THREE thrilling games, including two decided by a goal or less, headlined an enthralling Coates Talent League quarter-final weekend. Only four teams remain in the race for this year’s premiership, catch up on how we got there in our snapshot.

GEELONG FALCONS 3.2 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 12.10 (82)
GWV REBELS 3.2 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 14.11 (95)

IN A SENTENCE:

GWV Rebels stormed home to a 13-point win over Geelong Falcons, upsetting the minor premiers on the back of a six-goal final quarter, with Oliver Hannaford accounting for three of them.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

GWV won the handballs (106-95), rebound 50s (34-28), and scoring shots (25-22)
Geelong won the kicks (166-141), marks (57-33), and inside 50s (46-42)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Geelong Falcons

Xavier Ivisic – 24 disposals, 8 inside 50s, 1 goal
Noah Tullio – 21 disposals, 4 tackles, 1 goal
Cooper Ward – 14 disposals, 3 marks, 3 goals

GWV Rebels

Jack Ough – 33 disposals, 4 marks, 7 inside 50s
Oliver Hannaford – 15 disposals, 3 marks, 6 goals
Jonty Faull – 16 disposals, 4 marks, 4 goals

WHAT’S NEXT:

Geelong Falcons – Eliminated
GWV Rebels – Preliminary Final vs. Oakleigh Chargers

DANDENONG STINGRAYS 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.10 | 9.10 (64)
GIPPSLAND POWER 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.11 | 7.16 (58)

IN A SENTENCE:

Six unanswered first quarter goals set the platform for Dandenong Stingrays’ six-point win over Gippsland, though the Power surged back to cut a game-high 43-point margin back to two in the fourth term.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Dandenong won the handballs (121-88), marks (67-60), and rebound 50s (42-28)
Gippsland won the tackles (60-44), inside 50s (51-37), scoring shots (23-19)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Dandenong Stingrays

Harvey Langford – 27 disposals, 3 marks, 5 inside 50s
Harrison Doughton – 18 disposals, 4 inside 50s, 2 goals
Cooper Hynes – 16 disposals, 3 inside 50s, 2 goals

Gippsland Power

Max Donohue – 21 disposals, 4 marks, 5 tackles
Willem Duursma – 21 disposals, 5 marks, 4 inside 50s
Alix Tauru – 16 disposals, 6 marks, 2 goals

WHAT’S NEXT:

Dandenong Stingrays – Preliminary Final vs. Sandringham Dragons
Gippsland Power – Eliminated

SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS 4.1 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 17.14 (116)
CALDER CANNONS 2.2 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 (56)

IN A SENTENCE:

Sandringham Dragons overwhelmed an undermanned Calder Cannons to send the top-ranked Metro region out in straight sets, pouring on at least four goals in every quarter throughout the 60-point victory.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Sandringham won the disposals (328-287), marks (86-63), tackles (50-31), scoring shots (31-16), and hitouts (41-16)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Sandringham Dragons

Levi Ashcroft – 40 disposals, 8 marks, 2 goals
Murphy Reid – 25 disposals, 6 inside 50s, 3 goals
Harry Armstrong – 13 disposals, 5 marks, 4 goals

Calder Cannons

Jayden Nguyen – 28 disposals, 3 marks, 2 tackles
Nash King – 20 disposals, 4 tackles, 2 inside 50s
Cooper Duff-Tytler – 16 disposals, 9 hitouts, 1 goal

WHAT’S NEXT:

Sandringham Dragons – Preliminary Final vs. Dandenong Stingrays
Calder Cannons – Eliminated

NORTHERN KNIGHTS 1.2 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 10.8 (68)
OAKLEIGH CHARGERS 3.5 | 6.7 | 8.11 | 9.16 (70)

IN A SENTENCE:

After leading from the first goal, Oakleigh fell behind to Northern’s quartet of fourth-quarter goals, leaving Kobe Askew to be the hero with a winning major six minutes until the final siren.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Oakleigh won the disposals (323-277), marks (76-41), and scoring shots (25-18)

BY THE NUMBERS:

Northern Knights

Jordyn Gillard – 26 disposals, 5 marks, 4 tackles
Jesse Dattoli – 21 disposals, 5 tackles, 3 inside 50s
Sebastian Murphy – 13 disposals, 5 marks, 3 goals

Oakleigh Chargers

Jagga Smith – 31 disposals, 7 tackles, 5 inside 50s, 1 goal
Tom Gross – 21 disposals, 5 inside 50s, 2 goals
Louis Emmett – 19 disposals, 15 hitouts, 1 goal

WHAT’S NEXT:

Northern Knights – Eliminated
Oakleigh Chargers – Preliminary Final vs. GWV Rebels