Scouting Notes: Stingrays end Ranges’ flag defence
DANDENONG Stingrays have overcome reigning Talent League premiers Eastern Ranges to advance to this year’s Grand Final. The result sets up an all-Country clash against Gippsland Power at Whitten Oval on Saturday afternoon, after the latter knocked off Sandringham Dragons in a Ballarat double-header. The Stingrays trailed at the first break but kicked into an […]
Scouting Notes: Ranges keep flag defence alive
EASTERN Ranges have kept their premiership defence alive with a 16-point win over Oakleigh in Sunday’s quarter-final clash at Mars Stadium. The victors took control during the middle part of the game, building a five-point lead to half time and building on it with their rampant third term run. Bottom-age star Baxter Sruk was best […]
Scouting Notes: Ranges knock off Knights in golden point thriller
BAXTER Sruk‘s golden goal has seen Eastern Ranges knock off the Northern Knights in a dramatic Wildcard Round encounter on Sunday morning. In what was a meeting between the minor and reigning premiers, the latter prevailed having been the better side for much of the day at Preston City Oval. Eastern led the low-scoring armwrestle […]
Scouting Notes: Cannons chalk up thumping win over Ranges
A BUNCH of Essendon-tied prospects filled their boots in Calder Cannons’ 49-point win over Eastern Ranges on Saturday. The victors’ engine room was stacked with prolific father-son and Next Generation Academy (NGA) hopefuls eligible for the next two drafts, and they all showed out in Round 20. The Cannons kicked clear during the mid-stages of […]
2026 AFL Draft spotlight: Ranges set for sustained success
AMONG Eastern Ranges’ breakthrough premiership side of 2025 was a booming bottom-age crop, now set to steer the ship in 2026. Nine 2008-born players took the field on Grand Final day last year, with a couple more unlucky to miss out, though they will soon have their chance to chase back-to-back flags. We put the […]
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 […]
Ranges confident their brand “stacks up”
EASTERN Ranges head into the 2025 Coates Talent League Grand Final looking to break recent trends. They face three-time reigning premiers Sandringham Dragons at IKON Park on Saturday with the potential to play spoiler to a historic fourth straight flag, while creating their own glory. >> FEATURE: “Settled” Sandringham ready for shot at history The […]
