2023 Talent League Girls Player Of The Week: Round 14
IN a competitive week of action for outstanding individual performances, Dandenong Stingrays’ forward Sophie Butterworth earned our Player of the Week for Round 14. The tall forward benefited from a dominant midfield performance to slot five goals in a record-breaking 157-point win over Bendigo Pioneers and was unstoppable in front of the big sticks. There […]
Talent League Girls Round 14 preview: Gippsland Power vs. Eastern Ranges
A CLASH of the here and now up against the future takes place at Morwell Recreation Reserve when Gippsland Power plays host to Eastern Ranges. Both sides have draftable talent across all years, but in particular Eastern’s top-age crop, and Gippsland’s bottom-age and double bottom-age groups are particularly strong. We focus on those ahead of […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 12
A NUMBER of Vic Metro players were absent from their Coates Talent League teams on the weekend due to national carnival commitments, but there were others who stepped up in their place. In this week’s edition of scouting notes, we cast our eye across the five games and look a few players from each game […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 12 wrap
A STACK of Vic Metro representatives were out of their respective sides for Round 12, but Eastern Ranges – who were arguably most affected by the absences – still found a way to win. Calder Cannons won their first game in a month, ending the streak of Sandringham Dragons, while Murray Bushrangers finally won their […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 12
NINE of the 10 Coates Talent League Girls sides had multiple representatives in our Round 12 Team of the Week. Four of the five winners recorded an equal league-high three players in an even spread, as did surprise losers Geelong Falcons. Calder Cannons was the only winning side to record the two players, with the […]
Talent League Girls Round 12 preview: Eastern Ranges vs Geelong Falcons
TWO title contenders will face-off in a massive Round 12 clash in the Coates Talent League Girls competition. Second placed Geelong Falcons lock horns with third placed Eastern Ranges in the highlight of a five-game fixture over the weekend. AROUND THE GROUNDS Sandringham Dragons vs. Calder CannonsSaturday, July 1 @ Trevor Barker Beach Oval, 2:00pm […]
Howley extends RMC Medal lead
THERE might be six rounds left in the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls season, but Geelong Falcons bottom-ager Sara Howley has already built a double-digit lead in the Rookie Me Central Medal. Picking up yet another five-vote performance in Geelong’s win over Tasmania Devils on the weekend, Howley moved to a mammoth 11 votes clear […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 11
IT was back to a six-game round of action in the Coates Talent League and plenty of stars returned to the competition. We took note of some of those players in our weekly Scouting Notes, with a focus on top-age players who took part in the Victorian trials, or non draft-eligible younger players. As always, […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 11
FOUR teams had big wins and were among five victors who all recorded three players in our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 11. The six winners all had multiple representatives, with Calder Cannons the only losing side to have two, while the remaining five teams had one player each in […]
Future in Focus: Bottom-age Vic Metro players to watch
WHILE all eyes will be on the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft hopefuls at the upcoming national carnival, there is an abundance of talent across all the states and territories who could impress at the championships. Clubs are looking more and more into the future similar to the men’s competition, and will be keeping an eye […]
