2022 NAB League Girls: Round 2 wrap
ROUND 2 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season was headlined by a super Saturday of football, which featured five of the weekend’s six fixtures. Among the results, Geelong Falcons won in a thriller, Dandenong Stingrays completed a comprehensive belting, and Sandringham Dragons upset the reigning premier. We recap the action from each game in […]
Jets fly South for NAB League Girls Round 2
ANOTHER round of NAB League Girls action is about to take place, with Western Jets coming into the fold, heading down to Tasmania as part of a five-game Saturday. Traditional rivals Oakleigh Chargers and Sandringham Dragons will do battle on Sunday to round out the weekend in what will provide plenty of highlights for spectators.
Having fun the priority for van der Vlies
FLYING wingers of European origin are often reserved for a different brand of football, but Charlotte van der Vlies is staking her claim in the Aussie code. The 18-year-old was a consistent cog in Oakleigh’s 2021 NAB League Girls premiership, finding a home on the wing and earning Under 17 Vic Metro selection. In 2022, […]
2022 NAB League Girls: Round 1 wrap
AFTER a quick turnaround from preseason, the 2022 NAB League Girls season proper got underway over the weekend with six fixtures played across two days and states. A couple of country and metro regions each flexed their muscle, while Sandringham held on to beat Tasmania by three points in easily the closest contest of the […]
Ranges and Cannons to open NAB League Girls season
HAVING arrived sooner than usual, the 2022 NAB League Girls season is set to commence this weekend. Six games will take place across five venues and two states, in what is the first of an exciting 10-round season for Victoria and Tasmania’s brightest AFL Women’s draft hopefuls. We preview each of the six games and […]
Chargers “ready to go” ahead of premiership defence
SUCCESS breeds success, and 2021 NAB League Girls premiers, Oakleigh Chargers will be out to prove exactly that. Their latest campaign, set to open on Sunday at La Trobe University, comes quickly on the back of a scintillating flag tilt which saw a handful of players drafted come last July. Regional talent operations lead Jy […]
Hart to “make the most” out of 2022
AFTER an eye-catching 2021 NAB League Girls season, Oakleigh Chargers‘ Lily Hart is determined to take her game to another level in 2022. In her debut season after not managing a game in the shortened two-game 2020 season for the Chargers, Hart played all 11 matches for the premiers. She featured in their successful side […]
NAB League Girls features coming over Summer
LEADING up to the 2022 NAB League Girls season and through the first few weeks, we will be releasing features on 46 players. Speaking to the talented footballers at the NAB League Girls Preseason Testing Day thanks to Rookie Me, we will release at least one a day from now through to February, telling each […]
2022 Vic Metro Girls Hub: Full List
OVER the next four days, Rookie Me Central will take a look at all the Victorian Country and Metro players who were named in the 2022 Victorian State Hub ahead of the 2022 season. Both top-age (2022 AFL and AFLW Draft-eligible) and bottom-age (2023 AFL and AFLW Draft-eligible) have been included, and we’ll run through […]
2022 AFLW Draft – Teams to Watch: Oakleigh Chargers
IN a new series looking towards the 2022 AFL Women’s Draft, we take a look at some teams that have outstanding prospects who showed plenty of promise in their bottom-age years to suggest the team might have plenty of potential for the next season. We continue with Oakleigh Chargers, who have plenty of depth and […]
