The AFL has confirmed the fixture for the 2025 Coates Talent League Boys preliminary finals.
Saturday, September 13
Second Preliminary Final: Gippsland Power (Country/Tas #1) vs Sandringham Dragons (Metro #2)
Casey Fields, 11:30am AEST
First Preliminary Final: Eastern Ranges (Metro #1) vs GWV Rebels (Country/Tas #2)
Casey Fields, 2:00pm 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
The Coates Talent League Finals Series features the 13 full-time teams from Victoria and Tasmania.
Teams compete in two conferences during Wildcard Round and the quarter finals, before crossing over for the preliminary finals.
One conference features the six metropolitan teams, while the other conference features the six country teams, along with the Tasmania Devils.
Teams were ranked within their conference based on their ladder position at the end of the home and away season. Rankings for the boys competition was updated following Wildcard Round.
The two conferences will compete against each other during this weekend’s preliminary finals.
The first preliminary final will be played between the first quarter final winner and the fourth quarter final winner. The second preliminary final will be played between the second quarter final winner and the third quarter final winner.
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 Sunday, September 7
First Quarter Final: Eastern Ranges 16.11 (107) def Calder Cannons 8.11 (59)
Second Quarter Final: Sandringham Dragons 10.9 (69) def Oakleigh Chargers 7.9 (51)
Third Quarter Final: Gippsland Power 8.11 (59) def Geelong Falcons 7.9 (51)
Fourth Quarter Final: Dandenong Stingrays 11.13 (79) def by GWV Rebels 12.10 (82)
Preliminary Finals
Saturday, September 13
First Preliminary Final: Eastern Ranges vs GWV Rebels
Second Preliminary Final: Gippsland Power vs Sandringham Dragons
Grand Final
Saturday, September 20
Grand Final: First Preliminary Final winner vs Second Preliminary Final winner
Venue: IKON Park
