THE COATES Talent League home-and-away rounds were completed over the weekend, with Geelong Falcons taking out the minor premiership. All sides remain in the race for finals, which begin after this weekend’s Wildcard Round. Find out all you need to know about the competition’s complex postseason.

>> Explainer: Coates Talent League Wildcard Round & Finals

WILDCARD ROUND FORMAT

CONFERENCES

Country/Tasmania: Bendigo Pioneers, Dandenong Stingrays, Geelong Falcons, Gippsland Power, GWV Rebels, Murray Bushrangers, Tasmania Devils

Metro: Calder Cannons, Eastern Ranges, Northern Knights, Oakleigh Chargers, Sandringham Dragons, Western Jets

Country/Tasmania 2nd vs. 7th
Country/Tasmania 3rd vs. 6th
Country/Tasmania 4th vs. 5th
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Metro 1st vs. 6th
Metro 2nd vs. 5th
Metro 3rd vs. 4th

OVERALL LADDER

1. Geelong Falcons (11-4, 127.1%)
2. Calder Cannons (11-4, 112.6%)
3. Dandenong Stingrays (10-4-1, 123.3%)
4. Sandringham Dragons (10-5, 123.9%)
5. Tasmania Devils (9-5, 133.1%)
6. Gippsland Power (9-5, 96.6%)
7. Murray Bushrangers (8-6-1, 111.2%)
8. Eastern Ranges (7-8, 93.7%)
9. Northern Knights (5-9-1, 100.6%)
10. Western Jets (5-10, 95.6%)
11. GWV Rebels (5-10, 92.1%)
12. Bendigo Pioneers (4-11, 80.0%)
13. Oakleigh Chargers (4-11, 72.5%)

COUNTRY/TASMANIA CONFERENCE

1. Geelong Falcons (11-4, 127.1%)
2. Dandenong Stingrays (10-4-1, 123.3%)
3. Tasmania Devils (9-5, 133.1%)
4. Gippsland Power (9-5, 96.6%)
5. Murray Bushrangers (8-6-1, 111.2%)
6. GWV Rebels (5-10, 92.1%)
7. Bendigo Pioneers (4-11, 80.0%)

METRO CONFERENCE

1. Calder Cannons (11-4, 112.6%)
2. Sandringham Dragons (10-5, 123.9%)
3. Eastern Ranges (7-8, 93.7%)
4. Northern Knights (5-9-1, 100.6%)
5. Western Jets (5-10, 95.6%)
6. Oakleigh Chargers (4-11, 72.5%)

WILDCARD ROUND FIXTURE

Calder Cannons (Metro 1) vs. Oakleigh Chargers (Metro 6)
Saturday August 31, 10:30am @ Mars Stadium

Eastern Ranges (Metro 3) vs. Northern Knights (Metro 4)
Saturday August 31, 1:00pm @ Mars Stadium

Sandringham Dragons (Metro 2) vs. Western Jets (Metro 5)
Saturday August 31, 3:30pm @ Mars Stadium

Gippsland Power (Country/Tas 4) vs. Murray Bushrangers (Country/Tas 5)
Sunday September 1, 12:00pm @ La Trobe University

Tasmania Devils (Country/Tas 3) vs. GWV Rebels (Country/Tas 6)
Sunday September 1, 1:00pm @ Kingston Twin Ovals

Dandenong Stingrays (Country/Tas 2) vs. Bendigo Pioneers (Country/Tas 7)
Sunday September 1, 2:30pm @ La Trobe University

Bye: Geelong Falcons (Country/Tas 1)

FINALS FORMAT

WC = Wildcard

Finals Week 1: Quarter Finals (QF)
1st QF: Highest ranked Metro WC winner vs. Highest ranked Metro WC loser
2nd QF: Second-highest ranked Metro WC winner vs Third-highest ranked Metro WC winner
3rd QF: First ranked Country/Tas team vs Third-highest ranked Country/Tas WC winner
4th QF: Highest ranked Country/Tas WC winner vs Second-highest ranked Country/Tas WC winner

Finals Week 2: Preliminary Finals (PF)
1st PF: Highest ranked Metro QF winner vs. Lowest ranked Country/Tas QF winner
2nd PF: Highest ranked Country/Tas QF winner vs. Lowest ranked Metro QF winner

Finals Week 3: Grand Final
Winner of 1st PF vs Winner of 2nd PF