2023 AFLW Draft Watch: April
A NUMBER of top-age, over-age and mature-age prospects have put their names on the AFLW Draft radar across the country to start 2023, and we highlight a few players who have stood out throughout the month of April in their respective states. NSW-ACT: Ella Parker (UTS Bats) has made a very impressive start to the […]
Coorparoo reigns supreme over reigning premiers
COORPAROO bounced back from its Round 2 loss with a comprehensive 80-point victory over reigning premiers, University of Queensland in Round 3 of the QAFL Women’s competition. After a competitive two-goal defeat at the hands of title contenders Bond University last week, the Kings were far too good for a rebuilding Red Lionesses squad, running […]
PREVIEW | QAFLW Round 3: Hornets travel into Shark den
ASPLEY Hornets will be out to cause an upset against last year’s grand finalists and QAFL Women’s premiership fancies Southport, when they travel to Fankhauser Reserve on Saturday. The top of the table Sharks – who boast a whopping percentage of 1276.92 – will host the Hornets who are third with still a fairly impressive […]
Hornets blitz Devils in 83-point QAFLW win
ASPLEY Hornets have come away comprehensive winners against Yeronga South Brisbane, giving their fans something to cheer about in Round 2 of the QAFL Women’s competition. The Hornets had to share the spoils with Coorparoo in Round 1, while the Devils went down in a narrow loss to Wilston Grange, but it came nowhere near […]
PREVIEW | QAFLW Round 2: Hornets look to sting Devils
ASPLEY Hornets will be hoping to springboard off a Round 1 draw with Coorparoo when it takes on Yeronga South Brisbane at Graham Road tomorrow afternoon. The Hornets will fancied for the win given the Devils fell to Wilston Grange in Round 1, the Gorillas’ first win since 2021. ASPLEY vs. YERONGA SOUTH BRISBANESaturday, April […]
Baby Bull Sharks too good for Roos
BOND University’s trio of debutants led the Bull Sharks to a dominant 98-point win over Maroochydore which featured 15 unanswered goals at The Canal. After Maroochydore kicked the first goal it looked like the visitors might gain the early ascendancy, but that could not have been further from the reality as the Bull Sharks piled […]
AFLW Season 7 Glass Half Full/Empty: Gold Coast
IN a new approach to the AFL Women’s end of season reviews, Rookie Me Central casts both a glass half full and half empty lens over each side’s campaigns. Today’s team is Gold Coast, who just missed out on finals in Season 7. GLASS HALF FULL Scoring power Despite losing Sarah Perkins at the end […]
2023 AFLW Over-age Draft: Mature-agers to watch
FOLLOWING news of an Over-Age Draft in 2023, Rookie Me Central has compiled some of the names to keep in mind for said intake, set to take place in February or March. In the previous article, we took a look at the top-agers available (those born in 2004), and in this second article, we will […]
One more QAFL Women’s round to decide it all
THE weekend’s action in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s is important for more reasons than one. It is the competition-wide Pride Round, with Yeronga South Brisbane hosting all eight sides in a four game extravaganza tomorrow. It is also the final round of the season, with plenty on the line for several sides. […]
Round 15 sets up a final round cracker in the QAFLW
THE penultimate weekend of the 2022 QAFLW season gave fans some results that are sure to set up one final intriguing round of the season next week. The match of the round was a top two tussle between University of Queensland and Southport, with the Red Lionesses ultimately getting the chocolates by 14 points. After […]
