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TAC CUP ROUND 8 MAY 24-25, 2014 Country deefeats Mettrro $3.00 Oakleigh 22.6.138 d Sanndringhaam 9.6.60 AFL VICTORIA CORPORATE PARTNERS NAMING RIGHTS PREMIER PARTNERS OFFICIAL PARTNERS APPROVED LICENSEES EDITORIAL The best of the VFL and TAC Cup on display State representative football has been a rivalry, a tradition and a highlight for a long time. The first representative match the VFA played against South Australia, its long-standing foe, dates back to 1905 when Punt Road hosted the very first match against these two passionate football States. While the regularity of State matches has fluctuated over time it still remains an eagerly anticipated fixture, particularly for the players fortunate enough to be selected. Next week when the Peter Jackson VFL hosts the SANFL at Port Melbourne, the first meeting between the two fiercest of State rivals since 2008. Apart from the intense competitiveness between States, representative football offers players and fans much more than bragging rights. Firstly, it allows players an opportunity to challenge themselves against their peers at, what for some, is the highest level the game offers them. It’s also unique to State League football as the traditional representative matches are currently not part of the AFL calendar, primarily due to its development into a national competition. Significantly, it also offers aspiring players the chance to impress AFL club recruiting scouts who will scrutinise the match as part of their preparation for the 2014 NAB AFL Drafts. Included among the VFL team that played against WAFL last year and Tasmania the year before were Sam Lloyd, Sam Dwyer, Brett Goodes, Kyle Martin, Kyle Hartigan, Ben Ross, Leigh Osborne and Dean Towers who were all subsequently drafted by AFL clubs. competition by attending the match at Port Melbourne. Last weekend Vic Country began the NAB AFL U18 Championships with a win over rival Vic Metro, with the best talent from AFL Victoria’s TAC Cup competition on show. The Championships are a great opportunity for these players to test themselves on the national stage, against the best talent from other states. Next weekend both sides head interstate for round 2. Next weekend also features the celebration of Indigenous Round, highlighted by the Dream Time game at the ‘G’. As a precursor to what is an undoubted highlight of the football calendar, Richmond and Essendon’s VFL teams will play a match at Punt Road. It will feature the respective clubs entering the ground with students from the REAL program (delivered at the KGI at Punt Road) followed by a welcome ceremony conducted by Aunty Joy Murphy and then the Didgeridoo played over the loud speakers before the game begins. At half time there will be an opportunity for fans to try Marngrook. The Sir Doug Nicholls Award, voted on by the respective coaches, will be awarded at a post-match ceremony. It will be presented by Aunty Pam, a daughter of Sir Doug. Victorian football has much to celebrate on many fronts next weekend. Just finally on a sad note, the football community lost one of its own last week with the passing of legendary Richmond premiership coach Tom Hafey. Tom left a mark on all that he came in contact with and will remain in the memories of many football fans, be it from his coaching or appearances at 100’s of club training nights over the years, imparting his knowledge. His passion for the game will be missed. Our condolences to the Hafey family from AFL Victoria. And, when the VFL last played the SANFL, Robin Nahas, who is closing in on 100 AFL games, represented the VFL. While the final VFL squad is yet to be finalised, coach Damien Carroll and selectors have many talented VFL listed players at their disposal to ensure that the VFL team represents themselves, the competition and the State in the best possible manner. Grant Williams AFL Victoria General Manager It’s a great chance for all VFL and football fans to support the Editor: Anthony Stanguts anthony.stanguts@aflvic.com.au Contributors: Anthony Stanguts, David O’Neill, Kate Mitchell Design & Print: Cyan Press Photos: AFL Photo’s (unless otherwise credited) Ryan Webb (03) 8341 6062 Visy Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Phone: (03) 8341 6000 | Fax: (03) 9380 1076 <a href="/goto?url=http://www.aflvic.com.au" target="_blank">www.aflvic.com.au </a>Advertising: AFL Victoria General Manager: Grant Williams State League & Talent Manager: John Hook High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, Leon Harris Talent