The 10 South Australian players to watch in the Championships
South Australia’s squad this year is very deep, with the gap between their strongest and weakest players much smaller than the other sides. It’s a trait that’s become ingrained in South Australian junior sides – and a significant reason why they’ve encountered such success of late. Any number of 20 players could have featured in […]
TAC Cup wrap: Round eight review
North Ballarat Rebels 11.11 (77) Gippsland Power 9.10 (64) North Ballarat goals: D. Rioli 3, E. Frank 2, J. Hopper 2, D. Tucker 2, M. Johnston, J. Cowan. Gippsland goals: T. Papley 4, H. McKay 2, B. Olsson, T. Marsh, C. Ambler. North Ballarat best: J. Hopper, Y. Eades, T. Taurau, J. Webster, J. Berry, B. Simpson Gippsland […]
Under the Microscope: Ruck development
The art of the ruck. They start the game and can be the difference between winning and losing. Ruckmen are the most frustrating and hardest to develop. The golden rule of recruiting is proven with these players – the taller the player, the longer the development. But clubs are now taking ruckmen from the state league […]
Overage stars continue to impress for Bushrangers
When Jordan Foote of UNSW-Easts was selected by the Sydney Swans with pick 76 of the 2014 AFL rookie draft, hundreds of teenagers across the country were left disappointed and wondering what their next move would be. They had missed out on being picked up by an AFL club and their dream career had been […]
Vic Metro shines in Youth Girl Championships
Photo courtesy of AFL Victoria While many are focused on the upcoming Under 18s Championships for those players ready to put their hands up in the AFL, there was another competition occurring in the far west, with equally talented players, just minus the media coverage. In Mandurah, Western Australia, the 2015 Youth Girls Championships took place […]
TAC Cup wrap: Round seven review
Photo courtesy of Ashleigh Wong. Geelong Falcons 13.12 (90) Calder Cannons 4.12 (36) Geelong goals: B. Remmos 2, J. Bennett 2, R. Mathieson 2, C. Curnow, C. Farrell, B. Blair, M. Diamond, N. Connors, Z. Zdybel, L. Donne. Calder goals: N. O’Kearney, S. Stewart, B. Meyers, H. Kerbatieh. Geelong best: R. Mathieson, B. Remmos, L. Donne, C. Curnow, […]
Rebels set to buck the premiership trend in 2015
North Ballarat Rebels are one of three teams charging towards its second TAC Cup premiership, but the lid is firmly on, despite a strong start in season 2015. The Rebels only blemish this year was an unlucky two-point loss to Geelong Falcons at Simonds Stadium. That result that could have gone either way, especially considering […]
TAC Cup wrap: Round six review
Dandenong Stingrays 13.13 (91) NSW/ACT Rams 13.15 (93) Dandenong goals: J. Freeman 3, M. La Fontaine 2, D. Capiron 2, L. McKay 2, B. Kiely, D. Warke, Z. Roscoe, K. Mutimer. NSW/ACT goals: M. Kennedy 3, C. Bance 2, B. Hodgson 2, A. Treacy 2, H. Himmelberg, J. Rymer, J. Cornell, M. Maguire. Dandenong best: B. Rice, D. […]
The JC Form Report: Rounds five and six
With the TAC Cup season well underway, the form report will look at the top 10 players from the last two weeks, commendable performances, and those who, while they might not have performed to the top of their ability last week, have shown enough throughout the season to suggest they are someone to keep an eye […]
Josh Glenn: An interesting path
When Gold Coast called out Josh Glenn with selection seven in last year’s rookie draft, to most he was just another name and one of many mature age players drafted to the AFL. But the path Glenn took to get to there is very different. In his junior season, he fell out with the Central […]
TAC Cup wrap: Round five review
Western Jets 9.10 (64) NSW/ACT Rams 10.11 (71) Western goals: J. Bertollo 3, M. Knezevic 2, B. Coletta, B. McGregor, D. Venables, J. Dundon. NSW/ACT goals: H. Himmelberg 4, C. Bance, J. Brown, M. Kennedy, J. Irvine, N. Cooper, A. Treacy. Western best: F. Campisi , L. Knight , J. Volpato, M. Norton, L. Carter, D. Venables NSW/ACT […]
Jade Gresham: Leading the Knights Charge into 2015
Northern Knights captain Jade Gresham has wanted to play footy ever since he could remember. Whether it was having a kick with his dad in his front yard, or playing for Preston RSL at the age of seven; football has always been in Gresham’s blood. From Preston, Gresham made his way over to the South Morang […]
