$3.00. TAC Cup Round 1 Metro Round 21 March 2015

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1 $3.00 TAC Cup Round 1 Metro Round 21 March 2015

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5 Features 8 9 New Kids on the Block 11 Vic Metro Academy TAC Cup Fitness Testing Day Every week Editorial 3 TAC Cup News 5 VFL News 6 AFL Vic News 7 Club Whiteboard 12 Draft Watch 32 Who s playing who Calder v Sandringham Oakleigh v Northern Knights Western Jets v Eastern Ranges Round 1 starts on Friday 17th April Ikon Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Phone: (03) Fax: (03) vic.com.au Front cover photo: 2014 TAC Cup Premiers, Oakleigh Chargers Editor: Kate Mitchell kate.mitchell@afl vic.com.au Contributors: Dave O Neill, Anthony Stanguts Design & Print: Cyan Press Photos: AFL Photo s (unless otherwise credited) Advertising: Ryan Webb (03) AFL Victoria General Manager: Steven Reaper State League & Talent Manager: John Hook High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, Leon Harris Talent Operations Coordinator: Rhy Gieschen Talent Operations Coordinator: Lauren Bunting 01

6 Television Broadcasting the Peter Jackson VFL in 2015 First game: Saturday April 18-1 Footscray Bulldogs vs Box Hill Hawks Online VFL Online Website: #PJVFL Facebook: footy TAC Cup Online Website: Facebook: Radio TAC Cup Radio Saturday March 21: Calder Cannons v Sandringham Dragons From 5.00pm Listen live on the Red Sport iphone App or VFL Radio Broadcasting VFL matches each Sunday Live on Digital Radio via Aussie, Red Sport and SEN iphone Apps, online via vfl.com.au or sen.com.au 3WBC Saturday April 18: Footscray vs Box Hill From Listen to 94.1FM, online at or the Tune In Radio app Casey Radio Sunday April 19: Casey Scorpions vs Frankston, 1pm Tune to 97.7fm in Melbourne, via the web at or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. 02

7 Metro Round kicks off a big year of TAC Cup football Having been in the role of General Manager at AFL Victoria for six months now, I am really looking forward to the season ahead for both the TAC Cup and Peter Jackson VFL. The standard of the two competitions is exceptional, and when you look at the associated programs such as the Vic Metro, Country and VFL Academies which support both comps, you can see why they both provide such a wellrespected pathway to the AFL. This was clearly evident at the 2014 NAB AFL Draft and Rookie Draft, with so many TAC Cup and VFL players selected by AFL clubs. TAC Cup and VFL clubs continue to work hand in hand with each other and develop strong relationships, be it through shared facilities, coaching development or 23rd man alignments. Moving from the TAC Cup into the VFL is very much a genuine pathway, so with that in mind we have combined the TAC cup and VFL Records into the one publication so that you, the reader, can be across both competitions. In the coming weeks when the VFL season starts you will see a mixture of content throughout the Record including results, fixtures, revised stats pages, and plenty of articles and news items for TAC Cup, VFL and its associated Development League. The TAC Cup competition has changed immensely since I played in it all those years ago. Expectations on players have increased dramatically from what was a couple of training sessions a week to a greater focus on personal development. Back in the day development used to be just football related, but now the TAC Cup is equipping players with a raft of skills that they can use in all aspects of their life. Continuing the focus on player development, AFL Victoria has amended the rulings around 19 year old players in the competition from this season onwards. Previously clubs could play a maximum of three 19 year olds in the one TAC Cup match. This has now been increased to five. A number of factors can contribute to why a TAC Cup club might put a 19 year old on their list. The player may have had a serious injury through their initial two years where they missed the majority of a season. They may be a convert from another sport such as basketball, cricket or athletics and show significant potential, or they may just need a little bit longer in the TAC Cup environment to develop. AFL recruiters are keen to see this change, with Nathan Drummond (Murray Bushrangers) showing just how beneficial the 19 year old program can be. Overlooked at the end of 2013, he was selected by Richmond at pick 52 in the 2014 NAB AFL Draft after a stand out additional season with the Bushrangers and Vic Country. Drummond has gone on to play NAB Challenge games for the Tigers and put his hand up for senior selection. It s an exciting time of year for all of the new players getting ready for their first TAC Cup game. Best of luck to all players and support staff this weekend and welcome to all of the family members, friends and supporters. Enjoy Metro round! Steven Reaper AFL Victoria General Manager Q & A SECTION Which TAC Cup draftees have impressed you in the NAB Challenge so far? Paddy McCartin (Geelong Falcons) has really impressed me. I was fortunate enough to be sitting with Paddy at the 2014 NAB AFL Draft when he was r ead out as the number one pick. He has taken the move to AFL and the pressure of being the A number one pick in his stride and is doing really well. Also, he hasn t played a NAB Challenge match but from all reports Jake Lever (Calder Cannons) has made a big impression at the Adelaide Crows, in particular his competitive nature. The Crows are making sure Jake is right after he missed the TAC Cup season last year with a knee injury, but I am looking forward to seeing him make his mark when he does get his chance. 03

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9 News A number of AFL players returned to celebrate 20 years of Calder Cannons 20 Years of Cannons 2014 marked Calder Cannons 20th year in the TAC Cup competition. The Cannons milestone season culminated recently in a celebration of the club s rich history and achievements over those 20 years with the inaugural Calder Cannons Hall of Fame night. A number of past players and long term staff members were recognised in the first group of inductees. The club also announced a Team of the First 20 Years which was selected from its AFL draftees and rookies. With over 120 players drafted into the AFL since the clubs inception, it was a tough job for the selectors to narrow it down to just one team. The inaugural Calder Cannons Hall of Fame inductees were: Ross Monaghan: Talent Manager Phil Dunk: Trainer 1995-present Robert Hyde: Coach , 3 TAC Cup Premierships Darren Milburn: Cannons Games: 18; AFL Games: 292; Local Club: Kilmore FC; 2007 All Australian; AFL Premiership 2007 & 2009 James Kelly: Cannons Games: 31; AFL Games: 256; Local Club: Sunbury FC; 2011 All Australian; AFL Premierships 2007, 2009 & 2011 Jude Bolton: Cannons Games: 24; AFL Games: 325; Local Club: Aberfeldie FC; AFL Premierships 2005 & 2012 Dane Swan: Cannons Games: 18; AFL Games: 236; Local Club: Westmeadows FC; All Australian 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013; Brownlow Medal 2011; AFL Premiership 2010; Collingwood FC B&F 2008, 2009 & 2010 Jason Johnson: Cannons Games: 11; AFL Games: 184; Local Club: Kilmore FC; All Australian 2001; Essendon FC B&F 2001 & 2005; AFL Premiership 2000 Ryan O Keefe: Cannons Games: 35; AFL Games: 286; Local Club: Strathmore FC; Sydney FC B&F 2009; All Australian ; Norm Smith Medal 2012; AFL Premiership 2005 & 2012 Paul Chapman: Cannons Games: 38; AFL Games: 271; Local Club: Nth Coburg Saints FC; Geelong FC B&F 2006; All Australian 2009 & 2010; Norm Smith Medal 2009; AFL Premierships 2007, 2009 & 2011 Full on footy for Torin Baker Western Jets coach Torin Baker has become a full time coach with a restructuring of the Western Jets head coach position to include additional pathway development. In a partnership between AFL Victoria and the Maribyrnong Sports Academy, Baker s new coaching role oversees the AFL talented player development pathway within the Sports Academy and the western metropolitan region. The dual role provides a great development opportunity for Baker, enabling him to hone his coaching skills in a different environment to the TAC Cup competition. Players involved in the Maribyrnong Sports Academy will benefit from greater contact hours and access to a coach within the school environment. Past students at the school include North Melbourne s Kayne Turner, Gold Coast Suns Peter Wright and Carlton s Dillion Viojo-Rainbow. 05

10 VFL News From TAC Cup to VFL After a long preseason, the practice matches are underway for the Peter Jackson VFL clubs. Team lists will be finalised in the coming weeks, but already a number of 2014 TAC Cup graduates have been snapped up. Some of the signings so far include: BOX HILL HAWKS Matthew Burt (Eastern Ranges), Chris Jones (Eastern Ranges), Billy Murphy (Northern Knights), Sam Switkowski (Northern Knights), Matthew Traynor (Eastern Ranges) CASEY SCORPIONS Luke Hannon (Eastern Ranges), Declan Keilty (Gippsland Power), Tom Wilson (Gippsland Power), Mitchell Stanlake (Gippsland Power) COBURG James Latham (Calder Cannons), Mark Orr (Western Jets), Josh Iacobaccio (Northern Knights), Liam Hunt (Northern Knights), Tom Donoghue (Calder Cannons), Josh Cauchi (Calder Cannons), Aaron Christensen (Calder Cannons), Cameron Barrett (Bendigo Pioneers) ESSENDON Isaac Muller (Murray Bushrangers) FRANKSTON Aaron Wilson (Dandenong Stingrays) FOOTSCRAY Liam Nash (Gippsland Power), Josh Wallis (Calder Cannons) NORTH BALLARAT Rowan Marshall (North Ballarat Rebels), Sam Hooper (North Ballarat Rebels) NORTHERN BLUES Ryan Tester (Northern Knights) PORT MELBOURNE Alex Urban (Oakleigh Chargers), Liam Patterson (Oakleigh Chargers), Lachlan Waddell (Oakleigh Chargers) RICHMOND Nick Mellington (Murray Bushrangers) SANDRINGHAM Taylor Grace (Sandringham Dragons), Malcolm Neiwand (Sandringham Dragons) WERRIBEE Matthew Brett (Murray Bushrangers), Aaron Christensen (Geelong Falcons), Joe Cousins (Murray Bushrangers), Braden Ferrari (Western Jets), Luke Maddock (Geelong Falcons), Joe Maishman (Geelong Falcons), Matt Munro (Murray Bushrangers), Matt Pickering (Bendigo Pioneers), Daniel Davie (Bendigo Pioneers) WILLIAMSTOWN Alex Carr (Gippsland Power), Liam McMahon (Western Jets), Billy Myers (Western Jets), Jake Maher (Bendigo Pioneers), Jacob Chisari (Bendigo Pioneers), Caleb Sullivan (Western Jets), Ash Di Ciero (Gippsland Power) Peter Jackson VFL Academy squad for 2015 announced Luke Hannon 2014 Morrish Medal winner Alex Carr has joined his brother Ed at Williamstown This year will feature the biggest intake to the Academy since it began in 2012, with 29 current VFL listed players selected from 170 AFL, VFL and TAC Cup club nominations. Over half of the squad is comprised of 2014 TAC Cup graduates, including three TAC Cup Team of the Year selections (Rowan Marshall, Alex Urban, Taylor Grace) and three TAC Cup club best and fairest winners (Luke Hannon, Sam Switkowski, Alex Urban). The Academy gives these players the opportunity to be part of AFL Victoria s high performance program, AFL Victoria VFL Academy coach Darren Flanigan said. They have all been selected due to their potential, and we will work with these players to further develop their game across the year along in addition to the support they receive at the own VFL club. The academy will meet for the first time in April with an emphasis on creating an individual development plan for each member. 06

