Finals within reach for TAC Cup sides
Oakleigh Chargers (8th) vs. Sandringham Dragons (4th) If Oakleigh win: OC 6th-8th; SD 4th-5th If Sandringham win: SD 4th; OC 8th With metropolitan sides back at full-strength after the conclusion of the APS season, this match is expected to be a beauty. Sandringham will go in as favourites, with Andrew McGrath, Tim Taranto and Will Setterfield fit […]
2017 AFL Academy squads named
Vic Country midfielder James Worpel heads the list of inclusions for the 2016/17 AFL Academy squad that was named today. Worpel missed selection for the Level One squad in 2015, but after a stellar Under 18 Championship for Vic Country averaging 15 disposals, he was added into the Level Two squad. The eligible squad for next […]
Weekend That Was – Round 15
THE 2016 TAC Cup finalists were officially decided in a round that could prove to shape the eight. In arguably the two most important games for determining the eight sides competing in finals, Oakleigh Chargers won and Bendigo Pioneers lost, meaning anything short of a disaster/miracle would turn the teams’ retrospective seasons around. Oakleigh […]
Pioneers rely on Knights in last gasp finals hope
THE top eight of the TAC Cup is not yet sealed, but the lid is quickly closing. After Bendigo Pioneers’ upset of Oakleigh Chargers last weekend, the Pioneers and to a lesser extent the Western Jets, still have a chance of making the eight. But for the Pioneers, their finals hopes lie with the Northern […]
The run home: Four rounds to go
AFL Draft Central’s Peter Williams looks at the run home for finals, with the eight teams seemingly comfortable at this stage, but there is still much to play for in the final month of TAC Cup. 1st: Geelong Falcons (11-2) 142 per cent, 44 points The run home: Gippsland Power (A), Eastern Ranges (A), Calder […]
Weekend That Was – Round 13
NAILBITERS, comebacks and finals-shaping results all featured in round 13 of the TAC Cup. In the first game of the round, Calder Cannons got up to all but lock in a finals place with a narrow five-point win. The Cannons had to survive a scare from the Northern Knights however, leading by 25 points at […]
Mid-table finals race about to heat up
FIVE does not go into three. It may seem like simple mathematics, but that is what confronts sides battling it out for the sixth to eighth spots on the TAC Cup ladder. With the top five all but locked away at least two wins ahead of sixth, the next five teams are within four points […]
TAC Cup preview: Round 11
TAC Cup club seasons are on the line in Round 11 of the competition, which sees a number of tantalising match-ups. Opening the round is the Gippsland Power hosting the Western Jets at Morwell, which has become a sacred home for the Power that has seen them play above and beyond what they might away […]
Weekend That Was – Round 10
LAST weekend was a challenging one for TAC Cup clubs as they relied on the next tier of players to stand up with many omissions due to Under 18s Championships. On a wild and windy day, Geelong Falcons reasserted themselves against a reborn North Ballarat Rebels. The Falcons were top-of-the-table taking on a Rebels side […]
Bottom agers grasp opportunity
With the Under 18 Championship getting underway last weekend, spots in the TAC Cup teas have come about. This means it is a great opportunity for some of the bottom agers to get some experience playing a TAC Cup before they may get some consistent game time next year. It was evident to see that […]
