2025 Coates Talent League Season Review: Grand Finalists
THE 2025 Coates Talent League season has officially wrapped, with Eastern Ranges crowned champions after Saturday’s entertaining Grand Final. We recap their season, along with that of runners-up Sandringham Dragons, who fell just short of a fourth consecutive premiership. >> Season Reviews: Prelims | Country QF | Metro QF | Country WC | Metro WC […]
RECAP | Coaches Chat: AFLW Round 6
AT THE halfway mark of the AFL Women’s season, some teams are hitting their straps, as others fall behind, while the usual suspects and humming along nicely. Here’s what the 18 AFLW coaches had to say after their respective matches.
Baby Bombers taste ultimate AFL Sydney success
NORTH Shore Bombers’ band of brilliant youngsters are now premiership players after the team successfully executed against a dogged Sydney University outfit in the 2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division at Blacktown International Sportspark. In an entertaining contest that was at times as much a chess match between the coaching panels as it was a […]
Dockers back on track after Bomber blitz
STARING down the barrel of three consecutive losses, including 70 and record 100-point drubbings, Fremantle has found its way back to an even win-loss ledger, and dismantled an Essendon side that is doing some soul searching of its own. In direct contrast to the Dockers, the Bombers racked up three early wins, but have since […]
Buck’s Blues “Outplayed in every phase of the game”
CARLTON is not the first side and certainly won’t be the last that is completely dismantled by the AFL Women’s reigning premiers, but even Blues coach Matthew Buck conceded North Melbourne was “next level” compared to his third placed side. The Blues looked best placed to tackle the unbeaten Roos having won four of their […]
Dees coach impressed with “team effort”
MELBOURNE coach Mick Stinear was happy his side could bounce back from a rare disappointing day out last week to post a strong 51-point win over West Coast at Casey Fields on Sunday. The Demons piled on the first 10 goals of the match and had 21 scoring shots to four by the final break […]
Taylor credits “team footy” for flag success
XAVIER Taylor is one of many star individuals in the Eastern Ranges’ premiership lineup, but was quick to credit “team footy” after his best afield performance in Saturday’s Grand Final. Among five likely first round draftees from the same region, Taylor rolled off the names of several contributors post-match. >> GRAND FINAL: Match Report | […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Grand Final
EASTERN Ranges clinched their first Coates Talent League premiership since 2013 on Saturday, defeating three-time reigning premier Sandringham by 15 points at IKON Park. In a high-quality and high-octane contest, the Ranges surged home with four unanswered goals in the final quarter. We took note of the top prospects and performers from either side, including […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 CTL Girls Grand Final – Eastern vs Dandenong
EASTERN Ranges broke through for their first Coates Talent League Girls premiership on the weekend with a well-balanced contribution from across the 23 players. We take a look at some of the standouts from both the Ranges and Dandenong Stingrays from the grand final.
McMillan credits team chemistry with flag win
IT WAS a case of third time lucky for Tayla McMillan and her Eastern Ranges teammates on the weekend. After back-to-back grand final losses to the Oakleigh Chargers, McMillan’s side finally lifted the Coates Talent League Girls premiership cup aloft following a 38-point win over Dandenong Stingrays at Ikon Park on Saturday. >> MATCH REPORT: […]
Cats claw out of Power struggle
GEELONG started strongly and was able to be in front when the final siren sounded, but the Round 6 AFL Women’s match against Port Adelaide was anything but easy. In a “see-sawing affair”, the Cats kept the Power scoreless in the first term before conceding four majors in the second, eventually securing a 6.9 (45) […]
