AFLW Draft Q&A: Lillian Snow
DANDENONG Stingrays midfielder Lillian Snow is coming off a huge Round 5 game where she racked up 10 clearances from 23 disposals and six marks against Sandringham Dragons in a best afield performance. Snow clunked four contested marks in the game with the top-age talent one of the best above head while being competitive as […]
2025 CTLG RMC MEDAL | Race heats up after five rounds
MORE best on ground performances from the likes of Calder Cannons’ Chloe Baker-West and Northern Knights’ Marlo Graham have them providing the early pace in our 2025 Rookie Me Central Medal count for the Coates Talent League Girls competition. >> SCROLL to see all the Round 5 votes The top-age duo were votes best-on in […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 5
THERE was no shortage of talent across a blockbuster round of action in the Coates Talent League Girls competition as the Northern Academies continued their stints, and some impressive ball-winning displays took place. We took note of just some of the players who caught the eye over the weekend, with all notes the opinion of […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 5
IT WAS a round to remember for the two New South Wales Academies with the Giants and Swans Academies recording three representatives in our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 5. The pair ended up the only teams of the 16 in action to have three, with five sides having two, […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Zoe Wilkinson
EASTERN Ranges contested ball-winner Zoe Wilkinson is a player who has had her share of interruptions over the lat 12 months, but is fit and firing in season 2025. Wilkinson has found her place as that inside midfielder for the Ranges allowing others to roll to flanks, while also being able to rest forward herself. […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Swans shoot to second win
FRESH off a bye after a first-up win against Tasmania, the Swans produced another strong performance, downing Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels at Highgate Recreation Reserve by seven goals. That was our feature game of Round 5 as a jam-packed eight-match fixture filled both days across multiple states.
AFLW Draft Q&A: Macy Watkins
SANDRINGHAM Dragons midfielder Macy Watkins has enjoyed a promising start to her top-age season, becoming more offensively damaging to match her natural defensive instincts. A team-first player who thrives at the contest, Watkins also tasted success with Melbourne Grammar in the Herald Sun Shield last year. We spoke to Watkins at the Coates Talent League […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Alex Neyland
AN EXCITING inclusion to the Swans Academy this year has been top-age forward Alex Neyland who donned the red and white at Under 16s level prior to tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). While she returned late last year, her Swans representation through the Under 22s Summer Series and Coates Talent League Girls has been […]
2025 CTLG | Round 5 Player of the Week: Chloe Baker-West
A LONG time coming, Calder Cannons star Chloe Baker-West earned our Coates Talent League Player of the Week nomination for Round 5. The two-time Vic Metro MVP and high-volume accumulator has been in the top two or three just about every round but keeps narrowly getting pipped. However on the weekend, she stood tall to […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Jovie Skewes-Clinton
A SKILLFUL tall who can clunk a mark and play across all three lines on the field, Jovie Skewes-Clinton is a unique prospect in this year’s AFLW Draft. A member of the Vic Country hub, Skewes-Clinton has predominantly played in defence in the past with stints forward and through the mid, and that showed through […]
