2022 AFLW Draft preview: Sydney
IN arguably the easiest to predict AFLW Draft hand in the entire competition, Sydney will be first off the board both to select and to finish selecting in the Swans’ inaugural draft. The New South Wales side will hold the coveted top pick, having convinced a couple of top Victorian prospects to head north, and […]
AFLW Sign and Trade Period Wrap – Day 4
THE official AFLW Sign and Trade Period continued yesterday, so let us take a look at all the ongoing re-signing and trade news from across the competition. It was a busy day at the trade desk, with no less than half the teams involved in at least one trade today. TRADE As previously mentioned, half […]
The stage is set as finalists confirmed in VFLW
THE final weekend of the 2022 VFLW home-and-away season was an entertaining one, as the top six was confirmed ahead of the finals. In this week’s match of the round, Geelong denied Collingwood security in the postseason, beating them by 19 points and leaving the Pies to sweat on later results to see whether they […]
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 […]
Race at bottom of the VFLW top six tightens
LAST weekend garnered some very interesting results in the VFLW, and with only a fortnight left in the season, there are still many eventualities that could play out as to who makes finals, and who does not. This week’s match of the round was between the top two sides, and the result befitted the contest […]
Demons and Bombers set VFLW standard
ANOTHER round of VFL Women’s, another round of the leaders of the competition showing why they are on the top of the table. In this weekend’s match of the round, North Melbourne got their second win in a row, downing Port Melbourne. It was free flowing but low scoring in the opening few minutes, with […]
Falcons fly high over Seagulls
RROUND 1 of the 2022 VFLW season saw a number of shock upsets across the six matches, including Collingwood’s first loss in over a year and an almighty comeback from the Darebin Falcons. Darebin 6.1 (37) defeated Williamstown 5.4 (34) In the match of the round, it was the Darebin Falcons who staged a remarkable […]
VFLW 2022 Season Preview – North Melbourne
THE 2022 VFL Women’s season is almost here, so it is time to take a look at each of the competing teams and see where they sit as another season approaches. Today, Rookie Me Central takes a look at North Melbourne, who finished 10th in 2021. Let’s just say 2021 did not quite go to […]
2021 Draft Central & WARF VFL Women’s Team of the Year
WHILE the 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition could not quite have the full stop it desired in terms of a grand final, Draft Central’s Peter Williams and Women’s Australian Rules Football (WARF) Radio’s Peter Holden have combined to name a 2021 VFLW Team of the Year. As part of the Team of the […]
Glenorchy claims inaugural Tasmanian Statewide Women’s title with 13-point win over Ulverstone
THE Glenorchy Magpies have claimed the inaugural 2021 Tasmanian Women’s Statewide premiership, defeating the Ulverstone Robins to the Tune of 13 points at North Hobart Oval. In what proved to be a low scoring affair – which was not helped by the strong wind blowing across the ground – Glenorchy maintained its undefeated record to […]