.A brand new AFLW season is on the horizon ... as well as are our team relocating into a new era?Sydney Swans superstar Chloe Molloy is actually predicting a "smoky" to take out this year's premiership ahead of the competition's 9th time. Molloy's Swans challenge with the co-captain's former edge Collingwood on Friday night followed through a clash in between West Shoreline and also Richmond as aspect of an electrifying season-opening dual header.Every activity of the 2024 AFLW time is actually live and ad-break-free on Fox Athletics and also Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of cost trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE ACQUIRING INSTEAD. Absolutely free as well as classified assistance telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or see gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the beginning of the competition in 2017, the very same groups have greatly controlled the AFLW. In fact, just four staffs have actually succeeded banners-- Adelaide (3), reigning top Brisbane (pair of), the Western Bulldogs as well as Melbourne (one each). Merely a more pair of nightclubs-- N. Melbourne as well as Carlton-- have played in marvelous finals. Development has actually been actually swift since that first AFLW time in 2017 that included merely 8 crews. It grew to 10 teams in 2019, 14 groups in 2020 and 18 groups in 2022 as all AFLM edges are actually right now represented. Chloe Molloy and Ruby Schleicher have actually created their prophecies for the 2024 AFLW time (Photo: John Appleyard). Resource: Updates Corporation AustraliaWhile the inaugural, giant clubs still loom sizable, the appearance of the new generation of AFLW weapons throughout the competitors possesses the prospective to shake things up within of evolution.So could a latest nightclub arised from the clouds?" I believe the space between the growth teams as well as the teams that have been actually around given that beginning is actually closing," Molloy told foxfooty.com.au when inquired that she assumes are going to win the 2024 premiership." So I believe there might be a bit of a smoky. The limelight is actually consistently on the inaugural groups like Brisbane and also Adelaide, but I'm selecting a bit of a smoky ahead out of no place and also take the league." I don't know what team however I merely possess this instinctive feeling that a smoky is visiting bring in the gran." Sydney may be that team.The Swans was among the large improvers in 2015, going from a winless 1st period to succeeding a last in their second campaign. Molloy commemorates Sydney's first ever draw GWS in 2015 (Image by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' side will certainly look to bring that momentum into 2024 after possessing a "pre-season before the pre-season" that viewed Sydney play 5 VFLW video games. "Our team're trying to tide over versus the groups that have actually been actually around for many years," Molloy incorporated. "I assume our company're so prepared to play in front of groups and also offer the people what they prefer. Our company're much more prepared than we've ever before been actually." Our company went from really low requirements to greater desires after what our team generated in 2014. Yet the charm of AFLW as well as why I assume it's so fantastic is actually that you only never ever know what you're going to obtain and the requirements on the organization continues to climb. "Our team may not be that period one crew, our company failed to recognize what it felt like to gain but our team've banked that as well as banked that hookup and also a finals succeed. "Right now we've acquired everything to work off. The program is developing the way our team are actually connecting to every various other and also storing one another to a greater specification as well as holding each other responsible considering that our experts've had the capacity to expand a better connection." Before Friday night's showdown versus her old crowd, Molloy is actually leaning Collingwood to bounce back in 2024 and also play finals under new trainer Sam Wright after missing out on the top 8 last year in a season cruelled through accident. A mixture of having a more healthy list and new tactical plan under Wright has actually made revived chance within the Magpies camping ground. Collingwood celebrity and also Fox Footy commentator Ruby Schleicher, who was actually amongst the vital weapons sidelined for a portion of last year, took note the Pies have a "brand new electricity" in 2024 led through Wright as well as his revamped mentoring team." It's an actually young coaching personnel of instructors recently out of the game themselves, so they understand what kind of headspaces our experts would remain in and what the video game resembles at the moment," Schleicher told foxfooty.com.au." Our team are actually going over the best delightful pre-season our experts have actually possessed, our team're all experiencing excellent."' Wrighty' has come in as well as delivered a much more fantastic, a lot faster game style that permits our team to shine en masse however additionally deliver our individual traits." I will not distribute way too much, ideally it'll perform series. It is actually perhaps less foreseeable to others yet more foreseeable for our team per various other." Our experts're certainly not visiting avoid the truth our team were dissatisfied we didn't play finals in 2013. It's one thing our company intend to respond to." New Collingwood AFLW coach Sam Wright (Photograph through Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThat switch to a more dealing with style is actually resemblant of the regime installed through Collingwood's AFLM premiership coach Craig McRae when he to begin with took the controls in 2022. And also Schleicher claimed there's been actually a "crossover" between the guys's as well as girls's plans as well as McRae has actually "been amazing" along with Wright. "' Soar' (McRae) belonged to the employment procedure in discovering a new train and also seemingly 'Fly' left the appointment going: 'This is the man'," she carried on." They were fully certain in 'Wrighty' and that's been actually felt all over the nightclub." There become part of our course our team attempt to straighten and also if our company can easily play a similar company due to the fact that the two coaches believe as well, that is actually rather stimulating. "Perhaps our fans that have promoted the males's crew therefore well may get behind the girls's crew as well." AFLW 2024 SEASON PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout gamer - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Finest and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (omitting Sydney) - A "great smoky" A lot of objectives - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Climbing Celebrity - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Player you will like to hire to your nightclub-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Dark red SchleicherBreakout gamer - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Ideal and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (leaving out Sydney) - N. MelbourneMost targets - Jesse Wardlaw (St Kilda) Rising Star - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Player you would certainly love to sponsor to your club - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).