TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 13
ROUND Thirteen of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend, with teams at full strength after Vic Metro and Vic Country players returned from Under 18 Championships commitments. We had scouts watching four of the games – read their notes below. Dandenong Stingrays vs. Northern Knights (Brandon Hutchinson) Dandenong Stingrays: #9 Luke Davies-Uniacke – Coming […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 10
ROUND Ten of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend and we had scouts watching four of the games. Round 10 is the start of the three week TAC Cup ‘Futures Rounds’ which will see teams play a minimum of 11 bottom-aged players. Read their scouting notes below: Eastern Ranges vs. Western Jets (Matt Balmer) Eastern […]
Relaxed Reed revels in Rebels role
PLAYING his role for the team and seeing where it takes him is all Greater Western Victoria Rebels’ onballer Trent Reed is concerned about this season. While others might be weighed down by the pressure of playing in the TAC Cup and juggling football with studies, Reed is happy to just focus on performing week […]
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 […]
Inside presence for Vic Country U18 squad
BIG bodied inside midfielders will headline the top-end talent in the 2017 Victoria Country squad at the National AFL Under 18s Championships. The team is filled with some of the draft crop’s top inside midfielders led by Dandenong Stingrays’ Luke Davies-Uniacke who will be in the battle for the number one draft pick at the end […]
U18 trial Vic Country/Vic Metro/Allies scouting notes
It was a cold and wet finish to a mostly sunny day at Ikon Park today – hosting Vic Country v Allies and Vic Metro v Allies final trial games in the lead up to the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships. Both Victorian teams were severely understrengthed with a majority of their ‘best 22’ being left […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 8
ROUND Eight of the TAC Cup continued over the weekend and we had scouts watching two of the games. Read their scouting notes below: Sandringham Dragons vs. Greater Western Victoria Rebels (Matt Balmer) Sandringham Dragons: #3 Lucas Barrett – Started at the centre bounce and played a strong role through the midfield. Has a long left foot kick and zips around […]
Weekend That Was – Round 6
A STERLING victory by Bendigo Pioneers over Sandringham Dragons has helped the Pioneers move within percentage of a top eight spot. Bendigo led throughout the game, but it was a six goals to three third term which saw the Pioneers move 19 points clear, before holding on in a dour final term to win 11.13 […]
TAC Cup Player of the Round: Jordan Johnston
GREATER Western Victoria Rebels excitement machine Jordan Johnston came of age on the weekend with an ultra-impressive six-goal haul to help his side to a 53-point victory over the Calder Cannons, earning him the AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Player of the Round. Johnston racked up 17 disposals (nine contested), of which 88 per cent […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 5
ROUND Four of the TAC Cup continued over the weekend and we had scouts watching four of the games over the weekend. Read their scouting notes below: Eastern Ranges vs. Greater Western Victoria Rebels (Peter Williams) Eastern Ranges: #2 Thomas North – Worked hard all day around the ground, found plenty of the football and showed good agility. Notched up the clearances and was […]
