2008 potential draftees

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Melbourne recruiter faced with big decision at draft
Mark Stevens | July 10, 2008

With the Gold Coast team on the horizon and compromised drafts arriving from next year, Melboourne's recruiter Prendergast said established clubs would have to wait another "three or four years" for another significant rebuilding opportunity.

At the start of the season his focus was on Western Australia, with standouts Nick Naitanui, Daniel Rich and Chris Yarran.

"Early doors it looked like the top three were coming out of WA. You make sure you get over there to see all those guys playing senior footy in the WAFL," he said.

Now there is a top-three player - and possible No. 1 contender - closer to home.

"As the season unfolds and blokes like Jack Watts start to bob up, you've got to cover all your bases," Prendergast said.

You could picture Watts, a key-position forward from Brighton Grammar, making an impact in a Melbourne forward line crying out for long-replacements for the David Neitz and Russell Robertson.

"Watts was well known about prior to the season starting - he'd been in the AIS squad," Prendergast said.

"But we hadn't seen him at the high-end level. He was playing footy for Brighton Grammar and he only played his first game of TAC under-18 footy two weeks ago at Sandringham.

"He's a really dominating player. His talent is quite obvious."

It is widely believed the top three is now Naitanui, Rich and Watts. What makes it difficult for the likes of Prendergast to make a choice is they are all such different types of players.

"You've got a ruckman, you've got a midfielder and you've got a power forward," he said.

"You just take the best player," he said.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23996372-19742,00.html

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Clipboard crew mine their business
Mark Robinson | July 10, 2008

They say this is a deep draft - the deepest since even 2002 - meaning a first-rounder should hopefully provide a club with a 100-gamer.

The player of the carnival was Vic Metro forward Jack Watts, whose claims to the No. 1 selection were enormously enhanced.

He is a natural forward with balance and smoothness, and has footy smarts.

One senior football official at a Melbourne club is without doubt he is the No. 1.

"They opened a market today and he's $2.20 and if I could tell you something . . . start loading up," he said.

Geelong's Stephen Wells agreed. His club, of course, won't get near him, but his opinion is better than most.

"If it was me today I would take Jack Watts, but it would be a terribly hard decision to take him over Nicholas Naitanui and couple of others as well.

"Those guys you have heard about are all star players."

Naitanui, the challenger for the No. 1 spot, has upside, which also means he has a long way to go to be a standout AFL footballer.

He can run, jump and is awesomely athletic, but apparently isn't a great accumulator of the pill.

Just nine touches yesterday but, remember, player development is premium business these days and the best judges say he is well worth the risk of an early selection.

Names not so well known but that will figure prominently include Daniel Rich, Tyrone Vickery and David Zaharakis.

For a good number of clubs, the big names won't be on their radars. Those players will be long gone when their number comes round.

Geoff Walsh, Collingwood football manager and former recruiter, said the lookout was on for players outside the first round.

"If you could pluck a player who's going to play more than 100 games, it doesn't matter where you pick them, whether they be 38, 48, 70," he said.

The Dogs are expected to take Ayce Cordy with their first-round pick, under the father son rule, which means their next pick is likely to somewhere in the 30s.

"You know who's going to be around your number," Clayton said. "We've picked out a few."

He's not alone. That's why there were so many overcoats and clipboards there yesterday.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23996355-19742,00.html

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The top Victorian U18 kids are back playing with their TAC Cup sides

2008 TAC Cup

Dandenong Stingrays   9.4  11.7  15.9  16.13 (109)
Calder Cannons            1.1  2.5     7.6     7.10 (52)

GOALS:
Dandenong Stingrays: Purves 3 Petropoulos 3 Ferraro 3 Roberton 3 Bastinac  Hayes  Casboult  Savage
Calder Cannons: Huntley 2 Buckley  Thompson  Joyce  White  Lucin

BEST:
Dandenong Stingrays: Rogasch Gillies Mitchell Bastinac Purves Petropoulos
Calder Cannons: Thompson Joyce Tydell Duhau Bisetto Lucin

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Bendigo Pioneers        1.3  4.7  7.9  10.13 (73)
North Ballarat Rebels   5.2  7.5  7.9    9.9 (63)

GOALS:
Bendigo Pioneers: Coghlan 2 Irwin-Hill 2 Filo 2 Hall  Geary  Healey  Gilmore
North Ballarat Rebels: Hooper 4 Parish 2 Ruffles  Suban  Roughead

BEST:
Bendigo Pioneers: Healey Byrne Petrie Florance Irwin-Hill Coghlan
North Ballarat Rebels: Suban Ross-Smith Roughead Hooper Weadon Tate

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Gippsland Power     5.2  7.4  10.10  16.16 (112)
Oakleigh Chargers   0.3  3.7    6.8     8.11 (59)

