Elite teenagers pushed to the limit in grinding 39-week season
Elite talented youngsters are putting their bodies on the line for almost 40 matches a season at three different levels of competition. Many people are familiar with the TAC Cup and its National Championships in which players are picked to represent Vic Metro and Vic Country against other state under 18s sides. One competition that […]
2013 Draft Profile: Christian Salem
Christian Salem (Sandringham Dragons) Height: 182 cm Weight: 83 kg Position: Midfielder Player comparison: Scott Pendlebury/Dustin Martin Strengths: Disposal, Strength, Vision, Endurance Weaknesses: Consistency, Ball Getting Christian Salem is one of the most unique talents in the draft pool this year. He combines the rare ‘time and space’ quality that Scott Pendlebury possesses, while also […]
Christian Salem is all business
Christian Salem is all business- on and off the field. The Sandringham Dragon’s midfield dynamo might not be too sure what he wants to study next year, but something in business is an option he’s considering. Yet it’s the business he gets down to on the footy field that has made draft experts draw comparisons […]
Vic Metro Under 18s Championships review
Vic Metro 15.10 (100) defeated Western Australia 12.9 (81) Goals: Lennon (4), Boyd (3), Honeychurch (2), Maginness (2), Apeness, Curnow, Kennedy-Harris, Salem Best: Honeychurch, McDonald, Kelly, Cavarra, McStay, Lennon, Apeness Vic Metro traveled to Western Australia looking to win their third straight game of the Under 18s Championships. They started well, with key forward Tom Boyd booting […]
Phantom Draft June edition: Jourdan Canil
One of our Rising Star team, Jourdan Canil has bravely stuck his neck out and created a phantom draft for the first four rounds. It should be noted that plenty can change over the next few months and with the great diversity of our writers, much like the public, everyone has a different opinion. Jourdan […]
Under 18s Championships: Victorian preview
Vic Country: B: Isaiah Miller (Bendigo) – Fraser Fort (Geelong) – Zak Jones (Dandenong) HB: Nathan Drummond (Murray) – Darcy Gardiner (Geelong) – Josh Pickess (Dandeong) C: Nic Bourke (Geelong) – James Tsitas (Geelong) – Jaden McGrath (Bendigo) HF: Lewis Taylor (Geelong) – Patrick McCartin (Geelong) – Josh Scott (Gippsland) F: Alex Saunders (Gippsland) – […]
