TAC Cup Round 1 24 & 26 March 2016

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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 , Brad/Chris Scott and plus modern-day players such as , Gary Ablett and 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 teamteamss 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

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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. 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 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: (pick no.36, West money to see.” Coast), (no.45, Port ) 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 – , , who played 11 games for the 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 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 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 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; , 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 champion . a player close to 200cm – made seven appearances as a 17-year-old.

Calder Cannons forward Karl Brown

04 www.vfl.com.au 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: (pick no.1, 2015 finish: Runner-up Carlton), Kieran Collins (no.26, Western Bulldogs), 2015 AFL draft ees: (pick no.9, (no.40, St Kilda), Liam Hulett (no.46, Melbourne), Ryan Clarke (no.31, North Melbourne), Melbourne), (no.49, St Kilda), (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 – , Battle, Myles Poholke / Level One – , 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. But following a tense six-point victory Chargers by 12 points. They had previously stunned over the in a qualifying final, some fancied teams in the finals, defeating the they couldn’t get past the Eastern Ranges on the Calder Cannons by 34 points, the Geelong Falcons by penultimate weekend of the season, losing by 28 54 points and then the Dandenong Stingrays by 28 points. points. Talent Manager Mark Wheeler said the Dandenong’s That Grand Final team included nine 17-year-olds 2016 squad boasted perhaps even more depth and three 16-year-olds, which Talent Manager Len than last year’s. He said “a lot speed and grunt” had Villani said bodes well for Eastern’s prospects in 2016. been added over the off -season to complement the “They’re now the nucleus of our side this year,” Villani existing top-end quality of the list. said. “So if we stay fit and healthy, I think we’re going Wheeler expects four talented youngsters – Hunter to be a pretty solid team come September. I’d be Clark, Oscar Clavarino, Aaron Darling and Luke disappointed if we weren’t around the mark again.” Davies-Uniacke – to play from Round 1 in their 2015 Vic Metro representative bottom-age seasons, with hard-running defender headlines the players to watch at the Ranges. A Clark and big midfielder Davies-Uniacke the stand- powerful half back who will likely move into the outs. Wheeler gave them what is certainly glowing midfield this year, Gallucci “will probably break the praise given the club’s successful record in previous Draft Combine record with his vertical leap” according AFL Draft s: “They’re as good as I’ve seen.” to Villani. Among the top-age Stingrays, and Myles Versatile midfielder – the brother of 2015 Poholke should have draft watchers interested this North Melbourne draft ee Ryan – and key defender year. According to Wheeler, 190cm half forward Battle Jack Maibaum are a couple of the club’s other has already shown “he’s going to be an early draft impressive youngsters. “Maibaum did a real number pick”, while strong midfielder Poholke’s addition to on ( key forward) up at the Level Two AFL Academy squad late last year has Murray last year and then on (Carlton draft ee) Charlie seen him come back from an American training camp Curnow in the second week of the finals as well,” in January “more professional”. 189cm utility Liam McKay is another player Wheeler is excited to see in Villani said. action. Former Ranges captain and athletic tall Liam Jeff s is Mitch McCarthy returns to Dandenong as a 19-year- back as an over-age player aft er a season interrupted old aft er pursuing his dream of playing college by glandular fever and various foot and leg injuries. basketball in the US last year. “He’s elite in his “Just scrap 2015 and look out in the early part of jumping ability, pretty freakish with his hands and 2016 for Liam Jeff s,” Villani said. Also returning is has a side step a bit like ’s,” Wheeler said defender Kane Keppell, an important player in last of McCarthy. Thomas Glen and Thomas Jok – both year’s finals series who Villani said “is going to be one in draft contention in 2015 – will also be over-age who imposes himself physically on the competition”. players in 2016, along with Travis Young and former Jade Connolly and Nathan Mullenger-McHugh will be ruckman Dylan Atkins. Eastern’s other 19-year-olds this year. www.taccup.com.au 05 GEELONG FALCONS Coach: Andrew Allthorpe (fift h year) Coach: (third year) Talent Manager: Michael Turner Talent Manager: Peter Francis 2015 finish: 6th 2015 finish: 7th 2015 AFL draft ees: (pick no.5, 2015 AFL draft ees: Harry McKay (pick no.10, Essendon), (no.12, Carlton), Tom Carlton), Ben McKay (no.21, North Melbourne), Josh Doedee (no.17, Adelaide), (no.39, Dunkley (no.25, Western Bulldogs), Brisbane) (no.47, Brisbane), (rookie pick no.14, 2016 AFL Academy members: Level Two – Alex ) Witherden 2016 AFL Academy members: Level Two – Ben Last premiership: 2000 Ainsworth / Level One – Tyrone Hayes, Cody Henness, Aidan Quigley Despite playing in three draws in 2015, the Falcons secured a top-four spot by defeating the second- Last premiership: 2005 placed Dandenong Stingrays in the final home-and- 2015 was a season of what might have been for the away round. However, they couldn’t fire in September, Power, losing five games by 10 points or less as well losing a heartbreaker to the North Ballarat Rebels by as being involved in a draw. They still did enough to 12 points in a qualifying final and suff ering a 54-point finish seventh aft er the home-and-away rounds but defeat to the Eastern Ranges the next week. were beaten by the Oakleigh Chargers by 78 points in Geelong boasted a team of considerable top-end an elimination final. talent last year, producing four top-40 AFL Draft Talent Manager Peter Francis compared Gippsland’s picks. However, Talent Manager Michael Turner said 2016 list similarly to last year’s group, which included the club’s list was diff erent in 2016. “I think this year four selections in the top 50 of the AFL Draft . “We we’ve got more of an even group,” Turner said. “We’re think we’ve got some real talent there and our best probably not as high-profile as we were last year but team is pretty handy,” Francis said. I still think we’ve got some good developing players At the top-end of that team will be 2015 U18 All who’ll get themselves draft ed.” Australian and TAC Cup Team of the Year selection One player already in the draft frame is Alex . The classy small forward had an Witherden. Turner said the attacking defender who exceptional season as a 17-year-old, one that would starred in the AFL All Stars match on Grand Final day have him “high on the radar of recruiters” according is a “real leader of the club and very professional in to Francis. everything he does”. Turner predicted Witherden Will Leslie is another of the Power’s potential draft was “a very strong prospect of getting draft ed and prospects. The versatile utility provides something probably pretty early”. diff erent to his brother, third-year The Falcons have invited several players who key-position player Jack. “Will’s not as tall as Jack but struggled with injury in 2015 back to the club as is probably a little more adaptable in the positions over-age players, including: Max Augerinos, who only he can play,” Francis said. “He can play through the returned from a knee reconstruction in June; Lockey midfield, half back and half forward.” McCartney, the son of former Western Bulldogs coach 2015 Vic Country representative Deven Costigan Brendan McCartney; and Brett Blair, who kicked 34 has been invited back to Gippsland as an over-age goals in 13 games last year. Joel Bennett and Ben player aft er being in draft contention last year. Francis McCarthy will be Geelong’s other 19-year-olds in 2016. compared Costigan to Essendon’s Martin Gleeson A couple of club graduates have also returned as in how “he has that light frame but is really quick, development coaches, including 2006 captain Daniel has beautiful skills and is as brave as they come”. O’Keefe and AFL superstar , who Ruckman Josh Patullo is also back and will be contacted Turner about expanding his knowledge used more as a key-position player this year, while of the elite talent pathway aft er being traded to the midfielder Tate Marsh will go around again aft er back Geelong Cats. “He really enjoyed his time at the stress fractures limited his top-age season. “He’s a Falcons and wanted to learn a bit more about AFL really exciting talent, one we think could be draft ed,” game development,” Turner said. “He comes down Francis said of Marsh. Kieren Byers and Ryan Hearn once a week when his schedule allows it. That’s not a are others to be invited back to the club as 19-year- bad get, is it?” olds.

06 www.vfl.com.au Murray Bushrangers midfielder

MURRAY BUSHRANGERS and would have “a real focus on the contested side of Coach: Leon Higgins (first year) the game”. Talent Manager: Lee Fraser The new coach has some serious talent at his disposal too, with key contributors to last year’s undefeated 2015 finish: 5th U18 Vic Country team Will Brodie and 2015 AFL draft ees: Josh Schache (pick no.2, in AFL recruiters’ sights. Brodie is a strong inside Brisbane), (no.4, Melbourne), Mitch midfielder and Simpkin a dynamic small forward/ King (no.42, Melbourne), Nick Coughlan (rookie pick midfielder, while Zac Sproule is another for draft no.23, St Kilda), Kyle Galloway (rookie no.59, Sydney) watchers to keep an eye on. A GWS Academy member, 2016 AFL Academy members: Level Two – Will Sproule kicked 16 goals in eight games as a key Brodie, Jy Simpkin, Zac Sproule / Level One – Charlie forward in 2015 but Fraser said “he’ll show a bit more flexibility this year playing forward and back”. Spargo A player recently in draft contention, Lachlan Tiziani, Last premiership: 2008 will return to the Bushrangers as an over-ager in 2016. The Bushrangers suff ered a couple of agonisingly According to Fraser, the small defender “wasn’t far close losses in finals last year aft er a successful off the mark” last year but will need to round out his home-and-away season resulted in a third-placed game. “Lachlan demonstrated some really good AFL finish. They lost by six points to both the Dandenong attributes in 2015, but part of his development will Stingrays in a qualifying final and the Oakleigh be to play as an inside midfielder so he’ll do some Chargers in a semi final. work in that area,” Fraser said. Former basketballer Leon Higgins now takes the reins aft er the departure Trent McMullin and injury-plagued half forward Luke of six-year senior coach Darren Ogier. The former McKeown are Murray’s other 19-year-olds. Sydney and Hawthorn AFL player has worked at Fraser said the balance of this year’s group across all Murray since 2008 and coached the undefeated Vic areas of the ground would be a strength, pointing to Country team at the 2015 U16 Championships. Talent the likes of up forward, Manager Lee Fraser said Higgins would continue down back and in the midfield as implementing the development philosophy of Ogier those who could help bring the club success. www.taccup.com.au 07 NORTH BALLARAT REBELS North Ballarat boasts a handful of players seemingly set to take that step to the next level come year’s Coach: Gerard FitzGerald (first year) end. Tall midfielder and club captain Talent Manager: Phil Partington was named in last year’s U18 All Australian team as 2015 finish: 3rd a 17-year-old and will be closely watched by AFL 2015 AFL draft ees: (pick no.7, GWS), clubs. “There’ll be a little bit of pressure on Jarrod (no.15, Richmond), Darcy Tucker (no.27, this year but he’s a very level-headed young man and Fremantle), Yestin Eades (no.64, Essendon) works extremely hard,” Partington said. “He’s the ultimate professional.” Versatile tall defender Jarrod 2016 AFL Academy members: Level Two – Jarrod Berry, Jarrod Korewha Korewha and ruckman – a former rower who has decided to concentrate on football in 2016 Last premiership: 1997 – are others Partington is excited to see in action, The Rebels set up last year’s minor premiership predicting Meek’s ability to go forward and kick goals campaign with a 10-game winning streak between would make AFL clubs take notice. Rounds 3 and 12. However, aft er a thrilling 12-point Small midfielder James Gow, ruckman Nicholas comeback victory over the Geelong Falcons in a Hausler, midfielder Charlie Lee and the skilful Jacob qualifying final, they lost to the Oakleigh Chargers by Wheelahan have been invited back to the Rebels as 32 points in a preliminary final. over-age players. Partington said Wheelahan was Replacing David Loader as senior coach, long-time enjoying his first full pre-season in three years and North Ballarat VFL coach Gerard FitzGerald returns “his ability to make a diff icult kick look easy has been to the Rebels aft er a previous stint in charge of the a highlight”. team in 2005-06. Talent Manager Phil Partington said FitzGerald had already introduced his new players to North Ballarat’s top-end talent won’t just benefit the “next level of football”. “Fitzy’s been a VFL coach from the addition of FitzGerald to the coaching having a high association with North Melbourne panel, but also the inclusion of Matt Battistello as through an alignment,” Partington said. “He’s seen a high performance coach. This year’s Vic Country U16 lot of what the AFL clubs are doing, so you’ll see some coach will work with the club’s potential draft ees on AFL traits in the style of play Fitzy will bring.” their personal and football development.

North Ballarat Rebels captain Jarrod Berry

08 www.vfl.com.au NORTHERN KNIGHTS OAKLEIGH CHARGERS Coach: Andrew Shakespeare Coach: Michael Stinear (third year) (third year) Talent Manager: Craig Notman Talent Manager: Peter Kennedy 2015 finish: Premier 2015 finish: 10th 2015 AFL draft ees: (pick no.23, 2015 AFL draft ees: (pick no.18, St Carlton), Alex Morgan (no.29, Essendon), Kilda), (no.20, Gold Coast), Brayden (no.53, Carlton), Tom Phillips (no.58, Collingwood), Sier (no.32, Collingwood), Tyrone Leonardis (no.51, Ben Crocker (no.65, Collingwood) Sydney), Darcy MacPherson (rookie pick no.21, Gold 2016 AFL Academy members: Level One – Jack Coast) Higgins 2016 AFL Academy members: Level One – Patrick Last premiership: 2015 Naish The Chargers claimed their third premiership in four Last premiership: 1996 years by defeating the Eastern Ranges by 12 points in last year’s Grand Final. They may have only finished The Knights missed the finals for the second sixth with a record of 9-8 aft er the home-and-away straight year aft er winning just two of their first 15 season but swept through some fancied teams en games in 2015. They finished the season in form route to the decider with victories over the Gippsland though, defeating the Bendigo Pioneers by 83 Power by 78 points, the Murray Bushrangers by six points in Round 17 and the finals-bound Gippsland points and then the North Ballarat Rebels by 32 Power by one point in the final home-and-away points. round. Several premiership players are back for 2016, Northern’s five AFL draft ees from that group have meaning Oakleigh’s core group knows exactly what since played in at least one NAB Challenge match it’ll take to return to the top of the TAC Cup tree. Talent this year and Talent Manager Peter Kennedy said Manager Craig Notman said some of them would be several 2016 top-age players could follow in their trialled in diff erent positions this year to increase their footsteps. One of them is Luke Bunker, an inside versatility. midfielder who Kennedy said has a very good kick Of the top-age players, key defender Sam McLarty will and will be one of the club’s “leading players”. be used more up forward, wingman will Kennedy said other Knights to watch include spend increased time as an inside midfielder, small running defender Mason Blakey (the nephew of forward Dion Johnstone will also move through the 300-game AFL player John Blakey), strong-bodied midfield at times and tall stay-at-home goalkicker Pat midfielder Matthew Signorello, tall defender Kerr will roam further up the ground. “We’re looking Jamison Shea, raw ex-basketballer to utilise his kick,” Notman said of Kerr. “He’s probably and small midfielder Corey McKay. “Corey’s one of the better kicks in our side.” probably the same size as Jade Gresham was last Two more premiership winners have been invited year and he went to school with Jade, so we’re back to the Chargers as over-age players. Notman hoping he’ll follow in his footsteps,” Kennedy said. said Lachlan Walker, a strong inside midfielder with an eye for goal, was probably “quite stiff to miss out on 2015 Vic Metro representative Matthew Perry being at an AFL club” this year, while talented cricketer headlines Northern’s over-age players this year, Campbell Lane has chosen to focus on football in 2016 with Kennedy also hoping to showcase his “high- aft er a pre-season spent balancing the two sports intensity running” in the VFL during the season. The “probably caught up with him a little bit” last year. club’s other 19-year-olds are endurance machine Developing talls Josh Boehm, Xavier Morgan and Sam Jake Bradley (the son of former Carlton champion Parsons will be Oakleigh’s other 19-year-olds. ), Steven Fitzgerald, Bobby Lamanna Michael Stinear goes into his third year as senior and late developing ruckman Chas Roberts. coach with an assistant coaching panel including Little will change on the coaching panel Troy Chaplin. The Richmond key-position player surrounding senior coach Andrew Shakespeare, but helped develop the club’s youngsters in 2015 and, former Australian lacrosse captain Darren Nicholas along with his fellow assistants, will likely be given an has taken up a role at the club doing team-building opportunity by Stinear to coach the team outright for and leadership work with the players. a game at some point during 2016. www.taccup.com.au 09 Sandringham Dragons midfielder Corey Lyons

SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS The club boasts a handful of players in draft contention this year, led by tall midfield prospects Coach: Jeremy Barnard (second year) and . Scrimshaw is Talent Manager: Ryan O’Connor currently trying to overcome a hot spot in his foot, but Setterfield is healthy again aft er an injury- 2015 finish: 9th interrupted bottom-age season and, according to 2015 AFL draft ees: (pick no.38, O’Connor, is “improving every time we see him at Fremantle) training”. O’Connor also said versatile midfielders Andrew 2016 AFL Academy members: Level Two – Jack McGrath and were “tracking equally Scrimshaw, Will Setterfield as well as Jack and Will”, while smaller midfielders Last premiership: 2011 and Corey Lyons – brother of Adelaide AFL player Jarryd – provided something The Dragons missed last year’s finals on percentage diff erent to Sandringham’s on-ball mix. Club behind the eighth-placed Calder Cannons. They captain Hamish Brayshaw – brother of Melbourne showed they could mix it with the best though, young gun Angus – will add further grunt in the knocking off eventual grand finalists the Oakleigh clinches and O’Connor likened to Chargers by 19 points in Round 4 and the Eastern smooth-moving GWS midfielder Josh Kelly if he Ranges by five points in Round 18. could improve his consistency of performance. Talent Manager Ryan O’Connor predicted a rise Goy Lok is the biggest name back at the club as an up the ladder in 2016 though, with a group hungry over-age player. “He was in draft contention last for success aft er a diff icult 2015 season. “The year but I think clubs wanted him to expand his best thing for us is – aft er what we would term an game,” O’Connor said of Lok. “They saw he was uncompetitive year – we look to have a really deep probably a bit too inside and he needed to get and stronger list,” O’Connor said. “It was pretty outside and run and carry a bit.” Tom Cameron, lean last year and I think that’s whetted the group’s Darcy James and Hugh Johnson join Lok at the club appetite.” as 19-year-olds for 2016.

10 www.vfl.com.au WESTERN JETS Much interest will centre on three Penleigh and Coach: Torin Baker (fourth year) Essendon Grammar School boys, , Harrison Bult and Brock McGregor. Venables is a Talent Manager: Shane Sexton powerful ball-winner who has now chosen football 2015 finish: 11th as his top priority over cricket, Bult is a mobile tall defender who Sexton says has matured rapidly over 2015 AFL draft ees: Luke Goetz (rookie pick no.29, the off -season and McGregor is a power forward Western Bulldogs) currently working to overcome a back injury. Sexton 2016 AFL Academy members: Level One – Lachlan also said co-captain Wilson Berry will be one to watch, Fogarty along with currently injured pair Judah Dundon and Last premiership: - Oscar Junker (also a co-captain). The Jets missed the finals last year aft er September According to Sexton, the pick of the club’s over-age appearances in 2013 and 2014. Their two wins came players is pacy ball-carrier Daniel Foley. “Daniel played some good footy last year but for whatever against the Bendigo Pioneers by 21 points in Round 7 reason didn’t really get it together,” Sexton said. and the finals-bound Calder Cannons by nine points “This time around he’s acquitted himself well in the in the final home-and-away round. practice matches, winning his own ball and improving Talent Manager Shane Sexton expects a jump up the his endurance.” Foley will be joined by developing ladder from Western’s 2016 group though. He said ruckman Josh Webb and injury-prone trio Jackson while the list is usually split evenly between top-age Menadue, Jayden Murdoch and Tyler Vujanic as Jets and bottom-age players, the club has about 75 per 19-year-olds for 2016. cent top-age players this year. “It’s the first time that’s There’ll be some returnees in Western’s coaches box ever happened out here,” Sexton said. “This group this year too. The club’s ex-U15 coach Troy Scoble, has always promised to be pretty handy. I think it’s former long-time U16 coach Ray Stevens and Mark not an unfair statement to say there’s a fair bit of Greenshields will all take up assistant coaching interest in them.” positions.

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Academy channels the champs on US camp Emulating the trademark of the AFL’s While in Florida, the Academy boys also attended an ice reigning triple premiers was the name of hockey match, toured the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL the game at the NAB AFL Academy’s US club and visited the Kennedy Space Centre. training camp from January 11-26. Their next gathering will be a camp in Melbourne from March 24 to April 3 including a game against Werribee’s The Level Two Academy squad – 35 of the nation’s best VFL team at the MCG on the weekend of April 2-3. underage players eligible for the 2016 AFL Draft – were A match against the Geelong VFL team at Simonds taught to kick like the best. Stadium will follow on Saturday April 9. Hawthorn, under the guidance of four-time premiership They will be the next steps in preparing the boys to coach , has conquered the football pinpoint their way to the top of the AFL tree. world by foot. The Hawks are an army of precision boots that carves its way through opposition defences AFL Academy Level 2 members and 2016 TAC towards goal via pinpoint passing. Cup representatives What better example to set for the latest batch of elite Vic Country: underage talent aspiring to crack the big league? Ben Ainsworth Gippsland Power/Morwell 13 TAC Cup players attended the camp, which involved a stay at the high-performance IMG Academy in Josh Battle Dandenong Stingrays/Doveton Bradenton, Florida. Jarrod Berry North Ballarat Rebels/Horsham Dandenong Stingrays midfielder Myles Poholke said Will Brodie Murray Bushrangers/Notre Dame Academy coach Brenton Sanderson emphasised the Jarrod Korewha North Ballarat Rebels/Koroit importance of short kicking in the modern game. Myles Poholke Dandenong Stingrays/Sorrento “We had a massive focus on that,” Poholke said. “‘Sando’ went through a few tactics trying to get us Jy Simpkin Murray Bushrangers/Mooroopna used to AFL structures, but his main point was to work Geelong Falcons/St Joseph’s on our short kicking – quick turnaround (off the mark) Vic Metro: and punch it in (to a teammate).” Sandringham Dragons wingman Will Setterfield said the Jordan Gallucci Eastern Ranges/Lilydale focus on kicking would continue paying dividends into Jack Scrimshaw Sandringham Dragons/Beaumaris the future. NSW/ACT: “The coaches put a bit of pressure on us to get it right,” Kobe Mutch Bendigo Pioneers/Wentworth Setterfield said. “‘Sando’ gave us a few techniques to practice so hopefully the kicking’s improving as we do Will Setterfield Sandringham Dragons/Albury them at home now.” Zac Sproule Murray Bushrangers/Albury

The Victorian members of the Level Two AFL Academy

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Fitness Testing Day results

On Saturday March 12, over 550 TAC Cup players were put through their FitzGerald, Higgins join coaching paces as part of the annual TAC Cup ranks Fitness Testing Day. The TAC Cup welcomes two new head coaches AFL Victoria, with the assistance of Rookie Me, in 2016 – the North Ballarat Rebels’ Gerard tested each of the players across four diff erent FitzGerald and Murray Bushrangers’ Leon stations – 20-metre sprint, agility test, beep test and vertical jumping (standing and running). Higgins. Calder Cannons over-age player Ben Ronke FitzGerald, 58, is one of Victorian football’s most decorated demonstrated his athleticism by recording the mentors, coaching the most games in VFL/VFA history and fastest time in the 20m sprint (2.83s) and the equal- guiding the North Ballarat Roosters to VFL premiership third-highest standing vertical jump (80cm). success in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Ahead of Ronke were Bailey Morrish (Dandenong In between long VFL coaching stints, he was the Rebels’ Stingrays) and Matt O’Connell (Oakleigh coach in 2005-06, taking the club to second and first- Chargers) who both recorded a standing vertical placed finishes aft er the respective home-and-away jump of 81cm. Sandringham Dragons player seasons but not to a Grand Final. Barclay Miller performed the best running vertical FitzGerald takes the coaching reins from David Loader, jump (99cm). who was named the TAC Cup Coach of the Year in 2014 Morrish also featured highly in the agility test, and 2015 during five seasons in charge. recording the second-fastest time (7.81s) behind Higgins, 47, has worked at Murray since 2008, holding North Ballarat Rebels captain Jarrod Berry positions as the club’s U16 coach and most recently as (7.80s). its development coordinator. He also coached the Vic In the day’s most gruelling test, Gippsland Power Country team through the 2015 AFL U16 Championships bottom-age player Travis Bindley recorded the undefeated. best beep test result with a 16.03. Just behind were Higgins played 122 AFL games with the and Jake Bradley (Northern Knights) and Lachlan Hawthorn between 1987 and 1996 and takes over from Huppatz (North Ballarat Rebels), who both ran a Darren Ogier, who led the Bushrangers for six seasons. 16.02. www.taccup.com.au 13 Footy. Oh what a feeling!

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Chip off the old block

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It seems the apple doesn’t fall too far from League or Victorian Women’s Football League. the tree in the McLaren household, with With her father off iciating 328 games as an AFL field 15-year-old Hannah McLaren picking up the umpire, Hannah McLaren said she is looking forward to following in her father’s footsteps. umpire’s whistle like father Scott. “Having watched dad as an AFL umpire growing up, it The Year 10 Genazzano College student joins more than was always something I was interested in and it allowed 35 fellow participants taking their first steps in their own me to see a diff erent side of the game compared to just umpiring careers, with the introduction of the first AFL playing,” she said. Victoria metropolitan all-female school-based Umpiring “Becoming a field umpire is my goal, but until you Academy. actually start trying it, you don’t realize how much hard The new program invites students of all ages to learn the work is involved, however I’m keen to learn the ropes basic principles of umpiring across the three disciplines and look forward to giving it my best shot.” of field, boundary and goal. While there were more than 650 female umpires Participants will develop practical skills and knowledge registered across Victoria last year, there is still room for of the game in weekly training sessions held at the college over the next three months. more development, with females representing just nine per cent of the total number of umpires. AFL Victoria Umpiring Manager Neville Nash said the new academy had received great support from both AFL All Australian Umpire Scott McLaren said the new students and parents. Academy was a great driver in getting more females interested in umpiring. “While there has been a buzz around female football in recent years, the popularity of female umpiring is also “I think it’s great that Hannah has the opportunity to starting to explode,” Nash said. take up umpiring through this new program,” McLaren “This is a great opportunity for the girls to just learn said. some new skills with their mates without any pressure “We saw recently Eleni Glouft sis make history as the and the parents love it because they don’t have the first female AFL field umpire, so there is now a great role stresses of driving their kids to and from training, which model out there for younger girls to follow and if Hannah makes it easier for them, particularly in their first year.” has a passion for umpiring, then I’m happy for her to be Once students have developed a solid umpiring part of it.” foundation, they will transition into adjudicating For more information on Umpiring, please visit community football in either the Yarra Junior Football www.aflvic.com.au/umpiring www.taccup.com.au 15 Events

EASTERN RANGES School Holiday Camp Auction Night Date: 1 April Date: 15 July Venue: Rowville Secondary College Venue: Knox Club – Corner Stud & Boronia Road, Wantirna 3152

MURRAY BUSHRANGERS Trivia & silent auction function Sunday May 1 – directly aft er our game with Sandringham Dragons Wangaratta Showgrounds Further details to come...

NORTH BALLARAT REBELS Rebels 2016 RMHC Charity, Sponsors and Parents Day Sunday 1st May (Rebels V Pioneers) Eureka Stadium 12 Noon

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CALDER CANNONS EASTERN RANGES The Cannons are excited to kick off the The Eastern Ranges would like to welcome 2016 TAC Cup Season with our Round all players, parents, families, staff and 1 game against the Eastern Ranges at volunteers to the 2016 TAC Cup Season. Congratulations to all players who put in RAMS Arena on Thursday 24th March a great preseason and were selected in our final TAC Cup under lights. We know the 2016 Cannons will give Squad! Earlier this week the entire squad was presented everything they have, working together as a close team their 2016 playing jumpers at our season launch event, to reach their greatest potential in the year ahead. With attended by over 160 people at the Knox Club. Dylan a new group of players comes a new support group Clarke was announced captain with Kane Keppel and at our club, and we welcome on board all players’ Jordan Gallucci named vice captains. Also included in parents, families and friends, we look forward to having the leadership group are Patrick Wallis, Jack Maibaum, you all as a part of our club. Also to our 2016 staff Joel Garner, Josh Robertson and Nelson Lane. Eastern Ranges would like to take this opportunity to thank our members, new and returning, we thank you for your major sponsors for continuing their support into the 2016 work thus far in preparing and working with the players football season: Bayswater Jayco, Knox Club, Bendigo Bank, to get them ready for a big year, and as always, can’t Musashi, Bounce Health Group, Rowville Secondary College wait to share the ride ahead with you. Go the mighty and EastLink. Also continuing their partnerships with the Cannons! club are Subway Chirnside Park, Bakers Delight Kilsyth, Basile Imports, North Ringwood Fruit Market and AKT Trophy Centre. We would also like to extend our welcome to DANDENONG SOUTHERN STINGRAYS Kilsyth Centenary Pool who has joined us for the upcoming This weekend we play Gippsland Power in season in a partnership that will see the club utilise their facilities for recovery sessions. We have a School Holiday our Round 1 traditional match at Morwell, Program coming up on 1 April 2016 for junior footballers where this year we play off for the Car aged between 12 and 15. The program combines AFL style Megamart Cup. All players in the 16 & 18’s who have training and draft combine testing with players receiving their L and P plates will also use this road trip as an skills sessions from Ranges coaches and advice from our Education session for the TAC, gaining 120 plus hours high performance team. More details and to register visit behind the wheel. We thank the TAC for their 25 year www.easternranges.aflvic.com.au. Good luck to all ahead of support of the TAC Cup and look forward to many more the season. Go Ranges! years. We welcome Car Megamart for their third season as a Platinum Sponsor of the club. Car Megamart are still relatively new players on the block who are GIPPSLAND POWER striving to be the biggest used car dealership in the Gippsland Power welcomes all parents South Eastern Region of Victoria. The Stingrays are also and supporters to Morwell today for our indebted to our long term major Sponsor, Coff ey Ford, Easter Saturday TAC Cup and U/16 Country Dandenong. Without Coff ey’s continuous sponsorship Championships opening round matches. of the TAC Cup Under 18 program (since 1995) we Aft er 18 weeks of summer preparation, players in both sides would not have been able to exist, we look forward are ready to give their best in their season openers against working with Tam Thai from Coff ey Ford. We also thank Dandenong Stingrays. We wish respective coaches Leigh Ross Faulkner who is our off field Apparel supplier for Brown and Dean Duursma and their selected squads all the club, as well as all football training resources and the best in their quest for success in the new season. Our look forward having you in the team for many years TAC Cup assistant coaches this year are Scott McDougal, to come. We would also like acknowledge and thank Rhett McLennan and Peter Mongta and our U/16 assistant coaches are Daniel Brand, Michael McGlead and Duncan Silvio Marinelli and his team from Highview Accounting Ireland. Team managers are Stan Morgan and Brian Kinder Services (Cranbourne, Mornington and Prahran) for respectively. We are excited to advise that the V/Line U/15 extending their sponsorship in 2016. Lastly to our Div. 1 & 2 and the Youth Girls Shield football carnivals will contributing Sponsors in Be Your Best Physiotherapist, again be held in the Latrobe Valley from Mon. Sept. 26 to Cranbourne Team and Liz and Ross Chudleigh from Thurs. Sept.29. Gippsland will field a team in each of the 3 Garrleigh Trophy Centre, Hallam we thank you for the competitions. The separate AFL Vic. Youth Girls Challenge past 20 years. In closing the Dandenong Southern fixture is nearing completion with the Grand Final and Stingrays would also like to acknowledge and thank consolation finals all being played at Frankston on Easter all player sponsors for season 2016, without your Monday. Our girls meet the Bendigo Pioneers in one of tremendous financial support many players and the consolation finals at 11.00 am. This will be the girls’ families would find it a lot harder. Finally, to the players 5th game in what has been a very successful inaugural challenge series. A big thank-you to Gippsland Power families who have driven many kilometres since Talent Manager Peter Francis, coach Scott McDougal, team October getting their son to training and games we manager Sharon Mattern and all their support staff for their thank you. #Rayscave2016 eff orts throughout.

