2021/22 NTFL: Waratah upsets Saints as Wanderers survives
WARATAH will take on Nightcliff for a spot in the 2021/22 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Grand Final next weekend, after the Tahs’ rolled St. Mary’s in an upset, whilst the Saints will now lock horns with Wanderers who eliminated Southern Districts from the title race. Wanderers 7.15 (57) defeated Southern Districts 6.9 (45) Wanderers […]
State Academy notes: WAFLW – Round 2
THE West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition resumed for Round 2 on the weekend and we took note of some of the top State Academy players to run out for their respective teams, as well as some other mature-age players who impressed.
2022 SANFLW Academy Watch – Round 4
A NUMBER of State Academy members caught the eye in Round 4 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, with Glenelg and Norwood having a number of standout prospects from the weekend. Note: All notes are the opinion of the individual author. RM CENTRAL SANFLW ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR ROUND 4 […]
2022 NAB League Girls Team of the Week: Round 6
ARGUABLY the best game of Round 6 has provided seven players in the latest Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Team of the Week. Split four and three between the Eastern Ranges and Dandenong Stingrays respectively, each representative showcased the sheer quality on show between the league’s undisputed top two sides. Elsewhere, the Sandringham Dragons […]
Player Focus: NAB League Girls – Mackenzie Eardley (Dandenong Stingrays)
TOP prospects step up in big games, and none have been bigger this NAB League Girls season than the Dandenong Stingrays‘ clash with Eastern Ranges. Both sides came into the game undefeated, occupying the top two spots on the ladder, but it was Dandenong who came up trumps by two points at Linen House Centre […]
Darwin claims chocolates in thrilling qualifier
THIS past weekend saw the Northern Territory Football League Women’s (NTFLW) Premier League kick off its finals series for the 2021/22 season. With the ladder-leading Nightcliff Tigers having a week off thanks to their strong performances, there were two contests that took place at TIO Stadium, with both matches making things very interesting moving forward. […]
2022 AFLW Under 18 Championships confirmed
WESTERN Australia is set to face two other states in the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships after the AFL announced a change to the 2022 edition today. Due to border restrictions, the Sandgropers were initially set to take on two WAFL Women’s clubs, as well as a potential head-to-head with South Australia in June. In […]
2022 AFLW debut season focus: Round 8
FOR the first time this season, there were no AFL Women’s debutants unveiled across the latest round of action, but plenty of rising stars impressed nonetheless. We take a look at how those in their debut campaigns performed this past weekend – either first-year players, or those who were yet to make their AFL Women’s […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 2
AN even spread of all six West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s sides has seen each of the teams record between three and six representatives in the Rookie Me Central Round 2 Team of the Week. Claremont and Peel Thunder lead the way with six apiece, with fellow winners East Fremantle, and the three losing […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Schirmer finds defensive home
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we will be honing in on those players to remember for the AFLW Draft, present and future. With four new AFLW clubs joining the competition, spots will heat up, and players will be looking to put their best foot forward. For this piece, we have looked […]
2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 4
GLENELG and North Adelaide have dominated our South Australian Football League (SANFL) Women’s Team of the Week for Round 4, contributing five players apiece to the 24-player squad. The two impressive winners were just ahead of record-breakers Sturt (four) and fellow victor Norwood (three). The losing sides had two or less, with South Adelaide, West […]
2022 SANFLW Player Focus: Sarah Goodwin
AFTER a promising debut season in the yellow and black, Glenelg‘s Sarah Goodwin has elevated her game to another level in 2022. The talented premiership player managed nine games in her first League season of 2021, and has played each of the four games thus far in 2022. A State Academy member, the slick, athletic […]
