AFLW Draft Q&A: Jemma Foley
TOUTED as a player to watch by coach Emma Zielke, Brisbane Lions Academy defender Jemma Foley is a top-ager just aiming to be the best she can possibly be. Not getting too caught up in her draft year, Foley stays in the moment and just seeks to improve her game in any way possible, loving […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Grace Parsons
KEY FORWARD Grace Parsons is a name to remember in this year’s AFLW Draft, one of a number of rising talents from New South Wales who is quickly making a name for herself. The St George Dragons ruck has established herself as a strong marking forward who is safe as houses with her set shots, […]
PREVIEW | CTLG R6 – Lions to close series against Chargers
BRISBANE Lions Academy will conclude its four-game Coates Talent League Girls stint against the Oakleigh Chargers tomorrow, joining the Gold Coast Suns Academy and GWS Giants Academy as Northern Academies wrapping after a strong month of action. It is another blockbuster eight-game round taking place throughout the Talent League, with a lot of double-header action […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 5
THERE was no shortage of talent across a blockbuster round of action in the Coates Talent League Girls competition as the Northern Academies continued their stints, and some impressive ball-winning displays took place. We took note of just some of the players who caught the eye over the weekend, with all notes the opinion of […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 5
IT WAS a round to remember for the two New South Wales Academies with the Giants and Swans Academies recording three representatives in our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 5. The pair ended up the only teams of the 16 in action to have three, with five sides having two, […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Swans shoot to second win
FRESH off a bye after a first-up win against Tasmania, the Swans produced another strong performance, downing Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels at Highgate Recreation Reserve by seven goals. That was our feature game of Round 5 as a jam-packed eight-match fixture filled both days across multiple states.
AFLW Draft Q&A: Alex Neyland
AN EXCITING inclusion to the Swans Academy this year has been top-age forward Alex Neyland who donned the red and white at Under 16s level prior to tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). While she returned late last year, her Swans representation through the Under 22s Summer Series and Coates Talent League Girls has been […]
PREVIEW | CTLG R5 – Chargers set for Sun-day clash
A MASSIVE weekend of eight games takes place across the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with the four Queensland and New South Wales Academies in action once more. We take a look at the Suns Academy hosting Oakleigh Chargers as our feature game of the weekend.
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 4
ANOTHER busy weekend in the Coates Talent League Girls competition saw three of the four Northern Academies salute again, while Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers continued on their merry ways. We took note of just some of the players who caught the eye over the weekend, with all notes the opinion of the individual author. […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 4
WINNING sides made up three quarters of our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 4 with 11 of the 14 teams featuring in the team. No club had more than three representatives in an even spread across the weekend, with Geelong Falcons, Eastern Ranges, Oakleigh Chargers and Brisbane Lions Academy all […]
