Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 5
BAILEY Smith and Zane Barzen lead a host of important inclusions for round five ahead of some tantalising clashes. Dandenong Stingrays and Oakleigh Chargers is set to be a beauty, while the likes of Sandringham Dragons and Western Jets will be hoping to bounce back with a victory after a week to forget last round. […]
Team of the Week: TAC Cup – Round 4
MURRAY Bushrangers, Geelong Falcons and Dandenong Stingrays dominate the AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Team of the Week for Round 4 after all three sides had impressive victories. Each team has three representatives in the final 22, with other winners the Calder Cannons and Oakleigh Chargers contributing two players each, as did the Northern Knights […]
Powering on: Tyla Hanks eyes improvement
FIVE training sessions a week, and countless hours on the road and on the football field have helped keep Gippsland Power co-captain Tyla Hanks on her toes. One of the top prospects in this year’s competition, Hanks is a member of the AFLW Academy, and is already training with Carlton’s VFLW side. The 18 year-old […]
2018 Flying Boomerangs and World Team squads announced
FIFTY talented footballers with Indigenous or multicultural heritages will represent the 2018 Flying Boomerangs and World Team squads in two exhibition matches at the 2018 National AFL Under 16 Championships on the Gold Coast in July. Selected by AFL club recruiters following the 2018 AFL National Male Diversity Championships held in Blacktown, the respective squads […]
Team of the Week: TAC Cup Girls – Round 6
BIG wins to Oakleigh Chargers and Geelong Falcons have seen the sides rewarded in the AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Girls’ Team of the Week for Round 6 with three nominees for each side. The Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels had a much closer win, but have three representatives in the side. Other winners the […]
Weekend wrap: TAC Cup Girls – Round 6
GEELONG Falcons and Northern Knights have continued to dominate the TAC Cup Girls competition, with each side making it six wins from six games this week. The Bushrangers were hot on their heels prior to round six, but fell to the Sandringham Dragons, who are playing some fantastic football at the moment. Meanwhile for the […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup Girls – Round 6
ROUND six presented us with some of the most even matches this season. The Falcons and Knights came up against tough opponents in the Eastern Ranges and Gippsland Power, respectively, but still both managed to keep their undefeated streaks alive. The Dandenong Stingrays also joined them on the winner’s board with their first victory of […]
Player of the Week: TAC Cup Girls – Round 6
THERE were plenty of deserving nominees for our Player of the Week in the TAC Cup Girls competition. For the first time this season, the best player on a losing side was selected, with Calder Cannons captain Madison Prespakis named as this week’s AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Girls’ Player of the Week. Prespakis has been a leading talent […]
Weekend Wash-Up: TAC Cup – Round 4
ROUND four of the TAC Cup provided some huge beltings and a draw, with Dandenong Stingrays remaining the only undefeated team, while Eastern Ranges will head into round five still searching for their first win. In other results, Oakleigh Chargers, Calder Cannons, Geelong Falcons and Murray Bushrangers got the wins, while Northern Knights and Gippsland […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
IT must have been the week for small forwards and ground-breaking wins, with a number of fantastic individual and team performances scattered across the TAC Cup, TAC Cup Girls and AFL, to create this weekend’s most memorable moments. Stingrays clock up first win Much like the Oakleigh Chargers, Gippsland Power and Western Jets before them, […]
TAC Cup previews: Round 4
SO many changes at the selection table and ahead of round four we investigate which players will need to stand out, and those who will need to continue their form in order to get their team across the line in round four of the TAC Cup competition. BENDIGO PIONEERS v. OAKLEIGH CHARGERS Round 4 – […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 4
MORE than 100 players have been named as inclusions across the twelve TAC Cup sides for round four as most sides are hit with forced omissions through the APS and AGVS competitions kicking off. The 101 players named as ‘ins’ include those named as emergencies, but there are still 83 players who were omitted from […]
