SANFLW 23 Under 23 in 2023: #15 Lily Whitcombe
AS PART of a new countdown series leading into the 2023 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, we will name 23 players to watch who are under 23. We are only looking at those players who were born January 1, 2000 or later, have played a SANFL Women’s senior match and have never […]
Back-to-back flags incentivise Metcalfe
IN the final 30 seconds of the 2022 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Grand Final, North Adelaide defender Ella Metcalfe could hardly believe what she was witnessing. Despite the Roosters going into the decider as favourites after having the week off following a victory against Sturt in the qualifying final, they were jumped […]
SANFLW 23 Under 23 in 2023: #20 Jamie Parish
AS PART of a new countdown series leading into the 2023 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, we will name 23 players to watch who are under 23. We are only looking at those players who were born January 1, 2000 or later, have played a SANFL Women’s senior match and have never […]
New Rooster chases AFLW dream
RELOCATING to another state is never easy, but for Tasmanian Aprille Crooks, she had “no doubts”. Joining forces with reigning South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s premiers North Adelaide, the former Tasmania Devils talent is the latest Apple Isle prospect to land in the City of Churches. “Last year in Tassie, I was unable […]
Powerful inclusions for SANFLW clubs
PORT Adelaide’s inclusion into the AFL Women’s has brought about beefing up the top state league with even more talent, as the Power’s non South Australian contingent was assigned clubs this week. In an announcement from the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the eight interstate players who have contracts with Port Adelaide for next […]
Ewings reflects on whirlwind year
AFTER winning the AFLW Rising Star award for Season 7, it was hard to wipe the smile off Port Adelaide star Hannah Ewings‘ face. Describing the feat as “surreal” moments afterwards, the first year midfielder said she was “extremely proud” of what she was able to achieve. By winning the award, she also created a […]
Potential Best 21s – AFLW Season 7: Port Adelaide, Richmond, St Kilda
LATER this month the AFL Women’s Season 7 will kick off and there is plenty to get excited about. While preseasons are underway and coaches are trying to work out a Round 1 lineup, we delved into what each of the sides could look like next season. Over a six-part series, we will examine three […]
South Australia’s reaps rewards of long-term development focus
IN the space of four years, South Australia went from battlers to a juggernaut in the female footballing pathway. It is almost incredible to think that in the 2018 AFLW Under 18 Championships, the Croweaters had to combine with Northern Territory to form the Central Allies, and even then, were smashed by the Eastern Allies […]
2022 AFLW Draft: Pick by Pick
THE 2022 AFL Women’s Draft is done and dusted for another year, and here is how the picks all went down tonight. Round 11 (Sydney) – Montana Ham (Western Jets FC)2 (Hawthorn) – Jasmine Fleming (Oakleigh Chargers)3 (Port Adelaide) – Hannah Ewings (North Adelaide)4 (Essendon) – Amber Clarke (Dandenong Stingrays)5 (Sydney) – Sofia Hurley (Sandringham […]
PODCAST | 2022 AFLW Phantom Draft
LAST night Rookie Me Central‘s AFL Women’s Draft experts took up the challenge of the club recruiters in the first Phantom Draft. In a special episode of Game Sense podcast, Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams, AFLW Draft Editor Michael Alvaro and AFLW Draft analyst Declan Reeve, took over multiple sides without knowing what […]
