{"id":191445,"date":"2025-06-05T10:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T00:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=191445"},"modified":"2025-06-19T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T04:52:55","slug":"2025-rmc-medal-future-shines-in-round-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2025\/06\/05\/2025-rmc-medal-future-shines-in-round-8\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 RMC MEDAL | Future shines in Round 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A NUMBER of future AFLW Draft prospects put forward their cases for state representation at the national championships through Round 8 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. Top-end talents Brylee Anderson<\/a> (Eastern Ranges, 2026 AFLW Draft) and Matilda Lange<\/a> (Tasmania Devils, 2027 AFLW Draft) both pulled off five-vote performances for the Rookie Me Central Medal,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

>> SCROLL to see all the Round 8 votes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a number of top contenders either absent due to National Academy management (Tayla McMillan <\/strong>and Jordyn Allen<\/strong>), and an unfortunate injury to current Rookie Me Central Medal leader Chloe<\/strong> Baker-West<\/strong> midway through her match on the weekend, the leaderboard has had a shakeup across Round 8 with many of the chasing pack catching up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One such player is Oakleigh Chargers’ Chloe Bown<\/a> who pulled off the five-vote effort against the Swans Academy and is in hot pursuit of top spot, while the likes of Nalu Brothwell<\/a> and Majella Day<\/a> who have also been high up on the leaderboard, polled votes in Round 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The absences as well as other team management gave players the opportunity to stand up, with Bendigo Pioneers’ Issy Boulton<\/a> polling the maximum votes in a loss to Gippsland Power, while Murray Bushrangers’ Rain Dodd<\/a> also came away with the five votes from Murray Bushrangers’ win over Northern Territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The round marked the end of the Sydney Swans Academy’s campaign in the league with Kiera Yerbury<\/a> (four votes) and Charlotte Tidemann<\/a> (one) adding to their season tally. Meanwhile Danika McDonald<\/a> polled a couple in the loss to the Bushrangers with Northern Territory having one more match – in Round 10 – before closing out its stint as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full Rookie Me Central leaderboard will be posted at the conclusion of Round 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ROUND 8 VOTES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Oakleigh Chargers 10.3 (63) def. Sydney Swans Academy<\/em> 7.7 (49)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 – Chloe Bown (Oakleigh Chargers)
4 – Kiera Yerbury (Sydney Swans Academy)
3 – Cleo Barbakas (Oakleigh Chargers)
2 – Zoe Curry (Oakleigh Chargers)
1 – Charlotte Tidemann (Sydney Swans Academy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dandenong Stingrays 7.4 (46) def. by Tasmania Devils 7.5 (47)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 – Matilda Lange (Tasmania Devils)
4 – Priya Bowering (Tasmania Devils)
3 – Mischa Barwin (Tasmania Devils)
2 – Matilda Argus (Dandenong Stingrays)
1 – Nalu Brothwell (Dandenong Stingrays)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calder Cannons 2.1 13) def. by Eastern Ranges 16.12 (108)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 – Brylee Anderson (Eastern Ranges)
4 – Emily Rankin (Eastern Ranges)
3 – Shauna McElligott (Calder Cannons)
2 – Emma Di Petta (Eastern Ranges)
1 – Zoe Wilkinson (Eastern Ranges)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Murray Bushrangers 7.10 (52) def. Northern Territory 3.7 (25)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 – Rain Dodd (Murray Bushrangers)
4 – Ellie Hall (Murray Bushrangers)
3 – Majella Day (Murray Bushrangers)
2 – Danika McDonald (Northern Territory)
1 – Nikhita Spiteri (Murray Bushrangers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gippsland Power 8.10 (58) def. Bendigo Pioneers 2.6 (18)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 – Issy Boulton (Bendigo Pioneers)
4 – Lily Milner (Gippsland Power)
3 – Grace Dillow (Gippsland Power)
2 – Baia Pugh (Gippsland Power)
1 – Chelsea Sutton (Gippsland Power)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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