.A brand-new AFLW season is on the perspective ... and are our company relocating right into a brand new era?Sydney Swans super star Chloe Molloy is actually predicting a "smoky" to obtain this year's premiership in front of the competitors's ninth time. Molloy's Swans take on with the co-captain's former side Collingwood on Friday evening followed by a clash between West Shoreline as well as Richmond as part of an electrifying season-opening dual header.Every activity of the 2024 AFLW season is actually live and ad-break-free on Fox Sports and also Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge test today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE PURCHASING INSTEAD. Free of cost and also personal support call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Since the beginning of the competition in 2017, the very same teams have greatly controlled the AFLW. Actually, only four groups have actually succeeded flags-- Adelaide (3), reigning premier Brisbane (two), the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne (one each). Just a further two nightclubs-- N. Melbourne and Carlton-- have actually played in grand finals. Development has been actually quick because that very first AFLW time in 2017 that included merely 8 groups. It broadened to 10 crews in 2019, 14 crews in 2020 and also 18 groups in 2022 as all AFLM edges are actually right now exemplified. Chloe Molloy and also Dark red Schleicher have created their forecasts for the 2024 AFLW season (Photo: John Appleyard). Source: Information Corporation AustraliaWhile the inaugural, giant nightclubs still loom big, the introduction of the new creation of AFLW guns throughout the competitors has the prospective to shake things up in a period of evolution.So could a more recent club come from the clouds?" I think the gap in between the expansion groups and also the staffs that have actually been around due to the fact that beginning is actually closing," Molloy informed foxfooty.com.au when asked who she presumes will win the 2024 premiership." So I think there might be a bit of a smoky. The spotlight is continually on the inaugural teams like Brisbane and Adelaide, but I'm picking a little bit of a smoky to come away from nowhere and also take the game." I do not know what crew yet I just have this instinctive emotion that a smoky is actually mosting likely to bring in the granny." Sydney might be that team.The Swans were one of the big improvers in 2013, going coming from a winless first period to succeeding a last in their second initiative. Molloy celebrates Sydney's first ever win over GWS in 2015 (Image by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSScott Gowans' edge are going to seek to bring that momentum into 2024 after possessing a "pre-season before the pre-season" that observed Sydney participate in 5 VFLW games. "Our company're making an effort to tide over against the crews that have actually been around for many years," Molloy included. "I think our company're so ready to play before crowds as well as provide the people what they wish. Our experts're extra prepared than our company have actually ever before been actually." Our experts went from truly reduced expectations to higher assumptions after what our company created in 2015. But the appeal of AFLW as well as why I presume it is actually so interesting is actually that you just certainly never know what you're going to receive and the expectations on the league continues to increase. "We aren't that season one team, our company really did not know what it felt like to gain yet our experts have actually banked that as well as banked that connection and also also a finals succeed. "Now our company've obtained the only thing that to sweat off. The system is developing the way our company're communicating to every various other and also keeping one another to a much higher specification and also keeping one another responsible due to the fact that our experts've been able to grow a greater relationship." In front of Friday evening's face-off versus her outdated mob, Molloy is actually leaning Collingwood to rebound in 2024 and play finals under brand-new trainer Sam Wright after missing the leading eight last year in a time cruelled through accident. A mix of possessing a more healthy checklist as well as fresh strategic plan under Wright has actually generated restored hope within the Magpies camping ground. Collingwood superstar and also Fox Footy commentator Ruby Schleicher, who was actually amongst the key guns sidelined for a piece of in 2013, kept in mind the Pies have a "brand new electricity" in 2024 led through Wright as well as his overhauled mentoring staff." It's a really young training team of instructors lately out of the game on their own, so they understand what sort of headspaces our experts would certainly be in and what the activity is like right now," Schleicher told foxfooty.com.au." Our company're coming off the absolute most pleasurable pre-season we've possessed, our company are actually all experiencing great."' Wrighty' has can be found in as well as carried a much more interesting, quicker game design that permits our team to shine en masse however likewise deliver our private qualities." I will not give away excessive, ideally it'll perform series. It is actually most likely much less foreseeable to others but additional predictable for our team per other." Our team're certainly not mosting likely to shy away from the truth our experts were disappointed our company really did not participate in finals in 2013. It is actually something our team want to get back to." New Collingwood AFLW trainer Sam Wright (Picture through Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThat switch to a much more dealing with type is actually resemblant of the routine put in through Collingwood's AFLM premiership trainer Craig McRae when he to begin with took the controls in 2022. And Schleicher mentioned there is actually been actually a "crossover" in between the men's as well as ladies's systems as well as McRae has actually "been actually awesome" with Wright. "' Soar' (McRae) became part of the recruitment procedure in locating a brand new coach and also obviously 'Fly' left the appointment going: 'This is the guy'," she proceeded." They were totally confident in 'Wrighty' and that is actually been experienced across the nightclub." There are parts of our plan our experts make an effort to straighten and also if our experts can play a comparable company considering that the two trains think equally, that is actually fairly exciting. "Hopefully our advocates that have actually supported the men's group so properly can support the girls's staff at the same time." AFLW 2024 SEASON PREDICTIONSChloe MolloyBreakout player - Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Absolute best and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Premiers (leaving out Sydney) - A "smoky" The majority of goals - Kate Hore (Melbourne) Rising Celebrity - Sarah Grunden (Sydney) Player you would certainly really love to enlist to your nightclub-- Ellie McKenzie (Richmond) Ruby SchleicherBreakout gamer - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Best and also fairest - Jasmine Garner (North MelbournePremiers (excluding Sydney) - N. MelbourneMost targets - Jesse Wardlaw (St Kilda) Increasing Superstar - Lucy Cronin (Collingwood) Player you 'd like to enlist to your club - Tyla Hanks (Melbourne).