WINNERS | 2024 Coates Talent League awards night
GIPPSLAND Power has swept the top gongs at this year’s Coates Talent League awards night, taking out best and fairest honours in both the boys and girls competitions. Xavier Lindsay was crowned the Morrish Medal winner, while Ash Centra was named the girls best and fairest player. >> SCROLL to see the full leaderboards Lindsay […]
2024 Coates Talent League Season Review: Metro Wildcards
TWO of six sides in the Coates Talent League Metro conference were eliminated in Wildcard Round, meaning the post-season debrief begins. We break down how the campaigns of Eastern Ranges and Western Jets panned out with a look at their star players and what’s in store for the future. >> 2024 Coates Talent League: Stats […]
2024 RMC Coates Talent League Team of the Year finalised
THE 2024 Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Team of the Year has been finalised, with the original squad of 48 cut down to 24. After weekly nominations throughout a 19-round regular season, the competition’s best, most dominant and consistent players were selected. >> Full Squad: 2024 RMC Coates Talent League Team of the Year […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Wildcard Round (Metro)
STAR prospects weathered wild winds as two higher-ranked Metro seeds were toppled in Wildcard Round over the weekend. All six regions converged on Mars Stadium in Ballarat for three fiery fixtures, and we highlighted some of the top talent in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League Wildcard Round
2024 RMC Coates Talent League Team of the Year squad revealed
ROOKIE Me Central has announced its extended Coates Talent League Team of the Year for 2024, featuring 48 of the competition’s best performed players. A whopping 195 hopefuls earned nominations via our 24-man teams of the week throughout the season, making them eligible for the final squad. >> SCROLL to see the full squad Country […]
Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Wildcard Round
WILDCARD Round had a bit of everything. Three top seeds suffered losses, two games were decided by single-digit margins, and wind wreaked havoc across a chaotic weekend of Coates Talent League action. Catch up on what went down in our Wildcard Round snapshot. >> EXPLAINER: 2024 Coates Talent League Wildcard Round
PREVIEW | Metro Wildcards go country in hunt for finals berths
ALL six Coates Talent League metropolitan regions will converge on Mars Stadium tomorrow as Wildcard Round gets underway. Under the format, all 13 teams are in with a chance to play in the three-week finals series. We preview Saturday’s trio of fixtures, which should offer some close contests. >> EXPLAINER: Coates Talent League Wildcard Round […]
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 19 TOTW
OAKLEIGH Chargers dominate our Coates Talent League Team of the Week after their monumental upset win over rivals, Sandringham Dragons in Round 19. A league-wide high of four Chargers feature in this week’s squad of 24 – see who made the cut in our final team for the season. >> 2024 CTL Round 19: Snapshot […]
Coates Talent League stars rack up votes in final round
THE FINAL Rookie Me Central Medal votes for the 2024 Coates Talent League season are in, and a host of stars players polled in Round 19. Winners will be unveiled over the next week, with eight players having been in the running heading into the weekend’s action. >> WINNER: Consistency the key as Smith jags […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 19
THE STAGE is set for Wildcard Round in the Coates Talent League after an eventful final home-and-away round which saw plenty of top prospects impress. We took not of how they fared, along with a raft of state representatives and bottom-age talent, in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> EXPLAINER: 2024 Coates Talent League […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Western Jets
HEADLINED by a star midfielder and some promising talent around her, the Western Jets improved as the season went on after a slow start, and picked up some hard-fought wins, while also dropping a couple of games they could have saluted in across the Coates Talent League Girls season. WESTERN JETS RECORD: 11th Overall | […]
WINNERS | 2024 Coates Talent League awards night
GIPPSLAND Power has swept the top gongs at this year’s Coates Talent League awards night, taking out best and fairest honours in both the boys and girls competitions. Xavier Lindsay was crowned the Morrish Medal winner, while Ash Centra was named the girls best and fairest player. >> SCROLL to see the full leaderboards Lindsay […]
2024 RM Central Talent League Girls Team of the Year
ROOKIE Me Central’s 2024 Talent League Girls Team of the Year has been confirmed. The 24 players selected – as well as three emergencies – have been locked in with the top three sides combining for nine of those representatives. While the official Coates Talent League Team of the Year will come later on in […]
Victorian Under 17 Girls Futures teams announced
IN A historical first, some of the best of next year’s Victorian draft crop will go head-to-head in and Under 17 Girls Futures showcase at La Trobe University, Bundoora tomorrow from 10am. Players from across each of the 12 regions will fill out the two sides, split into Vic Country and Vic Metro outfits. The […]
2024 RM Central Talent League Girls Team of the Year squad released
TWO players have the potential to be named three-time Rookie Me Central Talent League Girls Team of the Year representatives after the 48-player squad was released today. The squad features players from across the 13 talent regions, with ladder leaders Oakleigh Chargers (seven) and second placed Eastern Ranges (six) the clear standout regions. Among the […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Wildcard Round
IN the second part of our Coates Talent League Girls Scouting Notes from the weekend, we take a look at the three Wildcard Round matches which featured the six metropolitans sides in action. As always, all notes are the opinion of the individual author.
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 17/Wildcard
IN OUR final Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for 2024, the last round of regular season action and metropolitan wildcard matches resulted in all six winners having between two and three representatives. Dandenong Stingrays, Oakleigh Chargers and first-time winners in 2024, Murray Bushrangers, all had three players in our squad, while the […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 17 & Wildcard wrap
THE final round of the Coates Talent League Girls season – and Wildcard Round for metropolitan teams – took place across the weekend with some nail-biters and breakthrough performances. Here is the recap from the six matches.
2024 CTL Girls Players of the Week: Round 17 & Wildcard
SUFFERING leather poisoning for yet another week, Murray Bushrangers midfielder Ellie Hall had a dominant day out for her side as she helped steer the Bushies to their first win of the season. The Bushrangers defeated Bendigo Pioneers by 17 points up at Queen Elizabeth Oval, ensuring they finished the season on a high. Hall […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Wildcard Round – Sunday
FINALS action is almost here in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with a trio of metropolitan wildcard matches today. All three games will be played at Trevor Barker Oval in a massive triple-header, as a couple of sides close out their seasons, while others tune up for finals. FORM: Since their heart-breaking loss to […]