The teams for the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final between the Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges.
Grand Final: Oakleigh Chargers vs Eastern Ranges
Saturday, September 21
10:45am AEST
IKON Park
The 2024 Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final between the Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges is a rematch of the 2023 decider, which the Chargers won by seven points.
The Oakleigh Chargers finished the 2024 home and away season atop the ladder with a 13-1 record and advanced to the premiership decider with impressive finals wins over the Sandringham Dragons and Dandenong Stingrays.
The Eastern Ranges progressed to the Grand Final after finishing third on the ladder with a 10-4 record. They defeated the Northern Knights by 11 points in the quarter final before beating the Geelong Falcons by 20 points in the preliminary final.
The Oakleigh Chargers will be looking to create history as the first team to win back-to-back Coates Talent League Girls premierships, with victory to hand the club its third flag in four years following triumphs in 2023 and 2021.
The Eastern Ranges are vying for their first Coates Talent League Girls premiership in their second Grand Final appearance.
The Coates Talent League Boys Grand Final between the Sandringham Dragons and GWV Rebels will follow at 1:15pm.
ENTRY: Entry to the Coates Talent League Grand Finals is free. Patrons are advised to enter IKON Park via Gate 6.
BROADCAST: The 2024 Coates Talent League Grand Finals will be streamed live and free at AFL.com.au and the Coates Talent League App.
TEAMS
OAKLEIGH CHARGERS
B: Emily Rundle (7), Zara Neuwirth (4), Chloe Thorn (14)
HB: Sophie McIntosh (16), Sienna Tallariti [c] (3), Charlotte Brewer (19)
C: Amy Cariss-Brett (10), Maggie Mahony (6), Isabelle Godfrey (23)
HF: Abbey Vicino [vc] (5), Jacinta Baxter (1), Amelie Gladman (21)
F: Bailee Martin (18), Emma McDonald (25), Grace To (41)
FOLL: Daisy Bird (13), Sarah Poustie (2), Chloe Bown (9)
INT: Emma Stark (20), Skye Emery (30), Zoe Curry (35), Lara Brown (38), Isabella Mazzei (57)
EASTERN RANGES
B: Zoe-Grace Willis (27), Brylee Anderson (42), Asher Fearn-Wannan (28)
HB: Jordyn Allen (10), Grace Baba (17), Isabelle Creaton (31)
C: Zoe Vozzo (2), Molly Paterson [vc] (35), Evie Parker [vc] (24)
HF: Scout Semple (43), Georgie Brisbane [c] (13), Emily Rankin (55)
F: Emma Stilve (9), Kelsie Ternes (40), Georgia Knight (12)
FOLL: Josephine Bamford (37), Tayla McMillan (6), Grace Belloni (11)
INT: Angelina Torcasio (3), Stasia Stevenson (7), Indiana Markby (32), Bree Horne (36), Mackenzie Bourne (39)
EMG: Ella Brown (14), Amber McDermot (46), Lara Williams (34)
PLAYER PROFILES
OAKLEIGH CHARGERS
1. Jacinta Baxter: Has a huge running capacity which allows her to get up and back as a forward. Very smart and holds space well. Community club: Vermont
2. Sarah Poustie: A huge aerobic capacity, as well as a hardness at the footy allows her to consistently win contested balls and tackle as an inside mid. Played for Vic Metro and finished second in their MVP. Community club: Old Scotch
3. Sienna Tallariti: Has put together a consistent season which also includes representing Vic Metro and the AFL National Academy Girls. Elite skills and decision making underpin her game. Community club: Whitehorse Pioneers
4. Zara Nuewirth: After playing Vic Metro as a bottom ager has shown an ability to negate key forwards each week whilst offering good run and carry. Community club: Kew Comets
5. Abbey Vicino: Has had a big year representing Vic Metro in all three games. Plays as a high forward and uses her high workrate to generate shots for herself and others. Community club Ashburton
6. Maggie Mahony: Has recovered from a broken collarbone to finish the season. Has starred as an inside mid showing her ability to win contested ball and drive out of contest consistently. Community club: Old Scotch
7. Emily Rundle: Plays both wing and half back. Has great speed and endurance, shown by her run and carry game. Community club: St Peter’s
9. Chloe Bown: Possesses a well-balanced inside and outside game. Moves well and is incredibly clean under pressure. Goes forward and hits the scoreboard. Community club: Kew Comets
10. Amy Cariss-Brett: Holds a wing structure very well and has the ability to take the game on with run and carry. Has had a good back end of the year. Community club: Vermont
13. Daisy Bird: Has rucked all year and shown a great ability to follow up and lay tackles. Competitiveness and ability to cover the ground a strength. Community club: Oakleigh Dragons
14. Chloe Thorn: Spent time both as a defender and inside mid as a bottom ager. Part of the leadership group this year and has shown her strengths of her contest work consistently this season. Community club: Blackburn
16. Sophie McIntosh: Has had a really consistent season playing as a lockdown defender showing her great athleticism. Community club: Hawthorn Citizens
18. Bailee Martin: Another 16-year-old who has excelled all season. Made All Australian in the AFL National Development Championships and as a key forward in the Coates Talent League has consistently kicked goals. Community club: East Malvern
19. Charlotte Brewer: Has had an outstanding year rebounding off half back. Represented Vic Metro where she displayed her exceptional speed. Community club: Vermont
20. Emma Stark: A great athlete who plays both wing and forward. Very strong overheard and a nice kick which helps her to hit the scoreboard. Represented the Allies in the National Championships. Community club: St Mary's (NTFL)
21. Amelie Gladman: A medium forward with elite hands and forward craft. Runs good patterns and generates shots from a variety of ways. Community club: Surrey Park
23. Isabelle Godfrey: An elite runner with great skills who will play on the wing. Has not missed a game as a 16-year-old since debuting in round 13. Community club: Kew Comets
25. Emma McDonald: A mobile key forward who has a great ability to compete on the ground as well as in the air. Hits the scoreboard and brings others into the game. Represented both the AFL National Academy Girls and Vic Metro this season. Community club: Ashburton
