2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Georgie Fielder
GLENELG talent Georgie Fielder is her side’s top-age draft chance to watch, with the hard-running midfielder capable of playing both inside and outside. She has followed a similar path to her predecessors at the Bays in Piper Window and Violet Patterson, and now looks to carve out her own memorable draft-age season. We spoke to […]
2026 SANFLW 15 to Watch: #7 Georgie Fielder
ANOTHER season of SANFL Women’s action is just around the corner, and while the league year is a little later than usual, South Australian footy fans have the brand new AAMI Talent League to look forward to starting February 28. As has become an annual tradition for Rookie Me Central, we name our top juniors […]
26 in 2026: AFLW Draft prospects to watch
WHILE it will be tough to beat 2024 as an AFLW Draft, the 2026 draft crop is shaping up to be the next best, with plenty of talent and stacks of depth across the board. Several players are competing for pick one contention, and as has been the case for a number of years now, […]
South Australia announces U18 Girls Academy
SOUTH Australia has cast an eye to the next two drafts with the announcement of the 2026 Under 18 Girls Academy announced yesterday. The 46-player squad features the Croweaters’ four National Academy members and countless players who have already impressed at SANFLW level. Among those in the squad are South Adelaide duo Emma Charlton and […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL National Future Girls
AN ENTERTAINING showcase of some of the best talent for the 2026 AFL Women’s Draft saw Team Vescio come away with the seven-point victory over Team Conti at Ikon Park on Sunday. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye across both teams in what is shaping up to be strong […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFL National Futures Girls
A MASSIVE clash of some of the most talented AFLW Draft prospects for next year go head-to-head at Ikon Park when Team Vescio and Team Conti battle it out in a showcase of future talent. The match starts at 10am on Sunday as part of a curtain-raiser to the Richmond-Geelong clash, and we will take […]
RECAP | 2025 AFLW U18s: South Australia
WHILE on paper South Australia suffered its first twao-loss national carnival since the global pandemic, the Croweaters utilised more players than usual as others stepped up in the face of injuries to key prospects and only went down by a combined six points. >> FULL SQUAD: 2025 South Australia AFLW U18s RESULTS RECORD: 2-2 | […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – South Australia vs. Vic Country
CLOSING out the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, South Australia came away with the 20-point win over Vic Country at Unley Oval. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye throughout the match in our final Scouting Notes of the carnival.
2025 SANFLW awards night preview
TONIGHT is the SANFL Women’s night of nights, where a new League Best and Fairest will be crowd. In 2024, South Adelaide’s Nikki Nield won in a thrilling count considered somewhat of an upset given that even in her acceptance speech she admitted that previous winner Jessica Bates was her tip. Will a favourite win […]
2025 RM Central SANFLW Team of the Year: Full Squad
WITH the regular SANFL Women’s season done and dusted for 2025 and finals underway, we have named our annual Rookie Me Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Year squad. The full squad is based around our Team of the Weeks that are published following each round, with a minimum of four nominations to qualify automatically. […]