State Leagues wrap: Youngsters press claims for senior call-ups
A BUNCH of up-and-coming talents pressed their claims for senior selection across the state leagues this past weekend, with finals time drawing closer in the top tier. The West Australian Football League (WAFL) made its return after a week away due to lockdown, while it was business as usual around the nation with just over […]
TAC Cup review: Round 14
Dandenong Stingrays 12.15 (87) defeated Bendigo Pioneers 2.10 (22) Dandenong goals: L.Williams 4, T.Joyce 4, D.Kempster, J.Holden, A.Wilson, J.Weitering Bendigo goals: C.Oliver, J.Ryan Dandenong best: L.Williams, A.Wilson, S.Geurts, B.Mullane, D.Kempster, M.White Bendigo best: L.Barrett, J.Ryan, J.Brain, B.Evans, T.Cole, M.Chisari Round 14 of the 2014 TAC Cup season opened with the battle between cellar-dwellers Bendigo and […]
Alex Takle’s Phantom Draft
1. Brisbane Lions – Peter Wright (Calder Cannons) Height: 203 cm Weight: 103 kg Player comparison: Matthew Kreuzer Peter Wright is a huge young man who is a genuinely good footballer. He may not have the explosiveness and ability to rip a game apart like Tom Boyd last year, but he is a strong marking […]
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 […]
The five gamebreakers you must keep an eye on
There is one simple fact about the 2013 draft – you cannot deny the amount of dangerous players who were taken. Players with explosive skills who change the game instantly were almost common in last year’s draft class. Ben Lennon, Jay Kennedy-Harris and Mitch Honeychurch are the type that come to mind. In 2014, the […]
