2023 AFLW Draft preview: St Kilda
ST KILDA had a season of two halves, starting slowly before a remarkable come-from-behind victory over Collingwood sparked a late season revival. It was not enough to get the Saints into finals, but they came close, and given they had one of the quietest Trade Period’s showed that they are happy with building on their […]
2023 AFLW Draft State-by-State analysis: Victoria
VICTORIA has the largest array of AFL Women’s clubs so it comes as no surprise that the most state nominations hail in the south east state. A total of 103 players nominated Victoria, making up just under 20 per cent of the total nominees in the 2023 AFLW Draft. Given the sheer weight of nominees, […]
2023 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Tall Defenders
AS the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft edges closer, we take a look at some of the key players who could shape the draft by each position. Starting off the series with tall defenders, we will take a look at those players who are 174cm or taller, and could provide clubs with some critical relief in […]
2023 Talent League Girls team reviews: Metro non-finalists
ANOTHER season is quickly coming to a close in the Coates Talent League Girls and we take a look at how 2023 panned out for each of the 13 sides. In the second of these team reviews articles, we take a look at the two Metropolitan-based non-finalists, diving into their season, draft prospects and some […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 11
IT was back to a six-game round of action in the Coates Talent League and plenty of stars returned to the competition. We took note of some of those players in our weekly Scouting Notes, with a focus on top-age players who took part in the Victorian trials, or non draft-eligible younger players. As always, […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 11 wrap
FIVE of the six visiting teams picked up the wins in Round 11 of the Coates Talent League, with the higher ranked sides winning in each instant. We review all of the games and some of the standout players.
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 6
A DOMINANT performance from Oakleigh Chargers resulted in a season-high seven players in our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 6. The Chargers had two more players than Eastern Ranges (five), with Northern Knights (four) ahead of the three losing sides who combined for one third of the […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 6
ONLY the three games were played across the Coates Talent League Girls Round 6 with Oakleigh Chargers, Eastern Ranges and Northern Knights all winning to occupy the top three spots on the ladder. We took note of some of the top performers from their respective victories. All scouting notes are the opinion of the individual […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 6 wrap
A SMALLER than usual Coates Talent League Girls round took place over the weekend with just three matches on offer for Round 6. All three occurred on the Saturday, with Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers remaining undefeated, while Northern Knights got up over Western Jets.