Weekend preview: NAB League Boys – Round 2
AN HISTORIC weekend of NAB League football will see Northern Academies thrown in the mixer for the first of five rounds, while the Tasmania Devils get their first crack in the competition after an opening round bye. With a massive nine games across two days, we are set for a true feast of football. SYDNEY […]
Weekend preview: NAB League Boys – Round 1
TOMORROW marks the start of a new era in Victorian Under 18 Boys football, with the brand new NAB League Boys competition kicking off. A standalone game at MARS Stadium begins the first round, before a spread of matches across Victoria on Sunday will provide plenty of highlights for the 2019 draft crop. GREATER […]
NAB League season preview: Dandenong Stingrays
REIGNING premiers, Dandenong Stingrays are one of a number of sides with a fresh face in the Talent Manager role, as Darren Flanigan returned to the club for the 2019 season. The Stingrays claimed the ultimate TAC Cup glory last year in the club’s sixth attempt, and now under the new NAB League banner, will […]
Comprehensive 2018 TAC Cup Grand Final Preview
IT is the equivalent of Christmas Day for the TAC Cup competition, with the two best teams for the year facing off in a decider. We have the clear benchmark all season, in the Dandenong Stingrays, taking on the red-hot Oakleigh Chargers, who have been in sensational form since all their school kids returned to […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Grand Final
BOTH 2018 TAC Cup Grand Final sides have remained coy about their team selection this week, opting for extended benches before finalising their sides ahead of Saturday’s decider. Dandenong have brought in Luca Goonan, Bailey Schmidt and Corey Ellison, while Reid Nanscawen has been named as the sole emergency for the Stingrays. Meanwhile the Chargers […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Preliminary Finals
OUR final four TAC Cup teams remaining in the hunt for the 2018 premiership have made a combined three changes, with Gippsland the only side to confirm any players out at this stage. The winners of both clashes advance to the TAC Cup decider the week after at Ikon Park, with three of the four […]
Weekend Previews: TAC Cup – Elimination finals
THE weekend is set for four huge games, with no turning back for the eight sides running out on Ikon Park in the elimination finals this weekend. Here is a quick look at how the four games shape up. Dandenong Stingrays vs Greater Western Victoria Rebels Saturday, September 8, 12pm Ikon Park, Carlton North The […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Elimination finals
THERE is no turning back now for the eight remaining TAC Cup sides as regular season form is thrown out the window in the first week of finals. The eight teams have made minimal changes to their sides, with no more than three confirmed outs from sides heading into the elimination finals. DANDENONG STINGRAYS v. […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 16
IN the final round of the TAC Cup season, we glanced over three games live and took notes on some of the combine invitees, bottom-agers who represented Victoria at the National Under 18 Championships, or those who played in the Under 17 Futures game. Sandringham Dragons vs. Dandenong Stingrays: By: James Goller Sandringham: #2 Alistair […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 15 Country
WE braved the chilly weather at Ballarat to take notes on some of the top performers in the Country Triple Header, while tomorrow we will post those top performers from today’s Metro Triple Header. The players were focused on either have received a state combine invitation, represented Vic Country or played in the Under 17 […]