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Mid-Season Draft Watch: CTL prospects search for second wind

WITH this year’s AFL Mid-Season Draft officially slated for May 28, eligible Coates Talent League over-agers will have eight rounds to stake their claims for higher honours. Some prospects made bright starts in Round 1, and there are plenty of interesting stories out of the potential 2025 crop. >> Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League […]

2025 Coates Talent League: Bendigo Pioneers season preview

BENDIGO Pioneers are hitting their stride at the pointy end of preseason, boasting a pair of top-age prospects in the Vic Country summer training hub, five returning over-agers, and one standout bottom-age father-son gun. We chatted to coach Danny O’Bree about all of the above, and much more. PRESEASON “We were probably a little bit […]

2024 Coates Talent League Season Review: Country Wildcards

THREE of seven sides in the Country/Tasmania conference were eliminated in Wildcard Round, meaning the post-season debrief begins. We break down how the campaigns of Bendigo, Murray, and Tasmania panned out with a look at their star players and what’s in store for the future. >> 2024 Coates Talent League: Stats | RMC Medal | […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 14

A FULL allotment of six Coates Talent League fixtures were slated for Round 14, only for one to be postponed due to flight cancellations. Nonetheless, representative and school football stars were scattered across the competition, and feature in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. Note: Saturday’s Gippsland Power vs. Tasmania Devils fixture has been postponed. […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 12

COUNTRY regions took centre stage in Round 12 of the Coates Talent League, with three fixtures making up the weekend’s action. Ahead of Vic Country’s second Under 18 National Championships fixture, plenty of prospects were out to impress in hopes of donning the ‘Big V’ guernsey. >> 2024 CTL Round 12: Snapshot | POTW | […]

2024 Coates Talent League: Round 12 TOTW

GEELONG Falcons dominate our Coates Talent League Team of the Week after kicking away to a thumping win over Gippsland in Round 12. It’s an exclusively Country-themed squad, with all six regions to have taken the field boasting three or more representatives in the 24-player lineup. >> 2024 CTL Round 12: Snapshot | Player of […]

PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League: Bendigo Pioneers

HAVING produced last year’s number one draft pick, Bendigo Pioneers are focussed in on 2023 with another strong group of prospects in two. The Country region boasts two National Academy stars and one of the hardest working players in the competition. We chatted to head coach Danny O’Bree about the Pios’ top prospects and their […]