.A brand new AFLW season is on the horizon ... and also are our team relocating into a brand-new era?Sydney Swans superstar Chloe Molloy is actually forecasting a "smoky" to apply for this year's premiership in front of the competition's nine period. Molloy's Swans take on with the co-captain's former side Collingwood on Friday night followed by a clash in between West Shoreline and also Richmond as part of an exhilarating season-opening double header.Every game of the 2024 AFLW season is actually live as well as ad-break-free on Fox Sports as well as Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of cost trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE BUYING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. For Free as well as confidential support phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the creation of the competition in 2017, the exact same teams have actually mainly controlled the AFLW. In reality, only four groups have actually succeeded banners-- Adelaide (3), ruling leading Brisbane (pair of), the Western Bulldogs and also Melbourne (one each). Merely an additional pair of clubs-- North Melbourne and also Carlton-- have actually played in splendid finals. Expansion has been actually fast since that first AFLW period in 2017 that included only 8 staffs. It increased to 10 groups in 2019, 14 groups in 2020 as well as 18 crews in 2022 as all AFLM sides are today embodied. Chloe Molloy and Ruby Schleicher have made their prophecies for the 2024 AFLW time (Image: John Appleyard). Resource: News Corp AustraliaWhile the inaugural, giant nightclubs still impend huge, the development of the new generation of AFLW weapons throughout the competitors has the possible to shake factors up in a period of evolution.So could a latest nightclub come from the clouds?" I think the space in between the growth staffs as well as the crews that have been actually around given that day one is closing," Molloy said to foxfooty.com.au when asked who she assumes will succeed the 2024 premiership." So I assume there may be a little bit of a smoky. The spotlight is regularly on the inaugural staffs like Brisbane and Adelaide, however I'm choosing a little a smoky to come away from nowhere as well as take the game." I do not know what staff yet I simply have this instinctive feeling that a smoky is actually going to make the granny." Sydney can be that team.The Swans were one of the major improvers in 2013, going coming from a winless 1st period to winning a final in their second campaign. Molloy commemorates Sydney's first ever win over GWS in 2013 (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' side will certainly seek to carry that momentum in to 2024 after having a "pre-season prior to the pre-season" that found Sydney play five VFLW activities. "We are actually trying to tide over against the crews that have been actually around for many years," Molloy included. "I assume our company are actually just so all set to play facing groups and offer people what they really want. Our experts're a lot more prepared than we have actually ever before been." Our company went coming from really reduced desires to much higher desires after what we produced in 2015. Yet the appeal of AFLW as well as why I assume it is actually therefore amazing is that you merely certainly never know what you are actually going to acquire and also the desires on the league continues to rise. "Our experts may not be that season one staff, our team didn't recognize what it believed that to win however our team've banked that and also banked that link and even a finals succeed. "Now our company have actually acquired everything to sweat off. The system is actually advancing the way our company are actually communicating per various other and keeping each other to a higher standard and also storing one another responsible considering that we've managed to grow a better link." Ahead of Friday evening's face-off against her old crowd, Molloy is leaning Collingwood to recuperate in 2024 and participate in finals under brand-new train Sam Wright after overlooking the leading 8 in 2015 in a period cruelled through injury. A combination of possessing a healthier checklist and also new strategic plan under Wright has actually created renewed chance within the Magpies camp. Collingwood superstar as well as Fox Footy commentator Dark red Schleicher, who was among the essential weapons sidelined for a chunk of last year, took note the Pies have a "new electricity" in 2024 led by Wright and his overhauled mentoring workers." It's a really young coaching personnel of instructors recently out of the video game themselves, so they understand what sort of headspaces we will remain in and also what the game is like at the moment," Schleicher told foxfooty.com.au." We are actually coming off the absolute most pleasurable pre-season we've had, our team're all feeling great."' Wrighty' has can be found in and also carried a more exciting, faster video game design that enables our company to sparkle as a group yet also take our specific qualities." I won't distribute a lot of, ideally it'll be on program. It is actually probably less predictable to others yet even more foreseeable for us per various other." Our experts're certainly not visiting avoid the simple fact our company were actually disappointed our team failed to participate in finals last year. It's one thing we would like to return to." New Collingwood AFLW train Sam Wright (Picture by Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSThat shift to a more dealing with type is actually resemblant of the regimen installed through Collingwood's AFLM premiership instructor Craig McRae when he first took the controls in 2022. And Schleicher said there is actually been actually a "crossover" in between the males's and also ladies's plans and McRae has actually "been unbelievable" along with Wright. "' Soar' (McRae) was part of the recruitment procedure in locating a new coach and seemingly 'Soar' left the meeting going: 'This is the fella'," she carried on." They were fully positive in 'Wrighty' and that is actually been actually believed throughout the club." There become part of our course our experts make an effort to align and if we can easily participate in an identical brand name since both trains assume equally, that's fairly exciting. "Perhaps our advocates that have gotten behind the males's group therefore properly can promote the ladies's staff at the same time." AFLW 2024 period PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout player - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Ideal and fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (excluding Sydney) - A "smoky" A lot of objectives - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Increasing Celebrity - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Player you 'd like to hire to your club-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Dark red SchleicherBreakout gamer - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Absolute best and fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (omitting Sydney) - N. MelbourneMost goals - Jesse Wardlaw (Street Kilda) Rising Superstar - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Gamer you 'd enjoy to employ to your nightclub - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).