.A new AFLW season is on the horizon ... and also are our company relocating in to a new era?Sydney Swans super star Chloe Molloy is forecasting a "smoky" to take out this year's premiership in advance of the competition's 9th period. Molloy's Swans challenge with the co-captain's former side Collingwood on Friday evening observed through a clash between West Shoreline and also Richmond as aspect of an awesome season-opening dual header.Every video game of the 2024 AFLW season is actually online as well as ad-break-free on Fox Athletics as well as Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge test today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE PURCHASING RATHER. Completely free and confidential help phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the beginning of the competition in 2017, the same staffs have greatly controlled the AFLW. As a matter of fact, merely 4 crews have actually succeeded banners-- Adelaide (3), ruling leading Brisbane (two), the Western Side Bulldogs and also Melbourne (one each). Just a more two nightclubs-- North Melbourne and Carlton-- have played in splendid finals. Development has actually been actually swift since that first AFLW season in 2017 that included simply eight crews. It broadened to 10 groups in 2019, 14 groups in 2020 and also 18 crews in 2022 as all AFLM edges are actually now worked with. Chloe Molloy as well as Ruby Schleicher have created their prophecies for the 2024 AFLW period (Photo: John Appleyard). Resource: Updates Corp AustraliaWhile the inaugural, giant nightclubs still near huge, the emergence of the brand new creation of AFLW weapons throughout the competition has the possible to shake things up within of evolution.So could a latest nightclub come from the clouds?" I presume the space in between the growth teams and also the teams that have been around due to the fact that beginning is actually closing," Molloy informed foxfooty.com.au when asked who she presumes are going to succeed the 2024 premiership." So I believe there may be a little a smoky. The limelight is actually continually on the inaugural teams like Brisbane and Adelaide, yet I'm deciding on a little bit of a smoky to find out of nowhere as well as take the game." I do not know what team however I just have this instinctive emotion that a smoky is actually visiting bring in the gran." Sydney may be that team.The Swans were one of the big improvers in 2014, going coming from a winless very first period to gaining a last in their 2nd project. Molloy commemorates Sydney's first ever win over GWS in 2014 (Picture by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' side will try to hold that energy into 2024 after possessing a "pre-season before the pre-season" that found Sydney participate in five VFLW activities. "Our company are actually trying to bridge the gap versus the crews that have actually been actually around for several years," Molloy incorporated. "I believe our team're just so prepared to play in front of groups and also provide people what they really want. We're much more all set than our experts've ever been actually." We went from really reduced assumptions to much higher assumptions after what our team made in 2013. But the charm of AFLW and also why I assume it is actually so fantastic is actually that you only never ever know what you are actually going to receive and the assumptions on the league continues to increase. "Our team aren't that time one group, our company failed to recognize what it believed that to win but our team've banked that and also banked that link and also also a finals succeed. "Now we've received the only thing that to sweat off. The plan is progressing the way our company are actually connecting to every various other and keeping one another to a greater criterion as well as keeping one another responsible given that our company've had the capacity to expand a higher hookup." In advance of Friday evening's face-off against her outdated crowd, Molloy is tipping Collingwood to recover in 2024 and also play finals under brand new trainer Sam Wright after skipping the leading eight in 2014 in a season cruelled through injury. A combo of having a more healthy list as well as innovative strategy under Wright has actually developed revitalized chance within the Magpies camp. Collingwood superstar as well as Fox Footy analyst Dark red Schleicher, who was actually one of the key weapons sidelined for a part of in 2013, kept in mind the Pies have a "new energy" in 2024 led by Wright and his upgraded training personnel." It's a definitely younger coaching workers of instructors just recently away from the activity themselves, so they understand what sort of headspaces we would certainly reside in and also what the video game resembles currently," Schleicher informed foxfooty.com.au." We're coming off one of the most enjoyable pre-season we have actually had, our team're all feeling excellent."' Wrighty' has come in as well as took a much more amazing, much faster video game style that allows our company to shine as a group however also carry our individual characteristics." I will not distribute too much, perhaps it'll perform series. It's probably much less foreseeable to others however more expected for our team per various other." Our experts are actually certainly not visiting shy away from the simple fact our team were dissatisfied our company didn't participate in finals in 2013. It's one thing we would like to respond to." New Collingwood AFLW coach Sam Wright (Picture by Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThat switch to a much more attacking type is resemblant of the regimen put up through Collingwood's AFLM premiership train Craig McRae when he first took the controls in 2022. And Schleicher mentioned there's been a "crossover" between the men's as well as girls's courses and also McRae has actually "been actually extraordinary" along with Wright. "' Soar' (McRae) became part of the recruitment process in locating a new trainer and obviously 'Fly' left behind the conference going: 'This is actually the person'," she proceeded." They were entirely certain in 'Wrighty' which is actually been actually felt across the club." There belong to our course our team try to straighten and also if our company can easily play a comparable brand name considering that both instructors assume equally, that's rather fantastic. "With any luck our fans that have promoted the males's team thus well may promote the ladies's team as well." AFLW 2024 period PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout player - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Ideal and fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (excluding Sydney) - A "smoky" Most objectives - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Rising Superstar - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Gamer you 'd really love to hire to your nightclub-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Dark red SchleicherBreakout gamer - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Ideal and fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (leaving out Sydney) - Northern MelbourneMost goals - Jesse Wardlaw (Street Kilda) Climbing Celebrity - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Gamer you will adore to sponsor to your nightclub - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).