Weekend wash-up: TAC Cup – Round 6
IT was a good week for the Country teams as every Metro side met a Country counterpart, with a 3-2 advantage in favour of the latter. Western Jets and Calder Cannons got the job done over Geelong Falcons and Bendigo Pioneers respectively, but Murray Bushrangers, Dandenong Stingrays and Gippsland Power all had good wins, as […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 6
IN Round 6 we battled the rain up at Craigieburn, and visited Preston City Oval and MARS Stadium for this round’s scouting notes. Here are some of the extended Victorian squad players who stood out. Northern Knights vs. Murray Bushrangers: By: Michael Alvaro Northern Knights: #3 Braedyn Gillard The skipper was once again one […]
Weekend Previews: TAC Cup – Round 6
ROUND SIX in the TAC Cup competition kicks off tomorrow and for this round’s previews, we’ve had a look at a key factor in each match and analysed what we know. It might be a certain playmaker, a one-off disappointing quarter or a tantalising set of match-ups, here are some things to consider heading into […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 6
GEELONG Falcons have added some serious firepower to their clash with the Western Jets, with Ed McHenry and Connor Idun headlining the “ins” for this weekend’s TAC Cup action. Bendigo have also loaded up with Bailey Henderson and Will Holt among a host of changes, while Calder Cannons’ co-captain Mitch Podhajski, and Dandenong Stingrays’ pair […]
Team of the Week: TAC Cup – Round 5
ANOTHER victory, another good week for the Murray Bushrangers, with four nominees making the AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Team of the Week for Round 5. Murray lead all teams this week with the four nominees, just ahead of Geelong Falcons with three. Other winners, Gippsland Power, Northern Knights, Oakleigh Chargers and Western Jets all […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
In a weekend of big bags, late inclusions and fantastic matches, there was plenty to look back on, and forward to, with these five memorable moments from the weekend. Flynn’s moment It is hard to believe that Flynn Appleby‘s story has not been told more frequently. The Collingwood rookie made his debut in front of […]
Player of the Week: TAC Cup – Round 5
EASTERN Ranges might not have recorded a win this season, but midfielder Joel Burleigh had a massive day out on Saturday, producing one of the best midfield performances of the season in the Ranges’ loss to Gippsland Power to earn him the title of AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Player of the Week for Round […]
Keeping Tabs: Standout draftees from Round 6
THERE were debuts galore in Round 6 of the AFL, as a number of 2017 draftees stood out and produced some early glimpses of their talent which they showed in under 18 competitions last year. From first round selections to rookie picks, here are some of the top first year player performances from the weekend. […]
Weekend wash-up: TAC Cup – Round 5
ROUND FIVE of the TAC Cup saw the Dandenong Stingrays suffer their first loss of the year at the hands of the Oakleigh Chargers, while Gippsland Power jumped inside the top four, after a convincing victory against the Eastern Ranges. — Sandringham Dragons 8.9 (57) defeated by Western Jets 12.17 (89) The Western Jets bounced […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 5
IT was another big weekend of TAC Cup footy with some stunning last quarter fight-backs. As with last week, we narrowed our focused to those players named in the initial Vic Metro and Vic Country squads. We had scouts watching all six games this weekend and here are some of the notes below. — Sandringham […]
