
AFLW Season 7: Big Week For – Round 3
IN a new weekly piece throughout the AFL Women’s season, we name the players or teams who will be looking to have a big week in the upcoming round. From underperforming sides to players looking to step up or continue their form, Big Week For highlights those who could be ones to watch over the weekend. This […]

Winners | 2022 NAB League awards night
THE 2022 NAB League awards night was held on Wednesday, with the competition’s best talent recognised in the Team of the Year, and Morrish Medal count. The online ceremony also saw a Personal Growth award handed out, as the first honour of the night. For the second year running, two players were awarded the Morrish […]

WAFL Colts MOTR: Round 20 – Perth vs. South Fremantle
PERTH capped off its WAFL Colts season in style, downing the finals bound South Fremantle by 28 points in this week’s match of the round. The Demons held a two to three-goal buffer at every break, before extending it even further come the final siren to end up 11.10 (76) to 7.6 (48) victors. We […]

Coaches Corner: Round 2 Season 7 edition
IN a new weekly series at Rookie Me Central, we cast our eyes and ears around the league to gather thoughts from AFL Women’s coaches, and see what they had to say post their respective matches on the weekend. This week we hear from the two coaches who faced off at Box Hill City Oval […]

PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 4
ROUND 2 of the AFL Women’s continued over the weekend, meaning the Game Sense Podcast is 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 the major talking points from Round […]

2022 RMC NAB League Team of the Year announced
THE 2022 Rookie Me Central NAB League Team of the Year has been announced, with 24 of the competition’s finest players making the cut. After the initial squad of 48 was compiled last week, the final team comes together with awards season in full swing. Throughout the season, 183 players earned nominations via our teams […]

Stats Queens: AFLW Season 7 – Round 2
ROUND 2 produced entertaining round of AFL Women’s action on the weekend, and plenty of star performances. We highlight a bunch of them with a recap of who leads the key statistical categories at this early point in the season. Disposals It’s a pair of younger stars leading the way on the average disposal count. […]

Caught the Eye: September 2022 – NAB League Quarter Finals
ENTERING the first NAB League finals series since 2019, there was obvious excitement coming into the weekend. With postseason regular Oakleigh out of the equation, it seems to be the most open finals in a long time. The first game on Saturday featured the team which defeated Oakleigh to make the finals in Bendigo, who […]

Suns answer coach’s challenge
FOLLOWING a disappointing first three quarters against North Melbourne in Round 1, Gold Coast coach Cam Joyce challenged his players to be better for longer. In that match, the Suns had scored one behind to the final break, before finishing off with the last two goals of the game. Since going goalless in those three […]

Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League – Quarter Finals
TOP-RANKED NAB League sides ensured upsets would be left in Wildcard Round, as they advanced to the preliminary final stage. Plenty of promising AFL Draft prospects have stepped up on the big stage as of late, and we highlighted a bunch of them in the latest edition of Scouting Notes.

Cadman takes out inaugural Rookie Me Central medal
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels forward Aaron Cadman is the inaugural NAB League Boys player to take out the Rookie Me Central Medal. After GWS draftee Zarlie Goldsworthy won the girl’s equivalent earlier this year, the top 10 AFL Draft prospect has been rewarded for his outstanding campaign. >> SCROLL to see the final leaderboard […]

AFLW Season 7 Player Focus: Kirsty Lamb (WB)
DESPITE her reliability and consistency week in and week out, Bulldog Kirsty Lamb often does not get mentioned when her side gets discussed in the media. On the weekend against Port Adelaide, Lamb had another stellar game, and this Player Focus is going to hone in on that performance. Kirsty Lamb stats vs Port Adelaide […]