on Saturday. Reid gathered 24 disposals and seven marks through the Bombers’ midfield, taking the field alongside current and former AFL talent. The 18-year-old previously linked with Carlton for […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: Adelaide
ALWAYS there at the pointy end of the season, Adelaide is a side that will never be too far away from premiership contention. Though the Crows fell short of defending their Season 6 title in Season 7, they were able to get games into a stack of first and second-season players to set up for […]
AFLW 23 Under 23: #23 Cynthia Hamilton
OVER the next three weeks, Rookie Me Central will be counting down our 23 Players Under 23 years of age to watch in the upcoming 2023 season. The criteria is the player must be born in 2001 or later, and must have played at least one previous AFL Women’s match. As the list is completely […]
Snapshot: 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 15
ROUND 15 of the Coates Talent League saw the best game left for last, as Murray Bushrangers snapped a six-match losing streak with the final kick of the game against finals contender, Calder. Catch up on that, and all the action from this weekend’s five fixtures, in a snapshot.
Forwards feast as Queensland storms past Allies
A NINE goals to two second half was the catalyst behind Queensland’s second win at the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships as the Maroons closed out their national carnival with a 12-goal victory over the Allies. The match started in overcast conditions, but as soon as the clouds opened up to reveal the Queensland sun, […]
PREVIEW | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 15
REPRESENTATIVE talent continues to filter back through the Coates Talent League, as the competition’s home-and-away season accelerates towards its conclusion. We preview all five fixtures set to make up Round 15 this weekend.
2023 SSA 15 & Under All-Australian teams
VICTORIA Navy has dominated the respective School Sport Australia 15 & Under All-Australian teams at the recent championships with 12 representatives between the boys and girls sides. Winning both titles in thrilling circumstances over Western Australia (boys) and Queensland (girls), Vic Navy had four more than the next best state. That state was Western Australia […]
AFLW 23 Under 23 Countdown to begin next week
AS the AFL Women’s Season 8 fast approaches, Rookie Me Central will mark the occasion by counting down some of the most talented up and coming players in the AFL Women’s. With so many stars rising across the league, we have decided to complete the tough task of naming out top 23 under 23 to […]
2023 AFL National Draft Combine list announced
THE AFL has today announced the 61 prospects set to attend this year’s National Draft Combine. Selections were based on nominations by clubs for the event set to be held between Friday October 6 and Sunday October 8 – the weekend following this year’s AFL Grand Final. >> SCROLL to see the full list Players […]
Youthful Saints hungry to keep improving
BOASTING one of the youngest lists in the AFLW, the St Kilda Saints appear as eager as ever to keep moving forward ahead of the upcoming season. Assistant coach Dale Robinson says the team will be judged on how much it lifts in comparison to last year. “We don’t look at win/loss record or anything […]
Soccer convert “fell in love” with Aussie rules
DESPITE playing soccer most of her life, it was evident to Marianna Anthony that Australian rules football was where she needed to be, and specifically in the AFL Women’s. After speaking about her heartbreak of missing out on an initial list spot with Essendon, to her short trip to North Melbourne and now landing on […]
