.A new AFLW season is on the horizon ... and also are we moving right into a new era?Sydney Swans super star Chloe Molloy is actually forecasting a "smoky" to take out this year's premiership before the competitors's nine period. Molloy's Swans challenge along with the co-captain's past side Collingwood on Friday night observed through a clash between West Coast and Richmond as part of an exhilarating season-opening double header.Every video game of the 2024 AFLW period is real-time and also ad-break-free on Fox Sports and also Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of cost trial today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE GETTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Completely free and also discreet help phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the inception of the competition in 2017, the same groups have greatly dominated the AFLW. In reality, merely 4 staffs have actually gained banners-- Adelaide (three), reigning highly regarded Brisbane (2), the Western Bulldogs and also Melbourne (one each). Simply a more 2 nightclubs-- Northern Melbourne and Carlton-- have actually played in splendid finals. Expansion has actually been actually fast since that 1st AFLW season in 2017 that featured merely eight crews. It expanded to 10 groups in 2019, 14 groups in 2020 and also 18 teams in 2022 as all AFLM edges are actually now represented. Chloe Molloy and Ruby Schleicher have actually made their prophecies for the 2024 AFLW time (Photo: John Appleyard). Source: News Corporation AustraliaWhile the inaugural, powerhouse clubs still loom large, the development of the brand-new production of AFLW guns around the competition possesses the prospective to shake points up in a period of evolution.So could a more recent club come from the clouds?" I presume the space between the development teams as well as the teams that have been actually around due to the fact that the first day is shutting," Molloy said to foxfooty.com.au when inquired that she assumes are going to gain the 2024 premiership." So I presume there could be a little a smoky. The spotlight is regularly on the inaugural crews like Brisbane as well as Adelaide, yet I'm choosing a bit of a smoky to find out of nowhere as well as take the league." I do not understand what staff however I merely have this instinctive feeling that a smoky is actually mosting likely to make the granny." Sydney may be that team.The Swans was among the large improvers in 2013, going coming from a winless first season to succeeding a final in their 2nd campaign. Molloy commemorates Sydney's very first win over GWS in 2013 (Picture by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' edge will certainly want to bring that drive in to 2024 after having a "pre-season just before the pre-season" that found Sydney play five VFLW activities. "We are actually trying to tide over versus the groups that have actually been around for several years," Molloy added. "I think our team are actually so all set to play before crowds and give individuals what they wish. Our company're extra all set than we've ever before been actually." Our team went coming from actually low expectations to higher assumptions after what our team generated in 2013. But the charm of AFLW and why I presume it's so thrilling is that you only never ever know what you're going to obtain and also the assumptions on the game continues to rise. "Our team may not be that period one staff, our experts didn't recognize what it felt like to win yet our experts've banked that as well as banked that hookup and even a finals succeed. "Today we have actually received everything to sweat off. The system is growing the way our company're connecting to every various other and also storing one another to a greater standard and keeping one another liable given that our experts have actually been able to grow a better link." Before Friday night's face-off against her aged mob, Molloy is leaning Collingwood to rebound in 2024 as well as play finals under brand-new train Sam Wright after skipping the best eight last year in a period cruelled by trauma. A combo of possessing a far healthier list and also fresh strategy under Wright has developed revived hope within the Magpies camping ground. Collingwood superstar as well as Fox Footy analyst Dark red Schleicher, that was actually one of the essential guns sidelined for a part of in 2015, noted the Pies possess a "brand new power" in 2024 led through Wright and his revamped training personnel." It is actually a really youthful mentoring workers of coaches recently out of the game themselves, so they recognize what form of headspaces we will be in and what the video game resembles currently," Schleicher said to foxfooty.com.au." Our team are actually going over one of the most enjoyable pre-season we've possessed, our team are actually all feeling great."' Wrighty' has can be found in and also carried an extra thrilling, much faster game design that enables us to sparkle en masse but additionally deliver our private traits." I won't give away too much, ideally it'll get on series. It's perhaps much less foreseeable to others yet additional foreseeable for us per other." Our experts're certainly not visiting shy away from the truth our company were actually disappointed our experts didn't participate in finals in 2015. It is actually one thing we wish to respond to." New Collingwood AFLW coach Sam Wright (Photograph through Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThat switch to an even more attacking design is actually resemblant of the regimen installed by Collingwood's AFLM premiership train Craig McRae when he initially took the command in 2022. And Schleicher stated there is actually been actually a "crossover" in between the guys's as well as girls's plans and also McRae has actually "been extraordinary" with Wright. "' Soar' (McRae) was part of the employment procedure in finding a brand new instructor and evidently 'Soar' left behind the meeting going: 'This is actually the guy'," she carried on." They were actually totally positive in 'Wrighty' which is actually been actually felt all over the nightclub." There belong to our program our team attempt to straighten and if our company can play an identical brand since the two instructors think identical, that is actually fairly interesting. "With any luck our proponents that have promoted the men's crew so well can support the ladies's team as well." AFLW 2024 time PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout player - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Greatest and fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (excluding Sydney) - A "great smoky" Most goals - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Climbing Superstar - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Gamer you 'd really love to hire to your club-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Dark red SchleicherBreakout gamer - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Greatest and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (leaving out Sydney) - Northern MelbourneMost goals - Jesse Wardlaw (Street Kilda) Rising Superstar - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Player you would certainly like to enlist to your nightclub - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).