2026 Talent League Girls R8 notes: Murray Bushrangers vs. Northern Territory
NORTHERN Territory made it back-to-back wins with a 39-point victory over Murray Bushrangers at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Sunday thanks to a five goals to one first half. Scoring was hard to come by in the second half, but the job was done by then, with the Territory emerging victorious, 6.12 (48) to 1.3 (9). […]
2026 Talent League Girls R7 notes: Calder Cannons vs. Northern Territory
NORTHERN Territory had a busy long weekend travelling to Victoria, winning two from two across Thursday and Sunday at Highgate Recreation Reserve in the Talent League Girls competition. Our first of two scouting notes on their matches centre around the impressive victory over the Calder Cannons under lights, 9.7 (61) to 2.4 (16). While the […]
State(s) in Focus: Hypothetical Allies Girls squad
A CONTINUED growth in New South Wales female footballing pathways over the last few seasons and particularly looking to the future has plenty of exciting prospects set to line up for the Allies at this year’s AFLW Under 18 Championships. While the squad itself is yet to be decided, as we did for the boys’, […]
2026 Northern Territory U18 Girls squad released
A MASSIVE 50-player strong squad has been released as part of the Northern Territory Academy Under 18 Girls pathway. Featuring a host of over, top, bottom and double bottom-agers, the team that will compete in the Coates Talent League Girls pathway will also have a number of players vying for Allies spots at Under 18s […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 NTFL U18 Futures Girls
TEAM Spears came up trumps in Saturday’s NTFL Under 18 Futures Girls showcase game at TIO Stadium. Kicking off All-Star weekend with a high-paced contest, the Spears led at every break and turned a four-point advantage into their 21-point victory during the fourth quarter. We took note of some of the top performers from either […]
PREVIEW | NTFL All-Star Saturday
THE NORTHERN Territory Football League’s (NTFL) All-Star showcase takes place tomorrow, with four games set to deliver the best the NT has to offer. Under 18 boys and girls open the show for fixtures between the senior locals and imports, and we highlight the players to watch in each match. >> SQUADS: 2026 NTFL All-Star […]
2025 CTLG review: Northern Territory
NORTHERN Territory became the fifth and final Northern Academy to wrap up its Coates Talent League Girls campaign with three matches in the past four rounds. The Thunder hosted a historic match in Darwin for the first time and ousted Calder Cannons by 33 points having got better with each match they played. RESULTS: Round […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 8
A FIVE-game round that featured the Swans Academy and Northern Territory is what greeted fans of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. Across Round 8, we took a look at some of the players who caught the eye with all notes the opinion of the individual author. >> ROUND 8: Round wrap | Player of […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Bushies back in business
MURRAY Bushrangers got back on the winner’s list with an impressive victory over Northern Territory, handing the Thunder a second loss in four days. The Coates Talent League Girls competition returned to five matches over Round 8 and we recap how each of them went down.
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 7
SANDRINGHAM Dragons notched up their second consecutive wint with a comprehensive 83-point belting of Northern Territory last Thursday night in the standalone Round 7 Coates Talent League Girls match. Played on a cold May night at RSEA Park, the Dragons proved far too good for the Top End talent, running out 13.8 (86) to 0.3 […]
