THRILLING finishes, low-scoring slogs, and a pair of comprehensive victories made up a mixed bag of results in Round 16 of the Talent League. Inclement weather had a say throughout the six-game weekend of action – catch up on all of it in a snapshot.

DANDENONG STINGRAYS 4.2 | 11.3 | 13.3 | 16.5 (101)
EASTERN RANGES 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 (20)

IN A SENTENCE:

Dandenong Stingrays did the damage before a dour second half with seven unanswered goals in term two to beat Eastern by 81 points, restricting the Ranges to just two majors.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Dandenong won the marks (58-39), inside 50s (47-38), and scoring shots (21-10)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Dandenong Stingrays

Harrison Doughton – 26 disposals, 5 tackles, 5 inside 50s
Elwood Peckett – 19 disposals, 13 tackles, 2 goals
Sam Toner – 11 disposals, 4 marks, 5 goals

Eastern Ranges

Oliver Greeves – 25 disposals, 3 marks, 5 inside 50s
Christian Moraes – 22 disposals, 4 marks, 5 tackles
Lachlan Monteath – 21 disposals, 27 hitouts, 5 inside 50s

WHERE THEY SIT:

Dandenong Stingrays – 6th | 7-4-1 | 118.2%
Eastern Ranges – 10th | 5-8 | 85.3%

UP NEXT:

Dandenong vs. Murray | Sat August 3, 2:10pm @ Deakin Reserve
Eastern vs. Western | Sat August 3, 11:00am @ Box Hill City Oval

MURRAY BUSHRANGERS 2.3 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 11.11 (77)
SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS 3.2 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 9.5 (59)

IN A SENTENCE:

Murray Bushrangers trailed at every break but fought to an 18-point upset victory over Sandringham Dragons with five goals to one in the final quarter.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Murray won the inside 50s (48-37) and scoring shots (22-14)
Sandringham won the handballs (123-82) and tackles (80-65)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Murray Bushrangers

Joe Berry – 22 disposals, 7 marks, 10 inside 50s
Jack Whitlock – 19 disposals, 5 marks, 3 goals
Matt Whitlock – 16 disposals, 4 marks, 2 goals

Sandringham Dragons

Luke Kennedy – 32 disposals, 5 marks, 10 tackles
Nathaniel Sulzberger – 25 disposals, 6 inside 50s, 1 goal
Jhett Haeata – 12 disposals, 5 tackles, 2 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Murray Bushrangers – 7th | 6-5-1 | 106.2%
Sandringham Dragons – 2nd | 9-4 | 127.9%

UP NEXT:

Murray vs. Dandenong | Sat August 3, 2:10pm @ Deakin Reserve
Sandringham – Bye

NORTHERN KNIGHTS 3.1 | 9.4 | 12.8 | 18.10 (118)
BENDIGO PIONEERS 1.1 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 10.4 (64)

IN A SENTENCE:

Northern Knights booted nine goals in both halves and took full advantage of Preston City Oval’s scoring end to snap their six-game winless run and beat Bendigo Pioneers by 54 points.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Northern won the marks (42-21), inside 50s (52-32), and scoring shots (28-14)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Northern Knights

Kristian Lawson – 35 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles
Zak Johnson – 23 disposals, 4 inside 50s, 3 goals
Gabriel Stumpf – 7 disposals, 3 marks, 4 goals

Bendigo Pioneers

Oliver Morris – 28 disposals, 5 tackles, 1 goal
Archer Day-Wicks – 23 disposals, 5 inside 50s, 3 goals
Tobie Travaglia – 22 disposals, 9 tackles, 2 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Northern Knights – 8th | 5-7-1 | 104.2%
Bendigo Pioneers – 11th | 4-8 | 85.8%

UP NEXT:

Northern – Bye
Bendigo vs. Geelong | Sun August 4, 1:10pm @ Avalon Airport Oval

GEELONG FALCONS 2.2 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 6.11 (47)
TASMANIA DEVILS 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 (30)

IN A SENTENCE:

A three-goal to one third quarter was the difference in Geelong Falcons’ 17-point win over Tasmania Devils, seeing them take the low-scoring slow and move into top spot.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Geelong won the kicks (184-141), marks (63-47), and hitouts (48-20)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Geelong Falcons

Lachie Jaques – 26 disposals, 7 marks, 7 rebound 50s
Noah Tullio – 23 disposals, 11 tackles, 6 inside 50s
Joe Pike – 13 disposals, 38 hitouts, 9 inside 50s

Tasmania Devils

Max Roney – 25 disposals, 4 marks, 6 rebound 50s
Oliver Depaoli-Kubank – 19 disposals, 6 tackles, 5 inside 50s
Max Mapley – 14 disposals, 4 tackles, 7 rebound 50s

WHERE THEY SIT:

Geelong Falcons – 1st | 9-3 | 138.5%
Tasmania Devils – 4th | 8-4 | 130.8%

UP NEXT:

Geelong vs. Bendigo | Sun August 4, 1:10pm @ Avalon Airport Oval
Tasmania vs. Calder | Sat August 3, 2:10pm @ Kingston Twin Ovals

GWV REBELS 3.5 | 4.9 | 7.13 | 9.15 (69)
CALDER CANNONS 1.2 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 10.10 (70)

IN A SENTENCE:

Calder Cannons survived a tense final minute to take home a thrilling one-point win on the road against GWV Rebels, with the sides barely able to be separated throughout the match.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Calder won the marks (78-66), tackles (53-46), and hitouts (38-19)
GWV won the handballs (120-107), inside 50s (52-50), and scoring shots (24-20)

BY THE NUMBERS:

GWV Rebels

Jack Ough – 32 disposals, 8 marks, 7 tackles
Harry Charleson – 28 disposals, 4 marks, 6 rebound 50s
Jonty Faull – 16 disposals, 9 marks, 9 inside 50s, 2 goals

Calder Cannons

Nash King – 31 disposals, 5 tackles, 7 inside 50s
Patrick Said – 26 disposals, 12 marks, 12 inside 50s, 2 goals
Damon Hollow – 22 disposals, 8 marks, 2 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

GWV Rebels – 12th | 3-9 | 87.2%
Calder Cannons – 3rd | 9-3 | 110.7%

UP NEXT:

GWV vs. Gippsland | Sat August 3, 11:30am @ ETU Stadium
Calder vs. Tasmania | Sat August 3, 2:10pm @ Kingston Twin Ovals

WESTERN JETS 0.3 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.8 (56)
GIPPSLAND POWER 4.4 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 9.12 (66)

IN A SENTENCE:

Gippsland Power produced a four-goal head start against Western Jets and despite relinquishing the lead at half time, recovered to win by 10 points.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Gippsland won the kicks (192-181), marks (75-69), and inside 50s (45-39)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Western Jets

Lucca Grego – 22 disposals, 7 marks, 6 inside 50s
Thomas Burton – 19 disposals, 2 marks, 10 tackles
Thomas McGuane – 16 disposals, 3 marks, 4 rebound 50s

Gippsland Power

Xavier Lindsay – 26 disposals, 6 inside 50s, 1 goal
Ricky Mentha – 22 disposals, 4 marks, 7 rebound 50s
Willem Duursma – 15 disposals, 7 marks, 1 goal

WHERE THEY SIT:

Western Jets – 9th | 5-7 | 117.0%
Gippsland Power – 5th | 8-3 | 98.4%

UP NEXT:

Western vs. Eastern | Sat August 3, 11:00am @ Box Hill City Oval
Gippsland vs. GWV | Sat August 3, 11:30am @ ETU Stadium