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VFL Round 19 TAC Cup Round 16 13 - 14 August 2016 $3.00 Photo: Shane Goss (@licoricegallery) Photo: Cameron Grimes ANY TWO SUITS $795* OFFICIAL PARTNER OF THE VFL TAC Cup’s top 25 to be announced Who will be revealed as the no.1 player from the TAC Cup over the competition’s 25-year history? All will be revealed at the Morrish Medal night on September 4 when the top 25 players from the storied history of AFL Victoria’s premier U18 competition are announced. Over 1,000 players have been draft ed from the TAC Cup over its history, with many more following a variety of diff erent pathways to football’s elite level via local football, the Peter Jackson VFL or other state league competitions. The next month will see us look back at a who’s who of AFL stars that found their start in the Victorian talent pathway, acknowledging the depth of talented players helped in their development by our regions and their staff . The list of contenders has been selected from a group featuring Brownlow Medallists, Coleman Medal winners, AFL club captains, best and fairest winners, All Australian selections and premiership players. To reduce the list to just 25 players has been an unenviable task for our selectors, with more information about the selection process and our final 25 players to be announced over the coming weeks via taccup.com.au. The look back at the history of the TAC Cup and its players highlights the important role the competition plays in developing players both on and off the field, which should never be underestimated. Creating safe road users is a key message our valued partner TAC has instilled in our players since 1992, and continues in 2016 with the Towards Zero messaging. We look forward to celebrating the role the TAC Cup has played in developing a long list of AFL stars that we have enjoyed watching over the last two decades. Who will be no.1? Join the conversation at #TACCupTop25 via our social media channels over the next month to have your say. Steven Reaper AFL Victoria CEO Contents Who’s playing who 3 5 TAC Cup players you should 36 37 Collingwood vs Port Melbourne know more about 38 39 Coburg vs Frankston 6 7 Willie Wheeler 40 41 Essendon vs Williamstown 8 9 VFL weekly content 42 43 Casey Scorpions vs Werribee 11 VFL Women’s 44 45 Sandringham vs Box Hill Hawks 12 13 TAC Cup weekly content 46 47 Richmond vs Geelong 15 Stats Central 16 State Combine invitees 18 The Big League 52 53 Oakleigh vs Sandringham 22 AFL Vic News 54 55 North Ballarat vs Northern 64 Quiz 56 57 Gippsland vs Eastern 58 59 Calder vs Geelong 60 61 Dandenong vs Murray 62 63 Bendigo vs Western Editor: Ben Pollard [email protected] Contributors: Anthony Stanguts, Kirstie Fitzgerald, Callum O’Connor Design & Print: Rainbow Graphics Photos: AFL Photos (unless otherwise credited) Ikon Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 Advertising: Rosanna Butler (03) 8341 6021 GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Phone: (03) 8341 6000 | Fax: (03) 9380 1076 Cover: James Cousins in action for the Murray Bushrangers www.aflvic.com.au www.taccup.com.au 1 Television Online VFL Online Website: www.vfl.com.au Twitter: @VFL #PJVFL #VFLWomens Facebook: www.facebook.com/vflfooty Returns Round 21 (Sunday August 28) TAC Cup Online *There will be no VFL broadcasts from Website: www.taccup.com.au Rounds 18-20 due to the Olympics Twitter: @TACCup #TACCup Facebook: www.facebook.com/taccupfooty Download the PLUS7 Live app to watch game replays or visit: au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/vfl Instagram: @aflvictoria Radio L VFL Live I Sunday August 14: Essendon v Williamstown from 11.45am Live on Aussie digital, the Red Time Sport iPhone and Android apps, V plus online via vfl.com.au E Next week: Werribee v Footscray 3WBC Sunday August 14: Sandringham v Box Hill Hawks from 1pm Listen to 94.1FM, online at www.3wbc.org.au or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. Next week: Box Hill Hawks v Collingwood Casey Radio Sunday August 14: Casey Scorpions v Werribee from 1pm Listen to 97.7FM in Melbourne, online at www.caseyradio.com.au or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. Next week: Frankston v Port Melbourne R A TAC Cup Radio D Saturday August 13: Calder Cannons v Geelong Falcons from 1.45pm I Listen live on the Red Time Sport iPhone app or via taccup.com.au O Next week: