TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 11
ROUND Eleven of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend, with TAC Cup ‘Futures Rounds’ continuing. We had scouts watching three of the games – read their notes below. Sandringham Dragons vs. Geelong Falcons (Matt Balmer) Sandringham Dragons: #2 Geordie Nagle – Won plenty of football in the defensive half of the ground, playing […]
Weekend That Was – Round 10
A COMBINED 78 disposals, 16 marks, 12 clearances, 16 inside 50s and two goals to Geelong Falcons pair James Worpel and Cassidy Parish sunk the Bendigo Pioneers to bounce back from the Falcons’ only loss of the season. The Falcons proved too good for the Pioneers, who were missing a number of key players due […]
TAC Cup Player of the Round: Xavier O’Halloran
STRONG inside midfielder Xavier O’Halloran was one of the Western Jets’ best players in their 33-point win over Eastern Ranges, earning him AFL Draft Central’s TAC Cup Player of the Round. O’Halloran collected 28 disposals (78 per cent efficiency), of which 15 were contested – Laid a round high 12 tackles, had eight clearances, six […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 10
ROUND Ten of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend and we had scouts watching four of the games. Round 10 is the start of the three week TAC Cup ‘Futures Rounds’ which will see teams play a minimum of 11 bottom-aged players. Read their scouting notes below: Eastern Ranges vs. Western Jets (Matt Balmer) Eastern […]
Relaxed Reed revels in Rebels role
PLAYING his role for the team and seeing where it takes him is all Greater Western Victoria Rebels’ onballer Trent Reed is concerned about this season. While others might be weighed down by the pressure of playing in the TAC Cup and juggling football with studies, Reed is happy to just focus on performing week […]
Life of a Footballer: Chloe Molloy
Life of a footballer is a personal insight by Calder Cannons and Diamond Creek footballer Chloe Molloy. The Life of a Footballer series follows on from last year’s edition which saw Bendigo Pioneers’ midfielder Jamieson Sheahan provide us insights into the inner workings of a TAC Cup club. In 2017, Chloe Molloy has joined the AFL […]
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 […]
TAC Cup Player of the Round: Callum Porter
TOUGH inside midfielder Callum Porter was the clear best on ground in Gippsland Power’s thrilling five-point win over Geelong Falcons, earning him AFL Draft Central’s TAC Cup Player of the Round. Porter amassed 36 disposals (66 per cent efficiency), of which 23 were kicks, including seven long effective kicks. Along with his leather poisoning, he […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 9
ROUND Nine of the TAC Cup continued over the weekend and we had scouts watching five of the games. Read their scouting notes below: Sandringham Dragons vs. Eastern Ranges Sandringham Dragons: #2 Geordie Nagle – Arguably the Dragons’ best in the hard fought loss. Nagle played a good role in the back pocket and used the ball well. Is trusted […]
Weekend That Was – Round 8
A MATCH-WINNING goal from Harry Benson saved the Geelong Falcons from dropping their first game of the season in what could have been the upset of the season to date. The Falcons were playing bottom-of-the-table Calder Cannons in what was predicted to be anything but close. But to the Cannons’ credit they stood up and […]
