Under 18 National Championships player rankings
The championships are over for another year and we witnessed another great series of matches, with some fantastic talent showing what they could do on the big stage. To analyse who the best performers were over the course of the carnival, I have applied my power rankings formula to every player after every game to […]
Vic Country vs. Vic Metro: Game notes
A change in venue didn’t seem to deter the hundreds of on-lookers down at Sandringham’s Trevor Barker Oval for the first game of the national championships between heavyweights Vic Country and Vic Metro. On a stellar 20-degree day, the beach oval was its usual windy self, but conditions were near on perfect to showcase 44 of […]
2013 Draft Profile: Jack Leslie
Jack Leslie (Gippsland Power) Height: 198cm Weight: 87kg Position: Ruck Player Comparison: Dean Cox Strengths: Pace, marking, disposal Weaknesses: Coordination (below knees), Goal kicking Jack Leslie’s invite to the draft combine topped off a terrific 2013 for the 198 centimetre Gippsland Power ruckman. Impressive performances in the TAC Cup saw him picked in Vic Country’s […]
2013 Draft Profile: Zac Jones
Zac Jones (Dandenong Stingrays) Height: 181 cm Weight: 74 kg Position: Small Defender Player comparison: Alan Toovey (Better foot skills), Michael Hibberd (quicker) Strengths: Hardness, Speed, Overhead strength Weaknesses: Endurance (should he eventually move to midfield) Zac Jones is a neat little package who really stood up during the Under 18s Championships winning the Most […]
2013 Draft Profile: Billy Hartung
Billy Hartung (Dandenong Stingrays) Height: 176 cm Weight: 71 kg Position: Midfielder/small forward Player comparison: Dane Swan Strengths: Speed, endurance, goal sense, ball getting Weaknesses: Contested ball, attitude Billy Hartung is arguably the most offensive player in this year’s draft. His hurt factor is as high as anyone’s and he has so many ways to […]
Vic Country Under 18s Championships review
Vic Country 6.9 (45) defeated by South Australia 11.13 (79) GOALS: McCartney (2), Willsmore (2), Saunders, McCartin BEST: Hartung, Fort, Gardiner, Holman, Jones, Herbert South Australia were just a class above Vic Country, as Country fell to their first defeat of the Championships. Missing the run of Lewis Taylor through suspension, the Country midfield just couldn’t […]
Under 18s Championships: Victorian preview
Vic Country: B: Isaiah Miller (Bendigo) – Fraser Fort (Geelong) – Zak Jones (Dandenong) HB: Nathan Drummond (Murray) – Darcy Gardiner (Geelong) – Josh Pickess (Dandeong) C: Nic Bourke (Geelong) – James Tsitas (Geelong) – Jaden McGrath (Bendigo) HF: Lewis Taylor (Geelong) – Patrick McCartin (Geelong) – Josh Scott (Gippsland) F: Alex Saunders (Gippsland) – […]
Under 18s Championships: round one review
NORTHERN TERRITORY vs. VIC COUNTRY Victoria Country was hungry to make a statement in the first round of the AFL Under 18 Championships as they faced the Northern Territory Thunder in Darwin. It didn’t take Vic Country long to get into the match as they kicked a goal in the first minute. The Northern Territory […]
Jacob Chisari leads list of puzzling Vic Country omissions
Every year the All-Australian team is critiqued by both the media and the fans. At TAC Cup level, this is no different for the Victorian Under 18 squads. Unlike the 40-man All-Australian squad at AFL level, there are two squads representing Victoria: Vic Metro and Vic Country. Each squad is comprised of players from six […]
TAC Cup: round seven review
The TAC Cup is almost halfway through the season with still plenty of surprises occurring. Tasmania pulled off a surprise win in terrible conditions against the Western Jets while in the second game, the Geelong Falcons managed to continue their unbeaten streak to see off the Calder Cannons. In other matches, Sandringham belted Oakleigh, Eastern […]
