TAC Cup wrap: Round 10
NSW-ACT Rams 15.13 (103) defeated Calder Cannons 12.5 (77) GOALS: NSW-ACT: A. Davis 5, J. Steele 3, J. Finlayson 3, J. Hiscox , N. Foster, C. Mills, L. Flagg. Calder: J. Foster 4, M. Kovacevic 3, H. Kerbatieh, R. O’Brien, T. Wallis, T. Gawthrop, B. Laguda. BEST: NSW-ACT: C. Mills, A. Davis, J. Finlayson, J. Steele, I. Heeney, […]
2014 Draft Profile: Harry Dear
Harry Dear (Sandringham Dragons) Height: 198 cm Weight: 97 kg Position: Key forward/ruckman Strengths: Contested marking, goal kicking, unselfish Areas of Improvement: Needs to get up the ground more Player Comparison: Jonathan Brown Harry Dear is a strong key position prospect that isn’t talked about as much as some of the other Victorian talls. […]
Vickers-Willis is any club’s dream
Ed Vickers-Willis. By the end of the year, he might only be the fourth or fifth-highest rated midfielder at the Sandringham Dragons, but that speaks volumes about their depth. Angus Brayshaw is the “second best player, besides Josh Kelly” whom Vickers-Willis has ever played with. Josh Clayton might be off to Brisbane at the end […]
2014 Draft Profile: Ed Vickers-Willis
Ed Vickers-Willis (Sandringham Dragons) Height: 190 cm Weight: 84 kg Position: Midfielder / Utility Strengths: Versatility, consistency, clean disposal Areas for Improvement: Offensive game, goal kicking Player Comparison: Shaun Burgoyne Ed Vickers-Willis is the prototypical tall midfielder. He has a strong body, can play both inside and out as well as being a clean user […]
2014 Draft Profile: Teia Miles
Teia Miles (Geelong Falcons) Height: 179 cm Weight: 68 kg Position: Midfielder Strengths: Contested ball, clearances, courage Areas for improvement: Offensive game, kicking penetration Player comparison: Luke Ball Teia Miles is your typical inside midfielder who fearlessly throws himself at every contest and is great at finding ways to clear the ball from the stoppages. […]
2014 Draft Profile: Zac Ballard
Zachary Ballard (Northern Knights) Height: 184 cm Weight: 77 kg Position: Midfielder Strengths: Ball winning ability, clearances, tackling, speed Weaknesses: Kicking can be hit or miss, goal kicking Player Comparison: Nathan Freeman Zac Ballard is arguably one of the top midfielders in this draft, but he is criminally underrated. Based on his AFL ready body, game style and […]
How injuries affect draft stock
Calder’s Jake Lever is, in my mind, the most intelligent key defender to come through the TAC Cup in many years. He reads the play like Harry Taylor, intercepting everything, and then sets up the play as a backline general. He also has the athleticism and talent to set up rebounds and find plenty of […]
Drilled Country too slick for lacklustre Metro
With the sun shining bright on a picture perfect Simonds Stadium, all looked set for a classic battle in division one of NAB AFL Under-18 Championships between arch-rivals Vic Metro and Vic Country on Sunday morning. Coming off a winless campaign against Metro in the 2013 Championships, Country had a point to prove, and prove […]
National Championships round three: Vic Metro vs Vic Country Game Notes
After the game was switched from Visy Park to Simonds Stadium earlier in the week, conditions couldn’t have been more perfect at Simonds Stadium with the sun shining and little to no wind to speak of for Round three of the 2014 NAB AFL National Championships. Metro came into the game without Peter Wright , Angus Brayshaw and […]
Calder Cannons: Mid-year review
Calder Cannons don’t sit as equal leaders of the TAC Cup for no reason. They have plenty of solid depth that is helping them to a top-four finish. They have used 39 players at least twice with a good mix of bottom-age, top-age and over-age players. After a preliminary final last year, they’ll be hoping […]
Oakleigh Chargers: Mid-year review
Oakleigh Chargers have had a fantastic season, bouncing back from a disappointing season in 2013 to be equal leaders at the halfway mark. They have a number of talented stars who will make their way onto AFL lists in November and a number of them are quite underrated. It’s no wonder they are in contention […]
Finals-bound Rebels starting to hit straps
Confidence is a wonderful thing and it’s something that has hit the gold rush country at TAC Cup level in the past month. North Ballarat Rebels’ season has begun, albeit a month too late, winning its past four games to level its win-loss ratio at 4-4. After a tumultuous start that threatened to derail another […]
