2024 AFLW Offseason Tracker: Trade Period and Delisted Free Agent
IT IS now the busy part of the AFLW offseason, with the Trade Period and first Delisted Free Agency period running. Keep on top of the key announcements with our Offseason Tracker. December 11 Pick trades There were a pair of pick only trades on the final day. Fremantle gave Richmond picks 31 and 45 […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: GWS Giants
COMING off a season which saw them accrue only two wins, the Giants will be looking to consolidate their new-look team and rise up the ladder in 2024. TEAM LIST #1 Annise Bradfield#2 Alicia Eva#3 Alyce Parker#4 Katherine Smith#5 Jessica Doyle#6 Rebecca Beeson#7 Zarlie Goldsworthy#8 Nicola Barr#9 Caitlin Miller#10 Jasmine Grierson#11 Chloe Dalton?#12 Isabel Huntington#13 […]
AFLW 2023 Round 9 Preview: Friday
7:45pmHeritage Bank Stadium Recent Form For Gold Coast, every game is a must win from here on out in the race to the finals. They will be disappointed about how last week ended and will be keen to bounce back in a big way tonight. For the Giants, it is all about ending the year […]
Zarlie strikes Gold for Giants’ second win
GREATER Western Sydney (GWS) broke through for their second win of the 2023 AFL Women’s season on Saturday, thanks largely to a remarkable Zarlie Goldsworthy performance. The 18-year-old starred with 24 disposals (14 contested), 12 tackles and five goals to steer her side to a thrilling two-point victory over Carlton. Minus the class and experience […]
AFLW 2023 Round 8 Preview: Saturday
TODAY is another Super Saturday worth of AFL Women’s action, as all four top teams battle each other among today’s calendar of clashes. 1:05pmWhitten Oval Recent Form The Western Bulldogs will be desperately hoping to turn their form around this afternoon and snag their first win of 2023. They tackle a Swans side who hit […]
Healthier Giants looking for more consistent season
ONE thing that was not the friend of the GWS Giants last year was injuries, with many key stars missing large chunks of Season 7. But thankfully for GWS fans, Giants’ assistant coach Lloyd Perris confirmed that the likes of Rebecca Beeson, Pepa Randall, Chloe Dalton and Fleur Davies are all ready to go for […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: GWS
GWS GIANTS had a really unlucky season last year, with the Western Sydney team having a host of inactive players that were unavailable in Season 7. An incredible six players – including one who replaced an initial inactive player – were all out due to injury. Looking ahead to Season 8, the GIANTS are in […]
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 […]
Coaches’ Corner: Round 8 Season 7 Edition
IN a weekly series on Rookie Me Central, we cast our eyes and ears around the league to gather thoughts from AFL Women’s coaches, and see what they had to say post their respective matches on the weekend. This week’s edition is a little different. We hear from two coaches who lost their respective matches by […]
AFLW Rising Star Player Focus: Tarni Evans (GWS)
IN our new series of Player Focuses, we are taking a specific look at one of the Rising Star nominees each week, and their nominee worthy performances. This week’s focus is on Tarni Evans, who played a stellar role in getting GWS back on the winners list. AFLW Season 7: Round 7 – GWS 4.10 (34) […]
