Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 15
JUST four games were on the Coates Talent League Girls agenda, including a top five battle and a bottom two clash. We took note of some of the standout players, focusing on those from the Victorian trials, or non draft-eligible players. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 15
TOP four sides Dandenong Stingrays and Eastern Ranges combined for 10 of the 24 players in our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 15. The other winners – Western Jets and Tasmania Devils – as well as Calder Cannons all had three, with the remaining three losers – […]
Smith “itching” to return after “hard days”
ST KILDA young gun Tyanna Smith admits the last 18 months have been “pretty tough”. After a breakout debut season in 2021, the teenager’s football world came crashing down when she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury at training. “It’s pretty prominent in my brain to be honest, I remember everything about it,” Smith […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 15 wrap
FOUR games of Coates Talent League Girls action took place in Round 15, as top four sides Eastern Ranges and Dandenong Stingrays both won, as did Western Jets who leapfrogged Bendigo Pioneers. We recap who shone and handed out our Rookie Me Central Medal votes.
Up the Grades: Top prospect makes VFL return
TOP five AFL Draft prospect Zane Duursma was among the top-age talent to hit state league level over the weekend, as he turned out for his second game with the Casey Demons. The All Australian midfielder-forward notched 10 touches and three marks in a 42-point win over Coburg. A natural inside attacking 50, Duursma was […]
Pisano wastes little time in return season
TALENTED small forward Alyssia Pisano has no trouble finding the big sticks, and given her form this year, one might forget that most of her bottom-age season was wiped out with injury. A frustrating anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury last March put the AFLW Academy’s year on ice after 10 goals in five games, but […]
Port Melbourne burrows into VFLW decider
PORT Melbourne has qualified for the 2023 VFL Grand Final after defeating the Essendon by five goals at ETU Stadium on Sunday afternoon. A ticket in the big dance was on the line as the two sides faced off in the preliminary final yesterday in one of the most anticipated matchups of the year. Both […]
2023 Talent League Girls Player Of The Week: Round 15
TASMANIA Devils forward Georgia Clark earned our Rookie Me Central Talent League Girls Player of the Week for Round 15. Her Devils got the better of Calder Cannons by just seven points on the Apple Isle, with Clark kicking her side’s final goal of the game in the third term. Clark’s major – which came […]
Talent League Girls Round 15 preview: Northern Knights vs Dandenong Stingrays
ONLY four games remain in the Coates Talent League Girls prior to a month-long community break, with Round 15 of action a shortened weekend. All four games take place tomorrow, with the July 22 matches the last until August 25, giving players once last chance to shine prior to the remainder of the AFLW Under […]
PREVIEW | 2023 VFLW Finals Week 3: Borough and Bombers battle
ONE spot remains in the 2023 VFL Women’s Grand Final, with the winner of the Borough and Bombers to battle Collingwood in the decider. Port Melbourne finished higher on the ladder, but a loss to the Magpies saw them have to face off in a knockout semi-final, just getting past Carlton to earn a double […]
