TAC Cup: Ultimate Grand Final preview
After 17 rounds, three weeks of finals and an immense amount of blood, sweat and tears; the final frontier is upon us with the TAC Cup Grand Final taking place at Etihad Stadium. The two competing teams met three weeks ago with the third-placed Dandenong Stingrays upsetting the second-placed Eastern Ranges in a tenacious game […]
Morrish Medal: Jacob Chisari, the underdog
With most awards, it is usually for the polished outside midfielder who stands out from the crowd. The Morrish Medal however, rewarded the little guy; the one who physically and metaphorically gets looked over again and again. The one who does all the hard stuff yet the big guys don’t even notice. Well captain of […]
2013 Draft Profiles: Complete List
TAC Cup: Bendigo Pioneers: Jacob Chisari Sam Heavyside Isaiah Miller Calder Cannons: Matt Merlo Jason Cooke Dandenong Stingrays: Billy Hartung Zac Jones Clayton McCartney Eastern Ranges: Michael Apeness Tom Boyd Ben Cavarra Mitch Honeychurch Daniel McStay Geelong Falcons: Matthew Boag Nic Bourke Meyrick Buchanan Fraser Fort Darcy Gardiner Darcy Lang Lewis Taylor James Tsitas Gippsland […]
2013 Morrish Medal wrap
As the 2013 TAC Cup finals series heats up, the players had a chance to take their mind off the game for a night as the prestigious Morrish Medal award ceremony took place at Etihad Stadium on Sunday night. Remarkably, there was a four-way tie for first place, with hot tip Lewis Taylor surprisingly not […]
TAC Cup: Week 2 finals reviews
EASTERN RANGES TOO POTENT FOR NORTHERN KNIGHTS Eastern Ranges bounced back from a disappointing loss to the Dandenong Stingrays by defeating the Northern Knights last Sunday. If the solid crowd at Visy Park forgot how good Darren Bewick’s side could be, they were given a swift reminder with a fast flowing game that saw plenty […]
TAC Cup review: Finals week one
Dandenong Stingrays 14.5 (89) Eastern Ranges 8.8 (56) Stingrays goals: Egan (3), Rennie (2), Pickess (2), McCartney (2), Jones, Bastinac, Lonie, Gardiner, Mullane Eastern Ranges goals: Apeness (2), Keedle (2), Hannon, Roth, McStay, Petracca Stingrays best: Jones, Pickess, Harmes, McCartney, Foote, Basinac Eastern Ranges best: Cavarra, Apeness, Nielson, Petracca, McStay, O’Sullivan Just six days after […]
2013 Draft Profile: Jonathon Marsh
Jonathon Marsh (East Fremantle) Height: 191 cm Weight: 89 kg Position: Key Forward Player comparison: Taylor Walker (smaller) Strengths: Speed, Endurance, X-factor Weaknesses: Size Jonathon Marsh is by far the most interesting “key” forward in this draft. In the 2013 draft crop there are the power forwards such as Tom Boyd and Michael Apeness, the […]
2013 Draft Profile: Jared Jansen
Jared Jansen (East Fremantle) Height: 188 cm Weight: 91 kg Position: Midfield Player comparison: Jobe Watson Strengths: Tackling, clearances, dual midfielder Weaknesses: Speed, disposal Jared Jansen is unlike many other midfielders in the draft crop this year. He is a big bodied clearance midfielder who has shown an ability to dominate against people his own […]
2013 Draft Profile: Jason Cooke
Jason Cooke (Calder Cannons) Height: 183 cm Weight: 79 kg Position: Midfielder / Forward Player Comparison: Tom Rockliff Strengths: Dangerous around goals, versatile, strength for size Weaknesses: Ball getting At the beginning of the season, Jason Cooke was one of the guys that was on a lot of people’s radars. His 2012 season wasn’t anything […]
TAC Cup Finals Week 1: Eastern Ranges vs. Dandenong Stingrays preview
Qualifying Final 2: EASTERN RANGES vs. DANDENONG STINGRAYS Saturday August 31st Visy Park 11:15 am EASTERN RANGES: Position: 2nd Win-loss ratio: 12-5 For: 1551 (1st) Against: 1251 (5th) Percentage: 123.98 Points: 48 TEAM SELECTION: B: Aaron Bond – Daniel Nielson – Joseph Fisher HB: Jordan Walker – Daniel McStay – Sam Gibson C: Mitch Keedle […]
2013 Draft Profile: Bryden Squire
Bryden Squire (Murray Bushrangers) Height: 182 cm Weight: 73 kg Position: Midfield Strengths: Speed, endurance (two way runner) Weaknesses: Consistency Player comparison: Nathan Fyfe Squire is a prospect who few will have heard about but he has quietly put together an excellent season for the Murray Bushrangers and pressed his claims for a rookie list […]
TAC Cup Finals Week 1: Geelong Falcons vs. Calder Cannons preview
Qualifying Final 1: GEELONG FALCONS vs. CALDER CANNONS Saturday August 31st Visy Park 2:00 pm GEELONG: Position: 1st Win-loss ratio: 14-3 For: 1426 (3rd) Against: 948 (1st) Percentage: 150.42 Points: 56 TEAM SELECTION: FB: Darcy Gardiner – Jye Cross – Samuel Russell HB: Alex Hickey – Fraser Fort – Jacob Sharp C: Nic Bourke – […]
