{"id":37251,"date":"2018-07-10T17:09:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T06:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afldraftcentral.com.au\/?p=37251"},"modified":"2018-07-10T17:10:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T06:10:53","slug":"weekend-wash-up-tac-cup-round-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2018\/07\/10\/weekend-wash-up-tac-cup-round-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend wash-up: TAC Cup – Round 11"},"content":{"rendered":"
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IN the first full round of TAC Cup action for a few rounds \u2013 Rounds 9 and 10 were split over two weeks \u2013 the Dandenong Stingrays picked up where they left off, while a number of other top eight teams pushed forward their premiership credentials with strong performances.<\/header>\n
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Calder Cannons 10.18 (78) defeated Western Jets 3.4 (22)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In typical RAMS Arena conditions, Calder acclimatised best to run out winners with a dominant second half display. With only four goals between the teams and a six-point advantage for the Cannons to half time, the home side poured it on with 8.10 to just 1.3 to run out the game. It was a contested armwrestle in the early stages, with the likes of\u00a0Mitch Podhajski<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Stefan Radovanovic<\/strong>\u00a0crashing in for their respective sides.<\/p>\n

With the game opening up,\u00a0Dylan Mott<\/strong>\u00a0found plenty of the ball to drive his side forward in an important role, with\u00a0Jake Riccardi<\/strong>\u00a0providing strong presence up forward but only managing four behinds for the match despite his dominance. Meanwhile, it was\u00a0Tye Browning<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Lachlan Sholl<\/strong>\u00a0who provided the class with the former contributing two classy goals, and the latter intercepting everything off half back. For the Jets, Radovanovic led from the front despite a quiet second half, and\u00a0Connor Thar<\/strong>\u00a0accumulated at his usual rate to run out a consistent game.<\/p>\n

The result had little effect on either side\u2019s standing, with Western still hanging on to their top four spot and Calder over a game safe in the top eight.<\/p>\n

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Oakleigh Chargers 13.14 (92) defeated Eastern Ranges 5.3 (33)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oakleigh Chargers kept within striking distance of the top four with a domiant win over Eastern Ranges. With the conditions seeming to favour one end of the ground, the home side charged out to a 40-point lead at the first change, keeping their opponents scoreless.<\/p>\n

The Ranges fought back to win the second term, but normal proceedings resumed in the third as Oakleigh again kept the Ranges scoreless while adding another five goals to their tally. Not to be discouraged, Eastern went on to win the last quarter, too, with three goals to one bringing the final margin to 59 points.<\/p>\n

For Oakleigh,\u00a0Dylan Williams<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jake Gasper<\/strong>\u00a0bagged three goals each, while\u00a0Charlie Whitehead<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Matthew Warren<\/strong>\u00a0slotted two apiece to be named in the best.\u00a0Trent Bianco<\/strong>\u00a0was also solid with 25 disposals, five marks and six tackles. Meanwhile for Ranges,\u00a0Xavier Fry\u00a0<\/strong>found it 27 times and\u00a0Cooper Leon<\/strong>\u00a0used his 26 disposals well.<\/p>\n

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Dandenong Stingrays 17.13 (115) defeated Geelong Falcons 5.7 (37)<\/strong><\/p>\n

By: Brandon Hutchinson<\/em><\/p>\n

Conditions were set to be much worse at Shepley Oval on Saturday, so the boys should count themselves lucky they were not swimming through mud. The day brought a chill and a bit of wind, but nothing that\u2019d keep Dandenong from dominating the game as they\u2019re so used to doing this season. By the main break, the Falcons were only down by 15 points, but after the final siren, that margin lifted to 78.<\/p>\n

The Dandenong boys were playing at their usual best with a good spread of them having an impact.\u00a0Toby Bedford<\/strong>dominated atop the hard ball and showed great, composed footy alongside\u00a0Will Hamill<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Finlay Bayne<\/strong>\u00a0coming up the guts of the ground.\u00a0Sam De Koning<\/strong>\u00a0threw himself on a lot of the loose ball out of the back half, with\u00a0Riley Bowman<\/strong>\u00a0(four goals) dominating on the goal front on the opposing end.<\/p>\n

The Falcons had their work cut out for them against an aggressive Stingrays side.\u00a0Connor Idun<\/strong>\u00a0remained composed and dominant despite the game getting away from them.\u00a0Nicholas Conway<\/strong>\u00a0worked hard in the ruck all day, winning many of the taps, and\u00a0Blake Schlensog<\/strong>\u00a0lifted well in the final quarter. Though it was\u00a0Dane Hollenkamp<\/strong>\u00a0who rose above at full-back, locking down his opponent and delivering another solid performance.<\/p>\n

