PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Wildcard Round – Sunday
FINALS action is almost here in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with a trio of metropolitan wildcard matches today. All three games will be played at Trevor Barker Oval in a massive triple-header, as a couple of sides close out their seasons, while others tune up for finals. FORM: Since their heart-breaking loss to […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 16
LARGELY one-sided results were of note during Round 16 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, as two sets of double-headers took place on respective days. As always we checked out some of the more impressive individual performances, with a focus on Victorian representatives and future prospects. All Scouting Notes are the opinion of the […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 16 – Saturday
A DOUBLE-header switched from the Sunday to tomorrow means there is no shortage of footballing action in place for the Coates Talent League Girls. Heading into the penultimate Round 16, there are all-metropolitan battles and all-Country battles, with though most are tipped to be fairly one-sided based on past results. FORM: Calder Cannons return to […]
Melbourne Grammar goes back-to-back
MELBOURNE Grammar remains the team to beat in the Herald Sun Shield Senior Girls Division after seeing off the challenge of Caulfield Grammar for the second successive year. On top early, Melbourne just kept Caulfield at arms-length, withstanding a late flurry in the third term to grind out a 29-point victory at ETU Stadium. Sandringham […]
The Fields are alive, set up Shield rematch
CAULFIELD Grammar will be hungry for revenge against Melbourne Grammar in next week’s Herald Sun Shield Division 1 Senior Grand Final. The Fields went down to a Sophie McKay-inspired Melbourne Grammar side last year, but have reached the decider again and will hope to turn the tables on the opposition in 2024. Caulfield managed to […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 12b
IN the second half of Round 12 over the weekend, four teams took to the field in the Coates Talent League Girls competition with Northern Knights defeating Western Jets, and Oakleigh Chargers accounting for Sandringham Dragons. We took a look at some of the standout performers from those games in our weekly Scouting Notes, with […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 12
NOT for the first time this season, the Oakleigh Chargers lead all-comers in our Rookie Me Central Team of the Week for Round 12. The reigning premiers recorded a league-high five players in the team, one ahead of fellow winners Geelong Falcons and Northern Knights. The tight contest between GWV Rebels and Murray Bushrangers resulted […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 12b wrap
THE FINAL two games to complete Round 12 of the Coates Talent League Girls took place over the weekend with Oakleigh Chargers far too strong for Sandringham Dragons, and Northern Knights getting the job done against Western Jets.
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 11
HALF a dozen Coates Talent League Girls games took place across the weekend, with plenty of impressive individual performances ahead of the national carnival kicking off the following weekend. As always we took note of some of the players who caught the eye, with all notes the opinion of the individual author.
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 11
IN one of the toughest rounds to pick our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week, ladder leaders Oakleigh Chargers boasted a league-high four players, with each of the 12 regions in action represented. Eastern Ranges and Geelong Falcons both had three players apiece in the side, with the other nine teams recording between […]