Scouting Notes: Young Guns vs. Vic Country
THE 2024 Young Guns series came to a close on Sunday, as the squad of mid-season draft hopefuls defeated Vic Country by 69 points to complete a two-game sweep at Highgate Recreation Reserve. We took note of some of the top prospects and performers from either side. >> Scouting Notes: Young Guns 15.11 (101) def. […]
Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 5
THE REIGNING premier showed out, Tasmania Devils got on the board, and a pair of Northern Academies notched big wins as Round 5 saw the Coates Talent League ladder stretched out to 18 teams. Catch up on all the weekend’s action in a snapshot.
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 5 POTW
SANDRINGHAM Dragons forward Bailey McKenzie is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after booting a big bag of goals in Round 5. In a breakout performance, the top-ager was dominant as his side ran rampant en route to a 114-point win over the Giants Academy on Sunday. McKenzie had kicked five goals across […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 4 – Sunday
A FULL four-game fixture takes place tomorrow to complete a massive seven-game weekend in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, We preview the four games, which include the Brisbane Lions Academy entering for the first time. FORM: Brisbane Lions Academy enters the Coates Talent League Girls for the first time tomorrow, though the Lions are […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League: Round 5
TWO more Northern Academies enter the fray as Round 5 of the Coates Talent League gets underway on Saturday. In our featured match of the round, 2023 grand finalists Eastern Ranges take on the Swans Academy, while the Northern Territory Academy bows out, and the Suns and Lions host Victorian sides. AROUND THE GROUNDS Saturday’s […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 4 – Saturday
GOLD Coast Suns Academy enter the Coates Talent League Girls competition this weekend with a massive clash against reigning premiers Oakleigh Chargers, while the Swans Academy take on grand finalists Eastern Ranges, and it is an all-country clash out at Shepley Oval tomorrow. FORM: The Suns play their first game of the 2024 Coates Talent […]
SQUADS | Young Guns vs. Vic Country
MID-SEASON Draft hopefuls will continue to take centre stage as the Young Guns series comes to a close on Sunday morning. The squad, comprised of 2005-born prospects from the VFL and Coates Talent League, takes on Vic Country at Highgate Recreation Reserve. >> SCROLL to see the full squads The second and final game of […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 3
SEVEN matches played out in Round 3 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with the NSW/ACT Academies coming to the party. We cast our eye across each of the games and took note of some of the players with a focus on those in Victorian hubs or others that shone. As always, notes are […]
PREVIEW | Western Jets vs. Northern Territory Academy
THE THIRD and final match for Round 4 of the Coates Talent League takes place on Thursday afternoon, as Western Jets host Northern Territory at Skinner Reserve. We preview the clash, which serves as the Thunder’s first of two fixtures in the competition – both within four days, no less. >> CTL Round 4: Snapshot […]
Scouting Notes: AFLW U18s – Suns Academy vs. Lions Academy
BRISBANE Lions Academy came home firing in the last quarter of the Under 18s friendly with the Gold Coast Suns Academy, kicking three of the last four goals of the game to beat their Queensland rivals by five points. Both sides brought a highly contested match in a seesawing affair at People First Stadium in […]
