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Coates Talent League Girls
Formerly	TAC Cup Girls (2017–2018) NAB League Girls (2019–2022)
Sport	Australian rules football
First season	2017
No. of teams	13
Country	Australia
Most recent champion(s)	Oakleigh Chargers
Most titles	Oakleigh Chargers (3)
Official website	afl.com.au/talent-league

The Talent League Girls (also known as the Coates Talent League Girls under naming rights^[1] and previously as the NAB League Girls and TAC Cup Girls) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing twelve Victorian regions, while a thirteenth team from Tasmania was introduced in 2019.

The league is one of the leading competitions for female footballers to be recruited to AFL Women's (AFLW) clubs. An identical competition for male footballers, known as the Talent League Boys, is also contested on an annual basis.

History

The league was inaugurated in 2017, the same year as the first AFL Women's premiership season was held. All NAB League Boys clubs entered teams and shared training grounds. Reaction to the establishment was positive, with Fiona Richardson, Victorian Minister for Women, praising the league for its encouragement of women's sports. Carlton vice-captain Madeline Keryk said the competition helped equalise opportunities for boys and girls in junior football.^[2]

The first season was a five-round competition. The Calder Cannons won all five of their matches and overcame the Murray Bushrangers on percentage to claim the inaugural premiership.^[3] The second season was a nine-round competition culminating in a grand final.^[4] The inaugural grand finalists were the Geelong Falcons and the Northern Knights. The Falcons won 32–21, completing an unbeaten season.^[5] The competition has since grown in fixture length and incorporates a team from Tasmania. The 2020 season was abandoned due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The league was known as the TAC Cup Girls in 2017 to 2018, NAB League Girls in 2019 to 2022, and since 2023 it has been known as the Coates Talent League Girls.^[6]

Age eligibility

The competition was originally classified as an under-18 competition, though in 2021 the competition was classified as an under-19 competition. The draft age for both the AFL and AFLW Draft is 18.^[7] Since 2023 the league has been primarily by under-18 players, with a selection of under-19 players also listed.^[8]

Premiers

Season	Premiers	Runners-up	Grand Final score	Venue	Ref.	Best on Ground
2017	Calder Cannons	Murray Bushrangers	None	No venue	^[3]	None
2018	Geelong Falcons	Northern Knights	4.8 (32) – 3.3 (21)	Avalon Airport Oval	^[5]	Denby Taylor
2019	Northern Knights	Calder Cannons	6.3 (39) – 0.6 (6)	Ikon Park	^[9]	Jess Fitzgerald
2020	No premiership awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Oakleigh Chargers	Geelong Falcons	11.5 (71) – 5.4 (34)	Avalon Airport Oval	^[10]	Amanda Ling
2022	Western Jets	Dandenong Stingrays	7.5 (47) – 5.11 (41)	Avalon Airport Oval	^[11]	Amber Clarke
2023	Oakleigh Chargers	Eastern Ranges	6.7 (43) - 5.6 (36)	Ikon Park	^[12]	Sienna Tallariti
2024	Oakleigh Chargers	Eastern Ranges	5.7 (37) - 2.7 (19)	Ikon Park	^[13]	Sienna Tallariti

Best and Fairest Award

Season	Winner	Club	Ref.
2017	Chloe Molloy	Calder Cannons	^[14]
2017	Bridie Kennedy	Dandenong Stingrays
2018	Madison Prespakis	Calder Cannons
2018	Nina Morrison	Geelong Falcons
2019	Georgie Prespakis	Calder Cannons
2020	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Georgie Prespakis	Calder Cannons
2022	Amber Clarke	Dandenong Stingrays		^[15]
2023	Sara Howley	Geelong Falcons	^[16]
2024	Ash Centra	Gippsland Power	^[17]

