Talent League wrap: Northern Academies
THE END of Round 7 means all five Northern Academies have completed their Coates Talent League stints for 2023. Four AFL-aligned programs – Brisbane, Gold Coast, GWS, and Sydney – participated alongside the Northern Territory Academy, making for an 18-team competition ladder. With each five-game spell (three for the NT) now over, it is time […]
State of play: Coates Talent League
THE FIRST block of Coates Talent League action has been completed in season 2023, as players now vie for representative honours or ply their trade at school and community level. With the competition returning as soon as next week, there’s no better time for a refresher on what has gone down to date. WHEN DOES […]
McKercher breaks clear atop RMC Medal leaderboard
TASMANIA Devils star Colby McKercher is the new breakaway leader of this year’s Rookie Me Central Medal, after six rounds of Coates Talent League action. Though McKercher’s Devils have played more games than any full-time region (five), the midfielder has been judged best afield in all four of his own appearances to lead the count […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League – Round 6
ALL Allies contingents descended on the Gold Coast for Round 6 of the 2023 Coates Talent League season, which featured a trio of one-sided results. We highlight a few of the top performers from each match in the latest edition of Scouting Notes.
2023 Talent League: Team of the Week – Round 6
IT comes with little surprise that as each Allies contingent descended on the Gold Coast this past weekend, that a high of seven Suns Academy players would feature in the Round 6 Coates Talent League Team of the Week. All six sides who took the field are represented by at least two players each – […]
Lions roar to 85-point win in AFLW U16s
BRISBANE Lions Academy finished on top of the AFL Women’s Under 16s Pool B after a second dominant performance on Friday. The Lions crushed Northern Territory by 85 points – thanks to a seven-goal first term – which followed on from a 110-point shellacking of GWS GIANTS Academy in their first and final game. Brisbane […]
Waratah snaps 23-year NTFL flag drought
THE sleeping giant arose on Saturday night when Waratah won its 16th NTFL Men’s Premier League flag, snapping a 23-year premiership drought in the process. The Tahs’ were the last of the remaining eight sides at the turn of the new century to win a premiership after defeating Southern Districts by 18 points at TIO […]
Queen Ants march to second flag in three years
PINT lived up to its regular season expectations by toppling Waratah in the NTFL Women’s Premier League Grand Final on Saturday and marching to its second flag in three seasons. The Queen Ants had a battle on their hands early, but kicked away after that, slamming home seven goals to one over the next two […]
Crocs get second crack after Saints success
SOUTHERN Districts has earned a second crack at fellow grand finalists Waratah after coming away with a 23-point win over St Mary’s in the 2022/23 NTFL Men’s Premier League Preliminary Final on the weekend. The Crocs went down to Waratah in the second week of finals coming off a bye, but will now be in […]
Tigers scrape home as Tahs’ set up Crocs clash
NIGHTCLIFF has lived to fight another day in the 2022/23 NTFL Men’s Premier League season by surviving a nail-biting elimination final against Darwin Buffaloes on the weekend. The Tigers were made to work for the win, with the fourth placed side holding on in a frantic final term to come away with the two-point victory, […]
