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2025 VFLW Round 1 | Gulls, Borough step up

THE FIRST round of the VFL Women’s was run and done over the Easter Weekend with some big results and some eye-catching youngsters who will look to put their hands up to AFLW clubs. ROUND 1 RESULTS North Melbourne Werribee 9.11 (65) defeated Carlton 2.5 (17)Sandringham Zebras 8.5 (53) defeated Darebin Falcons 3.3 (21)Geelong 4.6 […]

2025 VFLW Season Preview

ALREADY one game down with reigning premiers North Melbourne producing a knockout blow against Carlton earlier today, Rookie Me Central takes a look at the remaining 10 teams, who some of the new faces are and names to look out for in season 2025. BOX HILL HAWKS: 2024 Record: 8-5-1 (3rd) The Hawks have brought […]

PREVIEW | VFLW Round 11 – One month to go

THERE may only be a month of the VFLW season left, but the intrigue and excitement still has not let up. This is one match where the ladder positions and recent history do not match. The Bulldogs have been the better side this season overall, but have not beaten the Cats in their last four […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 9

AS the AFLW players start to filter out of the competition, the VFLW listed stars of the competition are really coming to the fore. Williamstown (9.6.60) defeated Carlton (5.2.32) Williamstown: #18 Eliza Straford (Midfielder)13/12/1997 | 159cm Stats: 18 disposals, four marks, two tackles, two goals A true captain’s performance from Straford saw her use her […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 7

AMONG this week’s Scouting Notes is praise for a young Swan, a versatile Saint and a returning Borough star. Darebin (2.3.15) lost to Port Melbourne (3.5.23) Darebin: #9 Alyssa Mifsud (Midfielder)22/12/1994 | 176cm Stats: 17 disposals, seven clearances, four tackles Mifsud saw a bit of a role change over the weekend, and it seemed to […]

PREVIEW | VFLW Round 6 – Is a ladder shake up coming?

THIS week’s VFLW fixture is back to being a little bit more spread out, with about half the fixture slated for Sunday. Southern Saints vs Casey DemonsSaturday at 9:45amTrevor Barker Oval Things went far from to plan for both these sides last week, so in what will be a nice, early start for both sides […]

PREVIEW | VFLW Round 4 – Another Saturday bonanza

IT is another Saturday bonanza today in the VFLW this weekend as all seven games are slated for today. Western Bulldogs vs Essendon11amWhitten Oval A week ago this game looked very different on paper. But, after the Bulldogs got comfortably beaten by the Swans and the Bombers picked up their first win of the year, […]

PROFILED | 2024 Under 23 All-Stars: Part I

IN the first of a two-part series today, we take a look at the 2024 Under 23 All-Stars who will face off against the AFLW Academy tomorrow at Ikon Park. In this article, we profile the first 12 players, before doing the same for the last 12 players in the second article. #1 Zoe Hargreaves […]

2024 AFLW Academy to clash with U23 All-Stars this weekend

THE top AFL Women’s draft prospects will go head-to-head against their peers in a huge clash at Ikon Park on Saturday. The 2024 AFL Women’s Academy will don the coat of arms against an Under 23 All-Stars team made up of players who are largely considered the next group of future AFLW stars. Among the […]

PREVIEW | VFLW Round 1 – It all begins today

IT has been a long time coming, but finally the VFLW is back. Eight months after Port Melbourne famously claimed its first VFLW title, it is time to do it all again. There has been plenty of change across the league during the offseason, both within the on-field brigade and the off-field one. Across the […]

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