A PAIR of thrilling finishes headlined Round 13 of the Coates Talent League, as Sandringham Dragons and Bendigo Pioneers scraped home by under a goal. Two more sides won by an even 30 points, while the remaining two victors won much more comfortably – by over 50 points respectively.

EASTERN RANGES 4.2 | 9.5 | 12.7 | 17.9 (111)
GWV REBELS 0.1 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 (66)

IN A SENTENCE:

Eastern Ranges bookended their 66-point win over GWV Rebels with streaks of four and five unanswered goals in the first and fourth quarters respectively.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Eastern Ranges won the disposals (328-251), marks (90-54), and clearances (32-25).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Eastern Ranges

Oliver Greeves – 33 disposals, 6 marks, 6 clearances, 1 goal
Xavier Taylor – 16 disposals, 7 marks, 5 rebound 50s
Lachy Dovaston – 16 disposals, 5 tackles, 4 goals

GWV Rebels

Fraser Molan – 28 disposals, 5 marks, 5 clearances
Flynn Penry – 19 disposals, 28 hitouts, 8 clearances
Charlie McKinnon – 5 disposals, 2 marks, 3 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Eastern Ranges – 6-4 | 119.8%
GWV Rebels – 4-5 | 106.7%

UP NEXT:

Eastern Ranges vs. Oakleigh Chargers
Sunday July 6 @ La Trobe University

GWV Rebels vs. Sandringham Dragons
Saturday July 5 @ Trevor Barker Beach Oval

CALDER CANNONS 5.3 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 12.10 (82)
SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS 1.0 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 13.5 (83)

IN A SENTENCE:

Six straight goals in the fourth quarter helped Sandringham Dragons overcome a 14-point deficit at the final break to beat Calder Cannons by a single point on the road.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Sandringham Dragons won the handballs (144-107) and scoring accuracy (72-55%).
Calder Cannons won the marks (94-59) and clearances (34-26).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Calder Cannons

Adam Sweid – 34 disposals, 7 marks, 7 clearances
Gus Papal – 25 disposals, 12 marks, 11 rebound 50s
Hussien El Achkar – 11 disposals, 4 inside 50s, 6 goals

Sandringham Dragons

Rory Wright – 30 disposals, 5 clearances, 7 inside 50s
Jack Dalton – 24 disposals, 4 tackles, 1 goal
Archie Ludowyke – 9 disposals, 6 marks, 4 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Calder Cannons – 4-5 | 108.4%
Sandringham Dragons – 5-5 | 98.0%

UP NEXT:

Calder Cannons vs. Murray Bushrangers
Saturday July 5 @ Norm Minns Oval

Sandringham Dragons vs. GWV Rebels
Saturday July 5 @ Trevor Barker Beach Oval

WESTERN JETS 2.2 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 10.12 (72)
OAKLEIGH CHARGERS 7.3 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 15.12 (102)

IN A SENTENCE:

A seven-goal to two opening quarter was the difference in Oakleigh Chargers’ 30-point win over Western, despite the best efforts of 16-year-old Jets debutant Jake Miller.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Oakleigh Chargers won the handballs (150-110) and inside 50s (51-35).
Western Jets won the marks (83-58) and rebound 50s (36-25).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Western Jets

Thomas McGuane – 28 disposals, 6 marks, 4 clearances, 1 goal
Finn Davis – 19 disposals, 6 marks, 4 rebound 50s
Jake Miller – 18 disposals, 11 marks, 4 goals

Oakleigh Chargers

Charlie Whitehead – 26 disposals, 6 marks, 8 inside 50s, 1 goal
Hunter Holmes – 23 disposals, 4 tackles, 6 clearances
Louis Emmett – 22 disposals, 13 hitouts, 6 clearances, 2 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Western Jets – 2-7 | 66.4%
Oakleigh Chargers – 5-5 | 100.0%

UP NEXT:

Western Jets vs. Bendigo Pioneers
Sunday July 6 @ Mildura Sporting Precinct

Oakleigh Chargers vs. Eastern Ranges
Sunday July 6 @ La Trobe University

MURRAY BUSHRANGERS 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 5.4 (34)
GIPPSLAND POWER 1.4 | 3.7 | 9.12 | 12.15 (87)

IN A SENTENCE:

Gippsland Power surged to a 53-point win over Murray after keeping the Bushrangers goalless in the opening half and opening the game up with six consecutive majors in term three.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Gippsland Power won the kicks (231-190), marks (112-89), and inside 50s (52-38).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Murray Bushrangers

Tanner Armstrong – 29 disposals, 4 tackles, 5 clearances
Oscar Roberts – 23 disposals, 10 marks, 6 rebound 50s
Cody Gardiner – 20 disposals, 6 tackles, 5 clearances

Gippsland Power

Luke Cheffers – 29 disposals, 6 marks, 6 tackles, 6 inside 60s
Marlon Neocleous – 27 disposals, 5 inside 50s, 1 goal
Keenan Boi – 13 disposals, 5 tackles, 4 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Murray Bushrangers – 3-7 | 72.5%
Gippsland Power – 9-1 | 155.2%

UP NEXT:

Murray Bushrangers vs. Calder Cannons
Saturday July 5 @ Norm Minns Oval

Gippsland Power – Bye

BENDIGO PIONEERS 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 10.13 (73)
NORTHERN KNIGHTS 3.3 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 11.5 (71)

IN A SENTENCE:

In a game which saw the lead change hands at every break, Bendigo Pioneers held on to overcome Northern Knights by two points having gained the ascendancy twice in term four.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Bendigo Pioneers won the tackles (62-39) and inside 50s (49-40).
Northern Knights won the disposals (316-304) and marks (97-70).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Bendigo Pioneers

Tom Evans – 38 disposals, 9 marks, 8 rebound 50s
Jaidi Jackson-Leahy – 23 disposals, 5 clearances, 1 goal
Eamon Austin – 11 disposals, 4 inside 50s, 3 goals

Northern Knights

Gabriel Stumpf – 31 disposals, 13 marks, 8 rebound 50s
Ryan Commandeur – 25 disposals, 6 marks, 4 rebound 50s
Nicholas Driscoll – 19 disposals, 6 marks, 2 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Bendigo Pioneers – 4-4, 97.0%
Northern Knights – 4-5, 83.0%

UP NEXT:

Bendigo Pioneers vs. Western Jets
Sunday July 6 @ Mildura Sporting Precinct

Northern Knights vs. Geelong Falcons
Saturday July 5 @ Preston City Oval

GEELONG FALCONS 5.2 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 12.10 (82)
DANDENONG STINGRAYS 0.0 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 7.10 (52)

IN A SENTENCE:

Five unanswered opening quarter goals proved the difference in Geelong Falcons’ 30-point win over Dandenong Stingrays, along with four straight majors to close out the result.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Geelong Falcons won the kicks (158-138), tackles (69-56), and clearances (36-25).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Geelong Falcons

Kobe George – 28 disposals, 6 marks, 6 inside 50s
Archer Hanegraaf – 27 disposals, 11 tackles, 8 clearances
Jack Pickett – 10 disposals, 3 marks, 4 goals

Dandenong Stingrays

Jasper Russell – 24 disposals, 6 tackles, 11 rebound 50s
Louis Hodder – 20 disposals, 6 tackles, 3 clearances
Lachie Commons – 12 disposals, 5 marks, 2 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Geelong Falcons – 4-6 | 102.6%
Dandenong Stingrays – 6-5 | 108.5%

UP NEXT:

Geelong Falcons vs. Northern Knights
Saturday July 5 @ Preston City Oval

Dandenong Stingrays – Bye