
RECAP | 2025 AFL U18s: Vic Country
VIC COUNTRY fought back from a 0-2 start to snatch second spot at the Under 18 National Championships. The Vics’ final day win over Metro completed a terrific turnaround to end the carnival with an even 2-2 ledger, and put forward three potential top-10 picks while blooding future stars. >> BREAKING: 2025 AFL Under 18 […]

RECAP | 2025 AFL Under 18 National Championships
THE 2025 AFL Under 18 National Championships came to a close over the weekend, although the Victorian derby was effectively a dead rubber this time around. South Australia’s undefeated run saw the title donned in the famous tricolours for the first time since 2018. We recap how it all unfolded. >> Remember the Names: 2025 […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U18s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
VIC COUNTRY has pinched second spot in the Under 18 National Championships after rounding out the series with a 30-point win over rivals, Vic Metro. Country led from the first goal and responded to every challenge Metro conjured, finishing the higher-ranked of the two Victorian sides on both head-to-head and percentage. Most Valuable Player (MVP) […]

Additional 11 vote-getters join RMC Medal race
ROUND 14 saw 11 players poll their first Rookie Me Central Medal votes of the season, as representative stars made way for fresh faces to stake their claims in the Coates Talent League. Among them were four bottom-agers, including Player of the Week Lachlan Hicks who starred for the Western Jets. >> SCROLL for the […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U18s – Allies vs. Vic Country
VIC COUNTRY posted its first win of the Under 18 National Championships at the third time of asking, after an eight-point victory over the Allies at IKON Park on Saturday. The Vics stormed ahead with five goals to one in term two an answered every challenge from the pre-series title favourites. Playing host to the […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFL U18s: Vic Country vs. South Australia
SOUTH Australia is in line to secure it first AFL Under 18 National Championships title since 2018 when it faces Vic Country at Marvel Stadium on Sunday. The Vics are the only side left with hope of usurping the Croweaters, who have put together an undefeated campaign to date. We preview the decisive clash. NEED […]

2025 AFL U18s | Prospects pushing for promotion
A PAIR of Victorian squad inclusions headline the players pushing for representative promotions ahead of this weekend’s double-header at Marvel Stadium. Namely, Dandenong Stingrays powerhouse JayDe Varlet has earned a Vic Country call-up in preparation for the clash against South Australia on Sunday. The explosive midfielder-forward picked up 19 disposals and five inside 50s as […]

Rebels pocket rocket enters RMC Medal podium
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) prospect Talor Byrne has climbed into the top three of the Rookie Me Central Medal count after an industrious performance in Round 12. The Rebels pocket rocket booted three goals from 22 touches and laid nine tackles in his side’s 44-point win over Northern. >> SCROLL for the Round 12 votes […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 12
A THRILLING top-of-the-table clash headlined Round 12 in the Coates Talent League, though the remaining five fixtures threw up much wider margins. Plenty of representative stars were in action over the weekend, and we focussed in on them for the latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> CTL ROUND 12: Snapshot | Player of the Week […]

2025 CTL | Round 12 Team of the Week
A TRIO of Coates Talent League regions boast an equal-high three representatives in our Round 12 Team of the Week. The Bendigo Pioneers and Western Jets are among them after impressive victories, along with Eastern Ranges, who went down in a thrilling game against ladder leaders Gippsland Power. >> CTL Round 12: Snapshot | Player […]