Team of the Week: 2023 Talent League – Round 2
THERE are 13 regions represented in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 2, with a trio of sides contributing a high of three players apiece. On the back of impressive wins, Bendigo, Geelong and Tasmania feature most prominently in a competitive side which spans performances from eight games. Check out who […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 3 wrap
ALL the metropolitan teams joined the rest of the competition for Round 3 of the Coates Talent League, with some strong wins and terrific outstanding performances. We recap each game and note down our Rookie Me Central Medal votes.
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 2 – Glenelg vs. Sturt
GLENELG has clawed its way to a five-point win over Sturt in Round 2 of the SANFL Under 18 season, thanks to consecutive late goals from Anders McShane. The Bays led Sturt for much of their low-scoring encounter at Thebarton Oval on Sunday, but found themselves seven points in arrears with six minutes left to […]
2023 Talent League Girls Player Of The Week: Round 3
EASTERN Ranges midfielder Laura Stone kick-started her 2023 Coates Talent League season with a bang, named best on ground during Eastern Ranges’ win over Dandenong Stingrays. The talented AFLW Academy member with the eye-catching pink headband continued on her form from last season playing between defence and midfield, to earn our Rookie Me Central Talent […]
2023 SANFLW R6 wrap: Brilliant Baxter seals South’s success
A GOAL in the final two minutes of the match to double bottom-ager Lily Baxter helped South Adelaide regain top spot on the ladder by defeating Glenelg by a point at Noarlunga on Sunday. The top of the table clash was befitting of the honour, with both sides unwilling to give the opposition an inch […]
AFL Sydney MOTR R1: Pennant Hills shut off Power
PENNANT Hills cruised to a 62-point win over a young Southern Power outfit in Round 1 of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier League competition. In an impressive performance to open the season, the Demons were minus six of their top players from their 2022 line-up, while the Power were rejuvenating their side through the youth, […]
Falcons fly high for ground-breaking win
WEST Perth played the best game in its women’s club history, defeating Peel Thunder by 37 points to bounce back into the top four on the WAFL Women’s ladder. Though the Thunder were missing a number of quality players, the Falcons were not without a key omission themselves, and all bought into the gameplan of […]
UPDATED: 2023 AFLW Overage Draft whispers
TODAY is the day when 29 fresh faces become AFL Women’s players. Some may be past AFLW players, others might be first time elite level players. For the first time in the women’s space since the inaugural draft, the AFLW Draft will be purely focused on overage players. In the lead-up to the AFLW Draft […]
Overage AFLW Draft Positional Watch: Midfielders
OUR final Overage AFLW Draft Positional Watch piece is the position there can never be too much of, and that is midfielders. Whether they are contested onballers or speedy wingers, we will aim to name a number of players who might be consisted for the Overage AFLW Draft. For this Positional Watch keep in mind […]
Snapshot: 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 2
THERE were miraculous comebacks and comprehensive thumpings alike in Round 2 of the 2023 Coates Talent League season, with another eight games played across Victoria and Tasmania. Catch up on all the weekend’s action in a snapshot.
Surprises are abundant as players leave it all on the park
ACROSS the VFLW over the weekend as players pushed hard to impress ahead of this week’s draft, some teams dished out quite the surprise results. In the opening game of the round Geelong came from behind to pinch a narrow one point win over Carlton. Carlton should have won the clash, but will rue missed […]
2023 Coates Talent League Player of the Week: Round 2
GEELONG Falcons livewire Tom Anastasopoulos is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week for Round 2, after a scintillating performance in his side’s 39-point win over Oakleigh. The 176cm small forward backed up his three goals in Round 1 with five on Saturday, headlining a stat line of 18 disposals, seven marks, seven tackles, […]
