Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 19
THE STAGE is set for Wildcard Round in the Coates Talent League after an eventful final home-and-away round which saw plenty of top prospects impress. We took not of how they fared, along with a raft of state representatives and bottom-age talent, in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> EXPLAINER: 2024 Coates Talent League […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 17
ALL six Victorian country teams fronted up for the final round of the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season, and in the first of two sets of Scouting Notes from the competition, we look at the three Saturday games and some of the standout players from those matches. As always, notes are the opinion of […]
Hannah’s hoping for finals breakthrough
AFTER a few years of building down at Moorabbin, St Kilda captain Hannah Priest is looking ahead to the future. Heading into 2024, the Saints’ skipper says she’d be “lying” if she said breaking the club’s finals duck wasn’t at the front of mind. “The talk is definitely process and system, but I’d be lying […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 QAFLW Grand Final
SOUTHPORT claimed its maiden QAFL Women’s flag on the weekend, defeating Bond University in a huge performance at People First Stadium. There were nine Queensland State Academy members who showed out across both sides, and we took a look at their performances. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. SOUTHPORT: #15 Dekota Baron […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 17/Wildcard
IN OUR final Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for 2024, the last round of regular season action and metropolitan wildcard matches resulted in all six winners having between two and three representatives. Dandenong Stingrays, Oakleigh Chargers and first-time winners in 2024, Murray Bushrangers, all had three players in our squad, while the […]
Stats Leaders: 2024 Coates Talent League H&A
A HOST of top talent features atop the statistical leaderboards at the close of the Coates Talent League home-and-away season. Among the most impressive feats was Murray Bushrangers having three players feature in the top five goalkickers, including competition leader Joshua Murphy. The power forward booted a high of 30 goals from 10 games, averaging […]
Brennan bullish on fully fit McKenzie
RICHMOND captain Katie Brennan is confident in her squad ahead of the 2024 AFLW season, and has her eyes set on one returning star who will make a big difference. After suffering an ankle injury in the opening round last year, Richmond’s young star Ellie McKenzie was stuck on the sidelines. “A big one for […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 WAFL Colts – Round 21
CLAREMONT has wrapped up the WAFL Colts minor premiership in Round 21, thumping Subiaco in a crucial top three clash. The Tigers and their raft of state representatives kept Subi goalless for three quarters in the 13.10 (88) to 2.10 (22) victory, earning a bye in week one of finals. In the opening game of […]
FIXTURE | 2024 Coates Talent League Wildcard Round
THE COATES Talent League home-and-away rounds were completed over the weekend, with Geelong Falcons taking out the minor premiership. All sides remain in the race for finals, which begin after this weekend’s Wildcard Round. Find out all you need to know about the competition’s complex postseason. >> Explainer: Coates Talent League Wildcard Round & Finals […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 17 & Wildcard wrap
THE final round of the Coates Talent League Girls season – and Wildcard Round for metropolitan teams – took place across the weekend with some nail-biters and breakthrough performances. Here is the recap from the six matches.
Stannett’s serving a different kind of role in 2024
SEASON 2024 is not going exactly the way new Fremantle skipper Ange Stannett had planned. Newly appointed to the Fremantle captaincy, Stannett will unfortunately have to sit out the 2024 AFL Women’s season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) earlier this year. Stannett said the injury recovery was “getting there”. “I’m 12 weeks post […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: Sydney
AFTER a debut season to forget, things turned right around for Sydney in 2023, winning four of its last five home and away matches to make the finals for the first time. The Swans then won that first final, but although things did not go to plan in week two in Adelaide, it was still […]
