PREVIEW | CTLG R1 – Bushies and Pios open season
ROUND 1 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition finally kicks off tomorrow and we take an in-depth look at the the battle of the north between Murray Bushrangers and Bendigo Pioneers in Wangaratta. That is not all though, with plenty of intriguing contests taking place across the state.
2025 CTL Girls: Murray Bushrangers season preview
EDUCATION and culture are what the Murray Bushrangers are looking to build in 2025, as the Coates Talent League Girls program prepares for its first season under new coach Tyson Saunders. The incoming mentor has an abundance of talent at bottom-age level, alongside a couple of key returning over-agers and a mix of top-age prospects […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Nikhita Spiteri
TACKLING machine Nikhita Spiteri has built her game around ferocious defensive pressure, and upped her production rate considerably in 2024. The bottom-ager played 11 games for the Murray Bushrangers and produced some strong performances along the way, to earn an invite into Vic Country’s summer hub program. We spoke to Spiteri at the recent Coates […]
PROFILED | 2025 Vic Country Girls Hub
A NEW season of Coates Talent League Girls football is less than two months away, and in readiness for the year, we profile the players in the Victorian hubs. Up first is the Vic Country hub, followed by the Vic Metro hub next week. TOP-AGERS: Matilda Argus (Dandenong Stingrays)Midfielder | 166cm | 06/01/2007 After getting […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Murray Bushrangers
MURRAY Bushrangers might have only picked up the one victory, but had far more talent on paper than results suggested. Early blowouts impacted the team’s percentage, but Murray was far more competitive in the backend of the season, particularly against sides outside the top few where the Bushrangers could have won a couple more games. […]
Scouting notes: 2024 Victorian Under 17 Futures
FOR the first time, Vic Country and Vic Metro went head-to-head in an Under 17 Futures match at La Trobe University Sportspark on Sunday, with the latter getting up by 39 points. Making more of their chances with the breeze, Metro kicked 9.10 (64) to Country’s inaccurate 2.13 (25), which included terms of 1.7 and […]
Victorian Under 17 Girls Futures teams announced
IN A historical first, some of the best of next year’s Victorian draft crop will go head-to-head in and Under 17 Girls Futures showcase at La Trobe University, Bundoora tomorrow from 10am. Players from across each of the 12 regions will fill out the two sides, split into Vic Country and Vic Metro outfits. The […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 17 & Wildcard wrap
THE final round of the Coates Talent League Girls season – and Wildcard Round for metropolitan teams – took place across the weekend with some nail-biters and breakthrough performances. Here is the recap from the six matches.
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 16 – Saturday
A DOUBLE-header switched from the Sunday to tomorrow means there is no shortage of footballing action in place for the Coates Talent League Girls. Heading into the penultimate Round 16, there are all-metropolitan battles and all-Country battles, with though most are tipped to be fairly one-sided based on past results. FORM: Calder Cannons return to […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 15 – Saturday
FOUR Coates Talent League Girls games take place across the third last round of action on Saturday with matches across metropolitan and country regions, as well as one more on the Apple Isle. We preview tomorrow’s clashes. FORM: Murray came agonisingly close to a win again last round when falling short of a comeback in […]
