The AFL wishes to advise of scheduling changes for this weekend’s Coates Talent League Quarter Finals.
Below is the updated scheduling for this weekend’s boys and girls competitions.
BOYS
Saturday, September 9
Tasmania Devils (Country/Tas #1) vs. Gippsland Power (Country/Tas #4)
Highgate Recreation Reserve, Craigieburn, 10:30am AEST
Eastern Ranges (Metro #2) vs. Oakleigh Chargers (Metro #3)
Highgate Recreation Reserve, Craigieburn, 1:00pm
(Previously: ETU Stadium, Port Melbourne, 2:35pm)
Sunday, September 10
GWV Rebels (Country/Tas #2) vs. Geelong Falcons (Country/Tas #3)
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong, 11:00am AEST
Sandringham Dragons (Metro #1) vs. Northern Knights (Metro #4)
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong, 1:30pm AEST
GIRLS
Saturday, September 9
Oakleigh Chargers (Metro #2) vs. Calder Cannons (Metro #3)
Warrawee Park, Oakleigh, 10:30am
(Previously: ETU Stadium, Port Melbourne, 10:15am)
Eastern Ranges (Metro #1) vs. Northern Knights (Metro #4)
Warrawee Park, Oakleigh, 12:40pm
(Previously: ETU Stadium, Port Melbourne, 12:25pm)
Sunday, September 10
Geelong Falcons (Country/Tas #2) vs. Tasmania Devils (Country/Tas #3)
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston, 11:45am
(Previously: Shepley Oval, Dandenong, 11:00am)
Dandenong Stingrays (Country/Tas #1) vs. GWV Rebels (Country/Tas #4)
Shepley Oval, Dandenong, 1:10pm AEST
The 2023 Coates Talent League season for boys and girls featured 12 programs from Victoria and one from Tasmania for the full season. Academy programs from New South Wales (GWS GIANTS and Sydney Swans), Queensland (Gold Coast SUNS and Brisbane Lions) and Northern Territory (NT Academy) competed in a selection of games early in the season ahead of the National Championships.
Only teams from Victoria and Tasmania will feature in the finals, where they will compete in two conferences, before crossing over for the preliminary finals.
One conference will feature metropolitan teams, while the other conference will feature country teams, along with the Tasmania Devils.
Teams have been ranked within their conference based on their ladder position at the end of the home-and-away season. Rankings for the boys competition also take into account last week’s Wildcard Round results. Please click here to view the boys ladder and here to view the girls ladder.
The quarter finals rankings for each conference are as follows:
BOYS
Metro Conference: Sandringham Dragons (#1), Eastern Ranges (#2), Oakleigh Chargers (#3) and Northern Knights (#4).
Country/Tasmania Conference: Tasmania Devils (#1), GWV Rebels (#2), Geelong Falcons (#3) and Gippsland Power (#4).
GIRLS
Metro Conference: Eastern Ranges (#1), Oakleigh Chargers (#2), Calder Cannons (#3) and Northern Knights (#4).
Country/Tasmania Conference: Dandenong Stingrays (#1), Geelong Falcons (#2), Tasmania Devils (#3) and GWV Rebels (#4).
2023 Coates Talent League Finals Series Structure
Finals Week 1 – Quarter Finals
Saturday, September 9 and Sunday, September 10
First Quarter Final: First ranked Metro team vs. Fourth ranked Metro team
Second Quarter Final: Second ranked Metro team vs. Third ranked Metro team
Third Quarter Final: First ranked Country/Tas team vs. Fourth ranked Country/Tas team
Fourth Quarter Final: Second ranked Country/Tas team vs. Third ranked Country/Tas team
Finals Week 2 – Preliminary Finals
Saturday, September 16 and/or Sunday, September 17
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
Finals Week 3 – Grand Final
Saturday, September 23 (Girls) and Sunday, September 24 (Boys)
Grand Final: Winner of First Preliminary Final vs. Winner of Second Preliminary Final
Venue: IKON Park
