Draft Central launches for 2019
WELCOME to 2019, and while the year is still young, the Draft Central coverage is ready to get rolling ahead of the AFL Women’s competition next month. In 2018 we saw our first two-day draft, an inaugural premiership for Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, and Geelong Falcons take home the first TAC Cup Girls […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
GRAND Finalists were decided, premierships determined, and controversy reigned supreme in a highly memorable weekend of football. TAC Cup Grand Finalists determined Given the results from the week before, it was no surprise to see Dandenong Stingrays and Oakleigh Chargers emerge as the two grand finalists for 2018. The Stingrays belted the Greater Western Victoria […]
Weekend Previews: TAC Cup – Preliminary finals
WE are down to the final four TAC Cup sides for season 2018, with Dandenong Stingrays taking on Sandringham Dragons, and Gippsland Power facing Oakleigh Chargers to determine the two, 2018 Grand Finalists. DANDENONG STINGRAYS v. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS Preliminary Finals – Saturday, September 15, 11.30am Ikon Park, Carlton North Last week: In the first of […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
INDIVIDUAL and team success, and some emotional moments highlighted what was a huge round of finals football, both on and off the field. Two Seagulls and a Tiger taste success It was the Victorian Football League (VFL)’s night of nights, and it had a definitive Williamstown flavour. Former Murray Bushrangers midfielder, now Seagull, Michael Gibbons […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Wildcard Round
FOUR teams advanced through to the finals in the Wildcard Round and our writers were on hand to take notes on how some of the combine invitees and Under 17 Futures players went in the knockout weekend. Calder Cannons vs. Geelong Falcons By: Peter Williams Calder: #5 Curtis Taylor Started the game really strongly and […]
Consistent Connor continues to make the most of his TAC Cup journey
WHEN he missed out on getting the call-up to Vic Metro, Connor Thar was admittedly “pretty shattered”. But instead of worry about the things outside of his control, Thar buckled down in the TAC Cup and became the most prominent ball winner in the competition. The Western Jets midfielder has racked up 412 disposals at […]
Falcons, Cannons to open TAC Cup Wild Card Round
THREE of the sides that graced MARS Stadium will run out there again with an identical match-up between the Calder Cannons and Geelong Falcons to headline the beginning of the brand new Wild Card Round which takes place over Saturday and Sunday ahead of the Morrish Medal presentation on Sunday night. The Wild Card Round […]
Last stanza: TAC Cup final round permutations
EVERYONE loves grabbing the calculator and working out the possible outcomes from final round clashes, so we take a look at the TAC Cup and how each team shapes up with a game to go. We look at the best and worst possible results, as well as the likely result if all the higher ranked […]
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, […]
The run home: Western Jets
WESTERN Jets have had an up-and-down season to date, but still loom as a dark horse in the finals series. They sit sixth, and while they would need both Murray Bushrangers and Oakleigh Chargers to lose both games to finish top four, they have enough about them to secure a top six spot and play […]
