Preview | AFLW U18s – Queensland vs. Allies
IN the space of a month, the 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships have come and gone, with the final match of the carnival to take place tomorrow at Metricon 2. Kicking off from 2pm, the Sunshine State will look to go back-to-back with victories, having knocked off Vic Country last Friday after losing to […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Stars rise at national championships
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we hone in on those players to remember for the AFLW Draft, present and future. With four new AFLW clubs joining the competition, spots will heat up, and players will be looking to put their best foot forward. For this piece, we have looked at those […]
Scouting notes: AFLW U18s – Triple Header
A TRIPLE header at Avalon Airport Oval ended the 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships for the two Victorian sides – Country and Metro – as well as South Australia and Western Australia. We took note of some of the top performers from each of the six sides, including the Allies and Queensland who will […]
Scouting notes: AFLW U18s – Queensland vs. Vic Metro
IN one of the better AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships games of the 2022 carnival thus far, Vic Metro needed a full four quarters to kick away from Queensland and remain undefeated. Both sides had some outstanding individual contributors, and we took note of how some of them fared in our Scouting notes. All notes […]
Scouting Notes: Gold Coast vs. Brisbane AFLW U18s
ANOTHER match between the Queensland Academies, another win to the SUNS Academy, defeating the Lions Academy by 40 points at Metricon Stadium yesterday. After a tight start, the Suns managed to kick away in the final term, though they kicked 5.7 to 0.5 after quarter time to run out 7.10 (52) to 1.6 (12) winners. […]
Suns and Lions Academies set for another Q-Clash
QUEENSLAND’S two Academies will clash for the second time in a fortnight, with the SUNS Academy hosting the Lions Academy at Metricon Stadium. The game will be played on the second oval on Sunday, from 1:00pm, with the home team looking to go back-to-back against Brisbane, and make it three wins on the trot having […]
Talented Jasmyn Smith balances AFLW goal with other passions
IT has been a remarkable past three years for SUNS Academy Girls talent Jasmyn Smith, with the hard-working midfielder having rapidly developed from first playing a competitive match, to being a prominent contributor for the Suns Under 17s’ side in the recent Academy matches. The 17-year-old is heading into her most important footballing year thus […]
What we learned: AFLW U17s – Queensland & Northern Territory
WITH back-to-back games in both Queensland and the Northern Territory done and dusted at Under 17s level for another year, we gather a few key points to take out of the games to go forward with for next year. AFLW U17 CONTENT: >> Queensland AFLW U17s match report #1 >> Queensland AFLW U17s match report […]
Top Performers – AFLW U17 Championships: Gold Coast Suns vs. Brisbane Lions – Game 2
GOLD Coast made it two from two in the Queensland AFL Women’s Under 17 Championships, but both sides had some impressive individual standouts in a game that saw even contributions across the board and difficult to select the top performers. All notes are opinion-based of the individual author. BRISBANE: #3 Ava Seton Backed up her […]
2021 AFLW U17 Championships – Queensland: Game 2 preview
AFTER a hard, contested game one of the AFL Women’s Under 17 Championships, the Queensland Academies in Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns will go head-to-head today from 1pm in a Lions home game at Moreton Bay Sports Complex. We preview the match and some of the key aspects to look out for. BRISBANE LIONS […]
