
Scouting Notes: 2025 Victorian U18s Girls trials
VICTORIA’s Under 18 AFL Women’s Under 18s Championships selection process began in a more formal manner yesterday with two trial games taking place at La Trobe University in Bundoora. Vic County and Vic Metro split the results in their respective matches as the coaching panels and talent staff of both regions look to finalise their […]

2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Zara Neuwirth
OAKLEIGH Chargers tall defender Zara Neuwirth has had plenty of experiences over the last few seasons, from winning the Coates Talent League Girls flag with Oakleigh Chargers, to making and playing a role in Vic Metro’s successful AFLW Under 18 Championships campaign as well. Now in her top-age season, the ultra-athletic tall is hoping to […]

PREVIEW | 2025 Vic Under 18s Girls trials
A STACK of representative hopefuls will take to the field at La Trobe University, Bundoora on Sunday when Vic Metro and Vic Country’s top prospects go head-to-head in a pair of trial games. The two matches will assist Victorian selectors in narrowing down potential lists for next month’s AFLW Under 18 Championships, though names from […]

2025 RMC Medal Leaderboard: Round 6
A CONTINGENT of Oakleigh Chargers and Northern Knights are keeping in touch with Rookie Me Central Medal leader Chloe Baker-West following six rounds of Coates Talent League Girls action. Baker-West polled yet another best on ground in Round 6 – after 41 disposals and nine clearances – and boasts four best on grounds from her […]

2025 Vic Under 18s Girls squads named for trials
VICTORIAN selectors will take the next step in whittling down the potential names of state representatives when Vic Metro and Vic Country go head-to-head in a couple of trial matches at La Trobe University on Sunday. In both contests, a mixed Vic Metro side will take on a mixed Vic Country team with the matches […]

2025 CTLG RMC MEDAL | Huge performances make voting tough
YET ANOTHER best on ground despite a loss, Calder Cannons’ Chloe Baker-West‘s incredible top-age season rolls on with the star talent’s 41 touches just edging her ahead of Gippsland Power’s Abby Hobson (21 touches, 12 marks and four goals) in best afield honours in what was the toughest voting decision of the weekend. >> SCROLL […]

2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Mizuki Brothwell
ONE HALF of a talented sister duo, Mizuki Brothwell has rapidly made her way through the pathways. Moving up alongside twin Nalu at the Dandenong Stingrays, Brothwell has only been playing a couple of years, but went from running around at Balnarring to a member of the National Academy. >> AFLW Draft Q&A: Nalu Brothwell […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 6
A CURTAIN closed for three of the Northern Academy sides with the GWS Giants, Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns all wrapping up their Coates Talent League Girls stints for 2025. With a jam-packed eight games on the fixture, we took a look at a few of the players who caught the eye across the […]

2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 6
PRODUCTION was at an all-time high in Round 6 of the Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week, with the lowest-disposal onballer having 36 touches and even a 30-disposal performer missing out on the 24-player squad. The competition was high and the spread even, with Eastern Ranges (four players) leading the way in terms […]

2025 CTLG wrap | Giants complete clean sweep
GWS GIANTS Academy wrapped up its four-game Coates Talent League Girls stint as the only Northern Academy to remain undefeated over the past month. In Round 6, the Giants overcame the Western Jets to sit 4-0, with the two Queensland Academies also wrapping up their campaigns across the weekend. We recap how the weekend went […]