TAC CUP ROUND 15 JULY 26-27, 2014 $3.00 DDandenongandenong SStingraystingrays 112.15.872.15.87 d BBendigoendigo PPioneersioneers 22.10.22.10.22 Adam Goodes Sydney Swans Australian of the Year Luke Hodge Hawthorn Football Club Dig deep for your community Plant a tree for National Tree Day Toyota is celebrating 15 years in partnership with National Tree Day – Australia’s biggest community tree planting and nature event. Like Adam Goodes and Luke Hodge, \RXFDQPDNHDGLɫHUHQFHLQ\RXURZQFRPPXQLW\5HJLVWHUQRZWRJHWLQYROYHG National Tree Day, Sunday 27 July, 2014 treeday.planetark.org 1300 88 5000 EDITORIAL Multicultural Round This weekend is the AFL’s Multicultural Round celebrating the great diversity in our game under the banner of “many cultures, one game”. Several community leagues and clubs, along with the Baird will play his 200th Peter Peter Jackson VFL and TAC Cup clubs are joining in this Jackson VFL match, Carnell his celebration. 150th. The Coburg Football Club in the VFL has an extraordinary Signifi cantly, both are graduates of the TAC Cup cultural mix with players from many backgrounds including competition - Baird from the Eastern Ranges and Carnell Lebanese, Turkish, Italian, Serbian, Seychellian, Sudanese, the Northern Knights. South African, New Zealand, Dutch, Irish, Aboriginal & This again highlights how the Victorian football pathway Torres Strait Islanders and English all involved at Piranha Park. can provide players with not just AFL level opportunities but meaningful, fulfi lling and rewarding State League So, as football celebrates multicultural round around careers. Australia, Coburg Football Club, which has about 25 per cent of its list from a multicultural background, provides a Baird and Carnell have captained their respective clubs for snapshot of just how inclusive, engaging and embracing six years, record marks at both clubs. It says much about Australian Football is of all cultures. both men. It’s a further timely reminder of how football can offer The importance of a captain to a club and the leadership anyone, regardless of their background, an opportunity to that fl ows from the position can’t be understated. join, play and enjoy our great game. Leadership starts with the inherent values a person holds And, while we highlight the great diversity of ethnicity, within, and then combines with the professional attitude cultures and faiths this weekend what should not be and behaviours that person displays on and off the fi eld. forgotten is that it’s present every single week of the It encompasses an ability to interact, communicate season. and engage with everyone to promote and develop a AFL Victoria continues to strive to provide opportunities club environment that is inclusive, safe, enjoyable and for multicultural participants through structured programs, welcoming. competitions and representative games. There is no doubt that captains are role models looked up As part of the ‘many cultures, one game’ theme of to not only by teammates, but also supporters, particularly multicultural round across the country, football will young ones. These youngsters often draw inspiration, highlight the signifi cant contribution so many players of characteristics and qualities from the actions, behaviours diverse backgrounds have made and the impact they’ve had and examples of leaders. within their own communities. We congratulate John Baird and Nick Carnell not only on Football has an extraordinary power to bring people from their great milestone games, but also the leadership they all backgrounds and walks of life together and is all the have displayed within their club and communities over the richer for their participation and involvement. years. This weekend also sees Port Melbourne captain John Baird and Coburg captain Nick Carnell post important career Grant Williams milestones. AFL Victoria General Manager Editor: Anthony Stanguts anthony.stanguts@afl vic.com.au Contributors: Anthony Stanguts, David O’Neill, Kate Mitchell Design & Print: Cyan Press Visy Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 Photos: AFL Photo’s (unless otherwise credited) GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Advertising: Ryan Webb (03) 8341 6062 Phone: (03) 8341 6000 | Fax: (03) 9380 1076 AFL Victoria General Manager: Grant Williams www.afl vic.com.au State League & Talent Manager: John Hook High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, Leon Harris Cover photo: Henry Peni, Murray Bushrangers. Talent Operations Coordinator: Rhy Gieschen Talent Operations Coordinator: Lauren Bunting www.taccup.com.au 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. Saturday July 26: Sandringham Dragons vs Dandenong Stingrays Listen live on the Red Time Sport iPhone App or www.taccup.com.au Next game: Western Jets v Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Future Stars TAC Cup Future Stars has returned to Channel 9 for season 