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: Bendigo Pioneers season preview
BOASTING three first round AFL Women’s draft selections last year, Bendigo Pioneers are on a high ahead the 2025 Coates Talent League Girls season. With three top-age Vic Country summer hub representatives and some others to watch, we caught up with coach Whitney Kennedy about her side this year. PRESEASON “The whole playing group has […]
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: Bendigo Pioneers
BENDIGO Pioneers started the year on a massive high winning their first three games, before ending the season with 11 straight losses. Despite the disappointing run of form, similar to the Bushranger, Bendigo has a sparse region to get players together, so when the squad was up and about, the Pioneers showed plenty of potential […]
2024 AFLW U17 Futures takeaways
FOLLOWING the 2024 Under 17 Futures match taking place over the weekend at GMHBA Stadium we took a look at some of the key themes and notable takeaways from seeing the best of the best go head-to-head. Inside midfielders galore AFLW clubs searching for a key piece in their midfield puzzle will not have to […]
2024 AFLW U17s Futures teams named
THE two sides that will face off as part of Saturday’s Under 17 Futures talent showcase match were named by the AFL today. The 2024 National Futures Girls match will take place at GMHBA Stadium from 4pm tomorrow as a curtain-raiser to the AFL Women’s night game between Geelong and Melbourne, and will don the […]
Under 17s Futures squad plays AFLW curtain-raiser
NEXT year’s brightest AFLW Draft prospects will head to GMHBA Stadium on August 31 to play a showcase match as part of a curtain-raiser for the opening round of AFL Women’s action. A total of 49 players were selected from across the country to take part in the AFL National Futures program, with the match […]
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 […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 15
A FEW one-sided contests and some massive individual performances headlined Round 15 of the Coates Talent League Girls. We took a look at some of the standout performers for our Scouting Notes with the focus mostly on state representatives. As always our notes are the opinion of the individual author.
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 15 – Sunday
A STANDALONE Sunday game concludes Round 15 of the Coates Talent League with a couple of country sides in Geelong Falcons and Bendigo Pioneers going head-to-head in Werribee. FORM: Geelong Falcons suffered defeat at the hands of Tasmania Devils in the wet last week to make it back-to-back losses after falling to the Chargers. They […]
