Rising Stocks: Tall timber emerges in champs opener
IT WAS tall talent time in the Under 18 National Championships opener on Sunday, which saw South Australia upset title favourites the Allies by seven points in Blacktown. In particular, a group of key forwards from either side made their mark and boosted their stocks at the start of representative season. >> Scouting Notes: 2025 […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 8
A FIVE-game round that featured the Swans Academy and Northern Territory is what greeted fans of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. Across Round 8, we took a look at some of the players who caught the eye with all notes the opinion of the individual author. >> ROUND 8: Round wrap | Player of […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Bushies back in business
MURRAY Bushrangers got back on the winner’s list with an impressive victory over Northern Territory, handing the Thunder a second loss in four days. The Coates Talent League Girls competition returned to five matches over Round 8 and we recap how each of them went down.
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 8
ELEVEN teams featured across the extended weekend for Coates Talent League, with 10 of those highlighted in our Round 8 Team of the Week. The side also includes the standalone match between the Sandringham Dragons and Northern Territory to make it a six-game schedule. No side has more than three representatives in n even spread, […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 7
SANDRINGHAM Dragons notched up their second consecutive wint with a comprehensive 83-point belting of Northern Territory last Thursday night in the standalone Round 7 Coates Talent League Girls match. Played on a cold May night at RSEA Park, the Dragons proved far too good for the Top End talent, running out 13.8 (86) to 0.3 […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFL U18s: Allies vs. South Australia
THE 2025 AFL Under 18 National Championships get underway on Sunday as the Allies host South Australia in Blacktown. Coming into the series as red-hot title favourites, the Allies can take nothing for granted against a South Australian midfield which bats deep. We preview the big clash. NEED TO KNOW WHO: Allies vs. South AustraliaWHEN: […]
2025 AFL U18s | Squad preview: Allies
THE ALLIES head into this year’s Under 18 National Championships carrying the tag of red-hot title favourites, looking to repeat the feats of their 2023 contemporaries. With an enviable depth of top-end talent and plenty of tall timbre, can the Allies go all the way once again? >> FULL SQUAD: 2025 Allies Under 18s BREAKDOWN […]
PREVIEW | CTLG R7 – Dragons host Territory under lights
SANDRINGHAM Dragons will welcome Northern Territory to RSEA Park tonight for an intriguing clash. The Top End side will play the first of its three games in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with two in the space of three days before returning home to host Calder Cannons in Darwin in a fortnight’s time.
PREVIEW | CTLG: Northern Territory
WITH three of the four club-aligned Northern Academies having completed their stints in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, we cast our eyes across to the fifth and final side, Northern Territory. The Top End squad features two National Academy members and a handful of over-agers to remain competitive in a three-game campaign which includes […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 5
MATCHES played across numerous states made for plenty of opportunities for recruiters to see the top AFL Draft talent in action through the Coates Talent League Boys competition. Fronting up for Round 5, a host of National Academy members made their returns to respective sides as the AFL club-aligned Northern Academies won all four matches […]
