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.
SANFL Women’s Player Focus: India Rasheed (Sturt)
IN just her third game back from injury, Sturt bottom-ager India Rasheed was able to collect a career-high 22 disposals in the Double Blues’ victory over Woodville-West Torrens Eagles. Spending more time in the midfield than ever before, the talented left-footer showed her class and produced an impressive outing to be one of Sturt’s best […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 3
THE six metropolitan teams were welcomed into the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls competition with varying success, as the next generation of talent took to the field. We highlight some of the top performers in our Scouting Notes with each note the opinion of the individual writer. >> Coates Talent League Girls Round 3 wrap
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League – Round 2
ANOTHER bumper weekend in the Coates Talent League saw eight more games completed, meaning there were plenty of eye-catching performances to note. We highlight some of the league’s top talents in our Round 2 Scouting Notes. >> SNAPSHOT: Coates Talent League Round 2