.A new AFLW period is on the horizon ... and are we moving right into a new era?Sydney Swans super star Chloe Molloy is actually forecasting a "smoky" to remove this year's premiership ahead of the competitors's ninth time. Molloy's Swans take on with the co-captain's former edge Collingwood on Friday night followed by a clash in between West Shoreline as well as Richmond as component of an electrifying season-opening dual header.Every activity of the 2024 AFLW time is actually real-time and ad-break-free on Fox Athletics as well as Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of cost trial today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE ACQUIRING INSTEAD. Absolutely free and classified help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the inception of the competition in 2017, the very same groups have actually largely controlled the AFLW. As a matter of fact, just four crews have won banners-- Adelaide (3), ruling top Brisbane (2), the Western Side Bulldogs as well as Melbourne (one each). Merely an additional pair of nightclubs-- North Melbourne and Carlton-- have actually played in marvelous finals. Expansion has actually been swift since that very first AFLW period in 2017 that included merely eight crews. It expanded to 10 groups in 2019, 14 teams in 2020 as well as 18 staffs in 2022 as all AFLM sides are actually now stood for. Chloe Molloy and also Ruby Schleicher have actually created their predictions for the 2024 AFLW time (Picture: John Appleyard). Source: Updates Corp AustraliaWhile the inaugural, goliath nightclubs still loom large, the emergence of the brand new creation of AFLW weapons around the competition possesses the potential to shake factors up in a period of evolution.So could a more recent club stemmed from the clouds?" I believe the void between the expansion groups as well as the teams that have been around given that day one is closing," Molloy said to foxfooty.com.au when inquired who she believes will win the 2024 premiership." So I assume there could be a little bit of a smoky. The spotlight is consistently on the inaugural crews like Brisbane as well as Adelaide, yet I'm choosing a bit of a smoky to come away from no place as well as take the league." I don't understand what team yet I merely possess this inherent emotion that a smoky is mosting likely to bring in the granny." Sydney may be that team.The Swans were one of the big improvers in 2014, going from a winless very first period to gaining a last in their second initiative. Molloy celebrates Sydney's very first get GWS in 2014 (Photograph by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' side will certainly seek to bring that drive right into 2024 after possessing a "pre-season just before the pre-season" that found Sydney play 5 VFLW activities. "Our company're attempting to bridge the gap versus the crews that have actually been around for years," Molloy added. "I presume our experts're so prepared to play before crowds as well as offer individuals what they really want. Our team are actually much more prepared than we've ever been actually." We went from really low assumptions to higher expectations after what our team produced in 2013. But the appeal of AFLW as well as why I assume it is actually so stimulating is actually that you only never ever recognize what you are actually going to get and also the assumptions on the league continues to rise. "We aren't that period one group, our team really did not understand what it believed that to gain yet our experts've banked that and banked that connection as well as even a finals win. "Right now our experts've received the only thing that to sweat off. The program is progressing the method we are actually corresponding per various other as well as storing one another to a much higher standard and also storing one another answerable given that our team've had the capacity to increase a greater hookup." In advance of Friday night's showdown versus her old crowd, Molloy is tipping Collingwood to recover in 2024 and play finals under brand-new train Sam Wright after missing the leading 8 in 2013 in a period cruelled by injury. A mixture of possessing a far healthier list as well as new tactical plan under Wright has actually produced renewed chance within the Magpies camp. Collingwood star as well as Fox Footy commentator Ruby Schleicher, who was actually amongst the crucial guns sidelined for a portion of last year, took note the Pies have a "new power" in 2024 led by Wright and his upgraded coaching staff." It's an actually youthful mentoring personnel of trains lately out of the game on their own, so they understand what form of headspaces we would certainly be in and what the activity is like at the moment," Schleicher said to foxfooty.com.au." Our company're going over the best enjoyable pre-season our experts have actually had, our experts are actually all really feeling great."' Wrighty' has actually been available in and also brought an even more fantastic, quicker activity type that permits our team to shine en masse but likewise deliver our specific characteristics." I won't distribute too much, hopefully it'll be on program. It is actually probably much less foreseeable to others but even more foreseeable for us to each various other." Our company're not visiting avoid the reality our team were actually dissatisfied our experts really did not play finals in 2013. It is actually one thing our experts want to get back to." New Collingwood AFLW train Sam Wright (Image by Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSThat switch to a more attacking design is actually resemblant of the regimen mounted by Collingwood's AFLM premiership coach Craig McRae when he first took the command in 2022. And also Schleicher pointed out there is actually been a "crossover" in between the men's as well as women's plans and McRae has "been actually unbelievable" along with Wright. "' Soar' (McRae) was part of the recruitment process in locating a brand new trainer as well as apparently 'Fly' left behind the conference going: 'This is the man'," she continued." They were totally positive in 'Wrighty' and that's been actually thought all over the club." There are parts of our system our company try to align and if our experts may play a similar brand since the two instructors presume equally, that's fairly stimulating. "Ideally our promoters that have actually supported the men's staff therefore effectively can easily support the women's staff at the same time." AFLW 2024 SEASON PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout player - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Greatest and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (leaving out Sydney) - A "great smoky" Most targets - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Rising Superstar - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Gamer you will love to enlist to your nightclub-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Ruby SchleicherBreakout player - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Best and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (leaving out Sydney) - Northern MelbourneMost goals - Jesse Wardlaw (St Kilda) Climbing Superstar - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Gamer you would certainly like to hire to your nightclub - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).