Weekend previews: National U18 Championships – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
SOME of Victoria’s top talent will run out onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground as a curtain raiser to the Carlton-Collingwood game on Sunday, when Vic Country takes on Vic Metro on the hallowed turf. Both sides have made quite a few changes, with Vic Country bringing in five debutants, while Vic Metro has two. Dandenong […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 10
IN the first of two Futures rounds, TAC Cup sides are able to play 24 players and show off mostly bottom-age talent in what is a round for recruiters to look to 2019 and beyond. There is still plenty of good top-age talent on show despite the Victorian sides facing off at the MCG, with […]
Scouting notes: Allies vs. Vic Country
THE National Under 18s Championships first round got underway yesterday, with Allies taking on Vic Country. We watched the game with Peter Williams and Michael Alvaro noting down the Allies players, while Ed Pascoe looked at the Vic Country players. Allies: #8 Baxter Norton – He plays as that pressure player who can slot into any position. He laid a number of […]
National U18 Championships preview: Vic Country
VIC Country head into the National Under 18 Championships hoping to improve on their result from last year which saw them win just one game out of the four – against the Allies. This time around Country have some genuine A-grade midfielders and rucks, and a fair bit of depth in the key position stakes. […]
Mid-Season Team of the Year: TAC Cup
SEVEN rounds down in the TAC Cup and during the week off, we at AFL Draft Central have come up with our TAC Cup Mid-Season Team of the Year, comprised of those players with the most nominations from AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Team of the Week‘s so far this season. Looking at the nominations, there […]
Fast finishing Allies topple Country as Metro hold on for victory
IN what is seen as an annual scratch match for the Allies and two Victorian sides, the double header at Ikon Park treated spectators to two close contests. The Allies came from the behind in game one to run over the top of Vic Country, while in the second game, Metro did enough to hold […]
Scouting notes: Vic Country vs. Allies
WE headed down to Ikon Park for the trial matches between the Allies and the two Victorian sides. In the first game, Vic Country took to the field and led most of the game until an inspired-Allies outfit overran them in the final term to claim the victory. Here are the notes taken by Peter […]
Vic Country Under 18s squad finalised
DANDENONG Stingrays’ hot start to the TAC Cup season has got even better with twelve Stingrays in the finalised Vic Country squad for the upcoming National Under 18 Championships. First round talents Bailey Williams, Riley Bowman and Mitch Riordan are all in the side, as is the speedy Zac Foot and Jai Nanscawen and top […]
Weekend previews: TAC Cup – Round 7
IN Round 7 of the TAC Cup, spectators can witness a Triple Header at RAMS Arena on Saturday, before a number of neck-and-neck contests on the Sunday at various metropolitan grounds. CALDER CANNONS v. NORTHERN KNIGHTS Round 7 – Saturday, May 19, 10amRAMS Arena, Craigieburn In the first game of the round, the sixth placed […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 6
IN Round 6 we battled the rain up at Craigieburn, and visited Preston City Oval and MARS Stadium for this round’s scouting notes. Here are some of the extended Victorian squad players who stood out. Northern Knights vs. Murray Bushrangers: By: Michael Alvaro Northern Knights: #3 Braedyn Gillard The skipper was once again one […]
