TAC Cup: Round 14 review
With only a handful of rounds left, the TAC Cup results became as important as ever with finals spots up for grabs. Dandenong started off the weekend with an annihilation of an under-strength Dragons side while Eastern Ranges and Northern Knights had surprise narrow victories over the Gippsland Power and Geelong Falcons respectively. The Oakleigh […]
Mid-year reviews: Eastern Ranges, Northern Knights, Calder Cannons – Friday
Eastern Ranges Ladder position: 3rd Win-Loss ratio: 9-4 Season so far: Four weeks ago the Ranges did what no team had been able to do before them. They defeated the ladder leaders and best team in the TAC Cup, the Geelong Falcons. But they didn’t just beat them; they thumped them to the tune of 108 […]
Oakleigh keep finals chances alive
Oakleigh have kept their finals chances alive with a strong win over the finals bound Northern Knights. The match that pitted sixth against 10th on the ladder was a high scoring and entertaining contest, with Oakleigh recording just their fourth win of the season, eventually running out 18-point winners. Both teams were missing key players […]
Mid-year reviews: Western Jets, Sandringham Dragons, Oakleigh Chargers
WESTERN JETS Ladder Position: 5th Win-loss ratio: 6-6-1 Year so far: The Western Jets have relied on an even spread from their team rather than a few guns to get results this year and as a result have been quite inconsistent. When the likes of James Sicily and Jake Greiser fail to fire, so do the […]
TAC Cup: Round 13 review
In a round where two games were decided by a point and there were a number of blowouts, it was an interesting set of games in round 13 of the TAC Cup. Calder and Sandringham both recorded the narrowest of wins against Western and Eastern Ranges respectively while Oakleigh defeated Northern, Dandenong smashed Bendigo and […]
South Australia Under 18 Championships review
South Australia 11.13 (79) defeated Vic Country 6.9 (45) Goals: Harvey (4), Fantasia (2), Dumont, Hourigan, Knight, Reynolds, Spina Best: Dunstan, Scharenberg, Knight, Pitt, Coombe, Battersby, Durdin, Spina South Australia started its campaign with a win at home against Vic Country, defeating them by 34 points in the biggest win of the carnival. While Vic […]
TAC Cup: Round 12 review
Round 12 had a wide array of games, ranging from close ones to absolute blowouts. It all kicked off with the Dandenong Stingrays pummeling the Murray Bushrangers by 95 points, followed by a 71 point victory to the Eastern Ranges over the North Ballarat Rebels. The Sandringham Dragons, Geelong Falcons and Northern Knights all had […]
Vic Metro Under 18s Championships review
Vic Metro 15.10 (100) defeated Western Australia 12.9 (81) Goals: Lennon (4), Boyd (3), Honeychurch (2), Maginness (2), Apeness, Curnow, Kennedy-Harris, Salem Best: Honeychurch, McDonald, Kelly, Cavarra, McStay, Lennon, Apeness Vic Metro traveled to Western Australia looking to win their third straight game of the Under 18s Championships. They started well, with key forward Tom Boyd booting […]
Vic Country Under 18s Championships review
Vic Country 6.9 (45) defeated by South Australia 11.13 (79) GOALS: McCartney (2), Willsmore (2), Saunders, McCartin BEST: Hartung, Fort, Gardiner, Holman, Jones, Herbert South Australia were just a class above Vic Country, as Country fell to their first defeat of the Championships. Missing the run of Lewis Taylor through suspension, the Country midfield just couldn’t […]
TAC Cup: round 11 review
With the Under 18s Championships underway, many teams were missing a number of their best players and had to cope without them. Eastern Ranges couldn’t as they were smashed by a hungry Jets outfit to open the round. Murray Bushrangers and Gippsland Power both had solid wins despite missing a number of key players while […]
