A TRIO of impressive comebacks from Oakleigh Chargers. Murray Bushrangers and Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels saw the respective teams come away with the four points in Round 16 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. The league has a bye next weekend with only a fortnight left of regular action before finals, and we recap how last weekend went down.

WESTERN JETS 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 (20)
GWV REBELS 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 (25)

IN A NUTSHELL

Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels kicked a crucial late goal to knock off Western Jets after trailing most of the match to get a five-point win in Werribee.

KEY PLAYERS

Western Jets

Tayla Olivieri – 23 disposals, 16 tackles, 10 clearances, 3 inside 50s
Alex McBride-Loane – 18 disposals, 2 marks, 4 tackles, 7 rebound 50s
Kiara Boyd – 16 disposals, 2 marks, 8 tackles, 7 clearances, 2 inside 50s, 2 rebound 50s

GWV Rebels

Isabella Davies – 33 disposals, 3 marks, 7 tackles, 2 clearances, 4 inside 50s, 4 rebound 50s
Milly Shortal – 19 disposals, 2 tackles, 8 clearances, 5 inside 50s
Maggie Johnstone – 17 disposals, 5 tackles, 3 clearances, 3 inside 50s, 3 rebound 50s, 1 goal

NEXT ROUND

Western Jets vs. Northern Knights | Sun Aug 17, 2:00pm @ Genis Steel Oval
GWV Rebels vs. Dandenong Stingrays | Sun Aug 17, 11:00am @ Mars Stadium

CALDER CANNONS 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 (14)
EASTERN RANGES 4.6 | 7.8 | 11.11 | 15.14 (104)

IN A NUTSHELL

Eastern Ranges returned to full strength and proved far too strong for Calder Cannons, dominating the hitouts (34-12), clearances (34-18) and inside 50s (51-15) en route to a 15-goal win.

KEY PLAYERS

Calder Cannons

Shauna McElligott – 19 disposals, 4 marks, 7 tackles, 2 clearances, 2 inside 50s, 2 rebound 50s
Charli Calleia – 17 disposals, 5 marks, 2 tackles, 7 rebound 50s
Chloe Bullen – 14 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles, 6 rebound 50s

Eastern Ranges

Emily Rankin – 25 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles, 4 clearances, 2 inside 50s, 1 goal
Zoe Vozzo – 11 disposals, 4 marks, 5 goals
Briannan Lambe – 10 disposals, 4 marks, 5 goals

NEXT ROUND

Calder Cannons vs. Northern Knights | Sat Aug 23, 1:00pm @ Genis Steel Oval
Eastern Ranges vs. Oakleigh Chargers | Sun Aug 24, 11:00am @ Highgate Recreation Reserve

GEELONG FALCONS 2.0 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 9.6 (60)
BENDIGO PIONEERS 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 (23)

IN A NUTSHELL

Geelong Falcons trailed by as much as nine points late in the first term before kicking eight of the last nine majors to run out 37-point winners over Bendigo Pioneers.

KEY PLAYERS

Geelong Falcons

Georgia Tyrrell – 23 disposals, 4 marks, 11 tackles, 4 clearances, 4 inside 50s, 1 goal
Meg Lappin – 16 disposals, 4 marks, 2 tackles, 4 inside 50s, 4 rebound 50s
Stella Huxtable – 16 disposals, 3 tackles, 2 clearances, 4 inside 50s, 2 goals

Bendigo Pioneers

Issy Boulton – 26 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles, 3 clearances, 4 inside 50s, 4 rebound 50s
Lacey Nihill – 23 disposals, 5 marks, 3 tackles, 4 clearances, 6 inside 50s
Georgia Garlick – 22 disposals, 7 marks, 4 tackles, 2 clearances, 3 inside 50s, 2 rebound 50s

NEXT ROUND

Geelong Falcons vs. Oakleigh Chargers | Sun Aug 17, 12:00pm @ Avalon Airport Oval
Bendigo Pioneers vs. Tasmania Devils | Sun Aug 17, 11:00am @ Windsor Park

MURRAY BUSHRANGERS 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 5.8 (38)
NORTHERN KNIGHTS 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 (31)

IN A NUTSHELL

Murray Bushrangers kept Northern Knights to just one behind in the second half and stormed to victory with four goals to nil in the last quarter to win by seven points.

