JUST three rounds remain in the Coates Talent League Girls competition and the winner of the 2024 Rookie Me Central Medal is still up in the air. Following 14 rounds of action, up to nine players could take out the honour with just five votes seaparting first from fifth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leading the way at the moment is Dandenong Stingrays’ Jemma Reynolds<\/a> who polled eight of a possible 10 votes to take a narrow lead over duo Eastern Ranges’ Tayla McMillan<\/a> and Western Jets’ Sierra Grieves<\/a>. McMillan polled five votes to Reynolds’ three in the Ranges’ win over the Stingrays in Round 14, while Grieves polled one vote in the Jets’ loss to Gippsland Power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the same game, Gippsland Power’s Ash Centra<\/a> made it back-to-back best on grounds with a perfect 10 votes in two rounds, the same amount as Northern Knights’ Zoe Hargreaves<\/a> to complete the top five with 36 and 34 votes respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those five players are in the box seat to win the award, though McMillan only has Round 15 to poll with Eastern not featuring in Round 16 or 17. By comparison, Reynolds. Centra and Hargreaves all feature in the last three rounds, while Grieves’ Jets play in Round 15 and 16, though could have a make-up game she lost from Round 13 against Tasmania Devils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two Devils players could also benefit from that in bottom-agers Priya Bowering<\/a> and Mischa Barwin<\/a>. They are eighth and equal 10th respectively, but sit 12 and 14 votes behind the leader. The other possible chances are reigning Rookie Me Central Medallist Sara Howley<\/a> (seventh, 28 votes) and Bendigo Pioneers’ Lou Painter<\/a> (ninth, 26 votes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The other two inside the top 10 are Oakleigh Chargers’ duo Sarah Poustie<\/a> (sixth, 30 votes) and Emma McDonald<\/a> (equal 10th, 24 votes), but with the Chargers only featuring once more, they can only add a maximum five votes to their tallies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From each of the club’s leading votegetters, the only changes from Round 12 to the end of Round 14 was Bowering nudging ahead of Barwin, and Calder Cannons’ top-ager Maddison Albrecht<\/a> joining Jade McLay<\/a> and Chloe Baker-West<\/a> on seven votes apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Calder is the only full-time Talent League Girls side with less than 50 combined votes (34), as top two sides Eastern Ranges (130) and Oakleigh Chargers (123) lead the way. Northern Knights (103) have also surpassed the ton, while Gippsland Power (98), Dandenon Stingrays and Tasmania Devils (both 96) are all featured heavily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1st. Jemma Reynolds (Dandenong Stingrays) – 39 votes <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bendigo Pioneers \u2013 Lou Painter (26) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Eastern Ranges \u2013 130 <\/p>\n\n\n\nTOP 20 LEADERBOARD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Eq. 2nd. Tayla McMillan (Eastern Ranges) – 38 votes
Eq. 2nd. Sierra Grieves (Western Jets) – 38 votes
4th. Ash Centra (Gippsland Power) – 36 votes
5th. Zoe Hargreaves (Northern Knights) – 34 votes
6th. Sarah Poustie (Oakleigh Chargers) – 30 votes
7th. Sara Howley (Geelong Falcons) – 28 votes
8th. Priya Bowering (Tasmania Devils) – 27 votes
9th. Lou Painter (Bendigo Pioneers) – 26 votes
Eq. 10th. Mischa Barwin (Tasmania Devils) – 24 votes
Eq. 10th. Emma McDonald (Oakleigh Chargers) – 24 votes
Eq. 12th. Scout Howden (Sandringham Dragons) – 21 votes
Eq. 12th. Millie Lang (GWV Rebels) – 21 votes
14th. Sophie McKay (Sandringham Dragons) – 20 votes
15th. Claire Mahony (GWV Rebels) – 19 votes
Eq. 16th. Sophia Green (Murray Bushrangers) – 18 votes
Eq. 16th. Jasmine Sowden (Gippsland Power) – 18 votes
Eq. 18th. Chloe Bown (Oakleigh Chargers) – 17 votes
Eq. 18th. Isabella Davies (GWV Rebels) – 17 votes
Eq. 18th. Havana Harris (Suns Academy) – 17 votes<\/p>\n\n\n\nLEADERS BY CLUB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Calder Cannons \u2013 Jade McLay, Chloe Baker-West & Maddison Albrecht (7)
Dandenong Stingrays \u2013 Jemma Reynolds (39)
Eastern Ranges \u2013 Tayla McMillan (38)
Geelong Falcons \u2013 Sara Howley (28)
Giants Academy \u2013 Isla Wiencke (11)
Gippsland Power \u2013 Ash Centra (36)
GWV Rebels \u2013 Millie Lang (21)
Lions Academy \u2013 Isabella McDonough & Laura Roy (10)
Murray Bushrangers \u2013 Sophia Green (18)
Northern Knights \u2013 Zoe Hargreaves (34)
Northern Territory – Kierra Zerafa (6)
Oakleigh Chargers \u2013 Sarah Poustie (30)
Sandringham Dragons \u2013 Scout Howden (21)
Suns Academy \u2013 Havana Harris (17)
Swans Academy \u2013 Imogen Brown (8)
Tasmania Devils \u2013 Priya Bowering (27)
Western Jets \u2013 Sierra Grieves (38)<\/p>\n\n\n\nCLUB LEADERBOARD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Oakleigh Chargers \u2013 123
Northern Knights \u2013 106
Gippsland Power \u2013 98
Dandenong Stingrays \u2013 96
Tasmania Devils \u2013 96
Geelong Falcons \u2013 86
GWV Rebels \u2013 74
Sandringham Dragons \u2013 67
Western Jets \u2013 59
Bendigo Pioneers \u2013 56
Murray Bushrangers \u2013 56
Suns Academy \u2013 54
Calder Cannons \u2013 34
Lions Academy \u2013 28
Giants Academy \u2013 21
Swans Academy \u2013 21
Northern Territory – 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n