11 AFL Vic News NAB Auskick celebrates 20 years Australian Football kicking goals for the community A landmark study into the infl uence and impact that local football clubs have on their communities provides a resounding endorsement of the many social and economic benefits that fl ow from Australian Football. The Latrobe University research project, conducted in partnership with AFL Victoria and the AFL, found that community football clubs generate a range of positive effects for local communities, including heightened levels of physical and mental wellbeing, social interaction and economic activity. Regardless of where you live in Victoria, or how often you are involved in a football club each week, you are likely to experience greater social connectedness, well-being and physical and mental health than if you were not involved. These benefits apply to all club participants, including players, coaches, volunteers and supporters. Significantly the study found that for every dollar spent on a community football club, at least $4.40 is returned in social value. A football club s reach is significant and extends beyond the players, coaches, administrators and volunteers within the club; for every one player, football clubs reach 10 people in their community. The 20th year of NAB AFL Auskick has been launched in Wodonga with Shane Crawford and a couple of home-grown stars making an appearance. Former Murray Bushrangers and now North Melbourne footballers Jack Zeibell and Kayne Turner helped kick off what is expected to be another huge year of Australia s favourite underage sporting program. NAB AFL Auskick has helped hundreds of thousands of boys and girls take their first steps in Australian Football over the past 20 years with a number of current TAC Cup players having their first football experience through their local Auskick centre. Youth Girls Academies shine in Gippsland Victoria s best young female footballers took centre stage in Gippsland recently for the inaugural TAC Youth Girls Academies Carnival. The two-day round-robin series was the culmination of a gruelling pre-season for the six Victorian academies and provided the girls a chance to test themselves against their peers. The Carnival also acted as an important selection trial for the Vic Metro and Vic Country teams ahead of the AFL Youth Girls National Championships in May. After a summer spent developing their skills in fortnightly training sessions and undertaking the TAC s off-field development program, the girls arrived in Churchill eager to show their wares out in the middle. And the action didn t disappoint. The Calder Cannons were ultimately crowned champions after maintaining an undefeated record over the weekend. AFL Victoria Female Football Development Manager Chyloe Kurdas was extremely impressed with the standard of competition. The final game of the weekend was between the Calder Cannons and the Dandenong Stingrays, who were both undefeated, and the intensity in which it was played was incredible, Kurdas said. Every one of the six academies impressed though throughout, with the improvement in so many of the girls a highlight. 07

12 New kids on the block Round 1 of the TAC Cup is almost like the first day of school for many. Players are equally nervous and excited about putting on their uniform for the first time while parents bursting with pride watch on as their sons take the field. But it s not just the first year players that will go through the full range of emotions this weekend. There are two new head coaches and two new talent managers about to get their first real taste of TAC Cup game day in their new roles. It s been a busy off season, with major staff movements affecting four of the six metro clubs. Calder Cannons coach Andrew Jago made the tough call to leave the Cannons due to work commitments. It was almost a fairy tale ending for Jago as he took his team to the 2014 Grand Final but they were overrun on the day. Oakleigh Chargers talent manager Mark Smart however did go out on a high. His boys were the victors over the Cannons in last year s Grand Final, giving Smart his second TAC Cup premiership from his four years as talent manager. Smart has taken on a role in St Kilda Football Club s recruiting department as an analyst. Sandringham Dragons loss is Melbourne FC aligned Casey Scorpions gain. Justin Plapp, who coached the Dragons for three years, will combine coaching in the VFL with an AFL development role at Melbourne. Eastern Ranges talent manager and former AFL head coach Mark Neeld was lured back into the AFL system. Passionate about player development, Neeld is now Head of Player Development at Essendon. They are some big shoes to fi ll, but the new kids on the block are well credentialed and more than capable of tackling the challenges that lay ahead. Andrew Johnston has stepped into the coaching role at Calder, after spending time as a development coach with the Gold Coast Suns in the AFL and an assistant with Casey Scorpions VFL. Johnston is no stranger to the Cannons organisation, prior to moving to the Gold Coast he spent a number of years there as development coach. He has been kept on his toes, getting to know around 90 players in the Cannons program during preseason, but is enjoying being back at Highgate. Hopefully some of my experiences that I have achieved in my four years with the Suns I can bring in to not only the Cannons but the TAC Cup, Johnston said. Looking forward to the year ahead the challenge is there for the Cannons playing group to set their own history. If Eastern Ranges have a new talent manager in

13 New Calder Cannons coach Andrew Johnston I can improve them as they go along throughout the year then I have done my role. Craig Notman brings an interesting mixture of experience to the Oakleigh Chargers talent manager position. Notman has worked as a talent coordinator for the AFL, football operations manager for Melbourne Football Club and an accredited player agent for RCM sports. With 69 players on the Chargers 2015 list, the second biggest in the competition Notman will be busy. Putting faces to the names of players and staff has been one of his biggest challenges. Mick and Maddy in the office have been a great help so far, all of the people around the club have been terrific in opening their arms to me, accepting me and helping me out, Notman said. The big thing working in this kind of footy is to see improvement in all of the boys, seeing them grow as footballers and young men and then what happens from there we will see how we go. New Sandringham Dragon head coach Jeremy Barnard knows what it takes to win, a triple premiership captain of East Perth in the WAFL, he transitioned into coaching at the end of playing career. Barnard then coached EDFL side Strathmore to a premiership, and spent time as an assistant coach in the VFL before taking on an assistant role at the Dragons. Already knowing the players and inner workings of the club has been an advantage for Barnard, who faces a tough job when it comes to list management. With around half of his list also playing private school football, he goes from a list of 72 available players to 35 for ten weeks of the year. It s a challenge to upskill the players that may not be in the top 50 but are going to be playing in those ten weeks, Barnard said. It s a bit of a juggling act but Sandringham have coped with it since their inceptions so it s just part and parcel of being the Sandringham coach. Len Villani has stepped into the Eastern Ranges talent manager role and is no stranger to the TAC Cup, spending six years as football manager at Calder Cannons. Villani has also spent time as a development manager for the North West region. I ve been around for a fair while now and probably done most jobs that you can do at a TAC Cup footy club, from the humble beginnings of doing the stats to footy administrative work, Villani said. I have been working towards it (the talent manager position) for a while now. I am looking forward to the opportunity. The TAC Cup family welcomes the new kids on the block. 09

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15 Vic Metro Academy Maribyrnong College was the venue for the 2015 AFL Victoria Vic Metro Academy Induction Day. The Academy squad, proudly supported by Dairy Australia, gathered together recently to learn more about the demands of the Academy program and to prepare both the players and parents for the year ahead. Players have been selected into the Academy due to their capacity to play in the National Championships and by exhibiting draftable qualities. AFL Victoria High Performance Manager Anton Grbac said that Induction day signifies the official start to Vic Metro s under 18 Academy program. It s a program that has been incredibly successful, winning 15 National Championships since 1990 and producing 10 Larke Medallists (Best Division 1 player) the most recent being Christian Petracca in In a further endorsement of the program, 25 Vic Metro Academy members were drafted into the AFL in the 2014 NAB AFL Draft. Once again David Flood will coach the Academy, with a number of assistant coaches supporting him. In 2015 one of those assistants will be former Western Bulldog Steve Wallis who played 261 AFL games. Wallis is more than familiar with the Vic Metro Academy, his son Mitch went through the program captaining Vic Metro in the 2010 National Championships. Not every player has the luxury of calling on a father with AFL experience though. The Academy induction day provides parents with a wealth of knowledge so they can support their sons as they strive to make it in the AFL. Players and parents learned firsthand what it takes to make it onto an AFL list from someone who works in recruiting. This year West Coast Eagles Recruiting Manager Rohan O Brien addressed the group, explaining exactly what AFL clubs are looking for and explaining how the recruiting departments work. Induction day also provided the players the opportunity to introduce themselves personally to the greater AFL recruiting network, with representatives from all clubs in attendance. It was a comprehensive day that aims to give the Academy members a head start in their preparation. The Academy will train together regularly with the first Vic Metro National Championships squad announcements to be made in early April. Vic Metro face arch rivals Vic Country in Round 1 of the NAB AFL U18 Championships on Sunday May

