MORE best on ground performances from the likes of Calder Cannons’ Chloe Baker-West and Northern Knights’ Marlo Graham have them providing the early pace in our 2025 Rookie Me Central Medal count for the Coates Talent League Girls competition.

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The top-age duo were votes best-on in their respective sides’ wins over Bendigo Pioneers and Murray Bushrangers, while Giants Academy forward Majella Day also picked up her second best on ground from three games to be the new leading Northern Academy vote-getter.

While the Northern Academies do not play enough games to poll votes to win the medal, the likes of Fay can feature prominently for their sides. Swans Academy forward Alex Neyland also earned the five votes for her performance in the win over GWV Rebels.

Baker-West and Northern Knights’ Scarlett Johnson are the only players to poll in all five rounds, though Graham – who missed Round 2 – has polled two best on grounds and two ‘four votes’ to be right at the pointy end of the leaderboard. In a similar position is Oakleigh Chargers bottom-ager Bailee Martin who kicked another four goals on the weekend.

With one round to go until the Victorian trials, plenty of players are looking to put their best foot forward.

Stay tuned, we’ll post the full leaderboard after Round 6.

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ROUND 5 VOTES

Tasmania Devils 5.6 (35) def. by GWS Giants Academy 10.8 (68)

5 – Majella Day (GWS Giants Academy)
4 – Darcie Prosser-Shaw (GWS Giants Academy)
3 – Ava Read (Tasmania Devils)
2 – Priya Bowering (Tasmania Devils)
1 – Ellie Hall (GWS Giants Academy)

Bendigo Pioneers 5.4 (34) def. by Calder Cannons 10.17 (77)

5 – Chloe Baker-West (Calder Cannons)
4 – Ava Bibby (Bendigo Pioneers)
3 – Jasmina Curtis (Calder Cannons)
2 – Lacey Nihill (Bendigo Pioneers)
1 – Shauna McElligott (Calder Cannons)

GWV Rebels 4.5 (29) def. by Sydney Swans Academy 11.5 (71)

5 – Alex Neyland (Sydney Swans Academy)
4 – Isabella Davies (GWV Rebels)
3 – Charlotte Tidemann (Sydney Swans Academy)
2 – Kiera Yerbury (Sydney Swans Academy)
1 – Taylor Smith (Sydney Swans Academy)

Brisbane Lions Academy 3.6 (24) def. by Eastern Ranges 6.8 (44)

5 – Jordyn Allen (Eastern Ranges)
4 – Tayla McMillan (Eastern Ranges)
3 – Asher Fearn-Wannan (Eastern Ranges)
2 – Kaiya Hides (Brisbane Lions Academy)
1 – Brylee Anderson (Eastern Ranges)

Dandenong Stingrays 8.9 (57) def. Sandringham Dragons 7.11 (53)

5 – Lillian Snow (Dandenong Stingrays)
4 – Alice Cunnington (Dandenong Stingrays)
3 – Chloe Williams (Sandringham Dragons)
2 – Macy Watkins (Sandringham Dragons)
1 – Scarlett Marsh (Dandenong Stingrays)

Gold Coast Suns Academy 5.5 (35) def. by Oakleigh Chargers 8.8 (56)

5 – Chloe Thorn (Oakleigh Chargers)
4 – Bailee Martin (Oakleigh Chargers)
3 – Chloe Bown (Oakleigh Chargers)
2 – Alannah Welsh (Gold Coast Suns Academy)
1 – Sunny Lappin (Gold Coast Suns Academy)

Northern Knights 10.6 (66) def. Murray Bushrangers 2.2 (14)

5 – Marlo Graham (Northern Knights)
4 – Olivia Gorman (Northern Knights)
3 – Katelyn Busuttil (Northern Knights)
2 – Scarlett Johnson (Northern Knights)
1 – Skylah McPherson (Murray Bushrangers)

Geelong Falcons 4.10 (34) def. by Gippsland Power 8.3 (51)

5 – Stella Huxtable (Geelong Falcons)
4 – Grace Dillow (Gippsland Power)
3 – Chelsea Sutton (Gippsland Power)
2 – Abby Hobson (Gippsland Power)
1 – Georgia Tyrrell (Geelong Falcons)