18 www.vfl.com.au MURRAY BUSHRANGERS OAKLEIGH CHARGERS Aft er months of hard work both on Welcome to all players, parents and staff to and off the field today we welcome the beginning of the 2016 season. The players all our families, players, sponsors and and staff have worked extremely hard over the staff to the 2016 TAC CUP Season. Under new coach pre-season and we look forward to another successful year for Leon Higgins and High Performance Manager Matt the Chargers. Our Season Launch at the Mulgrave Country Club Glossop the squad are prepared for what is shaping on Monday night was well attended with over 200 at our first as a challenging year of football. Congratulations to off icial function of the 2016 season. It was a great opportunity for Fletcher Carroll (Albury), Isaac Wallace (Wodonga), coaches, players, staff and parents to mix socially and start our Harry Boyd (Shepparton), Jy Simpkin (Mooroopna) season off on a great note. We would like to welcome all of our and Will Brodie (Shepparton) on being selected in sponsors for the 2016 season – particularly the Bendigo Bank this year’s THALES leadership group. Special thanks Murrumbeena who will be the club’s major sponsor for the 5th to our returning and new sponsors for the 2016 consecutive year. Both Sue and Denis from the Bank are terrific Season Hume Bank, Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club supporters of the club and we really appreciate their continued Resort, AFL SPORTSREADY, Dyson’s Bus Company, interest in the Chargers. We would also like to acknowledge the Dunstan’s, Reliance Partners and Thales. Families following supporters of the Chargers program: Mulgrave Country & Staff are encouraged to support these sponsors Club, Camp Australia, Telstra Business Centre South Melbourne, throughout the year. Camberwell Toyota, Box Hill Senior Secondary College.

NORTH BALLARAT REBELS SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS The Rebels are pleased to see the start of The Sandringham Dragons would like to the TAC CUP season. Our Preseason Squad welcome all parents, players and staff to started with over 140 talented players the 2016 AFL Victoria TAC Cup competition. across Western Victoria at our Ballarat, Congratulations to all the players who have Wimmera, South West, Hampden and Warrnambool made the squad, we look forward to seeing what you all can do Training Centres and we are pleased with the quality aft er a tough but impressive pre-season. We would also like to of talent which has made our TAC CUP Playing Squad congratulate Hamish Brayshaw (Captain), Liam Murphy & Corey for this year. We welcome many new faces into the Lyons (Vice-Captains), Lachlan Filipovic, Ash Krakauer, Andrew Rebels program this year including new staff and McGrath, Tim Taranto & Hayden McLean on being selected to many new families. We hope all have an enjoyable the 2016 leadership group. A big thank you goes to all our staff experience whilst involved. Great to see some of our for their hard work over the pre-season. Let’s hope it will be an 2015 Draft ees get a taste of AFL football during the enjoyable and fun year together with plenty of success for the AFL NAB Challenge Games. Well done to Darcy Tucker team and for the boys. Finally we would like to extend a warm (Freo), Jacob Hooper (GWS) and Dan Rioli (Rich). A big welcome to all of our sponsors, Volvo Cars Brighton, Antler, thankyou to McDonalds Ballarat who again will be our Sportsmart, Promostyle, Bendigo Bank, 360 Sports Events, Major Partner this year. Go Rebels and good luck to all Melbourne Smiles Denture Clinic, Dineamic and Smokin’ TAC Cup Clubs this year. Doughs. Let’s hope we all have a great year. Go Dragons!

NORTHERN KNIGHTS WESTERN JETS Congratulations to the 53 players selected on the Welcome everyone to season 2016. Northern Knights’ list for Season 2016 and a warm The Western Jets are extremely welcome to all our support staff & volunteers thankful of major sponsor Victoria including new U18 Support Staff , Jake Cowin, Jimmy University for remaining on for yet Driscoll, Callum Lawford, Anthony McDonald, Darren another season. Also thanks to other long term Nicholas, Anthony Pierobon and Football Administration Off icer, Jason De Vincentis. We congratulate our 2015 draft ees Jade Gresham sponsors in McDonalds and 13CABS for continuing (St Kilda), Brayden Fiorini & Darcy MacPherson (Gold Coast Suns), their support in 2016. We are pleased to announce (Collingwood), Tyrone Leonardis (Sydney Swans) and that Hunter French Real Estate has joined forces our 2010 Winner (Richmond) and with the Western Jets and we look forward to our wish them all the best for the upcoming AFL Season. We thank our mutually beneficial relationship. Congratulations Youth Academy Coach Brett Potter & his support staff for their tireless to our Co-Captains in Wilson Berry and Oscar eff orts over the summer. We wish staff & players every success in the Junker, all the best for the season boys. Thanks to upcoming U/16 Metro Carnival that commences on Tuesday 30th all our players, parents and staff for your support March. The Knights are pleased to welcome back Technika, a leading over a long pre-season, we hope 2016 is a great producer of high quality kitchen & laundry appliances, for their 6th year as Major Sponsor of the Club. We thank them for their generous year for the Club. Please remember to check our ongoing support of the talent pathway in the Northern Metropolitan website (westernjets.aflvic.com.au), Facebook Region. Also we encourage all Staff , Players, Parents & Supporters page (Western Jets FC), Twitter page to get involved with our 2016 AFL Footy Tipping Comp. See Knights (@WesternJetsFC) and Instagram (@westernjetsfc) website for entry details www.knights.sportingpulse.net for up to date vision, information and scores.

www.taccup.com.au 19 Sunday 1st May Northern Knights vs Tasmania - Preston City Oval 11.00am North Ballarat Rebels vs Bendigo Pioneers - Eureka Stadium 1.00pm Fixture Murray Bushrangers vs Sandringham Dragons - Wangaratta 1.00pm Showgrounds Western Jets vs Dandenong Stingrays - Burbank Oval 2.30pm Round 1 Time Round 6 Time Thursday 24th March Saturday 7th May Calder Cannons vs Eastern Ranges - RAMS Arena 7.30pm Dandenong Stingrays vs Northern Knights - Shepley Oval 11.30am Saturday 26th March Geelong Falcons vs Western Jets - Avalon Airport Oval 1.00pm Western Jets vs Oakleigh Chargers - IKON Park 11.00am Bendigo Pioneers vs Eastern Ranges - Kyabram Rectional 1.00pm Murray Bushrangers vs Bendigo Pioneers - Deakin Reserve 1.00pm Reserve Gippsland Power vs Dandenong Stingrays - Traralgon 1.00pm North Ballarat Rebels vs Oakleigh Chargers - Eureka Stadium 1.00pm Football Ground Calder Cannons vs Murray Bushrangers - RAMS Arena 1.00pm Northern Knights vs Sandringham Dragons - IKON Park 1.30pm Sunday 8th May Geelong Falcons vs North Ballarat Rebels - Simonds Stadium 2.00pm Gippsland Power vs Sandringham Dragons - Morwell 1.00pm Round 2 Time Recreation Reserve Saturday 2nd April Round 7 Time Bendigo Pioneers vs Gippsland Power - QEO, Bendigo 10.30am Friday 13th May North Ballarat Rebels vs Dandenong Stingrays - QEO, 1.00pm Calder Cannons vs Geelong Falcons - Simonds Stadium 7.00pm Bendigo Saturday 14th May Geelong Falcons vs Murray Bushrangers - QEO, Bendigo 3.30pm Northern Knights vs North Ballarat Rebels - Preston City Oval 1.00pm Sunday 3rd April Murray Bushrangers vs Dandenong Stingrays - Wangaratta 1.00pm Northern Knights vs Oakleigh Chargers - IKON Park 12.00pm Showgrounds Eastern Ranges vs Western Jets - IKON Park 2.30pm Eastern Ranges vs Gippsland Power - Box Hill City Oval 1.00pm Calder Cannons vs Sandringham Dragons - RAMS Arena 5.30pm Sunday 15th May Western Jets vs Bendigo Pioneers - Burbank Oval 12.00pm TAC Cup Development Weekend - April 9/10

Saturday 9th April TAC Cup Development Weekend - May 21/22 Sandringham vs Oakleigh Chargers (Round 7) - Trevor Barker 11.00am Oval Round 8 Time Saturday 28th May Round 3 Time Western Jets vs Calder Cannons - Burbank Oval 11.00am Friday 15th April Eastern Ranges vs North Ballarat Rebels - Box Hill City Oval 1.00pm Eastern Ranges vs Oakleigh Chargers - Bayswater Reserve 7.00pm Bendigo Pioneers vs Sandringham Dragons - QEO, Bendigo 1.00pm Saturday 16th April Oakleigh Chargers vs Murray Bushrangers - Warrawee Oval 2.00pm Northern Knights vs QLD - Preston City Oval 11.00am Sunday 29th May Western Jets vs Sandringham Dragons - Burbank Oval 11.00am Gippsland Power vs Northern Knights - Morwell Recreation 1.00pm Calder Cannons vs NSW / ACT Rams - RAMS Arena 12.00pm Reserve Geelong Falcons vs Gippsland Power - Simonds Stadium 1.00pm Dandenong Stingrays vs Geelong Falcons - Shepley Oval 1.00pm Dandenong Stingrays vs Bendigo Pioneers - Shepley Oval 2.00pm Round 9 Time Sunday 17th April Saturday 4th June Murray Bushrangers vs North Ballarat Rebels - IKON Park 1.30pm Eastern Ranges vs Sandringham Dragons - Box Hill City Oval 11.00am Round 4 Time Calder Cannons vs Oakleigh Chargers - RAMS Arena 11.30am Friday 22nd April Gippsland Power vs Nth Ballarat Rebels - North Port Oval, 1.00pm Bendigo Pioneers vs Oakleigh Chargers - QEO, Bendigo 7.00pm Port Melbourne Saturday 23rd April Western Jets vs Northern Knights - Burbank Oval 1.30pm QLD vs Western Jets - Aspley 10.30am Murray Bushrangers vs Geelong Falcons - RAMS Arena 2.00pm Sandringham Dragons vs NT - Trevor Barker Oval 10.45am Sunday 5th June Dandenong Stingrays vs NSW / ACT Rams - Frankston Oval 11.00am Bendigo Pioneers vs Dandenong Stingrays - Echuca - 11.30am Calder Cannons vs North Ballarat Rebels - RAMS Arena 1.00pm Victoria Park Geelong Falcons vs Northern Knights - Simonds Stadium 1.00pm NAB AFL U18 Championships Sunday 24th April Sunday 5th June Eastern Ranges vs Tasmania - Box Hill City Oval 11.00am Vic Country vs Western Australia - TBC Murray Bushrangers vs Gippsland Power - Box Hill City Oval 1.00pm Vic Metro BYE Round 5 Time Saturday 30th April TAC Cup Development Weekend - June 11/12 Oakleigh Chargers vs NT - Warrawee Park 1.00pm NAB AFL U18 Championships Geelong Falcons vs Eastern Ranges - Avalon Airport Oval 1.00pm Sunday 12th June Gippsland Power vs Calder Cannons - Morwell Recreation 1.00pm Reserve Vic Metro vs Vic Country - Simonds Stadium 12.00pm

20 www.vfl.com.au Round 10 Time Sunday 24th July Saturday 18th June Northern Knights vs Eastern Ranges - Preston City Oval 11.30am North Ballarat Rebels vs Geelong Falcons - Eureka Stadium 11.00am North Ballarat Rebels vs Calder Cannons - Eureka Stadium 1.00pm Oakleigh Chargers vs Western Jets - Warrawee Park 12.00pm Round 15 Time Dandenong Stingrays vs Gippsland Power - Shepley Oval 1.00pm Saturday 30th July Eastern Ranges vs Calder Cannons - Box Hill City Oval 2.00pm Dandenong Stingrays vs Western Jets - Shepley Oval 11.30am Sunday 19th June Sandringham Dragons vs Murray Bushrangers - Warrawee 2.00pm Northern Knights vs Sandringham Dragons - Preston City Oval 11.00am Oval Bendigo Pioneers vs Murray Bushrangers - QEO, Bendigo 12.00pm Calder Cannons vs Gippsland Power - RAMS Arena 2.00pm Sunday 31st July NAB AFL U18 Championships Oakleigh Chargers vs Northern Knights - Preston City Oval 11.30am Sunday 19th June Bendigo Pioneers vs North Ballarat Rebels - QEO 1.00pm South Australia vs Vic Metro - Adelaide TBC Eastern Ranges vs Geelong Falcons - Box Hill City Oval 2.00pm Vic Country BYE TAC Cup Development Weekend - August 6/7 NAB AFL U18 Championships Friday 24th June Round 16 Time Vic Country vs South Australia - Simonds Stadium TBC Saturday 13th August Vic Metro vs Allies - Simonds Stadium TBC Oakleigh Chargers vs Sandringham Dragons - Warrawee Oval 11.30am Bendigo Pioneers vs Western Jets - QEO, Bendigo 12:00pm Round 11 Time North Ballarat Rebels vs Northern Knights - Eureka Stadium 1.00pm Saturday 25th June Gippsland Power vs Eastern Ranges - Morwell Recreation 1.00pm Gippsland Power vs Western Jets - Morwell Recreation Reserve 12.00pm Reserve Dandenong Stingrays vs Calder Cannons - Shepley Oval 1.00pm Calder Cannons vs Geelong Falcons - RAMS Arena 2.00pm Bendigo Pioneers v Northern Knights - QEO, Bendigo 1.00pm Sunday 14th August Nth Ballarat Rebels vs Sandringham Dragons - Eureka Stadium 1.00pm Dandenong Stingrays vs Murray Bushrangers - Shepley Oval 11.00am Sunday 26th June - Round 17 Time Murray Bushrangers vs Eastern Rangers - Albury Sports Ground 12.00pm Saturday 20th August Geelong Falcons vs Oakleigh Chargers - Simonds Stadium 2.30pm Calder Cannons vs Western Jets - RAMS Arena 11.00am NAB AFL U18 Championships North Ballarat Rebels vs Eastern Ranges - Eureka Stadium 11.30am Wednesday 29th June Northern Knights vs Gippsland Power - Preston City Oval 2.00pm Vic Metro vs West Australia - Etihad Stadium TBC Sunday 21st August Vic Country vs Allies - Etihad Stadium TBC Sandringham Dragons vs Bendigo Pioneers - Trevor Barker 11.30am Oval Round 12 Time Oakleigh Chargers vs Murray Bushrangers - Deakin Reserve 1.00pm Saturday 2nd July Geelong Falcons vs Dandenong Stingrays - Simonds Stadium 2.00pm Eastern Ranges vs Dandenong Stingrays - Box Hill City Oval 11.00am Round 18 Time Murray Bushrangers vs Northern Knights - Wangaratta 1.00pm Showgrounds Saturday 27th / Sunday 28th August Gippsland Power vs Oakleigh Chargers - Morwell Rec Reserve 1.00pm 9 vs 10 - IKON Park TBC Geelong Falcons vs Sandringham Dragons - Avalon Airport Oval 2.00pm 11 vs 12 - IKON Park TBC Sunday 3rd July TOP 8 TEAMS BYE Bendigo Pioneers vs Calder Cannons - Swan Hill 11.00am North Ballarat Rebels vs Western Jets - Stawell 1.00pm WEEK 1 Finals Time Saturday 3rd / Sunday 4th September Round 13 Time Elimination and Qualifying Finals - IKON Park TBC Saturday 9th July WEEK 2 Finals Time Northern Knights vs Calder Cannons - RAMS Arena 11.00am Sunday 11th September Oakleigh Chargers vs Dandenong Stingrays - Warrawee Oval 1.00pm Semi Finals - IKON Park TBC Sandringham Dragons vs Gippsland Power - Trevor Barker Oval 1.00pm WEEK 3 Finals Time North Ballarat Rebels vs Murray Bushrangers - RAMS Arena 1.30pm Saturday 17th September Sunday 10th July Preliminary Finals - IKON Park TBC Western Jets vs Eastern Ranges - Burbank Oval 12.00pm WEEK 4 Grand Finals Time Bendigo Pioneers vs Geelong Falcons - QEO, Bendigo 1.00pm Sunday 25th September Grand Final - Etihad Stadium TBC TAC Cup Development Weekend - July 16 / 17

