2026 Talent League Girls R9 notes: Bendigo Pioneers vs. Calder Cannons
CALDER Cannons produced a convincing win over Bendigo Pioneers at Queen Elizabeth Oval on the weekend as a number of top and bottom-age prospects impressed across the board. The usual suspects battled hard for the Pioneers, but ultimately the depth of the Cannons’ outfit proved too much, coming away with a 15.12 (102) to 1.3 […]
2026 Talent League Girls R7 notes: Calder Cannons vs. Northern Territory
NORTHERN Territory had a busy long weekend travelling to Victoria, winning two from two across Thursday and Sunday at Highgate Recreation Reserve in the Talent League Girls competition. Our first of two scouting notes on their matches centre around the impressive victory over the Calder Cannons under lights, 9.7 (61) to 2.4 (16). While the […]
2026 TLG Round 2: Metro games notes
WHILE another battle between Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers was the highlight of the metropolitan fixtures for Round 2 in the Talent League Girls competition, the other four Vic Metro region sides faced off on the same day. We took a look at those games and some of the players who stood out.
2026 Talent League Girls preview: Calder Cannons
CALDER Cannons enter the Talent League Girls season looking to build on last year’s three wins, having brought on plenty of promising young prospects who will be top and bottom-agers in 2026. While development is always the key, the Cannons have been able to fast-track some of those players with key roles last season for […]
2025 CTLG Team Review: Calder Cannons
CALDER Cannons had a challenging season in 2025, losing skipper Jade McLay to a shoulder injury after just two games, and stand-in skipper and vice-captain Chloe Baker-West was injury interrupted at times to play the nine games. We review their year. SEASON 2025 SNAPSHOT Played: 14Won: 3Lost: 11 BEST PERFORMANCE Round 15: def. Bendigo Pioneers […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Comebacks headline Round 16
A TRIO of impressive comebacks from Oakleigh Chargers. Murray Bushrangers and Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels saw the respective teams come away with the four points in Round 16 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. The league has a bye next weekend with only a fortnight left of regular action before finals, and we […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 13
DESPITE the metropolitan teams missing a host of stars due to Vic Metro’s trip west, there were still plenty of impressive players standing up over Round 13 of the Coates Talent League Girls, particularly from the country regions who all enjoyed wins. As always we took note of those players who caught the eye with […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Pios prevail as Devils down Chargers
ROUND 13 saw unusual fixturing with each of the five metropolitan regions in action facing a country one with the former missing a host of stars due to Vic Metro duties out west. That resulted in top two sides Oakleigh Chargers – for the first time – and Eastern Ranges – getting rolled, with finals-bound […]
