
2023 Coates Talent League Player of the Week: Round 6
SUNS Academy standout Jed Walter is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week for Round 6, after dining out in his side’s 99-point win over the Northern Territory Academy on Saturday. The top-ager filled his boots with eight goals from 19 disposals and nine marks on his side’s home patch. Walter, a hulking key […]

Pinch punch, games get stolen in the last round of the month
ROUND 6 of the 2023 VFL Women’s season really had it all – big wins, little wins, big scores, little scores, the full selection. In the final match of the round, defence was key as Port Melbourne defeated Carlton by 15 points. High defensive intensity meant it was hard from both teams to score at […]

Snapshot: 2023 Coates Talent League: Round 6
THE COATES Talent League hit the Gold Coast in Round 6, producing a trio of one-sided results. Among the victors in a weekend which put the Northern Academies under the spotlight, the Suns shone, Tasmania was terrific, and Sydney proved far too slick. Catch up on all the action in a snapshot.

Preview | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 6
A NORTHERN Academy themed triple-header makes up the entire Coates Talent League fixture in Round 6, with all six academies converging on the Gold Coast this Saturday. We preview each of the three fixtures with a look at some of the top prospects to keep an eye on.

Preview | VFLW 2023 Round 6: Halfway fast approaching
JUST like that, we are already almost at the halfway mark of the 2023 VFL Women’s season. This season has been far less predictable than recent seasons though, so there is still so much to play out over the next two months. In terms of this weekend’s action, it all starts at Trevor Barker Oval […]

On the Up: Victorian draft prospects boosting their stocks
VICTORIA’S top prospects have knocked over the opening month of Talent League football and are now past the trial stage, as representative honours begin to emerge over the horizon. After Country and Metro talent hubs were announced last year, there are plenty of players fighting their way into contention to don the Big V at […]

2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 6
A DOMINANT performance from Oakleigh Chargers resulted in a season-high seven players in our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 6. The Chargers had two more players than Eastern Ranges (five), with Northern Knights (four) ahead of the three losing sides who combined for one third of the […]

Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 6
ONLY the three games were played across the Coates Talent League Girls Round 6 with Oakleigh Chargers, Eastern Ranges and Northern Knights all winning to occupy the top three spots on the ladder. We took note of some of the top performers from their respective victories. All scouting notes are the opinion of the individual […]

Talent League Girls Player Focus: Sophie McKay (Sandringham Dragons)
HOPING to follow in the footsteps of older sister Abbie, Sandringham Dragons’ Sophie McKay has made a promising start to her Coates Talent League career. Eligible as a father-daughter selection to Carlton with her father Andrew playing 244 games with the Navy Blues. Fast forward to 2023, and McKay is still a bottom-ager, but making […]

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 […]