Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 1a
A STANDALONE fixture saw the Geelong Falcons defeat the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels on Easter Thursday at GMHBA Stadium. As always we took a look at some of the players that caught the eye, with the remaining Scouting Notes to come at the conclusion of the Round 1 matches. All notes are the opinion […]
2024 CTLG Talking Points: Geelong Falcons vs. GWV Rebels
UNDER lights at GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Falcons secured an early victory in the 2024 Coates Talent League season, defeating Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels by 26 points last night. Though looking like running away with a dominant win after racing to a 5.5 (35) to 0.0 (0) lead midway through the second term, the Rebels […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 1 – Geelong Falcons vs. GWV Rebels
A SPECIAL standalone match will make history between the Geelong Falcons and Greater Western Victoria (GWV Rebels) tonight, as the sides grace the hallowed turf of GMHBA Stadium in Geelong for the first time. Playing under lights with the match to kick off from 5pm, both sides are ready to kick off 2024 on the […]
Mahony makes most of junior pathways
HAILING from a sheep farm on the outskirts of Beaufort, tall forward Claire Mahony became a sensation for the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels last season. In her first season in the program, slotted eight goals from 11 games and clunked 4.5 marks a match emphasising her strengths. Since moving from Beaufort to Lake Wendouree […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: GWV Rebels
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels have a couple of twin towers bookmarking their side in 2024, as the country side kicks off its Coates Talent League Girls campaign on Thursday. Also boasting a number of talented midfielders, the Rebels loom as a team to watch, and we spoke to coach Sally Riley about their chances. […]
24 in 2024: AFLW Draft Prospects to Watch
IN EASILY the toughest list to compile from these annual predictions, narrowing down the talent in next year’s AFL Women’s Draft crop is near-on impossible. The initial list of players to include in our 24 AFLW Draft prospects to watch in 2024, had 36 players on it, which meant a lot of unlucky omissions. But […]
2023 Talent League Girls team reviews: Country elimination finalists
ANOTHER season is quickly coming to a close in the Coates Talent League Girls and we take a look at how 2023 panned out for each of the 13 sides. In the next of these team reviews articles, we take a look at the two Country-based elimination finals losers, diving into their season, draft prospects […]
2023 RM Central Talent League Girls Team of the Year squad released
OUR 2023 Rookie Me Central Talent League Girls Team of the Year squad has been released with 48 players named in the initial squad. Of the 48 players, the list will be cut down to 24 ahead of the Talent League Girls Grand Final. The squad features players who played a minimum of seven matches […]
PREVIEW | 2023 Talent League Girls Elimination Finals
FINALS are in the air for the Talent League Girls competition, with eight teams remaining in the hunt for the 2023 premiership. Four metropolitan sides and four country teams will contest the finals series, with the winner from each conference to battle it out for ultimate glory. Reigning premiers Western Jets are out of contention, […]
Scouting notes: 2023 AFLW U17 Futures
IN an entertaining and hard-fought contest in Frankston, Team Harris got the job done over Team Schleicher for the AFLW Under 17 Futures showcase. We took a look at a few of the players from both sides who caught the eye. TEAM HARRIS: #1 Zimra Hussain (Brisbane Lions Academy/Queensland)01/01/2006 | 160cm | Defender/Midfielder The small […]
