PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League: Northern Knights
BOASTING a different list profile to last year, Northern Knights have plans to move the ball differently in 2024 – with serious speed. We chatted to Knights head coach Anthony Rocca about his side’s preseason, top prospects, and the year ahead. PRESEASON “We’ve only had one opposition at the moment and haven’t played the full […]
2023 Talent League Season Review: Wildcards
THE 2023 Coates Talent League season is over for nine of the 13 full-time regions, meaning it is time for them to not only look back and reflect on the year that was, but also what lies ahead. We recap the campaigns of the five teams who exited in Wildcard Round, and lucky loser Northern […]
PREVIEW | 2023 Talent League – Round 14
AFTER a three-week break, the Coates Talent League returns this weekend with five fixtures. Four games are scheduled for an action-packed Saturday, and a wave of new under-age talent is set to be unleashed on the competition as the season enters its final stretch.
Scouting Notes: 2023 AFL U16s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
A SPIRITED final quarter comeback has seen Vic Country take out the opening game of the 2023 AFL Under 16 National Development Championships, after defeating Vic Metro by three points at Trevor Barker Beach Oval on Saturday morning. Having trailed at every break and by the game’s largest margin (21 points) early in term four, […]
St Pat’s storm home to retain crown
SCHOOL football juggernaut St Patrick’s College have claimed another Herald Sun Shield, this time in the Division 1 Intermediate Boys, defeating Parade College by four points in a thrilling comeback. St Patrick’s looked in serious trouble early against the boys from the northern suburbs, but a combination of inaccuracy and ill-discipline hurt Parade, with the […]
