AFLW U18s Player Focus: Kiera Whiley (Vic Metro)
WESTERN Jets skipper and AFLW Academy member Kiera Whiley is a good all-round player who can be a natural contested ball-winner, or slot onto a flank or a wing when required. In Vic Metro’s victory over Vic Country, Whiley almost exclusively played inside midfield, where she ran at an elite 80 per cent in both […]
Scouting notes: 2023 Vic Metro AFLW U18s trial
IN the first of two Victorian trial games, Vic Metro hopefuls strutted their stuff at Werribee to help selectors determine a final squad for the upcoming AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. Tomorrow night we will take a look at the Vic Country Under 18s trial match. VIC METRO BLUE 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | […]
Howley runaway leader after perfect three-game stint
BREAKING away from the post Round 6 logjam, Geelong Falcons bottom-age star Sara Howley picked up a perfect 15 votes in the past three weeks to build serious separation to second spot in the 2023 Rookie Me Central Medal race. Sitting equal fourth after the first six rounds, Howley came back from the community break […]
State of play: Coates Talent League Girls
THE FIRST block of Coates Talent League Girls action has been completed in season 2023, but with the competition returning as soon as next week, there’s no better time for a refresher on what has gone down to date. We take you through all you need to know before Round 7 gets underway. WHEN DOES […]
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 […]
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 […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 3
THE six metropolitan teams were welcomed into the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls competition with varying success, as the next generation of talent took to the field. We highlight some of the top performers in our Scouting Notes with each note the opinion of the individual writer. >> Coates Talent League Girls Round 3 wrap
Reigning premiers on course for “seamless” 2023 transition
THE WESTERN Jets soared to a captivating Coates Talent League premiership last year, the region’s first-ever, and are on course to complete a “seamless” transition into 2023. Former assistant Hayley Gossow has shifted into the girls head coach role and much of the grand final side remains ahead of what should be a familiar feeling […]
2023 Preseason Testing Top 10s – Coates Talent League Girls
ALL 12 Victorian Talent League Girls regions convened at Narrandjeri Stadium on Sunday to partake in their annual preseason testing event, under the eye of Rookie Me. Up to 35 Under 18 athletes from each squad underwent a range of physical tests; from vertical jumps, to sprints and endurance running. >> SCROLL for all top 10 results […]
Coates Talent League officially launched
AUSTRALIA’s premier AFL talent pathway has undergone its third rebrand, with the official launch of the Coates Talent League today. Set to enter its 32nd year in 2023, the competition started out as the Victorian State Football League (VSFL) in 1992, before perhaps being most famously known as the TAC Cup, and most recently the […]