GOALS:
Gippsland Power: Butcher 5 Woodhead 2 Francis 2 Heyne  Ryan  Hoghton  Stockdale  Donchi  Carr  Blair
Oakleigh Chargers: Scipione 3 Croft 2 Wall  Tunik  Muling

BEST:
Gippsland Power: Stevens Sing Carr Blair Ryan Stockdale
Oakleigh Chargers: Croft Henderson Gotch O'Farrell Hogan McMahon

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Murray Bushrangers     4.5  7.8  15.9  18.10 (118)
Sandringham Dragons   0.3  1.4  2.8     5.9 (39)

GOALS:
Murray Bushrangers: Rockliff 8 Mangan 2 Browne 2 Priest 2 Barolli 2 Sidebottom  Jacka
Sandringham Dragons: Scott  MULLER  Suckling  AMBROSE  Murphy

BEST:
Murray Bushrangers: Rockliff Barolli Mangan Wright Priest Sidebottom
Sandringham Dragons: Hunt Thomas Suckling Mitchem McGarry AMBROSE

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Eastern Ranges   1.3  4.5  5.8  6.9 (45)
Western Jets   3.2  8.5  10.5  14.9 (93)

GOALS:
Eastern Ranges: Renton 3 Dyson  Griffiths  Shiels
Western Jets: Carroll 3 Robbins 2 Sims 2 Fitzpatrick 2 Banner 2 Spinella  McKerracher  Lunardi

BEST:
Eastern Ranges: Renton Kitchin Sloane Barnes Walker Shiels
Western Jets: Morris Notman Fitzpatrick Hartigan Haby Spinella

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Geelong Falcons   1.3  3.5  8.7  10.13 (73)
Northern Knights   0.1  4.3  8.5  9.7 (61)

GOALS:
Geelong Falcons: Dobson 2 Gavin 2 Denton  McMillan-Pittard  Hughes  Hunt  Thompson  Delaney
Northern Knights: Woods 2 Still 2 Calcedo 2 Hill  Power  Stavely

BEST:
Geelong Falcons: Fisher Denton Dangerfield McManus Hunt Ledin
Northern Knights: Hurley Paynter Woods Stavely Simcoe Ricco

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Bests
Western Jets: Morris Notman Fitzpatrick Hartigan Haby Spinella

Kevin's son Justin?

[dereel-tiger]

what is kevin morris doing these days ,l know he was involved with essendon.
and from what l heard he was good at his job.
and l didnt know merv keane is involved with recruiting with essendon.

[Fishfinger]

what is kevin morris doing these days

Involved in recruiting for North Melbourne
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum//index.php?topic=1719.180 (Reply #191)

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2008 TAC Cup - 26/27 July

Oakleigh Chargers         4.6  7.6   12.14  12.14 (86)
Sandringham Dragons   1.5  7.10  11.13  11.13 (79)

GOALS:
Oakleigh Chargers: Hoegel 3 Scipione 3 Burstin 2 Woods  Kennedy  Clarke  Croft
Sandringham Dragons: McGarry 3 Muller 3 Murphy 2 Bull  Suckling  Sengstock

BEST:
Oakleigh Chargers: Burstin Hoegel Croft Thompson Woods Muling
Sandringham Dragons: McGarry Muller Elkman Robertson Suckling Sengstock

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Geelong Falcons   3.0    6.1  13.3    18.11 (119)
Gippsland Power   3.4  12.7  16.11  18.13 (121)

GOALS:
Geelong Falcons: Dangerfield 3 Denton 2 Christensen 2 Gavin 2 Jones 2 Bartlett  Lynch  Hughes  Jull  Hussey  Thompson  Delaney
Gippsland Power: Weston 6 Stockdale 3 Heyne 3 Francis 2 Ryan  Lehman  Stevens  Butcher

BEST:
Geelong Falcons: Hollmer Jones Dangerfield Gavin Lynch Ledin
Gippsland Power: Weston Stevens Blair Francis Donchi Ryan

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Murray Bushrangers   7.1  10.5  17.9  22.12 (144)
Western Jets             2.0   3.3    5.6    9.8 (62)

GOALS:
Murray Bushrangers: Mahoney 3 A'vard 3 Tiller 2 Priest 2 Martiniello 2 Sidebottom  Bryce  Boshevski  Mangan  Reid  Rockliff  Lewis  Craven  McNeil  Jacka
Western Jets: Kennedy 2 McKerracher  Koroneos  Lunardi  Robbins  Carroll  Schroder  Wood

BEST:
Murray Bushrangers: Mahoney Mangan Priest Hamilton Barolli Klemke
Western Jets: Doyle Hartigan Schroder Sims Robbins Kennedy

