THE AVERAGE margin of victory was 54 points across a lopsided weekend of Coates Talent League action, accentuated by Bendigo Pioneers’ 111-point win over Murray. Plenty of Vic Country representatives filtered back into the competition, while a few Vic Metro hopefuls looked to impress in Round 15 ahead the final National Championships fixture on Sunday.

GIPPSLAND POWER 3.1 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 10.10 (70)
CALDER CANNONS 3.2 | 7.6 | 10.7 | 15.11 (101)

IN A SENTENCE:

After being brought back to level pegging heading into three-quarter time, Calder Cannons booted five unanswered goals in the final term to beat a Gippsland Power outfit boasting several Vic Country representatives.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Calder Cannons won the kicks (175-144), marks (70-58), and inside 50s (45-39).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Gippsland Power

Zachary O’Keefe – 27 disposals, 6 marks, 6 inside 50s
Cody Templeton – 22 disposals, 4 tackles, 2 inside 50s
Wil Malady – 9 disposals, 4 marks, 3 goals

Calder Cannons

Sam Harris – 26 disposals, 9 marks, 7 inside 50s, 1 goal
Gus Papal – 18 disposals, 8 marks, 5 rebound 50s
Jackson Watkins – 13 disposals, 6 marks, 3 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Gippsland Power – 9-2 | 140.8% | LWWWW
Calder Cannons – 6-5 | 116.7% | WWLLL

GEELONG FALCONS 4.5 | 9.8 | 15.9 | 19.9 (123)
WESTERN JETS 1.1 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 8.5 (53)

IN A SENTENCE:

Spearheaded by seven goals to bottom-age forward Jack Pickett, Geelong Falcons trounced Western Jets to the tune of 70 points, maintaining constant scoreboard pressure with four or more goals in each quarter.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Geelong Falcons won the disposals (305-248), marks (79-59), and inside 50s (44-32).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Geelong Falcons

Kobe George – 31 disposals, 8 marks, 1 goal
Angus Ford – 20 disposals, 6 marks, 4 goals
Jack Pickett – 10 disposals, 6 marks, 7 goals

Western Jets

Angus Tippett – 27 disposals, 5 tackles, 6 inside 50s
Lachlan Hicks – 22 disposals, 2 marks, 8 tackles
Macauli Buck – 20 disposals, 7 inside 50s, 30 hitouts

WHERE THEY SIT:

Geelong Falcons – 5-7 | 108.5% | WLWLL
Western Jets – 3-8 | 72.9% | LWLWL

BENDIGO PIONEERS 4.0 | 13.6 | 16.9 | 21.14 (140)
MURRAY BUSHRANGERS 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 (29)

IN A SENTENCE:

Nine unanswered second quarter goals catapulted Bendigo Pioneers to a thumping 111-point win over Murray Bushrangers, who they kept goalless at one end of Queen Elizabeth Oval.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Bendigo Pioneers won the disposals (380-271), marks (100-56), tackles (76-45), inside 50s (59-32), and scoring shots (35-9).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Bendigo Pioneers

Tom Evans – 38 disposals, 8 marks, 5 tackles, 5 inside 50s
Zaydyn Lockwood – 29 disposals, 10 marks, 24 hitouts, 1 goal
Jonty Davis – 29 disposals, 8 marks, 1 goal

Murray Bushrangers

Cody Gardiner – 22 disposals, 6 tackles, 3 inside 50s
Tanner Armstrong – 18 disposals, 5 marks, 4 rebound 50s
Coen Ainsworth – 15 disposals, 5 tackles, 1 goal

WHERE THEY SIT:

Bendigo Pioneers – 6-5 | 102.8% | WLWWL
Murray Bushrangers – 3-9 | 63.4% | LLLLL

DANDENONG STINGRAYS 2.1 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 9.9 (63)
SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS 3.4 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 12.11 (83)

IN A SENTENCE:

Despite the Dandenong Stingrays’ second half challenge, Sandringham Dragons ran out 20-point victors after piling on four of the game’s last five goals to bounce back onto the winner’s list.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Sandringham Dragons won the tackles (51-31) and rebound 50s (39-35).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Dandenong Stingrays

Jasper Russell – 32 disposals, 12 marks, 7 rebound 50s
Gus Kennedy – 27 disposals, 4 marks, 7 rebound 50s
Marcus Prasad – 17 disposals, 2 goals, 3 behinds

Sandringham Dragons

Bennett Martin – 24 disposals, 4 tackles, 11 rebound 50s
Sacha Levine – 20 disposals, 7 tackles, 6 inside 50s
Arki Butler – 12 disposals, 6 marks, 5 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Dandenong Stingrays – 6-6 | 104.9% | LLWLW
Sandringham Dragons – 6-6 | 97.1% | WLWLL

GWV REBELS 3.2 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 17.11 (113)
OAKLEIGH CHARGERS 4.4 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 11.10 (76)

IN A SENTENCE:

Having fallen a point behind at three-quarter time, GWV Rebels powered past Oakleigh Chargers with seven goals to one in the final quarter to notch a 37-point win.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

GWV Rebels won the marks (59-39), tackles (59-37), and inside 50s (49-41).

BY THE NUMBERS:

GWV Rebels

Wilbur Shea – 31 disposals, 5 tackles, 5 inside 50s
Sam Niklaus – 20 disposals, 4 inside 50s, 5 rebound 50s
Charlie McKinnon – 7 disposals, 5 marks, 5 goals

Oakleigh Chargers

Aaron Sharkie – 26 disposals, 4 tackles, 6 rebound 50s
Charlie Whitehead – 26 disposals, 3 marks, 6 tackles
Jai Saxena – 16 disposals, 3 goals, 4 behinds

WHERE THEY SIT:

GWV Rebels – 6-5 | 114.3% | WWLWW
Oakleigh Chargers – 5-7 | 95.4% | LLWWW