Metro kicks away to claim win over accurate Allies
VIC METRO has opened its 2022 Under 18 National Championship campaign with a 16-point win over the Allies at Blacktown International Sportspark on Saturday afternoon. The travelling side was jumped at the gun, but flexed its muscle in a brutal seven-goal third term to set up the 16.10 (106) to 14.6 (90) victory. While top […]
2022 AFLW Draft preview: Richmond
SHOWING glimpses in season 2022 without consistency, Richmond will be looking for prolonged results in the upcoming Season 7. The Tigers definitely improved on their 2021 season, but there is still work to be done, and they have have been relatively stable over he off-season, with largely direct swaps both on and off the list. […]
2022 AFLW Draft preview: Port Adelaide
ANOTHER expansion side into the competition, Port Adelaide has gone about assembling its inaugural AFL Women’s perfectly to be a danger side from day one. Picking up a handful of stars and some readymade state league talents, the Power have the first four picks, and seven of the first eight in the South Australian pool. […]
Demons and Saints to clash in twilight prelim
A HISTORIC twilight preliminary final will take place on Sunday evening, when Casey Demons lock horns with Southern Saints at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne. The 4:05pm clash will determine which side goes through to the grand final against Essendon. The Demons were simply no match for the Bombers last week and utilised their double […]
Preview | Championships come to town for blockbuster weekend
NATIONAL Championship season is in full swing, with Under 16 and 18 representative action making for a blockbuster weekend of talent pathway action. Headlining proceedings will be the introduction of both Victorian Under 18 sides to the carnival, as they travel to play against last week’s combatants, South Australia and the Allies. First up, the […]
Sharks to swarm at Bond University in QAFLW
BOND University and Southport will battle it out in a highlight of Round 13 of the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition. The Bull Sharks will host the league’s newest side and fellow Sharks from 12pm tomorrow. Both sides have had some outstanding moments this season, and have a number of AFLW Draft relevant […]
2022 AFLW Draft: Others to Watch – Victoria
THE 2022 AFL Women’s Draft is next week and already Rookie Me Central has completed profiles on all those available AFLW Draft Combine invites. In separate articles this week, we will go state by state and look at some other contenders for the AFLW Draft outside those with the invites. Finishing up the series is […]
2022 AFLW Draft preview: North Melbourne
AN EVER-DANGEROUS side in the AFL Women’s, North Melbourne has accumulated three successive picks in the third round to scoop up a mix of Victorian and Tasmanian talent at the upcoming AFLW Draft. The Roos were again thereabouts in season 2022, and are not far off the pace when it comes to contenders. They will […]
2022 AFLW Draft preview: Melbourne
NARROWLY missing out on a maiden AFL Women’s premiership, Melbourne is prepared to once again to be a title contender during Season 7. The Demons have lost quite a bit of depth across the board, but have managed to retain the majority of their best side, allowing them to be thereabouts again. Due to the […]
WA Under 18s Player Focus: Sam Gilbey (Claremont)
ONE of Western Australia’s most promising prospects coming into the year, Sam Gilbey is beginning to hit his stride has a top-ager. He was part of Claremont’s Colts side which made it all the way to last year’s grand final, splitting his time there as a defender while rotating into midfield for Hale School in […]
2022 RM Central WAFLW Team of Year squad
FORTY-EIGHT of the top West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s players have been named in the Rookie Me Central WAFL Women’s Team of the Year squad for 2022. From the 48-player squad, a total of 24 and three emergencies will be named next week, based around the Team of the Week nominations. All players with […]
2022 AFLW Draft: Others to Watch – South Australia
THE 2022 AFL Women’s Draft is next week and already Rookie Me Central has completed profiles on all those available AFLW Draft Combine invites. In separate articles this week, we will go state by state and look at some other contenders for the AFLW Draft outside those with the invites. Next up in the series […]