16 Club Whiteboard CALDER CANNONS The Cannons would like to congratulate the 53 players successful in being selected in our 2015 TAC Cup Squad! We thank all players for your hard work and dedication to the program over the summer, and look forward to taking it to the next level over the coming season. We thank all of our fantastic staff for your work thus far, and can t wait for another great year together. From all at the Cannons, we wish all TAC Cup clubs, their staff, players and families the best of luck for the season ahead, and look forward to some great battles ahead! Go the mighty Cannons! EASTERN RANGES The Eastern Ranges would like to welcome all players, parents, families, staff and volunteers to the 2015 TAC Cup Season. Congratulations to all players who put in a great preseason and were selected in our final TAC Cup Squad. Earlier this week the entire squad was presented their 2015 playing jumpers at our season launch event, attended by over 160 people at the Knox Club. Liam Jeffs was announced captain with James Parsons and Darcy Crocker named vice captains. Also included in the leadership group are Rory Sheridan-Ferrie, Sam Weideman and Ryan Clarke. Eastern Ranges would like to take this opportunity to thank our major sponsors Bayswater Jayco, Knox Club, Bendigo Bank and EastLink for their continued support. Good luck to all ahead of the season. Go Ranges! NORTHERN KNIGHTS Congratulations to the 45 players selected on the Knights list for Season 2015 and a warm welcome to all our new and existing support staff and volunteers, including new U18 Senior Assistant Coach Frankie Raso and Head Academy Coach Jono Manzoney. We congratulate our 2014 draftees and rookies Kyle Langford (Essendon), Jason Castagna, Kane Lambert, Reece McKenzie and Jayden Short (all Richmond) and wish them all the best for the upcoming AFL Season. Also, best of luck to U16 Coach Jono Manzoney, players and support staff for the U16 Metro Carnival that commences on Tuesday 31st March. The Knights are pleased to welcome back Technika, a leading producer of high quality kitchen and laundry appliances, for their 5th year as Major Sponsor of the Club. We thank them for their generous ongoing support of the talent pathway in the Northern Metropolitan Region. Also we encourage all staff, players, parents and supporters to get involved with our 2015 AFL Footy Tipping Comp. See Knights website for entry details OAKLEIGH CHARGERS Welcome to all players, parents and staff to the 2015 season. Both players and staff have worked extremely hard over the pre-season and we look forward to another successful year for the Chargers. Our Season Launch at the Mulgrave Country Club was well attended earlier this week with over 180 people at our first official club function. It was a great opportunity for coaches, staff, players and parents to mix socially and start our season off on a great note. We would like to acknowledge and thank our Major Sponsors for the 2015 season, the Bendigo Bank Murrumbeena, a highly valued supporter of Oakleigh Chargers Football Club for a number of years now. We are also privileged to have a number of generous supporters partner with the club again in We thank the Mulgrave Country Club, Camberwell Toyota, Camp Australia, Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Telstra Business Centre South Melbourne, Diadora, Musashi, Tile Importer, Genuine Print and Subway for their support. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS The Sandringham Dragons would like to welcome all parents, players and staff to the 2015 AFL Victoria TAC Cup competition. Congratulations to all the players who have made the squad, we look forward to seeing what you all can do after a tough but impressive pre-season. We would also like to congratulate Nick Pavlou (Captain), Theo Thompson (Vice-Captain), Corey Rich, Jordan Matera, Andrew Tashevski-Beckwith, Robert Iudica, Harley Balic, Corey Lyons and Hamish Brayshaw on being selected to the 2015 leadership group. A big thank you goes to all our staff for their hard work over the pre-season. Let s hope it will be an enjoyable and fun year together with plenty of success for the team and for the boys. Finally we would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our sponsors, Altitude Volvo, 360 Sports Events, Antler, Sportsmart, Promostyle, Jayco and Smokin Doughs. Let s hope we all have a great year. Go Dragons! WESTERN JETS The Western Jets welcome all of our players, staff, sponsors and families to the beginning of the 2015 TAC Cup season. Victoria University has again agreed to be our major sponsor which now extends our partnership to a 16 th year. We also sincerely thank McDonalds, Compton Green, the Yarraville Club, Pekish, 13 CABS, Buffalo Sports, Divella, Subway Altona, Bakers Delight Melton, Freddie s Fruits Melton and Logical Copying Systems for their continued support. We also have two new partners for 2015 in Ello and Melbourne City Holden. The Western Jets announced at our recent jumper presentation night that Jaycob Hickey will be captain of the Club in Also at the Jumper Presentation Night Jackson Volpato was announced as the Nathan Prince Scholarship recipient for Go Jets! 12

17 Events Season 2015 Launch The Pavilion - Box Hill City Oval, Tuesday April 14 For more details go to Season 2015 Launch Mantra Bell City Bell Street Preston, Saturday April 11 from 7pm 3 Course meal with beer, wine and soft drink, $110 Non Members, $100 Members Corporate Golf Day Ballarat Golf Club, Friday March 20, Registration from 10am Proudly sponsored by Gull & Co and supporting the Support4Cancer charity Werribee Football Club Golf Day Sunshine Golf Club, Friday March 27, Registration at 1 $75 Per Person, Includes green fees, drinks on course and BBQ at completion of round Call the club on for more details Auction Night Knox Club Corner Stud & Boronia Road, Wantirna, Friday 17 July For more details contact the club on AFL Vic Metro Champs The countdown is on to the second edition of the 2015 Metro Championships with Melbourne s six premier community leagues set for battle at Ikon Park on Saturday March 28. The best of the best will be on show as leagues compete in an epic triple header for bragging rights and the opportunity to progress up the rankings table. The Victorian Amateur Football Association will be desperate to retain its No.1 ranking against a confident Northern FL outfit, while the Eastern FL has redemption on its mind in a clash with the Western Region FL. But first on the list is the much anticipated between 5v6 the Essendon District FL and the Southern FL. The day also serves another purpose with selectors on hand to look at players who will eventually form part of the Vic Metro combined squad. Vic Metro will travel to Brisbane on the June long weekend to take on a representative side from AFL Queensland. The match on Saturday June 7 at Burpengary will offer players a chance to don the Big V jumper and an opportunity to help reproduce the football that saw Vic Metro defeat Vic Country in last year s historic representative clash. 13

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20 Oakleigh Chargers Coach: Mick Stinear Talent Manager: Craig Notman Office Address: Warrawee Park Oval, Warrigal Road, Oakleigh, 3166 Ground Address: Warrawee Park Oval, Warrigal Road, Oakleigh, 3166 Postal Address: PO Box 2047, Oakleigh, 3166 Telephone: Facsimile: Website: vic.com.au PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: MAJOR SPONSOR No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Jack Silvagni 17-Dec Xavier College 2 Jack Whitehead 26-May Xavier College 3 Kade Answerth 3-Oct Caulfield Bears FC 4 Patrick Phillips 1-Oct Xavier College 5 Fraser Pearce 29-Jul Old Xaverians FC 6 Campbell Lane 28-Sep Xavier College 7 Matthew Jackson 15-Jan De La Salle FC 8 Alex Morgan 28-Jan Forest Hill FC 9 Ben Crocker 19-Feb Kew Comets FC 10 Tom Phillips 7-May Caulfield Grammarians FC 11 Jono Aujard 16-May Glen Iris JFC/Carey Grammar 12 David Cuningham 30-Mar Melbourne Grammar 13 Matthew Herman 8-Apr Blackburn FC/Whitefriars 14 Michael Wenn 11-Dec Old Scotch FC 15 Sam Mclarty 11-May Beverley Hills JFC/Yarra Valley Grammar School 16 Harvey Hooper 10-Jun Scotch College 17 James Dalbosco 23-Oct East Malvern JFC/Xavier College 18 Mason Giles 22-Apr Bulleen Templestowe FC/Koonung SC 19 Daniel Houston 12-May Camberwell Grammar 20 Lachlan Barkla 9-Jan Old Carey FC 21 Lachlan Walker 5-Jun St Kevins College 22 Sam Vander Haar 4-May Blackburn FC/Box Hill SSC 23 Tom Anderson 3-Sep Scotch College 24 Jack Firns 9-Sep St Kevins College 25 Daniel Beddison 18-Aug Old Scotch FC/Camberwell HS 26 James Corboy 8-Feb St Kevin s Old Boys FC 27 Jack Roughsedge 4-Aug Blackburn JFC/Whitefriars 28 Patrick Kerr 31-Jul Glen Iris JFC/St Kevins College 29 Madigan Quinlan 12-May Carey Grammar 30 Xavier Morgan 25-Oct St Kevins College 31 Taylin Duman 18-Apr Norwood FC/Box Hill SSC 32 Xavier Jordan 7-Jan East Malvern JFC/Caulfield Grammar 33 Sam Michael 20-Mar Murrumbeena JFC/De La Salle 34 Michael Griechen 22-Apr De La Salle OCFC/De La Salle 35 Nick Pirrie 22-Jun Xavier College 36 Jacob Bellis 8-Apr Blackburn FC/Emmaus College 37 Daniel Stanford 26-Feb Beverley Hills JFC/Ivanhoe Grammar 38 Tristan Vandriel 20-Apr Wesley College 39 Charlie Young 8-Oct Vermont FC/Box Hill SSC 40 Lachlan Sullivan 25-Sep St Kevins College 41 Jayden Wilson 17-Apr Lilydale FC/Box Hill SSC 42 Peter Stathopoulos 14-May Whitefriars 43 Sam Parsons 28-Jun Wesley College 44 Jett Guerin 15-Aug Kew FC/Box Hill SSC 45 Lake Tink 6-May Whitehorse Colts JFC/Box Hill SSC 46 Xavier Maddern 24-Sep Blackburn FC/Whitefriars 47 Edwin Barr 5-Jan Xavier College 48 Harry Thompson 13-Feb Old Trinity FC 49 Nick Larkey 6-Jun Hawthorn Citizens JFC/Trinity Grammar 50 Callum Searle 12-Nov East Burwood/Haileybury 51 Christian Moritz 4-Sep Kew Comets JFC/Balwyn HS 52 Jordan Ridley 20-Oct Knox/Box Hill HS 53 Jake Millen 3-Apr East Burwood JFC/Forest Hill SC 54 Joel Cendamo 17-Dec St Simon s JFC/Mazenod 55 Jackson Kirley 22-Feb Vermont FC 56 Isaac Buratto 19-Mar Old Carey FC 57 Dion Johnstone 1-Jun North Warrnambool FC/Scotch College 58 Nick Silvestro 6-Feb Vermont FC 59 Thomas O sullivan 17-Aug Xavier College 60 Adam Tomaro 24-Oct Kew Comets JFC/Marcellin College 61 Vincent Adduci 9-Mar Camberwell Sharks JFC/St Kevins College 62 Peter Alier 28-Jul Blackburn FC/Berwick College 63 Ned Reeves 31-Oct East Malvern JFC/St Kevins College 64 Marcus Young 13-Sep East Burwood JFC/Whitefriars 66 Lachlan Byrne-Jones 15-Sep Scotch College 68 Joshua Richards 17-Jun Kew Comets JFC/Balwyn HS 69 Sam Lynch 20-Feb Camberwell Sharks JFC/Scotch College 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 16

