AFLW Draft Q&A: Tayla McMillan
EASTERN Ranges dynamo Tayla McMillan is one of the most exciting AFLW Draft prospects for 2025, with the natural leader a contested ball-winning midfielder who is also developing her craft off half-back. She starred as a bottom-ager last season, and has a terrific balance of hardness and class which sets her aside from many of […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Stingrays’ ominous start
DANDENONG Stingrays have produced a dominant final three quarters to run out 109-point victors over Gippsland Power in a wind-swept Morwell yesterday. The Stingrays were already considered a Coates Talent League Girls title contender – arguably the pick of the country teams – and their Round 1 performance did not sway anyone from that train […]
PREVIEW | CTLG R1 – Bushies and Pios open season
ROUND 1 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition finally kicks off tomorrow and we take an in-depth look at the the battle of the north between Murray Bushrangers and Bendigo Pioneers in Wangaratta. That is not all though, with plenty of intriguing contests taking place across the state.
2025 CTL Girls: Eastern Ranges season preview
AFTER back-to-back grand final defeats but incredible seasons nonetheless, Eastern Ranges loom as one of the teams to beat again in 2025. Boasting the most Vic Metro hub members between the top-age and bottom-age levels, coach Jarrad Donders is excited by what the year has in store for his side. He spoke about the deeply […]
PROFILED | 2025 Vic Metro Girls Hub
A NEW season of Coates Talent League Girls football is less than two months away, and in readiness for the year, we profile the players in the Victorian hubs. We conclude with the Vic Metro summer squad after covering the Vic Country hub last week. >> PROFILED | 2025 Vic Country Girls Hub TOP-AGERS: Jordyn […]
AFLW Draft: 25 to Watch in 2025
AS SEEN exclusively in the 2024 AFLW Draft Guide, Rookie Me Central published our 25 Players to Watch in 2025 as the attention turns to next year’s draft. The Gold Coast Suns Academy will be a key talking point next year with as many as half a dozen prospects in the top 30, while athletic […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Eastern Ranges
FALLING one win short of ultimate glory for the second successive season, the Eastern Ranges can still be proud of their 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season after taking it up to Oakleigh Chargers and being the clear second best side in the league all year. EASTERN RANGES RECORD: 3rd Overall | 2nd Metro | […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 CTL Girls Grand Final
WRAPPING up a fantastic Coates Talent League Girls season, Oakleigh Chargers got the better of Eastern Ranges with an 18-point victory at Ikon Park. Players from both sides caught the eye in the grand final and we named just a few of those for our Scouting Notes. All notes are the opinion of the individual […]
Déjà vu for Chargers, Tallariti in back-to-back flags
THERE was a serious case of déjà vu at Ikon Park yesterday as Oakleigh Chargers – off the back of some incredible intercept and rebounding work from skipper Sienna Tallariti – proved too good for Eastern Ranges in the Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final. For the second consecutive year Tallariti won best afield medals […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Grand Final
AFTER an incredible season that saw some teams rise and others fall, ultimately 12 months on the saw two sides that contested last year’s Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final are back for a rematch. Oakleigh Chargers lifted the trophy aloft against the Eastern Ranges last season, and have had their measure in season 2024, […]