Round 14 Time Saturday 23rd July Sandringham Dragons vs Dandenong Stingrays - Trevor 11.00am Barker Oval Murray Bushrangers vs Western Jets - Wangaratta Showgrounds 1.00pm Gippsland Power vs Geelong Falcons - Morwell Rec Reserve 1.30pm Oakleigh Chargers vs Bendigo Pioneers - Warrawee Oval 1.30pm www.taccup.com.au 21 Calder Cannons No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Brad Bernacki 02-Nov-99 177 75 East Sunbury 2 Dylan Landt 18-Nov-99 179 68 Sunbury 3 Lachlan Bramble 19-Apr-98 181 71 Sunbury 4 Ben Barton 12-Jun-98 191 78 University Blues 5 Aaron Tatchell 17-Mar-98 171 66 Fitzroy 6 Jean-Luc Velissaris 27-Aug-98 178 80 Aberfeldie 7 Matthew King 15-Nov-97 189 86 Pascoe Vale Coach: Andrew Johnston 8 Jaidyn Owen 07-Feb-98 196 86 Woodend Talent Manager: Ian Kyte 9 Jack Reaper 05-Apr-98 191 82 Gisborne Ground Address: 229 Grand Boulevard, 10 Jack Elliott 03-Dec-98 190 82 Therry Penola Craigieburn 3064 (Map 386 J3) 11 Jack Hannett 21-Apr-98 179 70 Sunbury Telephone: 8339 7482 12 Noah Balta 23-Oct-99 193 88 Essendon Doutta Stars Email: [email protected] 13 Hayden Blythe 05-Feb-98 181 73 Glenroy Website: caldercannons.aflvic.com.au 14 30-Jun-98 184 69 Sunbury 15 Luke Shannon 29-Jan-98 180 74 Shepparton @CalderCannonsFC 16 Brodie Meyers 06-Dec-98 173 69 Essendon Doutta Stars Calder Cannons Football Club 17 Tom Mcrostie 26-Jan-98 177 63 West Coburg 18 Corey Grindlay 19-Mar-99 179 68 Wallan PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: 19 Ben Caluzzi 20-Mar-99 186 93 Essendon Doutta Stars 20 Baillee Revell 17-Mar-98 179 76 Essendon Doutta Stars 21 Aidan Tilley 29-Jun-98 194 80 West Preston 22 Dylan Featon 20-Mar-99 185 77 Rupertswood 23 Daniel Hanna 24-Nov-99 199 80 Aberfeldie 24 Jacob McNicol 15-Feb-99 195 89 Macedon Simply better 25 Billy Cannolo 05-Dec-98 177 66 Rupertswood 26 Connor Leslie 18-Dec-98 183 78 Whittlesea 27 Jack O’Sullivan 25-Feb-98 172 69 Romsey 28 Ben Ronke 18-Dec-97 181 75 St Bernard’s 29 Chris Lawton 27-Sep-98 190 90 Diggers Rest 30 Mitch Podhajski 04-Jan-99 190 75 Aberfeldie 31 Ryan Baker 27-Aug-98 190 82 Gisborne 32 Lachlan Brown 20-Jan-99 190 91 St Bernard’s 33 Ovie Magbegor 29-Jun-98 195 89 Oak Park

PH: 9334 7700 PH: 1300 665 294 34 Karl Brown 01-Dec-97 193 90 Essendon Doutta Stars 35 Dean Muir 16-Apr-98 179 81 Sunbury 36 Tyson Lever 09-Oct-98 185 79 Romsey 37 Campbell Moorfield 27-Aug-98 190 80 Fitzroy 38 Harri Rocke 25-May-98 184 84 St Bernard’s 39 Alex Barba 19-Aug-98 185 80 Aberfeldie 40 Brad Reynolds 06-Mar-99 185 70 Wallan 41 Mitch Barnes 29-Aug-97 202 107 Diggers Rest 42 Michael Romero 09-Oct-98 177 70 St Kevin’s 43 Muhammad Saad 24-Sep-98 186 80 West Coburg PH: 9379 8888 44 Matthew Borg 06-May-99 171 62 West Coburg 46 Aaron Vendramini 09-Jul-99 183 72 Craigieburn 47 Jackson McDonald 24-Apr-98 183 71 Aberfeldie 48 Liam Middleton 23-May-99 180 68 Kilmore 49 Jack Thorogood 08-Jul-98 191 86 St Bernard’s 50 Luke Sevior 23-Jun-99 183 79 Kilmore 51 Tom Burnside 29-Oct-98 197 80 St Bernard’s 52 Jacob Bygate 28-Jan-99 189 80 Sunbury 53 Mitch Lewis 14-Oct-98 197 91 Whittlesea 54 James Peters 04-Jun-97 180 80 Aberfeldie 55 Jordan Wilkins 24-Sep-99 184 68 Epping 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr

22 www.vfl.com.au Eastern Ranges No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 07-Oct-99 186 79 Norwood FC 2 Thomas North 14-Feb-99 185 84 Heathmont FC 3 Patrick Wallis 25-Feb-98 176 70 Beverley Hills FC 4 Jake McCormack 01-Jul-98 184 82 Donvale FC 5 Jordan Lynch 01-Jan-98 180 79 Norwood FC 6 Thomas Jacotine 06-Mar-98 184 75 Park Orchards Sharks FC 7 Jordan Gallucci 04-May-98 183 75 Lilydale FC Coach: Darren Bewick 8 Jake Godwin 07-Oct-98 184 82 Boronia FC Talent Manager: Len Villani 9 Jordan Haynes 31-Jul-98 178 67 Heathmont FC Ground Address: Kilsyth Recreation Reserve, 10 Nelson Lane 14-Feb-98 179 74 Heathmont FC Colchester Road, Kilsyth, 3137 Telephone: 9724 9499 11 27-Apr-98 177 69 Bulleen Templestowe FC Email: [email protected] 12 Dylan Clarke 06-Sep-98 187 85 Knox FC Website: easternranges.aflvic.com.au 13 Jake Parente 17-Mar-98 189 86 Blackburn FC 14 Trent Mynott 04-Oct-99 184 70 Rowville FC @Eastern_Ranges 15 Liam Jeff s 30-Mar-97 193 80 East Ringwood FC eastern.ranges 16 Jaidyn Stephenson 15-Jan-99 188 76 Ferntree Gully FC 17 Haydn Stanley 06-Apr-98 183 77 Upwey/Tecoma FC @easternranges 18 Sam Hayes 09-Jun-99 200 90 Ferntree Gully FC 19 Joshua Hannon 12-May-98 198 88 Upwey/Tecoma FC PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: 20 Shaun McMillan 06-Feb-99 190 92 Ferntree Gully FC 21 Joel Garner 21-May-99 184 78 Wandin FC 22 Jackson Ross 22-Jun-99 190 70 Old Hailebury AFC 23 Tristan Tweedie 11-Jun-98 190 85 Lilydale FC 24 Jack Maibaum 27-Mar-98 193 90 Knox FC 25 Tristan Davies 20-Aug-98 182 74 Lilydale FC 26 Harrison Nolan 11-Jun-99 194 89 Mt Evelyn FC 27 Jade Connolly 01-Mar-97 184 77 East Ringwood FC 28 Bailey Stevens 09-Oct-99 179 70 Norwood FC 29 Corey Wakefield 30-Apr-98 180 76 Upper Fernree Gully FC 30 Kane Doueal 12-Mar-98 174 69 Croydon FC 31 Nathan Mullenger-McHugh 29-May-97 195 82 Heathmont FC 32 Tom Hollins 06-Jan-98 190 74 Heathmont FC 33 Kane Keppel 07-Oct-97 193 87 Norwood FC 34 Marcus Stavrou 29-Sep-98 186 87 Donvale FC 35 Aaron Beddoes 12-Jan-98 189 88 Montrose FC 36 Mitch Prosser 29-Apr-98 193 87 Knox FC 37 Dylan Feltham 10-Dec-99 179 76 Norwood FC 38 Oscar Anderson 23-Sep-98 187 76 Mitcham FC 39 Jarrod Marshall 22-Jun-98 186 76 Montrose FC 40 Jedd O’Sullivan 29-May-99 181 81 Rowville FC 41 Lachlan Sheppard 10-May-99 190 77 Emerald FC 42 Harrison Goss 20-Jan-98 193 85 Lilydale FC 43 Billy Norris 28-Apr-99 171 64 Heathmont FC 44 Hamish McGowan 25-Feb-98 184 81 Vermont FC 45 Joshua Robertson 13-Jul-98 193 81 Vermont FC 46 Mitchell Jones 04-Jan-99 185 76 South Belgrave FC 47 Lucas Woodward 18-Sep-99 189 76 Knox FC 48 Shaun Lovell 17-Nov-99 193 84 Norwood FC 50 Jamie Shaw 05-Jun-99 187 69 Lilydale FC 52 Daniel Houeix 03-Sep-99 186 77 Rowville FC 54 Zachary Elms 20-Jan-98 187 77 Ferntree Gully FC 56 Reuben Brown 22-Oct-99 191 78 Heathmont FC 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr www.taccup.com.au 23 Western Jets No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Frank Campisi 25-Apr-98 177 64 Essendon Doutta Stars 2 Lucas Andrew 13-Dec-99 175 79 Werribee Districts 3 Brandon Lester 10-Jun-98 179 70 Yarraville/Seddon 4 Jordyn Cotter 19-Mar-98 181 65 Melton 5 Luke Hitch 15-Apr-99 176 70 Keilor 6 Connor Griff iths 21-May-98 177 76 Melton 7 Nicholas Buykx 11-Mar-98 174 69 Werribee Districts Coach: Torin Baker 8 Bailey Siwek 20-May-99 171 67 Werribee Districts Talent Manager: Shane Sexton 9 Daniel Foley 24-Mar-97 184 82 Bacchus Marsh Ground Address: Burbank Oval, Morris Street, 10 Nicholas Giarrizzo 14-Nov-98 178 72 Penleigh & Essendon Grammar Williamstown, 3016 11 Stephen Syme 06-May-99 174 78 Spotswood Telephone: 9391 0309 12 Jordan Dimkovski 28-Oct-99 178 65 Spotswood Email: [email protected] 13 Joshua Mould 06-May-99 179 73 Wyndhamvale Website: westernjets.aflvic.com.au 14 Lachlan Fogarty 01-Apr-99 179 73 Spotswood/St Kevin’s 15 Kyle Hudson 31-May-99 181 72 Werribee Districts @WesternJetsFC 16 Nicholas Stuhldreier 28-Oct-99 182 80 Bacchus Marsh Western Jets FC 17 Max Philpot 17-May-99 187 74 Maribyrnong Park/Penleigh & Essendon Grammar @westernjetsfc 18 Jayden Murdoch 15-Aug-97 180 76 Hillside 19 21-Oct-99 185 84 Essendon Doutta Stars/Penleigh & Essendon Grammar 20 Wilson Berry 08-Jun-98 191 80 Aberfeldie 21 Daniel Venables 19-Nov-98 186 81 Keilor/Penleigh & Essendon Grammar 22 James Harrison 03-Feb-98 180 77 Deer Park 23 Judah Dundon 19-Apr-98 186 77 Werribee Districts 24 Billy Croft s 14-Sep-98 186 81 Melton 25 Kyle Blake 19-Sep-98 193 78 Yarraville/Seddon 26 Samuel Griff iths 27-Jun-99 181 89 Bacchus Marsh 27 Jackson Menadue 03-Apr-97 183 69 Werribee Districts 28 Joshua Drage 02-Apr-99 180 69 Spotswood 29 Jack Papachatzakis 21-Oct-99 184 73 Altona 30 Ryan Carter 06-Oct-98 186 83 Melton 31 Tylar Vujanic 20-Jan-97 192 88 Keilor 32 Jessee Pattison 15-Jan-98 175 74 Werribee Districts 33 Blake Souter 22-Mar-99 175 77 Melton 34 Blake Parkinson 29-Jan-99 179 66 South Melbourne 35 Blake Graham 30-Mar-99 187 80 Bacchus Marsh 36 Riley Ham 03-Jan-99 192 86 Keilor 37 Ben McManus 03-May-99 190 86 Keilor/Penleigh & Essendon Grammar 38 Alexander Bouris 29-Nov-98 189 82 Yarraville/Seddon 39 Harrison Bult 29-May-98 197 81 Keilor/Penleigh & Essendon Grammar 40 James Martyn 22-May-99 191 85 Essendon Doutta Stars/Geelong Grammar 41 Mickey Nicholls 10-Oct-98 182 81 Deer Park/Geelong Grammar 42 Jordan Robinson 30-Jun-98 192 83 Point Cook 43 Brodie Romensky 06-Jul-98 189 88 Maribyrnong Park 44 Oscar Junker 23-Jan-98 191 84 Werribee Districts 46 Matthew Knezevic 11-Apr-98 191 86 Werribee Districts 47 Matthew Volkanovski 27-Nov-98 202 94 Airport West 48 Brock McGregor 04-Sep-98 200 97 Melton/Penleigh & Essendon Grammar 50 Tristan Xerri 15-Mar-99 199 87 Caroline Springs 52 Darren Walters 14-Jan-99 198 98 Burnside Heights 55 Josh Webb 09-Oct-97 203 104 Deer Park 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr

