Rebels set to buck the premiership trend in 2015
North Ballarat Rebels are one of three teams charging towards its second TAC Cup premiership, but the lid is firmly on, despite a strong start in season 2015. The Rebels only blemish this year was an unlucky two-point loss to Geelong Falcons at Simonds Stadium. That result that could have gone either way, especially considering […]
The JC Form Report: Rounds five and six
With the TAC Cup season well underway, the form report will look at the top 10 players from the last two weeks, commendable performances, and those who, while they might not have performed to the top of their ability last week, have shown enough throughout the season to suggest they are someone to keep an eye […]
Josh Glenn: An interesting path
When Gold Coast called out Josh Glenn with selection seven in last year’s rookie draft, to most he was just another name and one of many mature age players drafted to the AFL. But the path Glenn took to get to there is very different. In his junior season, he fell out with the Central […]
The JC Form Report: Week four
With the TAC Cup season well underway, the form report will look at the top 10 players from last week, commendable performances, and those who, while they might not have performed to the top of their ability last week, have shown enough throughout the season to suggest they are someone to keep an eye on. […]
The JC TAC Cup form report: Round three
Our newest series is a new perspective on power rankings. With most power rankings looking the same in each instalment, Rising Stars writer Jourdan Canil has begun the form power rankings, with the top 20 players ranked on week to week form. It’s important to keep in mind that these are not draft rankings. However, […]
New Pioneers set to entertain
Bendigo Pioneers are set to be a harder running and more entertaining team this year if new coach Brett Henderson has anything to say about it. The new Pioneers Under 18s coach has taken over the role from David Newett after the latter had three years in the role. Henderson’s coaching resume includes a premiership […]
In the Spotlight: Draft bolters and sliders
As we converge on the national draft in less than two weeks, In the Spotlight takes a look at the draftees whose names are set to be called out on November 27th. In our first edition, we take a look at the bolters and sliders – those who have either shot up the draft order […]
End of season draft power rankings
Grading draft hopefuls is a very subjective process. What one person may like in a player, may be seen as a flaw by another draft watcher. As a result it is very difficult to compare players as many people will have different perspectives and ratings of players. As a way to combat this I have […]
Caleb Daniel, a young man with a big future
The final two games of the recent under-18 championships saw a young man in the number one guernsey for South Australia impress a lot of good judges, attracting an impressive amount of the football for the carnival-winning Croweaters. Caleb Daniel certainly garnered a lot of attention with both his lack of size and helmeted […]
Under 18 National Championships player rankings
The championships are over for another year and we witnessed another great series of matches, with some fantastic talent showing what they could do on the big stage. To analyse who the best performers were over the course of the carnival, I have applied my power rankings formula to every player after every game to […]
