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VFL Round 21 VFL Women’s Finals TAC Cup Round 18 27 - 28 August 2016 $3.00 Photo: Cameron Grimes Congratulations Moana Hope – 104 goals in 18 VFL Women’s games for the St Kilda Sharks in 2016 ANY TWO SUITS $795* OFFICIAL PARTNER OF THE VFL Celebrating history in our competitions AFL Victoria’s talent pathway has celebrated an exciting week, honouring players past and present for their achievements. The Top 25 players from the 25-year history of the TAC Cup competition were revealed, with Chris Judd, Gary Ablett Jnr, Patrick Dangerfield and Adam Goodes just a few of the names selected as part of the star-studded list. It is amazing to think that each of these players developed their skills within Victoria’s premier U18 competition. Credit must go to the junior clubs, coaches and staff within the TAC Cup regions for the role they have played in helping produce not only these 25 players, but the long list of over 1,000 AFL draft ees that the pathway played a role in nurturing. We look forward to discovering who will be named No.1 from the list next Sunday (September 4) at the Morrish Medal vote count. In an historic occasion last weekend, we recognised the first senior woman in Victoria to kick 100 goals in a season. St Kilda Shark and Collingwood marquee player Moana Hope recorded the milestone in the final round of the Swisse VFL Women’s season, with the achievement celebrated with family members performing a haka on the field – surely a first for a 100-goal celebration. Hope will now put that milestone behind her and start focusing on another goal, as her Sharks begin a finals campaign against the undefeated Darebin Falcons, Melbourne Uni and Eastern Devils in the inaugural VFL Women’s Finals Series. Best of luck to all involved. This weekend is the final home-and-away round of Peter Jackson VFL action, with top spot, a finals double-chance and eighth position to be decided. It will be an exciting finale to the season, and we look forward to the Legendairy VFL Finals Series beginning on the AFL-free weekend on September 3 – a fantastic opportunity for football fans to experience the best action on off er at state-league level. Steven Reaper AFL Victoria CEO Contents Who’s playing who 3 5 TAC Cup bottom-four season wrap 34 35 Essendon vs Northern Blues 7 Dan Coghlan 36 37 Footscray vs Collingwood 8 9 VFL weekly content 38 39 Richmond vs Coburg 10 11 VFL Women’s 40 41 North Ballarat vs Frankston 16 17 TAC Cup weekly content 42 43 Box Hill Hawks vs Casey Scorpions 19 Stats Central 44 45 Port Melbourne vs Geelong 21 The Big League 46 47 Werribee vs Sandringham 23 AFL Vic News 56 Quiz 52 53 Northern vs Western 12 13 Melbourne Uni vs Eastern Devils 54 55 Gippsland vs Bendigo 14 15 Darebin vs St Kilda Editor: Ben Pollard [email protected] Contributors: Anthony Stanguts, Kirstie Fitzgerald, Callum O’Connor, Kate Withers Design & Print: Rainbow Graphics Photos: AFL Photos (unless otherwise credited) Ikon Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 Advertising: Rosanna Butler (03) 8341 6021 GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Phone: (03) 8341 6000 | Fax: (03) 9380 1076 Cover: Jai Rout in action for the Gippsland Power this year www.aflvic.com.au www.taccup.com.au 1 Television Online VFL Online Website: www.vfl.com.au Twitter: @VFL #PJVFL #VFLWomens Sunday August 28: Facebook: www.facebook.com/vflfooty Port Melbourne v Geelong Join the team from 11:30am. TAC Cup Online Download the PLUS7 Live app to watch games live or for Website: www.taccup.com.au replays visit: au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/vfl Twitter: @TACCup #TACCup Channel 7 will broadcast a Saturday and Sunday final Facebook: www.facebook.com/taccupfooty for the first three weeks of finals, then the Grand Final on Instagram: @aflvictoria Sunday September 25. Radio L VFL Live I Saturday August 27: Footscray v Collingwood from 11.45am Live on Aussie digital, the Red Time Sport iPhone and Android apps, V plus online via vfl.com.au E Next week: Finals 3WBC Saturday August 27: Box Hill Hawks v Casey Scorpions from 1pm Listen to 94.1FM, online at www.3wbc.org.au or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. Casey Radio Casey Radio will return for the finals Listen to 97.7FM in Melbourne, online at www.caseyradio.com.au or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. R A TAC Cup Radio D Next games: TAC Cup Finals (September 3 & 4) I Listen live on the Red Time Sport iPhone app or via taccup.com.au O Girls Play Footy Radio Sunday August 28: Melbourne Uni v Eastern Devils / Darebin v St Kilda VFL Women’s Game of the Week streamed live via GirlsPlayFooty.com - accessible on