A SUPER Saturday of Coates Talent League action hosted four of the weekend’s five fixtures, before Geelong Falcons scrapped to maintain its status as the competition’s frontrunner on Sunday. Catch up on the Round 17 results in a snapshot.

GWV REBELS 5.2 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 16.7 (103)
GIPPSLAND POWER 2.3 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 12.7 (79)

IN A SENTENCE:

A nine-goal to two second quarter set the platform for Greater Western Victoria’s 24-point win over Gippsland Power, with the Rebels’ 42-point half time lead proving unassailable despite conceding 10 goals thereafter.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

GWV won the kicks (173-153), tackles (55-40), and inside 50s (57-33)

BY THE NUMBERS:

GWV Rebels

Jack Ough – 25 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles, 1 goal
Oliver Hannaford – 16 disposals, 5 inside 50s, 2 goals
Jonty Faull – 12 disposals, 5 marks, 3 goals

Gippsland Power

Xavier Lindsay – 26 disposals, 5 marks, 5 inside 50s, 1 goal
Alix Tauru – 13 disposals, 4 marks, 2 goals
Asher Eastham – 12 disposals, 6 marks, 3 rebound 50s

WHERE THEY SIT:

GWV Rebels – 11th | 4-9 | 90.7%
Gippsland Power – 6th | 8-4 | 96.0%

UP NEXT:

GWV vs. Oakleigh | Sun August 18, 1:30pm @ RSEA Park
Gippsland vs. Northern | Sun August 18, 11:30am @ Morwell Football Ground

EASTERN RANGES 5.2 | 9.7 | 13.13 | 18.14 (122)
WESTERN JETS 3.4 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 10.8 (68)

IN A SENTENCE:

Eastern’s scoreboard pressure proved too much for the Western Jets, as the Ranges added four goals in each quarter en route to their 54-point win, which snapped a five-game losing streak.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Eastern won the kicks (188-169), inside 50s (51-46), and scoring shots (32-18)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Eastern Ranges

Christian Moraes – 27 disposals, 6 marks, 6 inside 50s, 5 goals
Jak Ryan – 18 disposals, 7 marks, 2 goals
Lachy Dovaston – 12 disposals, 3 marks, 4 goals

Western Jets

Xavier Kardachi – 28 disposals, 10 marks, 5 inside 50s, 1 goal
Thomas McGuane – 26 disposals, 4 tackles, 6 inside 50s
Ayden McCarroll – 5 disposals, 4 marks, 4 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Eastern Ranges – 8th | 6-8 | 91.2%
Western Jets – 10th | 5-8 | 108.8%

UP NEXT:

Eastern – Bye
Western vs. Murray | Sun August 18, 1:00pm @ Wangaratta Showgrounds

MURRAY BUSHRANGERS 1.2 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.8 (44)
DANDENONG STINGRAYS 4.4 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 15.11 (101)

IN A SENTENCE:

Dandenong Stingrays kept the Murray Bushrangers to just two goals at one end of Norm Minns Oval, proving strong in attack and defence to claim a thumping 57-point road win.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Dandenong won the tackles (75-54), inside 50s (52-42), and scoring shots (26-14)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Murray Bushrangers

Max Mahoney – 27 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles
Matt Whitlock – 25 disposals, 12 marks, 5 rebound 50s
Jack Whitlock – 15 disposals, 2 marks, 2 goals

Dandenong Stingrays

Cooper Hynes – 28 disposals, 6 marks, 3 goals
Harvey Langford – 26 disposals, 7 inside 50s, 1 goal
Elwood Peckett – 25 disposals, 9 marks, 8 tackles, 5 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Murray Bushrangers – 7th | 6-6-1 | 99.4%
Dandenong Stingrays – 4th | 8-4-1 | 123.6%

UP NEXT:

Murray vs. Western | Sun August 18, 1:00pm @ Wangaratta Showgrounds
Dandenong vs. Calder | Sat August 17, 2:30pm @ Shepley Oval

TASMANIA DEVILS 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.5 (59)
CALDER CANNONS 2.1 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 12.9 (81)

IN A SENTENCE:

Calder Cannons overcame their slow start to draw within six points at half time, before running over the top of Tasmania with four majors in each of the final two quarters.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Calder won the kicks (185-147), inside 50s (48-35), and scoring shots (21-14)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Tasmania Devils

Max Roney – 31 disposals, 6 marks, 6 rebound 50s
Oscar Van Dam – 20 disposals, 7 marks, 11 tackles
Jack Miller – 6 disposals, 2 marks, 3 goals

Calder Cannons

Nash King – 31 disposals, 4 tackles, 2 inside 50s
Patrick Said – 26 disposals, 7 tackles, 2 goals
Damon Hollow – 15 disposals, 5 marks, 4 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Tasmania Devils – 5th | 8-5 | 124.7%
Calder Cannons – 2nd | 10-3 | 112.7%

UP NEXT:

Tasmania vs. Bendigo | Sat August 17, 11:30am @ La Trobe University
Calder vs. Dandenong | Sat August 17, 2:30pm @ Shepley Oval

GEELONG FALCONS 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 9.8 (62)
BENDIGO PIONEERS 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 8.6 (54)

IN A SENTENCE:

In a low-scoring affair where the margin grew to no more than 14 points, Geelong Falcons took converted their slender leads at every break into an eight-point win over Bendigo Pioneers.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Geelong won the rebound 50s (44-25), hitouts (44-14), and scoring shots (17-14)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Geelong Falcons

Lachie Jaques – 23 disposals, 7 marks, 6 rebound 50s
Joe Pike – 23 disposals, 37 hitouts, 1 goal
Noah Tullio – 18 disposals, 4 tackles, 1 goal

Bendigo Pioneers

Tobie Travaglia – 27 disposals, 11 tackles, 7 inside 50s, 1 goal
James Barrat – 21 disposals, 9 marks, 1 goal
Archer Day-Wicks – 17 disposals, 6 marks, 1 goal

WHERE THEY SIT:

Geelong Falcons – 1st | 10-3 | 136.8%
Bendigo Pioneers – 12th | 4-9 | 85.9%

UP NEXT:

Geelong vs. Sandringham | Sun August 18, 11:00am @ RSEA Park
Bendigo vs. Tasmania | Sat August 17, 11:30am @ La Trobe University