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Gippsland Has Jets in Its Sights ??????? ANDREW HAINING U18 TRIAL MATCHES TEAM LISTS ROUND 6 MAY 17-18, 2008 $ INC 3 GST RECORD POWER SURGE Gippsland has Jets in its sights ??????? ?? ?? ??? Make sure everyone makes it to the finals. 120 hours practice. Experience not excuses. TAC CUP RECORD 2 TAC 6778 Press_LPlate 228mmx170m2 2 6/3/08 9:33:00 AM EDITORIAL Salopek are just a few of them. AFL expansion Judd is now back in Victoria, but in his six years with the West Coast Eagles he was rewarded welcome with a premiership and a Brownlow Medal. More opportunities for TAC Cup players Meanwhile, preparations for the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships were ramped up In football circles a lot of players selected at the NAB AFL last weekend with trial matches recent discussion has centred National Draft were TAC Cup involving the Vic Country and Vic on the AFL’s decision to issue graduates. Remarkably, this Metro squads. two new club licences. included six of the first 10 picks Victoria Park hosted more Certainly, the proposed and 11 of the first 20. than 80 players all vying for the introduction of new AFL While aspiring players opportunity to represent their state franchises on the Gold Coast will appreciate these new at the carnival, which begins on and in West Sydney has sparked opportunities interstate, parents May 25 when Vic Country meets vigorous debate. not wishing their sons to relocate Vic Metro at the MCG. From a TAC Cup perspective, may not embrace it. We wish both teams well the AFL initiative is welcomed But the AFL competition is truly as they prepare for one of the as it will provide so many more national and only going to expand highlights of the football calendar. opportunities for aspiring young its reach throughout Australia. Congratulations to Garry Victorian footballers. So for players to realise their Hocking, the Geelong Falcons The expansion will see more dreams, sacrifices have to be coach, for his induction into the than 80 new players given the made. For some players, one such Australian Football Hall Of Fame. chance to play football at the elite sacrifice is having to leave the After his stellar AFL career, level. And it is not unreasonable family home and home state. Hocking has worked in various to suggest the majority of those They should remember roles in Victorian football, players will come from the TAC scores of TAC Cup players including the TAC Cup where he Cup’s ranks. have been drafted by interstate has coached both the Falcons History tells us the TAC Cup clubs over the years and forged and the Western Jets. has been a fertile and productive successful careers. nursery of AFL players since the Chris Judd, Jonathan Brown, Leon Harris competition was born in 1992. Adam Goodes, Luke Power, High Performance Manager, Just last season, 41 of the 69 Ryan O’Keefe and Steven AFL Victoria ANDREW HAINING U18 TRIAL MATCHES TEAM LISTS ROUND 6 AFL Victoria Chief Executive Officer: CONTENTS ROUND 6 MAY 17-18, 2008 $3 Peter Schwab MAY 17-18, 2008 Football Operations Manager: Andrew Haining 4 RECORD John Hook COVER: Gippsland’s High Performance Managers: Under-18 trial matches 5-6 Anton Grbac, Leon Harris Edward Carr has been a Statistics: Stacey Goad Round five statistics 7 driving force in the Power’s Manager Director, Geoff Slattery Publishing: Geoff Slattery Club notes 8-9 engine room in 2008. Editor: Nick Bowen Team lists 10-21 POWER Designer: Karl Chandler Photo Manager: Natalie Boccassini Address correspondence: SURGE The Editor, GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, 3001. Gippsland has Jets Photography: Getty Images (02) 9004 2250 in its sights Advertising: Jennifer Pryor (03) 8663 3007 Phone: (03) 8663 3005 Printed by: Condor Printing TAC CUP RECORD 33 ANDREW HAINING Renton, the Ranges 202cm in the system at all and he’s only Eastern ruckman, re-injured the knee 193cm,” Watson said. “Basically, he dislocated towards the end he’s a key position player.” of last season. “But he’s surprised us. exchange Compounding this, the His fitness level is pretty good Ranges’ other ruckman Nathan given that he missed so much student Burnage was unavailable because of pre-season. of school commitments. “With Renton going down, Haining steps While Watson had earmarked Andrew has done a pretty good up to fillR anges’ Haining as a key forward, he had job in the ruck for us. He’s still little alternative but to throw him learning the position, but he’s ruck void into the ruck. been very effective in bringing the And Haining stepped up in smaller players into the game.” One of the first things Andrew more ways than one. Haining is averaging 13 hit outs Haining packed when he