Luke McAlister’s Phantom Draft
Pick 1 – St Kilda: Christian Petracca (Vic Metro, balanced midfielder/general forward) 186 cm, 92 kg, 4/1/96 Range: Top 5 Comparison: Dustin Martin Going into 2014 there were question marks over Petracca and he’s answered them emphatically, doing everything he possibly could have to prove that he will be a high level AFL midfielder. He […]
Drilled Country too slick for lacklustre Metro
With the sun shining bright on a picture perfect Simonds Stadium, all looked set for a classic battle in division one of NAB AFL Under-18 Championships between arch-rivals Vic Metro and Vic Country on Sunday morning. Coming off a winless campaign against Metro in the 2013 Championships, Country had a point to prove, and prove […]
National Championships round three: Vic Metro vs Vic Country Game Notes
After the game was switched from Visy Park to Simonds Stadium earlier in the week, conditions couldn’t have been more perfect at Simonds Stadium with the sun shining and little to no wind to speak of for Round three of the 2014 NAB AFL National Championships. Metro came into the game without Peter Wright , Angus Brayshaw and […]
AIS young guns up for VFL challenge
As each year begins, a new wave of up-and-coming talent head to the biggest stage of all, the MCG. It casts the hopefuls of the AFL’s future into a momentary spotlight, previewing the best of the Under 18s around Australia against Collingwood’s VFL side. The AIS Academy will showcase their 2014 talent tonight as a […]
TAC Cup: Metro round one review
Sandringham Dragons 14.8 (92) defeated Eastern Ranges 11.11 (77) GOALS: Sandringham Dragons: Dear 3, Spencer 3, Vicker0s-Willis, Brayshaw, Barker, Clayton, Maynard, Langdon, Grace, Gogis. Eastern Ranges: Traynor 4, Petracca 3, Wilson 2, Sheridan-Ferrie, Weideman. BEST: Sandringham Dragons: Brayshaw, Wilkinson, Barker, Spencer, Vickers-Willis, Dear Eastern Ranges: Petracca, Kift, Nielson, Sheridan-Ferrie, Traynor, Wilson Sandringham overcame a slow start and […]
Eastern Ranges storm to 2013 TAC Cup premiership
Photo: Evette Johnson The TAC Cup Grand Final in 2012 was one of the great grand finals to ever be played in the premier under 18 competition, with Oakleigh prevailing over Gippsland by just the solitary point in ‘golden point’ extra time. The 2013 grand final was built up to be another close contest, with […]
Eastern Ranges conquer premiership favourites
It was a game that pitted the two best, albeit understrength teams against each other that was expected to be a beauty. Geelong, arguably the powerhouse team of this year’s TAC Cup competition and at home at Simmonds Stadium was facing off against the second placed Eastern Ranges, missing its two key players, spearhead Tom […]
Future stars light up Visy Park
Photo: Bendigo’s Jordan Mangan flies for a mark against the Northern Knights (BFGN Head Photographer Christian Hartung) The Victorian squads for the Under 18’s championships are beginning to firm as over 120 players from the twelve competing TAC Cup teams took part in an Intra Club match for their respective club. For those players from […]
Age no barrier for talented Dragons
The undefeated Sandringham Dragons are proving age is no barrier. The Dragons’ list boasts 32 players that aren’t eligible to be drafted until the 2014 National Draft; the youngest side in the competition. While they also have the largest playing list of 68, almost double that of the Gippsland Power; they have an impressive 47 […]
