.A new AFLW season is actually on the perspective ... and are our team moving into a brand new era?Sydney Swans superstar Chloe Molloy is actually predicting a "smoky" to take out this year's premiership ahead of the competitors's ninth season. Molloy's Swans face off along with the co-captain's former side Collingwood on Friday evening complied with by a clash in between West Shoreline and also Richmond as portion of an awesome season-opening double header.Every game of the 2024 AFLW season is actually real-time and also ad-break-free on Fox Athletics as well as Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your cost-free trial today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE ACQUIRING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of charge and also confidential support call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the creation of the competitors in 2017, the exact same staffs have mainly dominated the AFLW. Actually, only four teams have won flags-- Adelaide (3), reigning highly regarded Brisbane (pair of), the Western Side Bulldogs and Melbourne (one each). Simply a further 2 nightclubs-- North Melbourne and also Carlton-- have played in huge finals. Growth has been actually quick since that very first AFLW period in 2017 that included merely 8 groups. It extended to 10 teams in 2019, 14 teams in 2020 as well as 18 staffs in 2022 as all AFLM edges are actually now represented. Chloe Molloy as well as Ruby Schleicher have actually made their predictions for the 2024 AFLW time (Image: John Appleyard). Source: News Corporation AustraliaWhile the inaugural, powerhouse clubs still loom big, the appearance of the new generation of AFLW guns all over the competitors possesses the prospective to shake points up within of evolution.So could a newer nightclub arised from the clouds?" I believe the space in between the development teams as well as the crews that have actually been actually around because day one is closing," Molloy told foxfooty.com.au when inquired that she presumes will certainly win the 2024 premiership." So I believe there may be a bit of a smoky. The limelight is consistently on the inaugural staffs like Brisbane and Adelaide, yet I am actually deciding on a little a smoky to follow out of no place and take the organization." I don't understand what crew but I just have this innate emotion that a smoky is actually visiting create the gran." Sydney can be that team.The Swans was among the big improvers in 2013, going coming from a winless 1st season to succeeding a last in their second project. Molloy celebrates Sydney's very first gain GWS in 2013 (Image by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' edge will try to bring that momentum into 2024 after having a "pre-season prior to the pre-season" that found Sydney play five VFLW activities. "Our company're making an effort to bridge the gap versus the teams that have actually been actually around for years," Molloy incorporated. "I think our company are actually so all set to play in front of groups and give people what they really want. Our team are actually more all set than we've ever before been." Our experts went coming from actually reduced expectations to higher desires after what we generated in 2015. However the elegance of AFLW and why I presume it is actually therefore impressive is that you just never recognize what you're going to obtain and also the expectations on the league continues to increase. "Our experts may not be that period one staff, our experts didn't recognize what it thought that to win yet we've banked that and also banked that relationship and also a finals gain. "Today we've acquired all that to work off. The system is actually developing the way our company're corresponding to every various other as well as holding each other to a greater requirement as well as storing one another liable due to the fact that we've had the capacity to expand a greater relationship." Ahead of Friday night's showdown against her outdated crowd, Molloy is actually tipping Collingwood to recuperate in 2024 and also play finals under new train Sam Wright after skipping the best eight in 2015 in a season cruelled through injury. A combination of having a far healthier listing as well as fresh tactical plan under Wright has actually made restored hope within the Magpies camp. Collingwood superstar and also Fox Footy analyst Ruby Schleicher, who was amongst the crucial guns sidelined for a chunk of in 2014, kept in mind the Pies have a "brand-new power" in 2024 led through Wright as well as his upgraded mentoring personnel." It is actually an actually youthful training staff of coaches recently out of the game themselves, so they recognize what form of headspaces we will be in and also what the activity is like currently," Schleicher told foxfooty.com.au." Our team are actually going over the best pleasurable pre-season our team've possessed, our experts're all feeling really good."' Wrighty' has been available in as well as took an even more thrilling, a lot faster activity design that permits us to beam en masse however additionally take our individual characteristics." I will not give away a lot of, ideally it'll perform series. It is actually possibly much less foreseeable to others yet more foreseeable for our team to each various other." We're not heading to avoid the simple fact our company were disappointed our team didn't participate in finals in 2014. It is actually something our company would like to respond to." New Collingwood AFLW trainer Sam Wright (Image through Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThat change to a much more tackling style is actually resemblant of the regime put up by Collingwood's AFLM premiership train Craig McRae when he initially took the reins in 2022. And also Schleicher said there's been a "crossover" in between the guys's as well as girls's courses and also McRae has "been awesome" along with Wright. "' Fly' (McRae) was part of the employment process in discovering a brand new coach and also apparently 'Soar' left behind the appointment going: 'This is the fella'," she proceeded." They were entirely positive in 'Wrighty' which's been actually thought around the club." There belong to our program our experts attempt to align as well as if we may participate in a comparable brand due to the fact that the two trains think as well, that's rather impressive. "Ideally our followers that have actually gotten behind the men's team so properly can easily support the ladies's staff too." AFLW 2024 period PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout gamer - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Finest and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (leaving out Sydney) - A "smoky" Many goals - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Rising Star - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Gamer you would certainly enjoy to enlist to your nightclub-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Dark red SchleicherBreakout gamer - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Best and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (leaving out Sydney) - N. MelbourneMost targets - Jesse Wardlaw (St Kilda) Increasing Superstar - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Player you 'd really love to sponsor to your nightclub - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).