
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 11/12
EASTERN Ranges’ big win over Tasmania Devils earned the second placed side a league-high four representatives in our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for a combined Rounds 11 and 12. All six matches were taken into consideration with five other sides – including Sandringham Dragons, Dandenong Stingrays and Tasmania Devils who all […] The post 2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 11/12 appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.

2025 RMC MEDAL | Baker-West back in business
AFTER missing the last couple of rounds due to injury, Calder Cannons’ Chloe Baker-West quickly made up lost ground in the absence of Oakleigh duo Chloe Bown and Bailee Martin in the Rookie Me Central Medal count. The Round 12 votes are in with just four matches played and a host of Vic Metro and […] The post 2025 RMC MEDAL | Baker-West back in business appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.

2025 AFL Sydney Player Focus: Sophia Gaukrodger (UTS Bats)
TALENTED top-ager Sophia Gaukrodger is a draft smokey in the sense of having less exposure compared to some of her peers, but is making up for lost time in 2025. Unluckily overlooked by the Giants Academy for the Coates Talent League Girls in 2024, Gaukrodger quickly made a name for herself through the AFL Sydney […] The post 2025 AFL Sydney Player Focus: Sophia Gaukrodger (UTS Bats) appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 12
FOUR games took place across Round 12 of the Coates Talent League Girls, and while there were some key Vic Country and Metro players out, some returned from injury or stints out, and others went about their business as per usual. All notes are the opinion of the individual author, with a focus on Vic […] The post Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 12 appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 13
A BUNCH of Vic Metro squad members returned from the APS competition to filter into the Coates Talent League in Round 13, in the midst of a representative bye. Two games were decided by less than a goal, another pair was decided by 30 points, while two sides dined out in comfortable wins. We narrowed […] The post Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 13 appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.

2025 AFLW U18s Player Focus: Mikayla Nurse (Queensland)
A TALENTED and smooth-moving wing, Mikayla Nurse is one of a number of Queenslanders who have boosted their AFLW Draft stocks through the National Championships after another impressive game. Nurse enjoyed a big carnival for the Suns Academy at Coates Talent League Girls level and also moved inside where she showed she can win her […] The post 2025 AFLW U18s Player Focus: Mikayla Nurse (Queensland) appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.

2025 NBA Draft Team Wrap – Chicago Bulls
THE CHICAGO Bulls continued the building of their roster for the next generation at the 2025 NBA Draft, an event that was hosted in their city, and made a pair of exciting additions to the team for the coming years. The Bulls had just two selections heading into the 2025 intake, and even traded back […] The post 2025 NBA Draft Team Wrap – Chicago Bulls appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.

2025 CTL | Round 13 Team of the Week
GEELONG Falcons lead the way with four members in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week after their even five-goal win over Dandenong Stingrays. Among those to make the cut were the Falcons’ twin tall forwards, an athletic key position utility, and a prolific over-age midfielder. > > CTL Round 13: Snapshot | Player of […] The post 2025 CTL | Round 13 Team of the Week appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.

Bruton’s brilliance shines at CoE
THE U19 FIBA World Cup saw the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) lose a few of their troops for the NBL1 East Men’s, but in Round 11, it allowed another crop of players to shine, and that is exactly what happened with Rio Bruton in the win over the Hornsby KuRingGai Spiders. The […] The post Bruton’s brilliance shines at CoE appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.

Gorillas cling on against Hornets
WILSTON Grange has moved to outright fifth on the QAFL Women’s ladder after a well-deserved win over Aspley Hornets in a battle of the finals hopefuls. The Gorillas lead by 18 points at the final change, but got an almighty scare in the last, eventually holding on to win, 4.6 (30) to 3.7 (25). Placed […] The post Gorillas cling on against Hornets appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.