Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 15
A RARE draw was among four games decided by under 15 points in the Coates Talent League, as less than ideal conditions swept across the competition this past weekend. Catch up on all the Round 15 action in a snapshot.
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 15 POTW
GEELONG Falcons forward Cooper Ward is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after a filling his boots with a bag of seven goals in Round 15. The 178cm top-ager registered 11 of his side’s 36 scoring shots in a 70-point rout of the Oakleigh Chargers at Avalon Airport Oval on Sunday. Ward took […]
PREVIEW | Post-champs race to Coates Talent League finals begins
WITH the 2024 Under 16 and Under 18 National Championships having run their course, all 13 Coates Talent League regions will resume their runs to finals in Round 15. After last week’s competition-wide bye, a full allotment of six games are scheduled this weekend. We preview the three Saturday fixtures. REMAINING ROUND 15 FIXTURE Sunday […]
PROFILED | 2024 AFL Under 18 All Australian team
THE 2024 AFL Under 18 All Australian team was announced yesterday, featuring 23 of this year’s best performed footballers from the National Championships. Title-winners Vic Metro lay claim to a high of eight members, including the captain and one of two back-to-back members. Get to know the squad. >> Announced: 2024 AFL Under 18 All […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U18s – Vic Metro vs. Vic Country
VIC METRO claimed the Under 18 National Championships title on Sunday thanks to Luke Trainor‘s goal after the siren. Between the Metro and Country rivals, over half of the likely top 10 AFL Draft prospects took the field at Marvel Stadium, and most feature in our latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> Match report: Vic […]
Vic Metro snatches Under 18 title after siren
THE 2024 AFL Under 18 National Championships went down to the wire at Marvel Stadium today, as Luke Trainor‘s goal after the siren saw Vic Metro clinch the cup. In what was effectively a title decider, Trainor was gifted a controversial 50-metre penalty and kept his cool to hand his side the one-point win. Just […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 11
WITH a short break between representative fixtures, plenty of guns fired across a full allotment of six games in the Coates Talent League. Find out which prospects improved their stocks in our Round 11 Scouting Notes. >> 2024 CTL Round 11: Snapshot | POTW
PREVIEW | Coates Talent League returns under Friday night lights
A FULL allotment of Coates Talent League action is in store for the weekend, starting with Dandenong Stingrays’ clash with Oakleigh Chargers in Frankston on Friday night. Five more fixtures are to follow across Saturday and Sunday, but we preview the Round 11 opener under lights. >> SCROLL to see the Round 11 fixture AROUND […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U18s – Vic Country vs. South Australia
VIC COUNTRY held off a late South Australian surge to win its opening Under 18 National Championships fixture at IKON Park. The result marked two Victorian wins in Sunday’s double-header, with every team having now made an appearance in the tournament. We noted some of the top performers. >> Match report: Vics beat all comers […]
Vics beat all comers in dour double-header
THE NATION’S brightest Under 18 prospects descended on IKON Park for a representative double-header on Sunday, with both Victorian sides coming away with wins. Metro downed the Allies by 16 points to kick off proceedings, before Country held off South Australia to salute by eight points. >> SCROLL for all the results, goals & bests […]