PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 7 – Saturday
A RAMPAGING Oakleigh Chargers take on a Western Jets side still searching for its first win in a standalone Saturday match in the Coates Talent League Girls competition. For the second consecutive week just one game is played tomorrow, with the remaining five spread across Sunday. FORM: Oakleigh Chargers have produced a dominant season thus […]
McMillan races to early RMC Medal lead, top-age stars chase
EASTERN Ranges bottom-ager Tayla McMillan has taken the early lead in the 2024 Rookie Me Central Medal, with the classy midfielder polling 20 votes across the first six rounds. The Ranges have played five matches, with McMillan polling in each of them, including three best on ground performances to accumulate 15 votes. The Rookie Me […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 8
ON an intriguing weekend of results in the VFLW, there were plenty of VFLW listed players that continued to shine despite the continuing presence of AFLW stars. Port Melbourne 2.3 (15) lost to Western Bulldogs 7.6 (48) Port Melbourne: #4 Courteney Bromage (Forward)18/2/1999 | 164cm Stats: four disposals, four marks, two tackles Although the stat […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 7
WITH all bar one Under 18 representative squad announced, Coates Talent League prospects continued to up their games in Round 7. A massive six games played out on Sunday following a standalone clash on Saturday, leaving plenty of talent to highlight in the latest Scouting Notes instalment. >> 2024 CTL Round 7: Snapshot | POTW […]
Purple Patch: Ormerod rips open second quarter
NORTHERN Knights top-ager Riley Ormerod had a day out on Sunday, booting six goals in Northern’s runaway win over Bendigo. The 173cm prospect snared four in a second quarter shootout to help turn a one-point deficit into an 11-point lead at half time. We recap all the action in his 15-minute purple patch. BREAKDOWN TIME […]
Three Metro guns tied for top spot in RMC Medal
A TRIO of Vic Metro midfielders are tied for first place in this year’s Rookie Me Central Medal count, with two returning best afield performances in Round 7 of the Coates Talent League. Namely, Zak Johnson (Northern), Josh Smillie (Eastern), and Jagga Smith (Oakleigh) all have a high of 10 votes to their names. >> […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 6
OAKLEIGH Chargers and Gold Coast Suns Academy both had big wins on the weekend and were rewarded with an equal league-high four representatives in our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 6. Of the 14 teams in action, 12 featured in the side, with eight have multiple players in the 24-strong […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 6
A MASSIVE seven games took place across Round 6 of the Coates Talent League Girls, and we took note of some of the players who caught the eye around the grounds. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 7 TOTW
AFTER playing out a thriller against each other last week, the Brisbane Lions Academy and Eastern Ranges boast a high of four Coates Talent League Team of the Week representatives each in Round 7. A stacked seven-game weekend sees players from 12 regions feature in the 24-man squad. >> 2024 CTL Round 7: Snapshot | […]
Flying Falcons free of win drought burden
IT has been a long time coming, but after more than 700 days without a win the Darebin Falcons finally got back on the VFL Women’s winners list on the weekend, and their coach Lache Walker was certainly a happy man post-match. After promising performances against the likes of Geelong and Port Melbourne in recent […]