24 www.vfl.com.au Oakleigh Chargers No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Jack Roughsedge 04-Aug-98 185 84 Blackburn FC/Whitefriars 2 29-Mar-98 186 76 Caulfield Grammar 3 Vincent Adduci 09-Mar-98 177 74 St Kevin’s College 4 Ned Reeves 31-Oct-98 203 90 St Kevin’s College 5 Callum Searle 12-Nov-98 185 79 Waverley Blues/Haileybury College 6 Campbell Lane 28-Sep-97 183 81 Glen Iris FC 7 Taylin Duman 18-Apr-98 193 75 Norwood FC/Box Hill Senior Secondary College 8 Toby Wooller 16-Mar-99 192 84 Scotch College Coach: 9 Jono Aujard 16-May-98 184 71 Glen Iris JFC/Carey Grammar 10 Sam Michael 20-Mar-98 181 83 De La Salle Old Collegians FC/De La Salle Talent Manager: Craig Notman 11 Patrick Kerr 31-Jul-98 194 93 Glen Iris JFC/St Kevin’s College Ground Address: Warrawee Park Oval, 12 James Dalbosco 23-Oct-98 187 82 East Malvern JFC/Xavier College Warrigal Road, Oakleigh, 3166 13 Jake Millen 03-Apr-98 179 74 East Burwood FC/Forest Hill SC Telephone: 9563 0588 14 Xavier Jordan 07-Jan-98 178 79 East Malvern JFC Email: [email protected] 15 20-Oct-98 192 79 Knox FC/Box Hill HS Website: oakleighchargers.aflvic.com.au 16 Sam Parsons 28-Jun-97 191 80 Collegians FC 17 Adam Tomaro 24-Oct-98 178 72 Kew Comets JFC/Marcellin College @OakleighCharger 18 Sam McLarty 11-May-98 193 93 Beverley Hills JFC/Yarra Valley Grammar School oakleighchargersfc 19 Charlie Thompson 15-Mar-99 182 76 Beverley Hills JFC/Carey Baptist Grammar @oakleighchargers 20 Tristan Van Driel 20-Apr-98 191 85 Wesley College 21 Lachlan Walker 05-Jun-97 188 84 22 Daniel Stanford 26-Feb-98 189 77 Beverley Hills JFC/Ivanhoe Grammar PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: 23 Ethan Phillips 17-Jul-99 192 84 Carey Baptist Grammar MAJOR SPONSOR 24 Dion Johnstone 01-Jun-98 179 73 North Warrnambool FC/Scotch College 25 Lake Tink 06-May-98 177 75 Whitehorse Colts FC/Box Hill Senior Secondary College 26 Riley Jones 05-Apr-99 190 79 Beverley Hills JFC/Doncaster SC 27 Noah Answerth 06-Aug-99 183 74 Caulfield Bears FC/Caulfield Grammar 28 26-Nov-98 178 69 Bulleen Templestowe FC/Camberwell Grammar 29 Jackson Wright 01-Jul-99 180 75 Blackburn FC/Whitefriars 30 Xavier Morgan 25-Oct-97 195 83 St Kevin’s Old Boys FC 31 Joel Cendamo 17-Dec-98 184 74 Mulgrave FC/Mazenod 32 Peter Alier 28-Jul-98 178 77 Blackburn FC/Berwick College 33 06-Jun-98 197 82 Hawthorn Citizens JFC/Trinity College 34 Marcus Young 13-Sep-98 186 77 Blackburn FC/Whitefriars 35 Jack Higgins 19-Mar-99 176 73 Caulfield Grammar 36 Joshua Richards 17-Jun-98 188 81 Bulleen Templestowe FC/Balwyn HS 37 Edward Michelmore 05-Aug-99 183 73 Hawthorn Citizens FC/Melbourne Grammar 38 Edward Greene 03-May-98 188 78 Ashburton JFC/Wesley College 39 Christian Moritz 04-Sep-98 188 83 Bulleen Templestowe FC/Balwyn HS 40 James May 25-Mar-99 189 78 Surrey Park JFC/Marcellin College 41 William Goss 09-Nov-98 179 71 Ivanhoe JFC/Xavier College 42 Louis Cunningham 24-Feb-98 182 78 Bulleen Templestowe FC 43 Thomas O’Sullivan 17-Aug-98 182 74 Kyneton FC/Xavier College 44 Matthew O’Connell 03-Apr-99 186 76 Xavier College 45 Thomas Maher 13-Feb-99 185 78 Blackburn FC/Emmaus College 46 Jordan Harte 04-Apr-98 175 66 Blackburn JFC/Whitefriars 47 Lachlan Summers 17-Feb-99 184 83 Surrey Park JFC/Carey Baptist Grammar 48 Edan Runge 10-Jan-98 185 79 Old Camberwell Grammarians FC 49 Joshua Boehm 02-Mar-97 195 81 St Kevin’s Old Boys FC 50 Matthew King 16-Jul-99 182 70 Bulleen Templestowe FC/Balwyn HS 51 Dom Morgan 28-Oct-98 187 74 St Kevin’s College 52 Mark O’Connor 29-Aug-99 184 78 Boroondara Hawks JFC/De La Salle 53 William Griff in 01-May-99 193 75 Ashburton FC/Camberwell FC 54 Max Dawe 06-Feb-99 187 67 Waverley Blues/Mt Waverley SC 55 Jack Hewitt 14-Feb-99 170 69 Camberwell Sharks JFC/Xavier College 56 Tom Paidoussis 04-Feb-99 178 61 Old Trinity FC/Trinity Grammar 57 Jordan Troiani 16-Jan-99 173 68 Boroondara Hawks FC/Xavier College 58 Nathan Boucher 30-Apr-99 170 64 Ashburton FC/Wesley College 59 Adam Collinson 09-Jan-99 182 76 Ashburton FC/Wesley College 62 Andrew Bottomer 07-May-99 187 74 Blackburn FC/Box Hill HS 63 James Pullan 13-May-98 194 78 Wesley College 64 Jack Unger 08-Feb-99 190 76 Xavier College 71 Matthew O’Dwyer 12-Oct-98 195 74 Whitehorse Colts FC/Whitefriars 72 Anthony Jenkins 30-Aug-99 195 80 Vermont FC/Emmaus College 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr www.taccup.com.au 25 Murray Bushrangers No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 24-Jul-98 194 95 Cobram 2 Jy Simpkin 05-Mar-98 182 72 Mooroopna 3 Ned Nihill 28-Aug-98 192 80 Nathalia 4 Chris Welsh 14-Oct-98 180 75 Benalla 5 Fletcher Carroll 29-Apr-98 173 70 Albury 6 25-Nov-99 175 73 Albury 7 William Brodie 23-Aug-98 189 82 Shepparton Coach: Leon Higgins 8 Jake Page 05-Mar-98 186 78 Albury Talent Manager: Lee Fraser 9 19-Oct-98 184 74 Mitta Ground Address: Wangaratta Football and Netball Club, Evans Street, Wangaratta, 3677 10 Daniel Sharrock 05-Nov-98 186 78 Wangaratta Telephone: 5722 1776 11 Louis Pinnuck 24-Sep-98 185 75 Strathmerton Email: [email protected] 12 Matthew Neagle 19-Feb-98 180 69 Wod Raiders Website: murraybushrangers.aflvic.com.au 13 Lachlan Tiziani 13-Mar-97 189 81 Albury @MurrayBushiesFC 14 Ryan Bruce 07-Aug-99 185 71 Yarrawonga 15 Isaac Wallace 22-Jul-98 178 82 Wodonga 16 Jayden Gallagher 24-Oct-98 184 83 Mulwala 17 Luke McKeown 08-Jan-97 183 73 Numurkah PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: 18 Trent McMullan 24-Feb-97 193 81 Wodonga 19 William Donaghey 22-Oct-99 189 72 Wod Raiders 20 Zachary Sproule 12-May-98 197 87 Albury 21 Doulton Langlands 29-Jul-99 185 74 St Pat’s 22 Harry Morrison 12-Nov-98 182 73 Benalla 24 Trent Williamson 26-Feb-98 186 78 Wodonga 25 Ryan Garthwaite 30-Jun-98 192 80 Cor/Ruth 26 Mason Marr 11-Mar-98 182 85 Wodonga 27 Harry Jones 15-Mar-99 182 76 Wodonga 28 Jy Lane 21-Mar-99 183 75 Cor/Ruth 29 Nicholas Richards 31-Jul-98 175 70 Wangaratta 30 Alex Paech 17-Jun-99 196 93 Nth Albury 31 Damon Hemphill 20-Feb-98 179 76 Yarrawonga 32 Harry Boyd 11-Feb-98 196 93 Shepparton 33 James Cousins 19-Mar-98 185 77 Mansfield 34 Jordon Butts 31-Dec-99 194 75 Shepparton 35 Max Lynch 12-Sep-98 200 99 Albury 36 Jack McKernan 09-Jan-98 193 80 Euroa 37 Daniel Johnston 01-Dec-99 195 89 Barooga 38 William Robertson 03-Oct-98 188 85 Albury 39 Billy Cooper 12-Sep-98 182 68 Shepp East 40 08-Oct-98 197 87 Deniliquin Rams 41 Lachlan Waite 09-Nov-98 191 84 Seymour 42 Aaron Blackburn 07-Sep-99 182 76 Benalla 43 Jett Trotter 12-Jun-99 177 80 Euroa 44 Laitham Vandermeer 03-Feb-99 179 69 Mooroopna MURRAY BUSHRANGERS 2016 KELLY CLUB 45 Jordan McGregor 14-Jul-99 176 65 Tatura Barooga Sports Club 46 Ben McIntosh 08-Jan-99 184 70 Albury Robinsons Truck & Coach Maintenance 47 Nathan Oakes 27-Aug-99 183 83 Nathalia Fords Shepparton Bus Service Rob & Jenny Ryan 48 Isaiah Jones 22-May-99 188 75 Shepp Swans West End Lotto & Wool 49 Marcus O’Brien 20-Apr-99 172 75 Benalla Nathalia Printers 50 Floyd Bollinghaus 15-May-99 196 81 Wod Raiders North East Life Byrne Removalist & Storage 51 Thomas Boyd 29-Jan-99 188 68 Picola United Stephen Hicks 57 Ryan Kilpatrick 16-Oct-98 192 81 Mooroopna Balance Spin Studio – Mulwala Subway – Yarrawonga & Mulwala Farm Tender Ben Davey Plumbing 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr

26 www.vfl.com.au Bendigo Pioneers No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Joseph Atley 04-Aug-98 186 84 Rochester 2 Kane Farrell 17-Mar-99 180 72 Eaglehawk 3 Braidon Blake 01-Feb-98 194 87 Sandhurst 4 Issac Miller 10-Apr-97 182 74 Golden Square 5 Tom Campbell 18-Aug-99 191 90 Wedderburn 6 Lochie O’Brien 18-Sep-99 184 74 South Mildura 7 Jayden White 12-Jan-98 178 76 West Broken Hill 8 16-Oct-99 180 75 Swan Hill 9 Laine Fitzgerald 16-Jan-99 178 72 Balranald Coach: Brett Henderson 10 09-Mar-99 172 72 Nyah Nyah West United Talent Manager: Stephen Sharp 11 Riley Saunders 22-Jul-98 171 72 Golden Square Ground Address: Epsom Huntly Reserve, 12 Will Lowe 07-Jan-98 175 78 Colbinabbin Midland Highway, Epsom, 3551 13 Jarrod Brander 11-Feb-99 195 83 Wentworth Telephone: 5444 4800 14 Coby McCarthy 14-Mar-99 182 78 Kyabram Email: [email protected] 15 Darby Henderson 13-Mar-99 174 70 Echuca Website: bendigopioneers.aflvic.com.au 16 Kobe Mutch 18-Mar-98 187 84 Gol Gol 17 Jamieson Sheahan 17-May-97 182 81 Strathfieldsaye @BendigoPioneers 18 Jordan Bath 28-Feb-98 188 80 Donald 19 Mitchell Kemp 11-Jan-99 188 71 Echuca Bendigo Pioneers Football Club 20 Angus Schumacher 16-Mar-99 188 73 Strathfieldsaye 21 Inji Fyfe 19-Aug-99 178 74 Mildura 22 Cooper Jones 25-Nov-98 194 78 Sandhurst Marist Dockers 23 Matthew Higgs 09-Feb-98 179 68 Eaglehawk 24 Brad Whitford 07-Aug-98 180 63 Kyabram 25 Lewin Davis 11-Oct-99 181 68 Mildura 26 Nathan Twigg 02-Aug-98 196 90 Boort 27 Braydan Torpey 28-Mar-99 181 67 South Bendigo 28 Jacob Bruns 16-Apr-98 183 82 Echuca 29 Jack Thomas 10-Apr-99 179 74 Koondrook/Barham 30 Amos Farrell 15-Jan-99 178 76 Echuca 31 Caleb Sheahan 10-Feb-99 183 80 Strathfieldsaye 32 Kayle Kirby 31-Aug-98 181 86 Tyntynder 33 Zac Norris 26-Oct-97 194 90 Kyabram 34 Cooper Barber 17-Sep-99 177 68 Echuca 35 Lachie Wallace 29-Oct-99 184 82 Strathfieldsaye 36 Luke Darling 20-May-98 193 83 Kyabram 37 Hugh Schaeche 14-Jun-99 180 74 Sandhurst 38 Tyler May 24-May-99 193 78 Donald 39 Mitchell Booth 29-Jan-98 178 75 Kerang 40 Jonty Neaves 21-Sep-98 192 90 Eaglehawk 41 Mitchell Eade 03-Nov-98 183 76 Moama 42 Clay Poidevin 16-May-98 180 75 Moama 43 Josh Nitschke 22-Apr-99 185 77 Kerang 44 Ben McDonell 22-Apr-98 186 83 Kyabram 45 Joel Mullen 04-Apr-99 182 72 Eaglehawk 46 Wade Donnan 01-Sep-99 178 80 Woomelang 47 Jaydn Bourchard 03-Jul-98 182 76 Nyah Nyah West United 49 Jose Miliado 16-Sep-99 182 78 Woorinen 50 Keelin Betson 01-Sep-99 187 87 Mooroopna 51 Jack Exell 23-Mar-97 187 72 Sandhurst 52 Jack Bouwmeester 07-May-99 190 82 Sandhurst 53 Cade Mueller 02-Jun-99 180 78 Kyabram 54 Sam Dean 22-Jan-99 182 76 Eaglehawk 55 Darby Graham 23-Jul-99 186 80 Sandhurst Marist Dockers 56 Josh Formosa 05-May-98 164 66 Heathcote 57 Koby Hommelhoff 01-Oct-99 180 76 Eaglehawk 58 Pat Crowe 06-Feb-99 180 78 Tyntynder 59 Riley Burns 08-Apr-98 194 90 Mildura 60 Cooper Direen 03-Feb-99 179 75 Irymple 61 Bailey Evans 01-Jul-98 178 72 North Bendigo 62 Jordan Rosengren 23-Jul-98 183 86 Golden Square 63 Jeremy Pain 31-Mar-99 181 76 Moama 64 Connor Soraggi 26-Aug-98 182 76 Balranald 65 Brady Hore 08-Feb-99 178 72 Leitchville-Gunbower 66 Bailey Wileman 21-Jun-99 171 63 Rochester 67 Clay McGregor 03-Jan-98 171 74 Moama 68 Billy Robertson 23-Jan-99 173 70 Sandhurst 69 Toby Sims 18-Jul-99 181 74 Macedon 70 Will Keck 15-Jul-99 175 73 South Bendigo 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr www.taccup.com.au 27 Gippsland Power No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Tyrone Hayes 27-Apr-99 175 70 Lakes Entrance/Melbourne Grammar 2 Nick Hogan 02-Jul-99 175 74 Sale 3 Callan McKeon 27-Jul-99 163 66 Bairnsdale 4 Changkuoth Jiath 13-Jun-99 184 71 Morwell/Xavier College 5 Ben Ainsworth 10-Feb-98 179 74 Morwell

