2024 AFLW Week 8 Preview: Friday
TONIGHT’S AFLW action is between a pair of sides in quite the tight tussle for the bottom half of the eight, and would love nothing more than a win tonight to make their run to a potential inaugural finals campaign that much easier.
2023 AFLW Trade Period Tracker
THE AFLW Trade Period 2023 is set to take place between December 7-14, and check out all the trades that happen when they happen right here. December 14 Sydney locks away two young stars Sydney have announced two re-signings, with Brenna Tarrant signing on for two more seasons and best and fairest winner Laura Gardiner […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: St Kilda
SEASON 7 got off to such a promising start for St Kilda, but after a Round 3 loss to eventual champions Melbourne, the wheels started to fall off a bit for the Saints. They only won one more game for the season to comfortably finish in the bottom half of the table. However the offseason […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 7 Talking Points – Blues bounce back, Tigers’ high five
TWO powerhouse Victorian clubs took out wins to kick off Round 7 of the ongoing AFLW season, in a double-header from East to West. First, Carlton shot back onto the winners list with a 27-point defeat of St Kilda, before Richmond raided Perth to secure a 19-point victory over West Coast and keep its top […]
Potential Best 21s – AFLW Season 7: Port Adelaide, Richmond, St Kilda
LATER this month the AFL Women’s Season 7 will kick off and there is plenty to get excited about. While preseasons are underway and coaches are trying to work out a Round 1 lineup, we delved into what each of the sides could look like next season. Over a six-part series, we will examine three […]
Season 7 Expansion Side list analysis: Essendon
SEASON Seven of the AFLW is not too far away, and season seven will see four new teams come into the competition to finally see the AFLW have all 18 teams. We are going to take a deep dive into each of the new clubs’ inaugural lists and see how they might stack up in […]
How will they impact their new team in S7?: Erin McKinnon
MANY AFLW stars made the moves to new clubs in the offseason and as we head toward season seven of the AFLW, we here at Rookie Me Central are going to take a look at some of these players and take a look at what kind of impact they can potentially make on their new […]
Bombers fly up, up to claim inaugural flag
AFTER being the team to beat all year, Essendon has topped off a remarkable season by winning the 2022 VFLW Grand Final, comfortably defeating the Southern Saints 6.6 (42) to 0.7 (7). Lead by the likes of Lisa Hardeman medallist Alana Barba (18 touches, 18 tackles, seven clearances), Federica Frew and Renee Tierney (two goals […]
Grand Final the culmination of a long journey for the Bombers
SUNDAY’S VFL Women’s Grand Final is about more than the culmination of a single campaign for Essendon. Season 2022 could not have been more different from back in 2018, when the Bombers first joined the VFLW. A one-win year saw them comfortably finish last on the ladder back then, but fast forward four years and […]
VFLW finalists are set – almost
ROUND 13 of the VFLW saw the finalists almost set in stone, but not quite. Seven teams can still make finals, which makes next weekend’s final round potentially very interesting. In this week’s match of the round, Essendon finally broke its hoodoo against the Southern Saints on Saturday, winning by 10 points at Trevor Barker […]
