2014 Draft Profile: Jake Lever
Jake Lever (Calder Cannons) Height: 192cm Weight: 84kg Player Comparison: Dustin Fletcher Strengths: Reading the play, Intecept marking, rebounding, 1 on 1 Areas of Improvement: Needs to put on weight Jake Lever won’t play a game this season, but his bottom-age form from last year has given enough of an indication he’ll be an early […]
2014 Draft Profile: Christian Petracca
Christian Petracca (Eastern Ranges) Height: 186 cm Weight: 92 kg Position: Midfielder/forward Player Comparison: Chad Wingard/Josh Kennedy (Sydney) Strengths: Contested marking, goal kicking, contested ball winning Areas of Improvement: Disposal efficiency Suitable Teams: Melbourne, Brisbane, North Melbourne, Richmond In my mind, anywhere past pick seven or eight and Christian Petracca Petracca becomes a steal. Talent […]
TAC Cup wrap: Round 11 Country round
Bendigo Pioneers 7.6 (48) defeated by Gippsland Power 11.16 (82) Goals: Bendigo: S.Ayre 2, J.Brain 2, F.Payne , L.Ryan , C.Barrett Gippsland: A.Ferreira 3, T.Papley 2, N.Holmes, A.Carr, S.Skinner, A.Di Ciero, B. Olsson, D.Keilty Best: Bendigo: T.Cole, L.Ryan, H.Conway, J.Marciano, C.Barrett, S.Harper Gippsland: N.Argento, J.Hammond, A.Ferreira, T.Marsh, A.Di Ciero, J. Patullo Gippsland Power recorded their second win of […]
AFL Bloodlines: Round 10
The sons, brothers, nephews, cousins and relatives of yesterdays and today’s heroes are the players who make up AFL Bloodlines. Collectively, after each round of TAC Cup football, I’ll be providing statistical updates and game notes on each individual player so that you can track their process this season. If you missed the overviews of eligible […]
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 […]
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 […]
AFL Bloodlines: Round eight
The sons, brothers, nephews, cousins and relatives of yesterdays and today’s heroes are the players who make up AFL Bloodlines. Collectively, after each round of TAC Cup football, I’ll be providing statistical updates and game notes on each individual player so that you can track their process this season. If you missed the overviews of eligible […]
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: 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 […]
Rising Stars coverage kicking off in 2014
After a successful 2013 TAC Cup season, the Rising Stars team is back again to provide the most comprehensive coverage of the under 18 competition. Last year Bound For Glory News gave readers weekend wraps of the TAC Cup as well as telling interviews, player profiles and statistical data not provided anywhere else. This year […]
