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TAC Cup Round 1 24 & 26 March 2016 $3.00 25th TAC Cup season underway Welcome to the start of another season in AFL Victoria’s TAC Cup competition. This year marks the 25th year of our elite U18 program, and we are pleased to once again have the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) supporting the development of our talented players across our 12 regions. Throughout the season we will profile a number of people that have been part of the TAC Cup over the years, with AFL coaches like Justin Leppitsch, Brad/Chris Scott and Adam Simpson plus modern-day players such as Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett and Scott Pendlebury all having origins in the competition. Last year 47 players from our 12 regions joined those names as draft ees from the TAC Cup in the NAB AFL National and Rookie draft s. It is a great reflection on the staff in each of our regions and the local clubs that have helped these players on their journey to achieve their dream of being draft ed to the AFL. We have seen a number of draft ees get their first taste at the elite level in the AFL’s NAB Challenge, and we hope to see a number of players debut in the opening round of the season and throughout the year. Good luck to all coaches, players and staff for season 2016. Steven Reaper AFL Victoria CEO Contents 3 11 TAC Cup season preview 34 37 U16 Countryntry teamsteams 12 13 TAC Cup News 38 Get Social 15 AFL Vic News 39 The Big Leaguegue 16 Events 40 Quiz 18 19 TAC Cup club whiteboard Who’s playing who 22 23 Calder vs Eastern The 2016 Peter Jackson 24 25 Western vs Oakleigh VFL season commences 26 27 Murray vs Bendigo on Saturday April 9 28 29 Gippsland vs Dandenong 30 31 Northern vs Sandringham 32 33 Geelong vs North Ballarat Editor: Ben Pollard [email protected] Contributors: Anthony Stanguts, Kirstie Fitzgerald Design & Print: Cyan Press Photos: AFL Photos (unless otherwise credited) Advertising: Rosanna Butler (03) 8341 6021 Ikon Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Cover: 2015 Oakleigh Chargers captain Ben Crocker Phone: (03) 8341 6000 | Fax: (03) 9380 1076 with the TAC Cup premiership trophy www.aflvic.com.au www.taccup.com.au 01 Television Online VFL Online Website: www.vfl.com.au Twitter: @VFL #PJVFL Facebook: www.facebook.com/vflfooty Sunday April 10 – 11.30am TAC Cup Online Port Melbourne vs Collingwood Website: www.taccup.com.au Twitter: @TACCup Next game: Williamstown vs Box Hill Hawks Facebook: www.facebook.com/taccupfooty Radio L VFL Live I Saturday April 9, Coburg vs North Ballarat from 1.45pm V Live on Red Time Sport iPhone & Android Apps, E plus online via vfl.com.au R TAC Cup Radio A Saturday March 26, Western Jets vs Oakleigh Chargers from 10.45am D I Next week: Northern Knights vs Oakleigh Chargers O Listen live on the Red Time Sport iPhone App or www.taccup.com.au 3WBC Saturday April 9, Box Hill Hawks vs Sandringham from 1pm Next game: Williamstown vs Box Hill Hawks Listen to 94.1FM, online at www.3wbc.org.au or the Tune In Radio app Casey Radio Saturday April 9, Casey Scorpions vs Frankston from 1pm Tune to 97.7fm in Melbourne, via the web at www.caseyradio.com.au, or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. Next game: Frankston vs Werribee Video Streaming Visit vfl.com.au on Saturday April 9 at 2pm for a link to a live video stream of: Coburg vs North Ballarat Watch the action and listen to the call from the VFL Live team. 02 www.vfl.com.au 2016 TAC Cup season preview The 25th season of the TAC Cup promises to be one of the most exciting yet. The AFL Victoria Record takes a look at how the 12 teams are shaping up for 2016. Bendigo Pioneers captain Joseph Atley BENDIGO PIONEERS a midfielder/forward and member of both the AFL and GWS Academies. Coach: Brett Henderson (second year) Sharp is also looking forward to seeing key-position prospect Cooper Jones and indigenous player Talent Manager: Stephen Sharp Kayle Kirby take the field for Bendigo in 2016. “He’s 2015 finish: 12th an excitement machine,” Sharp said of Kirby. “He’s got all the attributes you’d want to go and pay 2015 AFL draft ees: Tom Cole (pick no.36, West money to see.” Coast), Aidyn Johnson (no.45, Port Adelaide) The club will take four 19-year-olds into the season 2016 AFL Academy members: Level Two – Kobe including Jamieson Sheahan, a Bendigo native Mutch / Level One – Jarrod Brander, Kane Farrell, who played 11 games for the Geelong Falcons last Lochie O’Brien year. Sharp said Sheahan – also the club’s Football Operations Manager – had “outstanding leadership Last premiership: - skills”. Ruckman Zac Norris and Jack Exell – the The