{"id":169758,"date":"2024-09-02T20:27:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T10:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=169758"},"modified":"2024-09-02T20:27:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T10:27:51","slug":"2024-coates-talent-league-quarter-finals-locked-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2024\/09\/02\/2024-coates-talent-league-quarter-finals-locked-in\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Coates Talent League quarter finals locked in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TEN of the 13 Coates Talent League regions will be represented across the upcoming finals series in either or both the boys and girls competitions. Four regions &#8211; GWV Rebels and Calder Cannons for the boys and Tasmania Devils and Eastern Ranges for the girls &#8211; will solely focus one one side in the post-season, while the Dandenong Stingrays, Geelong Falcons, Gippsland Power, Northern Knights, Oakleigh Chargers and Sandringham Dragons will be represented across both leagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AFL released the venues for the weekend&#8217;s quarter finals, with the four boys finals held at ETU Stadium across Saturday and Sunday in a pair of double-headers. Meanwhile the girls have the same setup but at Shepley Oval in Dandenong, with double-headers again across the Saturday and Sunday ensuring AFL and AFLW club recruiters can view each of the four relevant finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both finals series have the same structure, with the top four country regions and top four metropolitan regions split up in a first-against-fourth and second-against-third setup. The winners will then crossover, where if the favourites in each match win, would see the top ranked country side play the second ranked metropolitan side, and vice-versa in the preliminary finals. The winners of those preliminary finals will go on to face-off in the grand final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The venue\/s for the preliminary finals which will be held across the weekend of September 14-15 are yet to be decided, however the Coates Talent League Grand Finals will take place at Ikon Park on Saturday, September 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the boys, Sandringham Dragons &#8211; the top ranked metropolitan side &#8211; is gunning for its third straight flag, while in the girls, Oakleigh Chargers &#8211; also the top-ranked metropolitan side &#8211; will eye off back-to-back premierships in the upcoming finals series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BOYS FIXTURE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, September 7<\/strong><br><strong>Third Quarter Final, Geelong Falcons (Country\/Tas #1) vs GWV Rebels (Country\/Tas #4)<\/strong><br>ETU Stadium, Port Melbourne, 11:30am AEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fourth Quarter Final, Dandenong Stingrays (Country\/Tas #2) vs Gippsland Power (Country\/Tas #3)<\/strong><br>ETU Stadium, Port Melbourne, 2:00pm AEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, September 8<\/strong><br><strong>First Quarter Final, Sandringham Dragons (Metro #1) vs Calder Cannons (Metro #4)<\/strong><br>ETU Stadium, Port Melbourne, 11:00am AEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Second Quarter Final, Northern Knights (Metro #2) vs Oakleigh Chargers (Metro #3)<\/strong><br>ETU Stadium, Port Melbourne, 1:30pm AEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-girls-fixture\">GIRLS FIXTURE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, September 7<\/strong><br><strong>First Quarter Final, Oakleigh Chargers (Metro #1) vs Sandringham Dragons (Metro #4)<\/strong><br>Shepley Oval, Dandenong, 11:00am AEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Second Quarter Final, Eastern Ranges (Metro #2) vs Northern Knights (Metro #3)<\/strong><br>Shepley Oval, Dandenong, 1:10pm AEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, September 8<\/strong><br><strong>Fourth Quarter Final, Dandenong Stingrays (Country\/Tas #2) vs Gippsland Power (Country\/Tas #3)<\/strong><br>Shepley Oval, Dandenong, 11:00am AEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Third Quarter Final, Tasmania Devils (Country\/Tas #1) vs Geelong Falcons (Country\/Tas #4)<\/strong><br>Shepley Oval, Dandenong, 1:10pm AEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024 COATES TALENT LEAGUE FINALS SERIES STRUCTURE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quarter Finals<\/strong><br><strong>Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8<\/strong><br>First Quarter Final: First ranked Metro team vs. Fourth ranked Metro team<br>Second Quarter Final: Second ranked Metro team vs. Third ranked Metro team<br>Third Quarter Final: First ranked Country\/Tas team vs. Fourth ranked Country\/Tas team<br>Fourth Quarter Final: Second ranked Country\/Tas team vs. Third ranked Country\/Tas team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preliminary Finals<\/strong><br><strong>Saturday, September 14 and\/or Sunday, September 15<\/strong><br>First Preliminary Final: First Quarter Final winner vs. Fourth Quarter Final winner<br>Second Preliminary Final: Second Quarter Final winner vs. Third Quarter Final winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grand Final<\/strong><br><strong>Saturday, September 21<\/strong><br>Grand Final: First Preliminary Final winner vs. Second Preliminary Final winner<br><strong>Venue:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ikon Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc-block-dc-mention _dc_mention\"><div class=\"section-heading_wrap\"><span class=\"section-heading is-small\">Mentions<\/span><span class=\"hor-border\"><\/span><\/div><ul class=\"js-overflow-list overflow-list\"><li class=\"js-dropdown dropdown overflowed\"><button class=\"btn btn-icon-only\"><span class=\"icon btn-icon\">\n                    <!-- icon - plus circle - 20px-->\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\">\n                        <path d=\"M15,9.28h-4.3V5h0A.72.72,0,1,0,9.28,5h0V9.28H5a.72.72,0,0,0,0,1.43H9.28V15a.72.72,0,0,0,1.43,0h0V10.71H15a.72.72,0,0,0,0-1.43Z\"\/>\n                        <path d=\"M10,0A10,10,0,1,0,20,10,10,10,0,0,0,10,0Zm0,18.57A8.57,8.57,0,0,1,10,1.43h0a8.57,8.57,0,0,1,0,17.14Z\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/span><\/button><div class=\"popover\"><div class=\"popover-content\"><ul class=\"popover-menu\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEN of the 13 Coates Talent League regions will be represented across the upcoming finals series in either or both the boys and girls competitions. 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