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Re: TAC Cup results
« Reply #15 on: May 04, 2008, 06:03:47 PM »
TAC Cup Round 6 Sunday games

North Ballarat Rebels   1.2  6.5  11.9  14.12 (96)
Oakleigh Chargers       5.4  6.6  7.10  8.12 (60)

GOALS:
North Ballarat Rebels: Parish 3 Giampaolo 2 Weadon 2 McKenzie 2 Roughead 2 Cranage  Close  Young
Oakleigh Chargers: Burstin 2 Parker  Hickey  Thompson  Muling  Bell  Kilpin

BEST:
North Ballarat Rebels: McKenzie Roughead Free Linke Suban Hayes
Oakleigh Chargers: Kilpin Thompson Burstin Taffin O'Farrell Lester

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Dandenong Stingrays   3.0  8.5  11.5  19.10 (124)
Murray Bushrangers     6.4  9.5  13.10  15.12 (102)

GOALS:
Dandenong Stingrays: Bastinac 4 Hayes 2 Rogasch 2 Clark 2 Ferraro 2 Hunter 2 Doria  Petropoulos  McMurray  Casboult  Gaertner
Murray Bushrangers: Rockliff 7 Wright 4 Milne  Browne  Hicks  Durward

BEST:
Dandenong Stingrays: Hibberd Clark Bastinac Gaertner Mitchell Hunter
Murray Bushrangers: Browne Boshevski Jacka Mangan Rockliff Hicks

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Re: TAC Cup results
« Reply #16 on: May 06, 2008, 02:23:29 PM »
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TAC Cup Round 6 Sunday games

North Ballarat Rebels   1.2  6.5  11.9  14.12 (96)
Oakleigh Chargers       5.4  6.6  7.10  8.12 (60)

BEST:
North Ballarat Rebels: McKenzie Roughead Free Linke Suban Hayes
He's probably too small for AFL but good to see Freezer's son Josh in the bests again.
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Re: 2008 potential draftees
« Reply #17 on: May 10, 2008, 08:04:44 AM »
shouldnt discount at this stage because hes been in the bests often, if he has enough speed, maybe he becomes a late pick in the auction scenario and we try and develop him as a small defender.

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Re: 2008 potential draftees
« Reply #18 on: May 10, 2008, 05:58:17 PM »
shouldnt discount at this stage because hes been in the bests often, if he has enough speed, maybe he becomes a late pick in the auction scenario and we try and develop him as a small defender.
He could be another Fortunato Caruso though. Regularly in the bests at U18 level but too small for AFL.
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Re: 2008 potential draftees
« Reply #19 on: May 10, 2008, 06:30:32 PM »
thats also true

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Re: 2008 potential draftees
« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2008, 11:20:31 PM »
2008 TAC Cup - Round 7

Calder Cannons            1.0  3.2   4.2       7.3 (45)
Dandenong Stingrays   4.6  5.7  10.11  12.14 (86)

GOALS:
Calder Cannons: Richmond 2 Buckley  Dove  Lucin  Mendico  Watson
Dandenong Stingrays: Mitchell 3 Purves 2 Ferraro  Heddles  Petropoulos  Doria  Hayes  Bastinac  Savage

BEST:
Calder Cannons: Dove Lucin Pickering Madden German Tsardakis
Dandenong Stingrays: Gillies Heddles Ferraro Sienkiewicz Savage Wise

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North Ballarat Rebels   2.2  4.3  8.6  10.9 (69)
Eastern Ranges           4.6  4.8  5.9  6.11 (47)

GOALS:
North Ballarat Rebels: Ruffles 4 Gubbins  Parish  Knott  Hooper  Giampaolo  McKenzie
Eastern Ranges: McDonald 2 Purcell 2 Lofthouse  Ellis

BEST:
North Ballarat Rebels: Hooper Knott Ruffles Tate Free Giampaolo
Eastern Ranges: McDonald Purcell Kitchin Dunne Sloane Cunningham

