AFL Draft Watch: Riley Hardeman (Swan Districts/WA)
SWAN Districts draft prospect Riley Hardeman is one of four West Australians included in this year’s National Academy, and the first of the quartet to have earned a WAFL League debut. The hard running top-ager turned out at the top level today, ticking off another milestone in his storied junior career. He’s the player under […]
Preview | SANFLW R7: Dogs and Bloods to round out weekend
THREE of the four SANFL Women’s clashes for Round 7 are done and dusted, but there is still one more to be completed in a standalone Saturday match with West Adelaide hosting Central District tomorrow from midday.
Mulder focused on being a “key player” after “insane” rise to AFLW
SOUTH Fremantle’s Tahleah Mulder was running around in the Perth Football League for Piara Waters 12 months ago, and now the speedy midfielder/forward will don the purple after being selected by Fremantle with pick three in the AFLW Supplementary Draft. Speaking in the wake of her selection. Mulder said it was a “surreal feeling” that […]
Preview | SANFLW R7: Grand Final rematch highlights Friday duo
LAST night South Adelaide held on in another epic struggle, defeating Woodville-West Torrens by two points in the opening game of SANFL Women’s Round 7, but there is still plenty more action where that came from. Two of the remaining three matches in the SANFL Women’s take place today, including a grand final rematch between […]
2023 Coates Talent League R4 preview: Northern Knights vs Eastern Ranges
A HALF dozen games take place over Round 4 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with one of those already done and dusted last night. The Geelong Falcons triumphed over the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels, but there are still five matches remaining – four of which take place today on Good Friday. AROUND […]
WAFL Women’s Player Focus: Eva O’Donnell (Claremont)
AN EXCITING bottom-age prospect, Claremont’s Eva O’Donnell produced her career-best game for the Tigers in Round 4 of the WAFL Women’s competition. Picking up 20 disposals as a half-forward/wing, O’Donnell also booted 3.2 to have a huge influence on the game. Claremont ran out 10-goal winners over Subiaco in what was an outstanding team performance. […]
PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 24
EPISODE 24 of the Game Sense has dropped, with the team reconvening to discuss all the latest news and fallout in the women’s footballing world. In the latest instalment, host Michael Alvaro is joined by Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams to analyse the South and West Australian Under 18 squads, recap action from the SANFLW, WAFLW, VFLW and […]
Preview | SANFLW R7: Top against bottom in Thursday clash
WOODVILLE-WEST Torrens will be out to cause a massive upset when it hosts ladder leaders South Adelaide at Maughan Thiem Kia Oval tonight. The Eagles are 1-5 from the season, the polar opposites to the 5-1 Panthers, though South’s injury toll continues to mount.
Preview | VFLW 2023 Round 3: Blockbuster Good Friday awaits
ANOTHER weekend, another exciting round of VFL Women’s action. Except, Round 3 is unlike most others. In the midst of the Easter weekend, a trio of fixtures will kick off proceedings on Friday, truly spreading out the action for footy fans. The action begins early out in Williamstown when the Seagulls take on Port Melbourne. […]
PODCAST | Final Siren – Episode 153
THE FINAL Siren Podcast is back for the third instalment of season 2023, with episode 153 going national once again with boys pathway football to cover in Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Host Peter Williams and Rookie Me Central AFL Draft Editor Michael Alvaro reconvene to break down the key learnings from the weekend […]
State Academy notes: 2023 SANFLW Round 6
SOUTH Australia’s top AFL Women’s draft prospects returned for Round 6 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 […]
Preview | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 3
A GOOD Friday of Coates Talent League football awaits, but not before Round 3 gets underway tonight with a pair of fixtures. Another bumper few days of action sees all 13 full-time regions take the field, while the Giants Academy also turn out to make it a seven-game round. We preview each matchup.
