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Draft Watch: Emerging star puts up huge numbers with 30 & 5
Connor Scanlon • August 18th, 2025 2:50 pm
With the Coates Talent League season nearing its conclusion, Round 18 saw some very impressive performances from many potential draftees.
Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves was the round's best performer accumulating 30 possessions and kicking five goals. This may be the best individual performance the CTL has seen this season from the Dandenong Stingrays talent.
Potential top 10 pick Thomas Burton also went crazy. The Western Jets and AFL Academy midfielder managed 31 disposals, 11 inside 50s, five tackles, and a goal. Burton has been touted as one of 2025’s best midfield prospects and this performance shows why he's rated so highly.
Another potential top 10 pick, Oliver Greeves, had a best-on-ground performance as well. The 191cm midfielder from the Eastern Ranges racked up 28 disposals, six marks, and booted a goal.
Carlton NGA prospect, Jack Ison, from the Oakleigh Chargers had another impressive performance, kicking two goals whilst accumulating 22 disposals. After a solid National Championships carnival, the Blues could have another young gun on their hands here.
Calder Cannons and Essendon NGA duo Hussein El Achkar and Adam Sweid also dominated in their small forward roles. El Achkar booted three goals from 14 disposals, while Sweid kicked two from 16 touches.
Below are the 10 best performers for Round 18 in the CTL, based off fantasy points:
1 - Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves (Dandenong Stingrays) – 1372 - Thomas Burton (Western Jets) – 1373 - Cody Walker (Bendigo Pioneers) – 1154 - Zaydyn Lockwood (Bendigo Pioneers) – 1145 - Jack Dalton (Sandringham Dragons) – 1126 - Tairon Ah-Mu (Dandenong Stingrays) – 1117 - Brodie Atkins (Gippsland Power) – 1078 - Charlie Whitehead (Oakleigh Chargers) – 1079 - Rory Wright (Sandringham Dragons) – 10610 - Oliver Greeves (Eastern Ranges) – 106
Oakleigh Chargers (105) – (26) Tasmania Devils
The Chargers claimed their second win in a row, thrashing the bottom four Devils.
1 - Charlie Whitehead (OC) – 1072 - Aaron Sharkie (OC) – 1053 - Samuel Grlj (OC) – 1054 - Max Roney (TD) – 1045 - Hugh McCallum (TD) – 101
Gippsland Power (84) – (51) Bendigo Pioneers
Gippsland Power are now at 11 wins for the season, after cruising to victory against the Pioneers who sit just outside the bottom four.
1 - Cody Walker (BP) – 1152 - Zaydyn Lockwood (BP) – 1143 - Brodie Atkins (GP) – 1074 - Willem Duursma (GP) – 1005 - Keenan Boi (GP) – 90
Sandringham Dragons (111) – (74) Calder Cannons
The Dragons caused an upset victory here, handing the top eight Cannons their second straight loss.
1 - Jack Dalton (SD) – 1122 - Rory Wright (SD) – 1063 - Xavier Bamert (SD) – 1014 - Oliver Watt (CC) – 975 - Sam Harris (CC) – 94
Northern Knights (74) – (62) Western Jets
This was a great effort by the second-last Jets, who only went down by two goals against the top eight Knights.
1 - Thomas Burton (WJ) – 1372 - Sebastian Murphy (NK) – 1013 - Roman Moxon (NK) – 954 - Finnegan Davis (WJ) – 915 - Tyson Gresham (NK) – 91
GWV Rebels (59) – (118) Dandenong Stingrays
The Stingrays pumped the Rebels by 59 points, snapping the Rebels four-game winning streak.
1 - Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves (DS) – 1372 - Tairon Ah-Mu (DS) – 1113 - Wilbur Shea (GWV) – 1014 - Callum Smith (DS) – 965 - Floyd Burmeister (GWV) – 91
Geelong Falcons (78) – (80) Eastern Ranges
This absolute nail-biter saw the Ranges kick the last goal of the game to walk away with a two-point victory. The Ranges are now on a five-game winning streak and sit in the top four.
1 - Oliver Greeves (ER) – 1062 - Darcy Harrington (GF) – 1023 - Jamie Gilchrist (ER) – 924 - Oskar Taylor (ER) – 905 - Daniel Lowther (GF) – 89
