Ones to Watch: AFLW Draft Combine – Victoria & Tasmania
VICTORIA and Tasmania’s top AFLW Draft hopes will be put to the test at the weekend’s Draft Combine. Taking place at Margaret Court Arena on Sunday, players will be put through their paces in a series of tests hosted by the AFL and facilitated by Rookie Me. The tests include vertical jump – both standing […]
2023 Talent League Girls team reviews: Metro non-finalists
ANOTHER season is quickly coming to a close in the Coates Talent League Girls and we take a look at how 2023 panned out for each of the 13 sides. In the second of these team reviews articles, we take a look at the two Metropolitan-based non-finalists, diving into their season, draft prospects and some […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 17
THE Coates Talent League Girls wrapped up on the weekend with six games taking place in Round 17 with a number of outstanding individual performers. Though teams were missing top-end bottom-age talent due to the Under 17 Futures match, others stepped up in their place. As always we took note of some of the top […]
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 Girls Round 17 preview: Eastern Ranges vs Oakleigh Chargers
A TOP two battle takes place at Kilsyth Recreation Reserve on Sunday, with the winner to secure the minor premiership. Though both are locked into finals series and will face either Northern Knights or Calder Cannons in the first week of finals, the result will determine which sides gets pole position. AROUND THE GROUNDS Western […]
In the mix: September AFLW Power Rankings
NEXT Monday the latest edition of the AFL Women’s Draft Power Rankings is released, with plenty to consider. The AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships are done and dusted, and with the exception of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division and the Coates Talent League, the majority of the state leagues are wrapped up. In this […]
Talent League Girls Round 16 preview: Calder Cannons vs. Geelong Falcons
AFTER a month-long break, the Coates Talent League Girls are back in action this weekend, with the penultimate round of the season producing a six-game fixture. That includes a Sunday double-header at Warrawee Park, while the remaining matches are scattered between tonight and Sunday across the state. Today’s feature match is between the Calder Cannons […]
Metro earns AFLW U18s bragging rights over Country
VIC Metro welcomed back a number of top talents from injury and earned bragging rights against their Country rivals, getting up by 16 points at Trevor Barker Beach Oval today. Despite Country leading at quarter time, Metro made more of their chances in the second half to kick four of the first five goals after […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 15
JUST four games were on the Coates Talent League Girls agenda, including a top five battle and a bottom two clash. We took note of some of the standout players, focusing on those from the Victorian trials, or non draft-eligible players. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 15
TOP four sides Dandenong Stingrays and Eastern Ranges combined for 10 of the 24 players in our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 15. The other winners – Western Jets and Tasmania Devils – as well as Calder Cannons all had three, with the remaining three losers – […]