Pioneers finished last behind the Western Jets son of former Geelong and Fitzroy player Gavin on percentage in 2015. Their two wins came against Exell – are other over-age players along with Isaac the NSW/ACT Rams in Round 10 and the Jets in Miller, who returns for a second season with the Round 14 but one of their best performances was to Pioneers. “He was probably one of the last players finish within three points of eventual grand finalists picked on our list last year but became one of our the Eastern Ranges in Round 6. top six or eight players,” Sharp said of Miller’s rapid Aft er the club produced two draft ees last year, development. Talent Manager Stephen Sharp said he expected Positivity is the theme of 2016 at Bendigo. Senior captain Joseph Atley and vice-captain Kobe Mutch coach Brett Henderson has been surrounded to be firmly in the AFL Draft frame come November. with a new-look group of assistants comprising Tough midfielder Atley – the brother of North several experienced local coaches who have had Melbourne’s Shaun – finished third in the 2015 best “a real positive influence since coming on board” and fairest award as a 17-year-old, while Mutch is according to Sharp. www.taccup.com.au 03 CALDER CANNONS Perhaps the one for AFL Draft watchers to keep Coach: Andrew Johnston an eye on will be 192cm forward Karl Brown, who (second year) returns as an over-age player aft er booting 36 goals in 11 games in his first TAC Cup season. “He’s Talent Manager: Ian Kyte lost about 15kg over the two years and is now 2015 finish: 8th looking like he might fulfil that potential he showed 2015 AFL draft ees: Nick O’Kearney (rookie previously,” Kyte said of Brown. “I think Karl will be pick no.5, St Kilda), Callum Moore (rookie no.12, one who’ll be talked about by people as the year Richmond), Tom Wallis (rookie no.54, Essendon) goes on.” 2016 AFL Academy members: - The club’s other 19-year-olds for 2016 are: James Last premiership: 2010 Peters, returning to the field aft er suff ering a season-ending ankle injury in April 2015; Matthew Aft er a Grand Final showing in 2014, the Cannons King, who came into the system for two games late just made it into the top eight despite a losing last season; Ben Ronke, who spent last year playing record last year. They knocked off eventual local football with St Bernard’s; and Mitch Barnes, premiers the Oakleigh Chargers by 20 points in a former state-level basketballer who hasn’t played Round 14 but later succumbed to the rampaging football for seven years. Kyte said the raw Barnes Eastern Ranges in an elimination final by a margin was “starting to show a little bit of potential” on the of 34 points. training track. Talent Manager Ian Kyte said the 2016 group Senior coach Andrew Johnston will have some boasted depth and was similarly even across the new assistants surrounding him this year, with board to the 2015 group. At the top end, Kyte is former Carlton forward Lance Whitnall in charge excited to see Mitch Lewis and Tom Burnside, two of the forward line, Damien Keeping moving up top-age tall forward/ruck options in action. Lewis from Calder’s U16 program and Nick Rutley leading played nine games and kicked six goals last year, the midfield group alongside part-time assistant, while Burnside – who Kyte said was “very agile” for former Western Bulldogs champion Scott West. a player close to 200cm – made seven appearances as a 17-year-old. Calder Cannons forward Karl Brown 04 www.vfl.com.au DANDENONG STINGRAYS EASTERN RANGES Coach: Craig Black (third year) Coach: Darren Bewick Talent Manager: Mark Wheeler (seventh year) 2015 finish: 4th Talent Manager: Len Villani 2015 AFL draft ees: Jacob Weitering (pick no.1, 2015 finish: Runner-up Carlton), Kieran Collins (no.26, Western Bulldogs), 2015 AFL draft ees: Sam Weideman (pick no.9, Brandon White (no.40, St Kilda), Liam Hulett (no.46, Melbourne), Ryan Clarke (no.31, North Melbourne), Melbourne), Bailey Rice (no.49, St Kilda), Kurt Mutimer Blake Hardwick (no.44, Hawthorn), James Parsons (no.57, West Coast), Gach Nyuon (rookie pick no.4, (rookie pick no.27, Geelong) Essendon) 2016 AFL Academy members: Level Two – Jordan 2016 AFL Academy members: Level Two – Josh Gallucci / Level One – Joel Garner, Jaidyn Stephenson Battle, Myles Poholke / Level One – Hunter Clark, Oscar Clavarino, Aaron Darling, Luke Davies-Uniacke Last premiership: 2013 Last premiership: - Aft er missing the finals in 2014, the Ranges came from fift h position aft er the home-and-away rounds to A Stingrays team packed with future AFL draft ees make last year’s Grand Final, but lost to the Oakleigh secured a top-two finish aft er the 2015 home-and- away rounds.