AFLW Draft Q&A: Harriet Bingley
TASMANIAN talent Harriet Bingley is a powerful utility who thrives through the midfield, but is equally as capable on any of the three lines. Standing at 174cm, Bingley is a bigger midfielder who uses her strength to win the ball, and then is able to distribute cleanly by hand or foot. Also a member of […]
2025 CTL Girls: Sandringham Dragons season preview
GREATER depth, buy-in and a hunger to be more competitive has the Sandringham Dragons ready to make an impact in the 2025 Coates Talent League Girls season. Coach Martha Cantwell is pleased with how the preseason has gone, and is excited about what the squad can accomplish this year. PRESEASON “We’re really happy with preseason […]
2025 CTL Girls: Oakleigh Chargers season preview
REIGNING back-to-back champions Oakleigh Chargers will look vastly different compared to last season, with plenty of new faces joining those experienced bottom-agers and double bottom-agers from 2024 in the 2025 Coates Talent League Girls squad. Two-time premiership coach Ty Vickery said it will provide different challenges to overcome this season, but is excited by the […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Ava Usher
TOUTED as the number one prospect in the 2025 AFLW Draft, Queensland’s Ava Usher has had to watch on the past 12 months as she overcame an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear that put a line through her bottom-age season. Now back in action and closing in on a return to the game that she […]
2025 CTL Girls: Northern Knights season preview
BOASTING five top-age members in the Vic Metro summer hub and a squad that has the potential to push the best sides in the competition as shown by efforts last season, Northern Knights is a sleeping giant. The 2019 premiers have some exciting and versatile talents, and head coach Allana Dickie could not be more […]
2025 CTL Girls: Murray Bushrangers season preview
EDUCATION and culture are what the Murray Bushrangers are looking to build in 2025, as the Coates Talent League Girls program prepares for its first season under new coach Tyson Saunders. The incoming mentor has an abundance of talent at bottom-age level, alongside a couple of key returning over-agers and a mix of top-age prospects […]
Scouting Notes | 2025 Vic U16s Girls trials
VICTORIA Country and Metro selectors got a look at the potential players for the upcoming AFLW Under 16s Development Championships over the weekend with a couple of trial matches. Following the conclusion of the Coates Talent League Girls Under 16s competition, the best players from the Country and Metro regions were split into four teams, […]
2025 CTL Girls: GWV Rebels season preview
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels coach Sally Riley is pleased with the training workload of her players over the preseason as the country region eyes off the first round of the 2025 Coates Talent League Girls season. PRESEASON “It’s been good. We’ve had our satellite training bases in Horsham, Warrnambool and Hamilton throughout the preseason […]
2025 CTL Girls: Gippsland Power season preview
FOLLOWING Gippsland Power’s first ever number one AFLW Draft selection in Ash Centra, a new group of young guns are set to hit the Coates Talent League Girls competition. Boosted by four Vic Country hub members including an Under 16s MVP, coach Nathan Boyd said the squad “bats deeper” than in the past. PRESEASON “It’s […]
2025 CTL Girls: Geelong Falcons season preview
ALWAYS competitive, Geelong Falcons will run with a very young squad in 2025, with the majority of the team list being bottom-agers or Under 16s talents. The Falcons have less than 20 top-agers in the program for 2025, with Tash Heffernan taking over Mel Hickey‘s role as regional development coach while the latter is on […]
