.A brand new AFLW season is on the perspective ... as well as are our team moving into a brand new era?Sydney Swans super star Chloe Molloy is anticipating a "smoky" to obtain this year's premiership before the competitors's 9th season. Molloy's Swans face off with the co-captain's former edge Collingwood on Friday night complied with through a clash in between West Shore as well as Richmond as component of an exhilarating season-opening double header.Every game of the 2024 AFLW period is real-time and ad-break-free on Fox Sports as well as Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of charge trial today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE BUYING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of cost and personal help phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the beginning of the competitors in 2017, the exact same teams have mostly dominated the AFLW. Actually, simply four staffs have actually gained banners-- Adelaide (3), ruling top Brisbane (two), the Western Bulldogs as well as Melbourne (one each). Simply a more pair of nightclubs-- North Melbourne and also Carlton-- have played in splendid finals. Development has actually been actually swift since that 1st AFLW period in 2017 that featured merely eight staffs. It grew to 10 teams in 2019, 14 teams in 2020 and 18 groups in 2022 as all AFLM sides are now exemplified. Chloe Molloy and also Dark red Schleicher have actually made their prophecies for the 2024 AFLW season (Picture: John Appleyard). Source: Updates Corp AustraliaWhile the inaugural, goliath clubs still near large, the introduction of the brand-new production of AFLW weapons across the competition has the potential to shake traits up in a period of evolution.So could a more recent club come from the clouds?" I believe the space between the growth groups as well as the groups that have actually been around due to the fact that day one is actually shutting," Molloy informed foxfooty.com.au when inquired who she thinks will succeed the 2024 premiership." So I assume there could be a bit of a smoky. The limelight is actually regularly on the inaugural teams like Brisbane as well as Adelaide, but I'm deciding on a bit of a smoky ahead away from no place as well as take the game." I don't understand what group however I just possess this instinctive feeling that a smoky is visiting make the gran." Sydney might be that team.The Swans was just one of the large improvers in 2013, going from a winless first season to succeeding an ultimate in their 2nd initiative. Molloy commemorates Sydney's very first get GWS in 2015 (Picture by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' edge are going to aim to lug that drive into 2024 after having a "pre-season before the pre-season" that viewed Sydney participate in 5 VFLW games. "Our company are actually attempting to tide over against the teams that have been around for many years," Molloy added. "I think our team are actually just so prepared to play in front of groups and also give individuals what they really want. Our company are actually even more all set than our team have actually ever been." Our company went coming from truly reduced assumptions to higher desires after what we generated last year. Yet the elegance of AFLW and why I assume it's therefore fantastic is actually that you just never know what you are actually going to get and the expectations on the league remains to increase. "Our experts may not be that time one team, our company really did not recognize what it believed that to gain however we have actually banked that as well as banked that hookup and also also a finals win. "Now we have actually got all that to sweat off. The system is progressing the technique our experts're communicating to each various other and holding each other to a much higher standard as well as storing each other responsible due to the fact that our company've had the ability to develop a better connection." Before Friday night's face-off versus her outdated crowd, Molloy is tipping Collingwood to recuperate in 2024 and also play finals under brand new trainer Sam Wright after overlooking the best 8 in 2013 in a season cruelled by injury. A combination of possessing a healthier list and also new game plan under Wright has generated renewed chance within the Magpies camp. Collingwood celebrity as well as Fox Footy analyst Dark red Schleicher, who was amongst the key guns sidelined for a part of in 2013, took note the Pies possess a "brand new electricity" in 2024 led by Wright and his revamped coaching staff." It's a really youthful training workers of trainers just recently out of the game on their own, so they know what sort of headspaces our experts will be in as well as what the activity feels like right now," Schleicher told foxfooty.com.au." We're coming off the most satisfying pre-season our company've possessed, our team are actually all experiencing really good."' Wrighty' has actually been available in and also brought an extra exciting, much faster video game design that allows our company to beam as a group however additionally take our private traits." I won't provide a lot of, with any luck it'll get on series. It is actually probably much less expected to others but even more foreseeable for us to every other." Our team are actually certainly not visiting shy away from the truth we were actually dissatisfied our company didn't participate in finals in 2014. It is actually one thing our company wish to get back to." New Collingwood AFLW trainer Sam Wright (Photograph through Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThat switch to an even more dealing with style is resemblant of the routine set up through Collingwood's AFLM premiership coach Craig McRae when he first took the controls in 2022. And Schleicher said there is actually been actually a "crossover" in between the men's and females's plans as well as McRae has "been actually astonishing" with Wright. "' Fly' (McRae) became part of the employment method in finding a brand-new trainer and also apparently 'Soar' left behind the appointment going: 'This is actually the fella'," she continued." They were entirely certain in 'Wrighty' which's been experienced throughout the nightclub." There belong to our course our company try to line up and also if our team may play a comparable brand name since the two instructors assume identical, that's fairly stimulating. "Hopefully our proponents that have gotten behind the men's crew therefore properly can easily promote the women's crew too." AFLW 2024 period PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout gamer - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Finest as well as fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (excluding Sydney) - A "great smoky" Most goals - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Rising Celebrity - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Player you 'd love to enlist to your nightclub-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Dark red SchleicherBreakout gamer - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Greatest as well as fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (excluding Sydney) - Northern MelbourneMost goals - Jesse Wardlaw (Street Kilda) Climbing Star - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Gamer you will really love to employ to your nightclub - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).