Operations Coordinator: Rhy Gieschen Talent Operations Coordinator: Lauren Bunting Cover photo: Rowan Marshall (Country) and Marc Pittonet (Metro) contest the centre bounce. <a href="/goto?url=http://www.taccup.com.au" target="_blank">www.taccup.com.au </a>1 MEDIA COVERAGE TAC CUP MEDIA COVERAGE Keep up to date with all the action from the TAC Cup via the following media coverage: TAC Cup Radio Tune in from 1:45pm for TAC Cup Radio. Join Phil Crooks, Rick Morris, Gabe Sorrentino and Paige Cardona as they bring you a weekly TAC Cup match throughout the season. Sunday May 25: Northern Knights vs Western Jets Listen live on the Red Time Sport iPhone App or <a href="/goto?url=http://www.taccup.com.au" target="_blank">www.taccup.com.au </a>Next game (May 31): Western Jets vs Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Future Stars Join Craig Hutchinson and the team each Sunday from 1pm as they keep you up to date with results and information from AFL Victoria’s TAC Cup competition on TAC Cup Future Stars on Channel 9 Tune in this Sunday May 25, 1pm on Channel 9. TAC Cup Online Keep up to date with the TAC Cup via the following methods: <a href="/goto?url=http://www.taccup.com.au" target="_blank">Website: www.taccup.com.au </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">@TACCup </li><li style="flex:1"><a href="/goto?url=http://www.facebook.com/taccupfooty" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/taccupfooty </a></li></ul>TAC CUP RADIO TIPSTERS <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">LW </li><li style="flex:1">TOTAL </li><li style="flex:1">LW </li><li style="flex:1">TOTAL </li><li style="flex:1">LW </li><li style="flex:1">TOTAL </li><li style="flex:1">LW </li><li style="flex:1">TOTAL </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Paige Cardona </li><li style="flex:1">Rick Morris </li><li style="flex:1">Phil Crooks </li><li style="flex:1">Gabe Sorrentino </li></ul>328 427 425 425 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Geelong Falcons </li><li style="flex:1">Eastern Ranges </li><li style="flex:1">Eastern Ranges </li><li style="flex:1">Geelong Falcons </li></ul>Oakleigh Chargers Murray Bushrangers Calder Cannons Oakleigh Chargers Sandringham Dragons Calder Cannons Oakleigh Chargers Murray Bushrangers Calder Cannons Oakleigh Chargers Murray Bushrangers Calder Cannons <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Gippsland Power </li><li style="flex:1">Gippsland Power </li></ul>Dandenong Stingrays Northern Knights North Ballarat Rebels Dandenong Stingrays Northern Knights North Ballarat Rebels Dandenong Stingrays Western Jets Dandenong Stingrays Northern Knights <a href="/goto?url=http://www.aflvic.com.au" target="_blank">www.aflvic.com.au </a>2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Round 1 goes to Country After trailing at every break, a five goal burst in the final quarter from Vic Country set up a 15 point win over Vic Metro in the first game of the 2014 NAB AFL U18 Championships. The long standing rivalry between the boys from the bush Caleb Marchbank marks for and the city ensured the big crowd at the Trevor Barker Vic Country Beach Oval was treated to a tight contest, with the lead changing multiple times throughout the game. Country set the tone early with good clearance work feeding their tall forward line; Patrick McCartin opened the scoring with a strong mark and goal. Metro were quick to respond with good ball movement and run through the middle setting up Peter Wright who kicked his first. Metro broke the goal for goal trend with a major right before the siren and went into quarter time with a 10-point lead. With a strong northerly wind gusting down the ground, Country had the advantage in the second term, but it was Metro who had all the possession early, Angus Brayshaw with 19 first half disposals running riot. Both teams struggled with entry into their forward 50, the wind making long kicks in hard to judge, with the defenders from both sides able to easily repel the ball back out. A free kick paid to Metro down field put Darcy Moore 20 metres out in front of goal. Moore converted, breaking the scoring deadlock, extending Metro’s lead. Sherridan-Ferrie kicked four goals for Metro, while Brayshaw finished with a game high 32 disposals, six marks and nine inside 50’s. Matthew Goodyear another solid contributor for Metro with 24 disposals and seven marks. Country then went on a scoring run with three goals in four minutes. Darcy Parish, McCartin and Hugh Goddard all had the scoreboard ticking over and reduced the