{"id":135042,"date":"2023-06-29T17:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T07:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=135042"},"modified":"2023-06-29T17:59:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T07:59:07","slug":"howley-extends-rmc-medal-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2023\/06\/29\/howley-extends-rmc-medal-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Howley extends RMC Medal lead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THERE might be six rounds left in the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls season, but Geelong Falcons bottom-ager Sara Howley<\/a> has already built a double-digit lead in the Rookie Me Central <\/em>Medal. Picking up yet another five-vote performance in Geelong’s win over Tasmania Devils on the weekend, Howley moved to a mammoth 11 votes clear on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excluding Howley who has polled in seven of her eight games – which that alone saw her collect 34 of a possible 35 votes – the chasing pack is fairly even. There is a four-way tie for equal second, with Gippsland Power’s Ash Centra<\/a> and Western Jets’ Sierra Grieves<\/a> earning seven votes the past fortnight to draw level with Calder Cannons’ Kayley Kavanagh<\/a>. GWV Rebels’ Millie Lang<\/a> is also equal second on 23 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rounding out the Top 10 are Bendigo Pioneers’ Lucia Painter<\/a> and Eastern Ranges’ Laura Stone<\/a> who are both on 22 votes, with Georgia Clark<\/a> (20) and Chloe Adams<\/a> (19) in the chasing pack. Bottom-age Vic Metro representatives Zoe Hargreaves<\/a> and Emma McDonald<\/a> (18) have also enjoyed strong seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From an individual club perspective, Sandringham Dragons’ Sophie McKay<\/a> has gone outright on top for her club with another five votes from Round 10. The only other full-time clubs in Dandenong Stingrays and Murray Bushrangers have shared leaders with the Stingrays having three players on eight votes. They are Mikayla Williamson<\/a>, Elli Symonds<\/a> and Zoe Besanko<\/a>, while Bushrangers duo Holly Egan<\/a> and Tamika Rourke<\/a> are on four votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RMC MEDAL LEADERBOARDS (POST ROUND 11)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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TOP 10 PLAYERS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Sarah Howley (Geelong Falcons) – 34 votes
=2. Kayley Kavanagh (Calder Cannons) – 23
=2. Millie Lang (GWV Rebels) – 23
=2. Ash Centra (Gippsland Power) – 23
=2. Sierra Grieves (Western Jets) – 23
=6. Lucia Painter (Bendigo Pioneers) – 22
=6. Laura Stone (Eastern Ranges) – 22
8. Georgia Clark (Tasmania Devils) – 20
9. Chloe Adams (Geelong Falcons) – 19
=10. Emma McDonald (Oakleigh Chargers) – 18
=10. Zoe Hargreaves (Northern Knights) – 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BEST BY CLUB<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bendigo Pioneers:<\/strong> Lucia Painter (22)
Calder Cannons: <\/strong>Kayley Kavanagh (23)
Dandenong Stingrays: <\/strong>Mikayla Williamson, Elli Symonds & Zoe Besanko (8)
Eastern Ranges:<\/strong> Laura Stone (22)
Geelong Falcons: <\/strong>Sara Howley (34)
GIANTS Academy: <\/strong>Cleo Buttifant & Mel Staunton (6)
Gippsland Power: <\/strong>Ash Centra (23)
GWV Rebels:<\/strong> Millie Lang (23)
Lions Academy:<\/strong> Jacinta Baldwick (10)
Murray Bushrangers:<\/strong> Holly Egan & Tamika Rourke (4)
Northern Knights: <\/strong>Zoe Hargreaves (18)
Oakleigh Chargers:<\/strong> Emma McDonald (18)
Sandringham Dragons: <\/strong>Sophie McKay (13)
Suns Academy:<\/strong> Ava Usher (12)
Swans Academy: <\/strong>Asha Turner Funk (11)
Tasmania Devils: <\/strong>Georgia Clark (20)
Western Jets: <\/strong>Sierra Grieves (23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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