Preview | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 11
FULL-TIME action resumes in the Coates Talent League this weekend, with an allotment of six games splitting Victorian and Allies representative fixtures. We preview all six games, with a look at each region’s form and the players to watch.
Vic Metro 2023 AFLW U18s squad announced
VIC Metro has finalised its 30-player squad for the upcoming AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, which begins on Sunday, July 2 for the ‘Big V’. Metro faces off against Allies, South Australia and Vic Country at the 2023 national carnival, with a mix of top and bottom-age prospects selected. Eastern Ranges make up up almost […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 10
FOUR games took place over three games in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with a number of players stepping up in the absence of others. We took note of some of those players in our weekly Scouting Notes, with a focus on top-age players who took part in the Victorian trials, or non draft-eligible […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 10
EIGHT players from the tight tussle between Tasmania Devils and Gippsland Power made our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week, with the sides two of three to record a league-high four players. Northern Knights was the other side to achieve four, while fellow winners Sandringham Dragons and Oakleigh Chargers had […]
Talent League Player Focus: Jasmine Sowden (Gippsland Power)
BOTTOM-AGE talent Jasmine Sowden was a standout in Round 10 of the Coates Talent League despite her Gippsland Power side going down to Tasmania Devils by two goals. In a blustery day at Warrawee Park, the 16-year-old had a breakout 30 disposals, five marks, four inside 50s and four rebound 50s, while laying 11 tackles […]
Purple Patch: Reid’s rampant nine minutes
RETURNING for his first game in over a month, top AFL Draft prospect Harley Reid was a young man with plenty of eyes on him over the weekend. He skippered Vic Country in their first match of the 2023 Under 18 National Championships, and boy did he make a hot start to proceedings. The highly […]
Next Gen: Under 16 stars to take centre stage
THE 2023 AFL Under 16 National Development Championships are officially underway, with Vic Metro and the Sydney Swans Academy claiming wins in the opening games of Pool A and B respectively. It means the next generation of footballing talent is emerging, no less through the Northern Academies. With a lucky and extremely promising few players […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 10 wrap
OAKLEIGH Chargers retained its place at the top of the Coates Talent League Girls ladder by defeating second placed Eastern Ranges, as Northern Knights, Tasmania Devils and Sandringham Dragons also picked up wins in Round 10.
Scouting Notes: 2023 AFL U16s – Giants Academy vs. Swans Academy
THE SYDNEY Swans Academy kicked off the Pool B portion of this year’s Under 16 National Championships with a 24-point win over local rival, the GWS Giants Academy. A five-goal third term set up the Swans’ victory at Blacktown International Sportspark, in what was otherwise a competitive hitout. GIANTS ACADEMY 1.2 | 5.4 | 6.5 […]
The VFLW box of surprises keeps delivering
IN a season that has already delivered plenty of surprises, the VFL Women’s competition kept the surprises coming over the weekend. Also, with only two wins separating over half the teams on the ladder at the moment, the weekend’s results have made this season’s finalists no less set. The surprises began out at Trevor Barker […]
