2023 Talent League Boys season
2023 premiership season | |
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Teams | 13 (and 5 academy teams) |
Premiers | Sandringham Dragons 5th premiership |
Minor premiers | Tasmania Devils 1st minor premiership |
Wooden spooners | Murray Bushrangers 1st wooden spoon |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 Coates Talent League Boys season is the 31st season of the Talent League competition for under-19 male Australian rules footballers in Victoria and Tasmania. The season commenced on 25 March and concluded with the Grand Final on 24 September.[1]
Format
The league consisted of 13 full-time teams (12 from Victoria and 1 from Tasmania) that competed in a 13-round home and away season. Five academy teams (Brisbane Lions Academy, Gold Coast Suns Academy, Sydney Swans Academy, GWS Giants Academy and Northern Territory Thunder) participated in three-to-five matches during the season, though were not eligible for the Wildcard Round or further finals matches.[1]
Following the regular season, the full-time teams were split into conferences for the Wildcard Round and Quarter Finals, the Metro Conference (Sandringham Dragons, Northern Knights, Calder Cannons, Eastern Ranges and Western Jets) and the Country/Tasmania Conference (Tasmania Devils, Greater Western Victoria Rebels, Geelong Falcons, Gippsland Power, Dandenong Stingrays, Bendigo Pioneers and Murray Bushrangers).[2]
Wildcard Round
Each team played another team from their conference, besides the top-ranked Country/Tasmania team who had a bye for finishing their odd-sized conference's top ranked side.
First Wildcard Match: First ranked Metro team vs. Sixth ranked Metro team
Second Wildcard Match: Second ranked Metro team vs. Fifth ranked Metro team
Third Wildcard Match: Third ranked Metro team vs. Fourth ranked Metro team
Fourth Wildcard Match: Second ranked Country/Tas team vs. Seventh ranked Country/Tas team
Fifth Wildcard Match: Third ranked Country/Tas team vs. Sixth ranked Country/Tas team
Sixth Wildcard Match: Fourth ranked Country/Tas team vs. Fifth ranked Country/Tas team
Bye: First ranked Country/Tas team
Quarter Finals
In the Metro Conference, the winners of the Wildcard Round progressed to the Quarter Finals, along with the highest ranked loser. In the Country/Tasmania Conference, the winners of the Wildcard Round progressed to the Quarter Finals, along with the team who had a bye.
First Quarter Final: Highest ranked Metro Wildcard winner vs. Highest ranked Metro Wildcard loser
Second Quarter Final: Second-highest ranked Metro Wildcard winner vs Third-highest ranked Metro Wildcard winner
Third Quarter Final: First ranked Country/Tas team vs Third-highest ranked Country/Tas Wildcard winner
Fourth Quarter Final: Highest ranked Country/Tas Wildcard winner vs Second-highest ranked Country/Tas Wildcard winner
Preliminary Finals
The winners of the Quarter Finals progressed to the Preliminary Finals, where they faced a team from the other conference.
First Preliminary Final: Highest ranked Metro Quarter Final winner vs. Lowest ranked Country/Tas Quarter Final winner
Second Preliminary Final: Highest ranked Country/Tas Quarter Final winner vs. Lowest ranked Metro Quarter Final winner
Grand Final
The winners of the Preliminary Finals faced off in the Grand Final on Sunday September 24 at Ikon Park.
Grand Final: Winner of First Preliminary Final vs Winner of Second Preliminary Final
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | Tasmania Devils | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1154 | 767 | 150.5 | 40 |
2 | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1001 | 716 | 139.8 | 40 |
3 | Sandringham Dragons (P) | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1016 | 866 | 117.3 | 36 |
4 | Northern Knights | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 980 | 851 | 115.2 | 36 |
5 | Calder Cannons | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1179 | 828 | 142.4 | 32 |
6 | Eastern Ranges | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1001 | 848 | 118.0 | 32 |
7 | Geelong Falcons | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 918 | 822 | 111.7 | 32 |
8 | Gippsland Power | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 881 | 855 | 103.0 | 28 |
9 | Dandenong Stingrays | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 894 | 869 | 102.9 | 24 |
10 | Bendigo Pioneers | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 922 | 1001 | 92.1 | 20 |
11 | Oakleigh Chargers | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 877 | 978 | 89.7 | 20 |
12 | Western Jets | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 832 | 1012 | 82.2 | 16 |
13 | Murray Bushrangers | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 769 | 1066 | 72.1 | 12 |
− | Sydney Swans Academy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 330 | 358 | 92.2 | 8 |
− | Gold Coast Suns Academy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 337 | 369 | 91.3 | 8 |
− | Brisbane Lions Academy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 227 | 388 | 58.5 | 0 |
