
2024 Queensland AFLW U18s squad announced
QUEENSLAND has released its 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18s Championships squad for the upcoming national carnival, with 30 players named from either the Brisbane Lions or Gold Coast Suns Academies. The two Academies went 4-0 and 3-1 in their Coates Talent League Girls stints, indicating the strength of the Sunshine State. Last year the Maroons […]

Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 9
REGULAR programming resumed in the Coates Talent League across a selection of six games for Round 9. Of them, five were decided by three goals or less in a tightly contested weekend of action. Catch up on all the latest numbers and top performances in a snapshot.

2024 Coates Talent League: Round 9 POTW
OAKLEIGH Chargers captain Jagga Smith is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after a monumental performance in Round 9. The classy midfielder amassed 50 disposals, six marks, four inside 50s and a goal to be a standout in his side’s 18-point loss to Western Jets on Sunday. Despite the Chargers’ 1-6 record, Smith […]

PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 8 – Saturday
A RETURN of the Sydney Swans Academy opens Round 8 of the Coates Talent League Girls, while one of Murray Bushrangers or Calder Cannons will register their first win when they face off in Wangaratta. Four games take place tomorrow for the competition and we preview each one. FORM: Dandenong Stingrays have had some up […]

RECAP | 2024 Academy Series
THE NORTHERN Academies have completed their 2024 Coates Talent League stints, making for a combined record of five wins, 11 losses and one draw. There were some promising results and plenty of prospects who emerged ahead of Allies selection. We recap how each Academy fared. BRISBANE LIONS ACADEMY RECORD: 1-2-1, 114.0%STREAK: LLWD BEST RESULT:Round 7 […]

2024 CTLG team review: Suns Academy
THE two Queensland Academies have wrapped up their stints in the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls competition, and next up in our review series we analyse the Gold Coast Academy. We take a look at the results and some of the standouts throughout the stint with a number of them set for Queensland representation at […]

2024 CTLG team review: Lions Academy
THE two Queensland Academies have wrapped up their stints in the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls competition, and next up in our review series we analyse the Brisbane Lions Academy. We take a look at the results and some of the standouts throughout the stint with a number of them set for Queensland representation at […]

2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 7
THREE big winners of Round 7 for the Coates Talent League Girls competition dominated this week’s Team of the Week as Oakleigh Chargers and Gold Coast Suns Academy (five each) and Eastern Ranges (four) made up more than half of the side. All bar two of the 12 sides had a representative in an otherwise […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 8
ROUND 8 of the Coates Talent League season produced plenty of headlines, as the reigning premier’s unbeaten run was ended and three Northern Academy stints came to a close ahead of the Allies’ opening game. We noted some of the top prospects and performers from the weekend’s five fixtures. >> CTL R8: Snapshot | POTW […]

Hynes climbs up RMC Medal leaderboard
DANDENONG Stingrays co-captain Cooper Hynes continues his ascent up the Rookie Me Central Medal leaderboard after another massive outing in Round 8. The 190cm midfielder-forward sits behind a trio of leaders on nine votes after adding two to his tally in Dandenong’s draw with the Lions Academy. >> SCROLL for the Round 8 votes & […]