Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 5
DESPITE a reduced round of just four games over the weekend, there were still plenty of top individual performances in Round 5 of the Talent League Girls. We took note of some high-scoring forwards, accumulating midfielders and clever defenders across a weekend that had a bit of everything from a weather perspective. All scouting notes […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 4
ROUND 4 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition rolled on over the Easter Weekend, with another six matches taking place. As always we scoured the half dozen games and picked out some of the impressive players from those clashes. All scouting notes are the opinion of the individual writer. >> Coates Talent League Girls […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 4 wrap
AN Easter weekend special saw the six Coates Talent League Girls matches played across Thursday to Saturday, and the top teams emerging from the results. Eastern Ranges, Calder Cannons and Oakleigh Chargers were all outstanding in picking up back-to-back wins, while Tasmania Devils collected their third win of the season to go outright top of […]
2023 Coates Talent League R3 preview: Tasmania Devils vs. Western Jets
A FULL complement of seven matches takes place this weekend, with all 13 Coates Talent League Girls teams in action across the first two days of April. It will mark the first time for the season that the metropolitan teams enter the fray, with the boys and girls matches having double-headers on the Saturday, before […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 2
SYDNEY Swans Academy’s huge win over Murray Bushrangers earned the side a league-high five players in the Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 2. The Swans finished with one more than fellow winners, GWV Rebels and Dandenong Stingrays, while GWS GIANTS Academy and Geelong Falcons had three players […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 2
PLAYERS are hitting their stride in the Coates Talent League, and there were many impressive performances across Round 2. In the four games this past weekend, both Sydney-based academies notched wins, as did the GWV Rebels and Dandenong Stingrays for the first time this season. We highlight some of the top performers in our Scouting […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 2 wrap
BOTH NSW/ACT Academies picked up wins in Round 2 of the Coates Talent League Girls, while the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels and Dandenong Stingrays bounced back from Round 1 losses to defeat a pair of Round 1 winners.
“Fitter” Butterworth keen to make impact
WHILE many people might have been digging in around the dining table over the Christmas break, Dandenong Stingrays forward Sophie Butterworth was digging in out on the track. The top-age forward came back to preseason training by her own admission “struggling”, so she set herself a goal of changing that over the Summer break and […]
Stingrays focussed on individual development in 2023
DANDENONG Stingrays girls coach Josh Moore has his sights set on heavy individual development in 2023, as he transitions from assistant to head mentor. The ‘Rays are coming off an unbeaten home-and-away campaign last year and while amending their upset Grand Final loss would be “great”, Moore maintains that is not the region’s core objective. […]
2023 Vic Country Girls hub profiled
VIC COUNTRY officially announced its 2023 State Hub on Friday, with the 20 chosen athletes participating in a two-day camp over the weekend. Each of the representatives has been capped at NAB League Girls level and we name a few of them to watch, as well as some names for the future. AFLW ACADEMY MEMBERS: […]
