TAC CUP ROUND 4 COUNTRY ROUND APRIL 12-13, 2014 CCountryountry RRoundound $3.00 Peter Wright Pat McCartin CCollingwoodollingwood VVFLFL 114.204.20 --104104 d AIS/AFL Academy 5.1-31 Jaden McGrath Duom Dawam Christian Petracca Collingwood VFL 14.20 -104 d AIS/AFLAIS/AFL AcademyAcademy 5.1-315.1-31 AFL VICTORIA CORPORATE PARTNERS NAMING RIGHTS PREMIER PARTNERS OFFICIAL PARTNERS APPROVED LICENSEES EDITORIAL Embracing Our Multicultural Community THERE was a time where football clubs focused almost solely on football matters. Outside of fi elding a couple of teams, organising some standards, AFL Victoria recently coaches, buying suffi cient jumpers and home and away announced the introduction of a new VFL Multicultural shorts, staffi ng the gate and canteen, most clubs didn’t Ambassadors program. concern themselves with too much more. It follows the path of a successful model which the AFL The role of football clubs has changed signifi cantly. Today has run with its players over recent years. clubs are generally far more expansive and diversifi ed in what they provide and far more inclusive in how they Five Peter Jackson VFL players – David Mirrra (Box engage their local community. Hill Hawks/ Oakleigh Chargers), Adam Marcon Clubs can be a key driver within their community, not only (Williamstown/ Northern Knights), Peter Faulks supporting their players, fans and volunteers but engaging (Williamstown / Calder Cannons), Joel Wilkinson with the residents of their area by considering the local (Northern Blues) and Gatluak Johnson (Coburg / Oakleigh demographics and cultural backdrop and ensuring they Chargers) – will help assist AFL Victoria with multicultural are refl ective of it. development initiatives and programs. This weekend Williamstown Football Club provides a The role of the new Ambassadors will vary from timely example of how so many clubs in Victoria have promoting participation opportunities within community grown as it hosts a Multicultural Community Day at Point Gellibrand. football to being directly involved in supporting multicultural and indigenous participants involved in our It’s a day of multi-layered events, headlined by a match featuring the Dragons, a club from the VAFA consisting talent academies. entirely of multicultural players, and the Western All The number of multicultural players within Victoria’s Stars, a hybrid team of mix of nationalities from the State League competition is also something the new western suburbs. ambassador program is looking to increase. The festivities will also include a Lion dance and many Last year 13% of VFL lists were made up of players from diverse cuisines on offer. a multicultural background - at least one parent born Later in the season, Williamstown will host the Chinese overseas. Red Demons, who will play in the AFL International Cup. The club is a fi nancial supporter of the South China A major aim for the ambassadors is to help increase Football League. engagement and awareness of what AFL Victoria does in Werribee Football Club has run multicultural events at the community, and in particular the TAC Cup and VFL. some of their VFL games for several years now. They Taking ownership of its community is something all clubs have just appointed Majok ‘Shaggy’ Ngong as their are encouraged to embrace as football clubs and the Multicultural Development Offi cer. The club plays a people within them have so much more to offer than just part with running the Wyndham Sporting Opportunities what happens on fi eld. Project, which encourages youth from ethnic or diverse cultural backgrounds to get involved in all sports. Grant Williams As part of embracing such community and multicultural 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: Country Round Talent Operations Coordinator: Rhy Gieschen Talent Operations Offi cer: 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 11:15am for a live broadcast of the match of the round on TAC Cup Radio. 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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 10 Phil Crooks 4 9 Rick Morris 4 9 Gabe Sorrentino 3 8 Dandenong Stingrays Dandenong Stingrays Dandenong Stingrays Dandenong Stingrays Eastern Ranges Northern Knights Northern Knights Northern Knights Geelong Falcons Gippsland Power Geelong Falcons Geelong Falcons Sandringham Dragons Calder Cannons Sandringham Dragons Sandringham Dragons Murray Bushrangers North Ballarat Rebels Murray Bushrangers Murray Bushrangers Western Jets Western Jets Western Jets Western Jets Oakleigh Chargers Queensland Oakleigh Chargers Oakleigh Chargers 2 www.afl vic.com.au CRAIG BLACK Dandenong second home for Black Back in 1997 he was captain of the Dandenong Stingrays. Now in 2014, Craig Black returns as the coach. It is fair to say Shepley Oval is his home away from home. to work out what plan B and C is if you don’t achieve it,” When injury ended his playing career, Black decided Wheeler said. coaching was an area he could see himself able to give “He (Black) defi nitely got his plan B in place, and now plan something back to the next crop of talent coming through C is going back to the talent program as a coach and going the ranks. to that next level.” “When I realised I could not play anymore, I really liked Black made the perfect start to his coaching career with the aspect of developing players and trying to help them the Stingrays, with his side claiming victory over Gippsland realise their passion to go to the next level,” Black said. Power in Round 2 by one solitary point. “In 1997 I was captain down here (Dandenong), and 17 Last week he faced his fi rst challenge as coach, having to years later I get to come back as a coach, so I am pretty rearrange his side over the next few rounds with bookends excited – it is like a second home for me down at Shepley.” Tom Lamb (six goals Round 1) and key defender Daniel Apart from being a player at the Stingrays, Black spent Capiron heading overseas with the AIS/AFL Academy squad. the past four years as an assistant coach to decade long Despite leading at half time, Geelong Falcons were too Stingrays coach Graeme Yeats. good in the second half, infl icting the Stingrays’ fi rst defeat It has made the transition for Black easier, already with a of the season by 27 points. close knowledge of the list he has inherited. With a large number of the 2014 side top age players, It will still however take some time for him to adjust week Black has a handy list of experience to work with this to week without the presence of Yeats in the coaches box. season. He has blended with young up and coming “I have been involved there as an assistant coach for four players, as well as a number of athletes from a basketball years under Yeats, who has done a fantastic job over the background. last 10 years, so it will be a bit of a change for us down “We have the Rouse boys, Zac and Jordan who had not there.” played a game of footy before, but they can run and do the Dandenong Stingrays Talent Manager Mark Wheeler said 3km in just over nine minutes, and did pretty well in the it feels like a homecoming, with the appointment of Black. beep test (at Fitness Testing),” Black said. “It is great for our program to be able to say you can come “We just need to get them up to speed on the football side through as a player, and the pathway can take you in a of things, but they are improving every week, along with number of directions, not just on the fi eld, but off the fi eld Mitchell McCarthy from basketball as well.” as well. Dandenong faces Bendigo Pioneers in the opening game “Sometimes you go to the highest level, but you also have for Country Round Saturday at 10am. www.taccup.com.au 3 NORTHERN KNIGHTS IN NFL 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. daid ryaustralia.i comm.aau/legendadairyy 4 www.afl vic.com.au COUNTRY ROUND Celebrating our Country clubs This weekend the TAC Cup celebrates Country Round with all six TAC Cup country teams playing at the magnifi cent Queen Elizabeth Oval in Bendigo.