Results we found for: Port Adelaide
Ross hoping to add experience to young Westies
BRINGING a truckload of experience to Hisense Stadium, former AFL Women’s Tiger and Pie, Iilish Ross will be a much welcome addition to the reigning wooden spooners. Not much went right for the Bloods last season, with a number of unforeseen circumstances derailing the 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s grand finalists’ season. […]
Centrals eye off strong start to avoid another “almost season”
CENTRAL District captain Shelby Smith admits it was a frustrating 2022 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season for the Bulldogs as yet another slow start cost them a finals spot. In the first five rounds, Central District’s only win was a Georgia McKee-inspired come-from-behinds special against West Adelaide, as they were thumped by […]
Women’s Footy Rewind: 2016 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 inaugural article, we rewind to the very first AFLW Draft, which was held […]
New-look Westies search for finals return
WEST Adelaide has undergone an overhaul off the field, as the Bloods search for a return to the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s finals series, something that is achievable in 2023 according to captain Madi Russell. The intercept defender said last season was one to forget for the Westies, but conceded there were […]
2022 AFL Draft Review: Carlton
CARLTON entered the 2022 AFL Draft looking to cover key list needs, and the Blues’ recruiting team did so exceptionally well with their four National Draft selections. In our next review of the latest draft intake, we put Carlton’s haul under the microscope to recap what went down, and analyse what each new player may […]
2022 AFL Draft Pick-by-Pick: Round 1
THE FIRST round of the 2022 AFL National Draft is done and run with 21 new players earning spots on AFL lists. There were a few surprises inside the top 10, but Sydney certainly spiced things up with back to back bids followed by a live trade. ROUND 1 Pick #1 – GWS GIANTS – […]
Hyett and her Dees ready for what lies ahead
MUCH like its opponent Brisbane, Melbourne finds itself back in another AFL Women’s decider after the heartbreak of last season’s loss to Adelaide. Melbourne assistant coach Tamara Hyett believes that despite Melbourne being the “perennial almosts” since the establishment of the competition, she does not believe that adds any pressure to her side coming into […]
Mithen as motivated as ever to take out title
IN what must have at least a little element of déjà vu, Lily Mithen and her Melbourne teammates find themselves in yet another Grand Final, barely seven months after the heartbreak of that April afternoon in Adelaide against the Crows. There is certainly a number of feelings that Mithen is feeling ahead of playing in […]
2022 AFL Draft Preview: Collingwood
WITH season proper and trade period done and dusted, AFL fans and staff alike now turn their attention towards the draft (November 28-30). The chaos has settled on player and pick swaps, and budding prospects have completed their combines, leaving a nervous wait until they learn their fate. In the next of our club by […]
Munkara ready for elite level chance
ESSENDON Next-Generation Academy member Anthony Munkara is one of the most talked about AFL Draft prospects in 2022. He burst into first round contention with a promising display for the AFL Academy against Collingwood VFL, and made Bombers fans sweat that he would be well out of reach to match a bid. Then an ankle […]
