Versatile Milne enjoying social side of footy
HAVING ticked off all three areas of the football field in terms of playing positions, Queensland utility Ebony Milne “knows what’s going on” wherever she plays. Having come through a more traditional pathway after not initially falling in love with the game, the Brisbane Lions Academy member said she has loved making new friends and […]
Hawks eager to continue upward trajectory
HAWTHORN assistant coach Lou Wotton says her side is looking to build on the improvement from last year ahead of the upcoming AFLW season. The Hawks won three matches last year, and announced themselves as a side to watch in the coming seasons with some noticeable growth by the time the fixture wrapped. Wotton says […]
Recap | 2023 AFLW Priority Signing Period
YESTERDAY saw the much talked about AFL Women’s Priority Signing Period (PSP) come to a conclusion, with a total of eight players finding new homes during the window. The PSP was designed to give the four newest AFLW clubs – Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney – a chance to sign some more experience players […]
Lineage puts in extra work for SANFLW chance
NORWOOD top-ager Elle Lineage is determined to make 2023 a big year. The teenager not only wanted to impress at Redlegs preseason training, but go above and beyond to put herself in the frame for South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s consideration. Focusing on her fitness, and then skills once she joined the senior […]
Top 5s: Season 7 AFLW Club B&F results
SEASON 7 of the AFL Women’s came to a close last month, but now all the 18 clubs have awarded their best and fairests. We take a look at the top five results from across the league and see who won the top gongs at each club. ADELAIDE 1st: Anne Hatchard (343 votes) 2nd: Ebony […]
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 […]
Lions continue to roar as Anderson wins big gong
BRISBANE’s Ally Anderson is the toast of the AFLW tonight, after winning the Season 7 AFLW Best and Fairest Award. She is the second consecutive Lion to win the award, after teammate Emily Bates won the award in Season 6. She won the award by a single vote from Tiger Monique Conti, with Ebony Marinoff […]
Lions too strong for Crows; Springfield to host decider
BRISBANE Lions are the first team into the Season 7 AFL Women’s Grand Final, after taking care of Adelaide by 23 points. After an intense opening fifteen minutes, Brisbane really opened the game up in the second quarter. Adelaide mounted a minor comeback in the second half but it was nowhere near enough, as the […]
AFLW Season 7 Finals preview: Brisbane vs Adelaide (Preliminary Final 1)
BRISBANE and Adelaide are familiar foes on the big stage, but for the Season 7 edition, it comes a week earlier than the big dance. Both have won flags against each other, but now only one can advance to the decider to play the winner of either Melbourne or North Melbourne.
Season 7 AFLW All Australian Squad Revealed
THE SEASON 7 AFLW All Australian Squad has been named, with a full squad of 42 revealed earlier today. Minor Premiers Brisbane have the most number of players in the squad with six, while Adelaide, Melbourne, Geelong and Richmond have the next highest with four players apiece. Emma Kearney is in line for her seventh […]
