2025 CTLG | Surprise packets
WITH the Victorian trials fast approaching next weekend ahead of the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, we cast our eye over the Coates Talent League Girls competition to-date to look at a few of the surprise packets who have stood out this season. To be eligible to make this list, they must be players […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 4
ANOTHER busy weekend in the Coates Talent League Girls competition saw three of the four Northern Academies salute again, while Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers continued on their merry ways. We took note of just some of the players who caught the eye over the weekend, with all notes the opinion of the individual author. […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Ranges roll on by eclipsing Suns
EASTERN Ranges made it three wins from four matches to start the Coates Talent League Girls season with a hard-fought victory over a gallant Gold Coast Suns Academy outfit. The Suns were missing a couple of key stars for the clash, but nonetheless put up a fight throughout the four quarters before Eastern came away […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 2
SOME huge goal tallies, high volume disposal tallies and overall fantastic individual performances headlined Round 2 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. As always, we noted down some of the players who caught the eye throughout the six matches across Epsom Huntly and Highgate Recreation Reserves. >> ROUND 2: Round wrap | Player of […]
2025 CTL Girls: Sandringham Dragons season preview
GREATER depth, buy-in and a hunger to be more competitive has the Sandringham Dragons ready to make an impact in the 2025 Coates Talent League Girls season. Coach Martha Cantwell is pleased with how the preseason has gone, and is excited about what the squad can accomplish this year. PRESEASON “We’re really happy with preseason […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: North Melbourne
SEASON 2023 almost went perfectly to plan for North Melbourne. ‘Almost’ being the key word of that sentence. After going through the home and away season as one of the strongest sides of the competition once again, they made top four for the first time and won all the way through to the Grand Final, […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 1 – Saturday
TWO games take place on Saturday as the metropolitan teams enter the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season. Starting off at Highgate Recreation Reserve in the morning, play then continues at RSA Park, with all four sides missing some key players due to the AFLW Academy and Under 23s match. LAST SEASON: Both the Calder […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: North Melbourne
SEASON 7 was another season of ‘so close, yet so far’ for North Melbourne. Again they got so close to an elusive first Grand Final in making the Preliminary Final, but could not take that next step and make the big dance. But after a largely successful offseason in terms of list management, do they […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 6 Talking Points – Favourites win, but some easier than others
SUNDAY’S action in the AFLW saw largely expected results with all the favourites winning, but they did not all do it as easily as their final winning margins may suggest. Melbourne was pushed by Fremantle but still got a comfortable win, while Brisbane and North Melbourne easily took care of Essendon and Sydney respectively.
Preview | AFLW Round 5a: Derby opens early start
AN early start to Round 5 of the AFL Women’s – due to the men’s grand final on Saturday – sees six of the nine matches played before the weekend even hits. In a two-part round preview, we will take a look at the first five matches of the round – Thursday and Friday daylight […]
