2025 CTLG | Surprise packets
WITH the Victorian trials fast approaching next weekend ahead of the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, we cast our eye over the Coates Talent League Girls competition to-date to look at a few of the surprise packets who have stood out this season. To be eligible to make this list, they must be players […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 5
THERE was no shortage of talent across a blockbuster round of action in the Coates Talent League Girls competition as the Northern Academies continued their stints, and some impressive ball-winning displays took place. We took note of just some of the players who caught the eye over the weekend, with all notes the opinion of […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Swans shoot to second win
FRESH off a bye after a first-up win against Tasmania, the Swans produced another strong performance, downing Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels at Highgate Recreation Reserve by seven goals. That was our feature game of Round 5 as a jam-packed eight-match fixture filled both days across multiple states.
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 4
ANOTHER busy weekend in the Coates Talent League Girls competition saw three of the four Northern Academies salute again, while Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers continued on their merry ways. We took note of just some of the players who caught the eye over the weekend, with all notes the opinion of the individual author. […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 2
SOME huge goal tallies, high volume disposal tallies and overall fantastic individual performances headlined Round 2 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. As always, we noted down some of the players who caught the eye throughout the six matches across Epsom Huntly and Highgate Recreation Reserves. >> ROUND 2: Round wrap | Player of […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 1
COATES Talent League Girls action returned to Victoria over the weekend with all 12 Victorian teams taking to the field. We took note of some of the top performers from each fixture, with some huge individual performances and others who caught the eye. >> ROUND 1: Round wrap | Player of the Week | Player […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Stingrays’ ominous start
DANDENONG Stingrays have produced a dominant final three quarters to run out 109-point victors over Gippsland Power in a wind-swept Morwell yesterday. The Stingrays were already considered a Coates Talent League Girls title contender – arguably the pick of the country teams – and their Round 1 performance did not sway anyone from that train […]
2025 CTL Girls: Gippsland Power season preview
FOLLOWING Gippsland Power’s first ever number one AFLW Draft selection in Ash Centra, a new group of young guns are set to hit the Coates Talent League Girls competition. Boosted by four Vic Country hub members including an Under 16s MVP, coach Nathan Boyd said the squad “bats deeper” than in the past. PRESEASON “It’s […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Gippsland Power
GIPPSLAND Power produced a breakout year as a program, reaching the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls finals series and building a host of future talents along the way to set the side up for the seasons to come. GIPPSLAND POWER RECORD: 6th Overall | 3rd Country | 9-5 | 152%STREAK: WLLWWLWWLWWWWL THE STORY: Gippsland had […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 13
TRICKY conditions swept across Round 13 of the Coates Talent League Girls season, but there were still some impressive individual displays. As always, we took note of some of the players who caught the eye – with a focus on Victorian representatives – and all notes the opinion of the individual author.
