NAB League season preview: Bendigo Pioneers
AN ADDITIONAL training base, renewed optimism and fresh opportunities headline a successful off-season for the Bendigo Pioneers. The club with the largest land mass in the competition is ready and raring to go in season 2019, after a number of top-agers impressed as bottom-agers last season. Talent Manager Stephen Sharp said he was optimistic about […]
Dragons dominate revamped state-based AFL Academy
SIXTY-two of the most promising young stars in the TAC Cup will have the chance to undertake high performance coaching and training camps thanks to the revamped AFL Academy program. Previously, the program was limited in number to include players from across the country. Now the AFL Academy will focus on state-based academies instead, to […]
Scouting notes: Under 17 All Stars
ON AFL Grand Final Day, some of the top prospects for the 2019 National AFL Draft strutted their stuff on the biggest stage. Split in two sides named after AFL champions, Jimmy Bartel and Nick Riewoldt, there were a number of impressive performances throughout the 22-minute quarters. Team Bartel: #2 Caleb Serong The tough Gippsland Power midfielder was unlucky […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Wildcard Round
FOUR teams advanced through to the finals in the Wildcard Round and our writers were on hand to take notes on how some of the combine invitees and Under 17 Futures players went in the knockout weekend. Calder Cannons vs. Geelong Falcons By: Peter Williams Calder: #5 Curtis Taylor Started the game really strongly and […]
Weekend wash-up: TAC Cup – Round 16
THE final round of the TAC Cup threw up some surprising results, and some standout individual performances. Here is how Round 16 went down. Sandringham Dragons 6.10 (46) defeated by Dandenong Stingrays 14.9 (93) Dandenong Stingrays capped off a near-perfect home and away season, defeating top four side, Sandringham Dragons by 49 points at […]
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 […]
Weekend Previews: TAC Cup – Round 16
THE final round of the TAC Cup is here and for four sides, it will be the last round before a week off ahead of finals. Three sides – Sandringham Dragons, Oakleigh Chargers and Murray Bushrangers – are battling for the last two positions in the top four, while there are still plenty of moves […]
Weekend Wash-up: TAC Cup – Round 15
IN an action packed weekend with six games across two venues, it saw the top two lock up their position, leaving just three teams in the race for third and fourth spot. Gippsland Power 9.13 (67) defeated Murray Bushrangers 5.8 (38) Gippsland Power locked up a top two spot on the weekend with an impressive […]
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 […]
Weekend Previews: TAC Cup – Round 15
TAC Cup football is back and with two rounds left, the end of the season is near. For the penultimate round of action there are some big guns back, while others head out to play the Herald Sun Shield Grand Final on the MCG tomorrow. GIPPSLAND POWER v. MURRAY BUSHRANGERS Round 15 – Saturday, […]
