Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 15 Country
WE braved the chilly weather at Ballarat to take notes on some of the top performers in the Country Triple Header, while tomorrow we will post those top performers from today’s Metro Triple Header. The players were focused on either have received a state combine invitation, represented Vic Country or played in the Under 17 […]
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, […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 15
THE final countdown is on as the TAC Cup enters its penultimate round of the season in 2018. With school football over the likes of Oakleigh Chargers and Sandringham Dragons can return to full strength, while Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels and Calder Cannons are affected by the Herald Sun Shield Senior Boys Grand Final […]
The run home: Dandenong Stingrays
DANDENONG Stingrays are without a doubt the premiership favourites and benchmark team of the competition. With just the one loss – a narrow defeat at the hands of Oakleigh Chargers – the Stingrays have the strongest attack and stingiest defence, and a massive 17 players who will test at various combines in October. They have […]
APS eyes off eight straight as AGSV looks to break drought
IT is a rivalry stretching into its nineteenth year, but everything will be on the line for the football match between the Associated Public Schools (APS) and Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV) at Trinity College on Saturday. The game kicks off at 12.30pm in Bulleen, with plenty of TAC Cup talent on show. The […]
Draft Central Power Rankings: August 2018
IN one of the most recognisable draft crops in some time, the 2018 AFL National Draft is heating up to be one of the most talked about in the lead-up with so many tall and small prospects who are already looking like genuine AFL stars. As with last year, on the first Monday of the […]
Eighty invited to National AFL Draft Combine
VIC Metro has dominated the nominations for the National AFL Draft Combine with more than one third of the invitees coming from Metro, and more than half from Victoria. South Australia’s title-winning side has the next most with 13, including mature-ager Shane McAdam. Sturt’s McAdam is one of two mature agers to be invited to the combine, […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 12b
TO complete Round 12, the remaining six teams take to country grounds, with matches in Dandenong, Shepparton and Morwell. DANDENONG STINGRAYS v. BENDIGO PIONEERS Round 12 – Saturday, July 21, 1pmShepley Oval, Dandenong Two sides which bookend the TAC Cup ladder go head-to-head at Shepley Oval in the only Saturday game. The Dandenong Stingrays have an […]
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 […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 12
THERE were some low-scoring contests in Round 12, as well as some big final scores for some teams in a weekend littered with heavy rain, and we took down notes at the four Saturday games. The Gippsland Power/Murray Bushrangers notes will come tomorrow. Sandringham Dragons vs. Northern Knights By Owen Leonard and Scott Dougan Sandringham […]