PODCAST | Final Siren – Episode 154
THE FINAL Siren Podcast is back for another instalment in season 2023, with episode 154 going national once again as boys pathway football rolls on in Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Host Peter Williams and Rookie Me Central AFL Draft Editor Michael Alvaro reconvene to break down the key learnings from the weekend that […]
Update | 2023 Rookie Me Central Medal votes
WITH three rounds of Coates Talent League action in the books, it’s time to take a peek at how the Rookie Me Central Medal votes are stacking up. Last year’s number one pick Aaron Cadman took out the inaugural count in 2022, and this time around there’s another top prospect leading the way. Bendigo Pioneers […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League – Round 3
SOME feasted on chocolate, while others feasted on seven Coates Talent League fixtures over the Easter weekend. With most winners cashing in throughout Round 3, there were plenty of big performances and prospects to highlight in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> Round 3 recap: Snapshot | Team of the Week | Player of […]
Team of the Week: 2023 Talent League – Round 3
A QUARTET of Murray Bushrangers headline our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 3, after the country region’s 61-point win over the Giants Academy. Fellow victors GWV, Sandringham, Dandenong, and Eastern all contributed three players apiece after a seven-game Easter weekend extravaganza. Check out who made the cut in our 24-player squad! […]
2023 AFLW U16s Pool A preview: All-Vic clash
VICTORIA’S finest Under 16s talent from the Coates Talent League Girls pathway will clash up at Deakin Reserve in Shepparton tomorrow as the newly named Pool A kicks off. Vic Country will host Vic Metro in what is expected to be an entertaining contest. Pool B of the Under 16 Championships got underway on Wednesday, […]
Talent League Girls Player Focus: Sara Howley (Geelong Falcons)
GEELONG Falcons bottom-ager Sara Howley has enjoyed quite the start to her 2023 Coates Talent League season, notching over 25 disposals thrice in her first four matches. While the Falcons midfielder hit 31 back in Round 2 against the Dandenong Stingrays, she surpassed that effort with a massive 36-disposal haul against GWV Rebels, a performance […]
Davies’ half-dozen helps Suns sink Swans
A HALF-dozen goals from double bottom-age talent Georja Davies has helped the Gold Coast Suns Academy get off to the perfect start in the AFLW Under 16 Championships. The Suns Academy proved too good for the Sydney Swans Academy, running out 11-goal winners in the first of three games at Bond University. The first term […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 4
EASTERN Ranges lead the way in our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 4 with a fitting four nominations this week. The Ranges are ahead of fellow big winners, Dandenong Stingrays, Calder Cannons and Tasmania Devils who managed three, while Oakleigh Chargers, Geelong Falcons and GWV Rebels all picked up the […]
Snapshot: 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 3
ROUND 3 of the 2023 Coates Talent League season yielded an average winning margin of over five goals, as some sides filled their boots in big wins. Catch up on all the action from the Easter weekend in a snapshot.
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 4
ROUND 4 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition rolled on over the Easter Weekend, with another six matches taking place. As always we scoured the half dozen games and picked out some of the impressive players from those clashes. All scouting notes are the opinion of the individual writer. >> Coates Talent League Girls […]
