2023 premiership season
Teams13 (and 5 academy teams)
PremiersSandringham Dragons
5th premiership
Minor premiersTasmania Devils
1st minor premiership
Wooden spoonersMurray Bushrangers
1st wooden spoon

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.

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

2023 Coates Talent League Boys Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA  % PTS
1 Tasmania Devils 13 10 3 0 1154 767 150.46 40
2 Greater Western Victoria Rebels 13 10 3 0 1001 716 139.80 40
3 Sandringham Dragons (P) 13 9 4 0 1016 866 117.32 36
4 Northern Knights 13 9 4 0 980 851 115.16 36
5 Calder Cannons 13 8 5 0 1179 828 142.39 32
6 Eastern Ranges 13 8 5 0 1001 848 118.04 32
7 Geelong Falcons 13 8 5 0 918 822 111.68 32
8 Gippsland Power 13 7 6 0 881 855 103.04 28
9 Dandenong Stingrays 13 6 7 0 894 869 102.88 24
10 Bendigo Pioneers 13 5 8 0 922 1001 92.11 20
11 Oakleigh Chargers 13 5 8 0 877 978 89.67 20
12 Western Jets 13 4 9 0 832 1012 82.21 16
13 Murray Bushrangers 13 3 10 0 769 1066 72.14 12
14 Sydney Swans Academy 5 2 3 0 330 358 92.18 8
15 Gold Coast Suns Academy 5 2 3 0 337 369 91.33 8
16 Brisbane Lions Academy 5 0 5 0 227 388 58.51 0
17 GWS Giants Academy 5 0 5 0 191 507 37.67 0
18 Northern Territory Academy 3 0 3 0 110 518 21.24 0
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Source

Updated 27 August 2023

Finals series

Finals Week 1

Wildcard Rounds
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
Saturday 9 September (10:30 am) Tasmania Devils 9.8 (62) def. Gippsland Power 5.15 (45) Highgate Recreation Reserve
Second Quarter Final
Saturday 31 August (1:00 pm) Eastern Ranges 11.18 (84) def. Oakleigh Chargers 10.17 (77) Highgate Recreation Reserve
Fourth Quarter Final
Sunday 1 September (11:00 am) GWV Rebels 9.11 (65) def. by Geelong Falcons 13.5 (83) GMHBA Stadium
First Quarter Final
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
Sunday 17 September (11:30 am) Tasmania Devils 11.2 (68) def. by Eastern Ranges 16.12 (108) Queen Elizabeth Oval
First Preliminary Final
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
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
=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]

2023 All-Australian team
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

  1. ↑ "2023 Coates Talent League fixtures released". afl.com.au. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Coates Talent League Boys Wildcard Round fixture released". afl.com.au. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. ↑ "McKercher and Hughes share Morrish Medal, Howley claims Girls B&F". afl.com.au. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  4. ↑ "2023-Coates-Talent-League-Boys-Team-of-the-Year.pdf" (PDF).
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