2023 AFLW Draft preview: Geelong
GEELONG came agonisingly close to reaching the 2023 AFL Women’s Grand Final, falling in the penultimate round to the eventual premiers. The success was close enough that the Cats did not need to make wholesale changes, keeping a relatively low profile over the off-season, with a one-in, one-out approach during the Trade Period, while moving […]
Adams “honoured” by captaincy roles
LEADERSHIP is an intrinsic skill that does not always come naturally, but it is fair to say for Geelong Falcons skipper and Vic Country co-captain Chloe Adams has got it down pat. The top-age AFLW Draft hopeful enjoyed a wonderfully consistency and spoke fondly of her Falcons time at the 2023 AFLW Draft Combine. “It’s […]
2023 Talent League Girls team reviews: Preliminary finalists
ANOTHER season has come to a close in the Coates Talent League Girls and we take a look at how 2023 panned out for each of the 13 sides. In the next of these team reviews articles, we take a look at the two preliminary finals losers, diving into their season, draft prospects and some […]
Howley completes double with Talent League BnF
GEELONG Falcons bottom-ager Sara Howley has added to her growing trophy cabinet by backing up her Rookie Me Central Medal with a Talent League Girls Best and Fairest award. Howley polled 21 votes to take home the award in a tightly contested count. Sharing the lead with Oakleigh Chargers midfielder Abbey Vicino after 10 rounds […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Eastern vs. Geelong
EASTERN Ranges made it an all-metropolitan final by knocking off Geelong Falcons in the second game of a double-header at Shepley Oval on the weekend. In a commanding performance, the Ranges booted five goals to nil in the first quarter and never looked back. We noted down some of the top performers from the clash […]
Sara Howley wins 2023 Rookie Me Central Medal
GEELONG Falcons bottom-ager Sara Howley has taken home the 2023 Rookie Me Central Medal, judged the best player across the Coates Talent League Girls season. Howley was awarded the medal following her side’s preliminary final loss to Eastern Ranges on the weekend, with the talented midfielder leading from the halfway point of the year and […]
PREVIEW | 2023 Talent League Girls Preliminary Finals
JUST four teams remain alive in the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls premiership race. Fittingly, despite being broken into two conferences – metropolitan and country – the top four teams have made it into the preliminary finals with perfectly scripted two from each. Minor premiers Eastern Ranges lock horns with fourth placed Geelong Falcons, while […]
PREVIEW | 2023 Talent League Girls Elimination Finals
FINALS are in the air for the Talent League Girls competition, with eight teams remaining in the hunt for the 2023 premiership. Four metropolitan sides and four country teams will contest the finals series, with the winner from each conference to battle it out for ultimate glory. Reigning premiers Western Jets are out of contention, […]
Talent League Girls Round 16 preview: Calder Cannons vs. Geelong Falcons
AFTER a month-long break, the Coates Talent League Girls are back in action this weekend, with the penultimate round of the season producing a six-game fixture. That includes a Sunday double-header at Warrawee Park, while the remaining matches are scattered between tonight and Sunday across the state. Today’s feature match is between the Calder Cannons […]
PREVIEW | 2023 AFLW U18s – Queensland vs. Vic Country
VIC Country will head to Queensland for a huge clash against the Maroons as the last team to kick off their 2023 AFLW Under 18 Championships campaign. The Country side was announced last week with plenty of talent balanced between the top-age and bottom-age group. >> 2023 VIC COUNTRY AFLW U18s SQUAD Queensland pushed South […]