Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 1
COATES Talent League Girls action returned to Victoria over the weekend with all 12 Victorian teams taking to the field. We took note of some of the top performers from each fixture, with some huge individual performances and others who caught the eye. >> ROUND 1: Round wrap | Player of the Week | Player […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Tayla McMillan
EASTERN Ranges dynamo Tayla McMillan is one of the most exciting AFLW Draft prospects for 2025, with the natural leader a contested ball-winning midfielder who is also developing her craft off half-back. She starred as a bottom-ager last season, and has a terrific balance of hardness and class which sets her aside from many of […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Stingrays’ ominous start
DANDENONG Stingrays have produced a dominant final three quarters to run out 109-point victors over Gippsland Power in a wind-swept Morwell yesterday. The Stingrays were already considered a Coates Talent League Girls title contender – arguably the pick of the country teams – and their Round 1 performance did not sway anyone from that train […]
SEASON GUIDE | 2025 Coates Talent League Girls
AFTER a long-awaited break, the 2025 Coates Talent League Girls season will get underway this weekend. Ahead of the 18-round home-and-away season commences on Saturday, we take a look at everything you need to know. >> SCROLL for club-by-club previews & predictions NEED TO KNOW The season will feature 18 clubs, including 13 full-time regions. […]
2025 CTL Girls: Eastern Ranges season preview
AFTER back-to-back grand final defeats but incredible seasons nonetheless, Eastern Ranges loom as one of the teams to beat again in 2025. Boasting the most Vic Metro hub members between the top-age and bottom-age levels, coach Jarrad Donders is excited by what the year has in store for his side. He spoke about the deeply […]
2025 CTL Under 16 Metro Girls carnival wrap
EASTERN Ranges impressive talent depth looks set to stretch on for a number of years yet, with some huge wins at the Coates Talent League Girls Under 16s carnival. The Ranges and Calder Cannons went undefeated throughout the tournament, while Northern Knights and Oakleigh Chargers split their results. Sandringham Dragons and Western Jets went down […]
Coates Talent League Girls: Must-watch fixtures in 2025
THE 2025 Coates Talent League fixtures were announced last week, with an 18-round girls regular season set to commence on the weekend of April 5-6. There are plenty of landmark events between then and the Grand Final, slated for September 20-21. We highlight some of the must-watch fixtures. >> ANNOUNCEMENT: 2025 Coates Talent League fixtures […]
2025 Coates Talent League fixtures released
FEATURING up to 19 rounds and 18 clubs, the 2025 Coates Talent League fixtures for both the boys and girls competitions were released today. Kicking off on the weekend of March 29-30 and April 6-7 for the boys and girls seasons respectively, both will run until the end of August before a three-week finals series. […]
PROFILED | 2025 Vic Metro Girls Hub
A NEW season of Coates Talent League Girls football is less than two months away, and in readiness for the year, we profile the players in the Victorian hubs. We conclude with the Vic Metro summer squad after covering the Vic Country hub last week. >> PROFILED | 2025 Vic Country Girls Hub TOP-AGERS: Jordyn […]
Three Players, One Dream: Brilliant Baldwin opts for balancing act
ISLA Baldwin had a top-age season curtailed by injury, but it did not stop the over-ager from chasing her AFLW dream. She opted to play both VFLW and Talent League Girls, finishing equal second in Carlton’s VFLW Best and Fairest and has firmly put herself back in the AFLW Draft frame. That decision to play […]
