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 – Round 17
TOP PROSPECTS made emphatic returns to the Coates Talent League in Round 17, while a bunch of club-tied talents continued to press their case across a weekend littered with tight tussles. We highlighted a bunch of the top prospects and performers from all five games. >> CTL Round 17: Snapshot | Player of the Week […]
PREVIEW | Bushies, Knights raid enemy territory
THE MURRAY Bushrangers and Northern Knights will venture out on road trips to open Round 16 of the Coates Talent League, with eyes on taking down higher-ranked opponents. Murray locks horns with Western Jets in Williamstown, while the Knights take on ladder leader Gippsland on Saturday.
PREVIEW | 2025 AFL U18s: Allies vs. Vic Metro
THE ALLIES will complete their Under 18 National Championships campaign on Sunday when they host Vic Metro at Brighton Homes Arena. Both sides went down to South Australia but boast wins against Western Australia, so will be keen to add to their tallies in the dead rubber tie in Brisbane. NEED TO KNOW WHO: Allies […]
Additional 11 vote-getters join RMC Medal race
ROUND 14 saw 11 players poll their first Rookie Me Central Medal votes of the season, as representative stars made way for fresh faces to stake their claims in the Coates Talent League. Among them were four bottom-agers, including Player of the Week Lachlan Hicks who starred for the Western Jets. >> SCROLL for the […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 14
A PAIR of Vic Metro omissions were among those to impress in Round 14 of the Coates Talent League, as prospects looked to make a name for themselves in the absence of many other representative stars. We had eyes on all five fixtures, making note of some of the top performers and prospects from each […]
2025 CTL | Round 14 Team of the Week
THE EAST and West of the Coates Talent League account for nine of the 23 members in our Round 14 Team of the Week. Leading the way with five representatives are the Ranges, while the Jets contributed four players to the 23-man squad after their big win over Bendigo. See who made the cut! >> […]
2025 CTL | Round 14 Player of the Week: Lachlan Hicks
WESTERN Jets midfielder Lachlan Hicks is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after filling his boots in Round 14. The bottom-ager amassed 34 disposals, 10 marks, six inside 50s, five clearances, and four goals as his side soared past Bendigo to the tune of 74-points in Mildura on Sunday. >> SNAPSHOT: 2025 Coates Talent […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 14
BARRING Eastern Ranges’ thrilling three-point victory over Oakleigh Chargers, the average winning margin was 40 points in Round 14 of the Coates Talent League. Among the winners, Western Jets moved off the bottom of the latter, while plenty of Vic Country and Metro squad members were out on representative duties. Catch up on the weekend’s […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 13
A BUNCH of Vic Metro squad members returned from the APS competition to filter into the Coates Talent League in Round 13, in the midst of a representative bye. Two games were decided by less than a goal, another pair was decided by 30 points, while two sides dined out in comfortable wins. We narrowed […]
