Showing posts for: Xavier Ladbrook
Scouting Notes: 2025 National Under 17 Futures

THE ANNUAL Under 17 Futures showcase saw Team Boak score a 13-point win over Team Docherty in Saturday’s curtain-raiser to the AFL Grand Final. A pair of Vic Country prospects took out best on ground honours as 45 of the nation’s best prospects for next year strutted their stuff on the MCG. We took note […]

2025 Coates Talent League Season Review: Preliminary Finalists

MINOR premiers Gippsland Power were knocked out of the Coates Talent League flag race in Saturday’s preliminary finals, while 2024 runners-up Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels also made the final four. We recap the campaigns of both regions, out of the Country conference. >> Season Reviews: Country QF | Metro QF | Country WC | […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 CTL Preliminary Final – Gippsland Power vs. Sandringham Dragons

SANDRINGHAM Dragons have progressed to their fourth consecutive Coates Talent League decider after downing Gippsland Power in Saturday’s preliminary final. A blustery Casey Fields saw one end favoured all day, as the Dragons made better of their equal scoring shots to progress. A seasoned Sandringham lineup caught the minor premiers cold, racing out to a […]

PREVIEW | 2025 Coates Talent League Preliminary Finals

A COATES Talent League conference crossover shapes Saturday’s preliminary finals, with Casey Fields setting the scene for a bumper double-header. Among the four remaining flag contenders are both of last year’s grand finalists, along with the top Country and Metro seeds respectively.

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Country Quarter Finals

A PAIR of thrilling Coates Talent League quarter finals were decided at the death in the Country conference. Greater Western Victoria got the job done with a kick after the siren, while Gippsland Power survived a scare having earned Wildcard immunity last week. We took note of the top prospects an performers from both Country […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Under 17 Futures – Vic Country vs. NSW/ACT

VIC COUNTRY defeated NSW/ACT by 10 points in their Under 17 Futures trial on Saturday morning, in the first game of a double-header at Casey Fields. The Vics broke away to a 20-point lead at the final break and held on as the Rams charged home, saluting 9.12 (66) to 8.8 (56) in ideal conditions. […]

PREVIEW | 2025 Under 17 Futures trials

THE 2025 Under 17 Futures trials are set to go down on Saturday, with Casey Fields setting the scene for the annual double-header. Vic Country plays host to NSW/ACT at 10:30am in Cranbourne East, before Vic Metro locks horns with Queensland at 12:45pm. Both games will be streamed live on YouTube. >> SQUADS: 2025 Under […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 17

TOP PROSPECTS made emphatic returns to the Coates Talent League in Round 17, while a bunch of club-tied talents continued to press their case across a weekend littered with tight tussles. We highlighted a bunch of the top prospects and performers from all five games. >> CTL Round 17: Snapshot | Player of the Week […]

2025 CTL | Round 17 Team of the Week

A REMARKABLE six of a possible 10 Coates Talent League regions boast three representatives in our Round 17 Team of the Week. Western and Greater Western Victoria, and Geelong and Bendigo were among them after tight tussles, while ladder leaders Gippsland Power bounced back with a big win. >> CTL Round 17: Snapshot | Player […]

PREVIEW | Bushies, Knights raid enemy territory

THE MURRAY Bushrangers and Northern Knights will venture out on road trips to open Round 16 of the Coates Talent League, with eyes on taking down higher-ranked opponents. Murray locks horns with Western Jets in Williamstown, while the Knights take on ladder leader Gippsland on Saturday.

1 2