The AFL has today confirmed the fixture for the 2025 Coates Talent League Boys quarter finals.
Saturday, September 6
Fourth Quarter Final: Dandenong Stingrays (Country/Tas #2) vs GWV Rebels (Country/Tas #3)
Mars Stadium, Ballarat, 12:00pm AEST
First Quarter Final: Eastern Ranges (Metro #1) vs Calder Cannons (Metro #4)
La Trobe University, Bundoora, 2:10pm AEST
Sunday, September 7
Third Quarter Final: Gippsland Power (Country/Tas #1) vs Geelong Falcons (Country/Tas #4)
Shepley Oval, Dandenong, 12:30pm AEST
Second Quarter Final: Sandringham Dragons (Metro #2) vs Oakleigh Chargers (Metro #3)
Shepley Oval, Dandenong, 3:00pm AEST
ENTRY
Entry to all Coates Talent League matches is free.
STREAMING
All Coates Talent League Finals are available to be streamed live and free on the AFL Live Official App and Coates Talent League App.
FINALS STRUCTURE
Only teams from Victoria and Tasmania will feature in the finals, where they will compete in two conferences, before crossing over for the preliminary finals.
One conference features metropolitan teams, while the other conference features country teams, along with the Tasmania Devils.
Teams have been ranked within their conference based on their ladder position at the end of the home and away season. Rankings for the boys competition also take into account last week’s Wildcard Round results.
The rankings for each conference following Wildcard Round are:
Metro Conference: Eastern Ranges (#1), Sandringham Dragons (#2), Oakleigh Chargers (#3) and Calder Cannons (#4)
Country/Tasmania Conference: Gippsland Power (#1), Dandenong Stingrays (#2), GWV Rebels (#3), Geelong Falcons (#4)
FINALS RESULTS AND FIXTURE
Wildcard Round
Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31
First Wildcard Match: Eastern Ranges 20.14 (134) def Western Jets 7.3 (45
Second Wildcard Match: Calder Cannons 9.13 (67) def by Oakleigh Chargers 11.15 (81)
Third Wildcard Match: Sandringham Dragons 17.8 (110) def Northern Knights 9.3 (57)
Fourth Wildcard Match: Dandenong Stingrays 7.9 (51) def Murray Bushrangers 4.3 (27)
Fifth Wildcard Match: GWV Rebels 16.13 (109) def Tasmania Devils 7.9 (51)
Sixth Wildcard Match: Geelong Falcons 11.10 (76) def Bendigo Pioneers 11.6 (72)
Bye: Gippsland Power
Quarter Finals
Saturday, September 6 and/or Sunday, September 7
First Quarter Final: Highest ranked Metro Wildcard winner vs Highest ranked Metro Wildcard loser
Second Quarter Final: Second-highest ranked Metro Wildcard winner vs Third-highest ranked Metro Wildcard winner
Third Quarter Final: First ranked Country/Tas team vs Third-highest ranked Country/Tas Wildcard winner
Fourth Quarter Final: Highest ranked Country/Tas Wildcard winner vs Second-highest ranked Country/Tas Wildcard winner
Preliminary Finals
Saturday, September 13 and/or Sunday, September 14
First Preliminary Final: First Quarter Final winner vs Fourth Quarter Final winner
Second Preliminary Final: Second Quarter Final winner vs Third Quarter Final winner
Grand Final
Saturday, September 20
Grand Final: First Preliminary Final winner vs Second Preliminary Final winner
Venue: IKON Park
