AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Stingrays impress
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we hone 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 at those […]
2022 NAB League Girls: Round 8 wrap
A CONDENSED four-game round of NAB League Girls action was stretched from Thursday night to Monday evening, as the Metro pool continues to take shape ahead of finals. Western claimed a massive win in that context, as did Eastern, while Dandenong remains unbeaten on the Country side of things. We recap all four fixtures in […]
Thursday double-header kicks off condensed Round 8
A CONDENSED round of NAB League Girls action is set to get underway on Thursday night, with two games taking place before single fixtures on Sunday and Monday. The clash between Dandenong Stingrays and Oakleigh Chargers was originally slated for Friday, but a quick turnaround for club staff at NAB League Boys preseason testing on […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 7
QUEENSLAND academies entered the fray in Round 7 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season. On a weekend where only two games were decided by under 20 points There were plenty of top individual performances along the way, which we outline in our latest Scouting Notes edition for the year. Note: All comments are opinion of […]
Rookie Me Central Medal Leaderboard: Round 6
THROUGHOUT the course of the 2022 NAB League Girls season, Rookie Me Central has been awarding votes each game to the players, who, in the opinion of the writer, performed the strongest in those matches. The votes were on a 5-4-3-2-1 scale. With six rounds down and four remaining, we take a look at who […]
Academies enter, Dragons and ‘Rays open Round 7
ROUND 7 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season will again bounce down under Friday night lights, as the Sandringham Dragons and Dandenong Stingrays face off in Seaford. Headlining a massive seven-game weekend is the inclusion of both Queensland academies, with the Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions-aligned youngsters testing their mettle against Victorian regions.
State-by-state: 2022 AFLW Draft Watch
ENTERING the third month of the year, a number of 2022 AFL Women’s Draft prospects have already staked their claims with impressive early-season form. The Victorian and Tasmanian prospects – as well as a sprinkling of NSW-ACT talents – have had the most runs on the board in terms of games thanks to the NAB […]
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 […]
