AFLW Draft Q&A: Nalu Brothwell
ONE HALF of a damaging duo, Nalu Brothwell is the forward half of the Dandenong Stingrays’ Brothwell twins having impressed as an athletic marking player inside 50. Sharing the field with sister Mizuki – often found up the other end – Brothwell is a newcomer to football compared to her peers, and has wasted no […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 3
A SERIES of massive wins and introduction of the Northern Academies saw the Round 3 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week representatives spread out across 11 teams and five states or territories. The Queensland and NSW-ACT Academies made up 10 of the 24 players, while a further three Victorian sides – Dandenong Stingrays, […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Swans shine to down Devils
SYDNEY Swans Academy has kick-started its Coates Talent League Girls campaign off on the right note with a commanding 41-point win over Tasmania Devils at Blacktown International Sportspark on Anzac Day. We recap that game and the other six fixture in our Round 3 wrap.
PREVIEW | CTLG R3 – Suns welcome red-hot Rays
A TANTALISING matchup for only Round 3, the highly talented Gold Coast Suns Academy – which went undefeated last season including knocking off eventual Coates Talent League Girls premier Oakleigh – will take on the in-form Dandenong Stingrays on the Gold Coast.
2025 VFLW Player Focus: Tahlia Sanger (Collingwood)
HARD-NOSED Collingwood midfielder Tahlia Sanger put together a complete performance in the first game of the VFLW 2025 season, starring in a tough contest against the Casey Demons. A relentless competitor around the stoppages, Sanger showed her trademark work rate and physicality to lead the way through the middle, offering composure under pressure and impact […]
2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Vic Metro vs Vic Country
VIC METRO overcame a slow start to get the bragging rights over rivals Vic Country at the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 16s Development Championships. The ‘Big V’ trailed by four goals late in the first term, but turned it around after that booting eight of the last 11 goals to secure the 8.10 (58) to […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 2
SOME huge goal tallies, high volume disposal tallies and overall fantastic individual performances headlined Round 2 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. As always, we noted down some of the players who caught the eye throughout the six matches across Epsom Huntly and Highgate Recreation Reserves. >> ROUND 2: Round wrap | Player of […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 2
IF LAST week’s Team of the Week was an incredibly tough decision to come to, then the Coates Talent League Girls Round 2 team went to another level. With bags of goals left, right and centre, huge individual midfield numbers and some impressive defensive displays, this week’s side had more than 30 players who were […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Oakleigh Charges home to deny Ranges
A LATE flurry from Oakleigh Chargers ensured the reigning back-to-back premiers got over Eastern Ranges yet again as the two heavyweights battled in out in the match of the Coates Talent League Girls season to-date. If the contest was anything to go by, expect more intriguing battles to come in the future.
2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Lions Academy vs Vic Country
AFTER a tight first half, Brisbane Lions Academy shook off the challenge of Vic Country to post a 40-point win at Aspley in their 2025 AFLW Under 16 Development Championships. Country booted the first two goals of the game, and of the second term to lead by as much as 14 points early in the […]
