2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 17 wrap
A FULL complement of Coates Talent League Girls matches returned over the weekend with six games taking place in the penultimate round. Only Murray Bushrangers had the bye, and some of those top-age players suited up with the Bendigo Pioneers, as teams jostled towards finals spots.
Talent League Player Focus: Kayley Kavanagh (Calder Cannons)
RETURNING to the Coates Talent League Girls competition off the back of a MVP-winning performance for Vic Metro at the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, Kayley Kavanagh had a day out against the Geelong Falcons. The top-aged Calder Cannons midfielder brought her own ball to the match, racking up a season-high 35 touches in a […]
Russo and Usher win AFLW U16s BnFs
WEST Australian Mia Russo and Queenslander Ava Usher have won their respective pool’s best and fairest awards as part of the AFL Women’s Under 16s Championships accolades. Russo was announced as her state’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) following the Sandgropers’ loss to South Australia, but was voted the best across the competition in an announcement […]
Sandgropers too strong in Country crusade
WESTERN Australia proved too strong for Vic Country in Pool A of the AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships, storming to a 60-point win at Arden Street today. Aside from an arm-wrestle first 10 minutes, the visitors took control and won each of the four quarters with the additional senior experience at WAFL Women’s level paying […]
2023 AFLW U16s Pool A preview: Double-header
WESTERN Australia and South Australia join the inaugural AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships, with the states taking part in some Pool A action on the weekend. While their Victorian opponents have already played one game – with Vic Country getting the win over Vic Metro – the two non-Victorian teams will face off against the […]
Country win thrilling final stanza, defeat Metro
VIC COUNTRY has won its opening game of the 2023 AFLW Under 16 Championships, defeating Vic Metro in a four-point thriller at Deakin Reserve in Shepparton today. After a scrappy start that saw just three goals kicked between the sides in the opening half, the teams put on an outstanding showcase, booting seven more in […]
2023 AFLW U16s Pool A preview: All-Vic clash
VICTORIA’S finest Under 16s talent from the Coates Talent League Girls pathway will clash up at Deakin Reserve in Shepparton tomorrow as the newly named Pool A kicks off. Vic Country will host Vic Metro in what is expected to be an entertaining contest. Pool B of the Under 16 Championships got underway on Wednesday, […]
Clonard College claims crown in Herald Sun Shield
A DOMINANT second quarter from Clonard College spearheaded by Geelong Falcons talents Lucy Marescuk and Stella Huxtable has helped the Geelong-based side take out the Division 1 Intermediate Girls title in the Herald Sun Shield today. It was far from easy against Ballarat Clarendon College with brick wall and co-captain Millie Lang bringing her own […]