
PREVIEW | 2025 Coates Talent League Preliminary Finals
A COATES Talent League conference crossover shapes Saturday’s preliminary finals, with Casey Fields setting the scene for a bumper double-header. Among the four remaining flag contenders are both of last year’s grand finalists, along with the top Country and Metro seeds respectively.

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Metro Quarter Finals
THE RACE to this year’s Coates Talent League Grand Final is down to four contenders, with minor premiers Eastern Ranges and reigning premiers Sandringham Dragons advancing in the Metro conference. We noted the top prospects and performers from both quarter final matchups. >> Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League Quarter Finals>> Scouting Notes: Country Quarter Finals

Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Quarter Finals
A THRILLING round of quarter finals has seen the top-ranked Country and Metro regions advance, along with both of last year’s Grand Finalists. The four remaining sides will next battle it out in Saturday’s preliminary finals for a place the decider on September 20.

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Wildcard Round
THE COATES Talent League quarter-finalists are locked in after six Wildcard Round fixtures narrowed the premiership race down to eight contenders. With heightened stakes, plenty of prospects were out to impress, and we noted down some of the top performers from each game, across several age brackets. >> Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League Wildcard Round

Coates Talent League finals fixtures set
THE OPENING round of Coates Talent League boys finals have been set, while the girls roll on into the final four over what is set to be a bumper weekend. Sunday’s triple-header of boys quarter finals headlines the action, with six teams converging on Toorak Park for a spot in the prelims. >> FORMAT: Coates […]

2025 RMC Coates Talent League Team of the Year finalised
THE 2025 Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Team of the Year has been finalised, with the expanded squad of 48 cut down to 24. After weekly nominations made throughout 19 home-and-away rounds, the competition’s best, most dominant and consistent players were selected. >> FULL SQUAD: 2025 RMC Coates Talent League Team of the Year […]

Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Wildcard Round
A MIXED bag of Wildcard Round saw three games decided by over 50 points, while Geelong Falcons scraped through in a thriller, and Oakleigh Chargers downed a higher-ranked opponent. Before the quarter-final fixtures are released, catch up on all the weekend’s action in a snapshot.

2025 RMC Coates Talent League Team of the Year squad revealed
ROOKIE Me Central has announced its extended Coates Talent League Team of the Year squad for 2025, featuring 48 of the competition’s best performed players. Nearly 200 hopefuls earned nominations via our 24-man teams of the week throughout the season, making them eligible for the final team. >> SCROLL to see the full squad Eastern […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 19
THE FINAL home-and-away round of the Coates Talent League season saw a number of leading prospects further enhance their stocks, while impressive bottom-agers continue to emerge on the eve of the postseason. We highlighted a bunch of the top prospects and performers from each fixture. >> CTL Round 19: Snapshot | Player of the Week […]

2025 CTL | Round 19 Team of the Week
BENDIGO Pioneers prospects are littered through our Coates Talent League Team of the Week, in what is the final instalment for 2025. A handful of Pioneers feature in our 24-player team after defeating Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels in Round 19 to see out the home-and-away season in style. >> CTL Round 19: Snapshot | […]

2025 RMC Talent League Girls Team of the Year finalised
ROOKIE Me Central’s 2025 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Year has been revealed with the initial 48-player squad cut down to just 24 names. It was a difficult process as always with the decisions coming down to the Team of the Week nominations throughout the course of the season. Every player with six […]

2025 CTLG Team Review: Sandringham Dragons
EARNING a place in the Coates Talent League Girls finals series, Sandringham Dragons had a solid 2025 season, where they finished with eight wins and plenty of future draft prospects emerged. SEASON 2025 SNAPSHOT Played: 14Won: 8Lost: 6 BEST PERFORMANCE Round 15: def. Eastern Ranges by 16 points Sandringham Dragons upset the eventual minor premiers […]

2025 RM Central Talent League Girls Team of the Year squad released
FOLLOWING the release of our Coates Talent League Boys Team of the Year, the 2025 Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Year squad has been released today. Featuring 48 players from across the 13 regions, the final 24-strong side will be named later in the week. Among those nominated are Victorian […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Metro Quarter Finals
COATES Talent League Girls finals action kicked off over the weekend and in the first of two Scouting Notes articles, we take a look at the two metropolitan quarter finals and some of the players who caught the eye in them.

2025 CTLG wrap | Final four decided in wet conditions
FINALS fever was in the air across Preston and Dandenong over the weekend as the eight finalists became four through the series of elimination finals. We review the key points coming out of each game.

2025 CTLG Preview | Metro quarter finals
THE first two of four quarter finals takes place tomorrow at Preston City Oval tomorrow with the reigning grand finalists tackling Northern Knights and Sandringham Dragons who have made the finals series for another year. We preview the two matches.

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 18
THE REGULAR Coates Talent League Girls season is over with eight teams advancing through to the finals series. We took a look across the last six matches prior to the post-season action with plenty of players putting in big individual performances. >> ROUND 18: Round wrap | Player of the Week | Team of the […]

2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 18
A DOMINANT performance from Dandenong Stingrays rewarded the top seeded country side with four representatives in our last Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 18. The Stingrays lead the lead in that regard, with fellow winners Bendigo Pioneers, Eastern Ranges and Northern Knights picking up a trio of talents, with 11 […]

2025 CTLG wrap | Regular season concludes
THE FINAL round of the Coates Talent League Girls season has been run and done with some strong finishes to the year from clubs not in the finals, while some finals-bound teams made their presence felt.

2025 Coates Talent League Girls finals confirmed
FINALS action kicks off this weekend with the Coates Talent League Girls finals taking place in the first of three knockout rounds. Under the current rules, the top four sides from the Victorian Country and Tasmania region, and top four sides from the Victoria Metro region have secured their spots in the postseason. A last […]