Michael Alvaro

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WAFL Player Focus: Hamish Davis (Claremont)

CLAREMONT forward Hamish Davis has announced himself since debuting at WAFL League level, and made a splash in his maiden finals outing over the weekend. His game-high four goals helped the Tigers end East Fremantle’s premiership defence, setting up a semi-final clash with Peel Thunder. While few were high on Western Australia’s depth of draft […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 SANFL U18s – Semi Finals

CENTRAL District has advanced to the SANFL Under 18s Grand Final after defeating minor premier, Glenelg by 20 points in Saturday’s qualifying semi-final at Stratarama Stadium. In the elimination bout, Woodville-West Torrens pipped Sturt by three points to set up a preliminary final against the Bays. We took note of how each South Australian Under […]

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 (Country)

IT was a blustery weekend, but no team was blown away across the three Country/Tasmania conference fixtures in Coates Talent League Wildcard Round. We took note of some of the top performers and prospects from each hotly contested game on Sunday. You can find the Metro conference notes here. >> Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League […]

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 […]

Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal contenders revealed

NOMINATIONS for the VFL’s coveted Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal have been finalised this week, with 24 players put forward by clubs as potential AFL candidates. The award is given to the league’s most promising Under 23 prospect, with its past 17 winners going on to make the elite grade. >> SCROLL to see the full list of […]

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 […]

Stats Leaders: 2024 Coates Talent League H&A

A HOST of top talent features atop the statistical leaderboards at the close of the Coates Talent League home-and-away season. Among the most impressive feats was Murray Bushrangers having three players feature in the top five goalkickers, including competition leader Joshua Murphy. The power forward booted a high of 30 goals from 10 games, averaging […]

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