KEY PLAYERS

Murray Bushrangers

Ellie Hall – 37 disposals, 4 marks, 6 tackles, 6 clearances, 8 inside 50s, 2 rebound 50s
Sophia Green – 18 disposals, 4 marks, 10 tackles, 5 rebound 50s
Majella Day – 17 disposals, 3 marks, 5 tackles, 3 goals, 4 behinds

Northern Knights

Scarlett Johnson – 27 disposals, 7 marks, 7 tackles, 3 clearances, 6 inside 50s, 4 rebound 50s
Olivia Gorman – 25 disposals, 4 marks, 9 tackles, 8 clearances, 5 inside 50s, 2 rebound 50s
Olivia Jesser – 15 disposals, 4 marks, 6 tackles, 2 clearances, 4 inside 50s, 1 goal

NEXT ROUND

Murray Bushrangers vs. Geelong Falcons | Sun Aug 24, 12:00pm @ Deakin Reserve
Northern Knights vs. Western Jets | Sun Aug 17, 2:00pm @ Genis Steel Oval

TASMANIA DEVILS 1.6 | 5.10 | 7.12 | 11.18 (84)
GIPPSLAND POWER 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 (5)

IN A NUTSHELL

Tasmania Devils bounced back from a scoreless loss last week with their Allies representatives dominating to trounce Gippsland by 79 points down on the Apple Isle.

KEY PLAYERS

Tasmania Devils

Mia Anderson – 29 disposals, 6 marks, 7 tackles, 10 inside 50s, 1 goal
Priya Bowering – 27 disposals, 6 marks, 4 tackles, 4 clearances, 9 inside 50s, 3 rebound 50s, 1 goal
Mischa Barwin – 22 disposals, 6 marks, 8 tackles, 3 inside 50s, 1 goal

Gippsland Power

Grace Dillow – 23 disposals, 6 tackles, 4 clearances, 4 inside 50s
Rebecca Fitzpatrick – 21 disposals, 3 tackles, 4 clearances, 14 rebound 50s
Ella Stoddart – 19 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles, 2 clearances, 8 rebound 50s

NEXT ROUND

Tasmania Devils vs. Bendigo Pioneers | Sun Aug 17, 11:00am @ Windsor Park
Gippsland Power vs. Sandringham Dragons | Sat Aug 16, 11:00am @ Shepley Oval

OAKLEIGH CHARGERS 1.1 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 12.5 (77)
SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS 3.1 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 7.3 (45)

IN A NUTSHELL

After a spirited first half by the Dragons to get the jump on the Chargers, Oakleigh piled on 10 goals to three in the second half to run over the top of their metropolitan opponents and win by 32 points.

KEY PLAYERS

Oakleigh Chargers

Scarlett Bown – 12 disposals, 7 marks, 2 tackles, 2 inside 50s, 7 goals
Chloe Bown – 25 disposals, 3 marks, 11 tackles, 10 clearances, 5 inside 50s, 1 goal
Zoe Curry – 28 disposals, 6 clearances, 6 inside 50s, 2 rebound 50s

Sandringham Dragons

Maya Duane – 20 disposals, 8 marks, 5 clearances, 9 inside 50s, 2 goals
Chloe Williams – 22 disposals, 5 marks, 4 tackles, 4 inside 50s, 9 rebound 50s
Chloe Shipton – 15 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles, 4 clearances, 4 inside 50s

NEXT ROUND

Oakleigh Chargers vs. Geelong Falcons | Sun Aug 17, 12:00pm @ Avalon Airport Oval
Sandringham Dragons vs. Gippsland Power | Sat Aug 16, 11:00am @ Shepley Oval