30. Skye Emery: A high workrate pressure forward who is able impact with good front and centre positioning. Community club: Glen Iris
35: Zoe Curry: A 16-year-old who has excelled at stoppage and contested football. Has a strong body as well as big kick which has allowed her to hit the scoreboard. Community club: East Malvern
38. Lara Brown: An athletic and tough competitor who has shown growth in her ability to read the game and impact at the contest. Plays key back and ruck. Community club: Richmond
41. Grace To: A 16-year-old Vic Metro representative who plays as a pressure forward. Has elite speed and tackle pressure and often hits the scoreboard. Community club: Blackburn
57. Isabella Mazzei: A terrific athlete and competitor who has played the final six games as a 16-year-old. Community club: Kew Comets
EASTERN RANGES
2. Zoe Vozzo: A highly skilled player with huge aerobic power. Zoe will demonstrate her efficiency by foot with the ability to go forward and kick goals. Community club: Wantirna South
3. Angelina Torcasio: A player who will demonstrate her run and dash with classy skills by foot. Community club: Waverley Park
6. Tayla McMillian: A well-balanced player who will demonstrate her ability to win contested ball and show power to explode away from the contest. Tayla possesses high class in her kicking, handball and decision making. Community club: Wantirna South
7. Stasia Stevenson: A dynamic player that displays outstanding ball winning power in the contest. Stasia applies a high level of tackle pressure and will explode with her speed to run and carry with the ball. Community club: Waverley Park
9. Emma Stilve: A classy forward with a high footy IQ. Emma is dangerous at ground level inside 50 who can kick a goal from anywhere. Her hunger to tackle provides a high level of pressure. Community club: Whitehorse Colts
10. Jordy Allen: A highly skilled player who will demonstrate her class to break lines to run and carry. A true competitor who will apply high tackle pressure allowing her to play in multiple positions. Community club: Heathmont
11. Grace Belloni: A contested bull with a huge amount of power to explode away from a contest. Has strong aerial attributes to play in multiple positions whist also demonstrating her competitiveness to lay big tackles. Community club: Olinda-Ferny Creek
12. Georgia Knight: Georgia has a high level of class and skill on both sides of her body contributing to her goal kicking power. Her aerial attributes and cleanliness below her knees make her a very damaging player. Community club: Monbulk
13. Georgie Brisbane (C): A dynamic forward with a high work rate, strong aerial capabilities and goal kicking power. An athlete who loves to lay a tackle and apply high pressure inside50. Georgie’s decision making and leadership are outstanding attributes. Community club: Blackburn
14. Ella Brown: A speedy little pocket rocket, hurting opposition with her ability to apply high pressure and lay big tackles. Community club: Mooroolbark
17. Grace Baba: A known competitor who will defend strongly to show ball winning power. A creative athlete who loves to take the game on showing her dash to break lines and use the ball cleanly. Community club: Mooroolbark
24. Evie Parker (VC): An athletic player who can play in a variety of positions showcasing her decision making, skills and ability to run and carry with the ball. Community club: Vermont
27. Zoe-Grace Willis: A strong competitor who doesn’t lose a one-on-one. Zoe will showcase her strength in the contest while also driving her legs to take the game on. Community club: North Ringwood
28. Asher Fearn-Wannan: A true athlete that can play multiple positions where she will showcase her capabilities to run and carry with the ball. Community club: Whitehorse Colts
31. Isabelle Creaton: An exciting player that provides strong defensive and offensive attributes. You will see her lay big tackles and breaking lines to show her speed off halfback. Community club: Blackburn
32. Indiana Markby: A player that possesses high speed and a competitive mindset to apply tackle pressure. Indi will run and carry with the ball in hand making her a dangerous forward. Community club: SBL Wolves
34. Lara Williams: A power athlete that is strong in the contest displaying an ability to drive her legs. Kicking power is a weapon. Community club: Lysterfield
35. Molly Paterson (VC): A highly skilled player who will demonstrate great decision making by foot or hand. A high work rate athlete who covers the ground with ease. Community club: Vermont
36. Bree Horne: A consistent player with great ball winning power one-on-one. Bree will showcase her ability to drive her legs and take the game on. Community club: SBL Wolves
37. Josie Bamford: A crafty ruck who can place the ball on a silver platter for her midfield. An athletic type that can take strong aerial marks, has elite hands in the contest and follows up to apply tackle pressure or remain involved in offensive transition. Community club: Ferntree Gully Eagles
39. Mackenzie Bourne: Strength and power to provide aerial dominance in the ruck or up forward. Community club: Emerald
40. Kelsie Ternes: A strong aerial player with goal kicking power. Community club: SBL Wolves
42. Brylee Anderson: A consistent and classy player capable of winning the contested ball whilst hurting opposition on the outside. Brylee’s power and speed are strong attributes playing in multiple positions. Community club: Healesville
43. Scout Semple: A dynamic player that is clean below her knees, a quick decision maker, efficient skills and kicks goals. Community club: Wantirna South
46. Amber McDerrmott: A player who loves to compete in the ruck or up forward. Has strong aerial capabilities. Community club: Wantirna South
55. Emily Rankin: A player with absolute class below her knees showcasing her ability to make quick but effective decisions by foot or hand. Community club: Park Orchards
