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Looking through the long list of players representing each region, there are many recognisable names to TAC Cup and Peter Jackson VFL fans, with players starting or finishing their careers at local level. While the TAC Cup competition continues to provide over 50 per cent of new talent to the AFL level, we should never forget that each year 80 per cent of players exiting our program return to local leagues across the state (46 per cent) or move on to the VFL (34 per cent). Pleasingly, 37 per cent of players return to their original club, and we hope they have been able to develop their skills not only on the field but off the field and take their learnings back to their local competitions. Good luck to all teams competing this weekend, showcasing the talent at local level. Talking about representative football, the Peter Jackson VFL state squad was announced last week, with over 50 players named as part of the initial squad and a new development list. More players than ever before will be given the opportunity to experience the state-league team training program, which will begin on Wednesday night aft er the squad is reduced to 30 at the completion of Round 5 in the VFL. With only two games of VFL on the weekend of May 27, ensure that you get along and support the VFL team, whichever side you support. Let’s ensure the WAFL experiences the passion Victorian football followers have for the Big V jumper and pack the ground at North Port Oval. It will be a great opportunity to see the VFL return to the winners list and showcase the depth of talent in our competition. Steven Reaper AFL Victoria CEO Contents 35Luke Kiel 11 VFL Women’s 19 Get Social 67Sam Hayes 14 17 TAC Cup weekly content 20 AFL Vic News 810VFL weekly content 18 The Big League 64 Quiz Who’s playing who 34 35 Essendon vs Geelong 52 53 Geelong vs Northern 36 37 Werribee vs Collingwood 54 55 Murray vs Sandringham 38 39 North Ballarat vs Williamstown 56 57 Gippsland vs Calder 40 41 Port Melbourne vs Footscray 58 59 Eastern vs Bendigo 42 43 Box Hill Hawks vs Richmond 60 61 Dandenong vs Oakleigh 44 45 Northern Blues vs Casey Demons 62 63 GWV vs Western 46 47 Coburg vs Sandringham 12 Box Hill Hawks vs VU Western Spurs Editor: Ben Pollard - [email protected] Contributors: Anthony Stanguts, Kirstie Fitzgerald, Callum O’Connor Ikon Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 Design & Print: Mystique GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Photos: AFL Photos (unless otherwise credited) Advertising: Rosanna Butler (03) 8341 6021 Phone: (03) 8341 6000 | Fax: (03) 9380 1076 www.aflvic.com.au Cover: Gryan Miers in action for the Geelong Falcons in TAC Cup Round 6 www.taccup.com.au 1 Television Online VFL Online Website: www.vfl.com.au Twitter: @VFL #PJVFL #VFLWomens Facebook: www.facebook.com/vflfooty Saturday May 13 – 2pm Port Melbourne vs Footscray TAC Cup Online Download the PLUS7 Live app to stream games live Website: www.taccup.com.au or watch a replay at au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/vfl Twitter: @TACCup #TACCup #TACCupGirls Next week: Footscray vs Geelong Facebook: www.facebook.com/taccupfooty Radio R TAC Cup Radio A Sunday May 14: Dandenong Stingrays vs Oakleigh Chargers from 12.45pm D Listen live on the Red Time Sport iPhone app or via taccup.com.au I O Next week: Gippsland Power vs Northern Knights Calder Cannons Radio Listen to ‘Pathway to the Top’ with Tim Michell on North West FM each Wednesday from 5-6pm. Tune to 98.9FM or stream the program online at www.northwestfm.org L VFL Live I Sunday May 14: Northern Blues vs Casey Demons from 1.45pm Live on the Red Time Sport iPhone and Android apps, V plus online via vfl.com.au E Next week: Williamstown vs Richmond 3WBC Sunday May 14: Box Hill Hawks vs Richmond from 11am (men’s) / Box Hill Hawks v VU Western Spurs (VFL Women’s) from 3pm Tune to 94.1FM, online at www.3wbc.org.au or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. Next week: Collingwood vs Box Hill Hawks Casey Radio Sunday May 14: Coburg vs Sandringham from 1pm Tune to 97.7FM in Melbourne, online at www.caseyradio.com.au or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. Next week: Casey Demons v Port Melbourne VFL Rewind Listen to VFL Rewind each Monday night from 7-8pm, covering the Peter Jackson VFL and Swisse VFL Women’s. Tune to 94.1FM 3WBC, online at www.3wbc.org.au or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. Previous shows are available at www.soundcloud.com/afl-victoria or subscribe to the podcast via iTunes by searching for ‘AFL Victoria’. Video Streaming Visit vfl.com.au on Saturday May 13 for a live stream of: Visit taccup.com.au on Darebin vs Eastern Devils (VFL Women’s) from 2pm Sunday May 14 for a live stream of: Sunday May 14 for a live stream of: Dandenong Stingrays vs Oakleigh Chargers Northern Blues vs Casey Demons from 2pm from 1pm Watch the action and listen to the call Watch the action and listen to the call from the VFL Live team. from the TAC Cup Radio team. 2 www.vfl.com.au Keeping an even Kiel Luke Kiel hasn’t enjoyed the easiest initiation as a Peter Jackson VFL club captain in 2017. Alongside Tony Lockyer, the 26-year-old has taken the reins from former skipper Matt Austin at North Ballarat, but Kiel’s young Roosters team has suffered a couple of heavy defeats early in the season. www.taccup.com.au 3 Losses to Richmond by 188 points in Round 1 and Myles Sewell, Steve Clift on, Michael Searl and Matt Footscray by 124 points in Round 3 have presented Austin. an early test of the Swan Hill product’s leadership “It’s a bit of a diff erent situation now though. We’re ability. A veteran of 72 senior VFL games, Kiel has just trying to make it as enjoyable as possible so won best-and-fairest awards in 2015 and 2016 people want to turn up to football training, because and earned selection in the 2015 VFL Team of the it’s hard when you cop a couple of heavy defeats.” Year and 2016 VFL state team, but helping his club Ahead of the club’s first match at its redeveloped through a diff icult year on the field would be a new Eureka Stadium base against Williamstown in Round feather in his cap. 5, Kiel said North Ballarat’s competitive losses to “It’s definitely been a challenge with a couple of big the Casey Demons in Round 2 and Sandringham losses; it’s just about bringing everyone together,” in Round 4 was evidence the Roosters “can Kiel said of his role as co-captain. match it with the good teams” but acknowledged “I just try to do everything right on and off the field. consistency of eff ort across four quarters was an Training intensity is a pretty big one especially for area for improvement. the young blokes, and trying to make it enjoyable for It’s understandable considering just less than half them – things like going out for dinner, doing a few of the club’s 2017 list is under the age of 21, a vast fun activities to take their mind off footy a little bit. demographic change from when Kiel arrived at Footy’s not really everything and that’s what we’re North Ballarat in 2012. trying to teach them. “When I first got there we still had a team in the “We’re trying to give them feedback (on their Development League and were still (partially) performances) but you’ve got to care about them aligned with North Melbourne,” Kiel said. “I played a before you give them feedback, because if you don’t whole year in the Development League in 2012, then really care they’re probably not going to take the had a pretty big pre-season in 2013 and I’ve played feedback as well. senior games ever since. “I’m just trying to do what the leaders did for me “We made the finals in the last year of our alignment when I came to the club (in 2012), trying to make with North Melbourne in 2014 but lost an elimination me feel welcome and setting a standard – guys like final, and then once we lost the aff iliation we’ve 4 www.vfl.com.au dropped back.