2014. Join Craig Hutchinson and the team as they keep you up to date with results and information from AFL Victoria’s TAC Cup competition. Tune in this Sunday July 27, 1pm on Channel 9. TAC Cup Online Keep up to date with the TAC Cup via the following methods: Website: www.taccup.com.au @TACCup www.facebook.com/taccupfooty TAC CUP RADIO TIPSTERS LW TOTAL LW TOTAL LW TOTAL LW TOTAL Paige Cardona 3 55 Rick Morris 2 53 Phil Crooks 3 51 Gabe Sorrentino 3 49 Oakleigh Chargers Calder Cannons Oakleigh Chargers Calder Cannons Western Jets Western Jets Western Jets Western Jets Eastern Ranges Geelong Falcons Eastern Ranges Geelong Falcons Murray Bushrangers Murray Bushrangers Murray Bushrangers Murray Bushrangers Northern Knights Northern Knights Northern Knights Gippsland Power Sandringham Dragons Sandringham Dragons Sandringham Dragons Sandringham Dragons Queensland North Ballarat Rebels Queensland North Ballarat Rebels Bendigo Pioneers Bendigo Pioneers Northern Territory Bendigo Pioneers 2 www.afl vic.com.au MULTICULTURAL ROUND Many Cultures, One Game Now a standalone VFL club, Coburg Lions boasts a strong contingent of former TAC Cup players on its list. After ending its alignment with AFL club Richmond, Coburg has gone about rebuilding its list with a mixture of experience and talented youth, with 25 players coming through TAC Cup clubs such as Calder Cannons, Northern Knights, Oakleigh Chargers and Western Jets. If you take a look around Coburg’s Piranha Park on any given training night at it could easily double as a meeting of the United Nations. The Lions also boasts a diverse playing group with 23 percent of the Former Cannon Adam Saad is now list from multicultural playing for Coburg VFL backgrounds. There are players of on and off the fi eld. Lebanese, Turkish, Italian, Irish, Serbian, Seychellian, New One Coburg player isn’t limiting that helping hand and Zealand, Sudanese, South African, English, Dutch, and Torres promotion of multiculturalism to just his own club. Strait Islander heritage. Former Oakleigh Chargers player Gatluak ‘Paully’ Johnson Coburg General Manager Craig Lees said the club is proud came to Australia from Sudan as a youngster with his of its multicultural list and its ability to attract, welcome and family. The 201cm ruckman has taken on a role as one of the embrace players from such differing cultures and religions. inaugural VFL Multicultural Ambassadors. “We’ve got plenty of boys who have at least one parent born As a part of the program that’s facilitated by former AFL overseas,” Lees said, player David Rodan, Johnson works with participants from Lees said there is nothing but total respect and all cultures in areas such as community engagement and understanding among the list of all cultures and the differing participation. demands they bring, especially as the players of Muslim As an Ambassador, Johnson helps raise the awareness of faith observe the month of Ramadan which began on the various programs AFL Victoria run in the community, in June 29. particular the TAC Cup and VFL competitions. Ramadan is a period of prayer/devotion, fasting, charity and One of the great things about our game is its inclusive self-accountability. nature. The common theme from the players at Coburg is Lees said the multiculturalism provides an interesting despite their varying backgrounds, football brings them dynamic, but it was a pretty seamless operation where together and they are one big family at the club. everyone was bonded by the common goal of playing It’s a theme that’s mirrored at football clubs of all levels football and helping the Coburg Football Club forge its status across the country. www.taccup.com.au 3 4 www.afl vic.com.au LAGUNTAS SQUAD Laguntas Squad celebrates second win Members of the 2014 Laguntas Squad continue to impress after another highly productive camp at the Korin Gamadji Institute (KGI) located at Punt Road Oval. The indigenous squad of highly talented boys (aged 15-18) met for the second time this year as part of a specially designed program to fast-track their development on the fi eld, boost their leadership qualities, and strengthen ties with their cultural identity. The camp also gave the boys another chance to impress on the fi eld where they were pitted against an U18 Multicultural Squad from the Western Region. The team, known as the Majak Daw Squad, includes a number of very gifted young footballers from multicultural backgrounds, but they proved no match for a slick Laguntas outfi t. After capturing the squad’s fi rst ever victory against Vic Country U16s last month, Laguntas produced another impressive display to storm to a commanding 86-point triumph. With three-time Brisbane Lions premiership hero Chris Johnson at the helm, Laguntas piled on the pressure early speak to the group about the trademarks the squad wants to with Antony Young prominent up forward and Kain Proctor be known for,” Clark said.