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Fire still burns for Hawk Kendall
FORMER AFL Women’s Dee, now VFLW Hawk Mietta Kendall has not fully given up on returning to the AFLW, but also has other goals she wants to achieve this coming season. “I think this year (2023) my goal is to enjoy it,” she said. “But also we’ve had a lot of changes at the club […]
Women’s Footy Rewind: 2022 Stats Central
WITH less women’s footy over the summer months than fans have become used to, we here at Rookie Me Central take you down memory lane and look back at key moments in women’s footy history from the past few years. In today’s edition, we focus on a stats comparison between the two AFLW seasons in […]
Former Saint now Hawk has unfinished business
BOX Hill and former St Kilda AFL Women’s player Nadia Von Bertouch has always been footy mad, but like many girls her age, did not always have the opportunities to pursue her passion. “I grew up in a pretty footy mad household,” Von Bertouch said. “Being from Adelaide, we grew up Port Adelaide supporters, (which […]
Relative newcomer McLinden has lofty goals
BOX HILL defender Ellie McLinden may be a relative newcomer to the Australian football, but is already looking to take her game as far as she can. Though only a few years into her fledgling career, she is already looking to make the jump up to the AFL Women’s competition. “It definitely is more of […]
Women’s Footy Rewind: 2017 AFLW Draft
WITH less women’s footy over the summer months than fans have become used to, we here at Rookie Me Central take you down memory lane and look back at key moments in women’s footy history from the past few years. In today’s edition, we rewind to the 2017 AFLW Draft, the first intake which saw a […]
List changes keep coming in AFLW
THE world may be winding down towards Christmas, but AFLW clubs have not quite finished for the year yet, with many continuing to plan for 2023 and make the relevant list changes. This update will not be going over the list changes mentioned in our first update, so click here if you missed the first […]
No fuss defender has career that would speak otherwise
ALTHOUGH not one to make a fuss, Tanya Hetherington enjoyed an illustrious career that often did not get the attention it deserved. That illustrious career came to an end in Season 7 of the AFLW competition, after a six season, 46 game career in the orange and charcoal. Ever the team player, she did not […]
2023 VFLW key dates revealed
THERE are now more women’s footy dates to jot down in next year’s calendar, with the AFL announcing the key dates for the 2023 VFLW season. The upcoming campaign will begin in March, on the weekend of the 25th and 26th. This is later than the 2022 season started, and with the AFLW season start […]
Queensland to Maroon on the ‘Map’ in rep clashes
STATE football will return to the eastern coast of Australia, with Queensland and Tasmania set to do battle in a double-header of men’s and women’s representative football next year. In a throwback to bygone years, Australia’s most northern state and most southern state, will converge on the latter at North Hobart Oval for a huge […]
2023 VFL season dates confirmed
THE 2023 Victorian Football League (VFL) season is taking shape, with key dates confirmed for next year’s schedule. The campaign is set to get underway on the weekend of March 25-26, aligning with Round 2 of the AFL Premiership season. All 21 teams which featured in 2022 will return, playing out a 22-round regular season […]
