.A brand-new AFLW time is on the horizon ... as well as are we relocating in to a brand new era?Sydney Swans superstar Chloe Molloy is actually predicting a "smoky" to secure this year's premiership ahead of the competitors's ninth time. Molloy's Swans face off along with the co-captain's past edge Collingwood on Friday evening complied with by a clash in between West Shoreline as well as Richmond as aspect of an electrifying season-opening double header.Every video game of the 2024 AFLW time is online and ad-break-free on Fox Athletics and Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your complimentary trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE ACQUIRING INSTEAD. Free of charge and discreet help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the beginning of the competition in 2017, the same teams have actually mostly controlled the AFLW. In fact, simply four crews have actually gained flags-- Adelaide (3), ruling top Brisbane (2), the Western Side Bulldogs and also Melbourne (one each). Merely an additional 2 nightclubs-- North Melbourne and also Carlton-- have played in splendid finals. Expansion has actually been fast because that first AFLW period in 2017 that included merely eight teams. It extended to 10 teams in 2019, 14 teams in 2020 and also 18 staffs in 2022 as all AFLM edges are today exemplified. Chloe Molloy as well as Ruby Schleicher have made their prophecies for the 2024 AFLW period (Photo: John Appleyard). Source: News Corp AustraliaWhile the inaugural, goliath nightclubs still near huge, the introduction of the brand-new creation of AFLW guns throughout the competition has the prospective to shake traits up in a period of evolution.So could a newer nightclub stemmed from the clouds?" I assume the space in between the expansion staffs as well as the teams that have been actually around because beginning is closing," Molloy told foxfooty.com.au when asked who she thinks will succeed the 2024 premiership." So I assume there might be a bit of a smoky. The limelight is consistently on the inaugural staffs like Brisbane as well as Adelaide, yet I am actually deciding on a little bit of a smoky ahead out of nowhere and also take the league." I don't recognize what staff but I merely have this innate emotion that a smoky is actually heading to bring in the gran." Sydney could be that team.The Swans were one of the huge improvers in 2013, going coming from a winless initial period to winning a final in their 2nd initiative. Molloy commemorates Sydney's very first get GWS last year (Picture by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' edge will definitely look to bring that energy into 2024 after having a "pre-season just before the pre-season" that found Sydney play five VFLW activities. "Our experts are actually attempting to tide over versus the teams that have been around for several years," Molloy included. "I presume our team are actually just so all set to play before groups as well as offer people what they really want. Our team are actually even more prepared than our team've ever before been." Our company went from actually reduced assumptions to higher requirements after what we produced last year. Yet the elegance of AFLW as well as why I think it's therefore stimulating is that you simply never know what you're going to get and the desires on the league continues to climb. "Our team may not be that time one crew, we failed to understand what it believed that to succeed but we have actually banked that and also banked that connection and also even a finals succeed. "Today our experts have actually acquired all that to sweat off. The system is actually progressing the technique we're communicating to every various other and also keeping one another to a much higher specification as well as keeping one another liable because our team have actually had the capacity to expand a greater relationship." Before Friday evening's showdown versus her old mob, Molloy is actually leaning Collingwood to rebound in 2024 and participate in finals under brand-new instructor Sam Wright after overlooking the leading 8 in 2014 in a season cruelled through injury. A mix of possessing a far healthier list and innovative strategic plan under Wright has developed restored hope within the Magpies camping ground. Collingwood star as well as Fox Footy commentator Dark red Schleicher, that was amongst the essential guns sidelined for a piece of in 2014, kept in mind the Pies have a "brand new power" in 2024 led by Wright as well as his upgraded coaching team." It is actually an actually young mentoring team of trains just recently out of the activity themselves, so they know what sort of headspaces our team will be in and also what the game is like right now," Schleicher told foxfooty.com.au." Our team are actually coming off the best satisfying pre-season we've had, our company're all really feeling really good."' Wrighty' has been available in and also brought a more amazing, faster video game design that permits our team to beam en masse but additionally bring our private qualities." I will not give away way too much, with any luck it'll perform program. It is actually probably much less predictable to others but more predictable for us to every other." Our company are actually certainly not visiting shy away from the reality our company were actually disappointed our team didn't participate in finals in 2014. It's something we intend to get back to." New Collingwood AFLW trainer Sam Wright (Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSThat shift to a much more attacking design is resemblant of the routine set up through Collingwood's AFLM premiership trainer Craig McRae when he to begin with took the command in 2022. As well as Schleicher said there is actually been a "crossover" between the males's and also girls's systems and also McRae has "been actually incredible" with Wright. "' Soar' (McRae) belonged to the employment procedure in locating a brand new coach and also obviously 'Fly' left the meeting going: 'This is actually the guy'," she carried on." They were totally self-assured in 'Wrighty' and that is actually been actually experienced across the nightclub." There become part of our plan we try to align and also if our experts can participate in an identical brand name given that the two coaches think equally, that's rather impressive. "Hopefully our promoters that have gotten behind the guys's crew so effectively can support the women's group too." AFLW 2024 SEASON PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout gamer - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Ideal as well as fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (excluding Sydney) - A "great smoky" Most goals - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Increasing Celebrity - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Player you would certainly like to enlist to your nightclub-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Ruby SchleicherBreakout player - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Absolute best and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (leaving out Sydney) - Northern MelbourneMost objectives - Jesse Wardlaw (St Kilda) Increasing Celebrity - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Player you will really love to hire to your club - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).