
Rebels pocket rocket enters RMC Medal podium
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) prospect Talor Byrne has climbed into the top three of the Rookie Me Central Medal count after an industrious performance in Round 12. The Rebels pocket rocket booted three goals from 22 touches and laid nine tackles in his side’s 44-point win over Northern. >> SCROLL for the Round 12 votes […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 12
A THRILLING top-of-the-table clash headlined Round 12 in the Coates Talent League, though the remaining five fixtures threw up much wider margins. Plenty of representative stars were in action over the weekend, and we focussed in on them for the latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> CTL ROUND 12: Snapshot | Player of the Week […]

2025 CTL | Round 12 Team of the Week
A TRIO of Coates Talent League regions boast an equal-high three representatives in our Round 12 Team of the Week. The Bendigo Pioneers and Western Jets are among them after impressive victories, along with Eastern Ranges, who went down in a thrilling game against ladder leaders Gippsland Power. >> CTL Round 12: Snapshot | Player […]

Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 12
BARRING a three-point thriller to open proceedings, teams won relatively comfortably in Round 12 of the Coates Talent League. Gippsland Power’s top-of-the-table clash against Eastern Ranges delivered on excitement on a weekend which otherwise yielded an average winning margin of 38 points.

PREVIEW | Ladder leaders look to extend buffer
A TOP of the table clash headlines the Coates Talent League action in Round 12, as Gippsland Power host Eastern Ranges in Morwell. Also kicking off the weekend on Saturday afternoon are Greater Western Victoria (GWV) and Northern Knights, who do battle in Ballarat. We preview both fixtures.

Grandson of a gun storms atop RMC Medal standings
DANDENONG Stingrays midfielder Callum Smith has stormed into top spot on the Rookie Me Central Medal leaderboard after another three-vote performance in Round 11. The performance put him a single vote clear in pole position ahead of former leader and pick one contender Willem Duursma. >> SCROLL for the Round 11 votes & leaderboard Smith […]

2025 CTL | Round 11 Player of the Week: Lachy Dovaston
EASTERN Ranges livewire Lachy Dovaston is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after a breakthrough bag of goals in Round 11. The small forward booted five from 20 disposals and laid six tackles in his side’s thrilling one-point win over Geelong Falcons in Healesville on Sunday. >> Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U16s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
VIC METRO claimed bragging rights over their Country counterparts in the Pool A opener for this year’s Under 16 National Championships. Played in dour conditions at Avalon Airport Oval on Monday, the match underwent several lead changes but was sealed by Baxter Sruk‘s goal in the final minute. A host of club-tied prospects shone, with […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U18s – South Australia vs. Vic Metro
SOUTH Australia firmed its grip on pole position in the National Championships title race after trouncing Vic Metro by 61 points at Alberton Oval on Sunday. The Croweaters poured on 13 goals to two after quarter time against a Metro side which couldn’t find its radar, nor a way forward. The 48-26 inside 50 count […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFL U18s: South Australia vs. Vic Metro
SOUTH Australia backs up from a sensational first-up win over the Allies in Blacktown to host Vic Metro at Alberton Oval tomorrow. The Vics are stacked with National Academy members, but the Croweaters also have their faire share of talent, and their talls were ultra impressive last weekend. NEED TO KNOW WHO: South Australia vs. […]