PREVIEW | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 15
REPRESENTATIVE talent continues to filter back through the Coates Talent League, as the competition’s home-and-away season accelerates towards its conclusion. We preview all five fixtures set to make up Round 15 this weekend.
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League – Round 10
THE SOLE Coates Talent League fixture over the King’s Birthday long weekend saw Sandringham Dragons defeat local rival, Oakleigh by 10 points at RSEA Park. The lead changed hands at each break, but it was the home side which snuck ahead when it counted to win 10.14 (74) to 9.10 (64). Both sides were missing […]
PREVIEW | Dragons, Chargers resume rivalry in standalone clash
WHILE eyes will inevitably turn to Sunday’s AFL Under 18 National Championships fixtures, there is even more pathway football on offer across the King’s Birthday long weekend as Sandringham and Oakleigh resume their local rivalry on Monday. We preview the standalone clash. >> Preview: AFL U18 champs hit Adelaide
Coates Talent League TOTW: Round 8
METRO regions dominate our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 8, headlined by the Calder Cannons’ four representatives. Fellow victors Northern and Eastern also contributed three players apiece to the 24-man squad, see who made the cut. DEFENCE B: Xavier Lindsay (GP) – Arie Schoenmaker (TD) – Oscar Ryan (MB)HB: Nathan Philactides […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League – Round 8
WITH representative football and the mid-season draft fast approaching, Round 8 of the Coates Talent League provided one final audition for prospects striving for either honour. We noted some of the top performers across all six of the weekend’s games. >> Snapshot: Coates Talent League Round 8 >> Power Rankings: May 2023 – Top 20
Snapshot: 2023 Coates Talent League: Round 8
ONLY two teams kicked more goals than behinds, though not for a lack of trying across a weekend where forwards peppered the posts in the Coates Talent League. Catch up on the Round 8 action in a snapshot, covering all six games.
Preview | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 8
THE Coates Talent League rolls on into Round 8 over the weekend, with the fixture stripped back to its usual six games. For some players, it serves as one final audition before the mid-season draft and representative season, while teams like Dandenong and Geelong will be hunting ladder leader, Tasmania.
Rising Stocks: 2023 Young Guns series
THE 2023 Young Guns series has been run and done, with the over-age contingent going 1-1 over their games against Vic Country and Metro Under 18s. Consisting of 24 players nominated by AFL recruiters, the squad is full of hopefuls who sought to impress ahead of the AFL Mid-Season Draft on May 31. >> Scouting […]
Scouting Notes: Young Guns vs. Vic Country
THE YOUNG Guns pipped Vic Country in their second and final outing ahead of the AFL Mid-Season Draft, winning by three points at Ikon Park on Sunday. Having trailed at every break, Country snuck ahead for the first time with under eight minutes left to play, on the back of five unanswered goals. Western Jets […]
State of play: Coates Talent League
THE FIRST block of Coates Talent League action has been completed in season 2023, as players now vie for representative honours or ply their trade at school and community level. With the competition returning as soon as next week, there’s no better time for a refresher on what has gone down to date. WHEN DOES […]
