2024 CTLG team review: Swans Academy
THE last of the four Coates Talent League Girls Northern Academy sides to complete their stint in the competition, the Sydney Swans Academy played four games for one win, but were ultra-competitive throughout and some promising AFLW Draft prospects emerged. >> 2024 CTLG team review: Lions Academy>> 2024 CTLG team review: Giants Academy>> 2024 CTLG […]
2024 Queensland AFLW U18s squad announced
QUEENSLAND has released its 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18s Championships squad for the upcoming national carnival, with 30 players named from either the Brisbane Lions or Gold Coast Suns Academies. The two Academies went 4-0 and 3-1 in their Coates Talent League Girls stints, indicating the strength of the Sunshine State. Last year the Maroons […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 8 – Sunday
ROUND 8 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition rolls on with two more matches on Sunday. A couple of mid-table sides in Gippsland Power and Sandringham Dragons face off in Morwell, while Eastern Ranges make the trek north to take on Bendigo Pioneers at Queen Elizabeth Oval. FORM: Both these sides have shown glimpses […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 8 – Saturday
A RETURN of the Sydney Swans Academy opens Round 8 of the Coates Talent League Girls, while one of Murray Bushrangers or Calder Cannons will register their first win when they face off in Wangaratta. Four games take place tomorrow for the competition and we preview each one. FORM: Dandenong Stingrays have had some up […]
2024 CTLG team review: Suns Academy
THE two Queensland Academies have wrapped up their stints in the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls competition, and next up in our review series we analyse the Gold Coast Academy. We take a look at the results and some of the standouts throughout the stint with a number of them set for Queensland representation at […]
Q&A: Jemma Reynolds (Dandenong Stingrays)
DANDENONG Stingrays top-ager Jemma Reynolds has started the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season on fire, averaging 23 disposals per game across her first six matches. Her form includes two games of 29 or 30 disposals, including a standout performance against the Brisbane Lions Academy last weekend. An explosive on-baller with clean hands and class […]
2024 CTLG team review: Lions Academy
THE two Queensland Academies have wrapped up their stints in the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls competition, and next up in our review series we analyse the Brisbane Lions Academy. We take a look at the results and some of the standouts throughout the stint with a number of them set for Queensland representation at […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 7
THREE big winners of Round 7 for the Coates Talent League Girls competition dominated this week’s Team of the Week as Oakleigh Chargers and Gold Coast Suns Academy (five each) and Eastern Ranges (four) made up more than half of the side. All bar two of the 12 sides had a representative in an otherwise […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 7
WET weather was a theme of the Coates Talent League Girls Round 7 action, with five of the six games played across Victoria, four of which came on a rain-affected Sunday. We took note of some of the top performers from each of the matches with notes the opinion of the individual author.
Q&A: Grace Belloni (Eastern Ranges)
EASTERN Ranges top-ager Grace Belloni is one of a number of draft hopefuls coming out of the metropolitan region, with the forward-midfielder consistently impacting games, particularly in the latter role this season. The 174cm utility averaged 15.8 disposals, 2.5 marks and 2.7 tackles last season, booting 11 goals in 16 games. She started as a […]
