2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Oakleigh Chargers
COMPLETING the ultimate dream of going back-to-back, Oakleigh Chargers conclude out Coates Talent League Girls team reviews for 2024. The Chargers only lost one game all season – to the Gold Coast Suns Academy – and tasted the ultimate success for the second consecutive year, becoming the first team to achieve the feat in the […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Eastern Ranges
FALLING one win short of ultimate glory for the second successive season, the Eastern Ranges can still be proud of their 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season after taking it up to Oakleigh Chargers and being the clear second best side in the league all year. EASTERN RANGES RECORD: 3rd Overall | 2nd Metro | […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Dandenong Stingrays
FOR a second successive year, Dandenong Stingrays loomed as the team most likely to upset the top two sides, though fell short in the preliminary finals once again. The Stingrays boast an enviable amount of talent across the next few years, and it helped them produce some dominant performances throughout the 2024 Coates Talent League […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Geelong Falcons
GEELONG Falcons came from seventh on the ladder and fourth in the Country pool to reach a preliminary final in the Coates Talent League Girls competition after ousting top-ranked side Tasmania Devils. Though their season was up and down at times, the Falcons showed personal growth throughout the year and have some prospects to keep […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Northern Knights
PRODUCING an impressive 2024 season, Northern Knights made finals off a top four regular season finish, and though bowing out to Eastern Ranges in the first final, pushed the eventual grand finalists right down to the wire. NORTHERN KNIGHTS RECORD: 4th Overall | 3rd Metro | 10-4 | 178.7%STREAK: WLWW | WLL | LWWWW | […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Tasmania Devils
TASMANIA Devils enjoyed a strong home and away season in the Coates Talent League Girls season, but unfortunately fell at the first finals hurdle with the absence of three starting midfielders all out injured. Still, the Devils showed plenty of promise for the future with a number of bottom-agers impressing throughout the course of the […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Gippsland Power
GIPPSLAND Power produced a breakout year as a program, reaching the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls finals series and building a host of future talents along the way to set the side up for the seasons to come. GIPPSLAND POWER RECORD: 6th Overall | 3rd Country | 9-5 | 152%STREAK: WLLWWLWWLWWWWL THE STORY: Gippsland had […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Sandringham Dragons
DESPITE a tough stretch through the midseason where Sandringham really struggled to remain close to top opposition, the Dragons starts and finishes to the season were far better, with competitive contests in the last couple of Coates Talent League Girls games. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS RECORD: 9th Overall | 4th Metro | 4-10 | 46.70%STREAK: LWWL | […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: GWV Rebels
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV Rebels) funnily enough finished higher than last year, but missed out on finals in 2024. The Rebels landed in eighth spot, but 12 months after playing finals due to being the fourth Country side in ninth and Sandringham Dragons (eighth) missed out, it was a role reversal this year. GWV REBELS […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Bendigo Pioneers
BENDIGO Pioneers started the year on a massive high winning their first three games, before ending the season with 11 straight losses. Despite the disappointing run of form, similar to the Bushranger, Bendigo has a sparse region to get players together, so when the squad was up and about, the Pioneers showed plenty of potential […]