Results we found for: Collingwood

Vic Country vs. Vic Metro: Game notes

A change in venue didn’t seem to deter the hundreds of on-lookers down at Sandringham’s Trevor Barker Oval for the first game of the national championships between heavyweights Vic Country and Vic Metro. On a stellar 20-degree day, the beach oval was its usual windy self, but conditions were near on perfect to showcase 44 of […]

AFL Bloodlines: Weideman wants to forge his own legacy

Football is entrenched in Sam Weideman’s blood. Arguably so it seemed long before he understood that he was always destined to play football. For Sam, he is the third generation in a long line of one of Collingwood Football Club’s most famous families; the Weideman’s. Sam’s Grandfather Murray, was one of the most revered players of […]

State league wrap: Week three

Each week we’ll be covering all the state league games in the VFL, SANFL and WAFL as a hub to find out how your reserve players are going in one central location. With the VFL split round over, next week begins the task of each state’s league consistent across the same weekend. We’ll have a […]

AIS young guns up for VFL challenge

As each year begins, a new wave of up-and-coming talent head to the biggest stage of all, the MCG. It casts the hopefuls of the AFL’s future into a momentary spotlight, previewing the best of the Under 18s around Australia against Collingwood’s VFL side. The AIS Academy will showcase their 2014 talent tonight as a […]

Tate Marsh: The next Dale Thomas

Photo: Kate from Gippsland Power In 2005, Gippsland Power listed a skinny, shaggy-haired midfielder by the name of Dale Thomas. Almost 10 years on, Power’s talent manager Peter Francis is dumbfounded by the striking comparisons between the now AFL star, and a young lad from Traralgon, by the name of Tate Marsh. “By gee, they’ve […]

AFL Bloodlines: Moore unfazed by expectations

Photo: Michael Klein A deep, distinctive bellowing voice echoed through the stands as the Oakleigh Chargers ran out at Visy Park on a muggy, overcast Sunday morning for the first game of the TAC Cup season. The deep war cry of “c’mon boys, here we go!” forced onlookers to immediately turn to discover a towering […]

AFL Bloodlines: Each club dissected

Ever wondered how the stars of yesteryear’s offspring are travelling? AFL Bloodlines dissects the TAC Cup players whose connections stem to both current and former AFL players, whether they are sons, nephews, brothers, cousins or uncles of past or present AFL players, coaches or board members. Geelong Falcons Most notably, Hugh Goddard, the cousin of […]

TAC Cup: Metro round one review

Sandringham Dragons 14.8 (92) defeated Eastern Ranges  11.11 (77) GOALS: Sandringham Dragons: Dear 3, Spencer 3, Vicker0s-Willis, Brayshaw, Barker, Clayton, Maynard, Langdon, Grace, Gogis. Eastern Ranges: Traynor 4, Petracca 3, Wilson 2, Sheridan-Ferrie, Weideman. BEST: Sandringham Dragons: Brayshaw, Wilkinson, Barker, Spencer, Vickers-Willis, Dear Eastern Ranges: Petracca, Kift, Nielson, Sheridan-Ferrie, Traynor, Wilson Sandringham overcame a slow start and […]

The five gamebreakers you must keep an eye on

There is one simple fact about the 2013 draft – you cannot deny the amount of dangerous players who were taken. Players with explosive skills who change the game instantly were almost common in last year’s draft class. Ben Lennon, Jay Kennedy-Harris and Mitch Honeychurch are the type that come to mind. In 2014, the […]

2013 National Draft: Complete list of picks

First Round: 1. Greater Western Sydney – Tom Boyd (Eastern Ranges) 2. Greater Western Sydney – Josh Kelly (Sandringham Dragons) 3. St Kilda – Jack Billings (Oakleigh Chargers) 4. Western Bulldogs – Marcus Bontempelli (Northern Knights) 5. Gold Coast – Kade Kolodjashnij (Launceston) 6. Collingwood – Matt Scharenberg (Glenelg) 7. Brisbane – James Aish (Norwood) […]

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