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Dandenong Stingrays   5.1  9.1  14.5  19.8 (122)
Bendigo Pioneers          2.4  2.7  5.8    8.11 (59)

GOALS:
Dandenong Stingrays: Hunter 5 Purves 5 Petropoulos 3 Hayes  Rogasch  Doria  Gillies  Ferraro  Savage
Bendigo Pioneers: Hall 2 Florance  Gaylor  Coghlan  Baird  Gilmore  Filo

BEST:
Dandenong Stingrays: Casboult Purves Hunter Bastinac Savage Gaertner
Bendigo Pioneers: Coghlan Hall Geary Petrie Richardson Filo

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Calder Cannons     3.5  6.6  7.8  10.10 (70)
Northern Knights   1.2  3.3  5.3    7.5 (47)

GOALS:
Calder Cannons: Temel 4 McCallum 2 Ezard 2 Duhau  Streiff
Northern Knights: Hurley 2 Dornauf 2 Hobbs 2 Walsh

BEST:
Calder Cannons: White Temel Joyce Ezard Duhau Lucin
Northern Knights: Kelly Hurley Dornauf Still Hobbs Boyden

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North Ballarat Rebels   5.6  8.8  14.9  21.10 (136)
Eastern Ranges           1.0  4.1    4.1     7.4 (46)

GOALS:
North Ballarat Rebels: Parish 5 Ruffles 3 Roughead 3 Linke 2 McKenzie 2 Cranage 2 Young 2 Giampaolo  Grigg
Eastern Ranges: Shiels 2 Cass 2 Griffiths  Purcell  Sloane

BEST:
North Ballarat Rebels: Roughead Gilbert Hooper McKenzie Linke Parish
Eastern Ranges: Dyson Van Unen Sloane Shiels Ellis Barnes

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Jordan Roughead a ruckman with the lot
Amelia Harris | July 28, 2008 12:00am

NORTH Ballarat Rebels coach Chris Maple rates Jordan Roughead among the best under-18 ruckmen going around after Roughead starred in the 90-point win at home against Eastern Ranges yesterday.

A cousin of Hawk star Jarryd, the 199cm Roughead is one of several possible first-round draft ruck picks, along with West Australian standout Nicholas Naitanui and Sandringham Dragons' Tyrone Vickery.

"I think he's been really impressive," Maple said last night.

"If the recruiters are pushing Naitanui to be No. 1, then Jordan Roughhead's really putting himself up there because he did really well against him and again (yesterday) he played against a boy taller than him (Andrew Renton) and played exceptionally well and pushed forward and kicked three goals.

"He's got more than just ruck duties to his bow. He can take a contested mark and move around the ground."

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24086841-19895,00.html

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Sandringham Dragons won the Recruiters dream game with Watts vs Hurley.

2008 TAC Cup

Sandringham Dragons   1.1  3.3  11.5  15.8 (98)
Northern Knights           4.2  5.3  8.5  12.6 (78)

GOALS:
Sandringham Dragons: Martin 4 Allan 2 Lynch 2 Suckling 2 Gilchrist 2 Bull  Muller  Sengstock
Northern Knights: Still 3 Dornauf 2 Micevski 2 Grgic  Wallace  Walsh  Zaharakis  Hobbs

BEST:
Sandringham Dragons: Vickery Suckling McGarry Kennedy Martin Lynch
Northern Knights: Zaharakis Still Hurley Griffiths Hobbs Boyden

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Bendigo Pioneers    5.3    7.5   13.8    15.9 (99)
Oakleigh Chargers   3.4  9.14  11.14  14.14 (98)

GOALS:
Bendigo Pioneers: Healey 5 Irwin-Hill 4 Petrie 2 Coghlan  Lockwood  Baird  Filo
Oakleigh Chargers: Nicolopoulos 6 Burstin 3 Lisle  Johns  Strauss  Gotch  Andrews

BEST:
Bendigo Pioneers: Healey Florance Irwin-Hill Williams Petrie Geary
Oakleigh Chargers: Burstin Nicolopoulos Hoegel Castricum Thompson Strauss

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Murray Bushrangers   4.7  6.10  11.13  19.18 (132)
Calder Cannons         1.3    2.4     3.4       4.7 (31)

GOALS:
Murray Bushrangers: Rockliff 6 Priest 2 Craven 2 McNeil 2 Wright  Mahoney  Bryce  Hamilton  Martiniello  Ryan  Ziebell
Calder Cannons: Thompson 2 Fahey  Bisetto

BEST:
Murray Bushrangers: Rockliff Mahoney Priest Wright Barolli Milne
Calder Cannons: Hayes Liberatore Joyce Carlisle Tydell Lucin