− | GWS Giants Academy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 191 | 507 | 37.7 | 0 |
− | Northern Territory Academy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 518 | 21.2 | 0 |
(P) Premiers
Finals series
Finals Week 1
Wildcard Rounds | |||||
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Saturday 2 September (11:30 am) | Calder Cannons 5.11 (41) | def. by | Eastern Ranges 19.6 (120) | Eureka Stadium | |
Saturday 2 September (2:00 pm) | Sandringham Dragons 20.11 (131) | def. | Western Jets 11.11 (77) | Eureka Stadium | |
Sunday 3 September (11:30 am) | Gippsland Power 11.14 (80) | def. | Dandenong Stingrays 7.14 (56) | La Trobe University | |
Sunday 3 September (12:00 pm) | GWV Rebels 17.19 (121) | def. | Murray Bushrangers 7.6 (48) | Eureka Stadium | |
Sunday 3 September (2:00 pm) | Northern Knights 11.3 (69) | def. by | Oakleigh Chargers 18.15 (123) | La Trobe University | |
Sunday 3 September (2:30 pm) | Geelong Falcons 12.7 (79) | def. | Bendigo Pioneers 9.7 (61) | Eureka Stadium | |
Finals Week 2
Third Quarter Final | |||||
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Saturday 9 September (10:30 am) | Tasmania Devils 9.8 (62) | def. | Gippsland Power 5.15 (45) | Highgate Recreation Reserve | |
Second Quarter Final | |||||
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Saturday 31 August (1:00 pm) | Eastern Ranges 11.18 (84) | def. | Oakleigh Chargers 10.17 (77) | Highgate Recreation Reserve | |
Fourth Quarter Final | |||||
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Sunday 1 September (11:00 am) | GWV Rebels 9.11 (65) | def. by | Geelong Falcons 13.5 (83) | GMHBA Stadium | |
First Quarter Final | |||||
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Sunday 1 September (1:30 pm) | Sandringham Dragons 14.18 (102) | def. | Northern Knights 6.14 (60) | GMHBA Stadium | |
Finals Week 3
Second Preliminary Final | |||||
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Sunday 17 September (11:30 am) | Tasmania Devils 11.2 (68) | def. by | Eastern Ranges 16.12 (108) | Queen Elizabeth Oval | |
First Preliminary Final | |||||
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Sunday 17 September (2:00 pm) | Sandringham Dragons 15.11 (101) | def. | Geelong Falcons 10.7 (67) | Queen Elizabeth Oval | |
Grand Final
2023 Coates Talent League Boys Grand Final | |||||
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Sunday 24th September (11:15 am) | Sandringham Dragons | def. | Eastern Ranges | Princes Park | Report |
3.3 (21) 7.6 (48) 11.8 (74) 17.10 (112) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.0 (24) 5.3 (33) 7.6 (48) 10.9 (69) | Best on Ground: Will Brown (Sandringham Dragons) | ||
Awards
Morrish Medal
The Morrish Medal for the Best and fairest was won jointly by Patrick Hughes of the Geelong Falcons and Colby McKercher of the Tasmania Devils.[3]
Player | Votes | |
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=1st | Patrick Hughes (Geelong Falcons) | 18 |
Colby McKercher (Tasmania Devils) | ||
3rd | George Stevens (Geelong Falcons) | 16 |
4th | Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power) | 15 |
5th | Kristian Ferronato (Northern Knights) | 14 |
6th | Billy Wilson (Dandenong Stingrays) | 13 |
=7th | Levi Ashcroft (Sandringham Dragons) | 12 |
Jagga Smith (Oakleigh Chargers) | ||
=9th | Nate Caddy (Northern Knights) | 10 |
Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers) |
Team of the Year
The Team of the Year was announced at the 2023 Coates Talent League Awards night.[4]
B: | Billy Wilson (Dandenong Stingrays) | Ollie Murphy (Sandringham Dragons) | James Leake (Tasmania Devils) |
HB: | George Stevens (GWV Rebels) (captain) | Connor O'Sullivan (Murray Bushrangers) | Archie Roberts (Sandringham Dragons) |
C: | Joel Freijah (GWV Rebels) | Levi Ashcroft (Sandringham Dragons) | Colby McKercher (Tasmania Devils) |
HF: | Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers) | Jordan Croft (Calder Cannons) | Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power) |
F: | Nick Watson (Eastern Ranges) | Logan Morris (Western Jets) | Nate Caddy (Northern Knights) |
Foll: | William Green (Northern Knights) | Harley Reid (Bendigo Pioneers) | Ryley Sanders (Sandringham Dragons) |
Int: | Kynan Brown (Oakleigh Chargers) | Harry De Mattia (Dandenong Stingrays) | Patrick Hughes (Geelong Falcons) |
Luamon Lual (GWV Rebels) | Finn O'Sullivan (Oakleigh Chargers) | Michael Rudd (Geelong Falcons) | |
Coach: | Rob Harding (Sandringham Dragons) |
See also
References
- ^ a b "2023 Coates Talent League fixtures released". afl.com.au. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ "Coates Talent League Boys Wildcard Round fixture released". afl.com.au. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ "McKercher and Hughes share Morrish Medal, Howley claims Girls B&F". afl.com.au. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ "2023-Coates-Talent-League-Boys-Team-of-the-Year.pdf" (PDF).
External links
- Season results (Play HQ)
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