
Academy Update: The graduates in line for promotion
WITH the 2025 season quickly drawing to a close, the pieces are close to being set in stone on how club-tied players will impact the draft order. Inevitably, many will be scattered throughout the order in what is being labelled as the most compromised draft in history. We run through where the leading top-age prospects […]

2025 Coates Talent League Season Review: Metro Wildcards
TWO OF six regions in the Metro conference have been eliminated from the 2025 Coates Talent League season after an action-packed Wildcard weekend. We review the campaigns of the Northern Knights and Western Jets after their respective exits. >> SEASON REVIEW: Coates Talent League Country Wildcards NORTHERN KNIGHTS RECORD: 7th Overall | 4th Metro | […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Wildcard Round
THE COATES Talent League quarter-finalists are locked in after six Wildcard Round fixtures narrowed the premiership race down to eight contenders. With heightened stakes, plenty of prospects were out to impress, and we noted down some of the top performers from each game, across several age brackets. >> Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League Wildcard Round

2025 RMC Coates Talent League Team of the Year finalised
THE 2025 Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Team of the Year has been finalised, with the expanded squad of 48 cut down to 24. After weekly nominations made throughout 19 home-and-away rounds, the competition’s best, most dominant and consistent players were selected. >> FULL SQUAD: 2025 RMC Coates Talent League Team of the Year […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 19
THE FINAL home-and-away round of the Coates Talent League season saw a number of leading prospects further enhance their stocks, while impressive bottom-agers continue to emerge on the eve of the postseason. We highlighted a bunch of the top prospects and performers from each fixture. >> CTL Round 19: Snapshot | Player of the Week […]

2025 CTL | Round 19 Team of the Week
BENDIGO Pioneers prospects are littered through our Coates Talent League Team of the Week, in what is the final instalment for 2025. A handful of Pioneers feature in our 24-player team after defeating Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels in Round 19 to see out the home-and-away season in style. >> CTL Round 19: Snapshot | […]

Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 19
THE 2025 Coates Talent League home-and-away season came to a close in Round 19, with Gippsland Power taking out the minor premiership despite losing their last game. Eastern Ranges finished as the top Metro seed, with the competition set up for an exciting Wildcard Round next week.

2025 CTL | Round 19 Player of the Week: Jack Dalton
SANDRINGHAM Dragons midfielder Jack Dalton is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after filling his boots in Round 19. The prolific top-ager racked up 37 disposals, seven marks, seven inside 50s, and two goals in his side’s 39-point win over Oakleigh to see out the home-and-away season. Dalton’s latest feats continue a strong […]

PREVIEW | Top and bottom Metro seeds kick off final round
WESTERN Jets host the Eastern Ranges as the final Coates Talent League home-and-away round gets underway tomorrow. A super Saturday is in store, with four of the weekend’s six fixtures set to take place throughout the one day. We preview the all-Metro clash, which features plenty of star power.

Up the Grades: Top pick contender shines in VFL debut
PICK one contender Cooper Duff-Tytler was among the big name debutants across the state leagues this past weekend, boosting his stocks with three goals for Essendon. Elsewhere, a star bottom-ager kicked the winning goal in the SANFL, while a West Australian draft bolter broke through at senior level. SANFL SANFL League & Reserves Round 18 […]