.A brand-new AFLW period is on the horizon ... and are our team relocating right into a new era?Sydney Swans super star Chloe Molloy is actually predicting a "smoky" to secure this year's premiership in front of the competition's ninth time. Molloy's Swans challenge with the co-captain's past edge Collingwood on Friday evening followed through a clash between West Shore and also Richmond as part of an awesome season-opening dual header.Every activity of the 2024 AFLW season is online and also ad-break-free on Fox Sports and Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE GETTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of cost as well as classified help ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the creation of the competitors in 2017, the very same staffs have largely controlled the AFLW. Actually, just four groups have succeeded flags-- Adelaide (3), ruling top Brisbane (two), the Western Side Bulldogs and also Melbourne (one each). Merely an additional 2 clubs-- North Melbourne as well as Carlton-- have played in splendid finals. Growth has actually been actually rapid since that very first AFLW season in 2017 that featured only 8 teams. It expanded to 10 teams in 2019, 14 crews in 2020 as well as 18 crews in 2022 as all AFLM edges are actually today represented. Chloe Molloy as well as Dark red Schleicher have actually made their prophecies for the 2024 AFLW time (Picture: John Appleyard). Resource: Headlines Corporation AustraliaWhile the inaugural, powerhouse nightclubs still near sizable, the appearance of the new creation of AFLW guns all over the competition possesses the potential to shake points up within of evolution.So could a latest club originated from the clouds?" I assume the void between the development groups as well as the staffs that have been actually around considering that the first day is actually closing," Molloy said to foxfooty.com.au when asked who she thinks will gain the 2024 premiership." So I think there might be a little a smoky. The spotlight is actually constantly on the inaugural groups like Brisbane and Adelaide, but I am actually deciding on a bit of a smoky to come out of nowhere as well as take the organization." I don't understand what staff yet I only have this innate sensation that a smoky is heading to create the granny." Sydney might be that team.The Swans was among the big improvers last year, going from a winless 1st season to gaining a final in their second initiative. Molloy commemorates Sydney's very first sway GWS in 2013 (Image by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' side will definitely look to lug that momentum right into 2024 after having a "pre-season before the pre-season" that saw Sydney play 5 VFLW video games. "Our team're making an effort to tide over against the teams that have actually been actually around for years," Molloy included. "I presume our experts are actually just so ready to play facing groups and give people what they yearn for. Our company are actually much more all set than our team've ever been actually." Our experts went from actually reduced assumptions to much higher assumptions after what our team made in 2014. However the elegance of AFLW as well as why I presume it's therefore interesting is that you merely certainly never recognize what you're going to obtain and also the assumptions on the organization continues to increase. "We may not be that time one crew, our company really did not know what it believed that to succeed yet our team've banked that and also banked that connection as well as even a finals gain. "Today our team have actually received everything to work off. The plan is evolving the means our company are actually interacting per various other as well as keeping one another to a much higher criterion and keeping one another responsible due to the fact that our team've managed to grow a more significant hookup." In front of Friday evening's face-off against her outdated mob, Molloy is actually leaning Collingwood to bounce back in 2024 as well as play finals under brand-new instructor Sam Wright after overlooking the best eight in 2015 in a period cruelled by injury. A mixture of having a more healthy list and new game plan under Wright has actually made revitalized hope within the Magpies camping ground. Collingwood star and also Fox Footy commentator Dark red Schleicher, who was actually amongst the key weapons sidelined for a chunk of in 2015, took note the Pies possess a "brand new power" in 2024 led by Wright as well as his overhauled training staff." It's a truly young mentoring workers of instructors lately out of the activity themselves, so they understand what sort of headspaces we would be in as well as what the video game feels like right now," Schleicher informed foxfooty.com.au." Our team are actually coming off the absolute most satisfying pre-season our team've had, our team're all feeling great."' Wrighty' has actually can be found in and carried a more interesting, quicker video game design that allows us to sparkle as a group but likewise carry our private attributes." I will not hand out too much, with any luck it'll be on program. It is actually most likely much less predictable to others but even more foreseeable for our company per other." Our company're certainly not visiting shy away from the simple fact we were actually dissatisfied we really did not play finals last year. It's one thing our team intend to return to." New Collingwood AFLW instructor Sam Wright (Picture through Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSThat shift to an extra attacking design is resemblant of the regimen installed through Collingwood's AFLM premiership trainer Craig McRae when he to begin with took the controls in 2022. And also Schleicher pointed out there is actually been a "crossover" between the guys's as well as women's programs as well as McRae has actually "been actually astonishing" with Wright. "' Fly' (McRae) belonged to the recruitment procedure in locating a new coach and also obviously 'Soar' left behind the meeting going: 'This is the person'," she continued." They were actually fully positive in 'Wrighty' and that is actually been actually thought throughout the nightclub." There become part of our plan our company try to line up as well as if we can easily play an identical company because the two trains believe as well, that's rather interesting. "Perhaps our supporters that have actually supported the guys's staff so effectively can get behind the females's team also." AFLW 2024 time PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout player - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Ideal as well as fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (excluding Sydney) - A "great smoky" Most objectives - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Increasing Star - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Gamer you 'd enjoy to enlist to your nightclub-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Dark red SchleicherBreakout gamer - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Ideal and fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (leaving out Sydney) - Northern MelbourneMost goals - Jesse Wardlaw (Street Kilda) Climbing Superstar - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Player you 'd love to employ to your nightclub - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).