State of Play: 2025 Coates Talent League – Rounds 1-3
THE FIRST block of the Coates Talent League season has been completed, with Victorian prospects going on to trial for their spots in the Country and Metro squads. Sandringham Dragons and Gippsland Power remain unbeaten at 3-0 apiece, though things can quickly chance in the mid-season period. Catch up on where things stand before the […]
Coates Talent League | Club-tied talent impacts opening round
ROUND 1 of the new Coates Talent League (CTL) season yielded plenty of opportunity for club-tied talent to impress. From father-son hopefuls to Next Generation Academy (NGA) members, fans of several AFL clubs had reason to tune into the country’s most prolific supplier of draftees. >> Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 1 […]
Mid-Season Draft Watch: CTL prospects search for second wind
WITH this year’s AFL Mid-Season Draft officially slated for May 28, eligible Coates Talent League over-agers will have eight rounds to stake their claims for higher honours. Some prospects made bright starts in Round 1, and there are plenty of interesting stories out of the potential 2025 crop. >> Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League […]
2025 Coates Talent League: Dandenong Stingrays season preview
DANDENONG Stingrays boast six players in the Vic Country summer training hub and come into season 2025 with new strings to their bow, including an added depth of talls. We spoke to head coach Nick Cox about the year ahead and his region’s top AFL Draft prospects. PRESEASON “I think every preseason goes well, doesn’t […]
STIFF TO MISS | Players searching for rookie lifelines
WHILE 71 players made it onto AFL lists during the National AFL Draft, plenty more will be hoping for a chance at the elite level via today’s Rookie intake. In the online event which gets underway at 3:00pm AEDT, several clubs will keen to dip further into the depth of this year’s crop. We highlight […]
RECAP | 2024 AFL Draft: Night Two
THE 2024 National AFL Draft has now officially been run and done, after night two saw a further 44 player land on AFL lists. The renowned depth of the crop made for 71 overall selections before today’s Rookie Draft – catch up on how it all went down on Thursday night at Marvel Stadium. >> […]
TALKING POINTS | 2024 AFL Draft: Night One
NIGHT one of the 2024 National AFL Draft is in the books, with 27 young athletes realising their dreams of becoming AFL footballers. The evenness of the crop was proven through the raft of surprise selections, though as expected, Richmond picked midfielder Sam Lalor first off the board. We recap all the key moments before […]
Rookie Me Central’s 2024 Phantom AFL Draft
ROOKIE Me Central’s 2024 Phantom AFL Draft has dropped on the eve of the real thing, with a team of six selectors placing names to clubs across the first two rounds of a hypothetical intake. Each pick was down to the judgement of the selectors with realistic links and draft ranges in mind. >> SCROLL […]
2024 AFL Draft Preview: St Kilda Saints
ST KILDA is poised to be a key player in this year’s AFL Draft, boasting a pair of top 10 selections and scope to wreak havoc both with bids and live trades. The Saints also have a trio of club-tied talents to consider on night two and are expected to make at least four selections […]
2024 AFL Draft Preview: Carlton Blues
A PAIR of talented twins are set to land at Carlton via this year’s AFL Draft, though the Blues’ intake is likely to be headlined by their potentially draft-altering pick three decision. After a stunning trade period, what can the Victorian powerhouse conjure with its earliest selection since Sam Walsh in 2018? >> FREE: View […]
