SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 5 – Sturt vs. Central District
CENTRAL District now sits atop the SANFL Under 18s ladder, after downing Sturt by 38 points in a top-of-the-table clash at Wigan Oval on Saturday. The 4-1 Bulldogs kicked away with four unanswered goals in the third term to set up the 13.11 (89) to 7.9 (51) road victory. There were eight state Under 18 […]
Up the grades: Hall passes League test
DEBUTANTS continue to emerge across state leagues around the country, while other juniors are quickly establishing themselves at senior level. One such player in the latter category is Peel Thunder prospect Clay Hall, who impressed in his second WAFL League outing on the weekend. The 18-year-old midfielder took little time to acclimate in the top […]
Scouting Notes: Talent League Round 5 – Tasmania vs. Northern Territory
THERE was only one Coates Talent League fixture in Round 5 but Tasmania made the most of it, trouncing the Northern Territory Academy by 136 points at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Sunday. With at least six goals in every term, the Devils enacted an avalanche of goals to win 27.14 (176) to 6.4 (40). We […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Vic Country vs. Vic Metro U16 trials
VICTORIA’S top Under 16 prospects battled it out at Trevor Barker Oval today in a pair of trial games, with Vic Metro downing their Country counterparts in both fixtures. The trials will play a major role in deciding either side’s final squads for the AFL National Development Championships, starting in June. In what was essentially […]
Weekend Preview | Super Round hits WAFL, Vics undergo trials
WITH Victorian Coates Talent League programs heading into a month-long break, representative football is on the radar this weekend. Vic Country and Vic Metro will battle it out in a pair of trial games at Trevor Barker Oval on Saturday, helping decide the final Under 18 squads. There are a few notable names who have […]
SQUADS | 2023 Vic Country & Vic Metro trials
SQUADS for Under 16 and 18 trials between Vic Country and Vic Metro have been announced, ahead of fixtures across Friday and Saturday at Trevor Barker Oval. The Under 16s will compete in tomorrow’s double-header, before the Under 18s take the field the following day. Start times for both days of action are 11:00am and […]
Brown, Jagga move up RMC Medal leaderboard
AS all 12 Victorian Coates Talent League regions enter a month-long break, it’s time to take a look back at the first four rounds of season 2023 to see who leads the Rookie Me Central Medal count. AFL Academy members were out on national duty last week, making for a few shuffles among the top […]
Team of the Week: 2023 Talent League – Round 4
A SEASON-HIGH six Calder Cannons feature in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 4, after the Metro region’s 173-point thumping of the Northern Territory Academy. Plenty of other clubs are well represented, check out who made the cut in our 24-player squad. >> SNAPSHOT: Talent League Round 4 DEFENCE B: Ollie […]
SANFL Player Focus: Ben Ridgway (Glenelg)
ONE of the most highly regarded inclusions to the SANFL Under 18 competition for Round 4 was Glenelg co-captain Ben Ridgway. The hard working midfielder returned from a hip complaint which saw him miss the last fortnight, quickly getting back up to speed in the Bays’ road win over South Adelaide. Ridgway will be familiar […]
2023 Coates Talent League Player of the Week: Round 4
GWV Rebels wingman Joel Freijah is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week for Round 4, after standing tall in his side’s 34-point loss to Dandenong on Sunday. The top-ager broke through for 26 disposals, seven marks, seven tackles and six of the Rebels’ nine goals in a remarkable performance. Freijah, a member of […]
WAFL Player Focus: Clay Hall (Peel Thunder)
THE LATEST draft prospect to earn a senior berth was Clay Hall, who mixed it with AFL-listed players in Peel Thunder’s 65-point thumping of Perth on Saturday. A final quarter procession saw the Thunder run out comfortable victors, with their 17-year-old debutant building into the contest nicely. Hall, the son of 74-game West Coast and […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 4 – Woodville-West Torrens vs. Norwood
NORWOOD has raided Woodville Oval to come away with a rebound seven-point win over the Eagles on Friday night, in our Round 4 featured match. The Redlegs were comprehensively beaten by Sturt last time out, but bounced straight back onto the winners list after a competitive contest under lights. Woodville-West Torrens dominated the early proceedings, […]
