Coates Talent League | Club-tied talent impacts opening round
ROUND 1 of the new Coates Talent League (CTL) season yielded plenty of opportunity for club-tied talent to impress. From father-son hopefuls to Next Generation Academy (NGA) members, fans of several AFL clubs had reason to tune into the country’s most prolific supplier of draftees. >> Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 1 […]
Mid-Season Draft Watch: CTL prospects search for second wind
WITH this year’s AFL Mid-Season Draft officially slated for May 28, eligible Coates Talent League over-agers will have eight rounds to stake their claims for higher honours. Some prospects made bright starts in Round 1, and there are plenty of interesting stories out of the potential 2025 crop. >> Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League […]
Onto the Radar: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 1
WITH the 2025 Coates Talent League season getting underway over the weekend, prospects are already staking their claims for representative honours. The first block of three rounds forms an important period in the selection process, with plenty of players from outside the Vic Country, Vic Metro, and Allies summer squads able to press their case. […]
CTL Player Focus: Lachy Dovaston (Eastern Ranges)
EASTERN Ranges livewire Lachy Dovaston was integral to his side’s thrilling three-point victory over Northern Knights on Sunday. The speedy goalsneak booted three majors, including what ended up being the sealer as he looks to stamp his claim as the competition’s premier small forward. We put his performance under the Player Focus microscope. PLAYER FOCUS […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 1
ROUND 1 of the new Coates Talent League season is in the books, yielding top performances from some of the competition’s leading prospects. We had eyes on all six fixtures around Victoria and made note of how said talent fared in the year’s first full edition of Scouting Notes. >> ROUND 1: Snapshot | POTW […]
VFL Player Focus: Massimo Raso (Richmond)
ONE OF the finest state league programs in the country, Richmond VFL, continues to nurture talent in 2025. Among the over-age prospects on board at Tigerland this year is Western Jets product Massimo Raso, a pint sized midfielder renowned for his slick ground level game. After 30 Coates Talent League appearances in two seasons, Raso […]
RMC MEDAL | Full votes for leading prospects
A BUNCH of top draft prospects were among the Rookie Me Central Medal votes in Round 1 of the Coates Talent League. Leading the way were pick one candidates Willem Duursma (Gippsland) and Cooper Duff-Tytler (Calder), who both polled a maximum three votes as their sides picked up wins. >> SCROLL to see all the […]
Scouting Notes: Roosters crow to hand Redlegs first loss
NORTH Adelaide became the first team to defeat Norwood in the 2025 SANFL Under 18s season after claiming a 21-point win in Port Pirie on Saturday. The Roosters and Redlegs are now among the four teams locked in with 2-1 records after three rounds of action, with Sturt boasting the best percentage. A heavy wind […]
2025 CTL | Round 1 Team of the Week
THE FIRST Coates Talent League Team of the Week has been locked in, with 24 players selected out of Round 1’s action. Victors Sandringham Dragons and Gippsland Power lead the way with four nominees apiece, with Power star Willem Duursma named captain as our Player of the Week. >> ROUND 1: Snapshot | Player of […]
Preseason Q&A: Koby Coulson (Suns Academy)
THE GOLD Coast Suns Academy looks set to produce a crop which rivals that of 2023, which included four first round draftees. Among the prospects flying under the radar in a deep Queensland talent pool is Koby Coulson, a tough midfielder-forward who models his game on Matt Rowell. After stress fractures scuppered his Under 16s […]
