Falcons help steer Sandgropers to victory
IT FELT like redemption for Western Australia. The Sandgropers – who had performed well without securing the ‘W’ in the first two games – finally grabbed their first win, defeating Vic Metro in a nail-biting four-point result at The Good Grocer Park. There were storylines everywhere, with the potential for it to be a sequel […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW U18s – Western Australia vs. Vic Metro
WESTERN Australia is searching for redemption from its first two matches at the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, and has a way to find it when it hosts Vic Metro at Shark Park tomorrow. The Sandgropers went down on the siren to Queensland and lead throughout the first half before fading against South Australia and […]
2025 CTLG Preview | Murray heads back to the Bush for Calder clash
A FULL-strength Murray Bushrangers outfit will play host to Calder Cannons up in Wangaratta on Saturday with the home side searching for its fifth win of the season. The Cannons will be without their top two stars, but are building a future core of talent throughout the season. AROUND THE GROUNDS After two smaller rounds […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 11/12
EASTERN Ranges’ big win over Tasmania Devils earned the second placed side a league-high four representatives in our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for a combined Rounds 11 and 12. All six matches were taken into consideration with five other sides – including Sandringham Dragons, Dandenong Stingrays and Tasmania Devils who all […]
2025 RMC MEDAL | Baker-West back in business
AFTER missing the last couple of rounds due to injury, Calder Cannons’ Chloe Baker-West quickly made up lost ground in the absence of Oakleigh duo Chloe Bown and Bailee Martin in the Rookie Me Central Medal count. The Round 12 votes are in with just four matches played and a host of Vic Metro and […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 12
FOUR games took place across Round 12 of the Coates Talent League Girls, and while there were some key Vic Country and Metro players out, some returned from injury or stints out, and others went about their business as per usual. All notes are the opinion of the individual author, with a focus on Vic […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Top two extend lead after Round 12
REIGNING grand finalists Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges have moved two wins clear on top of the Coates Talent League Girls ladder, albeit with Gippsland Power having a game in hand from the latter. We recap how Round 12 went down across the competition.
2025 CTLG | Round 11/12 Player of the Week: Cleo Barbakas
DOUBLE bottom-age tall Cleo Barbakas has the height of a ruck but the mobility of a midfielder, and she used both of those elements to produce a massive game in Oakleigh Chargers’ win over the Western Jets. Playing second ruck to Jessica Owen, Barbakas still had 13 hitouts, but finished with 22 disposals, eight clearances, […]
2025 CTLG Preview | Baker-West returns for Cannons
ACTING Calder Cannons co-skipper and potential Top 10 draft prospect Chloe Baker-West has been named for her return game from injury in her side’s home clash against Sandringham Dragons tomorrow morning. The Cannons has a bye in Round 11 – like most sides – and are hoping to turnaround a four-game losing streak up against […]
2025 RMC Medal Leaderboard: Round 11
THREE consecutive best on ground performances from leading Victorian AFLW Draft prospect Chloe Bown has seen the Oakleigh Chargers star race to the top of the Rookie Me Central Medal charts. The high-volume midfielder earned the full five votes in Rounds 8 and 10 to follow on from her Round 6 best on ground performance […]
