Weekend Wash-up: TAC Cup – Round 1
IT was a big weekend in TAC Cup football to kick-off the season, with Western Jets winning under lights, while Oakleigh Chargers and Sandringham Dragons triumphed in pouring rain. An upset to Gippsland Power saw them topple Murray Bushrangers, while Bendigo Pioneers stunned the GWV Rebels with a huge final quarter comeback, and the Dandenong […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 1
THE 2018 TAC Cup season kicked-off with a bang with wet weather playing havoc with Saturday’s double header at Skybus Stadium. We had four scouts watching games over the weekend, read their notes below. Calder Cannons vs. Western Jets (Liam Connop & Josh Calvitto) Calder Cannons: #2 Rhylee West – West started at the centre bounces […]
TAC Cup weekend preview: Round 1
IT is back. The TAC Cup competition returns after a couple of fantastic weeks with the girls on centre stage. Now the boys join them to show the complete development pathway. The metropolitan sides face off against each other, while the country sides also clash in an action-packed weekend. Calder Cannons vs. Western Jets TWO […]
Editors predict tight year for TAC Cup teams
AFTER a long off-season, the TAC Cup boys are ready to follow their female counterparts in kicking off their 2018 campaigns this weekend. In what is predicted to be a super year for draft talent, there is no shortage of future AFL stars across the 12 TAC Cup clubs and we are excited to bring […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 1
THE WAIT is over. For the first time since September, the top TAC Cup athletes will take to the field in a brand new season where each team is on level pegging and stars are ready to shine. From the opening night tomorrow night through to Sunday’s clashes in Geelong and Richmond, there is sure […]
TAC Cup preview: Western Jets
DESPITE missing out on finals, 2017 proved to be an exciting year for the Jets as they saw their spearhead Cameron Rayner selected as pick one in the National Draft. While they possessed the most valuable player in last year’s draft pool, those following the club would have been equally keen on the players who would […]
Western Jets 2017 review
With the off-season now officially here for TAC Cup clubs, AFL Draft Central will go back and review what 2017 was like for each of the 12 clubs. We kick off the series with Bendigo Pioneers and will end with the Western Jets. Western Jets Finished: 10th Wins: 6 Losses: 12 Draws: 0 Percentage: 78 Points: 24 Players Drafted: […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 18
THE final round of the TAC Cup season was completed on the weekend – with the all important finals series kicking off at Victoria Park this Saturday. We had our scouts watching all six games in Round 18, read their notes below. GWV Rebels vs. Bendigo Pioneers (Peter Williams) GWV Rebels: #1 Dale Cox – Arguably […]
Scouting notes: Herald Sun Shield Grand Final
ST BERNARD’S College have won the Herald Sun Shield, with a 16-point victory over St Patrick’s College at Simonds Stadium on Wednesday. In appalling first half conditions, both teams could only muster a goal each – with the wet conditions making for a sloppy first half. The sun came out in the second half and […]
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 […]