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Gippsland Power   2.3  5.5  10.7  10.14 (74)
Western Jets        1.2  4.5   5.6    11.9 (75)

GOALS:
Gippsland Power: Stevens 2 Stockdale 2 McLinden  Ross  Golby  Simpson  Lehman  Donchi
Western Jets: Spinella 3 Kennedy 2 Haby  McKerracher  Robbins  Fortune  Carroll  Tighe

BEST:
Gippsland Power: Stevens Simpson Dessent Stockdale Brown Lehman
Western Jets: Leonard Hartigan Morris Fortune Haby Kennedy

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Geelong Falcons    3.2  6.6   7.8  11.8 (74)
Northern Knights   0.3  1.6  3.10  5.15 (45)

GOALS:
Geelong Falcons: Dangerfield 4 Hughes 3 Hunter 2 Gavin  Grant
Northern Knights: Hood 2 Woods  Hobbs  Kelly

BEST:
Geelong Falcons: Lynch Fisher Hughes Muir MacKenzie Gavin
Northern Knights: Lambert Hood Kelly Dufficy Woods Snell

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Re: 2008 potential draftees
« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2008, 09:55:34 PM »
TAC Cup round 7 cont...

Bendigo Pioneers     0.0  3.4    4.4    7.9 (51)
Oakleigh Chargers   5.3  5.11  7.20  8.21 (69)

GOALS:
Bendigo Pioneers: Healey 2 McKee  Lockwood  Hall  Prockter  Page
Oakleigh Chargers: Scipione 3 Johns 3 Hoegel  Sheehan

BEST:
Bendigo Pioneers: Petrie Geary Clymo Coghlan Gillingham Byrne
Oakleigh Chargers: Scipione Burstin Hoegel O'Farrell Wall Croft

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Murray Bushrangers      4.5  6.10  9.14  11.19 (85)
Sandringham Dragons   0.3   2.6   4.11  7.14 (56)

GOALS:
Murray Bushrangers: Priest 3 Durward 2 Tiller  Birthisel  Wright  Mahoney  A'vard  Brown
Sandringham Dragons: Steet 2 Allan  Fallon  Robertson  Todd  Thomas

BEST:
Murray Bushrangers: Bryce Birthisel Mahoney Wright McNeil Mangan
Sandringham Dragons: Allan Gawn Fallon Ambrose Steet Sperring

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U18 Chams - Shaun McKernan article (Corey's younger brother)
« Reply #22 on: May 26, 2008, 05:01:57 AM »
Corey's ghost sighted
Sam Edmund | May 26, 2008

Four years after Corey McKernan retired from AFL football, his younger brother Shaun strutted his stuff for Victoria Metro in the opening Division 1 game of the under-18 national championships.

There might be 17 years between them but, such is their similarity, observers could have been excused for thinking they had been transported back in time.

McKernan, 17, is 196cm and weighs 95kg, and like Corey is blessed with athleticism and agility.

The North Melbourne supporter said his 34-year-old brother had nurtured his development.

"He's always there and offers me plenty of tips," McKernan said.

"I reckon it's helped me a fair bit, even going into the (North Melbourne) rooms after the games and seeing what the boys went through and how much time they put into it.

"That was a big help, seeing that sort of stuff."

The ruckman, who spent time forward, had 11 possessions, six marks, 13 hitouts and kicked two goals in yesterday's last-second win over Victoria Country.

Metro forward Jack Watts marked strongly and kicked his fourth goal on the final siren to snatch the 12.4 (76) to 11.7 (73) win.

"I love playing in the ruck, just jumping and running all the time," McKernan said.

"I don't mind going forward either."

He said playing on the MCG in front of an army of AFL club recruiters, who will determine his future later this year, was not an issue.

"I don't think any of us are worried about the recruiters, we're just here to play for Vic Metro," he said.

"Obviously we all have our own goals to play really good but it's a team thing.