headed “We were not expecting too and nine handballs and has been to Denmark as an exchange much because he hadn’t been important in helping the Ranges to student was a football. sixth on the ladder after round five. Haining gave up the opportunity The Year 12 student said he to play in the TAC Cup to spend 12 entered the season with the hope months experiencing Danish life, of forcing his way into the Ranges but he didn’t want to lose touch. team but never expected to be the While he thoroughly enjoyed club’s No. 1 ruckman. the year, he missed football, rarely Asked how he went about getting the chance to take his footy combating much taller opponents, out for a kick. Haining modestly replied: “I just try “I hardly touched it because to do my best … I have been able there was no one around,” to use my physical strength.” Haining said. Haining realises when “I played basketball to keep me Renton recovers from injury and fit, but I really missed my football.” Burnage returns from school Returning home in late January, commitments, he’ll be cast Haining started a long way in a different role. behind his Eastern Ranges He has no teammates in the build-up problem with that. to season 2008. “I’ll take any Mindful he had missed position,” the 2007 season and he says. a large chunk of the pre-season, Ranges coach Shane Watson said he had low Key forward Andrew expectations of the Haining has 193cm Haining this year. been an All that changed in accidental hero for Eastern in a hurry when Andrew the ruck in ‘08. 4 visit: www.taccup.com.au U18 TRIAL MATCH the positives to emerge from the trial matches. One week He said 203cm Clarke displayed great athleticism; and counting Vickery was polished and McKernan explosive when thrown Metro and Country gear up for into the ruck. Metro midfielders Mitchell NAB AFL Under-18 Championships Banner and Sam McGarry also played well, but Dickson’s looking to bolster the team’s midfield Vic Metro coach David depth so he can rotate six or Dickson addresses his seven players through the middle. troops at the weekend’s trial matches. Dickson said the trial matches were an invaluable experience for members of the AIS-AFL Academy given the pressure they were put under by Vic Country. “A lot of those boys haven’t played much TAC Cup as they have been to South Africa so to come up against that sort of pressure is good because that’s what they can expect in the carnival,” he said. Dickson said Tom Scully, joint winner of the Kevin Sheehan Medal at last year’s NAB AFL Under-16 Championships, found the going tough against the stronger-bodied Country With the countdown to the NAB “I thought both teams were forwards, but displayed his AFL Under-18 Championships pretty even, there wasn’t much in undoubted class when given at one week and closing fast, either match,” Dickson said. a midfield role. players from the Vic Metro Dickson described Vic “Tom really appreciated having and Vic Country squads met Metro as being about “80 per a bit more room. He kicked a goal in two trial matches at Victoria cent” ready as they prepare for that had everyone saying, ‘Did Park last weekend. And both the championship opener against you see that,” Dickson said. coaches were encouraged by Vic Country at the MCG on Thirty Vic Metro players will what they saw. May 25. attend a camp this weekend to Vic Metro coach David Now in his 12th year at the finalise preparations for their first Dickson was relatively happy after helm of Vic Metro, Dickson said championships encounter against his squad split the two trial matches the performances of ruckmen traditional rivals Vic Country, and with Vic Country, losing the first but Zachary Clarke, Tyrone Vickery then train for two sessions next turning the tables in the second. and Shaun McKernan were among week before the big clash. TAC CUP RECORD 55 U18 TRIAL MATCH Meanwhile, Vic Country coach Rob Hyde believes Rob Hyde believes his team will his Vic Country team will be tough prove a more competitive outfit to beat at the NAB in this year’s championships. AFL Under-18 Hyde said the Country squad Championships. was not blessed with “any superstars”, but added there was “definitely something to work with.” He was encouraged by the performance of several younger players in the first match that Vic Country won. “Players like Luke Rounds, Allen Christensen and Josh Gaylor, with four goals, were good. They certainly pushed themselves up to be considered,” Hyde said. “Our team in the latter match was stronger than the first, but I thought our early game kids were really good.” Hyde thought Jordan Roughhead, Will Young and Jordan Jones were Country’s best players in the second match, which Metro won.
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