Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 3
IT was another big weekend of TAC Cup football, with the Dandenong Stingrays and Sandringham Dragons continuing their undefeated streaks. With some teams missing their best players due to the AFL Academy’s clash against North Melbourne VFL, it allowed for others to step up and make an impact in their absence. MATCH REPORT: AFL Academy […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 3
WITH the looming AFL Academy practice match against North Melbourne’s VFL side, there are changes galore at TAC Cup level as the next tier of players get their chance to impress for their club in a bumper round three. The weekend features a triple header at Queen Elizabeth Oval on Saturday, while the Metro sides […]
Draft prospects stand out at Victorian state combine
THERE were plenty of draft hopefuls putting their hand up for draft selection in November’s National AFL Draft at the Victorian and Rookie Me state combine last Friday with impressive performances across a number of athletic tests. While the state combine did not feature additional tests such as the kicking, goal kicking or 2km time […]
TAC Cup Grand Final preview: Geelong Falcons vs. Sandringham Dragons
AFTER 18 rounds and two weeks of finals, the two top TAC Cup sides have emerged with reigning premier Sandringham Dragons taking on top four regular Geelong Falcons. The Dragons finished fourth overall and defeated Murray Bushrangers in the elimination final before toppling Oakleigh Chargers in the preliminary final. Geelong defeated Gippsland Power in the […]
2018 AFL Academy level one squad named
THE AFL has today released a list of 22 players eligible for the 2019 NAB AFL Draft in its level one academy intake for 2017. The league also introduced a ‘development list’ of tall draft prospects, in a move that was signalled to clubs earlier this year – with eight prospects named. “In addition to […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 16
ROUND 16 of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend – with all teams at full strength following the conclusion of school football. We had scouts watching all six games, read their notes below. Northern Knights vs. Western Jets (Michael Alvaro) Northern Knights: #2 Mitchell Andrews – Put on the long sleeves in the second […]
Draft dream not over for 2017 state combine nominees
THE draft dream is not over to the 2017 state combine nominees after the AFL today released the list of 96 players from around the country nominated by AFL clubs to attend the 2017 State Combine. 83 PLAYERS INVITED TO THE 2017 NATIONAL AFL DRAFT COMBINE Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia will each run […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 11
ROUND Eleven of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend, with TAC Cup ‘Futures Rounds’ continuing. We had scouts watching three of the games – read their notes below. Sandringham Dragons vs. Geelong Falcons (Matt Balmer) Sandringham Dragons: #2 Geordie Nagle – Won plenty of football in the defensive half of the ground, playing […]
U16s and Futures Scouting Notes
PUNT Road Oval played host to two games on Saturday afternoon, with both Victorian Under 16 teams having a final hit out in the lead up to the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships which begin in a fortnight. The Vic Country Under 16 team took on the ‘Diversity All Stars’, with players made up from […]
Under 18 Championships Preview: Vic Country
VIC COUNTRY enters the National Under 18s Championships as a big question mark given it failed to produce a win last season despite being one of the favourites. In 2017, Country has a greater depth of inside ball winners, but less class on the outside, while a plethora of key forwards and the best key […]
