Cannonball run takes toll

Darcy Moore post match

TAC Cup Grand Final

Calder Cannons v Oakleigh Chargers

Sunday 21st September

10.30am at Etihad Stadium

Calder Cannons​

B: James Gawthrop Stillman

HB: Ryan O'Brien Carboni

C: Smith Miller Ahern

HF: Cavka Wright Moore

F: Cauchi Foster Kerbatieh

FOLL: Kovacevic Goodyear Wunhym

I/C (from) Allan Christensen Conn Donoghue Laguda Latham Nilsson O'Kearney

Oakleigh Chargers

B: Crocker Whitehead Carter-Taylor

HB: Gowers Beasley Halsall

C: McKenzie Urban T Phillips

HF: De Goey Moore Pearce

F: Answerth Waddell McLean

FOLL: Pittonet Jackson Sinclair

I/C (from) : Cuningham Dove Houston Kinsella Ledder Mahon Oppy Rivett

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Major blow to Calder Cannons losing "Two Metre Peter" Wright and the philosopher Cavka to injury before the start.

Oakleigh draws first blood with an early goal.

Players to watch are Darcy Moore (f/s Pies), Jordan de Goey and Will Gowers of Oakleigh and Jayden Foster (f/s Bulldogs), Paul Ahern and Touk Miller of Calder. All have done little bits and pieces to show why they are attracting interest.

Chargers lead 2.2.14 to Cannons 2.0.12.

Two quick goals to Cannons including Foster's second give them an 11 point lead late in the quarter.

Calder dominant in the latter half of the quarter and lead 5.1.31 to 2.2.14.

Matt Goodyear of Calder standing out with a nice goal from outside 50 a minute before the siren.

Apart from the high standard of play, I can report there are some bad haircuts out there.

Ground in very poor state due to the Justin Timberlake concert, Good start to the game by the chargers but Calder dominating the last 15 minutes.

Oakleigh have started the second term with lots of endeavour and have kicked the first three goals of the quarter to take a 2 point lead.

For those going out to Visy Park today to see Angus Brayshaw, here's an appetiser -

And for more, Paige Cardona's Phantom Draft currently has us taking

Brayshaw at # 2 but note the caveat at the end about his ankle injury:

As for Roos being there, I should think he would because apart from seeing the draftable talent, he has a fatherly interest in one of the players.

I really don't like the way he kicks the ball.

The intensity of the game has increased. De Goey kicks his second for the quarter to give Oakleigh a 13 point lead. Livewire forward Toby McLean has been in everything. Darcy Moore is all class.

Kovacevic of the Cannons who has the really bad haircut kicks his second to draw back to 7 points down. His goal is answered by an Oakleigh player with equally bad hair and it's back to 13 points.

Daniel Houston of Oakleigh goals from 50 on the half time siren to give them a 19 point lead - 9.5.59 to 6.4.40.

The Chargers kicked seven goals to one to shock the Cannons in that quarter.

Toby McLean has 14 disposals to be the top possession getter and looks a likely type as a small forward with a late pick. Mind you, I was also impressed by the last bloke we recruited out of the TAC Cup with that name. De Goey looks good as well. For Calder, Paul Ahern looks classy but was injured late in the quarter.

Christian Petracca being interviewed by Paige Cardona and sounds like a bright, intelligent young man. Suggestions that he'll be the number 1 selection.

Paige is now interviewing Age writer Emma Quayle. She doesn't put much effort into phantom drafts until after the trades and draft combine when things are more clear in terms of who has the picks.

Petracca looks good but it's very open. Likes Peter Wright for the things he can do but hasn't done as much as he would have wanted.

On the father/sons, Jayden Foster - Bulldogs should nominate him. Still needs to do more body work but he's kicked the goals. Darcy Moore is one of that top bracket as well.

First blood of the second half to Cannons' skipper Touk Miller. Paul Ahern has been cleared of concussion and is also back on the ground.

Oakleigh skipper Darcy Moore marks and goals in reply to make it 19 points again.

Jackson kicks another for Oakleigh after a great passage of play started by De Goey.

Closing on mid quarter and Cannons goal to draw it back to 20 points.

Toby McLean finds De Goey for his third goal and Oakleigh goes to a match high 28 point lead - 12.8.80 to 8.4.52.

Strong mark to Darcy Moore and it's another goal to Oakleigh. The Pies have a beauty in this bloke - if only he would have stayed at Melbourne for another season.

Three quarter time: Oakleigh Chargers in control leading 13.10.88 to the Cannons 8.4.52 and heading for their second flag in three years.

For Oakleigh, De Goey looks classy while Kade Answorth, Alex Urban and defender Hugh Beasley look good. Paul Ahern is all class for Calder but hasn't had enough assistance.

On what you are seeing WJ will some one nominate Moore prior to pick 8?

Calder starts the ball rolling once again through skipper Touk Miller but they're 5 goals down.

Few of the Chargers have raised their standing today. McLean & De Goey look like beauties. Like how Miller has kept fighting it out for Calder. Lining up for no 3 now.

On what you are seeing WJ will some one nominate Moore prior to pick 8?

I would imagine Malthouse would be very happy to take Moore with the Blues' pick.

Goal off the ground to Oakleigh's blond small man Kinsella gives them back a five goal lead after Miller's second within minutes, followed by a brilliant goal from Ahern - back to 24 points the difference, eight minutes into the final term.