PREVIEW | Metro contingent trickles back into Talent League
THE COATES Talent League returns to a six-game set of fixtures in Round 14, as Vic Metro representatives begin to filter back into their regions. Although, with many being rested and Vic Country taking on the Allies, there are opportunities aplenty for fresh faces to impress. We preview Saturday’s four games. SUNDAY FIXTURES Bendigo Pioneers […]
Top marks for father-son in RMC Medal count
HAWTHORN father-son prospect Ned Maginness claimed a full three votes for his role in Sandringham Dragons’ four-point win over Eastern Ranges on Sunday. The over-ager showcased clean fundamentals en route to a team-high 25 disposals, six marks and five tackles in midfield. >> SCROLL for the Round 13 votes & leaderboard Maginness is the son […]
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 13 TOTW
AFTER holding on to beat Eastern by four points, six Sandringham Dragons feature in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week. Round 13 was condensed to just three games, but there were some big performances from prospects across all six Metro regions. See who made our 24-player squad. >> 2024 CTL Round 13: Snapshot […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 13
ALL six Metropolitan regions were in action across a three-game weekend of Coates Talent League football, as the Country sides took a break and the state Under 18 representatives continued their carnival. See which fresh faces popped up to impress in our Round 13 Scouting Notes. >> 2024 CTL Round 13: Snapshot | Player of […]
Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 13
IT was an all-Metro affair in Round 13 of the Coates Talent League, as all six regions took the spotlight across three fixtures. Each of them were decided by 15 points or less, with Oakleigh and Sandringham dramatically getting up by under a straight kick. Catch up on all the action in a snapshot.
PREVIEW | Metro takeover hits the Coates Talent League
AFTER an all-Country weekend last time around, the Coates Talent League’s Metropolitan regions are set to take over in Round 13. A trio of fixtures are slated for Saturday and Sunday, with a bunch of handy bottom-agers and school football guns returning to the fold in lieu of Victoria’s state Under 18 stars. AROUND THE […]
High-flyers land in RMC Medal top 10
A PAIR of high-flying defenders have landed in the top 10 of this year’s Rookie Me Central Medal leaderboard after polling votes in Round 12. Gippsland’s Alix Tauru and Bendigo’s James Barrat find themselves equal-seventh and equal-10th respectively, separated by just one vote. >> SCROLL for the Round 12 votes & leaderboard Tauru, a recent […]
Hynes hits the lead in RMC Medal race
DANDENONG Stingrays co-captain Cooper Hynes has hit the lead in this year’s Rookie Me Central Medal count after notching his third best afield performance for the season. The powerful midfielder-forward polled three votes for his 27 disposals and three goals in a win over Oakleigh on Friday night. >> SCROLL for the Round 11 votes […]
Eleven fresh faces enter RMC Medal race
A CLOSE run weekend of Coates Talent League football has seen 11 fresh faces enter this year’s Rookie Me Central Medal count. Among them, four earned full votes in Round 10, while the top of the tree takes a familiar look with two Vic Metro stars remaining clear in equal-first place. >> SCROLL for the […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 10
BOTH Victorian sides are set to take the field this weekend at the Under 18 National Championships, but on the eve of either campaign, plenty of Coates Talent League prospects underwent one final audition. Find out which prospects impressed in each of the six games across Round 10. >> 2024 CTL Round 10: Snapshot | […]