Allies announce 2023 Under 18 squad
THE 2023 Allies squad has been announced ahead of this year’s AFL Under 18 National Championships, with 31 players from the Northern Territory, NSW-ACT, Queensland, Tasmania selected to compete for the amalgamated side. >> SCROLL to see the full squad Six players who made the cut as bottom-agers in 2022 will return this year, namely […]
Coates Talent League TOTW: Round 7
GOLD Coast Suns Academy leads the way with four nominees in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 7. The Suns nabbed their second win of the season on Sunday as the Northern Academies bowed out, while fellow victors Eastern and Geelong are also well represented this week. Check out who made […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League – Round 7
THE COATES Talent League returned with a bumper seven-game round stretched from Friday to Sunday, rounding out the Northern Academies’ stint in the competition. With a mixed bag of results, there are a few surprise packets highlighted in our Round 7 Scouting Notes. >> CTL Round 7: Snapshot | POTW | TOTW
Talent League wrap: Northern Academies
THE END of Round 7 means all five Northern Academies have completed their Coates Talent League stints for 2023. Four AFL-aligned programs – Brisbane, Gold Coast, GWS, and Sydney – participated alongside the Northern Territory Academy, making for an 18-team competition ladder. With each five-game spell (three for the NT) now over, it is time […]
2023 Coates Talent League Player of the Week: Round 7
TASMANIA Devils star Colby McKercher is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week for Round 7, after another dominant performance in his side’s 34-point win over the Swans Academy. The midfielder racked up 32 disposals, nine tackles, nine inside 50s and two goals as Tasmania went clear atop the table. It was merely another […]
Snapshot: 2023 Coates Talent League: Round 7
THREE northern academies bowed out of the competition as the Coates Talent League returned for Round 7 over the weekend. It all started with Dandenong’s thrilling comeback under Friday night lights – relive the action from each of the seven games in a snapshot.
Preview | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 7
THE 2023 Coates Talent League season resumes tonight, as the Dandenong Stingrays and Oakleigh Chargers lock horns under lights. A bumper seven-game weekend caps off this year’s Talent League stint for three northern academies, but there is plenty of action left for the full-time regions. We preview each matchup. >> Refresher: 2023 Talent League Round […]
Suns in the spotlight: Academy guns cause conundrum
BOASTING three National Academy members this year, the Gold Coast Suns’ academy talent has been highly touted from a long way out. Though, the question of just how good the Suns’ crop would be is only now being answered, and good is far from an apt descriptor. Leading prospects Jed Walter, Ethan Read, and Jake […]
Scouting Notes: AFL Academy vs. Carlton VFL
THE AFL Academy capped off its 2023 program with a four-point win over Carlton VFL on Saturday evening, with Gold Coast Suns Academy member Jake Rogers adjudged the team’s best player across both fixtures. Last time out, the Academy lost to Port Adelaide SANFL by 13 points in Gather Round. Holding relatively slender leads at […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League – Round 6
ALL Allies contingents descended on the Gold Coast for Round 6 of the 2023 Coates Talent League season, which featured a trio of one-sided results. We highlight a few of the top performers from each match in the latest edition of Scouting Notes.