"This week we've come together and realised we're playing for Victoria, we're not playing for ourselves.

"You know it's (draft) coming but I haven't thought about it all that much. Obviously it would mean a fair bit. Ever since I started playing footy it's been my goal to play AFL."

Thirty-five other players shared that goal at the MCG yesterday under the high-pressure gaze of AFL scouts.

Watts, Michael Hurley, Jackson Trengove and Xavier Gotch, the son of former Fitzroy player Brad Gotch, were excellent for Metro while Nick Suban, Steele Sidebottom, Tom Rockliff and Nic Heyne, who took a one-handed mark of the day, enhanced their reputations for Country.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23756804-19742,00.html
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Re: 2008 potential draftees
« Reply #23 on: May 26, 2008, 09:08:34 PM »
Josh Free named in the bests again for North Ballarat Rebels

2008 TAC Cup

North Ballarat Rebels   3.5  5.7  10.11  14.14 (98)
Calder Cannons           0.2  3.8   8.10   10.14 (74)

GOALS:
North Ballarat Rebels: Ruffles 5 Giampaolo 2 Linke 2 Peters 2 George  Gilbert  Gubbins
Calder Cannons: White 4 Watson 3 Temel  Thompson  Richmond

BEST:
North Ballarat Rebels: Weadon Free Ruffles Ross-Smith Peters Linke
Calder Cannons: German Lucin Duhau Woodburn Watson Hunter

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Re: 2008 potential draftees
« Reply #24 on: May 31, 2008, 07:15:00 PM »
Josh Free once again named in the bests. That's 6 times from 8 rounds

North Ballarat Rebels   1.1  7.5  9.5  11.10 (76)
Dandenong Stingrays   6.0  7.2  10.8  12.12 (84)

GOALS:
North Ballarat Rebels: McKenzie 6 Vidler  Garvey  Free  Cranage  Cowan
Dandenong Stingrays: Purves 4 Bastinac 3 Ferraro  Petropoulos  Hayes  Hunter  Amalfi

BEST:
North Ballarat Rebels: McKenzie Giampaolo Free[color] Ross-Smith Tate McKenzie
Dandenong Stingrays: Hallahan Casboult Hunter Sienkiewicz Purves Clark

Here's his stats for the year so far as a Back Pocket/Rover

http://www.sportingpulse.com/team_info.cgi?player=Josh%20Free&action=PSTATS&pID=188650878&client=1-3020-0-67827-8058800

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Jackson Trengrove injured & gone for the year
« Reply #25 on: June 08, 2008, 05:37:30 PM »
Season-ending injury for top draft hope
Matt Burgan
afl.com.au
 3:40 PM Sun 08 June, 2008

VIC METRO young-gun Jackson Trengrove will miss the rest of the season with a knee and hamstring injury sustained during a recent training session.

Trengrove, a 196cm tall defender/ruckman from the Calder Cannons, is one of the most highly rated players in this year’s NAB AFL under 18 championships, and a top 10 draft prospect.

AIS/AFL Academy high performance manager Alan McConnell is confident Trengrove will bounce back in time for the October NAB AFL Draft Camp.

“[The injury happened] in a mock pressure situation training drill with Metro on Thursday evening,” McConnell told afl.com.au.

“He’s ruptured the lateral ligament in the knee and torn the hamstring from the bone, so it’s actually a break of the bone that’s caused the attachment to come free.

“He’ll be operated on Tuesday next week to deal with both of those matters.