External links

Official website

References

^ "Coates Talent League to take off in 2023". afl.com.au. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ Rolfe, Peter (1 March 2017). "TAC Cup Girls competition set to open doors for elite young players". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Calder TAC Cup Girls premiers". aflvic.com.au. AFL Victoria. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "Greater Western Rebels to open season 2018 against Bendigo". The Courier. Fairfax Media. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b Murray, Tara (21 May 2018). "Northern Knights bested in TAC Cup decider". Star Weekly. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "Coates Talent League to take off in 2023". afl.com.au. 6 February 2023.
^ "NAB League Media Release - The future of women's kicks off on Saturday". AFL.com.au. 5 February 2021. As part of the new model, age groups for all AFL Talent Pathway Programs, including the NAB League Girls and Boys and the NAB AFL / AFLW National Championships, will be re-focussed from U16 and U18 Levels to U17 and U19 in 2021.
^ "Coates Talent League to take off in 2023". afl.com.au. 6 February 2023.
^ "2019 NAB League Girls Grand Final". Sports TG. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^ "2021 NAB League Girls Grand Final". SportsTG. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "Flying high: Jets claim first NAB League premiership in last-gasp thriller". womens.afl. 8 April 2022.
^ "Oakleigh Chargers win 2023 Coates Talent League Girls premiership". 23 September 2023.
^ "Oakleigh Chargers make history with Coates Talent League Girls premiership win". 22 September 2024.
^ Rhodes, Brendan (30 September 2021). "Another Prespakis win, Chargers dominate NAB League Girls' Team of the Year". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Dandenong young gun beats longtime friend to win NAB League Girls B&F". womens.afl. 12 April 2022.
^ "McKercher and Hughes share Morrish Medal, Howley claims Girls B&F". 20 September 2023.
^ "Gippsland duo power to best and fairest awards". afl.com.au. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

Talent League Boys and Talent League Girls

Clubs

Full-time	Bendigo Pioneers Calder Cannons Dandenong Stingrays Eastern Ranges Geelong Falcons Gippsland Power Greater Western Victoria Rebels Murray Bushrangers Northern Knights Oakleigh Chargers Sandringham Dragons Tasmania Devils Western Jets
Academies	Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Northern Territory Sydney
Former	Gold Coast (seniors) Greater Western Sydney (seniors) NSW/ACT Rams Queensland Scorpions Tassie Mariners

Boys seasons

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Girls seasons

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Awards

Morrish Medal

v t e Australian rules football in Victoria
Representative side	Victoria
Governing bodies	AFL Victoria (metropolitan) AFL Victoria Country (regional)
Professional clubs	Carlton Collingwood Essendon Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Richmond St Kilda Western Bulldogs
Statewide leagues	Victorian Football League Talent League (under-19) List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria
Metropolitan leagues	Eastern Essendon District Northern Riddell District Southern VAFA Western
Regional leagues (major)	Ballarat Bellarine Bendigo Central Murray Geelong Gippsland Goulburn Valley Hampden Mornington Peninsula Nepean Murray North Central Outer East Ovens & Murray Sunraysia Wimmera
Regional leagues (district)	Central Highlands Colac East Gippsland Ellinbank Geelong & District Golden Rivers Heathcote Horsham Kyabram Loddon Valley Maryborough Castlemaine Mid Gippsland Millewa Mininera North Gippsland Omeo Ovens & King Picola South West Tallangatta Upper Murray Warrnambool West Gippsland
Women's leagues	AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition Barwon North East Border Talent League Girls VFL Women's
Other leagues	Victorian Blind Football League Victorian FIDA Football League Yarra Junior Football League
Defunct leagues	Alberton (1945–2019) Ararat (1931−1999) Benalla (1946−2009) Benalla Tungamah/Central Goulburn (1938-2005) Central Goulburn Valley (1946-1952) Chiltern (1912−1956) CYMS Football Association (1910s−1976) Euroa District (1903−1949) Federal DFA (1897-1902) Federal FL (1909–1981) Goulburn Valley FA (1888-1931) Heytesbury Mount Noorat (1992-2002) Lexton Plains (1999–2010) Mallee (1997–2015) Mount Noorat (1932–1991) Northern & Echuca (1990–1996) Northern Mallee (1979–1996) Polwarth (1922-1970) Reporter DFA (1903–1928) Riviera (1986–2003) South East (2015–2018) South Eastern Women's (2017–2023) Southern Mallee (1932–1996) Tyrrell (1945–1978) VFA Sub-Districts (19??−19??) VFL Development (1928−2017) VFL Sub-Districts (1925−1949) VJFA (1883–1932) Victorian Women's (1981–2016) Walhalla (1888-1913) West Wimmera (1923-1981) Western Plains (1920-1998) Yackandandah (1928-1954) Yarra Ranges (1966–2018) Yarra Valley (1909-1965) List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria
Principal venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium Princes Park Kardinia Park
Other articles	History (1859–1900) List of Australian rules football clubs in Victoria

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