{"id":169685,"date":"2024-09-02T15:33:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T05:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=169685"},"modified":"2024-09-02T15:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T05:33:56","slug":"2024-rmc-coates-talent-league-team-of-the-year-squad-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2024\/09\/02\/2024-rmc-coates-talent-league-team-of-the-year-squad-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 RMC Coates Talent League Team of the Year squad revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ROOKIE Me Central has announced its extended Coates Talent League Team of the Year for 2024, featuring 48 of the competition’s best performed players. A whopping 195 hopefuls earned nominations via our 24-man teams of the week throughout the season, making them eligible for the final squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Country programs Bendigo Pioneers and Dandenong Stingrays are the most represented regions with five players apiece. They locked horns in the weekend’s Wildcard Round<\/a>. A further six sides boast four players in the squad, while 12 of the 13 full-time teams contributed at least three players overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pios and Stingrays also share the honour of producing the players with the most nominations, being James Barrat<\/a> and Harvey Langford<\/a> respectively. Both were named in nine teams of the week, leading the way ahead of five others who featured eight times, and 12 who did so on five or more occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Including Langford, a handful of pick one contenders are up for selection in the final team. Eastern’s Josh Smillie<\/a> and Oakleigh’s Jagga Smith<\/a> were locks having tied for the Rookie Me Central Medal, while Sandringham pair Levi Ashcroft<\/a> and Murphy Reid<\/a> snuck in for their exceptional form in limited games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only three bottom-age players, eligible for next year’s AFL Draft, have been selected. Gippsland utility Willem Duursma<\/a> is one, and certainly has the credentials to be the best of the 2025 crop, while Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves<\/a> (Dandenong) and Thomas McGuane<\/a> (Western) were also undeniable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the 48 players selected, 12 hold positions as Coates Talent League captains or co-captains. The competition’s leading goalkicker, Joshua Murphy<\/a>, is also in contention to make the final cut alongside a pair of teammates who also landed in the top five of this year’s goalkicking charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned to Rookie Me Central as we cut the squad down to a final 24 later in the week, and hand over the 2024 Rookie Me Central Medal to a pair of deserving victors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harvey Langford had a high of nine nominations | Image Credit: Rookie Me Central<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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2024 RMC COATES TALENT LEAGUE TOTY SQUAD:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bendigo Pioneers (5):<\/strong> James Barrat, Archer Day-Wicks, Lachlan Hogan, Jobe Shanahan, Tobie Travaglia
Calder Cannons (4):<\/strong> Damon Hollow, Isaac Kako, Jayden Nguyen, Patrick Said
Dandenong Stingrays (5):<\/strong> Jordan Doherty, Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves, Ben Hopkins, Cooper Hynes, Harvey Langford
Eastern Ranges (3):<\/strong> Cody Anderson, Josh Smillie, Christian Moraes
Geelong Falcons (4):<\/strong> Xavier Ivisic, Lachie Jaques, Joe Pike, Noah Tullio
Gippsland Power (3):<\/strong> Willem Duursma, Xavier Lindsay, Alix Tauru
GWV Rebels (3):<\/strong> Harry Charleson, Oliver Hannaford, Mitchell Lloyd
Murray Bushrangers (4):<\/strong> Joe Berry, Joshua Murphy, Jack Whitlock, Matt Whitlock
Northern Knights (4):<\/strong> Jesse Dattoli, Zak Johnson, Thomas Sims, Gabriel Stumpf
Oakleigh Chargers (2):<\/strong> Jagga Smith, Kane Emery
Sandringham Dragons (4):<\/strong> Levi Ashcroft, Adrian Cole, Luke Kennedy, Murphy Reid
Tasmania Devils (4):<\/strong> Lenny Douglas, Connor Ling, Dom Pitt, Max Roney
Western Jets (3):<\/strong> Lucca Grego, Xavier Kardachi, Thomas McGuane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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