Scouting Notes: 2025 National Under 17 Futures
THE ANNUAL Under 17 Futures showcase saw Team Boak score a 13-point win over Team Docherty in Saturday’s curtain-raiser to the AFL Grand Final. A pair of Vic Country prospects took out best on ground honours as 45 of the nation’s best prospects for next year strutted their stuff on the MCG. We took note […]
2025 Coates Talent League Season Review: Metro Wildcards
TWO OF six regions in the Metro conference have been eliminated from the 2025 Coates Talent League season after an action-packed Wildcard weekend. We review the campaigns of the Northern Knights and Western Jets after their respective exits. >> SEASON REVIEW: Coates Talent League Country Wildcards NORTHERN KNIGHTS RECORD: 7th Overall | 4th Metro | […]
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 […]
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.
Scouting Notes: Parade completes Herald Sun Shield three-peat
PARADE College has taken out its third-consecutive Herald Sun Shield Senior Boys Division 1 title after defeating Catherine McAuley College by 49 points this afternoon. Raiders key forward Lewis Houndsome was named best afield in the victory for an imposing aerial performance which yielded two goals. Despite the comfortable margin of defeat, CMC acquitted itself […]
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 […]
PREVIEW | 2025 Under 17 Futures trials
THE 2025 Under 17 Futures trials are set to go down on Saturday, with Casey Fields setting the scene for the annual double-header. Vic Country plays host to NSW/ACT at 10:30am in Cranbourne East, before Vic Metro locks horns with Queensland at 12:45pm. Both games will be streamed live on YouTube. >> SQUADS: 2025 Under […]
Raiders’ Shield three-peat run remains alive
PARADE College has progressed in its pursuit of claiming a third consecutive Herald Sun Shield title after defeating St Ignatius College in yesterday’s Senior Boys Division 1 semi-final. The ACC champions saluted by 62 points to set up a meeting with Catherine McAuley College in next Thursday’s decider. >> SCROLL to see the semi-final results […]