21 Northern Knights Coach: Andrew Shakespeare Talent Manager: Peter Kennedy Office Address: 1st Floor, Preston City Oval, Cramer Street, Preston, 3072 Ground Address: Preston City Oval, Cramer Street, Preston, 3072 Postal Address: PO Box 266 Preston Vic 3072 Telephone: Facsimile: vic.com.au Website: MAJOR SPONSOR Mark Galea Ph: BRONZE SPONSORS Robyn Kennedy Ph: John Russo Ph: Darren Miles Ph: CLUB SUPPORTER SPONSORS Pino Pulaino Ph: All Day Distribution Chris Gogos Ph: Syndicate Property Group Kevin Perry Ph: Sportsgrass Jim Marchbank Ph: Epping Chiropractic Centre Michael El Moussalli Ph: Manhattan Plumbing & Drainage Pty Ltd Ewan Smith Ph: Elite Interior Solutions: Sam Zaffino Ph: Nest Build & Construct Shannon Malone Ph: Slushie Gurus Koray Barkut Ph: Lifecare Latrobe Sports Medicine Centre: Nicole Mate Ph: No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Bailey Jordan 9-Apr Heidelberg 2 Matthew Perry 30-Apr Northcote Park/Marcellin College 3 Jacob Booth 3-Oct Diamond Creek 4 Jade Gresham 24-Aug South Morang 5 Kieran Malone 16-Jan Eltham 6 James El Moussalli 18-Jun Hawthorn AFC (VAFA) 7 Mason Blakey 16-Sep St Marys JFC 8 Brayden Fiorini 22-Aug Greensborough 9 Lachlan Murphy 4-Dec Diamond Creek JFC/Ivanhoe Grammar 10 Matthew Signorello 30-Oct South Morang JFC/Ivanhoe Grammar 11 Michael Ercolano 23-Jan West Preston 12 James Marchbank 16-Jan Eltham 13 Luke Bunker 12-May St Marys JFC/Ivanhoe Grammar 14 Michael Mattingly 25-Jun Corowa-Rutherglen 15 Sam Peet 14-Mar Whittlesea 16 Jake Bradley 4-Oct Carey Grammar 17 Tyrone Leonardis 22-Feb North Heidelberg 18 Darcy Macpherson 29-Oct Diamond Creek 19 Steve Christou 24-Feb South Morang JFC/Ivanhoe Grammar 20 Connor Dalgleish 27-Mar Montmorency 21 Carl Adams 24-Jul West Preston 22 Corey Mckay 16-Oct Parkside JFC 23 Josh Alexander 28-Mar South Warrnambool 24 Kye Declase 15-Oct Montmorency 25 Anthony Capeci 4-Jul South Morang 26 Jarrod Nuttall 1-Aug Mt Gravatt 27 Danyon Reinbold 24-Jun Macleod JFC 28 Sam Binion 28-Aug MontmorencyJFC/Marcellin College 29 Bobby Lamanna 12-May Montmorency 30 Steven Fitzgerald 14-Oct Marcellin College 31 Kyle Thomas 24-Jun Fitzroy JFC 32 Max Maynard 22-Jul Fitzroy Stars 33 Matthew Coen 9-May Whittlesea JFC/Assumption College 34 Chas Roberts 25-Jan Old Trinity (VAFA) 35 Liam Mcveigh 31-Oct West Preston 36 Jacob Fahey 18-Aug Montmorency JFC/Marcellin College 37 Matthew Morison 4-Sep Mill Park JFC 38 Mitchell Hill 25-Dec Eltham 40 Michael Tilmouth-Turner 14-Sep West Preston 41 Jake Stewart 18-May Fitzroy JFC 42 Clark Sloan 30-Dec Whittlesea 43 Harrison Reid 23-Jan Northcote Park/Ivanhoe Grammar 44 Brody Tardio 7-Jul Ivanhoe JFC/Marcellin College 46 Khodr Waari 5-Nov West Preston 47 Luke Wachinger 6-Nov Eltham JFC 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 17

22 Western Jets Coach: Torin Baker Talent Manager: Shane Sexton Office Address: Level 2, 1 Mason Street, Newport, 3015 Ground Address: Burbank Oval, Morris Street, Williamstown, 3016 Postal Address: PO Box 3170, Newport, 3015 Telephone: Facsimile: shane.sexton@afl vic.com.au Website: vic.com.au No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Frank Campisi 24-Apr Essendon Doutta Stars 2 Nicholas Buykx 11-Mar Point Cook 3 Mitchell Norton 01-Jun Altona 4 Brayden Monk 08-Mar Werribee Districts 5 Jaycob Hickey 04-Dec Melton 6 Mitchell Palma 12-Dec Hoppers Crossing 7 Jackson Volpato 24-Feb Hillside 8 Tyler Crennan 18-Feb Werribee Districts 9 Daniel Foley 24-Mar Bacchus Marsh 10 Leigh Spiteri 30-Jun Darley 11 Wilson Berry 08-Jun Aberfeldie 12 Mark Galea 13-Mar Deer Park 13 Jake Hobbs 30-Sep Essendon Doutta Stars 14 Kane Galley 10-Feb Hoppers Crossing 15 Gavin Donnon 22-Jan Werribee Districts 16 James Beilby 16-Jul Spotswood 17 Hamish Coulton 20-Jul Bacchus Marsh 18 Jayden Murdoch 15-Aug Hillside 19 Conor Daley 06-Jul Spotswood 20 Nicholas Giarrizzo 14-Nov Deer Park 21 Connor Griffiths 21-May Melton 22 James Harrison 03-Feb Yarraville / Seddon 23 Lachlan Knight 07-Jan Yarraville / Seddon 24 Brandon Houlihan 30-Dec Hoppers Crossing 25 Tylar Vujanic 20-Jan Keilor 26 Brandon Lester 10-Jun Yarraville / Seddon 27 Jessee Pattison 15-Jan Werribee Districts 28 Zacchery Curmi 06-Nov Keilor 29 Jordan Viojo-Rainbow 16-Apr Hoppers Crossing 30 Daniel Venables 19-Nov Keilor 31 Judah Dundon 19-Apr Werribee Districts 32 Ben Mcmanus 03-May Keilor 33 Daryl Chesterman 27-Apr Werribee Centrals 34 Noah Walker 17-Sep Hoppers Crossing 35 Oscar Junker 23-Jan Werribee Districts 36 Kyle Blake 19-Sep Yarraville / Seddon 37 Quade Butt 04-Mar Bacchus Marsh 38 Brandon Coletta 12-Mar Hillside 39 Liam Carter 11-Sep Melton 40 Brodie Romensky 06-Jul Maribyrnong Park 41 Jake Toa 25-Jun Essendon Doutta Stars 42 Ryan Bagaric 30-Oct Keilor 43 Harrison Bult 29-May Keilor 44 Ryan Carter 06-Oct Melton 45 Josh Sutton 07-Sep Werribee Centrals 46 Matthew Knezevic 11-Apr Werribee Districts 47 Anthony Daw 01-Sep Werribee Districts 48 Brock Mcgregor 04-Sep Melton 49 Jake Bertollo 18-Jan Hillside 50 Josh Webb 09-Oct Deer Park 51 Matthew Volkanovski 27-Nov Caroline Springs 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 18

23 Eastern Ranges Coach: Darren Bewick Talent Manager: Len Villani Office Address: Kilsyth Recreation Reserve, Colchester Road, Kilsyth, 3137 Ground Address: Kilsyth Recreation Reserve, Colchester Road, Kilsyth, 3137 Postal Address: PO Box 594, Kilsyth, 3137 Telephone: Facsimile: Website: vic.com.au PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Jayden Cyster 20-Jan Croydon 2 Patrick Klep 17-Aug Lilydale 3 Patrick Wallis 25-Feb Beverley Hills 4 Rory Sheridan-Ferrie 30-Jul Vermont 5 Jordan Lynch 01-Jan Norwood 6 Thomas Jacotine 06-Mar Park Orchards 7 Jordan Gallucci 04-May Lilydale 8 Jake Godwin 07-Oct Boronia 9 Aaron Fenton 14-Feb North Ringwood 10 Nelson Lane 14-Feb Heathmont 11 Bryce Batty 16-Jan Coldstream 12 Dylan Clarke 06-Sep Rowville Hawks 13 Sam Weideman 26-Jun Vermont 14 Anthony Brolic 12-Sep Rowville 15 Liam Jeffs 30-Mar East Ringwood 16 Jack Hare 14-Dec Knox 17 James Parsons 12-Apr Norwood 18 Aaron Cotte 12-Dec Knox 19 Joshua Hannon 12-May Upwey/Tecoma 20 Ryan Clarke 17-Jun Rowville 21 Darcy Crocker 26-Feb Doncaster East 22 Ryan Harvey 14-May Lilydale 23 Jayden Collins 18-Jan Boronia 24 Jack Maibaum 27-Mar Knox 25 Tristan Davies 20-Aug Lilydale 26 Blake Hardwick 05-Feb Doncaster East 27 Beau Mitchener 05-Jun Woori Yallock 28 Jarrad Smith 25-May Vermont 29 Stuart Horner 04-Oct Olinda/Ferny Creek 30 Kane Doueal 12-Mar Croydon 31 Sam Wright 08-Jul Norwood 32 Tom Hollins 06-Jan Heathmont 33 Kane Keppel 07-Oct Norwood 34 Marcus Stavrou 29-Sep Donvale 35 Aaron Beddoes 12-Jan Montrose 36 Aiden Santamaria 08-Jul Knox 37 Callum Brown 27-Apr Bulleen Templestowe 38 Lachlan Wilson 06-Sep Lilydale 39 Mitch Prosser 29-Apr Knox 40 Jake Parente 17-Mar Blackburn 41 Jake Gilbert 22-Jan Lilydale 42 Nelson Aldridge 07-Nov Healesville 43 Tristan Tweedie 11-Jun Lilydale 44 Corey Wakefield 30-Apr Upper FernTree Gully 45 Harrison Greaves 04-Dec Knox 46 Sam Lennox 06-Jun Knox 48 Jack Nolan 17-Oct Seville 49 Charles Warren 14-Oct Healesville 51 Haydn Stanley 06-Apr Upwey/Tecoma 52 Josh Kennedy 14-Sep Donvale 53 Charlie Summers 02-Jul Blackburn 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 19

