.A new AFLW season is on the horizon ... as well as are our company relocating in to a brand-new era?Sydney Swans super star Chloe Molloy is actually anticipating a "smoky" to apply for this year's premiership before the competitors's nine period. Molloy's Swans challenge along with the co-captain's previous edge Collingwood on Friday night observed through a clash in between West Coast and Richmond as part of an electrifying season-opening dual header.Every video game of the 2024 AFLW period is actually live and also ad-break-free on Fox Sports and also Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of charge test today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE BUYING RATHER. Totally free and classified support telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the beginning of the competition in 2017, the same teams have actually largely dominated the AFLW. As a matter of fact, just 4 groups have actually gained banners-- Adelaide (3), reigning leading Brisbane (2), the Western Bulldogs as well as Melbourne (one each). Merely an additional pair of nightclubs-- N. Melbourne and Carlton-- have played in grand finals. Expansion has been actually fast because that first AFLW season in 2017 that included just 8 teams. It extended to 10 staffs in 2019, 14 crews in 2020 as well as 18 crews in 2022 as all AFLM edges are now worked with. Chloe Molloy and Dark red Schleicher have actually made their predictions for the 2024 AFLW season (Picture: John Appleyard). Resource: News Corp AustraliaWhile the inaugural, giant clubs still impend sizable, the appearance of the brand new production of AFLW weapons around the competition has the possible to shake traits up in a period of evolution.So could a latest club stemmed from the clouds?" I presume the void in between the growth staffs and also the groups that have actually been around given that day one is actually closing," Molloy informed foxfooty.com.au when asked that she assumes are going to succeed the 2024 premiership." So I think there may be a little a smoky. The limelight is continually on the inaugural staffs like Brisbane and also Adelaide, yet I'm choosing a bit of a smoky to come away from nowhere and also take the game." I don't understand what staff but I only have this instinctive emotion that a smoky is visiting make the granny." Sydney may be that team.The Swans was just one of the big improvers in 2015, going coming from a winless initial time to succeeding a final in their second campaign. Molloy commemorates Sydney's very first sway GWS in 2013 (Photograph by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' side will definitely seek to hold that energy in to 2024 after possessing a "pre-season prior to the pre-season" that found Sydney play five VFLW video games. "Our experts're trying to bridge the gap versus the groups that have actually been actually around for many years," Molloy included. "I presume our experts are actually so ready to play facing crowds as well as offer the people what they desire. Our team're much more prepared than our experts've ever been." We went coming from truly low expectations to higher desires after what our team made last year. However the appeal of AFLW as well as why I believe it's so amazing is that you simply never ever recognize what you are actually going to obtain and the expectations on the league continues to increase. "Our experts may not be that time one crew, our experts didn't understand what it thought that to win but we've banked that and also banked that connection and also a finals win. "Now our experts have actually received everything to sweat off. The program is progressing the way we are actually corresponding to each various other and also storing each other to a much higher standard and keeping one another responsible because our company've had the capacity to develop a greater hookup." In front of Friday night's face-off versus her old mob, Molloy is actually leaning Collingwood to recuperate in 2024 as well as play finals under brand new train Sam Wright after missing the leading eight in 2013 in a time cruelled by personal injury. A mix of having a more healthy listing and fresh game plan under Wright has produced revived hope within the Magpies camp. Collingwood superstar and Fox Footy analyst Dark red Schleicher, that was amongst the essential guns sidelined for a piece of last year, kept in mind the Pies possess a "brand-new electricity" in 2024 led by Wright and his upgraded mentoring team." It is actually a really younger mentoring personnel of coaches recently away from the activity on their own, so they know what form of headspaces we will reside in as well as what the game feels like at the moment," Schleicher informed foxfooty.com.au." We are actually coming off the best satisfying pre-season our company've possessed, we are actually all experiencing excellent."' Wrighty' has come in and delivered a more amazing, a lot faster video game type that enables us to sparkle en masse but also deliver our private traits." I will not give away too much, hopefully it'll be on series. It's perhaps less predictable to others but more predictable for our company to every other." We are actually not heading to avoid the truth our team were disappointed our team didn't play finals in 2013. It's something our experts desire to respond to." New Collingwood AFLW instructor Sam Wright (Picture by Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThat change to a much more tackling style is resemblant of the program put in by Collingwood's AFLM premiership train Craig McRae when he first took the controls in 2022. And Schleicher mentioned there's been a "crossover" between the men's and females's courses as well as McRae has actually "been awesome" along with Wright. "' Fly' (McRae) belonged to the employment method in finding a new train and seemingly 'Soar' left behind the appointment going: 'This is actually the guy'," she proceeded." They were entirely confident in 'Wrighty' and also's been thought all over the club." There belong to our course our team make an effort to align and also if our experts may participate in a similar label considering that the two coaches believe identical, that is actually rather amazing. "Hopefully our fans that have gotten behind the males's staff thus properly can get behind the ladies's team too." AFLW 2024 period PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout player - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Best as well as fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (omitting Sydney) - A "great smoky" Many targets - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Climbing Celebrity - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Gamer you 'd like to enlist to your club-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Ruby SchleicherBreakout player - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Absolute best and fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (omitting Sydney) - Northern MelbourneMost objectives - Jesse Wardlaw (St Kilda) Rising Superstar - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Player you will love to recruit to your club - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).