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 […]
The run home: Four rounds to go
AFL Draft Central’s Peter Williams looks at the run home for finals, with the eight teams seemingly comfortable at this stage, but there is still much to play for in the final month of TAC Cup. 1st: Geelong Falcons (11-2) 142 per cent, 44 points The run home: Gippsland Power (A), Eastern Ranges (A), Calder […]
Weekend That Was – Round 13
NAILBITERS, comebacks and finals-shaping results all featured in round 13 of the TAC Cup. In the first game of the round, Calder Cannons got up to all but lock in a finals place with a narrow five-point win. The Cannons had to survive a scare from the Northern Knights however, leading by 25 points at […]
Mid-table finals race about to heat up
FIVE does not go into three. It may seem like simple mathematics, but that is what confronts sides battling it out for the sixth to eighth spots on the TAC Cup ladder. With the top five all but locked away at least two wins ahead of sixth, the next five teams are within four points […]
TAC Cup preview: Round 11
TAC Cup club seasons are on the line in Round 11 of the competition, which sees a number of tantalising match-ups. Opening the round is the Gippsland Power hosting the Western Jets at Morwell, which has become a sacred home for the Power that has seen them play above and beyond what they might away […]
Weekend That Was – Round 10
LAST weekend was a challenging one for TAC Cup clubs as they relied on the next tier of players to stand up with many omissions due to Under 18s Championships. On a wild and windy day, Geelong Falcons reasserted themselves against a reborn North Ballarat Rebels. The Falcons were top-of-the-table taking on a Rebels side […]
Weekend That Was – Round 9
WET, COLD and MUDDY were three words that summed up Round 9 of the TAC Cup. With the weather struggling to hit the teens and constant rain, it made it the first weekend where no team hit 100 points. In the opening game of the ground, an undermanned Sandringham Dragons accounted for the Eastern Ranges […]
Weekend That Was – Round 7
THRILLING finishes and blowouts were among the highlights of Round 7 in the TAC Cup. Under lights on Friday night, Geelong Falcons easily accounted for Calder Cannons running away with a 86-point win. In the battle of the tall forwards, Falcon Brett Blair nailed six majors while Calder’s Karl Brown was kept goalless. Blair now finds […]
Looking Ahead – Round 7
ANOTHER BIG weekend of TAC Cup footy once again kicks off under lights at Simonds Stadium. While the Division Two Championships take place in Tasmania on Saturday, the remaining TAC Cup teams (bar Sandringham and Oakleigh whose Round 7 match took place in April) face off with four points up for grabs. Geelong Falcons take […]
Weekend That Was – Round 6
BELTINGS, upsets and amazing individual performances were among the highlights of Round 6 in the TAC Cup. In the Looking Ahead article, Dandenong Stingrays and Northern Knights was predicted to be the most one-sided contest of the round. It lived up to all expectations, with the Stingrays running away with it by 99 points. […]
