Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 17
TOP PROSPECTS made emphatic returns to the Coates Talent League in Round 17, while a bunch of club-tied talents continued to press their case across a weekend littered with tight tussles. We highlighted a bunch of the top prospects and performers from all five games. >> CTL Round 17: Snapshot | Player of the Week […]
2025 CTL | Round 17 Team of the Week
A REMARKABLE six of a possible 10 Coates Talent League regions boast three representatives in our Round 17 Team of the Week. Western and Greater Western Victoria, and Geelong and Bendigo were among them after tight tussles, while ladder leaders Gippsland Power bounced back with a big win. >> CTL Round 17: Snapshot | Player […]
2025 CTL | Round 17 Player of the Week: Blake Newton
MURRAY Bushrangers bottom-ager Blake Newton is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after a powerful scoring performance in Round 17. The explosive forward booted five goals from 15 disposals, four marks, and four inside 50s as his side went down by 21 points to Northern Knights on Saturday. >> SNAPSHOT: 2025 Coates Talent […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 17
NARROW victories were the order of Round 17 in the Coates Talent League, with three thrilling encounters decided by under a goal. Ladder leaders Gippsland Power also got back on the winner’s list with the weekend’s greatest margin of victory, beating Tasmania by 33 points on the road.
SQUADS | 2025 Young Guns vs. Vic Country
SQUADS for game two of the annual Young Guns series have been announced, with the collation of over-agers moving on to face Vic Country at Avalon Airport Oval on Sunday morning. The game will commence at 10:30am, with the Young Guns looking to bounce back from last week’s loss to Vic Metro. >> SCROLL to […]
Mid-Season Draft Watch: CTL prospects search for second wind
WITH this year’s AFL Mid-Season Draft officially slated for May 28, eligible Coates Talent League over-agers will have eight rounds to stake their claims for higher honours. Some prospects made bright starts in Round 1, and there are plenty of interesting stories out of the potential 2025 crop. >> Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 1
ROUND 1 of the new Coates Talent League season is in the books, yielding top performances from some of the competition’s leading prospects. We had eyes on all six fixtures around Victoria and made note of how said talent fared in the year’s first full edition of Scouting Notes. >> ROUND 1: Snapshot | POTW […]
2025 CTL | Round 1 Team of the Week
THE FIRST Coates Talent League Team of the Week has been locked in, with 24 players selected out of Round 1’s action. Victors Sandringham Dragons and Gippsland Power lead the way with four nominees apiece, with Power star Willem Duursma named captain as our Player of the Week. >> ROUND 1: Snapshot | Player of […]
2025 Coates Talent League: Bendigo Pioneers season preview
BENDIGO Pioneers are hitting their stride at the pointy end of preseason, boasting a pair of top-age prospects in the Vic Country summer training hub, five returning over-agers, and one standout bottom-age father-son gun. We chatted to coach Danny O’Bree about all of the above, and much more. PRESEASON “We were probably a little bit […]
2024 Coates Talent League Season Review: Country Wildcards
THREE of seven sides in the Country/Tasmania conference were eliminated in Wildcard Round, meaning the post-season debrief begins. We break down how the campaigns of Bendigo, Murray, and Tasmania panned out with a look at their star players and what’s in store for the future. >> 2024 Coates Talent League: Stats | RMC Medal | […]
