Coates talent league grand final

The Eastern Ranges have progressed to the Grand Final from sixth place on the ladder, having beaten the Oakleigh Chargers in the elimination final before accounting for minor premiers the Tasmania Devils in the preliminary final. Calvin from The Traders assesses the full round of practice games.

See the fixtures for the Coates Talent League seasons. The Coates Talent League opening round fixtures have been confirmed. A number of coaching, administrative and high performance appointments have been made across the Coates Talent League boys and girls programs ahead of the season. The Victoria Country and Victoria Metro girls summer training hub squads have been announced. Victoria Country and Victoria Metro have announced boys squads to take part in summer training hubs to be held across December and January. And the winners are?

Coates talent league grand final

It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing one of twelve Victorian regions, while a thirteenth team from Tasmania was reintroduced in The competition is one of the primary sources of recruitment for the clubs of the Australian Football League AFL , and it provides an opportunity for talented regional players to participate in a high standard competition without having to relocate too far from their place of origin. The competition has a very successful pathway with players missing AFL selection often being recruited by semi-professional state, country and regional leagues throughout Australia. An equivalent competition for female footballers, known as the Talent League Girls , is also contested on an annual basis. A new competition, administered by the Victorian State Football League and sponsored by the Transport Accident Commission , was formed as an avenue for young Victorian under players to make the transition to becoming senior League players. It commenced play on 10 April , the competition consisted of five metropolitan teams and one country team: the Northern Knights , Eastern Ranges , Southern Stingrays renamed the Dandenong Stingrays in , Western Jets , Central Dragons renamed the Prahran Dragons in , then the Sandringham Dragons in [2] and Geelong Falcons. In two additional metropolitan regions were established, with the Oakleigh Chargers and Calder Cannons teams included in the competition. In , a Tasmanian-based team, the Tassie Mariners , commenced in the competition, becoming the league's first non-Victorian side. The Mariners and Rams both exited the competition as full-time members at the end of the , returning the competition to twelve teams. Between and , the finals system was in a knock-out format. This reverted to a traditional finals system in with the introduction of the Gold Coast team. In the finals system was reverted to the traditional eight-team AFL finals series. For many years the league was primarily a competition for year-olds, though exceptions were made for bottom-aged players— or year-olds—and since , over-age players—year-olds—to participate in the competition. In the league shifted to an under level, though the entry age for the AFL Draft remains Since the beginning of the TAC Cup season, clubs have been granted permission to select up to five over-age players permitted on their lists.

The Victoria Country and Victoria Metro girls summer training hub squads have been announced.

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Full season fixtures will be released soon and will include competition recess periods to allow boys and girls to play community, school and representative football throughout the season. The girls competition started in Over the years the competition has produced more AFL and AFLW players than any other league and is also an important development program for emerging coaches, umpires, administrators and support staff. Coates Talent League teams comprise mostly players from the under 18 age group with a selection of under 19 players also listed. In a boost for the regional pathway programs in Victoria and Tasmania , each program now has a dedicated full-time Coates Talent League Girls coach and a dedicated full-time Coates Talent League Boys coach in The AFL has also invested in increased youth wellbeing programming and resources for all regions, as well as additional administrative, high performance and medical resources. Additional resources will also benefit community football, with Coates Talent League coaches to work closely with AFL Victoria on providing support for community clubs and coaches. This aims to strengthen the connection between the talent pathways system and local clubs while also providing development opportunities for coaches at community level. It continues to grow the game and gives young athletes every opportunity to achieve their football dreams and play at the elite level.

Coates talent league grand final

Saturday, September 23 Eastern Ranges vs. Sunday, September 24 Sandringham Dragons vs. The Eastern Ranges finished the home-and-away season in first place on the Coates Talent League Girls ladder before progressing to the premiership decider with finals wins over the Northern Knights and Geelong Falcons. The Ranges will be chasing their first Coates Talent League Girls premiership, while the Chargers are looking to add to their success. The Eastern Ranges have progressed to the Grand Final from sixth place on the ladder, having beaten the Oakleigh Chargers in the elimination final before accounting for minor premiers the Tasmania Devils in the preliminary final. The Coates Talent League season for boys and girls featured 12 programs from Victoria and one from Tasmania for the full season. Finalists competed in two conferences during the quarter finals. One conference featured metropolitan teams, while the other conference featured country teams, along with the Tasmania Devils.

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And the winners are? It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing one of twelve Victorian regions, while a thirteenth team from Tasmania was reintroduced in Queen Elizabeth Oval , Bendigo. North Ballarat Rebels. Acknowledgement of Country In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. See the fixtures for the Coates Talent League seasons. Geelong Falcons. South Eastern Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula. Why not share? Get Involved Play. Murray Bushrangers. Loading Gallery. AFL Umpire.

While the former is chasing back-to-back flags, the latter is looking to play spoiler from sixth place.

Acknowledgement of Country In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. Adelaide is waiting for further examination on Riley Thilthorpe's knee after an injury on Saturday. Page Top. Western Jets. Latest News Videos Podcasts Gallery. Contents move to sidebar hide. In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. View All Partners. Western Melbourne, Wyndham Region. Queen Elizabeth Oval , Bendigo. In two additional metropolitan regions were established, with the Oakleigh Chargers and Calder Cannons teams included in the competition.