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The TAC Cup - Finals


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I'm usually right up with the TAC Cup but not do much this year due to other commitments but that competition entered its finals phase this weekend. 

The best source of information on the web is AFL Draft Central which has some great scouting notes and previews here, here, here and here.

The TAC Cup website also previews the games here.

As always my support is for the Sandringham Dragons who won last year's flag and provided a raft of draft picks. This year, there are some MFC family connections at the club with brothers Hamish and Andrew Brayshaw and Seb Williams, grandson of Demon premiership great Don Williams.

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Had a close look at the Brayshaw boys today and they did not disappoint. When the Bushrangers looked like they were going to charge through in the second, Andrew and Hamish were brought into the middle with Max King and Charlie Constable and the 4 of them just dominated and I think it was 6 or 7 unanswered goals. Just brutal around the stoppages. 

I thought that Hamish's endurance was an issue as the game wore on. Considering that Andrew (and Angus) can run for a long period of time, I thought it was odd that Hamish wasn't as strong in this area. Both really good decision makers, Andrew just gets into great positions, really good disposal. Can see why he is firming around that 10-20 mark. 

Hamish is interesting. Only 2 clubs wanted to see him at the draft combine (heard it was the Dees and the Saints but wasn't overly sold on the source). He's had a couple of blinders the last few weeks, today was very important when the game was there to be won. What was noticeable was that his teammates just looked for him. There were a couple of times where I couldn't understand why they'd kick it to him on a 2 on 1, but he'd either mark it or halve the contest and someone would help him mop up the ball. Was very impressed and would like to see him at the Dees next year as he has a tremendous upside. 

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The first week of the TAC Cup finals saw the best four teams safely into Preliminary Final week.

Here are AFL Central's 2017 TAC Cup Scouting notes: Finals week 1 focusing on some of the better players on the weekend, with an emphasis on the 2017 draft eligible players.

TAC Cup 2017

Oakleigh Chargers 5.3 8.4 13.8 15.14 (104)
Northern Knights 1.1  3.4  3.6  4.10 (34)

GOALS:
Oakleigh Chargers: Wooller 3 Hewitt 2 Thompson 2 Stanford 2 Roughsedge  Longbottom  Harte Troiani  Stacker  Richards 
Northern Knights: Naish  Penrith  Petruccelle  Gillard 

BEST:
Oakleigh Chargers: Longbottom Williams Roughsedge Richards Wooller Day
Northern Knights: Harman Coffield Federico Binion Dreher Lentini

Dandenong Stingrays 1.0 2.1 7.5 14.7 (91)
Eastern Ranges 4.4  9.9 10.10  11.12 (78)

GOALS:
Dandenong Stingrays: D'Arcy 3 Hamill 2 Nanscawen 2 Bonar  Hustwaite  Williams  Davies - Uniacke  Bowman  Bayne  Plumridge 
Eastern Ranges: Mynott 2 Rouget 2 Ross 2 Garner  Brown  Doreian  Hirst  Stephenson 

BEST:
Dandenong Stingrays: Davies - Uniacke Clavarino Clark Davies Bateman Bowman
Eastern Ranges: Stephenson Doreian Moore Garner Lynch Brown

Geelong Falcons  4.6 7.6 10.8 16.11 (107)
Gippsland Power  3.1 3.1 3.2 3.4 (22)

GOALS: 
Geelong Falcons: Noble 3 Miers 3 Walsh 2 Sprague O'Gorman Handley Worpel Benson Chafer Henderson Garner
Gippsland Power: Stephenson Mosquito Duursma

BEST:
Geelong Falcons: Floyd Ling Walsh, Henderson Miers Noble
Gippsland Power: Beck Leslie Quigley Duursma Stephenson Masterson

Sandringham Dragons 2.2 9.6 15.8 19.11 (125)
Murray Bushrangers    3.3 6.4 8.5 11.8 (74)

GOALS:
Sandringham Dragons: Walker 4 H Brayshaw 3 Harris 2 M King 2 A. Brayshaw 2 Jarnestrom Williams Trusler Constable Morrisby Nagle
Murray Bushrangers: Barzen 2 Garoni Oakes Donaghey Langlands Wilson Walker Hicks Bice Warner

BEST: 
Sandringham Dragons: Jarnestrom, Montanaro, Amartey Owens Walker Hille
Murray Bushrangers: Paton Langlands Donaghey Murray Vandermeer Walker

The weekend's highlight for me is the game between neighbours Sandringham Dragons and Oakleigh Chargers.

