PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League: Round 3
LAST year’s Coates Talent League finalists meet in a top-of-the-table clash to open Round 3, before an epic Country triple-header takes place in Ballarat on Sunday. We preview all six of the weekend’s fixtures with a look at the players to watch, and where each team stands.
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 2
ROUND 2 of the Coates Talent League saw goalkickers come to the fore, tall defenders play key roles, and midfielders get into their groove across an enthralling Easter weekend of pathway football. We took note of some of the standout AFL Draft prospects from all six fixtures. >> 2024 CTL Round 2: Snapshot | POTW […]
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 2 TOTW
OUR Coates Talent League Team of the Week is dominated by Sandringham and Eastern prospects in Round 2, after both sides registered 50-point victories over the Easter weekend. Fellow big winner, Geelong was also among four Country regions to contribute three players to the 24-man squad. >> Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 2 […]
Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 2
A PACKED Easter weekend of Coates Talent League football saw four sides move to perfect 2-0 records, setting up a mouthwatering top-of-the-table clash between Sandringham and Eastern next week. Before that goes down, catch up on all the Round 2 action in a snapshot.
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League: Round 2
ONE fixture is already in the books, but an exciting quartet of games is likely to make for a very Good Friday, before rivals Sandringham Dragons and Oakleigh Chargers take centre stage on Saturday. We preview the remainder of Round 2 in the Coates Talent League.
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League: Gippsland Power
GIPPSLAND Power will enter the new Coates Talent League season off a Round 1 bye, but are set to do so with plenty of vigour and a new-look squad boasting high potential. Head coach Rhett McLennan talked us through the season ahead and his region’s top prospects. PRESEASON “It’s been really good. There hasn’t been […]
PROFILED | 2024 Vic Country Talent Hub
THE 2024 Vic Country summer training squad was announced last week, with 23 prospects selected from across all six applicable Coates Talent League regions – plus Metropolitan program, Oakleigh Chargers. In anticipation of their top-age campaigns, we profile each player. >> ANNOUNCEMENT: 2024 Victorian summer training squads 2024 VIC COUNTRY SUMMER TRAINING SQUAD BREAKDOWN: AFL […]
2024 Victorian talent hubs announced
SUMMER training squads for Victoria Country and Metro have been announced, with 45 players selected between the two hubs. Respectively, they will convene in January and February, taking part in two high performance training camps as players also prepare for the Coates Talent League season. >> SCROLL to see the squads All players, born in […]
24 in 2024: A look ahead to next year’s top prospects
WITH another draft done and dusted, it is time to look forward to next year and which prospects shape as defining the crop. In our annual piece, this time featuring 24 players to watch in 2024, we highlight some of the names to watch across a pool which promises to yield elite midfield talent. >> […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 AFL Under 17 Futures
THE AFL’s annual Under 17 Futures showcase was decided by just three points on Saturday, with Team Naitanui holding on to defeat Team Selwood at the MCG. A slew of the best draft prospects for 2024 stepped out on the big stage, and made note on how every player afield fared. >> PROFILED: 2023 AFL […]
