
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 16
PLAYERS and teams entered the final month of the Coates Talent League home-and-away season in Round 16, with a full allotment of six games throwing up a couple of thrillers and tricky conditions across the board. We took note of some of the weekend’s top performances around the grounds. Note: The Geelong Falcons-Tasmania Devils fixture […]

Q&A: Kaiya Hides (Maroochydore)
QUEENSLAND top-ager Kaiya Hides enjoys the open space and camaraderie on the football field, with the Maroochydore prospect one of a number of Maroons impressing during the national carnival. At the 2024 AFLW Under 18 Championships, Hides is currently averaging 15.5 disposals, 3.0 marks and 3.0 inside 50s, providing plenty of run and carry on […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 14
IN what was not the most ideal conditions, all six Coates Talent League Girls matches took place, including one – Geelong Falcons and Tasmania Devils – that was reduced to 15-minute flat quarters. We were on-hand to note down some of the best performers across the weekend taking into account Victorian representation, with all notes […]

2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 14
EASTERN Ranges won a tough slog in Frankston and earned a league-high four players in our Coates Talent League Girls Round 14 Team of the Week. The remaining five winners all had multiple representatives, with each of the six losers having at least one representative for the weekend. Skippering the side in Round 14 was […]

2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 14 wrap
WET and windy conditions proved problematic for Coates Talent League Girls sides across the weekend in what provided a number of tight, low-scoring contests because of it. We recap Round 14 and how it all went down.

VFL Player Focus: Tom Gillett (Brisbane Lions)
BOTH Queensland clubs have blooded plenty of academy talent through the VFL this year, and Brisbane’s Tom Gillett was the latest to earn a state league debut in Round 18. The ruck-forward booted a team-high three goals as the Lions went down by 35 points in a Q-Clash curtain raiser on Saturday. Gillett, a mobile […]

2024 Coates Talent League: Round 16 POTW
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) midfielder Jack Ough is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after stuffing the stats sheet in Round 16. The 194cm talent filled his boots with 32 disposals, eight marks, seven tackles, and five inside 50s as the Rebels fell a single point short of Calder on Sunday. Capable of […]

Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 16
THRILLING finishes, low-scoring slogs, and a pair of comprehensive victories made up a mixed bag of results in Round 16 of the Talent League. Inclement weather had a say throughout the six-game weekend of action – catch up on all of it in a snapshot.

Hussain’s hunt not enough as QAFLW Finals take shape
WILSTON GRANGE capped off its season with a big 46-point win against Maroochydore, spearheaded by AFLW Draft prospect Zimra Hussain. The win was still not enough for the Gorillas, who fell short of finals on percentage behind Coorparoo. It was a tough contest to open, but it was the Gorillas who opened the scoring first, […]

2024 CTL Girls Player of the Week: Round 14
RETURNING after a week off, Sandringham Dragons star Sophie McKay was crucial in her side’s nail-biting three-point win over Murray Bushrangers at Highgate Recreation Reserve. The Carlton father-daughter prospect shone in windy conditions at Craigieburn, producing a best on ground performance to be our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Player of the Week […]