Coach: Leigh Brown 6 Aidan Quigley 07-May-99 183 72 Yinnar Talent Manager: Peter Francis 7 Will Stephenson 11-Feb-99 169 64 Sale Ground Address: Morwell Football Ground, Travers Street, Morwell, 3840 8 Anthony Young 03-Mar-98 167 66 Moe Telephone: 5134 8133 9 Tate Marsh 17-Feb-97 176 71 Traralgon Email: [email protected] Website: gippslandpower.aflvic.com.au 10 Deven Costigan 10-Apr-97 179 67 Bairnsdale

@Gippsland_Power 11 Austin Hodge 02-Apr-99 188 77 Bairnsdale 12 Will Leslie 18-Apr-98 191 83 Sale Gippsland Power Football Club 13 Keenan Hughes 14-May-98 191 82 Sale City @gippslandpowerfc 14 Matthew Pearce 31-Mar-99 186 77 Moe PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: 15 Cody Henness 07-Feb-99 192 84 Sale MAJOR SPONSOR 16 Kieran Jones 10-Jun-99 197 93 Maff ra 17 James Harrison 08-Sep-98 174 68 Berwick 18 Matthew McGannon 27-Dec-99 181 67 Fish Creek 19 22-Feb-99 180 71 ROC 20 Nathan Voss 25-Sep-98 190 75 Koo Wee Rup 21 Louis Riseley 15-Sep-98 176 76 Leongatha 22 Josh Patullo 11-Sep-97 198 90 Warragul 23 Julian Patterson 14-May-98 203 79 Leongatha 24 Sean Masterson 23-Sep-98 192 77 Ellinbank 25 Kieren Byers 05-Feb-97 203 97 Fish Creek 26 Trent Armour 14-Nov-98 184 74 Nar Nar Goon 27 Jedd Serong 22-Feb-99 185 71 Longwarry 28 Kane Oldham 08-Apr-99 171 66 Longwarry 29 Nick Mulqueen 27-May-98 184 73 Warragul 30 Jai Rout 04-Feb-98 179 72 Pakenham 31 Darcy Barnes 24-Nov-99 184 71 Traralgon 32 Kade Renooy 26-Feb-98 178 75 Maff ra 33 Travis Bindley 23-Sep-99 181 64 Koo Wee Rup 34 Campbell McKenzie 09-Mar-99 184 81 Inverloch-Kongwak 35 Corey Timms 10-Nov-98 186 81 Bairnsdale 36 Brad Dessent 05-Apr-98 192 97 Sale 37 Ryan Hearn 22-Jun-97 198 94 Morwell 38 Justin Barnes 24-Nov-99 184 76 Traralgon 39 Ethan East 22-Oct-98 191 94 Lucknow

COMMUNITY PARTNER 40 Charlie Walsh 29-May-98 177 71 Sale 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr

28 www.vfl.com.au Dandenong Southern Stingrays No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Luke Dalmau 28-Apr-98 189 82 Somerville/Haileybury College 2 Hunter Clark 26-Mar-99 186 79 Mt Martha/Padua College 3 Jack Doman 14-Jan-98 186 96 Edithvale-Aspendale/Mt Erin College 4 Reece Piper 30-Dec-98 177 75 Berwick 5 Angus Paterson 03-Sep-99 197 80 Mt Martha/Balcombe Grammar 6 Aiden Bonar 08-Sep-99 188 88 Seaford/Haileybury College 7 Max Kleverkamp 20-Mar-98 183 79 Sorrento Coach: Craig Black 8 Matthew La Fontaine 27-Jul-98 180 80 Frankston YCW/Frankston SC Talent Manager: Mark Wheeler 9 Luke Davies-Uniacke 08-Jun-99 187 86 Rye/Haileybury College Ground Address: Shepley Oval, Pultney 10 Myles Poholke 10-Jul-98 184 84 Sorrento Street, Dandenong, 3175 11 Thomas Glen 07-May-97 187 75 Beaconsfield Telephone: 9791 8656 12 Bailey Morrish 18-May-98 186 76 Beaconsfield/Hallam SC Email: [email protected] 13 Tom Jok 01-Jan-97 190 74 Beaconsfield Website: dandenongstingrays.aflvic.com.au 14 Aaron Darling 24-Jan-99 178 81 Crib Point 15 Sam Fowler 02-Nov-98 169 66 Dromana/Padua SC @DandyStingrays 16 Jake Frawley 03-Aug-99 187 76 Pearcedale/Baxter FC/John DandenongStingrays Paul College 17 Josh Battle 01-Sep-98 192 90 Doveton/Haileybury College 18 Mitchell McCarthy 10-Oct-97 196 87 Mt Eliza PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: 19 Josh Bateman 06-Feb-99 177 73 Langwarrin/John Paul College MAJOR SPONSORS 20 Dylan Atkins 22-Apr-97 198 91 Beaumaris 21 Charlie Martello 17-Feb-98 182 78 Edithvale-Aspendale 22 Oliver Walsh 05-Jul-99 202 84 Mt Martha/Padua College 23 Jordan Stewart 18-Aug-98 190 77 Beaconsfield/Hallam SC 24 Zak Barrett 01-Mar-99 196 86 Seaford/Patterson River SC 25 Oscar Clavarino 22-May-99 194 80 Berwick/Haileybury College 26 Tom Murphy 19-Jan-98 187 79 Somerville 28 Nick Carlon 31-Dec-98 187 78 Edithvale-Aspendale/St Bede’s College PLATINUM SPONSOR 29 Kirk Dickson 27-Aug-98 185 77 Cranbourne/Mazenod SC 30 Liam McKay 09-Mar-98 191 81 Edithvale-Aspendale 31 Jackson Allen 03-Mar-99 184 72 Rye/Rosebud SC 32 Daniel Hughes 02-Jun-98 194 97 Frankston YCW 33 Lachlan Gill-Renouf 20-Jan-98 173 73 Bonbeach 34 Callum White 20-Jul-98 181 82 Seaford/St Peters SC MINOR SPONSORS 35 Thomas Freeman 06-Apr-99 185 79 Mt Eliza/Peninsula School 36 Travis Young 19-Apr-97 196 91 Mornington 37 Kyle Beveridge 12-Jul-98 184 73 Devon Meadows/Lyndhurst SC 38 Frankie Mitropolous 29-Jun-99 179 77 Endeavour Hills/Mazenod SC 39 Dylan Morris 21-Jun-99 176 68 Berwick/Beacon Hills SC 40 Nathan Scagliarini 11-Sep-98 181 73 Mt Martha/Padua SC 41 Ryan Gains 03-Jun-98 193 82 Berwick/Haileybury College 42 Dan Allsop 23-Mar-98 175 64 Red Hill/Padua SC 43 Ty Ellison 23-Jan-99 194 91 Berwick/Alkira SC 44 William Smith 25-Oct-99 178 66 Berwick/Kambrya SC 45 Darcy Hope 21-Feb-99 189 81 Karingal/Hallam SC 46 Mason De Wit 05-Mar-98 191 83 Mt Eliza/Flinders SC 47 Lachlan Young 06-Apr-99 187 71 Mt Eliza/Mornington SC CLUB CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS 48 Patrick Coates 16-Jul-98 184 84 Mt Eliza/Frankston SC 49 Brenton Wells 03-Mar-98 172 66 Narre Warren 50 Riley D’arcy 28-Dec-99 188 83 Rowville/Hallam 51 Ben Graham 08-Jun-98 191 80 Chelsea/Parkdale SC 52 Tom De Koning 16-Jul-99 198 79 Mt Martha/Padua College 53 Tom Roberts 24-Nov-98 202 112 Somerville/Frankston SC 54 Tom Hogan 04-Jun-99 193 71 Bonbeach YCW/St Bede’s  College 55 Malis Lokeron 29-Mar-98 186 74 Narre Warren/Hallam SC 56 Bol Jok 01-Jan-99 190 73 Beaconsfield/Pakenham SC 58 Mitchell Lewis 21-Jul-98 180 74 Doveton//Haileybury College 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr www.taccup.com.au 29 Northern Knights No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Joel Grace 23-Jun-99 199 84 Fitzroy JFC 2 Matt Perry 30-Apr-97 187 77 Northcote Park 3 Corey McKay 16-Oct-98 178 79 Northcote Park/Parade College 4 Charles Roberts 25-Jan-97 200 86 West Preston 5 Danyon Reinbold 24-Jun-98 181 77 Carey Grammar 6 15-Jan-99 180 67 Ivanhoe JFC/Ivanhoe Grammar 7 Mason Blakey 16-Sep-98 182 73 Eltham/Whitefriars College Coach: Andrew Shakespeare 8 Nicholas Coff ield 23-Oct-99 189 75 Eltham JFC/Whitefriars College Talent Manager: Peter Kennedy 9 Lachlan Murphy 04-Dec-98 173 74 Diamond Creek/Ivanhoe Grammar Ground Address: Preston City Oval, 10 Matthew Signorello 30-Oct-98 184 76 Ivanhoe Grammar Cramer Street, Preston, 3072 11 Ethan Penrith 24-Oct-99 179 74 West Preston JFC Telephone: 9478 3431 12 Patrick Lipinski 17-Jul-98 188 79 Eltham/Whitefriars College Email: [email protected] Website: northernknights.aflvic.com.au 13 Luke Bunker 12-May-98 185 78 Ivanhoe Grammar 14 Samuel Paterson 03-Mar-98 176 73 Lower Plenty @NthKnights 15 Bobby Lamanna 12-May-97 180 78 Montmorency NthKnights 16 Harrison Reid 23-Jan-98 186 78 Northcote Park 17 Joshua Broderick 25-Feb-99 176 68 Fitzroy JFC/Marcellin College @nthknights 18 Jamison Shea 25-Jun-98 189 73 Lower Plenty/Parade College 19 Steven Christou 24-Feb-98 188 87 Ivanhoe Grammar MAJOR SPONSOR 20 Luke Wachinger 06-Nov-98 194 75 Eltham 21 Jake Bradley 04-Oct-97 177 69 Carey Grammar 22 Alex Federico 26-Sep-99 182 73 Ivanhoe JFC/Marcellin College 23 Jacob Fahey 18-Aug-98 178 74 Montmorency/Marcellin College 24 Mitchell Hocking 31-May-99 182 80 St Mary’s JFC/Parade College Mark Galea Ph: 9948 4577 25 James Hewson 05-Mar-98 180 72 South Morang GOLD SPONSOR 26 Ben Paterson 03-Mar-98 178 74 Lower Plenty 27 Jackson Jones 23-Oct-98 187 70 Montmorency 28 Sam Binion 28-Aug-98 189 79 Montmorency 29 Kurt Manuel 18-Jan-99 175 73 Macleod JFC 30 Steven Fitzgerald 14-Oct-97 193 73 Marcellin Old Collegians 31 Kyle Thomas 24-Jun-98 181 81 Parade College 32 Mitchell Andrews 08-Feb-99 186 71 Whittlesea JFC Yianni Zaparas Ph: 1800 927 2727 33 Nicholas Miles 23-Sep-99 187 76 Diamond Creek JFC SILVER SPONSORS 34 Matthew Harman 02-Jun-98 198 80 Parkside/Marcellin College 35 Jonathan Naddaf 15-May-98 177 70 Bundoora 36 Lachlan Wilson 22-Oct-98 170 68 Heidelberg/Marcellin College

Darren Miles Tim Donohue 37 Dylan Potter 30-Jul-98 177 76 Parkside/Parade College Ph: 0418 507 052 Ph: 0408 380 640 38 Ryan Sanelli 14-Jan-99 187 74 St Mary’s JFC 39 Marcus Lentini 05-Jun-99 182 69 Diamond Creek JFC/Parade College 40 Patrick Howe 12-Mar-99 185 80 Fitzroy JFC/Marcellin College 41 Anthony Bernardi 15-Jun-98 189 71 Montmorency 42 Artan Cabdi 07-Sep-99 179 80 Banyule JFC Pino Pulcino 43 Jordan Steele 03-Aug-98 183 66 South Morang Ph: 9359 4999 44 Brody Tardio 07-Jul-98 172 69 North Heidelberg/Marcellin College 45 Anthony Fable 21-Sep-99 177 77 Fitzroy JFC/Parade College CLUB SUPPORTER SPONSORS 46 Jack Fitzpatrick 11-Jun-99 180 80 Research JFC/Whitefriars College All Food Distributors 47 Joel Naylor 20-Sep-99 188 84 Whittlesea JFC/Assumption College Gino Chiodo Ph: 0417 331 667 48 Oliver Stapleton 01-Nov-99 183 78 Diamond Creek JFC/Parade College Baldock Painting Services 49 Christian Farchione 17-Jan-99 174 64 Ivanhoe JFC/Marcellin College Daniel Baldock Ph: 0418 146 486 51 Paul DiSanto 18-Feb-98 192 78 South Morang Five Stars Chauff ered Cars Melbourne 52 Ted Clayton 01-Feb-99 184 80 Fitzroy JFC George Nahas Ph: 1300 682 207 53 Charlie Smythe 20-Jun-98 185 69 Macleod GNC Construction Group Gianni Marsicovetere Ph: 0403 586 715 MyNextCar Buying Advocacy Richard Lipinski Ph: 0402 283 176 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr

