Up the Grades: Star bottom-agers break through
A PAIR of promising bottom-agers were among the weekend’s state league debutants, headlined by star 2026 prospect Dougie Cochrane. Elsewhere, West Coast blooded another club-tied talent in the WAFL, and a Victorian dasher impressed in his maiden VFL appearance for Richmond. SANFL League & Reserves Round 16 Central District bottom-ager Dougie Cochrane was the talk […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 17
NARROW victories were the order of Round 17 in the Coates Talent League, with three thrilling encounters decided by under a goal. Ladder leaders Gippsland Power also got back on the winner’s list with the weekend’s greatest margin of victory, beating Tasmania by 33 points on the road.
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 […]
VFLW finalists locked in; Cats avoid spoon
A LAST ditch performance from Geelong has seen the Cats cause an upset at home over the charging Darebin, defeating the Falcons by two points in the last round of the VFL Women’s regular season. Geelong’s 3.10 (28) to 3.8 (26) triumph was enough to see the Cats avoid the wooden spoon and instead hand […]
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 […]
PREVIEW | Top Metro seeds open Round 17
THE TOP two ranked Metro sides will lock horns for the opening fixture of Round 17 on Saturday. Eastern Ranges travel to face the Calder Cannons in Craigieburn, with both sides coming off wins in their last three games and looking to push towards pole position on the Coates Talent League ladder.
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 […]
PREVIEW | Bombers look to secure sixth spot
ESSENDON holds the precious sixth spot on the VFL Women’s ladder and can secure it with a win tonight against the Western Bulldogs. If the Dogs get up, then the Dons will almost certainly fall outside of the finals race with rivals Darebin and Port Melbourne facing bottom two teams in the final round of […]
Final round possibilities: VFLW & WAFLW
JUST one round remains in both the VFL Women’s and WAFL Women’s competitions and we take a look at how the ladders look, fixtures ahead, and therefore possibilities that could occur in the respective leagues. VFL WOMEN’S: Split across three days, the frantic final round of action all begins tomorrow with finals positions up for […]
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, […]