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Weekend wash-up: NAB League Boys – Round 2

AN HISTORIC weekend of Under 18 football saw the northern academies debut in the NAB League, while competition new-comers Tasmania also participated after a Round 1 bye. With a couple of close games and boil-overs, this round of nine games certainly delivered on the hype. SYDNEY SWANS ACADEMY 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.11 | 7.14 […]

Weekend preview: NAB League Boys – Round 1

TOMORROW marks the start of a new era in Victorian Under 18 Boys football, with the brand new NAB League Boys competition kicking off. A standalone game at MARS Stadium begins the first round, before a spread of matches across Victoria on Sunday will provide plenty of highlights for the 2019 draft crop.   GREATER […]

NAB League season preview: Oakleigh Chargers

HAVING narrowly missed out on a flag last year, Oakleigh Chargers are preparing to launch another assault in 2019 with a number of top-end talents on the list. They have changed Talent Managers with Jy Bond crossing from Western Jets to rejoin the club he played for, replacing Craig Notman who has headed up the […]

Scouting notes: Under 17 All Stars

ON AFL Grand Final Day, some of the top prospects for the 2019 National AFL Draft strutted their stuff on the biggest stage. Split in two sides named after AFL champions, Jimmy Bartel and Nick Riewoldt, there were a number of impressive performances throughout the 22-minute quarters. Team Bartel:  #2 Caleb Serong The tough Gippsland Power midfielder was unlucky […]

Scouting notes: 2018 TAC Cup Grand Final

WE witnessed one of the all-time great Grand Finals on the weekend, with Dandenong Stingrays holding on by a goal against the Oakleigh Chargers at Ikon Park. Dandenong Stingrays: By: Peter Bonadio and Peter Williams #1 Sam Fletcher Ball magnet during the grand final always finds a way to get the footy in his hands. […]

Oakleigh charges into Grand Final with 93-point victory over Gippsland

OAKLEIGH Chargers have won their third consecutive game by 15 goals or more with a 93-point thrashing of second-placed Gippsland Power. The Chargers were all over the Power from start to finish and never realistically looked like losing. Their ball use in the wet was superb It was a sense of deja vu for the […]

Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 16

IN the final round of the TAC Cup season, we glanced over three games live and took notes on some of the combine invitees, bottom-agers who represented Victoria at the National Under 18 Championships, or those who played in the Under 17 Futures game. Sandringham Dragons vs. Dandenong Stingrays: By: James Goller Sandringham: #2 Alistair […]

Weekend Previews: TAC Cup – Round 15

TAC Cup football is back and with two rounds left, the end of the season is near. For the penultimate round of action there are some big guns back, while others head out to play the Herald Sun Shield Grand Final on the MCG tomorrow.   GIPPSLAND POWER v. MURRAY BUSHRANGERS Round 15 – Saturday, […]

Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 15

THE final countdown is on as the TAC Cup enters its penultimate round of the season in 2018. With school football over the likes of Oakleigh Chargers and Sandringham Dragons can return to full strength, while Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels and Calder Cannons are affected by the Herald Sun Shield Senior Boys Grand Final […]

The run home: Oakleigh Chargers

OAKLEIGH Chargers have been a premiership contender since the start of the season, and remain well in contention for a top four position. They face Sandringham Dragons this weekend, and a win would see them at least move within two points of both Sandringham and Murray Bushrangers on the TAC Cup table – the latter […]

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