.A new AFLW period is actually on the horizon ... and are our company moving right into a brand-new era?Sydney Swans super star Chloe Molloy is actually predicting a "smoky" to obtain this year's premiership in front of the competitors's ninth time. Molloy's Swans take on with the co-captain's former side Collingwood on Friday evening complied with through a clash between West Shore and Richmond as portion of an awesome season-opening double header.Every video game of the 2024 AFLW time is online and ad-break-free on Fox Sports and Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary test today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE GETTING INSTEAD. Absolutely free as well as classified help telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the beginning of the competition in 2017, the very same staffs have greatly dominated the AFLW. Actually, simply 4 crews have actually won banners-- Adelaide (3), ruling highly regarded Brisbane (two), the Western Bulldogs and also Melbourne (one each). Merely a more 2 clubs-- Northern Melbourne and also Carlton-- have actually played in marvelous finals. Growth has actually been actually rapid since that first AFLW period in 2017 that featured only 8 staffs. It extended to 10 crews in 2019, 14 crews in 2020 and also 18 staffs in 2022 as all AFLM edges are right now represented. Chloe Molloy and also Ruby Schleicher have actually created their predictions for the 2024 AFLW time (Image: John Appleyard). Resource: Information Corporation AustraliaWhile the inaugural, giant clubs still impend big, the appearance of the brand-new production of AFLW weapons across the competitors possesses the possible to shake traits up within of evolution.So could a newer nightclub stemmed from the clouds?" I assume the void in between the expansion staffs and also the staffs that have been actually around due to the fact that day one is actually shutting," Molloy told foxfooty.com.au when inquired that she presumes are going to win the 2024 premiership." So I think there might be a little a smoky. The spotlight is continually on the inaugural staffs like Brisbane as well as Adelaide, yet I am actually choosing a bit of a smoky to follow away from nowhere and also take the organization." I do not know what staff but I merely possess this innate feeling that a smoky is visiting bring in the granny." Sydney could be that team.The Swans was just one of the large improvers in 2014, going from a winless very first season to gaining a last in their second initiative. Molloy commemorates Sydney's first ever sway GWS in 2015 (Photograph by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' side will definitely look to carry that drive right into 2024 after having a "pre-season just before the pre-season" that saw Sydney play 5 VFLW activities. "Our company are actually attempting to bridge the gap versus the groups that have actually been around for several years," Molloy added. "I assume our company are actually just so ready to play facing groups and give people what they really want. Our company're even more all set than our experts have actually ever before been." We went from actually reduced assumptions to higher requirements after what our company generated in 2015. Yet the elegance of AFLW and also why I presume it is actually therefore fantastic is that you simply never know what you are actually going to acquire and also the requirements on the league remains to increase. "Our team aren't that period one staff, our experts failed to know what it thought that to gain but our company have actually banked that and banked that hookup and also also a finals win. "Right now our team have actually received the only thing that to sweat off. The course is actually developing the way we're connecting to every other and storing each other to a higher requirement and also holding one another responsible considering that we have actually been able to expand a more significant connection." In front of Friday evening's face-off versus her aged crowd, Molloy is tipping Collingwood to recuperate in 2024 and play finals under brand new trainer Sam Wright after overlooking the leading 8 last year in a period cruelled by personal injury. A mix of possessing a far healthier checklist and fresh game plan under Wright has developed revived chance within the Magpies camp. Collingwood celebrity and also Fox Footy commentator Dark red Schleicher, that was actually amongst the essential guns sidelined for a portion of in 2015, noted the Pies have a "brand new energy" in 2024 led by Wright and also his overhauled mentoring personnel." It is actually an actually youthful training workers of trainers just recently away from the game themselves, so they understand what kind of headspaces our company will be in as well as what the game resembles right now," Schleicher informed foxfooty.com.au." Our experts are actually coming off one of the most delightful pre-season our team've had, our company are actually all experiencing good."' Wrighty' has come in and delivered an even more stimulating, a lot faster activity type that enables our company to sparkle en masse however additionally bring our private characteristics." I will not give away too much, ideally it'll get on show. It is actually perhaps less predictable to others yet more expected for our team per other." Our experts're certainly not visiting shy away from the reality our team were disappointed we really did not play finals last year. It's something our company intend to get back to." New Collingwood AFLW train Sam Wright (Picture through Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThat change to an extra dealing with type is actually resemblant of the program put in by Collingwood's AFLM premiership trainer Craig McRae when he first took the controls in 2022. As well as Schleicher mentioned there's been a "crossover" in between the men's and also females's courses as well as McRae has "been unbelievable" along with Wright. "' Fly' (McRae) belonged to the employment procedure in finding a new coach and evidently 'Soar' left behind the appointment going: 'This is the person'," she proceeded." They were entirely positive in 'Wrighty' and also's been felt across the club." There belong to our system our experts attempt to align and also if our company can participate in an identical brand name given that both trains presume identical, that's fairly fantastic. "Perhaps our fans that have promoted the men's crew therefore properly can easily get behind the women's crew at the same time." AFLW 2024 SEASON PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout player - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Ideal and fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (omitting Sydney) - A "smoky" Most goals - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Climbing Star - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Gamer you will adore to sponsor to your nightclub-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Dark red SchleicherBreakout player - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Best and fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (excluding Sydney) - Northern MelbourneMost targets - Jesse Wardlaw (St Kilda) Climbing Superstar - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Player you 'd love to employ to your nightclub - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).