
Hausegger hones craft to follow Blackburn’s lead
OAKLEIGH Chargers top-ager Lara Hausegger is a Western Bulldogs fan, so it should come as no surprise as to the player she most looks up to at AFL Women’s level. Though Hausegger is primarily a rebounding defender, the 17-year-old wants to emulate her AFL Women’s club premiership skipper. “I really inspire to play like Ellie […]

Jets bottom-ager’s Field of Dreams
WESTERN Jets defender Lou-Lou Field might still have more than 18 months until she can be picked in the AFL Women’s Draft, but the bottom-age talent has seen what the rise of her former teammates to give her “inspiration”. After being lucky enough to be on the Jets list in 2021 – though being too […]

Stone and Lang lead RMC Medal
EASTERN Ranges midfielder Laura Stone and GWV Rebels defender Millie Lang are tied at the top of the Rookie Me Central Medal leaderboard after six rounds of Coates Talent League Girls action. In a competitive start to the season, 12 players have already reached double-figure votes, with 87 players earning a vote at some point […]

2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 6
A DOMINANT performance from Oakleigh Chargers resulted in a season-high seven players in our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 6. The Chargers had two more players than Eastern Ranges (five), with Northern Knights (four) ahead of the three losing sides who combined for one third of the […]

Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 6
ONLY the three games were played across the Coates Talent League Girls Round 6 with Oakleigh Chargers, Eastern Ranges and Northern Knights all winning to occupy the top three spots on the ladder. We took note of some of the top performers from their respective victories. All scouting notes are the opinion of the individual […]

Talent League Girls Player Focus: Sophie McKay (Sandringham Dragons)
HOPING to follow in the footsteps of older sister Abbie, Sandringham Dragons’ Sophie McKay has made a promising start to her Coates Talent League career. Eligible as a father-daughter selection to Carlton with her father Andrew playing 244 games with the Navy Blues. Fast forward to 2023, and McKay is still a bottom-ager, but making […]

2023 Talent League Girls Player Of The Week: Round 6
THOUGH there were just the three games in Round 6 of the Talent League Girls competition, there were no shortage of talented individual performances. Western Jets’ Sierra Grieves earned our Rookie Me Central Player of the Week for Round 6 after another dominant ball-winning display during the Jets’ loss to Northern Knights at Preston City […]

2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 6 wrap
A SMALLER than usual Coates Talent League Girls round took place over the weekend with just three matches on offer for Round 6. All three occurred on the Saturday, with Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers remaining undefeated, while Northern Knights got up over Western Jets.

Talent League Girls Round 6 preview: Oakleigh Chargers vs. Calder Cannons
A TOP of the table clash in the Coates Talent League Girls competition sees two metropolitan regions lock horns at Warrawee Park on Saturday. Second placed Oakleigh Chargers – with a percentage of 289.1 – take on ladder leaders Calder Cannons, who have accumulated 372.2 per cent across their three games. Only one team can […]

Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 5
DESPITE a reduced round of just four games over the weekend, there were still plenty of top individual performances in Round 5 of the Talent League Girls. We took note of some high-scoring forwards, accumulating midfielders and clever defenders across a weekend that had a bit of everything from a weather perspective. All scouting notes […]