deficit to just three points going into half time. Metro started the second half full of run, Rory SherridanFerrie combined well with Wright who kicked his second goal for the match. Country wrestled the lead back through Goddard who took a strong pack mark and cleverly curved the ball through the goals from close to the boundary. In the trial game following the main match, it was Vic Metro victorious by 49 points, with a number of players from both sides staking their claim for a spot in the final squads of 40 which will be named for Vic Metro and Country prior to Round 2 of the Championships. Two more goals to Country were quickly answered by Metro, Sherridan- Ferrie showing his agility and finishing skills with two goals for the quarter, his fourth goal for the game giving Metro a seven point lead at three quarter time. Round 2 NAB AFL U18 Championships action will see Vic Country take on South Australia in Adelaide (June 1) and Vic Metro playing Western Australia in Perth (May 31) in two weeks’ time. When Metro goaled with ease through Paul Ahern to start the final term it seemed they were poised to run away with the game. Country lifted their work rate and the momentum shifted, all of a sudden it was all Country. Jack Lonie, Tom Lamb, McCartin, Nathan Drummond and Lukas Webb all kicked goals in quick succession, putting Country up by 17 points. Round 1 NAB AFL U18 Championships Vic Country Vic Metro 2.0 3.4 5.2 5.5 8.4 9.5 14.5 (89) 11.8 (74) GOALS Vic Country: McCartin 3, Goddard 2, Lamb 2, Drummond 2, Webb, Parish, Lonie, Butler, Dunkley Vic Metro: Sheridan-Ferrie 4, Wright 2, Langdon, Ahern, Ellis, Moore, Pittonet A tense final five minutes ensued as Metro peppered the goals but were only able to kick one major. A snap from Lamb with a minute to go sealed the win for Country in an entertaining and hard fought contest. BEST Vic Country: Drummond, Marchbank, Marshall, Skinner, Tucker, Lonie Vic Metro: Brayshaw, McLaren, De Goey, Castagna, Duggan, Pittonet For Country McCartin finished with three goals, Darcy Tucker had 21 disposals and Caleb Marchbank was solid in defence with 20 disposals and five marks. <a href="/goto?url=http://www.taccup.com.au" target="_blank">www.taccup.com.au </a>3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Vic Country’s 19th man When Vic Country ran out to play against their arch rival Vic Metro last weekend, they had a 19th man with them. But there was no need for the NAB AFL U18 Championship Hugh Goddard marks over officials to be concerned, this 19th man was not an extra his Metro opponent player that had slipped through the interchange and on to the field, rather a metaphoric concept designed to give Country an edge. Leading into round one, the Country team was looking for something that would help foster the unity and collective team focus that comes naturally to winning football teams who have played together for years. The group came together from all parts of the state for a weekend camp. Along with running through game plans and on field structures, the players and coaching staff collaboratively decided upon the vision statements and key words that would underpin their National Championships campaign. The playing group wanted to come up with something that would help them gel as one and that acknowledged what it meant to put on the big V jumper and represent Vic Country. They realised that edge was already there, it was written in the team vision statements and key words that the group had already come up with, it was everything those words represented. The 19th man was born. In the same way that the Adelaide oval crowd is often goal to one final term securing Country’s first win against referred to as the 19th man for the Crows and Port, the Metro in years. idea was to use the 19th man as support for the Country Country captain Hugh Goddard, played a key role for Country, finishing the match with two goals, 11 disposals and four marks. Goddard was pleased with how his team mates rallied late in the game. boys. When they are far from home, when things get tough, when they need a lift, the 19th man is always there with them. “When things are down like they were in the game, we really fight back and think about the 19th man. It got us through that last little bit, it was pretty hard in that last quarter and we really fought it out,” Goddard said. In his pre match address to the players Ellis continually referred to the 19th man, reminding the players that they had all committed to. What ensued was an enthralling and highly skilled encounter between two