Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 16
COATES Talent League Girls action returned on the weekend with six games taking place across the penultimate round of action. As always we took note of some of the top performers, focusing in on state representatives and bottom-age players at this point in the season.
Talent League Player Focus: Kayley Kavanagh (Calder Cannons)
RETURNING to the Coates Talent League Girls competition off the back of a MVP-winning performance for Vic Metro at the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, Kayley Kavanagh had a day out against the Geelong Falcons. The top-aged Calder Cannons midfielder brought her own ball to the match, racking up a season-high 35 touches in a […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 16
OAKLEIGH Chargers’ huge win over Bendigo Pioneers yielded an equal league-high four representatives in our 2023 Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week. Dandenong Stingrays also recorded four despite a far narrower win, while The Chargers finished one ahead of fellow winners, Calder Cannons and Geelong Falcons combined for six representatives […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 16 wrap
A FULL complement of Coates Talent League Girls matches returned over the weekend with six games taking place in the penultimate round. Only Murray Bushrangers had the bye, and some of those top-age players suited up with the Bendigo Pioneers, as teams jostled towards finals spots.
Talent League Girls Round 16 preview: Calder Cannons vs. Geelong Falcons
AFTER a month-long break, the Coates Talent League Girls are back in action this weekend, with the penultimate round of the season producing a six-game fixture. That includes a Sunday double-header at Warrawee Park, while the remaining matches are scattered between tonight and Sunday across the state. Today’s feature match is between the Calder Cannons […]
Harris hailed AFLW U18s best as AA team announced
HAVANA Harris has scooped up more silverware for her trophy cabinet after winning the 2023 AFL Women’s Under 18s Most Valuable Player Award. Harris earned Queensland’s MVP award at the conclusion of the Maroons’ carnival, but was honoured with the overall MVP, as well as a place in the All-Australian team. Harris polled 18 votes […]
Young’s tops AFLW U18s goalkicking charts
TOP AFL Women’s Draft prospect Lauren Young lived up to expectations in her return from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury by taking out the leading goalkicker title at the AFLW Under 18 Championships. The South Australian star won an MVP two years ago as a 15-year-old, and after missing all of 2022, came back […]
PROFILED | 2023 AFLW Under 18s MVPs
ALL six Most Valuable Players (MVPs) at the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships have been crowned, with two top-agers, three bottom-agers and one double bottom-ager among the winners. The MVPs of each state are awarded by the coaching and talent staff as to the best player across the national carnival. The array of recipients exemplifies […]
AFLW U18s Player Focus: Kiera Whiley (Vic Metro)
WESTERN Jets skipper and AFLW Academy member Kiera Whiley is a good all-round player who can be a natural contested ball-winner, or slot onto a flank or a wing when required. In Vic Metro’s victory over Vic Country, Whiley almost exclusively played inside midfield, where she ran at an elite 80 per cent in both […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 15
JUST four games were on the Coates Talent League Girls agenda, including a top five battle and a bottom two clash. We took note of some of the standout players, focusing on those from the Victorian trials, or non draft-eligible players. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