24 Calder Cannons Coach: Andrew Johnston Talent Manager: Ian Kyte Office Address: 229 Grand Boulevard, Craigieburn 3064 (Map 386 J3) Ground Address: 229 Grand Boulevard, Craigieburn 3064 (Map 386 J3) Postal Address: PO Box 1005, Craigieburn North 3064 Telephone: Fax: vic.com.au Website: vic.com.au PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: Simply better PH: PH: PH: PH: No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 George Romios 11-Aug Essendon Doutta Stars 2 Josh Flower 9-Jan Greenvale 3 Lachlan Bramble 19-Apr Sunbury 4 Ben Barton 12-Jun Kilmore 5 Ben Allan 4-Jun Pascoe Vale 8 Jaidyn Owen 7-Feb Woodend 9 Jack Reaper 5-Apr Gisborne 10 Alec Binns 17-Jan Aberfeldie 11 Mitch Conn 19-May Sunbury 12 Jackson Smith 30-Jul Avondale Heights 13 Hayden Blythe 5-Feb Glenroy 14 Shaun Stewart 11-Apr Craigieburn 15 Luke Shannon 29-Jan Griffith Swans 16 Brodie Meyers 6-Dec Essendon Doutta Stars 17 Stefan Rasinac 5-Nov Aberfeldie 18 Callum Moore 3-Sep Aberfeldie 19 Jayden Eales 17-Feb Sunbury 20 Connor Maher 10-Aug Maribyrnong Park 21 Aidan Tilley 29-Jun West Preston 22 Jack Formosa 30-Jun Greenvale 23 Joe Tobin 6-Feb Old Xaverians 24 Dylan Tarczon 27-Aug Sunbury 25 Tom Condon 7-Mar Strathmore 26 Harvey Daniher 3-Oct Aberfeldie 27 Tom Gawthrop 16-Jan Woodend 28 Jaron Murphy 16-Jun Whittlesea 29 Cameron Mcrorie 2-Jan Rupertswood 30 Jack James 29-Oct Gisborne 31 Ryan Baker 27-Aug Gisborne 32 Seb Miletic 8-Jan Macedon 33 Ovie Magbegor 29-Jun Oak Park 34 Mark Kovacevic 23-Jan Greenvale 35 Luke Ryan 6-Feb Maribyrnong Park 36 Tyson Lever 9-Oct Romsey 37 Campbell Moorfield 27-Aug Fitzroy 38 Joel Flanigan 27-Jul Rupertswood 39 Alex Barba 19-Aug Aberfeldie 40 Matthew Stillman 4-Apr Greenvale 41 Kane Murfett 15-Feb Pascoe Vale 42 Michael Romero 9-Oct St Kevins 43 Muhammad Saad 24-Sep West Coburg 44 Zak Wunhym 22-Aug Keilor 45 Harri Rocke 25-May St Bernards 46 Nick O kearney 13-Feb Keilor 47 Jackson Mcdonald 24-Apr Aberfeldie 48 Tom Wallis 14-Feb Essendon Doutta Stars 49 Bruno Laguda 14-Apr Essendon Doutta Stars 51 Tom Burnside 29-Oct Kilmore 52 Tyson Young 17-Jul Airport West 53 Mitch Lewis 14-Oct Whittlesea 54 James Peters 4-Jun Aberfeldie 55 Hisham Kerbatieh 16-May Hadfield 60 Karl Brown 1-Dec Essendon Doutta Stars 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 20

25 Sandringham Dragons Coach: Jeremy Barnard Talent Manager: Ryan O Connor Office Address: DC Bricker Pavilion, Princes Park, Beech Street, Caulfield South, 3162 Ground Address: Princes Park Oval #1, Caulfield South, 3162 Postal Address: PO Box 101, Caulfield South, 3162 Telephone: Facsimile: [email protected] Website: PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: No. NAME DOB HT WT PREVIOUS CLUB G B 1 Tyler Roos 24-Mar Hampton Rovers 2 Darcy James 05-Mar St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 3 Nicholas Pavlou 28-Jul Hampton Rovers / Brighton Grammar 4 Andrew Tashevski- 18-May Melbourne Grammar Beckwith 5 Corey Rich 25-Mar Old Haileybury / Haileybury 6 Harley Balic 05-Jan Parkdale 7 Thomas Wilkinson 07-Mar Frankston YCWFC 8 Jordan Matera 11-Apr Hampton Rovers 9 Robert Iudica 11-Nov St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 10 Theophilos Thompson 25-Jul Caulfield Grammar 11 Kurt Lopo 14-Jun Parkdale 12 Goy Lok 28-Aug Mazenod 13 Hugh Mason 17-May Old Scotch 14 Thomas Cameron 02-Jul Old Melbournians FC / Melbourne Grammar 15 James Landman 04-Jul Ormond FC 16 Liam Hiscock 08-Oct Mentone Grammar 17 Mitchell Johnstone 08-Jul St Bedes/Mentone Tigers / Mentone Grammar 18 Luke Globan 17-Mar Beaumaris / Haileybury 19 Angus Hill 17-Nov Beaumaris / Mentone Grammar 20 Kyle Parsons 11-Aug Brighton Grammar 21 William Mackie 10-Sep Da La Salle 22 Lachlan Hayres 20-Jan Hampton Rovers 23 Jaxon Briggs 05-Dec Cora Lynn FC 24 Connor Riley 18-Jun Hampton Rovers / Haileybury 25 Jack Wallace 01-Aug Caufield Grammarians 26 Harry Witts 19-Apr Caulfield Grammar 27 Lachlan Butler 23-Dec Parkdale 28 Nathan Peterson 14-Jul Parkdale / Caulfield Grammar 29 Lachlan Mcpherson 19-Feb Hampton Rovers 30 Daniel Rendell 05-Sep Parkdale 31 Dylan Atkins 22-Apr Beaumaris 32 Harry Hunt 26-Sep St Paul s 33 Hugh Johnson 13-May Wesley College 34 Tom Garner 08-Mar Old Brighton 35 Jack Vorbach 24-Jan Mordialloc-Braeside 36 Ari Sakeson 30-Jul East Brighton / Brighton Grammar 37 Cameron Polson 11-Mar Haileybury 38 Hamish Brayshaw 09-Feb Hampton Rovers / Haileybury 39 Josh Trew 03-Jun Beaumaris 40 Benjamin Dance 30-Apr St Peters JFC 41 Ashley Krakauer 26-Jun Ajax JFC / Caulfield Grammar 42 Michael Rogers 07-Feb Caulfield Grammar 43 Andrew Mcgrath 02-Jun East Brighton / Brighton Grammar 44 Billy Tokatlidis 09-Apr Murrumbeena 45 Timothy Taranto 28-Jan Ormond / St Kevins 46 Jack Scrimshaw 04-Sep Beaumaris / Haileybury 47 Harrison Burt 16-Sep Ormond JFC 48 Corey Lyons 31-May St Peters JFC 49 Kye Beveridge 21-Aug St Peters JFC 50 Reuben Hayward 14-May Ormond 51 Mitchell Clarke 11-Feb South Melbourne Districts 52 William Setterfield 05-Feb Caulfield Grammar 53 Oliver Florent 22-Jul Beaumaris / Mentone Grammar 54 Alessandro 28-Jul East Brighton / Brighton Grammar Mastromanno 55 Oliver Hanrahan 27-Aug St Kevins 56 Tate Short 14-Apr St Peters / Caulfield Grammar 57 Jesse Maxfield 28-Aug East Brighton 58 Liam Marshall 19-Mar Mordialloc-Braeside JFC 59 Nicholas Baltas 16-Aug Murrumbeena 60 Thomas Kennedy 21-Jun South Melbourne Districts 61 Blake Hayes 13-Aug East Brighton / Brighton Grammar 62 Lachlan Filipovic 29-Aug Ormond FC 63 Connor Larkin 25-Jan Mordialloc-Braeside JFC 64 Thomas Maloney 12-May South Melbourne Districts 65 Max Williams 30-Oct East Sandringham / Mentone Grammar 66 Liam Murphy 16-Nov De La Salle 67 Kane Nissenbaum 16-Feb Ajax JFC 68 Ayang Nyanjok 17-Jun Prahran 69 Callum Heath 12-Feb Beaumaris / Xavier 70 Jesse Smith 03-Apr Caulfield Grammar 71 Zac Hawker 28-Mar St Peters 72 Matthew Hennig 17-Aug Beaumaris / Mentone Grammar 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 21

26 Fit and ready for the season ahead All 12 TAC Cup teams have been put through their paces at the TAC Cup fitness testing day held recently at Maribyrnong Secondary College. With the help of DraftStar, over 500 players completed the 20m sprint, standing and running vertical jump, agility and beep test on the day. Educational aspects also formed a large part of the day with all players involved in sessions that discussed TAC Cup players accountability when it comes to Respect and Responsibility, Racial Vilification and Anti-Doping. These sessions, delivered by experts in the field cover the same content that all AFL players learn. The hard work each club has put in over pre-season was evident in the exceptional results on the day. The highlight was definitely the Rouse twins (Zac and Jordan), with the whole gym stopping to watch the boys from Dandenong Stingrays run side by side. Both smashed out an astonishing on the Beep Test. They were just short of the record set a few years ago by Daniel Jackson (Gippsland Power). North Ballarat Rebels can claim to be team agile, with four players finishing in the top ten agility test results. Expect to see Fraser Pearce (Oakleigh Chargers), Christian Buykx-Smith (Gippsland Power) and Tom Templeton (Oakleigh Chargers) fl ying through the air in season 2015, all finished in the top ten for both the standing and running vertical jump. Player heights were also measured, with Murray Bushranger Kyle Galloway measuring up as the tallest player in the competition in 2015 at 206.3cm. 22