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On 16/09/2017 at 8:09 AM, Whispering_Jack said:

The weekend's highlight for me is the game between neighbours Sandringham Dragons and Oakleigh Chargers.

And it's a ripper at three quarter time with the Dragons leading by 11 points.

I would be happy if the club could add A Brayshaw and Seb Williams to its midfield mix, the latter would probably only cost a rookie draft selection.

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TAC Cup 2017

Geelong Falcons   2.4  3.6  9.12  13.14 (92)
Dandenong Stingrays   2.1  5.6  6.9  7.11 (53)

GOALS:
Geelong Falcons: Noble 3 Miers 3 Handley 2 Chafer 2 Sprague  Parish  Benson 
Dandenong Stingrays: Nanscawen  Bedford  Davies - Uniacke  Clark  Bowman  D'Arcy  Bayne 

BEST:
Geelong Falcons: Jaska Worpel Stephens Walsh Parish Benson
Dandenong Stingrays: Clark Bowman Davies - Uniacke Clavarino DeWit Bateman

TAC Cup 2017

Oakleigh Chargers   1.2  3.3  9.3  13.5 (83)
Sandringham Dragons   1.3  6.6  10.8  14.9 (93)

GOALS:
Oakleigh Chargers: Higgins 3 Hewitt 2 Whitehead 2 Rowell 2 Roughsedge  O'Neill  Reeves  Richards 
Sandringham Dragons: H Brayshaw 2 Jarnestrom 2 Trusler 2 Williams A  Brayshaw  Newman  Walker  Amartey  Owens  Styles  King 

BEST:
Oakleigh Chargers: Rowell Roughsedge King Richards Troiani Stacker
Sandringham Dragons: A Brayshaw Smith King Amartey Styles H Brayshaw

The grand final will be played on Sunday night at the unusual time of 7.35pm

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11 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Lou Richards grandson. Wonder if there is pressure at the pies to take him early. Hope so. He's not expected to go at 6 or 7 or whatever their first pick is. Love to see a bit of Collingwood premature speculation.

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6 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Lou Richards grandson. Wonder if there is pressure at the pies to take him early. Hope so. He's not expected to go at 6 or 7 or whatever their first pick is. Love to see a bit of Collingwood premature speculation.

Bit like our Collingwood premature ejactulation with the Weid !

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Going down Sunday to support one of our local kids who I coached for a couple years Connor Idun who is a bottom age player with the Falcons. 

I know  quite a lot of the Falcons kids having coached against them in the local league. 

Should be able to provide a report. 

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On 16/09/2017 at 8:09 AM, Whispering_Jack said:

The first week of the TAC Cup finals saw the best four teams safely into Preliminary Final week.

Here are AFL Central's 2017 TAC Cup Scouting notes: Finals week 1 focusing on some of the better players on the weekend, with an emphasis on the 2017 draft eligible players.

TAC Cup 2017

Oakleigh Chargers 5.3 8.4 13.8 15.14 (104)
Northern Knights 1.1  3.4  3.6  4.10 (34)

GOALS:
Oakleigh Chargers: Wooller 3 Hewitt 2 Thompson 2 Stanford 2 Roughsedge  Longbottom  Harte Troiani  Stacker  Richards 
Northern Knights: Naish  Penrith  Petruccelle  Gillard 

BEST:
Oakleigh Chargers: Longbottom Williams Roughsedge Richards Wooller Day
Northern Knights: Harman Coffield Federico Binion Dreher Lentini

Dandenong Stingrays 1.0 2.1 7.5 14.7 (91)
Eastern Ranges 4.4  9.9 10.10  11.12 (78)

GOALS:
Dandenong Stingrays: D'Arcy 3 Hamill 2 Nanscawen 2 Bonar  Hustwaite  Williams  Davies - Uniacke  Bowman  Bayne  Plumridge 
Eastern Ranges: Mynott 2 Rouget 2 Ross 2 Garner  Brown  Doreian  Hirst  Stephenson 

BEST:
Dandenong Stingrays: Davies - Uniacke Clavarino Clark Davies Bateman Bowman
Eastern Ranges: Stephenson Doreian Moore Garner Lynch Brown

Geelong Falcons  4.6 7.6 10.8 16.11 (107)
Gippsland Power  3.1 3.1 3.2 3.4 (22)

