NARROW victories were the order of Round 17 in the Coates Talent League, with three thrilling encounters decided by under a goal. Ladder leaders Gippsland Power also got back on the winner’s list with the weekend’s greatest margin of victory, beating Tasmania by 33 points on the road.

CALDER CANNONS 5.2 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 11.7 (73)
EASTERN RANGES 1.2 | 4.6 | 7.12 | 10.16 (76)

IN A SENTENCE:

Despite inaccuracy in front of goal, Eastern Ranges recovered from conceding five goals to one in the opening term to sneak ahead during term three, and beat Calder by three points in a tense finish.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Eastern Ranges won the disposals (323-282), marks (110-77), tackles (50-36), clearances (37-21), and scoring shots (26-18).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Calder Cannons

Adam Sweid – 27 disposals, 3 marks, 4 clearances
Blake Justice – 24 disposals, 9 marks, 2 goals
Moustafa Darwish – 10 disposals, 7 marks, 3 goals

Eastern Ranges

Hunter Ryan – 27 disposals, 11 marks, 1 goal
Bailey Lloyd – 25 disposals, 10 marks, 6 clearances
Xavier Taylor – 22 disposals, 6 marks, 7 rebound 50s

WHERE THEY SIT:

Calder Cannons – 7-6 | 114.2% | LWWWL
Eastern Ranges – 9-4 | 124.2% | WWWWL

MURRAY BUSHRANGERS 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 6.9 (45)
NORTHERN KNIGHTS 1.1 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 10.6 (66)

IN A SENTENCE:

Northern Knights overcame a quarter time deficit, surging into the lead with four unanswered goals in term two to set up their 21-point road victory over the Murray Bushrangers.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Northern Knights won the disposals (321-267), marks (87-60), tackles (65-48), and clearances (36-25).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Murray Bushrangers

Zac Harding – 26 disposals, 27 hitouts, 5 inside 50s
Ryder Corrigan – 25 disposals, 5 clearances, 8 inside 50s
Blake Newton – 15 disposals, 4 marks, 5 goals

Northern Knights

Roman Moxon – 34 disposals, 8 marks, 5 tackles
Sebastian Murphy – 28 disposals, 9 tackles, 9 clearances
Gabriel Stumpf – 23 disposals, 11 marks, 6 rebound 50s

WHERE THEY SIT:

Murray Bushrangers – 4-10 | 67.8% | LWLLL
Northern Knights – 7-6 | 93.4% | WWWLL

WESTERN JETS 1.5 | 4.7 | 7.10 | 9.13 (67)
GWV REBELS 2.4 | 4.9 | 6.12 | 9.15 (69)

IN A SENTENCE:

GWV Rebels coughed up the lead at three-quarter time and trailed by 11 points with only 10 minutes left on the clock, but rallied via Charlie McKinnon‘s two late goals to beat Western Jets by two points.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

GWV Rebels won the handballs (125-97), tackles (43-37), and hitouts (34-17).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Western Jets

Thomas Burton – 32 disposals, 5 tackles, 8 clearances
Finnegan Davis – 27 disposals, 5 marks, 6 rebound 50s
Jake Miller – 16 disposals, 13 marks, 3 goals

GWV Rebels

Talor Byrne – 26 disposals, 5 tackles, 7 clearances
Archie Taylor – 23 disposals, 10 tackles, 7 inside 50s
Charlie McKinnon – 12 disposals, 7 marks, 5 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Western Jets – 3-10 | 73.1% | LLLWL
GWV Rebels – 8-5 | 113.1% | WWWWL

GEELONG FALCONS 3.4 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 8.12 (60)
BENDIGO PIONEERS 3.2 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 8.10 (58)

IN A SENTENCE:

Geelong Falcons got over the line in a tight tussle against the Bendigo Pioneers, with Angus Ford‘s third goal in the closing stages enough to pip the visitors by two points in a low-scoring tussle.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Geelong Falcons won the clearances (28-24) and inside 50s (43-38).
Bendigo Pioneers won the tackles (69-54) and rebound 50s (34-30).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Geelong Falcons

Kobe George – 30 disposals, 9 marks, 5 rebound 50s
Hugo Mikunda – 23 disposals, 7 tackles, 5 inside 50s
Angus Ford – 18 disposals, 8 marks, 3 goals

Bendigo Pioneers

Max Thompson – 26 disposals, 4 marks, 7 rebound 50s
Cody Walker – 23 disposals, 6 marks, 3 tackles
Connor Evans – 12 disposals, 8 marks, 5 goals

WHERE THEY SIT:

Geelong Falcons – 6-7 | 108.2% | WWLWL
Bendigo Pioneers – 6-7 | 101.6% | LLWLW

TASMANIA DEVILS 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 8.9 (57)
GIPPSLAND POWER 4.3 | 6.7 | 11.9 | 13.12 (90)

IN A SENTENCE:

Gippsland Power kicked nine of their 13 goals at one end of Windsor Park to set up a 33-point win over Tasmania Devils, cruising to victory after leading by as many as 50 points in term four.

WHERE IT WAS WON:

Gippsland Power won the disposals (318-273), tackles (66-39), clearances (31-24), inside 50s (47-39), and scoring shots (25-17).

BY THE NUMBERS:

Tasmania Devils

Max Roney – 24 disposals, 8 marks, 6 tackles
Archie Devine – 19 disposals, 6 marks, 5 rebound 50s
Rylee McHenry – 16 disposals, 6 marks, 4 clearances

Gippsland Power

Willem Duursma – 26 disposals, 10 tackles, 2 goals
Jack Hilton – 25 disposals, 12 marks, 1 goal
Zachary O’Keefe – 23 disposals, 9 tackles, 1 goal

WHERE THEY SIT:

Tasmania Devils – 4-7 | 86.8% | LLWLL
Gippsland Power – 10-3 | 134.5% | WLLWW