Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 2
THREE games were decided by a goal or less in Round 2 of the Coates Talent League as contenders begin to emerge. A pair of Country and Metro sides have respectively started their campaigns 2-0, including three-time reigning premiers, Sandringham. Catch up on the weekend’s action in a snapshot.
PREVIEW | Falcons, Rebels look to open accounts
LAST year’s runners-up and minor premiers lock horns as Round 2 of the Coates Talent League season gets underway on Saturday. The Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels will turn out for the first time in 2025 after a bye last week, hoping to open their account against Geelong Falcons at Mars Stadium.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 1
THE PERFORMANCES of two pick one contenders stood out as the new Coates Talent League season got underway. Players were faced with trick conditions, with five of Round 1’s six fixtures played across three venues on Sunday. Catch up on all the action in a snapshot. >> Round 1 POTW: Willem Duursma (Gippsland Power)
