A NUMBER of over-age prospects from the TAC Cup join some emerging young talent in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the second game in the AFL Young Guns series at North Port Oval tomorrow from 11am. The program is a three-game series with the third and final match to take place on June 30.
On the Country team, Gippsland Power’s excitement machine Tyrone Hayes and big-bodied inside midfielder Austin Hodge, half-back Bailey Henderson, Murray Bushrangers key position utility Jordon Butts, Bendigo Pioneers’ ruck Daniel Keating and Dandenong Stingrays pair Angus Patterson and Lachlan Young are among the names on the list. Geelong Falcons’ premiership players Cooper Stephens and Cassidy Parish, former GWV Rebels’ midfielder Aiden Domic and ex-Gippsland Power tall Cody Henness are among the other names now on VFL lists.
For the Metro side, Calder Cannon mid/forward Dylan Landt and co-captain Mitch Podhajski, Western Jets’ Jack Papachatzakis, Oakleigh Chargers’ Matthew Day, Sandringham Dragons’ midfielder Kai Owens and forward Harry Bede, and Northern Knights’ key position defender Joel Naylor are some of the TAC Cup players in the match. Some of the names TAC Cup watches might remember from last year are Oakleigh Chargers’ trio Nathan Boucher, Charlie Thompson and Daniel Stanford, Sandringham Dragons’ duo Quintin Montanaro and Geordie Nagle and Northern Knights’ ruck Matthew Harman who have all progressed to the VFL this season.
COUNTRY TEAM (GREEN)
| NO. | NAME | DOB | HT | WT | CLUB | |
| 1 | Tyrone | Hayes | 27-Apr-99 | 176 | 68 | Gippsland Power |
| 2 | Matt | Neagle | 19-Feb-98 | 180 | 75 | Wodonga Raiders |
| 3 | Jack | Blood | 22-Oct-98 | 182 | 76 | Geelong (VFL) |
| 4 | Cooper | Stephens | 21-May-99 | 180 | 72 | Williamstown |
| 5 | Keegan | Gray | 04-Nov-99 | 181 | 73 | Werribee |
| 7 | Aiden | Domic | 16-Jul-99 | 185 | 82 | Geelong (VFL) |
| 9 | Kalan | Huntly | 18-Mar-97 | 185 | 88 | Essendon (VFL) |
| 10 | Bailey | Henderson | 20-Oct-99 | 189 | 78 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 12 | Austin | Hodge | 02-Apr-99 | 190 | 83 | Gippsland Power |
| 13 | Liam | Whelan | 16-Nov-97 | 194 | 85 | North Melbourne (VFL) |
| 14 | Cody | Henness | 02-Jul-99 | 193 | 87 | Footscray |
| 15 | Bailey | Morrish | 18-May-98 | 186 | 79 | Williamstown |
| 16 | Cassidy | Parish | 04-May-99 | 193 | 85 | Werribee |
| 17 | Lachlan | Young | 06-Apr-99 | 190 | 78 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 18 | Jordon | Butts | 31-Dec-99 | 196 | 80 | Murray Bushrangers |
| 19 | Jack | McHale | 30-Aug-99 | 183 | 80 | Frankston |
| 21 | Tom | Freeman | 14-Feb-96 | 191 | 85 | Casey Demons |
| 23 | Mykelti | Lefau | 22-Jun-98 | 195 | 96 | Casey Demons |
| 24 | Angus | Paterson | 03-Sep-99 | 199 | 88 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 27 | Jesse | Davies | 07-Jun-99 | 194 | 83 | Frankston |
| 28 | Kieran | Byers | 05-Feb-97 | 203 | 99 | Casey Demons |
| 30 | Daniel | Keating | 08-May-99 | 195 | 87 | Bendigo Pioneers |
METRO TEAM (BLACK)
| NO. | NAME | DOB | HT | WT | CLUB | |
| 1 | Nathan | Boucher | 30-Apr-99 | 171 | 70 | Box Hill Hawks |
| 2 | Dylan | Landt | 18-Nov-99 | 178 | 75 | Calder Cannons |
| 3 | Charlie | Thompson | 15-Mar-99 | 183 | 80 | Richmond (VFL) |
| 6 | Will | Goss | 09-Nov-98 | 179 | 71 | Port Melbourne |
| 7 | Jack | Papachatzakis | 21-Oct-99 | 186 | 80 | Western Jets |
| 8 | Matthew | Day | 01-Apr-99 | 189 | 83 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 9 | Quintin | Montanaro | 20-Jan-99 | 187 | 74 | North Melbourne (VFL) |
| 10 | Geordie | Nagle | 11-Nov-99 | 187 | 81 | Box Hill Hawks |
| 11 | Corey | Rich | 29-Mar-97 | 183 | 83 | Frankston |
| 13 | Jackson | McDonald | 23-Apr-98 | 184 | 77 | Coburg |
| 14 | Daniel | Stanford | 26-Feb-98 | 191 | 83 | Collingwood (VFL) |
| 15 | Kai | Owens | 05-Oct-99 | 192 | 79 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 16 | Sam | Sofronidis | 19-Aug-99 | 192 | 78 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 17 | Fraser | Cameron | 28-Jun-98 | 185 | 86 | North Melbourne (VFL) |
| 19 | Jake | Page | 05-Mar-98 | 190 | 86 | Coburg |
| 20 | Joel | Naylor | 20-Sep-99 | 190 | 87 | Northern Knights |
| 21 | Sam | Ralph | 07-Apr-98 | 195 | 77 | Collingwood (VFL) |
| 22 | Mitch | Podhajski | 04-Jan-99 | 194 | 87 | Calder Cannons |
| 23 | Harry | Bede | 25-Aug-99 | 192 | 75 | Sandringham Dragons |
| 25 | Matthew | Harman | 02-Jun-98 | 200 | 91 | Northern Blues |
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