Scouting Notes: 2025 Victorian U18 trials – Game One
VIC METRO took out the first of two trial games against their Country counterparts, saluting by 26 points at Avalon Airport Oval today. The navy blue side kicked six goals in either half and steadied after a Tairon Ah-Mu-inspired Country slammed on five consecutive majors in term three. He finished with six overall. Plenty of […]
RMC MEDAL | Pioneer Wright takes early lead
BENDIGO Pioneers captain Hunter Wright has taken an early lead in the Rookie Me Central medal after adding to his three-vote performance in Round 1. The midfielder gathered 23 disposals, 10 clearances and a goal in his side’s five-point win over Murray to stand alone on five votes after two games. >> SCROLL to see […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 2
THE SECOND round of Coates Talent League action is in the books for 2025, with prospects continuing to emerge. Three of the weekend’s six games were decided by a goal or less, leaving plenty of players to rise to the occasion. We took note of some of the top performers from every fixture. >> ROUND […]
2025 CTL | Round 2 Team of the Week
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) leads the way with four representatives in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 2. The Rebels survived a late Geelong Falcons shot on goal to take out a two-point win in their first outing since last year’s Grand Final. Check out who made the 24-player squad. >> […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 2
THREE games were decided by a goal or less in Round 2 of the Coates Talent League as contenders begin to emerge. A pair of Country and Metro sides have respectively started their campaigns 2-0, including three-time reigning premiers, Sandringham. Catch up on the weekend’s action in a snapshot.
2025 CTL | Round 2 Player of the Week: Cody Templeton
GIPPSLAND Power prospect Cody Templeton is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after a dominant all-round display in Round 2. The bottom-ager booted five goals from 27 disposals, while also having three marks, clearances, and tackles in his side’s 18-point win over Dandenong Stingrays. Templeton becomes the second Gippsland player in as many […]
Preseason Q&A: Mitchell Stevens (Gippsland Power)
ADELAIDE’S depth of father-son selections has been relatively thin over the years, but after Max Michalanney and Tyler Welsh landed at West Lakes recently, one more club-tied talent is in the offing in 2025. Mitchell Stevens is the name, the son of 101-game Crow and 1998 premiership player Mark. Stevens impressed as a versatile defender […]
2024 Coates Talent League Season Review: Country Finalists
ONLY two Country sides remain in the Coates Talent League premiership race after the weekend’s quarter finals. We break down how the campaigns of the Geelong Falcons and Gippsland Power panned out with a look at their star players and what’s in store for the future. >> 2024 Coates Talent League: Stats | RMC Medal […]
PREVIEW | Rebels out to cause Power failure
ROUND 17 of the Coates Talent League season gets underway on Saturday morning as the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels and Gippsland Power do battle in Port Melbourne. We preview the all-Country clash before taking a look around the grounds at this weekend’s fixtures. AROUND THE GROUNDS Eastern Ranges welcome back top prospect Josh Smillie […]
