AFLW Sunday Talking Points: Round 8
A BUMPER four-game Sunday of AFL Women’s action saw a couple of top six sides flex their muscle, and those just outside the finals running drop crucial points. We run through some of the key talking points to come out of all four fixtures, including some outstanding individual performances. By: Alyce Collett After so many […]
Mammoth week begins as AFLW enters final month
COVID chaos always has its consequences, and we are seeing that play out this weekend in the AFLW. From tonight until Tuesday, there will be wall to wall Round 7 action for footy fans to enjoy, and there will not be a day where fans have to go without a game to watch. The only […]
AFLW Round 3 to go ahead despite challenges
ANOTHER round of AFLW action is upon us, and COVID-19 protocols have again popped up, forcing another game to be cancelled. Once again there will only be six games this weekend, with the Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast Suns not able to field sides due to Covid forced isolations. The round does take on a […]
AFLW Sunday Talking Points: Costly day for stars
ROUND 1 of the AFL Women’s season concluded yesterday, with Adelaide, Collingwood and GWS getting up. It meant all nine favourites won their opening games, with the Crows getting up over the Lions at home, Collingwood toppling Carlton, and the GIANTS winning on the road against Gold Coast. Here are how the games went down […]
2022 AFLW practice match wraps
OVER the weekend, 10 of the 14 AFLW clubs hit the field in official practise matches, putting the last final touches on their preparation ahead of the new season starting in a matter of weeks. Rookie Me Central takes a look at what happened around the country. Brisbane vs Gold Coast On Friday night Brisbane […]
Rookie Me Central’s Collaborative 2022 AFL Women’s Top 50 Countdown: #25 Ruby Schleicher
IN a new exciting collaborative countdown, Rookie Me Central has teamed up with other independent media organisations to bring a 2022 AFL Women’s Top 50 Countdown. Every weekday from now until December 17, a new player will be named starting from 50th down to 1st, stemming from a combined eight Top 50 submissions. Among those […]
2021-22 AFLW early look: Collingwood
IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women’s 2021-22 season, Draft Central checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Next up is Collingwood, a team that kept rising up to within a kick of a grand final, competitive all the way to the end. LAST […]
Davey and Bowers crowned best and fairest at 2021 W Awards
THEY were the two favourites coming into the night, and in the end, Collingwood’s Brianna Davey and Fremantle’s Kiara Bowers have capped off fantastic 2021 AFL Women’s seasons by sharing the league’s highest individual honour at the W Awards last night. The pair polled 15 votes apiece, one ahead of Western Bulldogs’ Ellie Blackburn and […]
Lions claim Grand Final appearance in thrilling win over Magpies
A HARD-fought contest is what you want to see in finals footy, and that is exactly what AFL Women’s fans got in the second preliminary final on Saturday afternoon, with a see-sawing contest eventually seeing Brisbane claim an excellent four-point victory over a tough Collingwood outfit 7.3 (45) to 6.5 (41). Brisbane was under fire […]
Pies last quarter flurry steals victory after Roos mid-match turnaround
COLLINGWOOD has survived an epic qualifying final at Victoria Park, defeating North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos by just six points to advance through to record its first ever finals victory. Twelve months ago these sides went hammer and tongs at each other for four quarters with the Roos getting up in a thriller at Ikon Park, […]
