2013 Draft Profile: Daniel McStay
Daniel McStay (Eastern Ranges) Height: 193 cm Weight: 83 kg Position: Defender/Midfielder Player comparison: Tyson Goldsack (Better disposal) Strengths: Athleticism, Disposal, Versatility Weaknesses: Strength Daniel McStay is a valuable prospect in the 2013 National Draft because unlike many players he has the ability to play as a key defender or a tall wingman, something very […]
TAC Cup: round 11 review
With the Under 18s Championships underway, many teams were missing a number of their best players and had to cope without them. Eastern Ranges couldn’t as they were smashed by a hungry Jets outfit to open the round. Murray Bushrangers and Gippsland Power both had solid wins despite missing a number of key players while […]
Humble Patolo seeks giant improvement
At 197cm and 98 kgs, Agape Patolo’s presence on the field is undeniable, but the Dandenong Stingrays ruck still feels he has a way to go before he is content with his on-field performance. Having been sidelined for around a month due to a torn calf muscle, Patolo returned to the Stingrays side on Sunday […]
TAC Cup: round ten review
The tenth round of the TAC Cup produced many interesting and close games as the Northern Knights defeated the Sandringham Dragons by eight points in the opening match. If that match wasn’t close enough, the Rebels knocked off the Pioneers by a goal and the Falcons managed to hold on by three points against a […]
Eastern Ranges conquer premiership favourites
It was a game that pitted the two best, albeit understrength teams against each other that was expected to be a beauty. Geelong, arguably the powerhouse team of this year’s TAC Cup competition and at home at Simmonds Stadium was facing off against the second placed Eastern Ranges, missing its two key players, spearhead Tom […]
TAC Cup: round nine review
The TAC Cup passed the halfway mark last weekend as plenty of upsets featured in round nine. The Western Jets kicked off the weekend with a narrow win over the Northern Knights; the Bendigo Pioneers, Murray Bushrangers and Gippsland Power all recorded wins while Eastern Ranges belted the previously undefeated Geelong Falcons in a shock […]
TAC Cup: round eight review
The halfway mark of the TAC Cup season passed over the weekend with a number of teams surprising across the state. The Western Jets pumped the Murray Bushrangers in Wangaratta; the Cannons, Power and Eastern Ranges all had victories in terrible conditions against the Stingrays, Knights and Pioneers respectively; the Falcons powered on by smashing […]
2013 Draft Profile: Tom Boyd
Tom Boyd (Eastern Ranges) Height: 199 cm Weight: 102 kg Player Comparison: Josh Kennedy/Matthew Kreuzer in full flight. Style: Jonathan Brown Strengths: Marking, Agility and Kicking. Weaknesses: Mentality when being niggled Tom Boyd is a mountain of a man at 199 cm and 102 kg who is a huge focal point for Eastern Ranges. But […]
TAC Cup: round seven review
The TAC Cup is almost halfway through the season with still plenty of surprises occurring. Tasmania pulled off a surprise win in terrible conditions against the Western Jets while in the second game, the Geelong Falcons managed to continue their unbeaten streak to see off the Calder Cannons. In other matches, Sandringham belted Oakleigh, Eastern […]
Future stars impress in Victorian trials
(Photo: Nathan Freeman evades a tackler – Rising Stars Head Photographer Christian Hartung) With the first round of the Under 18s Championships beginning in a fortnight, the Victorian sides had a couple of scratch matches for their squads to dust off the cobwebs and begin getting players from across the twelve TAC Cup clubs used […]