27 The top 10 players in each category were as follows: 20m Sprint: David Mennen Murray 2.87 Kyle Davis Geelong 2.89 Bailey Edwards Bendigo 2.89 Bailey Jordan Northern 2.90 Charlie Lee Nth Ballarat 2.91 Liam Myatt Dandenong 2.92 Jordan Gallucci Eastern 2.92 Kurt Mutimer Dandenong 2.92 Ari Sakeson Sandringham 2.93 Leigh Spiteri Western 2.93 Beep Test: Zachary Rouse Dandenong Jordan Rouse Dandenong Jake Bradley Northern Tom Phillips Oakleigh Brody Tardio Northern Nelson Lane Eastern Frank Campisi Western Reuben Hayward Sandringham Connor Byrne Nth Ballarat Jacob Weitering Dandenong Agility test: Harrison Kol Geelong 7.74 Aidyn Johnson Bendigo 7.81 Darcy Warke Dandenong 7.90 Hisham Kerbatieh Calder 7.91 Dylan McDonald Murray 7.94 Kyden Jarvis Nth Ballarat 7.94 Jarrod Berry Nth Ballarat 7.97 Todd Clode Nth Ballarat 7.99 Bailey Edwards Bendigo 8.02 Joseph Symons Nth Ballarat 8.03 Vertical Jump: Jordan Gallucci Eastern 84 Tom Templeton Nth Ballarat 77 Fraser Pearce Oakleigh 77 Christan Buykx-Smith Gippsland 76 Matthew DeBruin Gippsland 76 Wil Brodie Murray 76 Julius Battista Murray 75 Dylan McDonald Murray 74 Bailey Jordan Northern 74 Brandon White Dandenong 73 Running Jump: Wil Brodie Murray 94 Jamieson Sheahan Geelong 94 Charlie Young Oakleigh 93 Fraser Pearce Oakleigh 92 Kyle Davis Geelong 92 Christan Buykx-Smith Gippsland 92 Baden Remmos Geelong 91 Goy Lok Sandringham 91 Tom Templeton Nth Ballarat 91 Jayden Burke Bendigo 90 New Head of Athlete Management The annual TAC Cup fitness testing day has taken place under the watchful eye of AFL Victoria s new Head of Athlete Management Paul Sealey. Sealy has replaced Jamie Hepner who after three years in the role has taken up a position in Chicago, USA working for Catapult Sports. Originally from Melbourne Sealy completed his honours degree at ACU Melbourne and then moved to the United States to complete his Masters of Science. Working his way to the position of Senior Strength and Condition Coach at Texas A&M University, a NCAA Division 1 school with a large sporting program, Sealy has had extensive experience in dealing with elite athletes across a number of sports. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Vic Metro and Vic Country Academy programs. 23

28 TAC Cup Fixtures Round 1 (Metro Round) Saturday 21st March Oakleigh Chargers vs Northern Knights - IKON Park Western Jets vs Eastern Ranges - IKON Park Calder Cannons vs Sandringham Dragons - Rams Arena (Highgate Recreation Reserve) 12.00pm 2.30pm 5:15pm Round 2 Saturday 28th March Calder Cannons vs Northern Knights - Rams Arena (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Gippsland Power vs Dandenong Stingrays - Morwell 1.00pm Recreation Reserve Murray Bushrangers vs Bendigo Pioneers - Benalla 2.00pm Showgrounds Sunday 29th March - Oakleigh Chargers vs Eastern Ranges - Rams Arena (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Western Jets vs Sandringham Dragons - Rams Arena 1.30pm (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Geelong Falcons vs North Ballarat Rebels - Simonds Stadium 2.00pm Round 3 Friday 3rd April Gippsland Power vs Murray Bushrangers - Morwell Recreation 1.00pm Reserve Bendigo Pioneers vs North Ballarat Rebels - Epsom Huntly 2.00pm Reserve Northern Knights vs Sandringham Dragons - Preston City 2.00pm Oval Eastern Ranges vs Calder Cannons - Bayswater Oval 6.30pm Saturday 4th April Western Jets vs Oakleigh Chargers - Burbank Oval Dandenong Stingrays vs Geelong Falcons - Shepley Oval 1.00pm Round 1 (Country Round) Saturday 11th April Geelong Falcons vs Gippsland Power - QEO, Bendigo North Ballarat Rebels vs Murray Bushrangers - QEO, Bendigo Bendigo Pioneers vs Dandenong Stingrays - QEO, Bendigo Sunday 12th April Sandringham Dragons vs Oakleigh Chargers - Trevor Barker Oval 1.00pm 3.30pm 6.00pm Development Weekend - Saturday 18th / Sunday 19th April Round 4 Saturday 25th April Queensland vs Dandenong Stingrays - Queensland am Redlands Western Jets vs NSW/ACT - Burbank Oval Gippsland Power vs Northern Knights - Morwell Recreation 1.00pm Reserve Murray Bushrangers vs Oakleigh Chargers - Wangaratta 1.00pm Showgrounds Geelong Falcons vs Bendigo Pioneers - Avalon Airport Oval TBC Calder Cannons vs North Ballarat Rebels - Rams Arena 1.30pm (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Sunday 26th April - Sandringham Dragons vs Eastern Ranges - Trevor Barker Oval Round 5 Saturday 2nd May Dandenong Stingrays vs NSW/ACT - Shepley Oval Sandringham Dragons vs Tasmania - Warrawee Park Calder Cannons vs Murray Bushrangers - Rams Arena (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Bendigo Pioneers vs Eastern Ranges - Epsom Huntly Reserve Oakleigh Chargers vs North Ballarat Rebels - Warrawee Park Sunday 3rd May Gippsland Power vs Western Jets - Morwell Recreation Reserve Northern Knights vs Geelong Falcons - Preston City Oval Round 6 Friday 8th May Geelong Falcons vs Calder Cannons - Simonds Stadium Saturday 9th May Queensland vs Gippsland Power - Queensland - Southport Eastern Ranges vs Dandenong Stingrays - Box Hill City Oval North Ballarat Rebels vs Northern Knights - Eureka Stadium Western Jets vs Bendigo Pioneers - Burbank Oval Sunday 10th May Murray Bushrangers vs NSW/ACT - Albury Sports Ground Round 7 Saturday 16th May Oakleigh Chargers vs NSW/ACT - Warrawee Park North Ballarat Rebels vs Gippsland Power - Eureka Stadium Northern Knights vs Tasmania - Preston City Oval Dandenong Stingrays vs Western Jets - Shepley Oval Murray Bushrangers vs Sandringham Dragons - Wangaratta Showgrounds Geelong Falcons vs Eastern Ranges - Simonds Stadium Calder Cannons vs Bendigo Pioneers - Rams Arena (Highgate Recreation Reserve) 1.00pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 12.00pm 1.00pm 7.00pm 10.30am 1.00pm 1.30pm 12.00pm 11.30am 1.00pm 1.00pm 1.30pm Development Weekend - Saturday 23rd / Sunday 24th May NAB AFL U18 Championship Round 1 Sunday 24th May Vic Country v Vic Metro - MCG or Simonds Stadium 12.00pm Round 8 Saturday 30th May Tasmania vs Bendigo Pioneers - Hobart Queensland vsoakleigh Chargers - Queensland - Aspley Eastern Ranges vs NSW/ACT - Box Hill City Oval Dandenong Stingrays vs Northern Knights - Shepley Oval Gippsland Power vs Calder Cannons - Morwell Recreation Reserve Western Jets vs Geelong Falcons - Avalon Airport Oval Northern Territory vs Murray Bushrangers - TIO Oval, Northern Territory Sunday 31st May North Ballarat Rebels vs Sandringham Dragons - Melville Oval, Hamilton NAB AFL U18 Championship Round 2 Saturday 30th May South Australia v Vic Metro - AAMI Stadium, Adelaide Sunday 31st May - Western Australia v Vic Country - Patersons Stadium, Perth 12:00pm 10.30am 11.30am 1.00pm 1.30pm 3.30pm 1.00pm 10.45am 11.20am Development Weekend - Saturday 6th / Sunday 7th May 24

29 NAB AFL U18 Championship Round 3 Sunday 7th June Vic Metro v Vic Country - Simonds Stadium Round 9 Saturday 13th June Calder Cannons vs Queensland - Rams Arena (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Geelong Falcons vs Tasmania - Avalon Airport Oval Dandenong Stingrays vs Gippsland Power - Shepley Oval Bendigo Pioneers vs NSW/ACT - QEO, Bendigo North Ballarat Rebels vs Murray Bushrangers - Rams Arena (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Northern Territory vs Northern Knights - TIO Oval, Northern Territory Sunday 14th June Oakleigh Chargers vs Sandringham Dragons - Warrawee Park Eastern Ranges vs Western Jets - Bayswater Oval NAB AFL U18 Championship Round 4 Saturday 13th June West Australia v Vic Metro - Patersons Stadium, Perth Sunday 14th June South Australia v Vic Country - AAMI Stadium, Adelaide Round 10 Saturday 20th June Eastern Ranges vs Oakleigh Chargers - Box Hill City Oval Murray Bushrangers vs Geelong Falcons - Rams Arena (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Dandenong Stingrays vs North Ballarat Rebels - Shepley Oval Bendigo Pioneers vs Gippsland Power - Rams Arena (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Sunday 21th June Northern Knights vs Western Jets - Preston City Oval Sandringham Dragons vs Calder Cannons - Trevor Barker Oval NAB AFL U18 Championship Round 5 Friday 26th June Vic Country v South Australia - Simonds Stadium Vic Metro v Western Australia - Simonds Stadium TBC 1.00pm 1.30pm 1.30pm 3.30pm 2.00pm 11.20am 12.00pm 12.00pm 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.00pm 12.35pm 2.35pm Development Weekend - Saturday 27th / Sunday 28th June Round 11 Saturday 4th July Calder Cannons vs Dandenong Stingrays - Rams Arena 11.30am (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Murray Bushrangers vs Northern Knights - Wangaratta 1.00pm Showgrounds North Ballarat Rebels vs Western Jets - Eureka Stadium 1.00pm Bendigo Pioneers vs Oakleigh Chargers - QEO, Bendigo 1.30pm Geelong Falcons vs Sandringham Dragons - Avalon Airport Oval 2.00pm Sunday 5th July Gippsland Power vs Eastern Ranges - Morwell Recreation 1.00pm Reserve Round 12 Sunday 12th July Northern Knights vs Eastern Ranges - Preston City Oval North Ballarat Rebels vs Geelong Falcons - Eureka Stadium Western Jets vs Calder Cannons - Burbank Oval 1.00pm 2.00pm Development Weekend - Saturday 18th / Sunday 19th July Round 13 Saturday 25th July Sandringham Dragons vs NSW/ACT - Trevor Barker Oval North Ballarat Rebels vs Queensland - Eureka Stadium Murray Bushrangers vs Gippsland Power - Wangaratta 12.00pm Showgrounds Eastern Ranges vs Geelong Falcons - Box Hill City Oval 1.00pm Oakleigh Chargers vs Calder Cannons - Warrawee Park 2.00pm Bendigo Pioneers vs Western Jets - Epsom Huntly Reserve 1.00pm Sunday 26th July Northern Knights vs Dandenong Stingrays - Preston City Oval 1.00pm Round 14 Saturday 1st August Dandenong Stingrays vs Sandringham Dragons - Shepley Oval Gippsland Power vs Geelong Falcons - Visy Park 1.00pm North Ballarat Rebels vs Eastern Ranges - Eureka Stadium 1.00pm Bendigo Pioneers vs Calder Cannons - Epsom Huntly Reserve 1.30pm Round 14 Sunday 2nd August Northern Knights vs Oakleigh Chargers - Preston City Oval Murray Bushrangers vs Western Jets - Deakin Reserve 1.00pm Development Weekend - Saturday 9th / Sunday 10th August Round 15 Saturday 15th August Dandenong Stingrays vs Oakleigh Chargers - Shepley Oval Eastern Ranges vs Bendigo Pioneers - Box Hill City Oval 1.00pm Sandringham Dragons vs Western Jets - Trevor Barker Oval 2.00pm Geelong Falcons vs Northern Knights - Simonds Stadium 3.00pm Sunday 16th August Gippsland Power vs North Ballarat Rebels - Morwell Recreation Reserve Murray Bushrangers vs Calder Cannons - Wangaratta 12.00pm Showgrounds Round 16 Saturday 22nd August North Ballarat Rebels vs Calder Cannons - Eureka Stadium 12.00pm Oakleigh Chargers vs Geelong Falcons - Warrawee Park 1.00pm Bendigo Pioneers vs Northern Knights - Epsom Huntly Reserve 1.00pm Sunday 23rd August Western Jets vs Dandenong Stingrays - Burbank Oval Murray Bushrangers vs Eastern Ranges - Deakin Reserve 1.00pm Gippsland Power vs Sandringham Dragons - Morwell 1.00pm Recreation Reserve NAB AFL U18 Championship Round 6 Wednesday 1st July Vic Metro v South Australia - Etihad Stadium Thursday 2nd July Vic Country v Western Australia - Simonds Stadium Round 12 Saturday 11th July Sandringham Dragons vs Bendigo Pioneers - Warrawee Park Dandenong Stingrays vs Murray Bushrangers - Shepley Oval Oakleigh Chargers vs Gippsland Power - Warrawee Park TBC TBC noon 1.30pm 2.30pm Round 17 Saturday 29th August North Ballarat Rebels vs Oakleigh Chargers - Eureka Stadium Eastern Ranges vs Sandringham Dragons - Rams Arena (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Calder Cannons vs Western Jets - Rams Arena (Highgate Recreation Reserve) Bendigo Pioneers vs Murray Bushrangers - Epsom Huntly Reserve Northern Knights vs Gippsland Power - Preston City Oval Geelong Falcons vs Dandenong Stingrays - Simonds Stadium 1.30pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.00pm 25

