2024 AFLW Draft preview: North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos
BASKING in premiership glory, North Melbourne seemed to get stronger over the off-season, adding a couple of key players including a two-time All-Australian to the mix. While it means the Kangaroos are not going to feature at the pointy end of the draft, given the depth they possess, the AFLW Draft was not a huge […]
2024 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: General Defenders
IN THE lead-up to next week’s AFLW Draft, we’re breaking down some of the available prospects in each area. Today we take a look at the general defenders, which will not include those tall or key position types, but instead those sub-174cm. Additionally this list will feature players who are midfielder/defenders under that height, however […]
Cox’s near-perfect score lights up Combine
AN INCREDIBLE athletic performance from Bendigo Pioneers’ Lavinia Cox saw her record a near-perfect Physical Performance Rating (PPR) across the four National and State Draft Combines that took place earlier this month. Following in the footsteps of now-Swan Holly Cooper who won with a score of 95 last year, Cox dazzled her way to a […]
TOP 5s | 2024 AFLW State Draft Combines
A RECORD-BREAKING agility test and a trio of sub-3.2-second 20m sprints highlighted some incredible results across the three AFLW State Draft Combines over the past week. State Combines consist of players with fewer nominations than those at the National Draft Combine, but have still had significant AFLW club interest, with events held in Victoria, South […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Oakleigh Chargers
COMPLETING the ultimate dream of going back-to-back, Oakleigh Chargers conclude out Coates Talent League Girls team reviews for 2024. The Chargers only lost one game all season – to the Gold Coast Suns Academy – and tasted the ultimate success for the second consecutive year, becoming the first team to achieve the feat in the […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Grand Final
AFTER an incredible season that saw some teams rise and others fall, ultimately 12 months on the saw two sides that contested last year’s Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final are back for a rematch. Oakleigh Chargers lifted the trophy aloft against the Eastern Ranges last season, and have had their measure in season 2024, […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Preliminary Finals
FOUR teams remain in the hunt for the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls premiership with last year’s grand finalists Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges taking on Dandenong Stingrays and Geelong Falcons respectively. FORM: Oakleigh Chargers have won 11 matches on the trot and only went down in one game all year – to Gold Coast […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Elimination Finals wrap
EIGHT sides became four over the weekend, with the top two metropolitan and top two country sides advancing through to the Coates Talent League Girls Preliminary Finals where the teams will face-off for two grand final spots.
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG W1 Finals – Saturday
THE first of two double-headers at Shepley Oval kicks off the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls finals series, with the four metropolitan teams looking to extend their season for another week at least. The top two teams in the competition in Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges are favourites to face-off in the grand final for […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 17 & Wildcard wrap
THE final round of the Coates Talent League Girls season – and Wildcard Round for metropolitan teams – took place across the weekend with some nail-biters and breakthrough performances. Here is the recap from the six matches.