Division Two Round Two Wrap
QUEENSLAND academy members star, as one-sided matches once again continue in the second round of the Division Two Under 18 championship. With the four sides converging in Tasmania, the sun shone through as Northern Territory and Queensland kicked off the day. A superior Queensland side kept Northern Territory goalless in the first quarter, before running […]
Weekend That Was – Round 7
THRILLING finishes and blowouts were among the highlights of Round 7 in the TAC Cup. Under lights on Friday night, Geelong Falcons easily accounted for Calder Cannons running away with a 86-point win. In the battle of the tall forwards, Falcon Brett Blair nailed six majors while Calder’s Karl Brown was kept goalless. Blair now finds […]
Looking Ahead – Round 7
ANOTHER BIG weekend of TAC Cup footy once again kicks off under lights at Simonds Stadium. While the Division Two Championships take place in Tasmania on Saturday, the remaining TAC Cup teams (bar Sandringham and Oakleigh whose Round 7 match took place in April) face off with four points up for grabs. Geelong Falcons take […]
Division Two Round One Wrap
ONE-SIDED affairs were the story of the first of three Division Two Under 18 rounds. Both home teams Northern Territory and NSW/ACT pulled off big wins setting up a tantalising game this Saturday at Blundstone Arena. The Division Two championships kicked off on Friday night under lights at TIO Stadium in the Northern Territory. A young […]
Weekend That Was – Round 6
BELTINGS, upsets and amazing individual performances were among the highlights of Round 6 in the TAC Cup. In the Looking Ahead article, Dandenong Stingrays and Northern Knights was predicted to be the most one-sided contest of the round. It lived up to all expectations, with the Stingrays running away with it by 99 points. […]
2016 Division Two championships preview
The Division Two Under 18 Championships kick off tonight in the Northern Territory. In a different format to the previous editions, the three rounds of the championships will be run in May before a ‘best of’ Allies team will feature the best performing players against the Division One sides through June. The disparity between NSW/ACT and Queensland […]
Looking Ahead – Round 6
IF ladder position is anything to go by, this round’s TAC Cup action is not likely to cause too many upsets. But, like so many times before, these teams can produce surprise results and take home four points that did not look likely before the match. In the opening match of the round, Dandenong Stingrays […]
Weekend That Was – Round 5
A THRILLING draw and a nail biting comeback snuffed in the dying moments were among the highlights of round five in the TAC Cup. The round kicked off with the Geelong Falcons defeating premiership contender Eastern Ranges. Playing at Werribee’s Avalon Airport Oval, the Falcons turned a 17-point quarter time deficit into a two-point half-time […]
Matt Balmer’s May Power Rankings
In an AFL Draft Central feature, AFL Draft analyst Matt Balmer will update his Power Rankings on the first Monday of every month. The Division Two Championships begin this weekend and make sure you keep checking AFL Draft Central for all the news from the matches. The date of the AFL Draft has been announced, […]
Dragons roar into early season form – Stats Central
As many people know, stats lie. Or do they? There are examples of teams that are statistically superior, but cannot seem to take home the four points. There are other examples of teams that seem to be beaten in nearly every statistic, but somehow crawl over the line and claim victory. At stats central, we […]
