2023 Coates Talent League R2 preview: GWV Rebels vs. Bendigo Pioneers
ONE round is in the books and the 2023 Coates Talent League country teams return for the second week of action, welcoming Gippsland Power into the competition. Tasmania joins the metropolitan teams in having a bye for Round 2, while the two NSW/ACT Northern Academies return for a second week with the other Victorian country […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 1
GEELONG Falcons and Tasmania Devils kicked off their Coates Talent League seasons with a bang, picking up the four points in Round 1 of the 2023 season over the weekend. Funnily enough, four is the exact number of players each club has represented in our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 1
IT WAS a staggered start to the 2023 Coates Talent League season with just the four matches on opening weekend, all from the girls’ competition. Kicking off on the Apple Isle, Tasmania Devils got a Round 1 win against GIANTS Academy, before Geelong Falcons defeated GWV Rebels out west, Swans Academy upset Dandenong Stingrays down […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 1 wrap
A SUNDAY thriller in the country capped off a tight first round of the newly named Coates Talent League Girls action, with all games decided by under four goals. Bendigo Pioneers’ nail-biting one-point win over Murray Bushrangers was the pick of the matches from the weekend, while on Saturday, three teams from three different states […]
2023 Coates Talent League R1 preview: Tasmania Devils vs. GIANTS Academy
A NEW name, and a new era of elite female footballing pathways begins tomorrow on the eastern seaboard, with Round 1 of the Coates Talent League kicking off for season 2023. Previously NAB League, the Coates Talent League begins with a four-game round, and welcomes the NSW-ACT academies into the fold. Each week we will […]
Falcons’ fundamentals set to shine in 2023
FUNDAMENTALS, confidence, and high standards are among the strongest strings in Melissa Hickey‘s coaching bow. The incoming Geelong Falcons girls coach is one of the most significant women’s football figures in the region, and now has her sights set on developing its next generation of talent. With the Coates Talent League coaching roles again split […]
2023 Vic Country Girls hub profiled
VIC COUNTRY officially announced its 2023 State Hub on Friday, with the 20 chosen athletes participating in a two-day camp over the weekend. Each of the representatives has been capped at NAB League Girls level and we name a few of them to watch, as well as some names for the future. AFLW ACADEMY MEMBERS: […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFLW U16s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro (Game 2)
VIC Country made it two wins from two attempts against their Metro counterparts this year, running out 39-point victors in Thursday’s AFLW Under 16s clash at La Trobe University. In a glowing glimpse of the future, Victoria’s best 2005 and 2006-born prospects locked horns a day before the nation’s Under 18s went to battle in […]
Country storms to second AFLW U16s win over Metro
VIC COUNTRY got the better of their Metro rivals in the second AFLW Under 16s Championships clash between the sides. Country flew out of the blocks with some inaccuracy potentially hurting them when Metro managed to work their way into the game. Any worries about that inaccuracies coming back to hurt Country was soon snuffed […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFLW U16s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
THE 2022 AFLW Under 16 National Championships hit Victoria this week, and Vic Country made Good Friday great with its 31-point win over Metro at Avalon Airport Oval. With a talented mix of 2005 and 2006-born prospects afield, there were plenty of outstanding individual performances on the representative stage. We highlight them in the latest […]
