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 […]
Mid-year reviews: Gippsland Power, Dandenong Stingrays, Geelong Falcons
GIPPSLAND POWER Ladder Positon: 3rd Win-loss ratio: 7-3 Year so far: After the nail biting finish to the 2012 TAC Cup season which saw Gippsland lose the Grand Final in overtime to the Oakleigh Chargers, 2013 provided an opportunity for a new group to attempt to redeem the clubs disappointment from the previous year. The […]
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 […]
