Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 7
A TRIO of thrillers headlined the Coates Talent League action in Round 7, as the remaining Northern Academies bowed out of their respective stints. Gold Coast completed an unbeaten run, while Gippsland Power sits pretty atop the ladder of full-time teams with just one loss in five games.
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 6
A MAMMOTH round of action in the Coates Talent League Boys competition saw eight matches take place across three days and three states. We cast our eyes across each game and some of the players that caught the eye. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
2025 CTL | Round 6 Team of the Week
WESTERN Jets’ huge win over Northern Territory saw them dominate the Coates Talent League Boys Team of the Week for Round 6 with a league-high four representatives. Of the 16 sides, 15 were represented, as Gold Coast Suns Academy had three, while Brisbane Lions Academy, Calder Cannons, Sydney Swans Academy and Tasmania Devils had a […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 6
A FULL eight-game round of Coates Talent League took place over the weekend, running from Friday night until Sunday afternoon. For a quick recap on each of the matches, we’ve got you covered.
2025 CTL | Round 5 Team of the Week
GOLD COAST Suns Academy narrowly edged out state rivals Brisbane Lions Academy for the most players in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 5. The Suns notched up five representatives, with the Lions and Murray Bushrangers both totalling four, while Northern Knights (three) were also prominent among the nine teams that […]
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 […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 5
ALL FIVE Northern Academy sides – including the Northern Territory – were in action across Round 5 of the Coates Talent League Boys competition with a nail-biter to start the round and then mostly blowouts on the Sunday. Catch up on how all the six games went down.
RMC MEDAL | Academy stars rack up early votes
NORTHERN Academies were the talk of the town, across several towns, in Round 4 of the Coates Talent League. That chatter was not lost on the Rookie Me Central Medal vote-givers, as club-tied talent swept the tallies across an elongated round. All 15 vote-getters had not previously polled in 2025. >> SCROLL for the Round […]
2025 CTL | Round 4 Team of the Week
THE GOLD Coast Suns Academy dominates our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 4. The Suns ran rampant in a 62-point victory over Dandenong Stingrays, ending with the weekend’s highest winning margin and four representatives in our 24-player squad. See who made the cut! >> CTL ROUND 4: Snapshot | Player of the Week | Scouting […]
2025 CTLG RMC MEDAL | Northern Academies arrive
COLLECTING three out of four possible wins, the Northern Academies might not play enough games to tally a winning total in our Rookie Me Central Medal, but can shape the final leaderboard. In Round 3 of the Coates Talent League Girls, that is exactly what happened with some fresh faces earning votes, while others remained […]
