Player of the Week: TAC Cup – Round 8
IT took until the final game to decide the AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Player of the Week for Round 8, but after an impressive game at full-forward from overager Matthew Day turned heads and secured the title for the week. Day booted a massive seven goals – equal to that of the entire Murray […]
Team Selection: Murray Bushrangers vs. Oakleigh Chargers
WHILE many eyes will be on the National Under 18s Championships this weekend, anyone keen to head to the country for some TAC Cup action can witness a standalone game between the Murray Bushrangers and Oakleigh Chargers. With no school football on, Oakleigh receives the bulk of its non-Vic Metro representatives back into the side, […]
Weekend Wash-up: TAC Cup – Round 8
IT was a weekend of upsets, with two of the bottom three sides claiming victory, and the other levelling the scores in the dying minutes only to lose the lead again with a match-winning goal. Oakleigh Chargers grabbed a top four spot with victory against Murray Bushrangers on Saturday in the standalone day. Northern Knights […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
FROM feel-good debuts to memorable returns and upset victories, there were plenty of memorable moments on the weekend. John Roumeliotis returns and goals Often comeback stories can get lost in bigger narratives, but there was none more special than the return of key forward John Roumeliotis, who after three consecutive season-ending knee injuries, the Calder […]
Draft Central Power Rankings: June 2018
IN one of the most recognisable draft crops in some time, the 2018 AFL National Draft is heating up to be one of the most talked about in the lead-up with so many tall and small prospects who are already looking like genuine AFL stars. As with last year, on the first Monday of the […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 8
TAC Cup action returned on the weekend, and while Murray Bushrangers and Oakleigh Chargers had the week off, we were at all five games and took notes on those from the extended Vic Metro and Vic Country squads, with a number of players trialled in various positions ahead of the National Under 18 Championships. Northern […]
Weekend previews: TAC Cup – Round 8
THERE are just the five games this weekend, with many TAC Cup clubs opting to rest players who had played all or most of the games so far this season to ensure they are fit for the National Championships which start next weekend. NORTHERN KNIGHTS v. EASTERN RANGES Round 8 – Saturday, June 2, 11:15am Preston […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 8
ALL ten TAC Cup clubs have thrown the magnets around at the selection table with a number of top prospects rested ahead of the National Under 18 Championships. For Murray Bushrangers and Oakleigh Chargers, they have to wait an extra week to play in a standalone game, but there are still five games for the […]
Vic Metro finalises squad for National U18 Championships
OAKLEIGH Chargers and Sandringham Dragons make up more than half of the finalised Vic Metro side heading to the National Under 18 Championships next month. The Chargers had 10 players included in the squad, with the Dragons just one shy with a total of nine members to don the ‘Big V’. Western Jets managed six […]
Mid-Season Team of the Year: TAC Cup
SEVEN rounds down in the TAC Cup and during the week off, we at AFL Draft Central have come up with our TAC Cup Mid-Season Team of the Year, comprised of those players with the most nominations from AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Team of the Week‘s so far this season. Looking at the nominations, there […]
