
2025 RMC MEDAL | Race down to half a dozen as duo streak clear
GOING toe-for-toe right until the final fortnight, Oakleigh Chargers’ Chloe Bown and Murray Bushrangers’ Ellie Hall have set the pace for the rest of the field with the run home to the Rookie Me Central Medal. In what will be the last update prior to announcing the winner, both Bown and Hall are locked on […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 16
A MASSIVE round of Coates Talent League Girls actions saw six games take place prior to another league-wide bye with some big comebacks and impressive individual performances. We took notes on some of the standouts, with a primary focus on the Victorian or Allies representatives or trailists, and the non-draft eligible players. >> ROUND 16: […]

2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 16
A RAMPAGING Eastern Ranges earned a league-high four players in our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week after a big victory over Calder Cannons, while Murray Bushrangers and Oakleigh Chargers picked up three apiece. Of the 12 sides, 11 are represented with nine having multiple players in the side. Captaining the side this […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – South Australia vs. Queensland
QUEENSLAND finished off its 2025 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships with an impressive hard-fought victory over South Australia at Prospect Oval on Sunday. As always we took note of a few of the standouts across both sides.

2025 CTLG wrap | Comebacks headline Round 16
A TRIO of impressive comebacks from Oakleigh Chargers. Murray Bushrangers and Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels saw the respective teams come away with the four points in Round 16 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. The league has a bye next weekend with only a fortnight left of regular action before finals, and we […]

2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Sunny Lappin
TIED to three clubs with a famous father, Queensland AFLW Draft prospect Sunny Lappin is forging her own path in football. The daughter of 251-gamer Matthew has links to the Blues and Saints where her dad spent 196 and 55 games respectively, as well as her homegrown academy through the Gold Coast Suns. Lappin is […]

2025 CTLG | Round 16 Player of the Week: Scarlett Bown
FOR THE first time in history, siblings have won back-to-back Player of the Week nominations with Scarlett Bown following in the footsteps of older sister Chloe Bown to earn the nod. Bown took full advantage of Oakleigh Chargers being minus star forward Bailee Martin as she slammed home seven goals from 12 touches and seven […]

Late flurry sees Queensland surge to win
TRAILING by 15 points at the first break and by as much as nine points midway through the final term, Queensland found a way to win against South Australia in a thrilling conclusion to the AFLW Under 18 Championships. Though the two-point victory was not enough to surpass Vic Metro’s percentage for the title, Queensland […]

2025 CTLG Preview | In-form Jets face rampant Rebels
HOT OFF back-to-back wins, Western Jets take on a Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels outfit that did not concede a score last week as Round 16 of the Coates Talent League Girls gets underway with an early Saturday morning start down in Werribee. The match is part of a triple-header that features an AFLW practice […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 15
AFTER a week off, the Coates Talent League Girls commenced its final month of action with plenty of impressive individual performances. As always, we took note of some of those players who caught the eye across the six games. Notes are the opinion of the individual author, with a focus on state representatives and trailists, […]