
PREVIEW | Metro contingent trickles back into Talent League
THE COATES Talent League returns to a six-game set of fixtures in Round 14, as Vic Metro representatives begin to filter back into their regions. Although, with many being rested and Vic Country taking on the Allies, there are opportunities aplenty for fresh faces to impress. We preview Saturday’s four games. SUNDAY FIXTURES Bendigo Pioneers […]

2024 Coates Talent League: Round 13 TOTW
AFTER holding on to beat Eastern by four points, six Sandringham Dragons feature in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week. Round 13 was condensed to just three games, but there were some big performances from prospects across all six Metro regions. See who made our 24-player squad. >> 2024 CTL Round 13: Snapshot […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 13
ALL six Metropolitan regions were in action across a three-game weekend of Coates Talent League football, as the Country sides took a break and the state Under 18 representatives continued their carnival. See which fresh faces popped up to impress in our Round 13 Scouting Notes. >> 2024 CTL Round 13: Snapshot | Player of […]

2024 Coates Talent League: Round 13 POTW
OAKLEIGH Chargers midfielder Zane Cochrane is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after an imposing performance in Round 13. The top-ager racked up a season-high 34 disposals, nine marks and six inside 50s as his side scraped past Western Jets by a single point on Saturday. >> Snapshot: Coates Talent League Round 13 […]

Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 13
IT was an all-Metro affair in Round 13 of the Coates Talent League, as all six regions took the spotlight across three fixtures. Each of them were decided by 15 points or less, with Oakleigh and Sandringham dramatically getting up by under a straight kick. Catch up on all the action in a snapshot.

Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 7
WITH all bar one Under 18 representative squad announced, Coates Talent League prospects continued to up their games in Round 7. A massive six games played out on Sunday following a standalone clash on Saturday, leaving plenty of talent to highlight in the latest Scouting Notes instalment. >> 2024 CTL Round 7: Snapshot | POTW […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 5
ROUND 5 of the 2024 Coates Talent League season is in the books, and featured all five Northern Academies for the first time. With plenty of fresh faces and emerging prospects taking centre stage, there were plenty of promising performances to highlight in the weekend’s Scouting Notes. >> Coates Talent League Round 5: Snapshot | […]

2023 Talent League Season Review: Wildcards
THE 2023 Coates Talent League season is over for nine of the 13 full-time regions, meaning it is time for them to not only look back and reflect on the year that was, but also what lies ahead. We recap the campaigns of the five teams who exited in Wildcard Round, and lucky loser Northern […]

Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League – Round 16
THE penultimate Coates Talent League home-and-away weekend saw many regions return to relative full strength, as recent draft combine invitees sought to impress. We took note of some of the top prospects in Round 16, with a heavy focus on said combine invitees and bottom-aged talent. >> Talent League Round 16: POTW | TOTW | […]

PREVIEW | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 16
A PAIR of double-headers headline the action in Round 16 of the Coates Talent League, the penultimate home-and-away weekend this season. The fixture is back out to a bumper six games, and we preview each of them with a look at the form guide and all the players to watch. >> Rolling Rankings: Top 40 […]