“The prognosis is good, provided that there’s no surprises when the surgeon gets in – they expect 100 per cent recovery and about a three-month rehab, so we’d hope he’d be ready to do something by draft camp time at this stage.” 

http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=61061

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Re: 2008 potential draftees
« Reply #26 on: June 08, 2008, 06:11:25 PM »
Poor kid. Ken Fletcher rated Trengrove as highly a Cotch the other day on the radio. Hopefully he does make a full recovery. Doing a hammy from the bone doesn't sound too good though. Could be a bargin pick if clubs are nervous about him coming back from the injury and let him slip down the draft order.
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Jack Watts = No 1 draft pick? (The Age)
« Reply #27 on: July 01, 2008, 04:25:01 AM »
'Basketballer' moves into top draft contention
Jake Niall | July 1, 2008

FROM early this season, it has been assumed that Melbourne would have the first pick in the national draft and that the Demons would use it to select the spectacular Fijian-born ruck prospect Nicholas Naitanui.

But as of July 1, both assumptions are being challenged. The Demons are no longer certainties to finish bottom, and even if they did, a Victorian forward with a basketball pedigree might supplant Naitanui as the first pick.

Jack Watts, a 194-centimetre key forward from Brighton Grammar who has been outstanding in the under-18 carnival, has moved up the charts to the extent that he has become a serious contender to be the first pick in the draft, especially if the Demons "win" the wooden spoon.

In recruiting circles, Naitanui and another West Australian, Daniel Rich, had been touted as the prospective top two in the draft before the emergence of Watts, who kicked four goals for the Victorian Metro team against Victorian Country and had a five-goal, 17-possession haul against South Australia last Sunday.

Ladder position could determine the order of the draft, given that West Coast and Fremantle — which, like Melbourne, have two wins each — are considered more likely to select the WA pair of Naitanui and Rich ahead of Watts. Rich, a talented midfielder, is playing senior football with Subiaco.

There is a further subplot involving Watts, who has given up an Australian Institute of Sport's basketball scholarship to pursue a football career; namely that Watts, a year 11 student, will remain in Victoria next year regardless of who drafts him. He is committed to finishing VCE at Brighton Grammar, and would stay in Melbourne in the event that the Eagles or Dockers selected him.

Watts has received far less publicity and hype than Naitanui, whose exotic heritage, striking appearance and freakish athleticism have created a misleading impression that he is the certain No. 1 pick.

Indeed, some recruiters point out that Naitanui, while a gifted athlete and excellent prospect with massive upside, is very much an unfinished work and does not win much of the ball for a player of his (draft) standing; he often struggles to reach double figures in possessions and averages and one mark a game, but his enormous leap serves him well in ruck contests for Swan Districts.

Another factor in the No. 1 pick equation might be whether the Demons can recruit Fremantle ruckman Robert Warnock via the pre-season draft, easing the pressure on the club to secure a ruckman.

Watts' main asset is his marking — particularly in a contest — but he also has super speed for a player of his height.

The Australian Institute of Sport basketball program timed him at 2.79 seconds for a 20-metre sprint, an exceptional time for a player of any size. In basketball, he played as a point guard and was regarded as the best prospect of his age in Victoria and possibly Australia.

In his four-goal game against Victorian Country, Watts' matchwinning final goal in the dying seconds of the match followed a contested mark against multiple opponents. He is said to kick well with both feet and possess good agility at ground level.

The No. 1 draft pick scenario could become clearer when Victorian Metro plays WA at Telstra Dome in the final game of the under-18 carnival, a match in which, barring mishap, Watts, Naitanui and Rich will all play.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/basketballer-top-draft-contention/2008/06/30/1214677943867.html

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Age article on Nick Naitanui
« Reply #28 on: July 06, 2008, 05:36:22 AM »
Draft holds promise for old friends
Emma Quayle | July 6, 2008

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NICK NAITANUI hasn't always had very long legs, a giant leap, even longer dreadlocks and a reputation as perhaps the most promising young footballer in the country.

"He was the skinniest little kid, but he was always taller than everyone," remembered Chris Yarran, his teammate in the West Australian under-18 team, yesterday. Another teammate, Michael Walters, went further. "He had no idea about footy," he said. "But he had a really big afro."

Those two should know. The AFL draft takes teenagers from cities and towns all over Australia and turns them into instant teammates at the club that picks them. But sometimes, it finds more than one in the same spot.

