2023 SANFLW R2 wrap: Double Blues down Dogs
AFTER dropping its Round 1 SANFL Women’s clash to South Adelaide, Sturt bounced back in the best possible way in Round 2, defeating Central District by 37 points at Thebarton Oval on Saturday afternoon. In the first of a double-header at the ground, the Double Blues held an 11-point win heading into half-time, but slammed […]
SANFLW R2 MOTR: Panthers claw home
FOR the second successive week, South Adelaide survived a low-scoring thriller at Noarlunga, while Norwood fell short of a late comeback in Round 2 of the SANFL Women’s. In a battle between two finals hopefuls, the Panthers were coming off an inspired with over Sturt in Round 1, while Norwood agonisingly fell two points short […]
Preview | SANFLW R2: Double-header out West
A DOUBLE-HEADER at Hisense Stadium highlights a Super Saturday of action in the SANFL Women’s with all four games taking place in the space of eight hours. Two winning sides from Round 1 – West Adelaide and North Adelaide face-off – while Glenelg and Woodville-West Torrens meet in the second match of the double-header to […]
PODCAST | Game Sense: Episode 18 – SANFLW Rd 1
EPISODE 18 of Game Sense has dropped, with the team reconvening to break down all the action from Round 1 of the SANFL Women’s season. Host Michael Alvaro and Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams run through all the results, before breaking down how Round 2 may play out, and discussing a key technicality […]
Inclusions key to Central’s success: Smith
CENTRAL District captain Shelby Smith labelled one debutant “an absolute superstar”, another “unreal”, and issued a warning to opposition defences trying to contain a three-prong tall attack. Smith’s comments come after the Bulldogs’ win over Woodville-West Torrens on the weekend, which backed up a victory over the Eagles in the opening trial match three weeks […]
SANFL Women’s Player Focus: Brooke Boileau (South Adelaide)
SOUTH Adelaide kicked off its 2023 SANFL Women’s season on a high after defeating last year’s runners-up Sturt in a tight struggle at Noarlunga. Among the top performers in the win was young talent Brooke Boileau, whose development over the past 12 months was evident on the weekend, stepping up to take control of the […]
2023 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
NORTH Adelaide and Central District shared a round-high of five representatives in the first Rookie Me Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Week for 2023. After a fascinating Round 1 of action, all eight teams are represented across the 24-player squad, with the four winners making up 17 of those players. The reigning premiers and […]
Over-age AFLW Draft Watch: SANFLW kicks off
EACH week leading up to the unique Over-age AFL Women’s Draft, Rookie Me Central will highlight some of the eligible players around the country who are impressing in the respective state leagues. In the first edition, the article will focus on the opening SANFL Women’s round and some of the players who impressed that clubs […]
Academy notes: 2023 SANFLW Round 1
SOUTH Australia’s top AFL Women’s draft prospects gained their first taste of action on the weekend with Round 1 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s taking place. 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 […]
SANFL Women’s Player Focus: Lucy Boyd (West Adelaide)
WEST Adelaide secured a drought-breaking win in the opening SANFL Women’s round on Saturday, with plenty of emerging talent on show for both Westies and Glenelg. One such talent was tall utility Lucy Boyd, a bottom-ager who showed her wares in defence against a couple of high-level opponents. She’s the subject of our Round 1 […]
