TAC Cup: round ten review
The tenth round of the TAC Cup produced many interesting and close games as the Northern Knights defeated the Sandringham Dragons by eight points in the opening match. If that match wasn’t close enough, the Rebels knocked off the Pioneers by a goal and the Falcons managed to hold on by three points against a […]
Mid-year reviews: Murray Bushrangers, Bendigo Pioneers, North Ballarat Rebels
MURRAY BUSHRANGERS Ladder Position: 4th Win-Loss ratio: 6-4 Year so far: Once again the Murray Bushrangers are a middle of the road side finding themselves in the log jam of teams sitting mid table behind the front running Geelong Falcons and Eastern Ranges. After being knocked out of the finals in the first round last […]
Eastern Ranges conquer premiership favourites
It was a game that pitted the two best, albeit understrength teams against each other that was expected to be a beauty. Geelong, arguably the powerhouse team of this year’s TAC Cup competition and at home at Simmonds Stadium was facing off against the second placed Eastern Ranges, missing its two key players, spearhead Tom […]
TAC Cup: round nine review
The TAC Cup passed the halfway mark last weekend as plenty of upsets featured in round nine. The Western Jets kicked off the weekend with a narrow win over the Northern Knights; the Bendigo Pioneers, Murray Bushrangers and Gippsland Power all recorded wins while Eastern Ranges belted the previously undefeated Geelong Falcons in a shock […]
Under 18s Championships: Victorian preview
Vic Country: B: Isaiah Miller (Bendigo) – Fraser Fort (Geelong) – Zak Jones (Dandenong) HB: Nathan Drummond (Murray) – Darcy Gardiner (Geelong) – Josh Pickess (Dandeong) C: Nic Bourke (Geelong) – James Tsitas (Geelong) – Jaden McGrath (Bendigo) HF: Lewis Taylor (Geelong) – Patrick McCartin (Geelong) – Josh Scott (Gippsland) F: Alex Saunders (Gippsland) – […]
TAC Cup: 12 players you won’t see at the Under 18s Championships
Everyone loves the players that sneak under opposition clubs noses to be snared late and develop into stars. Reasons behind falling down the order could be through a deficiency or the fact that they improve more rapidly than expected. Nonetheless, every year certain players can come out of nowhere and forge an AFL career. Champions […]
Under 18s Championships: interstate round one review
South Australia vs. NSW/ACT South Australia came into the match with a strong side to take on the NSW/ACT Rams but soon realised that this was not going to be a walk in the park. At quarter time the South Australian side led by just two points with the Rams controlling the midfield through Murray […]
TAC Cup: round eight review
The halfway mark of the TAC Cup season passed over the weekend with a number of teams surprising across the state. The Western Jets pumped the Murray Bushrangers in Wangaratta; the Cannons, Power and Eastern Ranges all had victories in terrible conditions against the Stingrays, Knights and Pioneers respectively; the Falcons powered on by smashing […]
Under 18s Championships: round one review
NORTHERN TERRITORY vs. VIC COUNTRY Victoria Country was hungry to make a statement in the first round of the AFL Under 18 Championships as they faced the Northern Territory Thunder in Darwin. It didn’t take Vic Country long to get into the match as they kicked a goal in the first minute. The Northern Territory […]
TAC Cup: round four review (Country round)
In the final split round for the year, the Geelong Falcons, Dandenong Stingrays and Murray Bushrangers all recorded wins. The Falcons held off a spirited Pioneers outfit with the Bendigo midfield standing strong against the classy Falcons. The North Ballarat Rebels matched it with the Stingrays for a half, but after key forward Dallas Willsmore […]