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Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 2

THREE first-time winners and last year’s grand finalists moving to 2-0 were the storylines coming out of Round 2 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. As always, we took a look at each of the five games and took note of players who caught the eye. All notes are the opinion of the individual […]

2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 2

A STACKED team of ball-winning midfielders and high-scoring forwards highlighted Round 2 of the Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week. Winning sides, Eastern Ranges, Gippsland Power and Oakleigh Chargers all had four representatives, with nine of the 10 teams from the weekend featuring in the 24-strong squad. After 47 disposals, 11 marks, 10 […]

2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 2 wrap

A FIVE-game fixture played out across the weekend, with Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges moving to 2-0 for the year, while Gippsland Power and Bendigo Pioneers picked up a win in game one, and Sandringham Dragons bounced back to take home the four points.

PROFILED: 2024 AFLW Academy members

MANY of the top AFL Women’s Draft prospects took centre stage at Ikon Park a week ago to produce a dominant 16.16 (112) to 1.2 (8) victory over the AFLW Under 23 All-Stars. We took note of each player from the Academy who played, with further background on them in this article. Note that Power […]

PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 2 – Friday

A FRIDAY night blockbuster kicks off Round 2 of the Coates Talent League Girls as reigning premiers Oakleigh Chargers head to Shepley Oval under lights to take on a strong Dandenong Stingrays outfit which promises to be a fantastic contest. FORM: Dandenong Stingrays are playing their first match of the season after coming off a […]

PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 1 – Sunday

COMPLETING Round 1 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition is a clash on the Apple Isle between Tasmania Devils and Oakleigh Chargers. While both sides are missing talent due to the AFLW Academy and Under 23 All-Stars it still promises to be an entertaining contest. LAST SEASON: Reigning premiers Oakleigh Chargers completed a fairytale […]

PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Oakleigh Chargers

REIGNING premiers Oakleigh Chargers kick off their 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season with a trip to the Apple Isle and we spoked to premiership coach Ty Vickery about their star-studded list and some others to keep an eye on coming through the ranks. TOP PROSPECTS Emma McDonald (Tall Forward)18/04/2006 | 179cm McDonald burst onto […]

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: Grand Finalists

ANOTHER season has come 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 preliminary finals losers, diving into their season, draft prospects and some […]

Scouting notes: 2023 Talent League Girls Grand Final

OAKLEIGH Chargers saluted in a thrilling seven-point victory over Eastern Ranges in the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final on Saturday at Ikon Park. As always, we took note of the top performers from both sides, focusing on those who have represented Vic Metro, have Draft Combine invites or are under-age prospects. All notes […]

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