30 www.vfl.com.au Sandringham Dragons No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Ashley Krakauer 26-Jun-98 172 69 Ajax/Caulfield Grammar 2 Darcy James 05-Mar-97 184 80 St Bedes-Mentone 3 Josh Trew 03-Jun-98 180 73 Beaumaris 4 William Setterfield 05-Feb-98 190 79 Caulfield Grammar 5 Andrew McGrath 02-Jun-98 179 75 East Brighton/Brighton Grammar 6 Goy Lok 28-Aug-97 181 84 Mazenod Old Collegians 7 Corey Lyons 31-May-98 182 78 St Peters 8 Timothy Taranto 28-Jan-98 186 82 Parkdale/St Kevin’s 9 Reuben Hayward 14-May-98 182 75 Ormond 10 Jack Scrimshaw 04-Sep-98 193 80 Beaumaris/Haileybury Coach: Jeremy Barnard 11 Hamish Brayshaw 09-Feb-98 186 85 Hampton Rovers Talent Manager: Ryan O’Connor 12 Thomas Cameron 02-Jul-97 188 67 Old Melburnians Ground Address: Princes Park Oval #1, 13 Oliver Florent 22-Jul-98 183 74 Beaumaris/Mentone Grammar Caulfield South, 3162 14 Liam Murphy 16-Nov-98 182 76 De La Salle Telephone: 9532 8688 15 Cameron Polson 11-Mar-98 177 76 Haileybury 16 Harrison Burt 16-Sep-98 183 74 Ormond Email: [email protected] 17 Billy Tokatlidis 09-Apr-98 179 72 De La Salle Website: sandringhamdragons.com.au 18 Connor Larkin 25-Jan-98 191 78 Mordialloc Braeside @Sandy_Dragons 19 Jesse Maxfield 28-Aug-98 180 74 Ormond 20 Ari Sakeson 30-Jul-98 190 81 East Brighton/Brighton Grammar Sandringham Dragons 21 Kane Nissenbaum 16-Feb-98 177 73 Ajax 22 Michael Rogers 07-Feb-98 180 81 Caulfield Grammar @sandy_dragons 23 Kye Beveridge 21-Aug-98 178 66 St Peters 24 Liam Marshall 19-Mar-98 189 95 Parkdale 25 Thomas Maloney 12-May-98 178 74 South Melbourne Districts PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: 26 Max Mitchell-Russell 03-Oct-98 190 85 South Melbourne Districts 27 Perry Lewis-Smith 26-Sep-98 180 75 Parkmore 28 Lachlan Filipovic 29-Aug-98 199 90 Ormond 29 Zak Hawker 28-Mar-98 193 86 St Peters 30 Jesse Smith 03-Apr-98 199 98 Caulfield Grammar 31 Luke Forbes 19-Feb-98 191 83 Parkdale 32 Max Williams 30-Oct-98 192 91 Beaumaris/Mentone Grammar 33 Hugh Johnson 13-May-97 194 90 Collegians 34 Barclay Miller 25-Nov-98 194 85 Mentone Grammar 35 Anthony Zimmerman 21-Dec-98 172 74 East Brighton/Brighton Grammar 36 Chris Diggle 13-Jan-98 185 75 East Sandringham 37 Alfie Jarnestrom 25-Feb-99 173 67 Hampton Rovers/Brighton Grammar 38 Will Walker 30-Mar-99 187 75 Hampton Rovers 39 Lachlan Harris 17-Feb-99 170 66 Hampton Rovers/Caulfield Grammar 40 Quintin Montanaro 20-Jan-99 186 70 Beaumaris/Brighton Grammar 41 08-Nov-99 182 75 Hampton Rovers/Haileybury 42 18-May-99 189 76 Haileybury 43 Lucas Barrett 04-Sep-99 177 71 Beaumaris 44 Angus Styles 03-May-99 185 73 East Malvern/Caulfield Grammar 45 Oscar Bennett 03-Feb-99 176 70 East Malvern/Wesley 46 Jackson Hille 05-Aug-99 187 80 Ormond/Caulfield Grammar 47 Sebastian Williams 07-Aug-99 177 71 Hampton Rovers/Brighton Grammar 48 Geordie Nagle 11-Nov-99 184 76 East Malvern 49 James Mangoni 22-Apr-99 183 64 Hampton Rovers 50 Lachlan Height 08-Apr-99 186 84 East Malvern/Caulfield Grammar 51 Joshua Gorman 05-Mar-99 178 78 Beaumaris 52 Charlie McGaw 14-Sep-99 187 75 East Malvern/Caulfield Grammar 53 Aaron Trusler 31-Dec-99 169 64 Ormond 54 Howie Persson 22-Aug-99 190 95 Ormond 55 Oscar Dowd 13-Jul-99 180 72 East Malvern/Melbourne Grammar 56 Nick Lloyd 26-Mar-99 185 76 Dingley 57 Jacob Bakes 20-Aug-99 180 70 Parkmore 58 Sam Cameron 24-Mar-99 188 68 East Brighton/Melbourne Grammar 59 Isaac Morrisby 11-Jan-99 191 90 East Malvern/Caulfield Grammar 60 Joshua Gibbins 23-Jul-99 196 77 Beaumaris 61 Hayden McLean 20-Jan-99 196 91 Beaumaris 62 Zac Straker 22-Apr-99 189 81 Mordialloc Braeside 63 Brendan McCoy 31-Mar-99 181 69 Mordialloc Braeside 64 Alex Lowe 03-May-99 185 80 Caulfield Grammar 65 William Burmeister 11-Feb-99 176 64 Beaumaris/Mentone Grammar 66 Louis Williams 18-Jan-99 190 80 Caulfield Grammar 67 Devlin Brereton 01-May-99 182 67 Beaumaris/Mentone Grammar 68 Cooper Balic 16-Apr-99 186 80 Mordialloc Braeside 69 Jai Hale 30-Apr-99 192 80 Mordialloc Braeside 70 Ethan Casey 13-Feb-99 201 96 Ormond/Caulfield Grammar 71 Julian Howard 11-Apr-99 179 66 Mordialloc Braeside 72 Nathan Murphy 15-Dec-99 86 78 East Sandringham/Brighton Grammar 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr www.taccup.com.au 31 Geelong Falcons No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Lachlan Noble 02-Aug-99 171 65 Modewarre 2 Jackson McLachlan 09-Mar-98 168 65 St Joseph’s 3 Lockey McCartney 28-Oct-97 183 82 Newtown 4 30-Mar-99 175 68 Grovedale 5 Charlie Comben 04-Mar-99 174 75 Mansfield/Geelong Grammar 6 14-Jun-98 179 64 St Joseph’s 7 Harry Benson 12-Jun-99 179 73 St Mary’s Coach: Andrew Allthorpe 8 Max Augerinos 31-Mar-97 176 71 St Mary’s Talent Manager: Michael Turner 9 Frazer O’Gorman 28-Jul-99 179 63 Colac Ground Address: Highton Reserve, Roslyn Road, Highton, 3216 10 Mitch Diamond 19-Nov-98 177 71 Newtown Telephone: 5241 6986 11 Mitchell Chafer 25-Apr-99 179 73 St Mary’s Email: [email protected] 12 Bayley Cockerill 15-Sep-99 178 75 Lara Website: geelongfalcons.aflvic.com.au 13 Ethan Floyd 15-Jul-99 178 67 Colac @GeelongFalcons 14 Patrick Killen 03-Jan-98 180 74 St Mary’s 15 Bailey Ettridge 23-Jun-98 180 79 Anakie @geelongfalcons 16 David Handley 01-Sep-99 180 70 Geelong West-St Peters 17 Cooper Stephens 21-May-99 179 72 Colac PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: 18 Patrick Norton 22-May-98 179 68 Leopold MAJOR SPONSOR 19 21-Apr-99 179 70 St Mary’s 20 Jack Blood 22-Oct-98 181 75 St Mary’s 21 Harrison Ling 21-Apr-99 181 73 St Mary’s 22 Ben Mccarthy 16-Oct-97 186 78 Colac 23 Titit Nyak 10-Apr-99 184 64 North Geelong 24 Joel Bennett 19-Mar-97 183 74 Geelong West-St Peters PREMIER SPONSORS 25 Jack Quinn 13-Jan-98 182 81 St Joseph’s 26 Johnathon Arcoraci 12-Feb-98 184 86 Bell Park 27 Charlie Francis 24-Aug-98 185 80 Queenscliff 28 Pat Dowling 28-Sep-98 186 81 St Mary’s 29 Sean Holroyd 06-Mar-98 187 79 St Joseph’s/Geelong College 30 Liam McCarthy 20-Jun-98 185 75 Colac 31 Alex Witherden 10-Sep-98 186 80 St Joseph’s/Geelong College 32 Jack Walters 22-Dec-98 186 71 Anglesea 33 Zach Walter 28-Feb-99 185 77 Barwon Heads 34 Peterson Kol 14-Feb-98 185 66 St Mary’s 35 Jack Heathcote 07-Jul-98 190 84 Torquay 36 Jack Baker 06-Jan-99 186 81 Grovedale 37 Jack Henry 29-Aug-98 191 83 St Mary’s 38 24-Jan-99 185 82 Bell Park 39 Thomas Denning 07-Nov-98 190 93 St Joseph’s 40 Hayden Elliot 10-Apr-98 191 86 St Albans 41 Brett Blair 24-Feb-97 189 80 South Barwon 42 Cassidy Parish 04-May-99 187 79 Winchelsea 43 Benjamin McNamara 31-Jan-98 190 83 Torquay 44 Darby Schilder 09-Jun-98 193 86 St Mary’s 45 Trent Thompson 12-Jun-98 189 89 Leopold 46 Adam Garner 12-Jan-99 193 93 Colac 47 Ben Thomas 08-Sep-99 195 92 St Mary’s 48 Zachary Zdybel 07-Feb-98 193 92 Birregurra 49 Dane Hollenkamp 22-Oct-99 198 85 Torquay 50 12-Jun-98 201 113 Cobden/Xavier College 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr

32 www.vfl.com.au North Ballarat Rebels No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 29-Sep-98 177 77 Heywood 2 Callan Wellings 20-Feb-98 180 72 Trentham 3 Tanna Blackney-Noter 06-Feb-98 185 87 Lake Wendouree 4 Aiden Domic 16-Jul-99 183 77 Mount Clear 5 Jarrod Berry 05-Feb-98 191 80 Horsham Saints 6 01-Oct-98 188 78 Koroit Coach: Gerard FitzGerald 7 Hugh McCluggage 03-Mar-98 185 75 South Warrnambool Talent Manager: Phil Partington 8 Shannon Beks 16-Feb-98 196 92 South Warrnambool Ground Address: Eureka Stadium Ballarat, 9 Max Scales 19-Jul-98 189 79 East Ballarat Creswick Road, North Ballarat, 3350 Telephone: 5339 0915 10 Keenan Waterbury 27-Oct-98 181 80 Big River Hawks NT/St Patrick’s Email: [email protected] 11 Charlie Lee 02-Oct-97 184 74 South Warrnambool Website: therebels.com.au 12 Jacob Wheelahan 01-Aug-97 185 81 Bacchus Marsh @NBRebels 13 Tom Williamson 12-Dec-98 188 79 Ararat

nbrebels 14 Sam White 05-Mar-98 192 87 South Mallee Giants 15 James Gow 15-Aug-97 175 76 Koroit @nbrebels 16 Joe Dodd 24-Jan-99 170 69 East Ballarat PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: 17 Zac Urquhart 19-Apr-98 188 75 North Warrnambool MAJOR SPONSOR 18 Hasker Dawborn 15-Jan-98 190 85 Ballarat 19 Jarrod Korewha 08-May-98 192 81 Koroit 20 Todd Lawrence 24-Jun-98 198 92 Lake Wendouree 21 Joe Harrison 11-Mar-98 187 85 Laharum 22 Naish McRoberts 31-Dec-98 180 74 Stawell 23 Lloyd Meek 22-Apr-98 201 102 North Ballarat Jnrs 24 Taylem Wason 28-Apr-98 174 71 Russells Creek 25 Flynn Appleby 21-Jan-99 186 80 Cohuna/Ballarat & Clarendon GOLD SPONSORS 26 Izaac Johnson 27-Jul-99 172 71 Echuca/St Patrick’s College 27 Todd Clode 28-Apr-98 183 86 Casterton Sandford 28 Aaron Shepherd 05-Feb-99 185 79 Portland 29 Nicholas Hausler 10-Apr-97 195 83 Koroit 30 Ollie Nash 24-Sep-98 187 78 North Ballarat Jnrs 31 Jake McQueen 25-Jun-98 178 68 Nhill 32 Lachlan Huppatz 07-Jan-98 178 67 Portland 33 Jordan Smith 02-May-99 196 71 Natimuk United 34 Jordan Johnston 09-Sep-99 182 72 North Ballarat Jnrs 35 Clay Bilney 19-Nov-98 187 92 East Point 36 Kyle O’Conner 15-Nov-98 178 74 Horsham Saints PLATINUM SPONSORS 37 Jackson Taurau 30-Apr-99 189 93 Stawell 38 Trent Reed 01-Apr-99 173 67 Cobden 39 Louis Beddison 20-Sep-99 180 70 Horsham 40 Thomas Hedley 22-Apr-99 187 84 Seymour/Ballarat & Clarendon 41 Mar Gattak 11-Jun-99 180 64 South Warrnambool 42 Thomas Scott 03-Jul-99 183 74 Hamilton 43 Riley Taylor 24-Apr-98 178 69 Ararat 44 Keegan Gray 04-Nov-99 180 64 Portland 45 Joseph McKinnon 10-May-99 190 97 North Warrnambool

ELASTICALLY TETHERED PRACTICE BALLS 1st Qtr 1st 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 3rd 2nd Qtr www.taccup.com.au 33 TAC Cup U16 Country fixture

Round 2 – Friday April 1 Bendigo Pioneers vs Gippsland Power Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo at 11.30am Dandenong Stingrays vs North Ballarat Rebels Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo at 1.30pm Murray Bushrangers vs Geelong Falcons Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo at 3.30pm

Round 1 – Saturday March 26 Round 3 – Saturday April 16 (curtain-raisers to TAC Cup U18 games) (curtain-raisers to TAC Cup U18 games) Murray Bushrangers vs Bendigo Pioneers Geelong Falcons vs Gippsland Power Deakin Recreation Reserve, Shepparton at 11am Simonds Stadium, Geelong at 11am Gippsland Power vs Dandenong Stingrays Dandenong Stingrays vs Bendigo Pioneers Traralgon Football Ground at 11am Shepley Oval, Dandenong at 11am Geelong Falcons vs North Ballarat Rebels Murray Bushrangers vs North Ballarat Rebels St Mary’s Football Ground, Geelong at 11am Ikon Park, Carlton at 11.30am

34 The 2015 AFL U16 Championship-winning Vic Country team www.vfl.com.au Murray Bushrangers U16s vs Bendigo Pioneers U16s

No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Kai Madgwick 13-Jul-00 172 60 Mooroopna 2 Adam Jorgensen 18-May-00 172 61 Picola United 3 Liam Ross 27-Nov-00 176 60 Lavington 5 Jack Gerrish 11-Feb-00 177 60 College 6 Rory Quinn 15-Feb-00 186 72 Tallangatta 7 Kyle Clarke 31-Jan-00 176 64 Shepp United 8 Cody Howard 15-Sep-00 179 63 Mulwala 9 Zac Alderton 07-Jun-00 183 70 Tatura 10 Patrick Warner 17-Feb-00 180 73 Benalla Giants 11 Lachlan McMahon 03-Sep-00 179 69 Shepp Swans 12 Campbell McCoy 02-Aug-00 180 73 Benalla Giants 13 Edward Adams 24-Mar-00 186 71 Shepp United 14 Adam McCurdy 10-Feb-00 187 73 Shepp United 15 Bailey Frauenfelder 10-Feb-00 189 67 Rennie FC 16 Adam Pigatto 12-May-00 183 81 Shepp United 17 Broady Blackley-Dow 06-May-00 185 76 Mooroopna 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 18 Zane Barzen 29-Oct-00 191 71 Shepp United 19 Aidan Johnson 09-Mar-00 192 85 Lavington 20 Jake Bradshaw 19-Aug-00 187 76 Wod Raiders 21 Hudson Garoni 25-Aug-00 195 84 Wodonga Bulldogs 22 Ajak Dang 02-Feb-00 194 76 Shepp Swans 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 23 Mark Marriott 14-Jan-00 200 81 Benalla Giants 24 Spencer Small 09-May-00 181 69 Katunga 25 Blayke St. John 31-Aug-00 194 79 Wod Raiders 26 Owen Conway 16-Sep-00 190 79 Yarrawonga 28 Isaac McMillan 10-Mar-00 188 77 Yarrawonga

