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 […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League – Wildcard Round
WILDCARD Round produced the goods this weekend, with four of the five games decided by under two goals, and the same amount of lower-ranked sides earning finals berths. With drama at its height, gun AFL Draft prospects rose to the occasion – we highlight a few in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> FEATURE: […]
AFLW Debut season watch: Round 1 Season 7
THE AFLW Debut season focus is back for season 7, where we take a look at some of the better player performances from those who make their debut in season 7. With it being round one of a new season on the weekend, there certainly was not a shortage of new faces out on the […]
AFLW Season 7 Player Focus: Eilish Sheeran (Richmond)
ROUND 1 every year always brings many debutants across the competition, normally with much fanfare and anticipation. One debutant who flew under the radar leading into the weekend was new Tiger Eilish Sheerin, but after her first up performance on Sunday she will not be able to fly under the radar for long. This Player […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 WAFL Colts – Round 19
DESPITE a 52-point win in their final outing of the season, Claremont is set to miss out on this year’s WAFL Colts postseason. The Tigers were spearheaded by a surprise goalkicker, while East Perth took out a crucial win in shaping the bottom half of the top five. We noted some of the top performers […]
Cats win territory battle in “electric” win
WINNING via a Georgie Prespakis goal in the final minute of the match, Geelong was able to breathe a sigh of relief when the siren at GMHBA Stadium to signal a 2.3 (15) to 1.5 (11) win over Richmond. It was far from pretty with the two sides combining for 134 turnovers – the most […]
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 […]
Mindset shift buoys Bendigo to Wildcard wonderland
IT was among the most remarkable results in NAB League history, but one the Bendigo Pioneers were quietly confident about. Ask coach Danny O’Bree, and he’ll tell you his side’s epic upset of flag fancy, Oakleigh, had been brewing for a while yet. In what proved a fitting end to a Wildcard Round headlined by […]
Starcevich praises Lions resolve in wake of “devastating” injury
IN THE wake of a suspected serious knee injury to young gun Lily Postlethwaite, Brisbane coach Craig Starcevich has praised the the resolve of his group during the Lions’ 49-point win over Fremantle. Postlethwaite was in her first game back since injuring her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the 2021 AFL Women’s season, but innocuously […]
