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TAC Cup’s 19-year-old rule blossoming in 2014

It was only 19 months ago that a fresh-faced 18-year-old from Sandringham Dragons, Tom Langdon was gathered around his TV in his family home of Brighton, nervously waiting to find out if he’d soon become an AFL player. An hour and a half later, 70 picks were taken and Langdon wasn’t one of them. A […]

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 […]

Cam Conlon: The unknown entity

At the beginning of the year, the Northern Knights looked as though they had the answer to Tom Boyd in Cam Conlon. The Herald Sun published an article about him only a few weeks into season 2012, where he had taken the TAC Cup by storm as a 17-year-old. Conlon’s first two weeks his 2012 […]

2013 Draft Profile: Cameron Conlon

Cameron Conlon (Northern Knights) Height: 198 cm Weight: 87 kg Position: Key Forward/Ruck Player Comparison: Kurt Tippett Strengths: Athleticism, marking, set shots Weaknesses: Light frame, kicking After missing most of the 2013 season with a horrendous knee injury, Conlon is on the comeback trail and may be able to play the last few games of […]