TAC Cup finals preview: Geelong Falcons vs. Dandenong Stingrays
AFTER a round of less than underwhelming finals – with the Eastern/Dandenong clash the exception – the top four teams remain in contention for the 2017 TAC Cup premiership. There is one thing for certain – a metropolitan team will face a country team in the grand final for the second consecutive year. In the […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 AFL Draft September Power Rankings
IN an AFL Draft Central feature, AFL Draft analyst Matt Balmer will rank and update his Power Rankings on the first Monday of every month. You can read Matt Balmer‘s August edition of his Power Rankings here: It’s finals time – one of the most crucial times in the recruiters diaries. Last night, Oakleigh Chargers’ Jack Higgins was […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 16
ROUND 16 of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend – with all teams at full strength following the conclusion of school football. We had scouts watching all six games, read their notes below. Northern Knights vs. Western Jets (Michael Alvaro) Northern Knights: #2 Mitchell Andrews – Put on the long sleeves in the second […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 AFL Draft August Power Rankings
IN an AFL Draft Central feature, AFL Draft analyst Matt Balmer will rank and update his Power Rankings on the first Monday of every month. You can read Matt Balmer‘s July edition of his Power Rankings here: Victorian school football is done and dusted for another year and in a fortnight the TAC Cup will be at full […]
Victorian cricketer headlines 2017 AFL Draft Combine invites
VICTORIAN Under 19 cricketer Nathan Murphy headlines the 83 players invited to take part in the 2017 AFL Draft Combine. Murphy has recently turned his focus to football, with the Brighton Grammar student booting 19 goals in the Victorian APS school boy competition as one of the more impressive medium talls in the competition. Murphy […]
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 […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 AFL Draft July Power Rankings
IN an AFL Draft Central feature, AFL Draft analyst Matt Balmer will rank and update his Power Rankings on the first Monday of every month (This update is conducted post the 2017 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships). You can read Matt Balmer‘s June edition of his Power Rankings here: The NAB AFL Under 18 Championships have come and […]
Scouting notes: Vic Country vs. Western Australia
WESTERN AUSTRALIA finished their NAB AFL Under 18 Championships in style, defeating Vic Country at Etihad Stadium on Friday. Led by bottom-agers Ian Hill and Jarrad Fazioli, Western Australia ran out winners by 29-points. VIC COUNTRY VS. WESTERN AUSTRALIA MATCH REPORT Matt Balmer’s scouting notes: Vic Country: #6 Aidan Quigley – Looked composed with ball […]
Scouting notes: Vic Metro vs. Vic Country
VIC METRO continued their undefeated start to the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships with a 22-point win over Vic Country on Saturday. Led by midfielders Charlie Constable and Cameron Rayner, as well as Richmond father-son prospect Patrick Naish, Vic Metro were too good for their rivals in front of a healthy crowd at Punt Road […]
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 […]
