
PREVIEW | CTLG R2 – Grand Final rematch beckons
JUST two venues play host to Coates Talent League Girls action this weekend, with a triple-header at Epsom Huntly Reserve on Saturday, and three games across two days at Highgate Recreation Reserve. Our highlighted match to preview is the grand final rematch between Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges.

2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 1
BIG WINNERS in Round 1 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, Dandenong Stingrays and Eastern Ranges boast four representatives apiece in our first Team of the Week for 2025. An absolutely stacked side across all three lines, there is a host of Vic Metro and Vic Country hub members, as well as a few […]

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 CTL Girls: Oakleigh Chargers season preview
REIGNING back-to-back champions Oakleigh Chargers will look vastly different compared to last season, with plenty of new faces joining those experienced bottom-agers and double bottom-agers from 2024 in the 2025 Coates Talent League Girls squad. Two-time premiership coach Ty Vickery said it will provide different challenges to overcome this season, but is excited by the […]

PROFILED | 2025 Vic Metro Girls Hub
A NEW season of Coates Talent League Girls football is less than two months away, and in readiness for the year, we profile the players in the Victorian hubs. We conclude with the Vic Metro summer squad after covering the Vic Country hub last week. >> PROFILED | 2025 Vic Country Girls Hub TOP-AGERS: Jordyn […]

AFLW Draft: 25 to Watch in 2025
AS SEEN exclusively in the 2024 AFLW Draft Guide, Rookie Me Central published our 25 Players to Watch in 2025 as the attention turns to next year’s draft. The Gold Coast Suns Academy will be a key talking point next year with as many as half a dozen prospects in the top 30, while athletic […]

2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Oakleigh Chargers
COMPLETING the ultimate dream of going back-to-back, Oakleigh Chargers conclude out Coates Talent League Girls team reviews for 2024. The Chargers only lost one game all season – to the Gold Coast Suns Academy – and tasted the ultimate success for the second consecutive year, becoming the first team to achieve the feat in the […]

Déjà vu for Chargers, Tallariti in back-to-back flags
THERE was a serious case of déjà vu at Ikon Park yesterday as Oakleigh Chargers – off the back of some incredible intercept and rebounding work from skipper Sienna Tallariti – proved too good for Eastern Ranges in the Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final. For the second consecutive year Tallariti won best afield medals […]

PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Grand Final
AFTER an incredible season that saw some teams rise and others fall, ultimately 12 months on the saw two sides that contested last year’s Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final are back for a rematch. Oakleigh Chargers lifted the trophy aloft against the Eastern Ranges last season, and have had their measure in season 2024, […]

PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Preliminary Finals
FOUR teams remain in the hunt for the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls premiership with last year’s grand finalists Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges taking on Dandenong Stingrays and Geelong Falcons respectively. FORM: Oakleigh Chargers have won 11 matches on the trot and only went down in one game all year – to Gold Coast […]