PREVIEW | VFLW Round 2 – Easter bonanza awaits
AFTER an action packed Round 1, Round 2 of the VFL Women’s is already upon us. North Melbourne vs CarltonTomorrow at 9:30amArden St Oval The action kicks off nice and early tomorrow with a clash between two Round 1 winners that will no doubt be keen to keep that winning momentum going. North Melbourne’s forwards […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 1
THE VFL Women’s season got underway over the weekend, with plenty of players having impressive performances. We take a look at some of the star performances from across the weekend with a focus on those players showing draftable potential. Any notes provided are the opinion of the individual author. Southern Saints 4.1 (25) defeated Collingwood […]
Glenn grabs new responsibilities with glee
NEW Carlton VFLW coach Glenn Strachan is adding much more to his plate this year, adding the VFLW coaching gig to his already existing role with the club’s AFLW side. He is certainly excited to take on the double role, and the challenges that come with it. “I think the group, ultimately, we’ve brought a […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 16
COATES Talent League Girls action returned on the weekend with six games taking place across the penultimate round of action. As always we took note of some of the top performers, focusing in on state representatives and bottom-age players at this point in the season.
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 16 wrap
A FULL complement of Coates Talent League Girls matches returned over the weekend with six games taking place in the penultimate round. Only Murray Bushrangers had the bye, and some of those top-age players suited up with the Bendigo Pioneers, as teams jostled towards finals spots.
Overage AFLW Draft Positional Watch: Midfielders
OUR final Overage AFLW Draft Positional Watch piece is the position there can never be too much of, and that is midfielders. Whether they are contested onballers or speedy wingers, we will aim to name a number of players who might be consisted for the Overage AFLW Draft. For this Positional Watch keep in mind […]
2023 AFLW Over-age Draft: Top-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 this article, we take a look at the top-agers available (those born in 2004), and will have a second article to look […]
PODCAST | 2022 AFLW Phantom Draft
LAST night Rookie Me Central‘s AFL Women’s Draft experts took up the challenge of the club recruiters in the first Phantom Draft. In a special episode of Game Sense podcast, Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams, AFLW Draft Editor Michael Alvaro and AFLW Draft analyst Declan Reeve, took over multiple sides without knowing what […]
2022 AFLW Draft preview: North Melbourne
AN EVER-DANGEROUS side in the AFL Women’s, North Melbourne has accumulated three successive picks in the third round to scoop up a mix of Victorian and Tasmanian talent at the upcoming AFLW Draft. The Roos were again thereabouts in season 2022, and are not far off the pace when it comes to contenders. They will […]
2022 AFLW Draft preview: Geelong
AFTER another bottom three finish, Geelong has brought in some fresh faces to rejuvenate its list ahead of the 2022 AFL Women’s Draft. The Cats lost a couple of key talents that had been viewed as a long-term prospects after coming through the Geelong Falcons pathway, but have also brought in some key players to […]
