The future is now – AFLW Draft pool growing deeper
AS the AFL Women’s and female footballing pathways continues to develop, the overall quality continues to get stronger at a grassroots level. Not only the top-end talent, but also the depth within the draft pool, as players who five years ago would have been walk-up draftees are missing out purely due to the quality on […]
Talent League Girls Round 15 preview: Northern Knights vs Dandenong Stingrays
ONLY four games remain in the Coates Talent League Girls prior to a month-long community break, with Round 15 of action a shortened weekend. All four games take place tomorrow, with the July 22 matches the last until August 25, giving players once last chance to shine prior to the remainder of the AFLW Under […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 14
A RECORD win and a league-high amount of players in the Team of the Week, it was certainly a memorable round for the Dandenong Stingrays in the Coates Talent League Girls competition. The Stingrays picked up five players in the Team of the Week, with all the other winning sides recording multiple representatives. The Stingrays […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 14 wrap
A RECORD-breaking score for the Dandenong Stingrays, a second loss to the Oakleigh Chargers, and Tasmania Devils got back on the winners list in an entertaining Round 14 of Coates Talent League action. We recap each of the six matches and hand out our Rookie Me Central Medal votes below.
Talent League Girls Round 14 preview: Gippsland Power vs. Eastern Ranges
A CLASH of the here and now up against the future takes place at Morwell Recreation Reserve when Gippsland Power plays host to Eastern Ranges. Both sides have draftable talent across all years, but in particular Eastern’s top-age crop, and Gippsland’s bottom-age and double bottom-age groups are particularly strong. We focus on those ahead of […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 13
A MIXED bag of results across the weekend saw some Vic Metro and Allies players filter back into their respective Coates Talent League Girls sides, and the Country teams at full strength. We took note of some of the standout players, focusing on those from the Victorian trials, or non draft-eligible players. All notes are […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 13
DANDENONG Stingrays lead all-comers in our Rookie Me Central Talent League Girls Team of the Week in Round 13, with four representatives following their win over Sandringham Dragons. Each of the Talent League Girls winners had multiple representatives, while the six losing sides combined for a total of four players each. This week’s captain is […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 13 wrap
ALL SIX Coates Talent League games took place in Round 13 of the competition with flight delays in the boys’ league not affecting the girls’ clash in Tasmania. There were plenty of close contests across the weekend, with just one above 33 points, and two under 12 points.
Howley extends RMC Medal lead
THERE might be six rounds left in the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls season, but Geelong Falcons bottom-ager Sara Howley has already built a double-digit lead in the Rookie Me Central Medal. Picking up yet another five-vote performance in Geelong’s win over Tasmania Devils on the weekend, Howley moved to a mammoth 11 votes clear […]
Future in Focus: Bottom-age Vic Metro players to watch
WHILE all eyes will be on the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft hopefuls at the upcoming national carnival, there is an abundance of talent across all the states and territories who could impress at the championships. Clubs are looking more and more into the future similar to the men’s competition, and will be keeping an eye […]
