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APS eyes off eight straight as AGSV looks to break drought

IT is a rivalry stretching into its nineteenth year, but everything will be on the line for the football match between the Associated Public Schools (APS) and Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV) at Trinity College on Saturday. The game kicks off at 12.30pm in Bulleen, with plenty of TAC Cup talent on show. The […]

Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 14

WITH three rounds left, and just one round with teams depleted due to school football, the race for top four is heating up with some interesting clashes this weekend, and plenty of changes at the selection table. EASTERN RANGES v. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS Round 14 – Saturday, August 4, 10.45amBox Hill City Oval, Box Hill In […]

Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 12a

ROUND 12 of the TAC Cup is split over two weekends, with just the one Saturday and two Sunday games this weekend, but teams will be near full strength given the bye in school football and the end of the National Under 18 Championships. OAKLEIGH CHARGERS v. CALDER CANNONS Round 12 – Saturday, July 14, 11amWarrawee […]

Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 10

IN the first of two Futures rounds, TAC Cup sides are able to play 24 players and show off mostly bottom-age talent in what is a round for recruiters to look to 2019 and beyond. There is still plenty of good top-age talent on show despite the Victorian sides facing off at the MCG, with […]

Mid-Season review: AGSV

AFTER reviewing the Associated Public Schools (APS) football competition at the midway point of the season last week, we take a look at how the nine Associated Grammar Schools Victoria (AGSV) are faring. Assumption College R1: lost to Marcellin by 71 pointsR2: defeated Yarra Valley by 37 pointsR3: defeated Camberwell by 69 pointsR4: lost to […]

TAC Cup preview: Calder Cannons

CALDER Cannons head into the 2018 season with a strong core of top-end prospects, as well as some impressive 19 year-olds who were unlucky not to be drafted last season. The Cannons had just the one 2017 draftee – Noah Balta – and missed the finals after scraping into the eight in 2016. There are […]

Victorian school football update June edition

WE ARE at the midterm break into the APS and AGSV school boy Victorian football competitions and Matt Balmer delves deeper into which prospects have performed well in the school season. The old saying that “If you’re good enough, recruiters will find you, no matter where you play” rings true in the Victoria school football competition […]

U16s and Futures Scouting Notes

PUNT Road Oval played host to two games on Saturday afternoon, with both Victorian Under 16 teams having a final hit out in the lead up to the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships which begin in a fortnight. The Vic Country Under 16 team took on the ‘Diversity All Stars’, with players made up from […]

Victorian school football update May edition

WE ARE a month into the APS and AGSV school boy Victorian football competitions and Matt Balmer delves deeper into which prospects have started well in the school season. The old saying that “If you’re good enough, recruiters will find you, no matter where you play” rings true in the Victoria school football competition where players […]