2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Lucinda Watson
SYDNEY Swans Academy talent Lucinda Watson is one of a number of AFLW Draft prospects out of the North Shore Bombers and growing New South Wales region who has developed her game immensely in the last 12 months. The promising midfielder earned a spot in the Allies squad off the back of fine form for […]
Ones to Watch: 2025 AFL U16s – Pool B
WITH all four Round 1 games played out in Pool B of the Under 16 National Development Championships, attention will now turn to the Queensland leg of the series this month. Before the remaining fixtures, we highlight 15 players who have already impressed across the four Northern Academies, Northern Territory, and Tasmania, by revisiting their […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 13
DESPITE the metropolitan teams missing a host of stars due to Vic Metro’s trip west, there were still plenty of impressive players standing up over Round 13 of the Coates Talent League Girls, particularly from the country regions who all enjoyed wins. As always we took note of those players who caught the eye with […]
Additional 11 vote-getters join RMC Medal race
ROUND 14 saw 11 players poll their first Rookie Me Central Medal votes of the season, as representative stars made way for fresh faces to stake their claims in the Coates Talent League. Among them were four bottom-agers, including Player of the Week Lachlan Hicks who starred for the Western Jets. >> SCROLL for the […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 13
TASMANIA Devils and Murray Bushrangers both had big wins over the weekend and deservedly earned a league-high share of four representatives in our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 13. Of the 12 teams in action, 11 had players in the side, with Dandenong Stingrays and Gippsland Power (three apiece) the […]
2025 RMC MEDAL | Country, Allies reps star
SOME of the big guns from Vic Country and the Allies returned for Round 13 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition and produced some big performances, earning them Rookie Me Central Medal votes. After starting the season on fire, Rose Bell grabbed another five in Murray’s big win over Calder Cannons as the Bushrangers […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 14
A PAIR of Vic Metro omissions were among those to impress in Round 14 of the Coates Talent League, as prospects looked to make a name for themselves in the absence of many other representative stars. We had eyes on all five fixtures, making note of some of the top performers and prospects from each […]
2025 CTL | Round 14 Team of the Week
THE EAST and West of the Coates Talent League account for nine of the 23 members in our Round 14 Team of the Week. Leading the way with five representatives are the Ranges, while the Jets contributed four players to the 23-man squad after their big win over Bendigo. See who made the cut! >> […]
2025 CTL Girls Player Focus: Ella Stoddart (Gippsland Power)
AN EXPERIENCED player at Coates Talent League level amongst a host of young developing ones across both sides, Gippsland Power’s Ella Stoddart had a big game for her side in the hard-fought win over Eastern Ranges. The Ranges were missing a stack of top-end talent due to Vic Metro duties, but the Power still came […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Molly Thomas
TALENTED left-footer Molly Thomas is one of a number of promising Sydney Swans Academy members and Allies representatives who is chasing her dream of reaching the AFL Women’s. The Singleton Roosters prospect has some exciting traits mostly playing through the midfield with damaging kicking and the ability to compete overhead. We spoke to Thomas mid-season […]
