2026 Talent League Girls R9 notes: Murray Bushrangers vs. Oakleigh Chargers
DESPITE both sides missing quality players, it was Oakleigh Chargers’ depth that saw the metropolitan side return from Wangaratta with the four points, defeating Murray Bushrangers, 11.8 (74) to 1.4 (10). After Carmela Perri booted the first goal of the game for the Bushies, it was all the Chargers on the scoreboard, as they continued […]
TLG R9: Top 4 fancies battle it out in early finals preview
AS THE Northern Academies have now wrapped up their stints in the Talent League Girls competition, the 13 full-time teams recommence in a series of smaller rounds leading up to and through the national carnival as part of an extended regular season. Returning for Round 9 are the top four teams from those sides, with […]
2026 TLG Round 2: Country games notes
A TRIPLE treat in Bendigo was just what the fans were after as the six Victorian country sides descended on Queen Elizabeth Oval last weekend. Across a full day of action on Sunday, Gippsland Power, Murray Bushrangers and Dandenong Stingrays all came away with four points having defeated their respective opponents. We took note of […]
2026 Talent League Girls preview: Murray Bushrangers
MURRAY Bushrangers made finals last season and look set to be another team to watch in this year’s Talent League Girls competition. The Bushrangers have a nice depth of talent across the top-age and bottom-age contingent and should be tough to play against in 2026. LAST SEASON Played: 14Wins: 8Losses: 6 Murray Bushrangers had a […]
PROFILED | 2026 Vic Country Girls summer squad
THE 2026 Vic Country Girls summer squad has 25 players between the top-age (2008-born) and bottom-age (2009-born) draft crops. Having won one match from four games last season at the AFLW Under 18 Championships – a victory against the Allies in Round 1 – Vic Country will be looking to build on that in 2026. […]
2025 CTLG Team Review: Murray Bushrangers
MURRAY Bushrangers had to wait until the final round of the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season to pick up their first win, but in 2025, that all changed as the Country region stormed into finals and even upset the higher ranked Gippsland Power in the elimination final. SEASON 2025 SNAPSHOT Played: 14Won: 8Lost: 6 […]
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 […]
