TAC Cup finals preview: Sandringham Dragons vs. Murray Bushrangers
IT is that time of year again where the best sides take to the field and determine which TAC Cup clubs are contenders and which are pretenders. In the past years, the junior competition has seen the finals series take on the identical look to that of the AFL, but in 2017, the finals will […]
Pioneers rely on Knights in last gasp finals hope
THE top eight of the TAC Cup is not yet sealed, but the lid is quickly closing. After Bendigo Pioneers’ upset of Oakleigh Chargers last weekend, the Pioneers and to a lesser extent the Western Jets, still have a chance of making the eight. But for the Pioneers, their finals hopes lie with the Northern […]
TAC Cup week two finals preview: Geelong Falcons vs Eastern Ranges
In the second semi final on Sunday, the Geelong Falcons take on the Eastern Ranges for the right to take on the Dandenong Stingrays in the preliminary final. In the opening round of the finals, the Geelong Falcons gave up a commanding six-goal lead to go down to the North Ballarat Rebels, while Eastern Ranges cruised past a […]
TAC Cup preview: Round four
Geelong Falcons vs Gippsland Power Both the Falcons and Power have shown signs of being up there at the end of the season with critical wins over fellow country teams, North Ballarat Rebels and Dandenong Stingrays respectively. Last week both suffered losses against the Stingrays and Murray Bushrangers, but will be keen to bounce back […]
TAC Cup preview: Round three
Last week, the TAC Cup threw up a few surprises, a great contest and a one-sided result to leave the premiership contenders up in the air. Eastern’s forward thrusts were overpowered by Oakleigh’s defence, while Calder joined Oakleigh as the only undefeated metro teams. The first time we saw the country teams last week, it […]
TAC Cup Grand Final preview: Calder Cannons vs Oakleigh Chargers
It is rather fitting the two remaining teams left in the TAC Cup competition are the top two teams from the home and away season. In a finals series that mirrored the AFL one, both third and fourth placed sides bombed out in straight sets, but their two conquerors couldn’t make it three wins in […]
TAC Cup: Ultimate Grand Final preview
After 17 rounds, three weeks of finals and an immense amount of blood, sweat and tears; the final frontier is upon us with the TAC Cup Grand Final taking place at Etihad Stadium. The two competing teams met three weeks ago with the third-placed Dandenong Stingrays upsetting the second-placed Eastern Ranges in a tenacious game […]
TAC Cup Finals Week 1: Geelong Falcons vs. Calder Cannons preview
Qualifying Final 1: GEELONG FALCONS vs. CALDER CANNONS Saturday August 31st Visy Park 2:00 pm GEELONG: Position: 1st Win-loss ratio: 14-3 For: 1426 (3rd) Against: 948 (1st) Percentage: 150.42 Points: 56 TEAM SELECTION: FB: Darcy Gardiner – Jye Cross – Samuel Russell HB: Alex Hickey – Fraser Fort – Jacob Sharp C: Nic Bourke – […]
