Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 14
WITH three rounds left, and just one round with teams depleted due to school football, the race for top four is heating up with some interesting clashes this weekend, and plenty of changes at the selection table. EASTERN RANGES v. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS Round 14 – Saturday, August 4, 10.45amBox Hill City Oval, Box Hill In […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 13
ALL twelve teams return to TAC Cup action this round after a split round 12 saw teams divided up over two weekends. EASTERN RANGES v. GREATER WESTERN VICTORIA REBELS Round 13 – Saturday, July 28, 12pmBox Hill City Oval, Box Hill In the first game of the round, the Eastern Ranges host Greater Western Victoria (GWV) […]
Team of the Week: TAC Cup – Round 11
DANDENONG Stingrays’ big win over Geelong Falcons has seen them record a massive four players in the AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Team of the Week for Round 11. The Stingrays were the only side to record more than two players, with the other winners, as well as Murray Bushrangers and Northern Knights recording two […]
Weekend previews: TAC Cup – Round 11
WITH the Under 18 National Championships done and dusted, some important fixtures in the back end of the TAC Cup season will come to the fore as the race to the finals heats up. Over the coming weeks, a number of Vic Country, Vic Metro and Allies representatives will slot back into their respective sides […]
Weekend previews: TAC Cup – Round 9
THERE are five games this weekend in the TAC Cup, with Sandringham Dragons and Eastern Ranges having a weekend off ahead of their standalone clash on June 30 – during the school holidays. The five games throw up some interesting possibilities given ladder positions as we pass the halfway mark of the 2018 TAC Cup […]
Weekend previews: TAC Cup – Round 8
THERE are just the five games this weekend, with many TAC Cup clubs opting to rest players who had played all or most of the games so far this season to ensure they are fit for the National Championships which start next weekend. NORTHERN KNIGHTS v. EASTERN RANGES Round 8 – Saturday, June 2, 11:15am Preston […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 8
ALL ten TAC Cup clubs have thrown the magnets around at the selection table with a number of top prospects rested ahead of the National Under 18 Championships. For Murray Bushrangers and Oakleigh Chargers, they have to wait an extra week to play in a standalone game, but there are still five games for the […]
Tasmania officially claims title in Under 18 Academy Series
WHILE it was assured heading into the final round of Under 18 Academy Series matches, Tasmania put an exclamation mark on a perfect series by completing their unbeaten run across the five-game tournament. Led by state and competition Most Valuable Player (MVP) Tarryn Thomas, the Mariners were simply superb, achieving a feat which will no […]
Watch this space: Names to keep an eye on
AFTER the release of the first edition of our Power Rankings for the year on Monday, we have had a look at a handful of names of players that could make their way up the order by season’s end. For some, injury has halted their progression so far this season, while for others, they have […]
Scouting notes: Northern Territory vs. Sydney Swans Academy
IN the third round of the Under 18 Academy Series, we visited the Top End, where we witnessed the Sydney Swans Academy minus Nick Blakey, defeat the Northern Territory by 29 points. Here are some of the top players from the game in our scouting notes. NORTHERN TERRITORY 1.4 1.7 5.10 8.13 (61)SYDNEY SWANS […]