30 Peter Jackson VFL Fixtures Round 1 Round 6 Friday April 17 Werribee Tigers vs Geelong - Avalon Airport Oval Saturday April 18 Coburg vs Richmond - Piranha Park Footscray Bulldogs vs Box Hill Hawks - VU Whitten Oval Northern Blues vs Williamstown - IKON Park Sunday April 19 North Ballarat vs Collingwood - Eureka Stadium 7.30pm pm 1.30pm Saturday May 23 Geelong vs Port Melbourne - Simonds Stadium Northern Blues vs Essendon - Preston City Oval Casey Scorpions vs Richmond - Casey Fields Sunday May 24 Footscray Bulldogs vs North Ballarat - VU Whitten Oval Sandringham vs Box Hill Hawks - Trevor Barker Beach Oval Werribee Tigers vs Frankston - Avalon Airport Oval 1 6pm Casey Scorpions vs Frankston - Casey Fields Williamstown vs Coburg - Burbank Oval Sandringham vs Essendon - Trevor Barker Beach Oval BYE: Collingwood BYE: Port Melbourne Round 7 Round 2 Saturday April 25 Werribee Tigers vs North Ballarat - Avalon Airport Oval 1 Saturday May 30 Geelong vs Williamstown - Simonds Stadium Coburg vs Collingwood - Piranha Park 1 Frankston vs Richmond - Frankston Oval Port Melbourne vs North Ballarat - North Port Oval Port Melbourne vs Northern Blues - North Port Oval Richmond vs Essendon - ME Bank Centre Sunday April 26 Essendon vs Collingwood - Windy Hill Footscray Bulldogs vs Casey Scorpions - VU Whitten Oval 11.30am 1 Sandringham vs Werribee Tigers - Trevor Barker Beach Oval Sunday May 31 Box Hill Hawks vs Northern Blues - Box Hill City Oval Box Hill Hawks vs Coburg - Box Hill City Oval Frankston vs Footscray Bulldogs - Frankston Oval Williamstown vs Sandringham - Burbank Oval BYE: Casey Scorpions BYE: Geelong Round 8 Round 3 Saturday May 02 Richmond vs Geelong - ME Bank Centre Saturday June 06 Essendon vs Geelong - Etihad Stadium North Ballarat vs Sandringham - Eureka Stadium TBC 1pm Coburg vs Frankston - Piranha Park 1 Werribee Tigers vs Richmond - Avalon Airport Oval Collingwood vs Footscray Bulldogs - Victoria Park 1pm Box Hill Hawks vs Port Melbourne - Box Hill City Oval North Ballarat vs Williamstown - Eureka Stadium 1pm Casey Scorpions vs Collingwood - Casey Fields Port Melbourne vs Werribee Tigers - North Port Oval Sunday May 03 Essendon vs Casey Scorpions - Windy Hill Sandringham vs Northern Blues - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 1 Sunday June 07 Footscray Bulldogs vs Williamstown - VU Whitten Oval Monday June 08 Coburg vs Northern Blues - Piranha Park BYE: Box Hill Hawks BYE: Frankston Round 4 Saturday May 09 Richmond vs North Ballarat - ME Bank Centre Casey Scorpions vs Sandringham - Casey Fields Geelong vs Collingwood - Queen Elizabeth Oval (Bendigo) Sunday May 10 Box Hill Hawks vs Werribee Tigers - Box Hill City Oval Coburg vs Essendon - Piranha Park Frankston vs Northern Blues - Frankston Oval Williamstown vs Port Melbourne - Burbank Oval BYE: Footscray Bulldogs Round 5 Saturday May 16 Northern Blues vs North Ballarat - Etihad Stadium Essendon vs Box Hill Hawks - Windy Hill Richmond vs Collingwood - ME Bank Centre Footscray Bulldogs vs Geelong - VU Whitten Oval Port Melbourne vs Casey Scorpions - North Port Oval Sunday May 17 Frankston vs Sandringham - Frankston Oval Werribee Tigers vs Williamstown - Avalon Airport Oval BYE: Coburg 1 6pm TBC pm Round 9 Saturday June 13 Essendon vs Frankston - Windy Hill 1 Geelong vs North Ballarat - Simonds Stadium 1 Casey Scorpions vs Coburg - Casey Fields Port Melbourne vs Sandringham - North Port Oval Sunday June 14 Collingwood vs Werribee Tigers - Victoria Park BYES: Box Hill Hawks Footscray Bulldogs Northern Blues Richmond Williamstown Round 10 Saturday June 20 Richmond vs Footscray Bulldogs - ME Bank Centre North Ballarat vs Casey Scorpions - Eureka Stadium Coburg vs Geelong - Piranha Park Northern Blues vs Werribee Tigers - IKON Park Sunday June 21 Frankston vs Port Melbourne - Frankston Oval Williamstown vs Box Hill Hawks - Burbank Oval BYES: Collingwood Essendon Sandringham 1 1pm 2.15pm 26

31 Round 11 Saturday June 27 Richmond vs Williamstown - ME Bank Centre 1 Collingwood vs Box Hill Hawks - Victoria Park 1pm Port Melbourne vs Essendon - North Port Oval Sunday June 28 Northern Blues vs Frankston - Etihad Stadium TBC Sandringham vs Footscray Bulldogs - Trevor Barker Beach Oval BYES: Casey Scorpions Coburg Geelong North Ballarat Werribee Tigers Round 12 Saturday July 04 Williamstown vs Essendon - Burbank Oval Collingwood vs Sandringham - Victoria Park Box Hill Hawks vs Frankston - Box Hill City Oval Casey Scorpions vs Geelong - Casey Fields Footscray Bulldogs vs Northern Blues - VU Whitten Oval Sunday July 05 North Ballarat vs Richmond - Eureka Stadium Werribee Tigers vs Coburg - Avalon Airport Oval BYE: Port Melbourne Round 13 Saturday July 11 Geelong vs Werribee Tigers - Simonds Stadium Box Hill Hawks vs North Ballarat - Box Hill City Oval Footscray Bulldogs vs Collingwood - VU Whitten Oval Northern Blues vs Richmond - Preston City Oval Williamstown vs Frankston - Burbank Oval Sunday July 12 Casey Scorpions vs Port Melbourne - Casey Fields Sandringham vs Coburg - Trevor Barker Beach Oval BYE: Essendon Round 14 Saturday July 18 Essendon vs North Ballarat - Windy Hill Northern Blues vs Casey Scorpions - IKON Park Werribee Tigers vs Sandringham - Avalon Airport Oval Sunday July 19 Geelong vs Footscray Bulldogs - Simonds Stadium Richmond vs Port Melbourne - ME Bank Centre Coburg vs Box Hill Hawks - Piranha Park Frankston vs Collingwood - Frankston Oval BYE: Williamstown Round 15 Saturday July 25 Geelong vs Essendon - Simonds Stadium Richmond vs Sandringham - ME Bank Centre Coburg vs Footscray Bulldogs - Piranha Park North Ballarat vs Frankston - Eureka Stadium Port Melbourne vs Williamstown - North Port Oval Sunday July 26 Collingwood vs Casey Scorpions - Victoria Park Werribee Tigers vs Box Hill Hawks - Avalon Airport Oval BYE: Northern Blues 1pm 1.30pm 1 1pm 1pm am 1pm 1.30pm 1 Round 16 Saturday August 01 Box Hill Hawks vs Richmond - Box Hill City Oval Port Melbourne vs Coburg - North Port Oval Sunday August 02 Footscray Bulldogs vs Essendon - VU Whitten Oval North Ballarat vs Northern Blues - Eureka Stadium Casey Scorpions vs Werribee Tigers - Casey Fields Frankston vs Geelong - Frankston Oval Williamstown vs Collingwood - Burbank Oval BYE: Sandringham Round 17 Saturday August 08 Collingwood vs Northern Blues - Victoria Park Sunday August 09 Essendon vs Werribee Tigers - Windy Hill Sandringham vs Port Melbourne - Trevor Barker Beach Oval North Ballarat vs Geelong - Eureka Stadium Box Hill Hawks vs Casey Scorpions - Box Hill City Oval Frankston vs Coburg - Frankston Oval Williamstown vs Footscray Bulldogs - Burbank Oval BYE: Richmond Round 18 Saturday August 15 Geelong vs Box Hill Hawks - Simonds Stadium Collingwood vs North Ballarat - Victoria Park Casey Scorpions vs Williamstown - Casey Fields Footscray Bulldogs vs Port Melbourne - VU Whitten Oval Sunday August 16 Richmond vs Coburg - ME Bank Centre Frankston vs Essendon - Frankston Oval Northern Blues vs Sandringham - IKON Park BYE: Werribee Tigers 1.30pm 10.30am 1 1pm 1.30pm 1pm 10.30am Round 19 Friday August 21 Essendon vs Footscray Bulldogs - Queen Elizabeth Oval (Bendigo) 7.30pm Saturday August 22 Collingwood vs Richmond - Victoria Park 10.30am Coburg vs Casey Scorpions - Piranha Park Northern Blues vs Box Hill Hawks - Preston City Oval Port Melbourne vs Frankston - North Port Oval Williamstown vs Werribee Tigers - Burbank Oval Sunday August 23 Sandringham vs Geelong - Trevor Barker Beach Oval BYE: North Ballarat Round 20 Saturday August 29 Geelong vs Northern Blues - Simonds Stadium Collingwood vs Port Melbourne - Victoria Park Essendon vs Richmond - Windy Hill North Ballarat vs Coburg - Eureka Stadium Sandringham vs Casey Scorpions - Trevor Barker Beach Oval Sunday August 30 Werribee Tigers vs Footscray Bulldogs - Avalon Airport Oval Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown - Box Hill City Oval BYE: Frankston 1pm 1pm 1pm 27

