Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 3
SEVEN matches played out in Round 3 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with the NSW/ACT Academies coming to the party. We cast our eye across each of the games and took note of some of the players with a focus on those in Victorian hubs or others that shone. As always, notes are […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 1
PLACES were hard to come by in the first Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 1 despite there only being four games. In a case of many even team contributions, three of the four winners in Eastern Ranges, Northern Knights and Oakleigh Chargers all picked up four representatives, […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 1 wrap
THE REMAINING three Coates Talent League Girls Round 1 games were completed this weekend after the Geelong Falcons scored an early win in the season-opener against GWV Rebels on Easter Thursday. We recap the standouts from the weekend and award our Rookie Me Central Medal votes. >> CTLG R1 Talking Points: Geelong Falcons 7.13 (55) […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 1 – Sunday
COMPLETING Round 1 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition is a clash on the Apple Isle between Tasmania Devils and Oakleigh Chargers. While both sides are missing talent due to the AFLW Academy and Under 23 All-Stars it still promises to be an entertaining contest. LAST SEASON: Reigning premiers Oakleigh Chargers completed a fairytale […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Oakleigh Chargers
REIGNING premiers Oakleigh Chargers kick off their 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season with a trip to the Apple Isle and we spoked to premiership coach Ty Vickery about their star-studded list and some others to keep an eye on coming through the ranks. TOP PROSPECTS Emma McDonald (Tall Forward)18/04/2006 | 179cm McDonald burst onto […]
TOP 24 in 2024 | Dalgleish among four PPR toppers
OVER the past month, the top female athletes from across the country have tested themselves at the Preseason Testing Combines and posted some incredible results. We have noted down the top fives in each test for each of the events, but what about those player who finish just outside the top fives across multiple disciplines, […]
2023 Talent League Girls team reviews: Grand Finalists
ANOTHER season has come 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 next of these team reviews articles, we take a look at the two preliminary finals losers, diving into their season, draft prospects and some […]
Scouting notes: 2023 Talent League Girls Grand Final
OAKLEIGH Chargers saluted in a thrilling seven-point victory over Eastern Ranges in the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final on Saturday at Ikon Park. As always, we took note of the top performers from both sides, focusing on those who have represented Vic Metro, have Draft Combine invites or are under-age prospects. All notes […]
“Ecstatic” Tallariti just “doing my part”
THERE was no particular focus in stepping up on grand final day, other than taking home the premiership cup, but for Oakleigh Chargers defender Sienna Tallariti, it was a performance to remember. Since moving into defence this season after starting in attack and rolling through the midfield at times, Tallariti has produced a number of […]
Tallariti stands tall as Chargers claim flag
AN INSPIRATIONAL performance from Sienna Tallariti helped Oakleigh Chargers win their second flag in three seasons, declared Coates Talent League Girls premiers over Eastern Ranges, 6.7 (43) to 5.6 (36). In a see-sawing contest that looked to be safely in Oakleigh’s hands at the final break, the Ranges had one last push in the final […]