your mobile or tablet by downloading the ‘Tune in’ App and searching for ‘Girls Play Footy’. Live at the ground on 89.1 FM. Video Streaming Visit vfl.com.au to watch a full list of VFL and VFL Women’s replays from season 2016. The VFL streaming game this weekend is: Saturday August 27: Footscray v Collingwood from 12pm Watch the action and listen to the call from the VFL Live team. Replays online at vfl.com.au under the MEDIA tab. Next game: Swisse VFL Women’s Grand Final (Sunday September 18) 2 www.vfl.com.au The TAC Cup bottom four: season wrap With the bottom four TAC Cup teams had a little bit of snow earlier in the day. We were the playing off on a standalone weekend of bottom side that day and they were the top side, and games before the finals begin, the AFL to beat them was really great for the boys and their Victoria Record talks to each club’s confidence. They’d been really building towards that.” Talent Manager about the season that Francis’ 2016 draft prospects: was. - Ben Ainsworth (midfielder/forward) GIPPSLAND POWER - Will Leslie (midfielder/defender) (comments from Talent - Josh Patullo (key-position/ruck) Manager Peter Francis) - Sean Masterson (key-position) Wins: Rd 8 vs Northern (28 pts) / Rd 11 vs Western (43 - Kade Renooy (defender) pts) / Rd 14 vs Geelong (26 pts) / Rd 15 vs Calder (23 Surprise packet: “We brought Josh Patullo back as a pts) / Rd 17 vs Northern (47 pts) 19-year-old and we think he’s had a magnificent year. Season assessment: “We’ve been quite happy with He was on the radar but had a bit of injury last year the year in that we’ve got a reasonably young squad and AFL clubs said they really wanted to see him play and a lot of U17 players played each week. Obviously in key-positions, back and forward. He did that and the win-loss record might not look great, but we did it really well.” feel like the group’s just kept improving from week 2017 prospects: “We’ve got a group of small players to week. The results sort of show that – later in the – Will Stephenson, Callan McKeon and Nick Hogan year, we’ve won some games and had a lot of close – who have been excellent. Aidan Quigley’s had an games.” interrupted year but has performed really well lately. Season highlight: “Probably the win against Geelong. Callum Porter’s another one who’s been fantastic It was a really wet, cold day at Morwell – we even through the midfield.” Josh Patullo (centre) celebrates a goal with teammates this year www.taccup.com.au 3 WESTERN JETS that opportunity for kids to meet their full (comments from Talent potential and go on to bigger and better things.” Manager Shane Sexton) Sexton’s 2016 draft prospects: Wins: Rd 1 vs Oakleigh (26 pts) / Rd 7 vs Bendigo - Daniel Venables (midfielder/forward) (14 pts) / Rd 8 vs Calder (2 pts) / Rd 10 vs Oakleigh - Brodie Romensky (midfielder/defender) (33 pts) / Rd 16 vs Bendigo (32 pts) - Oscar Junker (midfielder) Season assessment: “When we started off we were certainly aiming to play finals. I suppose we - Brock McGregor (forward/ruck) had some opportunities in the closer games we’ve - Harrison Bult (key-position) had and couldn’t get it done, but I’d also say we’ve - Judah Dundon (defender) had a horrendous run with injuries – it was only a few weeks ago we had 23 kids to pick from. When Surprise packet: “Bottom-ager Tristan Xerri is big we had a relatively full list, the first game of the key forward/ruck-type player who’s had a really year was a terrific win against Oakleigh and they good season (13 goals in 11 games). He wasn’t in were full-strength, and two weeks ago we defeated our original squad and came in a little bit later.” Bendigo with the best team we had available since 2017 prospects: “Luke Hitch and Nick Stuhldreier then.” have been exceptional this year. Lachie Fogarty Season highlight: “The highlight would be Daniel has only played a handful of games and Cam Venables, Brodie Romensky, Oscar Junker, Wilson Rayner’s another one – both were only available at Berry and Brock McGregor playing for Vic Metro. the start and end of the year. Rayner kicked seven We hope we’ll get some boys draft ed, and at the goals in the Round 16 win against Bendigo and five end of the day that’s what it’s about – providing last week against Calder.” BENDIGO PIONEERS since we’d beaten Gippsland and Sandringham.” (comments from Talent Sharp’s 2016 draft prospects: Manager Stephen Sharp) - Kobe Mutch (midfielder) Wins: Rd 2 vs Gippsland (43 pts) / Rd 6 vs Eastern - Joseph Atley (midfielder) (21 pts) / Rd 8 vs Sandringham (34 pts) / Rd 14 vs Oakleigh (21 pts) - Kayle Kirby (forward) Season assessment: “We’ve made a lot of positive Surprise packet: “Fergus Greene has played four changes to the program.