
Talent League Girls Round 8 preview: Bendigo Pioneers vs Northern Territory Academy
NORTHERN Territory will join the two Queensland Academies once again in action for Round 8 of the Coates Talent League, with the Suns and Lions Academies back at home. The Thunder will travel to Craigieburn to face the Bendigo Pioneers in our featured preview, wile the metropolitan teams return in a massive eight-game card this […]

2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 7 wrap
QUEENSLAND’S two Northern Academy sides entered the Coates Talent League Girls competition and came away with the four points, while Gippsland Power also won their first game on the year. There were mostly one-sided results in Round 7, but plenty of individuals looked the goods in the respective games.

2023 Coates Talent League R2 preview: GWV Rebels vs. Bendigo Pioneers
ONE round is in the books and the 2023 Coates Talent League country teams return for the second week of action, welcoming Gippsland Power into the competition. Tasmania joins the metropolitan teams in having a bye for Round 2, while the two NSW/ACT Northern Academies return for a second week with the other Victorian country […]

CTL Girls Q&A: Lila Keck (Bendigo Pioneers)
BENDIGO Pioneers skipper Lila Keck is one of the stars of the upcoming Coates Talent League and we chatted to her at the Preseason Testing Day. Here is how our chat with the AFLW Academy member and Vic Country representative went down. RMC Q: How has preseason been, are you feeling fit and ready to […]

2023 Preseason Testing Top 10s – Coates Talent League Girls
ALL 12 Victorian Talent League Girls regions convened at Narrandjeri Stadium on Sunday to partake in their annual preseason testing event, under the eye of Rookie Me. Up to 35 Under 18 athletes from each squad underwent a range of physical tests; from vertical jumps, to sprints and endurance running. >> SCROLL for all top 10 results […]

Clark counts on “incredible” experiences to learn
TASMANIAN Georgia Clark is one of the more impressive key forward talents in the 2023 AFLW Draft pool and is primed for a big year as she hopes to reach the elite level. In the absence of injured teammate Brooke Barwick (knee), Clark will be the Devils’ sole AFLW Academy member in the Apple Isle’s […]

Well travelled talent getting a Kik’ out of footy
TASMANIA Devils top-age talent Tunisha Kikoak is no stranger to travel or adversity, sharing one of the more unique football journey stories leading up to her AFLW Draft year. The teenager’s father hails from a small Canadian town in Inuvik, her mother travelled the world, they settled on the Gold Coast and then moved to […]

Parker focuses on footy to chase draft dream
TASMANIAN key forward Bellah Parker has been no stranger to juggling multiple sporting codes over the years. It has been exciting, albeit challenging, for the 17-year-old to juggle one set of commitments with another. Though in 2023, Parker is all-in on football as she eyes off reaching the top level. Parker initially got into footy […]

Barwick’s busted knee unlocks coaching door
HEADLINING developments in the AFLW Draft space this week is the unfortunate news that Tasmanian midfielder Brooke Barwick has suffered a serious knee injury. The star top-ager ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee while playing a local touch footy match with friends, less than a month out from the start of the […]

Coates Talent League officially launched
AUSTRALIA’s premier AFL talent pathway has undergone its third rebrand, with the official launch of the Coates Talent League today. Set to enter its 32nd year in 2023, the competition started out as the Victorian State Football League (VSFL) in 1992, before perhaps being most famously known as the TAC Cup, and most recently the […]
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Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Grand Final
WESTERN Jets celebrated their first ever flag in club history, defeating Dandenong Stingrays with the last kick of the game to win by six points, 7.5 (47) to 5.11 (41). There were plenty of impressive individual performances, and we took note of some of the standouts in the 2022 NAB League Girls Grand Final. Note: […]

Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Preliminary Finals
THE BEST players stand up on the big stage, and that is exactly what happened as finals time arrived in the 2022 NAB League Girls competition. Dandenong Stingrays and Western Jets won through in their respective bouts, setting up their first meeting of the season in Friday’s decider. We highlight the weekend’s top individual performers […]

Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 10
ROUND 10 brought the NAB League Girls regular season to a close for 2022, locking in all four finalists. With plenty to play for, there were several outstanding individual performances across the latest weekend of action. We highlight them in our next edition of Scouting Notes. Note: All comments are opinion of the individual author.

Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 9
ROUND 9 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season was all about opportunity, with Victorian representative action presenting the chance for the next tier of players to stand up. There were plenty of outstanding individual performances across the latest weekend of action, which we highlight in the next edition of Scouting Notes. Note: All comments are […]

Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 8
A SHORTENED round of NAB League Girls action was stretched from Thursday night to Monday evening, with just four games going ahead. With a couple of key results in the Metro pool, there were plenty of top individual performances along the way, which we outline in our latest Scouting Notes edition for the year. Note: All […]

Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 7
QUEENSLAND academies entered the fray in Round 7 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season. On a weekend where only two games were decided by under 20 points There were plenty of top individual performances along the way, which we outline in our latest Scouting Notes edition for the year. Note: All comments are opinion of […]

Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 6
HALF of the NAB League Girls games in Round 6 were decided by under a goal, as players stepped up to the plate in crunch moments. There were plenty of top individual performances along the way, which we outline in our latest Scouting Notes edition for the year. Note: All comments are opinion of the individual […]

Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 5
FOR the first time this season, a NAB League Girls round was stretched across three dates – starting with the Eastern Ranges’ big win under Friday night lights. There were plenty of top individual performances along the way, which we outline in our latest Scouting Notes edition for the year. Note: All comments are opinion of […]

Player Focus: NAB League Girls – Montana Ham (Western Jets)
THE FUTURE is now in the NAB League Girls, with Montana Ham thriving in her top-age season after being pegged as one to watch at 15-years-old. Now 17, the Western Jets midfielder has a wealth of experience under her belt and with draft eligibility now in her sights, is getting back to her ominous best. […]

Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 4
ALL six NAB League Girls fixtures were played on Saturday in Round 4, with a thrilling Grand Final rematch thrown in among three 50-plus point results. There were plenty of top individual performances along the way, which we outline in our next Scouting Notes edition for the year. Note: All comments are opinion of the individual […]