Preview | SANFLW R10: Young talent returns
WITH the AFL Women’s Under 16s Championships done and dusted and the Under 18s equivalent standalone match also complete, the top young talent returns to the SANFL Women’s this weekend. Just three rounds remain in the competition, but the weekend also marks the departure of AFL Women’s listed players with the eight teams focusing on […]
PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 25
EPISODE 25 of the Game Sense has dropped, with the team reconvening to discuss all the latest news and fallout in the women’s footballing world. In the latest instalment, host Michael Alvaro is joined by Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams to break down the AFLW Under 16 and 18 National Championships clashes between South and Western Australia. There’s […]
AFLW U18s Player Focus: Shineah Goody (South Australia)
REIGNING Most Valuable Player (MVP) Shineah Goody was simply incredible in her return to the tri-colours on Sunday’s AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships opener against Western Australia. The South Australian was deemed the best player at last year’s national carnival and based off her start is on track for consecutive MVPs. Goody racked up 10 […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 AFLW U18s – Western Australia vs. South Australia
SOUTH Australia won the first match of the 2023 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, defeating Western Australia by 35 points at Joondalup. There were plenty of impressive individual contributors for their respective states, and we took note of the ones that stood out the most. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. WESTERN […]
South Australia kicks off champs with emphatic win
SOUTH Australia proved too strong for a gallant Western Australia to run out 35-point winners to kick off the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships at Joondalup today. Despite an inaccurate performance from the Croweaters, the weight of numbers going forward and the defensive pressure helped set up the 8.12 (60) to 4.1 (25) victory. Leading […]
2023 AFLW U18s preview: Western Australia vs South Australia
IN the second of a double-header between the two states, Western Australia’s Under 18s side will host South Australia’s equivalent team in an April special to open the carnival. The Sandgropers lock horns with the Croweaters from 12pm local time in Perth (1:30pm Adelaide time) in the first of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships […]
Preview | SANFLW R9: Depth tested during national carnival
ALL eight SANFL Women’s clubs depth will be tested across Round 9 of the season, with the state’s best talent from the Under 16s and Under 18s departing due to the National Championships in Perth. With just four rounds remaining, finals spots are on the line, with a mid-table logjam keeping a number of sides […]
2023 AFLW Under 18s preview: South Australia
REIGNING champions South Australia enters the 2023 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships with plenty of fresh faces, but still an incredibly strong squad as the Croweaters eye off back-to-back titles in 2023. Kicking off its campaign against Western Australia on Sunday, South Australia will predominantly field a top and bottom-age squad with just the two […]
Croweaters prepare for high rotations to maximise draftability
SOUTH Australia’s top AFLW draft talent will prepare to play in a variety of positions in the upcoming Under 18 Championships as the state embarks on maximising its draft potential at the end of the year. Talent Manager of Female Programs Robbie Neill said rotations at national level were the “nature of the beast” in […]
State Academy notes: 2023 SANFLW Round 8
SOUTH Australia’s top AFL Women’s draft prospects returned for Round 8 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s on the weekend. As always, we took a look at each of the state academy athletes running around in the League competition and made notes on their individual performances.