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33 Development League Fixtures Round 1 Saturday April 18 Coburg vs. Werribee Tigers - Piranha Park Northern Blues vs. Williamstown - Visy Park Sunday April 19 - Casey Scorpions vs. Frankston - Casey Fields BYE: Box Hill Hawks, Port Melbourne, Sandringham Round 2 Saturday, April 25 Port Melbourne vs. Northern Blues - North Port Oval Sunday, April 26 Werribee Tigers vs. Casey Scorpions - VU Whitten Oval - TBC Box Hill Hawks vs. Coburg - Box Hill City Oval Williamstown vs. Sandringham - Burbank Oval BYE: Frankston Round 3 Saturday, May 02 Port Melbourne vs. Werribee Tigers - North Port Oval Coburg vs. Frankston - Piranha Park Sunday, May 03 Sandringham vs. Northern Blues - Trevor Barker Beach Oval BYE: Box Hill Hawks, Casey Scorpions, Williamstown Round 4 Saturday, May 09 Casey Scorpions vs. Sandringham - Casey Fields Sunday, May 10 Box Hill Hawks vs. Werribee Tigers - Box Hill City Oval Frankston vs. Northern Blues - Frankston Oval Williamstown vs. Port Melbourne - Burbank Oval BYE: Coburg 11.15am TBC 3.10pm 9am Round 11 Sunday, June 28 Northern Blues vs. Frankston - Preston City Oval Sandringham vs. Williamstown - Trevor Barker Beach Oval Port Melbourne vs. Box Hill Hawks - North Port Oval BYES: Casey Scorpions, Coburg, Werribee Tigers Round 12 Saturday July 04 Sandringham vs. Casey Scorpions - Trevor Barker Beach Oval Williamstown vs. Northern Blues - Burbank Oval Box Hill Hawks vs. Frankston - Box Hill City Oval Sunday July 05 Werribee Tigers vs. Coburg - Avalon Airport Oval BYE: Port Melbourne Round 13 Saturday July 11 Williamstown vs. Frankston - Burbank Oval Sunday July 12 Casey Scorpions vs. Port Melbourne - Casey Fields Sandringham vs. Coburg - Trevor Barker Beach Oval BYE: Box Hill Hawks, Northern Blues, Werribee Tigers Round 14 Saturday July 18 Northern Blues vs. Casey Scorpions - Visy Park Werribee Tigers vs. Sandringham - Avalon Airport Oval Sunday July 19 Coburg vs. Box Hill Hawks - Piranha Park Frankston vs. Port Melbourne - Frankston Oval BYE: Williamstown TBC am 10am Round 5 Saturday, May 16 Port Melbourne vs. Casey Scorpions - North Port Oval Sunday, May 17 Northern Blues vs. Box Hill Hawks - Preston City Oval Frankston vs. Sandringham - Frankston Oval Werribee Tigers vs. Williamstown - Avalon Airport Oval BYE: Coburg Round 6 Saturday May 23 Northern Blues vs. Casey Scorpions - Preston City Oval Sunday May 24 Sandringham vs. Box Hill Hawks - Trevor Barker Beach Oval Werribee Tigers vs. Frankston - Avalon Airport Oval Williamstown vs. Coburg - Burbank Oval BYE: Port Melbourne Round 7 Saturday May 30 Coburg vs. Port Melbourne - Piranha Park Sandringham vs. Werribee Tigers - Trevor Barker Beach Oval Sunday May 31 Box Hill Hawks vs. Northern Blues - Box Hill City Oval Frankston vs. Williamstown - Frankston Oval BYE: Casey Scorpions Round 8 Friday June 05 Casey Scorpions vs. Sandringham - Casey Fields Saturday June 06 Werribee Tigers vs. Williamstown - Avalon Airport Oval Box Hill Hawks vs. Port Melbourne - Box Hill City Oval Monday June 08 Coburg vs. Northern Blues - Piranha Park BYE: Frankston Round 9 Saturday June 13 Werribee Tigers vs. Frankston - Avalon Airport Oval Casey Scorpions vs. Coburg - Casey Fields Port Melbourne vs. Sandringham - North Port Oval BYES: Box Hill Hawks, Northern Blues, Williamstown Round 10 Saturday June 20 Coburg vs. Casey Scorpions - Piranha Park Northern Blues vs. Werribee Tigers - Visy Park Sunday June 21 Frankston vs. Port Melbourne - Frankston Oval Williamstown vs. Box Hill Hawks - Burbank Oval BYES: Sandringham 12.00pm 10am 7.15pm 6pm 11.15am Round 15 Saturday July 25 Port Melbourne vs. Williamstown - North Port Oval Sunday July 26 Werribee Tigers vs. Box Hill Hawks - Avalon Airport Oval Frankston vs. Sandringham - Frankston Oval BYE: Coburg, Casey Scorpions, Northern Blues Round 16 Saturday August 01 Box Hill Hawks vs. Northern Blues - Box Hill City Oval Port Melbourne vs. Coburg - North Port Oval Sunday August 02 Casey Scorpions vs. Werribee Tigers - Casey Fields BYE: Frankston, Sandringham, Williamstown Round 17 Saturday August 08 Williamstown vs. Werribee Tigers - Burbank Oval Sunday August 09 Sandringham vs. Port Melbourne - Trevor Barker Beach Oval Box Hill Hawks vs. Casey Scorpions - Box Hill City Oval Frankston vs. Coburg - Frankston Oval BYE: Northern Blues Round 18 Saturday August 15 Casey Scorpions vs. Williamstown - Casey Fields Coburg vs. Port Melbourne - Piranha Park Sunday August 16 Frankston vs. Box Hill Hawks - Frankston Oval Northern Blues vs. Sandringham - Visy Park BYE: Werribee Tigers Round 19 Saturday August 22 Coburg vs. Casey Scorpions - Piranha Park Northern Blues vs. Box Hill Hawks - Preston City Oval Port Melbourne vs. Frankston - North Port Oval Williamstown vs. Werribee Tigers - Burbank Oval BYE: Sandringham Round 20 Saturday August 29 Sandringham vs. Casey Scorpions - Trevor Barker Beach Oval Sunday August 30 Northern Blues vs. Coburg - Preston City Oval Box Hill Hawks vs. Williamstown - Box Hill City Oval BYE: Frankston, Port Melbourne, Werribee Tigers 1 10am 10am

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36 Draft Watch We follow TAC Cup and VFL players on their AFL football journey as they attempt to make it in the big league. TAC Cup a proven talent pathway The 2014 NAB AFL Draft once again showed the TAC Cup as being the premium AFL breeding ground, with over half of the draftees coming from TAC Cup clubs and each of the 12 TAC Cup regions represented. 45 TAC Cup players were selected in the 2014 draft, with a further 15 selected as Rookies. Calder Cannons and Sandringham Dragons led the way with 9 draftees, followed by Oakleigh Chargers with 8, Geelong Falcons with 7, Western Jets with 6, 4 each to Dandenong Stingrays, Murray Bushrangers and Northern Knights, 3 to North Ballarat Rebels and 2 each for Bendigo Pioneers, Eastern Ranges and Gippsland Power. Geelong Falcon Patrick McCartin was selected at number one in the draft by St Kilda, the fourth year in a row a TAC Cup player has received that honour following on from Jonathon Patton (Eastern Ranges 2011), Lachie Whitfield (Dandenong Stingrays 2012) and Tom Boyd (Eastern Ranges 2013). Once again a high number of Vic Metro (25) and Country (12) Academy players were drafted, making up 37 of the 45 TAC Cup selections. The worth of AFL Victoria s 19 year old policy was again highlighted with Murray Bushranger Nathan Drummond drafted by Richmond after an additional year in the competition. Anthony Tipungwuti (Gippsland Power) feeling at home in Morwell NAB Challenge Touk Miller (Calder Cannons) playing for Gold Coast Suns A number of these draftees have had their first taste of AFL football, playing in NAB Challenge matches across the country. Jordan De Goey (Oakleigh Chargers) has excited Collingwood fans with his hardness at the contest. Touk Miller (Calder Cannons) has put his hand up for round 1 selection with his pressure acts and work rate in the Gold Coast Suns forward line shining through. Number 1 draft pick Paddy McCartin (Geelong Falcons) has slotted nicely into the St Kilda forward line, grabbing strong marks and slotting through goals just like he did for the Falcons and Vic Country. Homecoming for Power Duo Former Gippsland Power and now Essendon VFL players Aaron Heppell and Anthony Tipungwuti seized a unique opportunity to play for Essendon s AFL team in the NAB Challenge as top up players. Heppell, the younger brother of Bombers star Dyson Heppell, and Tipungwuti felt right at home with Essendon taking on St Kilda at Gippsland Power s home ground in Morwell and the Bombers using Power s rooms. 32

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