talent laden teams. Metro had the edge throughout the first three quarters. Going into the last break the held a nine point lead. Both teams had plenty of fight left, but the odds were against Country. They had already lost one key defender pre game with Zaine Cordy not passing a fitness test. The extended backline was then dealt another blow when Kieran Collins limped off with an ankle injury and was unable to return, leaving them a man down for the second half. Ellis was buoyed though as he heard his Country players saying to each other “the 19th man is going to help us.” “After last year not being too good, it’s great to knock them (Metro) off and enjoy the win as a group. “A lot of us boys have lost to them twice in a row, it’s so good to have the win and hopefully we can knock them off again next time.” Ellis was proud of the way his players fought it out after being behind the majority of the day. “The effort was incredible, I was pleased with the way they worked at it and the way they bought in to everything we wanted to do,” Ellis said. “They just didn’t give up and that was the thing that really typified them. As a coaching group they made us very proud about the way they went about it.” Metro kicked the first goal of the final term before the 19th man stood up. Country slammed through five goals in quick succession to turn a deficit into a winning margin. The six <a href="/goto?url=http://www.aflvic.com.au" target="_blank">www.aflvic.com.au </a>4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Legendairy debut for Victoria’s U18 Champs Round One of the NAB AFL U18 Championships kicked off on the weekend and featured some big changes to the players’ guernseys. When Vic Country took on Vic Metro at Sandringham on Sunday, both teams showed off LEGENDAIRY logos, as part of an ongoing partnership between the Victorian State Academy and Dairy Australia. Legendairy celebrates the contribution dairy makes to the country and the wellbeing of Australians through the supply of high quality, nutritious foods like milk, cheese and yogurt. Dairy Australia are proud to continue to support the Academy, and hope the relationship will help educate participants about sports nutrition and the Legendairy role dairy foods can play in supporting health and physical activity. “The boys know the benefits of using chocolate milk as a recovery drink,” said Vic Country High Performance Manager Leon Harris. “They work with the team dietician to ensure they’re getting the nutrition they need to fuel their bodies and recover in the right way.” For elite athletes and competitive amateurs alike, milk is a natural choice for the U18 players. Its unique mix of fluid, electrolytes and high quality protein helps them rehydrate and repair and build muscle, and flavoured milk is a good source of carbohydrate to help them refuel for their next game or training session. While Vic Country came away victorious on Sunday, the two teams will come face to face again in Round 3 for another Legendairy showdown. THE NATURAL MULTI-VITAMIN FOR YOUR KIDS. With 10 essential nutrients, it’s a natural source of vitamins, minerals and protein which children need for growth and development. In one convenient source - milk. dairyaustralia.com.au/legendairy <a href="/goto?url=http://www.taccup.com.au" target="_blank">www.taccup.com.au </a>5 JARMAN IMPEY Impey a rising star Former Murray Bushrangers player Jarman Impey was the Round Eight NAB AFL Rising Star nominee. Impey was selected by Port Adelaide at pick 21 in the 2013 NAB AFL Draft. “It’s just fantastic to see, he has exceeded all expectations already and will continue to grow and develop as a player,” Ogier said. He played junior football for the Shepparton Swans before joining the Bushrangers in the TAC Cup, and was also part of the AFL Victoria Kick Start program for junior indigenous footballers. With a cheeky and fun loving personality, Impey was well loved by all at the Bushies, but it was his speed, power and overall athleticism that really stood out to Ogier. Impey represented Vic Country in the 2013 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships and was a member of the 2012 AIS-AFL Academy – Level One squad. The rising star nomination came after the small utility played a crucial role in the Power’s 18- point win over Fremantle by restricting the dangerous Hayden Ballantyne to just nine touches and keeping him goalless. The 18-year-old debuted in Round One and has played every game this season. He has played forward on occasion and kicked two goals. At the 2013 NAB AFL Draft Combine Impey recorded the fastest reaction time and was second in decisionmaking speed. In just eight games he has shown his pace, great foot skills and hardness at the ball. Murray Bushrangers coach Darren Ogier wasn’t surprised to see his former player nominated given his outstanding form so far this year. A truly versatile player, Ogier knew that wherever he used Impey, be it in the middle, on the wing or up forward, he would have an impact with his exceptional ball handling skills. Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley is also pleased with Jarman’s versatility. “From the start of the pre-season in Dubai until now he’s really earned the trust of his team mates and he’s playing really strong footy,” he said. “We’ve played him different spots over the past eight weeks, we’ve had him in the forward line, the midfield and back, we’ve had him on Betts and we’ve had him on Ballantyne. We’ve given him some big jobs and he just does what the team needs and he just gives his absolute all for the whole team. “He’s a real competitor and the very best competitors are the ones that want to win the most but they also understand how much hard work they have to do to be good.” <a href="/goto?url=http://www.aflvic.com.au" target="_blank">www.aflvic.com.au </a>6 LEWIS TAYLOR Taylor on the rise Former Geelong Falcon Lewis Taylor is the Round Nine NAB AFL Rising Star nominee. The 19-year-old has played nine AFL games for the Brisbane Lions Football Club after making his debut in Round One. Lewis finished with 20 possessions against the Kangaroos last Saturday at Etihad Stadium. He has forward for the Lions and rotating in the midfield. His opponents have included last week’s rising star nominee Jarman Impey and Sydney premiership player Nick Malceski. He captained Vic Country in the 2013 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships and named in the 2013 Under-18 AllAustralian team. He was a member of the 2012 AIS-AFL Academy – Level Two squad. Brisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch said Lewis is a young player with a bright future. delivered consistent performances with highlights including two goals against St Kilda and 19 possessions against Essendon and the Geelong Cats. “You can always count on Lewy to have a red-hot crack. He’s a self-motivator and his enthusiasm is infectious,” Leppitsch said. “To be able to slot straight into senior footy in his first season on an AFL list a testament to the hard-work and effort Lewy has put in since arriving at the club. “He has put together some consistent performances over the last couple of weeks and it is exciting for our fans to be able to follow the development of Lewy over the next few years.” AFL Victoria’s Geelong Falcons Talent Manager Mick Turner believes a number of AFL clubs will ask the Geelong Falcons coach Andrew Allthorpe believed his workrate has been what has always set him apart. question why they did not select Taylor earlier, with the former Falcon picked at selection 28 in the 2013 NAB AFL Draft. “His effort during his time in the TAC Cup program was fantastic; especially his level of resilience and commitment to improve in his football is unquestioned. “In my mind I always thought he was a top 10 draft pick,” Turner said. “To see him achieve a Rising Star nomination so early in the season is no surprise to us, and we are wrapped he is loving his football at Brisbane, and working hard to improve again at the next level.” “I was surprised he went out to pick 28 last year in the draft, but that has happened before as Allen Christensen, who is now a premiership player at Geelong, went at pick 40. “I rate him (Taylor) as one of the best players that has been through the program, and I think barring injury he will prove that.” Lewis was recruited from the TerangMortlake Football Club in country Victoria before his time in the TAC Cup with the Geelong Falcons. He is the seventh former Turner believes his size – at just 173cm – may have had an impact on him sliding down the draft selections last year, but his ability has always been unquestioned. “I think sometimes the taller players are selected before the smaller ones. “Size does not matter, you are always drafted on ability and I think some clubs will look back and think ‘who did we select before pick 28?’” TAC Cup player to be nominated in <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">season 2014. </li><li style="flex:1">Lewis has spent most of his time playing as a small </li></ul>

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