GOALS: 
Geelong Falcons: Noble 3 Miers 3 Walsh 2 Sprague O'Gorman Handley Worpel Benson Chafer Henderson Garner
Gippsland Power: Stephenson Mosquito Duursma

BEST:
Geelong Falcons: Floyd Ling Walsh, Henderson Miers Noble
Gippsland Power: Beck Leslie Quigley Duursma Stephenson Masterson

Sandringham Dragons 2.2 9.6 15.8 19.11 (125)
Murray Bushrangers    3.3 6.4 8.5 11.8 (74)

GOALS:
Sandringham Dragons: Walker 4 H Brayshaw 3 Harris 2 M King 2 A. Brayshaw 2 Jarnestrom Williams Trusler Constable Morrisby Nagle
Murray Bushrangers: Barzen 2 Garoni Oakes Donaghey Langlands Wilson Walker Hicks Bice Warner

BEST: 
Sandringham Dragons: Jarnestrom, Montanaro, Amartey Owens Walker Hille
Murray Bushrangers: Paton Langlands Donaghey Murray Vandermeer Walker

The weekend's highlight for me is the game between neighbours Sandringham Dragons and Oakleigh Chargers.

longbottom would have to be a monty to join sidebottom at the filth

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2017 TAC CUP GRAND FINAL

GEELONG FALCONS v SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS
Etihad Stadium 
Sunday 24 September, 2017 at 7.35pm

GEELONG FALCONS

B: 17. C. Stephens, 43. J. Jaska, 26. J. Walters
HB: 30. O. Brownless, 39. C. Idun, 19. M. Ling
C: 13. E.  Floyd, 38. J.  Worpel, 22. S.  Walsh
HF: 7. H. Benson, 46. A. Garner, 8. E. McHenry
F: 4. G. Miers, 41. T. McCartin, 1. L. Noble
FOLL: 49. D. Hollenkamp, 42. C. Parish, 16. D. Handley
I/C (from): 11. M. Chafer, 44. S. Conway, 40. H. Elliot, 5. J. Henderson
EMG: 31. C. Cartledge, 12. B. Cockerill, 27. C. Francis, 9. F. O’Gorman

23P: 36. C. Sprague

IN: F. O’Gorman, B. Cockerill, C. Francis, C. Cartledge

SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS

B: 2. G. Nagle, 33. H. Persson, 37. B. Smith
HB: 6. C. Constable, 70. B. King, 74. N. Murphy
C: 22. Q.  Montanaro, 8. W.  Walker, 10. A.  Styles
HF: 15. A. Jarnestrom, 30. H. Mclean, 5. S. Williams
F: 1. L. Harris, 61. M. King, 20. K. Owens
FOLL: 29. J. Amartey, 9. A. Brayshaw, 11. H. Brayshaw
I/C (from): 3. L. Barrett, 24. S. Cameron, 13. J. Gorman, 12. J. Hille, 25. M. Lohan, 28. I. Morrisby, 26. S. Sofronidis, 7. A. Trusler
23P: 58. A. Richards

IN: N. Murphy, S. Cameron, M. Lohan, I. Morrisby, S. Sofronidis

OUT: E. Newman (suspended)

An interesting item on the Brayshaws.

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A whirlwind finish by the Dragons but they miss out on the flag by two points.

Geelong Falcons 3.4.22 5.7.37 13.9.87 13.11.89

Sandringham Dragons 3.1.19 9.3.57 9.3.57 13.9.87

Geelong Falcons

Goals G. Miers 7, L. Noble, A. Garner, J. Worpel, T. McCartin, D. Handley, M. Chafer

Best: G. Miers, E. McHenry, M. Chafer, S. Walsh, D. Hollenkamp, S. Conway

Sandringham Dragons

Goals: K. Owens 3, C. Constable 2, W. Walker 2, H. Brayshaw, J. Amartey, H. Mclean, M. King, A. Jarnestrom, A. Trusler

Best: J. Amartey, A. Brayshaw, C. Constable, W. Walker, H. Mclean, K. Owens

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On 25/09/2017 at 11:54 AM, don't make me angry said:

Ruckman missing 15 m  straight in front of goal, I would put a line through him rookie spot at best

Poor kid - it happens to a lot of people. Not the right time or place for him though given it was in a televised grand final and the team's entire season hinged on it.

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