{"id":222029,"date":"2026-08-27T16:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=222029"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:27:10","slug":"2026-talent-league-girls-finals-locked-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2026\/08\/27\/2026-talent-league-girls-finals-locked-in\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Talent League Girls finals locked in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A TRIPLE treat of action takes place at Shepley Oval on Saturday to kick off the Talent League Girls quarter finals. Only four sides will remain after this weekend &#8211; a standalone match in Tasmania decides the other contest &#8211; as three first-time title hopefuls join five past winners in the race to the 2026 flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reigning premiers Eastern Ranges finished second in the metropolitan pool following a big win over first seeds Oakleigh Chargers, but being runners-up means the Ranges are on a crash course with the unbeaten Dandenong Stingrays in the preliminary final. Of course the Ranges still have to get past Calder Cannons in the mean time, while the Ranges clash with fourth Country seeds, Geelong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top ranked metropolitan side Oakleigh Chargers avoid the other two two teams until the decider, with <strong><em>Ty<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Vickery<\/em><\/strong> eyeing off his third flag in four years. They have a danger game against the in-form Western Jets, with the winner to progress through to a preliminary final against either Tasmania Devils or Murray Bushrangers. Those two sides meet at Glenorchy with the second seeded Devils remaining at home to tackle the Bushies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturally the winners of the preliminary finals will progress through to the grand final which will take place in-line with the boys&#8217; decider. The Talent League Boys have wildcard round this weekend and then a knockout top eight finals series, with the girls to have a bye during the boys&#8217; preliminary finals weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quarter-finals\">QUARTER FINALS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, August 29<\/strong><br><strong>Dandenong Stingrays vs Geelong Falcons<\/strong><br>Shepley Oval, Dandenong, 10:30am AEST<br>Broadcaster: AFL Live Official App<br>\u00a0<br><strong>Oakleigh Chargers vs Western Jets<\/strong><br>Shepley Oval, Dandenong, 12:40pm AEST<br>Broadcaster: AFL Live Official App<br>\u00a0<br><strong>Eastern Ranges vs Calder Cannons<\/strong><br>Shepley Oval, Dandenong, 2:50pm AEST<br>Broadcaster: AFL Live Official App<br>\u00a0<br><strong>Sunday, August 30<\/strong><br><strong>Tasmania Devils vs Murray Bushrangers<\/strong><br>KGV Oval, Glenorchy, 11:00am AEST<br>Broadcaster: AFL Live Official App<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rankings\">RANKINGS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams have been ranked within their conference based on their ladder position at the end of the home and away season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The quarter finals feature the four highest ranked teams in each conference. The rankings for each conference are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Metro Conference:<\/strong>&nbsp;Oakleigh Chargers (#1), Eastern Ranges (#2), Calder Cannons (#3) and Western Jets (#4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Country\/Tasmania Conference:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dandenong Stingrays (#1), Tasmania Devils (#2), Murray Bushrangers (#3) and Geelong Falcons (#4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2026-talent-league-girls-finals-series-structure\">2026 TALENT LEAGUE GIRLS FINALS SERIES STRUCTURE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quarter Finals<\/strong><br><strong>Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30<br><\/strong>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 5 and\/or Sunday, September 6<br><\/strong>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 19<br><\/strong>Grand Final: First Preliminary Final winner vs Second Preliminary Final winner<\/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>A TRIPLE treat of action takes place at Shepley Oval on Saturday to kick off the Talent League Girls quarter finals. 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