Naitanui was born in Penrith, moving to Perth with his mother and twin brother Mark after the boys turned two. He has lived in many homes, in several streets and in a handful of suburbs. But when he was four or five, he moved to Bushby Street in the eastern Perth suburb of Midvale, and found some new friends to hang out with.

One of them was Yarran, a sharp, smart and highly dangerous forward who can kick goals from anywhere and will be a top-five or 10 pick at this November's draft. After starting this season in the Swan Districts seniors, Yarran injured his ankle a few rounds in and worried about getting back in time for the under-18 series.

He played his best game for the championships yesterday, creating opportunities for himself through tackling and chasing, then kicking the goals to go with it and feeling relieved he had found a little form. "I was feeling like there was a bit of pressure for me this year," he said.

"I played last year, but coming back as one of the older players there's the expectation that you're going to play well all the time. I feel like people expect things of me, but at the same time you've got to put that aside and play footy how you know and do all the things you love to do."

A little over a year ago, when he was chosen in the AIS-AFL Academy squad, there was different pressure. The squad's coach, Alan McConnell, remembers Yarran saying very little at his first couple of training camps, and thinking hard when he was forced to talk up.

His confidence is growing. "All those three boys come from an environment where things aren't all laid at their feet, and Chris has had to work hard to achieve what he's got and to develop his own self-confidence," McConnell said.

"When we first met him, you couldn't get two words out of him. You'd ask a question and he'd be reluctant to answer, to the point where he'd be trying to guess what the answer was that you wanted and then parrot that. It was so acute that at times he could give no answer at all. His growth in that area has been amazing, he's becoming more comfortable with himself, and happy, and it's really pleasing to see."

Naitanui has confronted different pressures in the past six months. When he started seeing his face on the TV, and hearing himself touted as the No. 1 draft pick, he thought it was all pretty good. Lately, though, the attention has felt like too much. Ironically, the teenager has this year started a journalism degree, although he plans to "travel the world and learn about all sorts of cultures" before becoming a football writer and grilling potential draftees.

In the meantime, he has been working hard on his kicking, and figuring out where he needs to be to get a kick; Naitanui can jump over the top of anybody and will compete to the end, but it's his game sense that might see him dip to No. 2 or No. 3 in the draft.

"Most of his possessions at the moment are coming around stoppages in the form of clearances, so if the ball's in his space, he's very effective," said McConnell. "The key for Nick is to put himself in that space more often, to read the play, and it's improving.

"When I first saw him, the game used to go past him or go around him. He doesn't necessarily get where he needs to be to take the number of marks you'd like, but he's certainly joining in the game for longer periods now. It doesn't really go past him, any more. He doesn't tolerate being pushed around any more."

Naitanui's other neighbour, way back then, was Walters, a small, slippery forward who can kick lots of goals, and may one day grow into a midfielder. If he isn't chosen in the first round of the draft, he probably won't have to wait long.

Walters is happy to claim credit for his now bigger, now dreadlocked friend. "If we weren't always out playing footy," he said, "Nicko might never have heard of it." A touch younger than Yarran and Naitanui, he has enjoyed following them, first into the AIS-AFL Academy and now into the state team.

"It's been good, just to follow along and see what those boys have done," he said. "We can still remember being little kids and I think maybe it's helped us all.

"It's good to have Nicko around because he always tells you what to do, he's always pushing you up and making you work hard. And Chris is the opposite, he just relaxes and goes with it. We're good for each other, I think. We just try and make each other be better."

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/draft-holds-promise-for-old-friends/2008/07/05/1214951115537.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

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Re: 2008 potential draftees
« Reply #29 on: July 07, 2008, 07:32:14 PM »
The AFL site has interviews with some of the top draftees this year:

Nick Naitanui

Hamish Hartlett

Jack Watts

Jack Ziebell

Mitch Robinson