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Sandringham Dragons 8.18 (66) defeated Northern Knights 5.9 (39)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sandringham kept a fighting Northern Knights outfit at bay with a 27-point win at Trevor Barker Oval. The visitors started well to hold a slender lead at the first break, but were kept scoreless in the second quarter. Despite being wasteful in front of goal, Sandringham\u2019s 2.7 was enough to have them hold a two-goal lead at the main break.<\/p>\n

The Dragons were most productive in the third term with a further three goals to the Knights\u2019 one, and ended up coming home strongly to comfortably win by over four goals. Both sides had two players kick two goals each, with\u00a0Hugo Ralphsmith<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Josh D\u2019Intinosante<\/strong>\u00a0named in the best for their respective sides out of them.<\/p>\n

Harry Houlahan<\/strong>\u00a0was arguably best afield through the middle with 25 disposals, five marks, seven tackles and a goal, and was accompanied by Vic Metro representative\u00a0Alastair Richards<\/strong>, who amassed 22 disposals, 18 handball receives and four tackles.\u00a0Liam Stocker<\/strong>\u00a0rounded out the midfield magic with 24 disposals, four marks and five tackles as he continues his bolt towards the first round.<\/p>\n

For the Knights,\u00a0Adam Carafa<\/strong>\u00a0was again instrumental in the middle with 24 disposals and six tackles, while\u00a0Sunny Brazier<\/strong>\u00a0continued his goal scoring form with two from 17 disposals and six marks. Others to contribute were\u00a0Justin McInerney<\/strong>\u00a0(14 disposals, five marks, four tackles) and\u00a0Oscar White<\/strong>\u00a0(nine disposals, three marks, seven tackles).<\/p>\n

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Gippsland Power 9.16 (70) defeated Murray Bushrangers 3.7 (25)<\/strong><\/p>\n

By: Craig Byrnes<\/em><\/p>\n

In wet, windy, cold and mostly miserable conditions at Morwell, a dominant Gippsland Power overcame fellow top four hopeful the Murray Bushrangers to climb to second position on the ladder.<\/p>\n

Kicking with the aid of a breeze favouring the right hand pocket at the northern end, Power jumped to a 28-point lead at quarter time and never looked threatened throughout the encounter. As Gippsland dominated forward territory with a\u00a0 plus29 inside 50 differential for the day, Murray couldn\u2019t register a goal until the three minute mark of the third term as the home side ran away to a 45 point victory.<\/p>\n

With a rare opportunity to represent Gippsland before returning to Geelong Grammar,\u00a0Caleb Serong<\/strong>\u00a0made the most of it collecting 23 disposals, five clearances and two brilliant goals. He was well supported in an even team performance by\u00a0Austin Hodge<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Riley Baldi<\/strong>\u00a0who won 20 disposals each, while\u00a0Irving Mosquito<\/strong>\u00a0created an early spark with two first quarter goals and\u00a0Harold Hood<\/strong>\u00a0caught the eye on debut with 16 touches.<\/p>\n

The Bushrangers didn\u2019t have too many four quarter performers, but a 26 disposal outing from bottom age prospect\u00a0Lachlan Ash<\/strong>\u00a0was the clear standout in defence.\u00a0Ely Smith<\/strong>\u00a0continued his purple patch of form with 30 disposals and eight clearances,\u00a0Kyle Clarke<\/strong>\u00a0fought all day to win the ball 21 times, while\u00a0Jimmy Boyer<\/strong>\u00a0showed glimpses throughout to gather 26 disposals on a difficult day.<\/p>\n

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Bendigo Pioneers 9.4 (58) defeated by Greater Western Victoria Rebels 12.11 (83)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlie Wilson<\/strong>\u00a0starred with six goals to help Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels to a 25-point victory over Bendigo. The Pioneers shot out of the blocks, taking advantage of the scoring end with four straight goals to GWV\u2019s 2.2 to hold a 10-point lead at quarter time. The Rebels soon clicked into gear though, with Wilson slamming home four of their five second term goals to see them in to the main break with a 16-point buffer \u2013 a four goal turnaround. With another four goals conceded, the Pios were all but shut out in the third term and their slight advantage in the final quarter was too little, too late.<\/p>\n

With Wilson taking best-on honours,\u00a0Elliot Lamb<\/strong>\u00a0was the next best with his 30 disposals, four marks and three tackles. Vic Country gun\u00a0Thomas Berry\u00a0<\/strong>had it 25 times, while laying five tackles, and\u00a0Matty Lloyd<\/strong>\u00a0provided a good foil with 25 touches and seven marks across half back.<\/p>\n

The hosts were led well by\u00a0Jacob Atley<\/strong>, who had 19 disposals, nine marks and three tackles alongside\u00a0Hunter Lawrence<\/strong>\u2019s 22 disposal, five mark and three goal effort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n