2025 Coates Talent League Season Review: Preliminary Finalists
MINOR premiers Gippsland Power were knocked out of the Coates Talent League flag race in Saturday’s preliminary finals, while 2024 runners-up Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels also made the final four. We recap the campaigns of both regions, out of the Country conference. >> Season Reviews: Country QF | Metro QF | Country WC | […]
Shark, Falcon recognised with VFL/W gongs
SOUTHPORT co-captain Jacob Dawson and Darebin Falcons ball-winner Ange Gogos have taken out the respective VFL and VFL Women’s best and fairest awards at the 2025 Awards night held at Marvel Stadium last night. Both players also earned their respective Coaches MVP and were named in the Team of the Years as well. Dawson won […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 CTL Preliminary Final – Eastern Ranges vs. GWV Rebels
EASTERN Ranges have progressed to their second Grand Final in three years after defeating Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels by 51 points on Saturday. An inspired third quarter from co-captain Oliver Greeves saw the Ranges turn a seven-point lead into an unassailable 35-point buffer at the final break. The Rebels kicked consecutive majors to start […]
House of the Rising Suns: Gold Coast’s talent bats deep
GOLD Coast Suns Academy were touted as having an enormous amount of draftable talent, particularly in the top-end this season, and there is no doubt that has become the case with a whopping seven players invited to the National Draft Combine. That means more than six per cent of players invited are from the Academy, […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 CTL Preliminary Final – Gippsland Power vs. Sandringham Dragons
SANDRINGHAM Dragons have progressed to their fourth consecutive Coates Talent League decider after downing Gippsland Power in Saturday’s preliminary final. A blustery Casey Fields saw one end favoured all day, as the Dragons made better of their equal scoring shots to progress. A seasoned Sandringham lineup caught the minor premiers cold, racing out to a […]
PREVIEW | 2025 Coates Talent League Preliminary Finals
A COATES Talent League conference crossover shapes Saturday’s preliminary finals, with Casey Fields setting the scene for a bumper double-header. Among the four remaining flag contenders are both of last year’s grand finalists, along with the top Country and Metro seeds respectively.
Compare the Pair: Sunny Lappin vs Chloe Bown
POTENTIALLY boasting the most accolade-ridden top-age seasons of any two players, star midfielders Sunny Lappin and Chloe Bown are set to be taken at the pointy end of the 2025 AFL Women’s Draft. While Bown has long been associated with the top few names, Lappin’s rise from top 30 talent to top 10 star is […]
Academy Update: The graduates in line for promotion
WITH the 2025 season quickly drawing to a close, the pieces are close to being set in stone on how club-tied players will impact the draft order. Inevitably, many will be scattered throughout the order in what is being labelled as the most compromised draft in history. We run through where the leading top-age prospects […]
2025 CTLG Team Review: Oakleigh Chargers
REIGNING back-to-back premier Oakleigh Chargers’ dream of a history-making three-peat was dashed over the weekend when they went down to Dandenong Stingrays in the preliminary final, but it did not overwrite another sensational season from the region. SEASON 2025 SNAPSHOT Played: 14Won: 11Lost: 3 BEST PERFORMANCE Round 2: def. Eastern Ranges by 1 point Oakleigh […]
Rising Stocks: Victorian prospects climbing the ranks
WITH the Coates Talent League season quickly drawing to a close, time is running out for players to stake their claims as bonafide draft prospects. After the weekend’s lot of quarter finals, we highlight a handful of the league’s talents who are climbing the ranks – some into first round contention. >> TOP 30: August […]
