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 – Round 18
THE PENULTIMATE round of the Coates Talent League home-and-away season saw some players trialled in new positions and roles, while others returned to action with big games in familiar posts. We highlighted some of the top prospects and performers across all six games in Round 18. >> CTL Round 18: Snapshot | Player of the […]
2025 CTL | Round 18 Team of the Week
OAKLEIGH Chargers lead the way with a high of four representatives in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week. The Metro region won big against Tasmania in Round 18, while Eastern Ranges contributed the next most players (three) after scraping over the line against Geelong, thanks to a late winner. >> CTL Round 18: […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 18
THE PENULTIMATE home-and-away round of the Coates Talent League season was completed over the weekend, with Gippsland Power and Eastern Ranges locking in their status as the top Country and Metro seeds respectively. Catch up on all the Round 18 action in a snapshot.
Scouting Notes: Parade completes Herald Sun Shield three-peat
PARADE College has taken out its third-consecutive Herald Sun Shield Senior Boys Division 1 title after defeating Catherine McAuley College by 49 points this afternoon. Raiders key forward Lewis Houndsome was named best afield in the victory for an imposing aerial performance which yielded two goals. Despite the comfortable margin of defeat, CMC acquitted itself […]
Raiders’ Shield three-peat run remains alive
PARADE College has progressed in its pursuit of claiming a third consecutive Herald Sun Shield title after defeating St Ignatius College in yesterday’s Senior Boys Division 1 semi-final. The ACC champions saluted by 62 points to set up a meeting with Catherine McAuley College in next Thursday’s decider. >> SCROLL to see the semi-final results […]
Up the Grades: Star bottom-agers break through
A PAIR of promising bottom-agers were among the weekend’s state league debutants, headlined by star 2026 prospect Dougie Cochrane. Elsewhere, West Coast blooded another club-tied talent in the WAFL, and a Victorian dasher impressed in his maiden VFL appearance for Richmond. SANFL League & Reserves Round 16 Central District bottom-ager Dougie Cochrane was the talk […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U18s – Allies vs. Vic Metro
VIC METRO ensured the Allies would have a losing finish to their National Championships campaign, scoring a comfortable 42-point win at Brighton Homes Arena on Sunday. The visitors conceded a quarter time deficit but were otherwise ruthless in front of goal, running out 20.8 (128) to 13.8 (86) victors. Six goals to one in the […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFL U18s: Allies vs. Vic Metro
THE ALLIES will complete their Under 18 National Championships campaign on Sunday when they host Vic Metro at Brighton Homes Arena. Both sides went down to South Australia but boast wins against Western Australia, so will be keen to add to their tallies in the dead rubber tie in Brisbane. NEED TO KNOW WHO: Allies […]