North Ballarat Rebels v Eastern Ranges Girls Play Footy Radio Sunday August 14: Melbourne Uni v Diamond Creek from 1.30pm VFL Women’s Game of the Week streamed live via GirlsPlayFooty.com - accessible on your mobile or tablet by downloading the ‘Tune in’ App and searching for ‘Girls Play Footy’. Live at the ground on 89.1 FM. Video Streaming Visit vfl.com.au to watch a full list of VFL and VFL Women’s replays from season 2016. The streaming game this weekend is: VFL – Sunday August 14: Essendon v Williamstown from 12pm Watch the action and listen to the call from the VFL Live team. Replays online at vfl.com.au under the MEDIA tab. Next week: Werribee v Footscray Visit collingwoodfc.com.au this Saturday from 1pm for a live video stream of: Collingwood v Port Melbourne 2 www.vfl.com.au TAC Cup players you should know more about With the TAC Cup home-and-away season drawing to a close, 2016 NAB AFL Draft hopefuls have now had time to show the football world what they can do. But the AFL Victoria Record this week takes a look at a group of TAC Cup draft hopefuls you may not have heard much about yet. We spoke to Vic Country High Performance Manager Leon Harris and Vic Metro High Performance Manager Anton Grbac about one player from each TAC Cup club they think you should know more about. KAYLE KIRBY Bendigo Pioneers / Tyntynder 181cm, 86kg - 12 TAC Cup games in 2016 - 28 goals - Ave. 11 disposals, three tackles per game Leon Harris says: “Two years ago, Kayle trialled for the Vic Country squad for the U16 Championships. He didn’t cut the pace at that stage, but over the course of the last two years he’s worked harder and dropped weight. He plays predominantly as a forward. He tested to be in the top three TAC Cup players in the 20m repeat sprints, so his power is very good. He’s quite freakish at times and as good a kick as I’ve seen come through the TAC Cup. Fitness level is not great but his speed is exceptional. A talented player, but coming from a long way back.” MITCH MCCARTHY Dandenong Stingrays / Mt Eliza 196cm, 87kg - Six TAC Cup games in 2016 - Ave. eight disposals, three marks, 19 hitouts per game Leon Harris says: “Mitch played in our Futures (U17) game two years ago, but he went over to America last year to follow a passion with MITCH LEWIS basketball. He came into Dandenong’s program as a 19-year-old this Calder Cannons / Whittlesea year. He’s a gift ed athletic player who’s got a very good leap. He’s 197cm, 91kg probably not going to be tall enough to be a ruckman at the top level, so the plan was to start playing him in more of a key-position but he - Eight TAC Cup games in 2016 copped a foot injury and is missing the second half of the year. We - 11 goals played him for Vic Country in a couple of games this year, but he’s raw. - Ave. 14 disposals, six marks, eight He has raw ability though, there’s no doubting that.” hitouts per game Anton Grbac says: “Mitch should’ve JOSH BEGLEY played for Vic Metro, but he needed Eastern Ranges / Upper Ferntree Gully to develop a physical side as a key forward. When we did delist him 187cm, 87kg from the Metro squad, he looked at - 12 TAC Cup games in 2016 me and said: ‘I’m happy to prove - 23 goals you wrong.’ He’s got that sort of - Ave. 17 disposals, four marks, four tackles per game determination and grit, and it’s Anton Grbac says: “Josh is a really good story. He came out of local pleasing to see some of his TAC Cup footy this year. His talent was obvious when I saw his first game against performances since. There’s some Tasmania (six goals in Round 4). Now he’s playing in the midfield and real urgency, some real desperation he’s lost a lot of weight, so the kid’s prepared to work, but he probably in his game that wasn’t there started playing well a bit too late for Vic Metro consideration. I watched before. He didn’t get an invite to a him again recently playing through the midfield and he was really combine because AFL clubs are still exciting. He’s like a really strong, powerful Christian Petracca-type of not convinced he’s got the physical midfielder, but as a forward, he’s also really clever with good hands and presence that he needs, but he can a beautiful kick.” play.” www.taccup.com.au 3 SEAN DARCY Geelong Falcons / Cobden 201cm, 113kg - Four TAC Cup games in 2016 - Ave. 11 disposals, two marks, four tackles, 33 hitouts per game Leon Harris says: “Sean played Vic Country U16s as a ruckman.