The Smallacombe with a big dream
FROM starting out in Auskick with the boys, to a code switch, and her current campaign through the elite talent pathway, Ella Smallacombe is steering her footballing journey in one direction. The Northern Knights forward is enjoying her third year in the program, back as an over-ager after debuting in 2020 and adding eight games […]
Wanderers escape massive scare from Buffaloes
THIS past weekend saw yet another round of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League take place around the territory. There are just a couple of weeks until the regular season concludes and the finals series begins, and while the top four is essentially locked in, the final few weeks always deliver some […]
Single ready to continue making waves for the Suns
COMING from a background in rugby sevens and beach sprinting, to making an impression in the Gold Coast Suns Academy, winning team time trials and making it onto the Suns’ AFLW list, Lucy Single believes there is more to come throughout her football journey. Single opened up firstly what got her into playing football, reflecting […]
Stat Leaders: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 3
ROUND 3 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season saw an even spread of stars top the charts in a stats sense. Murray Bushrangers midfielder Zara Hamilton was among the standouts across the six games after her record-equalling performance, but there were plenty more players who also rose to the occasion in Round 3. Find out […]
2022 SANFLW Academy Watch: Round 1
OUR South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Academy Watch is back for another year. We cast our eyes over the four League matches and took notes on each of the South Australian State Academy members to see how they fared across the board. This year we will also be tallying up votes for the […]
2022 NAB League Girls Team of the Week: Round 3
THREE clubs have a trio of players in the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Team of the Week for Round 3, in an even competition effort. All 12 clubs that took part in the action had a representative, with Eastern Ranges, Dandenong Stingrays and Murray Bushrangers having an equal league-high of three players apiece. […]
2022 VFLW Season Preview – Western Bulldogs
THE 2022 VFL Women’s season is almost here, so it is time to take a look at each of the competing teams and see where they sit as another season approaches. Today, Rookie Me Central takes a look at the Western Bulldogs, who narrowly missed finals in 2021. After the heartache of 2021, the Bulldogs […]
St Mary’s emerges victorious in must-win clash
THE 2021/22 season of the Northern Territory Football League Women’s (NTFLW) Premier League is reaching the pointy end of the schedule. With finals just around the corner, the top-four is far from certain, which has delivered some hard-fought affairs over recent weeks. The theme continued into Round 16, where there were some big wins from […]
Stat Leaders: 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 5
ADELAIDE midfielder Ebony Marinoff was among the dominant stars across the latest weekend of AFL Women’s action, as she helped the Crows kick away from Carlton on Sunday afternoon. Plenty more players produced big numbers in Round 5 of the AFL Women’s season, find out who as we take a look at this week’s stat […]
2022 VFLW Season Preview – Essendon
THE 2022 VFL Women’s season is almost here, so it is time to take a look at each of the competing teams and see where they sit as another season approaches. Today, Rookie Me Central runs a scope over Essendon, who made the preliminary final stage in 2021. 2021 was a pretty good season for […]
AFLW Tuesday Talking Points: Eagles break winless drought
THE West Coast Eagles have avenged last week’s narrow loss to Geelong, beating the Saints in an absolute nail-biter down at Trevor Barker Oval. In the venue’s debut as an AFLW ground, the game went down to the wire. It was not clear who was going to win until the final siren blew. A few errant […]
2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
REIGNING premiers Glenelg have dominated the first Rookie Me Central South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Team of the Week after a statement win over Norwood on Friday night. The Round 1 team features five Bays, with fellow winners West Adelaide recording the second most with four. Other winners South Adelaide and Sturt had […]
