.A brand-new AFLW season is on the horizon ... as well as are our company relocating into a brand-new era?Sydney Swans superstar Chloe Molloy is anticipating a "smoky" to apply for this year's premiership in front of the competition's 9th period. Molloy's Swans face off along with the co-captain's past side Collingwood on Friday evening adhered to through a clash in between West Shoreline and also Richmond as part of an electrifying season-opening dual header.Every game of the 2024 AFLW time is actually live and also ad-break-free on Fox Sports and also Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free test today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE GETTING INSTEAD. For Free and also confidential support phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the inception of the competition in 2017, the very same groups have largely dominated the AFLW. In fact, simply 4 groups have won flags-- Adelaide (three), reigning top Brisbane (two), the Western Side Bulldogs as well as Melbourne (one each). Simply a further pair of clubs-- Northern Melbourne and also Carlton-- have played in marvelous finals. Development has been fast since that very first AFLW time in 2017 that featured only 8 groups. It extended to 10 groups in 2019, 14 teams in 2020 and also 18 staffs in 2022 as all AFLM edges are actually now stood for. Chloe Molloy as well as Ruby Schleicher have created their predictions for the 2024 AFLW period (Photo: John Appleyard). Resource: News Corp AustraliaWhile the inaugural, powerhouse clubs still impend huge, the emergence of the brand new production of AFLW weapons around the competitors has the prospective to shake things up within of evolution.So could a more recent nightclub arised from the clouds?" I think the gap in between the expansion crews and the crews that have actually been around due to the fact that day one is actually shutting," Molloy said to foxfooty.com.au when asked that she thinks will win the 2024 premiership." So I think there may be a little a smoky. The limelight is constantly on the inaugural crews like Brisbane as well as Adelaide, yet I am actually deciding on a bit of a smoky to come out of no place and also take the league." I don't recognize what team however I simply possess this inherent sensation that a smoky is actually mosting likely to bring in the nana." Sydney may be that team.The Swans were one of the significant improvers in 2015, going from a winless first season to winning an ultimate in their second campaign. Molloy commemorates Sydney's very first get GWS in 2015 (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' side will definitely aim to lug that energy into 2024 after possessing a "pre-season before the pre-season" that observed Sydney play 5 VFLW games. "We are actually trying to tide over versus the groups that have actually been actually around for several years," Molloy added. "I think our experts're so ready to play in front of groups and give the people what they prefer. Our experts are actually extra prepared than we have actually ever been." Our experts went from actually reduced requirements to higher expectations after what our team created in 2013. Yet the elegance of AFLW as well as why I think it is actually so thrilling is that you simply certainly never know what you're going to receive and also the assumptions on the game continues to climb. "We may not be that season one staff, our team failed to understand what it seemed like to win however our team've banked that and also banked that hookup and even a finals win. "Now our company've acquired all that to work off. The system is actually developing the technique our team're interacting to each other as well as holding each other to a higher requirement and also holding one another accountable since our experts've managed to develop a better link." In advance of Friday evening's showdown against her outdated crowd, Molloy is actually leaning Collingwood to recover in 2024 as well as play finals under brand new instructor Sam Wright after overlooking the top 8 last year in a time cruelled through accident. A mix of possessing a much healthier checklist as well as fresh strategic plan under Wright has created renewed chance within the Magpies camping ground. Collingwood celebrity and Fox Footy commentator Ruby Schleicher, that was actually among the crucial weapons sidelined for a chunk of in 2014, took note the Pies have a "new power" in 2024 led through Wright and also his revamped mentoring team." It is actually a definitely younger mentoring staff of trainers just recently out of the video game on their own, so they know what sort of headspaces our team would certainly reside in and what the video game feels like currently," Schleicher told foxfooty.com.au." We are actually coming off the best satisfying pre-season our team've possessed, we are actually all experiencing really good."' Wrighty' has can be found in as well as carried a much more exciting, a lot faster game type that enables our company to shine en masse however also deliver our individual characteristics." I won't provide too much, hopefully it'll be on show. It's most likely less foreseeable to others yet more expected for our team to each other." Our experts're certainly not mosting likely to shy away from the fact our experts were disappointed we didn't participate in finals last year. It's one thing our team would like to return to." New Collingwood AFLW coach Sam Wright (Image by Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThat change to a more tackling design is actually resemblant of the regime installed by Collingwood's AFLM premiership instructor Craig McRae when he first took the reins in 2022. And Schleicher stated there is actually been actually a "crossover" between the guys's and also women's plans and also McRae has actually "been actually fabulous" with Wright. "' Soar' (McRae) was part of the recruitment process in locating a new trainer and evidently 'Fly' left the meeting going: 'This is actually the guy'," she continued." They were actually totally positive in 'Wrighty' and also's been actually thought all over the nightclub." There become part of our system we attempt to line up and also if our experts can participate in a comparable company considering that the 2 trains believe identical, that is actually rather amazing. "Hopefully our supporters that have actually promoted the guys's staff thus properly may get behind the ladies's team as well." AFLW 2024 time PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout player - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Best and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (leaving out Sydney) - A "great smoky" A lot of objectives - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Increasing Superstar - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Player you will really love to hire to your club-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Ruby SchleicherBreakout gamer - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Best and fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (leaving out Sydney) - Northern MelbourneMost objectives - Jesse Wardlaw (St Kilda) Climbing Celebrity - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Player you would certainly love to sponsor to your club - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).