Ranges confident their brand “stacks up”
EASTERN Ranges head into the 2025 Coates Talent League Grand Final looking to break recent trends. They face three-time reigning premiers Sandringham Dragons at IKON Park on Saturday with the potential to play spoiler to a historic fourth straight flag, while creating their own glory. >> FEATURE: “Settled” Sandringham ready for shot at history The […]
PREVIEW | 2025 Coates Talent League Preliminary Finals
A COATES Talent League conference crossover shapes Saturday’s preliminary finals, with Casey Fields setting the scene for a bumper double-header. Among the four remaining flag contenders are both of last year’s grand finalists, along with the top Country and Metro seeds respectively.
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Metro Quarter Finals
THE RACE to this year’s Coates Talent League Grand Final is down to four contenders, with minor premiers Eastern Ranges and reigning premiers Sandringham Dragons advancing in the Metro conference. We noted the top prospects and performers from both quarter final matchups. >> Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League Quarter Finals>> Scouting Notes: Country Quarter Finals
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Wildcard Round
THE COATES Talent League quarter-finalists are locked in after six Wildcard Round fixtures narrowed the premiership race down to eight contenders. With heightened stakes, plenty of prospects were out to impress, and we noted down some of the top performers from each game, across several age brackets. >> Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League Wildcard Round
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Wildcard Round
A MIXED bag of Wildcard Round saw three games decided by over 50 points, while Geelong Falcons scraped through in a thriller, and Oakleigh Chargers downed a higher-ranked opponent. Before the quarter-final fixtures are released, catch up on all the weekend’s action in a snapshot.
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 19
THE FINAL home-and-away round of the Coates Talent League season saw a number of leading prospects further enhance their stocks, while impressive bottom-agers continue to emerge on the eve of the postseason. We highlighted a bunch of the top prospects and performers from each fixture. >> CTL Round 19: Snapshot | Player of the Week […]
2025 CTL | Round 19 Team of the Week
BENDIGO Pioneers prospects are littered through our Coates Talent League Team of the Week, in what is the final instalment for 2025. A handful of Pioneers feature in our 24-player team after defeating Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels in Round 19 to see out the home-and-away season in style. >> CTL Round 19: Snapshot | […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 19
THE 2025 Coates Talent League home-and-away season came to a close in Round 19, with Gippsland Power taking out the minor premiership despite losing their last game. Eastern Ranges finished as the top Metro seed, with the competition set up for an exciting Wildcard Round next week.
PREVIEW | Top and bottom Metro seeds kick off final round
WESTERN Jets host the Eastern Ranges as the final Coates Talent League home-and-away round gets underway tomorrow. A super Saturday is in store, with four of the weekend’s six fixtures set to take place throughout the one day. We preview the all-Metro clash, which features plenty of star power.
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL Under 17 Futures – Vic Metro vs. Queensland
VIC METRO made it a Victorian double on Saturday after defeating Queensland by 26 points in their Under 17 Futures clash at Casey Fields. The Vics led at every break and weathered the Maroons’ challenge early in term three to run out 12.11 (83) to 8.9 (57) victors in Cranbourne East. >> Scouting Notes: Vic […]
