PREVIEW | Pioneers, Devils kick off Coates League campaign
THE 2025 Coates Talent League season gets underway as Bendigo Pioneers play host to Tasmania Devils in Craigieburn on Saturday. Both sides, sporting plenty of fresh and familiar faces alike, will be itching to get off to a perfect start in the new campaign. We preview their standalone clash. >> SEASON GUIDE: All you need […]
2025 Coates Talent League: Tasmania Devils season preview
SEASON 2025 will look slightly different for the Tasmania Devils, who face an altered fixture and less travel throughout the year. With two prospects among the Allies’ preseason squad and some former representatives returning, we preview the Devils’ year with help from head coach Jeromey Webberley. PRESEASON “It’s been really good. We’ve been in since […]
Gippsland livewire primed for breakout year
GIPPSLAND Power livewire Thomas Matthews is set for a big year according to his Coates Talent League teammates. All 43 top-age members of the Vic Country, Vic Metro, and Allies summer squads were surveyed during Saturday’s preseason testing event, with Matthews’ name coming up the most. >> SCROLL to see all the players to watch […]
Preseason Q&A: Lucas Wootton (Tasmania Devils)
ONE OF Tasmania’s most highly credentialed top-agers this year is Launceston product Lucas Wootton. The utility was an Under 16 All-Australian, turned out in the National Futures match last year, and has spent part of the preseason training with the Allies – all alongside Clarence tall Jasper Hay. In 2025, Wootton is expected to complete […]
Preseason Q&A: Jasper Hay (Tasmania Devils)
LEADING Tasmanian prospect Jasper Hay has long been slated as the state’s top talent for 2025, but is in store for some changes in 2025. The 199cm key position utility looks set for a move to defence having spent most of his juniors with the Devils as a ruck, where he was an Under 16 […]
2024 Coates Talent League Season Review: Country Wildcards
THREE of seven sides in the Country/Tasmania conference were eliminated in Wildcard Round, meaning the post-season debrief begins. We break down how the campaigns of Bendigo, Murray, and Tasmania panned out with a look at their star players and what’s in store for the future. >> 2024 Coates Talent League: Stats | RMC Medal | […]
PREVIEW | VFL hosts Coates Talent League prospects
A LEAGUE-WIDE bye will allow the opportunity for several Coates Talent League players to gain senior experience in the Victorian Football League (VFL) this weekend. Among the prospects named to debut is Finn O’Sullivan, who will feature for Richmond alongside fellow top pick contender Jagga Smith. The Oakleigh Chargers pair are will team up to […]
Eleven fresh faces enter RMC Medal race
A CLOSE run weekend of Coates Talent League football has seen 11 fresh faces enter this year’s Rookie Me Central Medal count. Among them, four earned full votes in Round 10, while the top of the tree takes a familiar look with two Vic Metro stars remaining clear in equal-first place. >> SCROLL for the […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 10
BOTH Victorian sides are set to take the field this weekend at the Under 18 National Championships, but on the eve of either campaign, plenty of Coates Talent League prospects underwent one final audition. Find out which prospects impressed in each of the six games across Round 10. >> 2024 CTL Round 10: Snapshot | […]
