.A brand new AFLW season is on the perspective ... and are our team relocating into a new era?Sydney Swans superstar Chloe Molloy is actually predicting a "smoky" to get this year's premiership ahead of the competitors's ninth season. Molloy's Swans take on with the co-captain's previous side Collingwood on Friday night followed by a clash between West Coast as well as Richmond as aspect of a thrilling season-opening double header.Every video game of the 2024 AFLW season is actually live and also ad-break-free on Fox Athletics and also Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge test today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE PURCHASING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. For Free and classified help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the beginning of the competitors in 2017, the same groups have greatly controlled the AFLW. In reality, only 4 crews have actually gained flags-- Adelaide (3), ruling highly regarded Brisbane (pair of), the Western Side Bulldogs and Melbourne (one each). Just an additional 2 clubs-- Northern Melbourne as well as Carlton-- have played in grand finals. Development has been rapid since that 1st AFLW season in 2017 that featured merely 8 staffs. It increased to 10 crews in 2019, 14 groups in 2020 and also 18 staffs in 2022 as all AFLM edges are right now embodied. Chloe Molloy and also Ruby Schleicher have created their predictions for the 2024 AFLW season (Photo: John Appleyard). Source: News Corp AustraliaWhile the inaugural, powerhouse clubs still impend large, the introduction of the new creation of AFLW guns all over the competitors possesses the prospective to shake traits up in a period of evolution.So could a newer nightclub arised from the clouds?" I assume the space between the expansion staffs and also the crews that have been around considering that the first day is actually closing," Molloy said to foxfooty.com.au when inquired who she presumes will win the 2024 premiership." So I assume there may be a little bit of a smoky. The spotlight is actually continually on the inaugural crews like Brisbane and also Adelaide, yet I'm picking a bit of a smoky to come out of no place and also take the organization." I don't recognize what group but I simply possess this innate sensation that a smoky is actually visiting create the granny." Sydney may be that team.The Swans were one of the significant improvers in 2013, going coming from a winless 1st season to succeeding an ultimate in their second campaign. Molloy celebrates Sydney's very first get GWS in 2014 (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' side will hope to carry that energy in to 2024 after having a "pre-season prior to the pre-season" that saw Sydney play five VFLW video games. "Our team're trying to bridge the gap versus the crews that have been around for years," Molloy added. "I believe our experts're so prepared to play facing crowds and offer individuals what they desire. Our team're more ready than our experts've ever before been." Our company went from actually low expectations to greater requirements after what our company produced last year. However the elegance of AFLW and also why I presume it's so interesting is that you simply certainly never understand what you're going to acquire and the assumptions on the game remains to increase. "Our company may not be that time one team, we really did not recognize what it believed that to gain yet our company have actually banked that as well as banked that link and also also a finals win. "Right now our team've acquired everything to sweat off. The plan is actually developing the means our experts are actually interacting per other as well as storing one another to a much higher standard and keeping one another answerable considering that our experts've been able to grow a greater hookup." Ahead of Friday night's face-off versus her old mob, Molloy is actually tipping Collingwood to bounce back in 2024 and also play finals under brand-new train Sam Wright after overlooking the best 8 in 2013 in a period cruelled through accident. A mix of possessing a more healthy checklist and also fresh strategic plan under Wright has actually made renewed hope within the Magpies camp. Collingwood star as well as Fox Footy commentator Dark red Schleicher, that was actually amongst the vital weapons sidelined for a piece of in 2014, noted the Pies possess a "brand-new electricity" in 2024 led through Wright and also his overhauled mentoring personnel." It is actually a really young coaching team of trainers just recently away from the game on their own, so they know what type of headspaces we would certainly be in and also what the game resembles at the moment," Schleicher said to foxfooty.com.au." Our experts are actually going over the absolute most satisfying pre-season we have actually had, we are actually all really feeling good."' Wrighty' has actually been available in and carried a much more impressive, a lot faster activity type that enables our team to beam as a group yet likewise take our personal qualities." I won't provide a lot of, perhaps it'll get on series. It's probably less predictable to others but more predictable for us per various other." Our team're not visiting shy away from the truth our team were actually dissatisfied we didn't participate in finals last year. It is actually something our experts would like to return to." New Collingwood AFLW coach Sam Wright (Picture through Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThat switch to an even more tackling type is resemblant of the routine put in by Collingwood's AFLM premiership train Craig McRae when he to begin with took the reins in 2022. And Schleicher said there's been actually a "crossover" between the males's and also women's plans and also McRae has "been actually unbelievable" along with Wright. "' Fly' (McRae) belonged to the recruitment process in discovering a brand new coach as well as obviously 'Fly' left the conference going: 'This is the guy'," she proceeded." They were actually completely self-assured in 'Wrighty' and also's been actually thought all over the nightclub." There are parts of our course we make an effort to straighten as well as if our experts may play an identical brand name considering that both instructors presume equally, that is actually pretty amazing. "Perhaps our advocates that have actually supported the guys's group thus effectively may support the women's staff at the same time." AFLW 2024 period PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout gamer - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Greatest and fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (omitting Sydney) - A "great smoky" A lot of objectives - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Rising Superstar - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Player you will enjoy to enlist to your club-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Ruby SchleicherBreakout gamer - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Greatest and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (omitting Sydney) - Northern MelbourneMost targets - Jesse Wardlaw (St Kilda) Increasing Celebrity - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Player you 'd adore to enlist to your club - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).