
2025 CTLG RMC MEDAL | Ball magnets and huge goal hauls lead way
AFTER one round of Coates Talent League Girls action, the votes for the 2025 Rookie Me Central Medal have been cast with 30 players across the six games polling as part of our 5-4-3-2-1 system. From huge goal hauls to stat-stuffing ball-winning performances, there is a variety of players taking an early equal lead. >> […]

2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 1
BIG WINNERS in Round 1 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, Dandenong Stingrays and Eastern Ranges boast four representatives apiece in our first Team of the Week for 2025. An absolutely stacked side across all three lines, there is a host of Vic Metro and Vic Country hub members, as well as a few […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 1
COATES Talent League Girls action returned to Victoria over the weekend with all 12 Victorian teams taking to the field. We took note of some of the top performers from each fixture, with some huge individual performances and others who caught the eye. >> ROUND 1: Round wrap | Player of the Week | Player […]

2025 CTLG | Round 1 Player of the Week: Bailee Martin
AN EQUAL record-breaking haul of nine goals made Oakleigh Chargers bottom-ager Bailee Martin an easy choice for the Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Player of the Week for Round 1. Martin booted 9.2 to share the all-time individual goals in a game record with teammate Amelie Gladman, who coincidentally kicked the only other […]

2025 CTLG wrap | Stingrays’ ominous start
DANDENONG Stingrays have produced a dominant final three quarters to run out 109-point victors over Gippsland Power in a wind-swept Morwell yesterday. The Stingrays were already considered a Coates Talent League Girls title contender – arguably the pick of the country teams – and their Round 1 performance did not sway anyone from that train […]

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 […]

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. […]

PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 17 – Saturday
THE final three matches of the regular season for the Coates Talent League Girls country sides takes place tomorrow with three of the four finals-bound sides in action. Tasmania Devils has the bye and has finished on top of the Country pool. FORM: These two sides will face off two weeks in a row, with […]

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 […]