2025 CTLG wrap | Stingrays topple Chargers to face Ranges in decider
DANDENONG Stingrays have become the first side in three seasons to defeat Oakleigh Chargers in the finals, denying the Chargers a chance at a three-peat. Instead, the country-based side will tackle two-time runner-up Eastern Ranges in Saturday week’s Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final.
2025 CTLG Preview | Eastern Ranges vs. Murray Bushrangers
EASTERN Ranges were red-hot in their victory over Northern Knights last week and are a win away from reaching a third consecutive Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final. They just have a plucky Murray Bushrangers between them and the 2025 decider, with the Bushies posting a hard-fought quarter finals win last weekend. We preview the […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Country Quarter Finals
DANDENONG Stingrays and Murray Bushrangers advanced through to the Coates Talent League Girls Preliminary Finals after winning their respective qualifying finals last weekend. As always we took note of some of the players who caught the eye across the four teams in the second half of our Scouting Notes. >> SCOUTING NOTES: Metro Quarter Finals
2025 CTLG Preview | Country quarter finals
A BIG day of quarter finals action is planned for tomorrow at Shepley Oval as the four country sides meet in what promises to be a fascinating double-header. Dandenong Stingrays are favourites to challenge the metropolitan teams and come in as top seeds going up against Geelong Falcons, while Gippsland Power and Murray Bushrangers battle […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 14
A FULL round of Coates Talent League Girls action took place before the league-wide bye with plenty of impressive individual performances, especially from Vic Country listed players. There was even the first triple bottom-ager who made a debut, while some younger metropolitan regions talents made their mark. All notes are the opinion of the individual […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 14
WITH an incredible eight players kicking three goals or more across Round 14, constructing a forwardline – let alone a full side – for our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week made for an incredibly difficult exercise. There were plenty of unlucky players to miss out, with Dandenong’s dominant win over Sandringham Dragons […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Rebels cause Power outage
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels ended Gippsland Power’s seven-game winning streak in Round 14 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, while Geelong Falcons pipped Oakleigh Chargers and Dandenong Stingrays crushed Sandringham Dragons. Vic Metro representatives were again largely absence due to facing the Allies up north, was Tasmania Devils going down to Western Jets […]
2025 CTLG Preview | Murray heads back to the Bush for Calder clash
A FULL-strength Murray Bushrangers outfit will play host to Calder Cannons up in Wangaratta on Saturday with the home side searching for its fifth win of the season. The Cannons will be without their top two stars, but are building a future core of talent throughout the season. AROUND THE GROUNDS After two smaller rounds […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 11/12
EASTERN Ranges’ big win over Tasmania Devils earned the second placed side a league-high four representatives in our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for a combined Rounds 11 and 12. All six matches were taken into consideration with five other sides – including Sandringham Dragons, Dandenong Stingrays and Tasmania Devils who all […]
2025 CTLG | Round 11/12 Player of the Week: Cleo Barbakas
DOUBLE bottom-age tall Cleo Barbakas has the height of a ruck but the mobility of a midfielder, and she used both of those elements to produce a massive game in Oakleigh Chargers’ win over the Western Jets. Playing second ruck to Jessica Owen, Barbakas still had 13 hitouts, but finished with 22 disposals, eight clearances, […]
