2024 AFLW Draft player analysis: Zoe Hargreaves
AMONG the many bottom-age talents who stepped up in their first season at Coates Talent League Girls level was Zoe Hargreaves. Alongside younger sister Phoebe, the pair quickly caught the eye with their speed and ability to find the ball at the level despite being bottom-age and double bottom-age respectively. Phoebe represented Vic Metro at […]
24 in 2024: AFLW Draft Prospects to Watch
IN EASILY the toughest list to compile from these annual predictions, narrowing down the talent in next year’s AFL Women’s Draft crop is near-on impossible. The initial list of players to include in our 24 AFLW Draft prospects to watch in 2024, had 36 players on it, which meant a lot of unlucky omissions. But […]
2023 Talent League Girls team reviews: Metro elimination finalists
ANOTHER season is quickly coming to a close in the Coates Talent League Girls and we take a look at how 2023 panned out for each of the 13 sides. In the next of these team reviews articles, we take a look at the two Metropolitan-based elimination finals losers, diving into their season, draft prospects […]
2023 RM Central Talent League Girls Team of the Year
OUR 2023 Rookie Me Central Talent League Girls Team of the Year has been confirmed. The 24 players selected – as well as three emergencies – has been locked in with the top four sides combining for 13 of those representatives. The official Talent League Girls Team of the Year will be announced tomorrow night […]
Sara Howley wins 2023 Rookie Me Central Medal
GEELONG Falcons bottom-ager Sara Howley has taken home the 2023 Rookie Me Central Medal, judged the best player across the Coates Talent League Girls season. Howley was awarded the medal following her side’s preliminary final loss to Eastern Ranges on the weekend, with the talented midfielder leading from the halfway point of the year and […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Elimination Finals
FINALS kicked off last weekend in the Coates Talent League Girls competition as the four matches determined which four sides advanced through to the preliminary finals. As always, we took note of some of the top performers, with. focus on the players who represented Victoria at the recent championships, or bottom-age talents. The notes are […]
2023 RM Central Talent League Girls Team of the Year squad released
OUR 2023 Rookie Me Central Talent League Girls Team of the Year squad has been released with 48 players named in the initial squad. Of the 48 players, the list will be cut down to 24 ahead of the Talent League Girls Grand Final. The squad features players who played a minimum of seven matches […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Elimination Finals wrap
EIGHT teams became four over the weekend as the Coates Talent League Girls elimination finals were run and done. On Saturday, the top two metropolitan sides in Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers advanced past their rivals, while on Sunday, Geelong Falcons and Dandenong Stingrays got the chocolates as the higher ranked country sides.
PREVIEW | 2023 Talent League Girls Elimination Finals
FINALS are in the air for the Talent League Girls competition, with eight teams remaining in the hunt for the 2023 premiership. Four metropolitan sides and four country teams will contest the finals series, with the winner from each conference to battle it out for ultimate glory. Reigning premiers Western Jets are out of contention, […]
Scouting notes: 2023 AFLW U17 Futures
IN an entertaining and hard-fought contest in Frankston, Team Harris got the job done over Team Schleicher for the AFLW Under 17 Futures showcase. We took a look at a few of the players from both sides who caught the eye. TEAM HARRIS: #1 Zimra Hussain (Brisbane Lions Academy/Queensland)01/01/2006 | 160cm | Defender/Midfielder The small […]