2026 Talent League Girls R9 notes: Dandenong Stingrays vs Eastern Ranges
DANDENONG Stingrays enjoyed another incredible win, keeping their unbeaten start to the Talent League Girls season alive by knocking off reigning premiers Eastern Ranges in the first of the grand final rematches. In what was a nail-biting contest, the Stingrays dominated forward half possession with 47 inside 50s to 28, and while both sides had […]
TLG R9: Top 4 fancies battle it out in early finals preview
AS THE Northern Academies have now wrapped up their stints in the Talent League Girls competition, the 13 full-time teams recommence in a series of smaller rounds leading up to and through the national carnival as part of an extended regular season. Returning for Round 9 are the top four teams from those sides, with […]
2026 Talent League Girls R7 notes: Lions Academy vs. Eastern Ranges
BRISBANE Lions Academy completed its 2026 Talent League Girls campaign undefeated with a hard-fought win over reigning premiers Eastern Ranges. The defeat marked back-to-back losses for the Ranges after they fell to the Swans the week before, though they did start promisingly enough at Brighton Homes Arena, booting three goals to one in the first […]
2026 TL Girls Role Change Focus: Lara Williams
IN LIEU of a couple of missing National Academy members, the versatile Lara Williams got her chance in the middle as Eastern Ranges made it three wins from three to open their 2026 Talent League Girls campaign, accounting for Gippsland Power by 39 points in a one-sided contest at Morwell. The result keeps the reigning […]
PREVIEW | 2026 Talent League Girls – Round 2
A MASSIVE eight-game schedule is packed for Round 2 of the Talent League Girls competition after just one match took place a fortnight ago for opening round. The Brisbane Lions Academy took the chocolates over Gold Coast Suns Academy in that encounter, and both sides head to Blacktown as part of a double-header against the […]
2026 Talent League Girls preview: Eastern Ranges
EASTERN Ranges have had a stacked list for a number of seasons, and heading into 2026, it looks much the same again. With a host of prospects across all lines but particularly through the middle, the Ranges will be flag favourites for the year, even with coach Jarrad Donders now at Richmond AFLW. LAST SEASON […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Lara Williams
EASTERN Ranges top-ager Lara Williams has played across all three lines along her journey, but the predominant forward-turned-defender at the Ranges is ready to make 2026 her year. Having plenty of ups and downs along the way, Williams is fully focused on making every post a winner entering her top-age campaign. We spoke to Williams […]
2026 AFLW Draft Clubs to Watch: Eastern Ranges
AFTER four players landed at AFL Women’s clubs in the most recent draft, the Eastern Ranges are set to have another bumper crop in 2026 with no shortage of talent across the board. In our final AFLW Draft Clubs to Watch in 2026 prior to Christmas, we name a few players to remember for next […]
2025 CTLG Team Review: Eastern Ranges
AFTER two tough grand final losses, Eastern Ranges climbed the Coates Talent League Girls’ Mount Everest by taking home the 2025 premiership. With the deepest squad in the competition and 17 of the 23 players on grand final day at least trialling for Vic Metro, the Ranges finally went one better after a sensational season. […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 CTL Girls Grand Final – Eastern vs Dandenong
EASTERN Ranges broke through for their first Coates Talent League Girls premiership on the weekend with a well-balanced contribution from across the 23 players. We take a look at some of the standouts from both the Ranges and Dandenong Stingrays from the grand final.