No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Mitchell Goodwin 02-May-00 168 60 South Bendigo 2 Jackson Williams 08-Jul-00 168 60 Cohuna 3 Jack Chester 07-Mar-00 178 66 Castlemaine 4 Cohen Andrew 09-Apr-00 180 74 Red Cliff s 5 Luca Molluso 02-Jun-00 173 71 Echuca 6 Liam Marciano 22-Jun-00 171 68 Red Cliff s 7 Alex Woods 31-Dec-00 180 80 Kyabram 8 James Sala 19-Jan-00 177 74 Tyntynder 9 Noah Wheeler 05-Aug-00 178 81 Moama 10 Jye Caldwell 28-Sep-00 180 72 Golden Square 11 Zane Keighran 19-Oct-00 181 72 Golden Square 12 Ben Hogan 18-Apr-00 180 75 Birchip Watchem 13 Bailey Waasdorp 03-Jun-00 183 64 Tongala 14 Hunter Lawrence 16-Jul-00 181 75 Sandhurst Marist 15 Thomas Walters 06-Mar-00 185 71 Golden Square 16 Alex Smith-Ralph 13-Mar-00 182 72 Tyntynder 17 Phill Moimoi 18-Jun-00 180 71 Robinvale 18 Daniel Lawson 04-Feb-00 182 72 Kyabram 19 Leyton Chisholm 17-Apr-00 187 73 Kyneton 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 20 Will Holt 01-Apr-00 188 84 Wedderburn 21 Brodie Fry 22-Aug-00 189 82 Kangaroo Flat 22 Nathan McHugh 04-Dec-00 189 83 Kangaroo Flat 23 Jacob Atley 04-Jul-00 190 72 Rochester 24 Daniel Clohesy 30-Mar-00 178 76 Sandhurst Marist 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 25 Jack McHale 09-May-00 185 66 Moama 26 Kobe Lloyd 19-Jun-00 178 74 Balranald 27 Sean O’Farrell 18-Feb-00 178 76 Sandhurst Marist 33 Josh Grace 08-Jul-00 191 79 South Mildura 34 Daine Grace 08-Jul-00 191 79 South Mildura www.taccup.com.au 35 Gippsland Power U16s vs Dandenong Stingrays U16s

No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Jack Allman 04-Sep-00 175 69 Maff ra 2 Brock Cripps 09-Apr-00 179 64 Leongatha 3 Xavier Duursma 07-Jul-00 183 65 Foster 4 Dylan Garnham 16-Jan-00 170 62 Leongatha 5 Jake McFarland 14-Jul-00 173 57 Sale 6 Irving Mosquito 09-Jan-00 180 65 Maff ra 7 Boadie Motton 20-Apr-00 172 63 Leongatha 8 Cam Olden 19-Apr-00 171 63 Leongatha 9 Bailey Patterson 21-Jul-00 169 59 Leongatha 10 Bailey Beck 10-Jan-00 180 66 Nar Nar Goon 11 Grady Cocksedge 30-Mar-00 178 70 Moe 12 Kyle Dunkley 20-Jun-00 182 73 Sale 13 Luke Johnson 24-Jun-00 186 70 Sale 14 Nick Lowden 10-Feb-00 185 78 Traaralgon 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 15 James MacKenzie 09-Jan-00 178 69 ROC 16 Ben McKinnon 09-Jan-00 177 71 Bairnsdale 17 Thomas Murray 14-Sep-00 179 79 Wonthaggi 18 Lachlan Scott 14-Aug-00 186 81 Kilcunda Bass 19 Lachlan Taylor 20-Sep-00 180 65 Drouin 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 20 Josh Wykes 28-Sep-00 188 73 Bairnsdale 21 Tyler Yields 22-Jul-00 173 71 Pakenham 22 Rylan Henkel 08-Feb-00 199 84 Moe 23 Levi Munns 14-Jan-00 197 74 Pakenham 24 Kyle Reid 12-Aug-00 191 82 Leongatha

No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 3 Finlay Bayne 06-Sep-00 175 65 Mt Eliza 4 Josh Berenger 22-Jul-00 174 72 Frankston Dolphins 5 Tristan Bitters 20-Apr-00 177 67 Balnarring 6 Riley Boland 06-May-00 179 77 Beaconsfield 7 Matthew Cottrell 29-Feb-00 177 63 Pearcedale 8 James Hickey 29-Feb-00 180 76 Edithvale Aspendale 9 Campbell Hustwaite 20-Sep-00 175 63 Rosebud 10 Jamie Plumridge 12-Jan-00 181 69 Berwick 14 Jai Taylor 01-May-00 184 67 Balnarring 16 Alex Young 15-Apr-00 176 75 Beaconsfield 17 Bailey Angwin 10-Aug-00 183 71 Beleura JFC 18 Will Barron 28-Feb-00 185 76 Edithvale Aspendale 21 Heath Briggs 28-Sep-00 181 71 Cora Lynn 22 James Cairns 01-Feb-00 190 72 Beaconsfield 26 Corey Ellison 24-Aug-00 187 82 Berwick 28 Sam Fletcher 27-Jan-00 185 77 Balnarring 29 Dan Frampton 19-Aug-00 186 78 Red Hill FC 31 Billy Geurts 16-Aug-00 186 79 Dromana 36 Lachlan McDonnell 22-May-00 184 76 Waverley Park Hawks 37 Jai Nanscawen 31-Mar-00 183 66 Rosebud 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 39 Mitchell Riordan 25-Jan-00 185 74 Beaconsfield 41 Mitchell Smith 10-Apr-00 192 71 Timbarra 43 Luke Webster 25-Sep-00 188 81 Beluera 44 17-Oct-00 193 83 Crib Point 45 Matthew Cumming 22-Jul-00 196 92 Rosebud 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 46 Stephen Cumming 22-Jul-00 198 93 Rosebud 48 James Milivojevic 02-Mar-00 191 80 Narre Warren 49 Bailey Schmidt 07-Mar-00 194 83 Seaford 50 Riley Bowman 25-Feb-00 196 84 Crib Point 51 Steven Tapolczay 26-Jan-00 191 82 Edithvale Aspendale

36 www.vfl.com.au Geelong Falcons U16s vs North Ballarat Rebels U16s

No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 2 Sam Allen 17-Mar-00 176 61 Barwon Heads 4 Declan Fenton 21-Apr-00 179 66 Gwsp 6 Clay Mulgrew 24-Jan-00 175 70 Colac 8 Campbell Tanis 19-Jul-00 174 64 Colac 10 Samuel Torpy 28-Jun-00 165 57 St Joseph’s 12 Lachlan Handley 10-Jun-00 176 62 Gwsp 14 Baxter Mensch 30-May-00 176 69 Newtown 16 Noah Young 31-Jan-00 178 67 Barwon Heads 18 Samuel Walsh 02-Jul-00 179 62 St Joseph’s 20 Xandar Harrison 08-Feb-00 180 87 St Joseph’s 22 Axel Hider 07-Mar-00 174 70 St Mary’s 24 Zack Mongelli 15-Feb-00 179 72 St Joseph’s 26 Max Ruiter 15-Feb-00 179 62 Leopold 28 Logan Taylor 01-Mar-00 181 71 Ocean Grove 30 Carl Daff y 08-Feb-00 182 69 Colac 32 Cooper Cartledge 05-Dec-00 186 72 Leopold 34 Oscar Brownless 16-Feb-00 184 69 Glg Amateurs 36 Hamish Cunningham 20-Mar-00 187 71 Bell Park 38 Jacob Sammut-Miljevic 15-Jan-00 179 76 North Shore 40 Brady Campi 16-May-00 186 66 Grovedale 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 42 Nick Sutton 29-Mar-00 183 78 Barwon Heads 44 Connor Idun 29-Jul-00 186 78 Drysdale 46 Blake Schlensog 25-Sep-00 191 82 Belmont Lions 48 Liam Dumont 12-May-00 191 72 St Joseph’s 50 Jack Grigsby 03-Feb-00 197 85 Gwsp DEVELOPMENT PLAYERS 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 7 Nathan Pearson 20-Feb-00 168 65 Ocean Grove 27 Jaxon Bruhn 29-Apr-00 180 64 Newtown 31 Colm O’connor 24-Feb-00 182 66 St Mary’s 41 Izaak De Agrela 15-Dec-00 179 75 Lara 47 Hayden Spiller 26-Jun-00 185 78 Bannockburn

No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Mitchell Bidmade 09-Jun-00 177 67 Warrnambool 2 Jack Antonio 17-May-00 179 69 Ararat FNC 3 Ethan McLaren 05-Jan-00 177 60 Hawks JFC 4 Scott Carlin 17-Jan-00 181 73 Terang Mortlake 5 Lochie Dawson 27-May-00 181 77 Kokoda 6 Jacob Lohmann 23-Jul-00 174 59 Maryborough/SPC 7 Thomas Berry 01-May-00 181 68 Horsham Saints FNC 8 Tylar Watts 14-Apr-00 195 75 Heywood 9 Matty Lloyd 02-Nov-00 181 66 Horsham FNC 10 Luke Bull 22-Mar-00 178 72 Sth Gambier 11 Joel O’Connell 25-Feb-00 175 68 Lake Wendouree 12 Sam Hopper 27-Jan-00 186 79 Leeton FC/SPC 13 Lochie Hawkins 24-Feb-00 184 76 Simpson 14 Jess Baillie 01-May-00 189 75 Sth Warrnambool 15 Matt Schnerring 06-Jan-00 172 65 Warrnambool 16 Jed Hill 06-Jul-00 178 65 Ballarat 17 Jack McGlade 21-Mar-00 181 71 Cobden 18 Josh Chatfield 02-Aug-00 183 77 Koroit 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 19 Brayden Helyar 06-Sep-00 184 68 Pimpinio FNC 20 Issac Pertzel 29-Sep-00 185 82 North Ballarat 21 Aiden McDougall 12-Aug-00 190 70 Lake Wendouree 22 Lou White 05-Aug-00 181 70 Sth Mallee Giants 23 Sam Bowen 05-Sep-00 193 101 North Ballarat 24 Tynan Shannon 22-Jan-00 178 70 Kokoda/Casterton 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 25 Kris Swan 17-Apr-00 194 75 Ballarat 26 Elliot Lamb 19-Apr-00 181 69 North Ballarat 27 Charlie Wilson 25-Mar-00 174 68 Warrack Eagles 28 Samuel Rentsch 30-Jan-00 188 74 Penshurst 29 Tarj Anderson 25-Sep-00 175 64 Cobden www.taccup.com.au 37 Get Social Check out what was posted online about your club over the off -season

38 www.vfl.com.au The Big League The AFL Victoria Record follows former TAC Cup and VFL players on their AFL journeys

Cavka and Ahern shot down by injury 2015 TAC Cup draftees in NAB Challenge A pair of 2013 Calder Cannons graduates suff ered severe injury setbacks over the AFL off -season. A degenerative foot injury forced West Coast’s Damien Cavka, 19, to announce his retirement from the elite level in January. Cavka was selected by the Eagles with pick no.66 in the 2014 AFL Draft , with the foot condition flaring just weeks later aft er he set a new record in the club’s pre-season 2km time trial. Daniel Rioli representing the The 184cm midfielder/forward managed just two WAFL North Ballarat Rebels in 2015 reserves games and one WAFL senior match in 2015 before medical experts advised him to abandon his AFL dream. 27 TAC Cup draft ees from 2015 appeared Cavka played 13 games for Calder in 2013 and 2014, emerging at least once for their new AFL clubs in this in his top-age year by booting 17 goals and averaging 22 year’s NAB Challenge. disposals per game across 11 matches. He also represented A total of 47 players were selected from the TAC Cup in Vic Metro in four matches at the 2014 U18 Championships. either the 2015 AFL Draft (36 players) or Rookie Draft (11). Meanwhile, Cavka’s former Cannons teammate and GWS Two graduates look set to play in Round 1 of the AFL midfielder Paul Ahern will miss the 2016 season aft er season aft er playing all three of their club’s pre-season rupturing his ACL while training in February. games – former Murray Bushrangers midfielder Clayton Oliver (Melbourne) and ex-North Ballarat Rebels small The disappointing blow comes aft er the 19-year-old forward Daniel Rioli (Richmond). impressed across 16 NEAFL matches for the Giants reserves in 2015. He averaged 23 disposals at 76 per cent eff iciency See the list of 2015 TAC Cup draft ees who appeared in but wasn’t able to make his debut at senior level. the NAB Challenge below. Ahern was taken with pick no.7 in the 2014 AFL Draft aft er Three appearances: kicking 33 goals in 31 games over two seasons at Calder Clayton Oliver (Murray – Melbourne) Daniel Rioli (North Ballarat – Richmond) and representing Vic Metro in five matches at the 2014 U18 Championships. Two appearances: Jacob Weitering (Dandenong – Carlton) Damien Cavka in action Josh Schache (Murray – Brisbane) for the Calder Cannons Charlie Curnow (Geelong – Carlton) in 2014 Jade Gresham (Northern – St Kilda) Kieran Collins (Dandenong – Western Bulldogs) Ryan Clarke (Eastern – North Melbourne) Rhys Mathieson (Geelong – Brisbane) Blake Hardwick (Eastern – Hawthorn) Tom Papley (Gippsland – Sydney) Darcy MacPherson (Northern – Gold Coast) One appearance: Darcy Parish (Geelong – Essendon) Jacob Hopper (North Ballarat – GWS) Harry McKay (Gippsland – Carlton) Brayden Fiorini (Northern – Gold Coast) David Cuningham (Oakleigh – Carlton) Darcy Tucker (North Ballarat – Fremantle) Alex Morgan (Oakleigh – Essendon) Brayden Sier (Northern – Collingwood) Tom Cole (Bendigo – West Coast) Aidyn Johnson (Bendigo – Port Adelaide) Tyrone Leonardis (Northern – Sydney) Jack Silvagni (Oakleigh – Carlton) Tom Phillips (Oakleigh – Collingwood) Nick Coughlan (Murray – St Kilda) Luke Goetz (Western – Western Bulldogs) www.taccup.com.au 39 Quiz The 25th season of the TAC Cup kicks off this week, so test your knowledge of the competition’s history with the AFL Victoria Record quiz. 1. Which six teams participated in the TAC Cup’s inaugural season in 1992? 2. Which team has won the most premierships in TAC Cup history? 3. Which current senior AFL coach won the Dandenong Stingrays best and fairest award in the inaugural 1992 TAC Cup season? 4. When did the Northern Knights win the last of their four TAC Cup premierships? 5. Which recently retired AFL champion was the Grand Final Best on Ground Medallist in the North Ballarat Rebels’ only TAC Cup premiership victory in 1997? 6. True or false: 2015 was the only year in Sandringham Dragons history when the club had only one AFL Draft or Rookie Draft selection. 7. Which two current Western Bulldogs players have won TAC Cup Grand Final Best on Ground Medals while playing for the Oakleigh Chargers? 8. In what year did the Bendigo Pioneers make their only TAC Cup Grand Final appearance? 9. Which two current AFL captains were draft ed from the Murray Bushrangers? 10. Which former Geelong AFL midfielder is the goals record holder at the Geelong Falcons?

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40 www.vfl.com.au TAC Cup Fitness Testing Day, Saturday March 12 Photo:TAC Cup Brian Fitness Bartlett Testing Day, Saturday March 12 Photo: Arj Giese