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 – Saturday
AN all-metropolitan clash takes place in Box Hill with Eastern Ranges hosting Northern Knights in a battle between two Round 1 winners. Both sides regain some quality players for the clash, promising an entertaining contest. FORM: Eastern Ranges got on the board last round after struggling a little with accuracy early against Sandringham Dragons, but […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 1 – Saturday
TWO games take place on Saturday as the metropolitan teams enter the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season. Starting off at Highgate Recreation Reserve in the morning, play then continues at RSA Park, with all four sides missing some key players due to the AFLW Academy and Under 23s match. LAST SEASON: Both the Calder […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Eastern Ranges
FILLING the shoes of outgoing coach and new Oakleigh Chargers’ boys mentor Ash Close, Jarrad Donders will take up the head coach mantle at Eastern Ranges with the side coming off a grand final appearance last season. Eastern is brimming with talent, and Donders is excited about plenty of prospects in the side. TOP PROSPECTS […]
TOP 5s | 2024 Preseason Testing – Coates Talent League Girls
OAKLEIGH Chargers top-ager Sarah Poustie smashed the previous Coates League Talent Girls yo-yo test record on the weekend, finishing with a mind-blowing level of 18.03. The record surpassed anything before it at the event, and also topped the 18.01 achievement set by Nina Morrison at the 2018 AFL Women’s Draft Combine. Poustie, who actually held […]
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 […]
Tallariti stands tall as Chargers claim flag
AN INSPIRATIONAL performance from Sienna Tallariti helped Oakleigh Chargers win their second flag in three seasons, declared Coates Talent League Girls premiers over Eastern Ranges, 6.7 (43) to 5.6 (36). In a see-sawing contest that looked to be safely in Oakleigh’s hands at the final break, the Ranges had one last push in the final […]
PREVIEW | 2023 Talent League Girls Grand Final
ONE SLEEP remains until the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final takes place between Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers. Both sides have had sensational seasons, and finished inside the top two, winning their respective preliminary finals to book their place in the decider. We preview the big clash ahead of tomorrow’s huge game.