2023 Talent League Boys season

2023 premiership season
2023 premiership season
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[edit]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Sydney Swans Academy

5

2

3

0

330

358

92.18

Gold Coast Suns Academy

5

2

3

0

337

369

91.33

Brisbane Lions Academy

5

0

5

0

227

388

58.51

GWS Giants Academy

5

0

5

0

191

507

37.67

Northern Territory Academy

3

0

3

0

110

518

21.24

Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Source

Updated 27 August 2023

Finals series[edit]

Finals Week 1[edit]


	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[edit]


	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[edit]


	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[edit]


	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[edit]

Morrish Medal[edit]

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
=1st	Colby McKercher (Tasmania Devils)	18
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
=7th	Jagga Smith (Oakleigh Chargers)	12
=9th	Nate Caddy (Northern Knights)	10
=9th	Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers)	10

Team of the Year[edit]

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)

References[edit]

^ "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[edit]

Season results (Play HQ)

[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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v t e Talent League seasons
Talent League 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
Talent League Girls Seasons	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e Talent League
Full time clubs	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
AFL academies	Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Suns Greater Western Sydney Giants Northern Territory Thunder Sydney Swans
Former clubs	NSW/ACT Rams
Awards	Morrish Medal
Related	Talent League Girls

Format[edit]

Wildcard Round[edit]

Quarter Finals[edit]

Preliminary Finals[edit]

Grand Final[edit]

Ladder[edit]

Finals series[edit]

Finals Week 1[edit]

Finals Week 2[edit]

Finals Week 3[edit]

Grand Final[edit]

Awards[edit]

Morrish Medal[edit]

Team of the Year[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]