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2008 TAC Cup - Sunday games 17/8/08

Eastern Ranges   4.3  6.4  9.7  10.9 (69)
Geelong Falcons   1.0  4.2  5.4  8.9 (57)

GOALS:
Eastern Ranges: Shiels 4 O'Keefe 4 La Marca  McDonald
Geelong Falcons: Bucovaz 3 Rounds  Hollmer  Ledin  Christensen  Bartlett

BEST:
Eastern Ranges: Shiels Renton Kitchin O'Keefe Purcell Van Unen
Geelong Falcons: Ledin Cunnington Rounds Bucovaz MacKenzie Simpkin

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North Ballarat Rebels   5.1  8.4  9.6  11.7 (73)
Western Jets               3.1  6.3  7.7  9.8 (62)

GOALS:
North Ballarat Rebels: Cranage 3 Radley 2 Young 2 Gilbert  Weadon  Hooper  Giampaolo
Western Jets: Haby 3 Di Martino 2 Lawson  Kennedy  Daw  Sims

BEST:
North Ballarat Rebels: Gilbert Roughead Hooper Cranage McKenzie Tate
Western Jets: Haby Morris Kennedy Wood Robbins Lunardi

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Gippsland Power          4.2  7.5   9.9  10.13 (73)
Dandenong Stingrays   3.2  7.4  10.6  11.11 (77)

GOALS:
Gippsland Power: Heyne 3 Weston 2 Lehman  Francis  Brown  Blair  Johnston
Dandenong Stingrays: Scully 2 Clark 2 Andrews  Bastinac  Doria  Heddles  Petropoulos  Hallahan  Ferraro

BEST:
Gippsland Power: Sing Carr Francis Blair McLinden Nickless
Dandenong Stingrays: Gillies Casboult Savage Clark Ferraro Scully

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2008 TAC Cup - Aug 23-24

Calder Cannons   2.3  4.4  7.6  12.10 (82)
Eastern Ranges   2.1  5.1  6.5    6.8 (44)

GOALS:
Calder Cannons: White 6 Temel 2 Toy 2 Tydell  Lucin
Eastern Ranges: La Marca  Gysberts  Blease  Barnes  Cass  O'Shea

BEST:
Calder Cannons: White McKernan Joyce Toy Lucin Woodburn
Eastern Ranges: Kitchin Gysberts Moore Brown Barnes Cass

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Gippsland Power           6.2  9.4  12.6  15.8 (98)
Sandringham Dragons   3.1  6.3  10.7  13.13 (91)

GOALS:
Gippsland Power: Heyne 5 Weston 3 Stockdale 2 Butcher 2 Dessent  Rogers  Lehman
Sandringham Dragons: Watts 3 Robertson 2 Harris  McGarry  Meehan  Lynch  Hale  McHarg  Sengstock  Gilchrist

BEST:
Gippsland Power: Blair Carr McLinden Heyne Butcher Weston
Sandringham Dragons: Lynch Sengstock Brown Smith-Cameron Gilchrist Kennedy

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Western Jets         2.1  4.5  10.9  13.13 (91)
Bendigo Pioneers   2.5  7.6   8.8  10.12 (72)

GOALS:
Western Jets: Banner 4 Sims 3 Conway 2 Haby  Koroneos  Fitzpatrick  Wood
Bendigo Pioneers: Page 2 Coghlan 2 Massina  Irwin-Hill  Martin  Baird  Healey  Petrie

BEST:
Western Jets: Banner Sims Conway Fogarty Casley Wood
Bendigo Pioneers: Williams Coghlan Healey Florance Baird Smith

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Murray Bushrangers     2.5  5.7  8.11  11.15 (81)
Dandenong Stingrays   1.1  2.3  5.6     6.7 (43)

GOALS:
Murray Bushrangers: Ziebell 6 Rockliff 2 Wright  Priest  McNeil
Dandenong Stingrays: Ferraro  Clark  Doria  Rogasch  Scully  Savage

BEST:
Murray Bushrangers: Ziebell Priest Klemke Wright Milne Sidebottom
Dandenong Stingrays: Scully Heddles Andrews Ferraro Hibberd Purves

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Josh Free was named in the bests for North Ballarat

Geelong Falcons          3.6  5.7  6.11  9.13 (67)
North Ballarat Rebels   0.2  4.8  7.14  8.20 (68)

GOALS:
Geelong Falcons: Christensen 2 Delaney 2 Bucovaz  Grabowski  Lynch  Bartlett  Thompson
North Ballarat Rebels: Radley 3 McKenzie  Tate  Hooper  Cranage  Young

BEST:
Geelong Falcons: Lynch Delaney McKenzie Rounds Bucovaz Hollmer
North Ballarat Rebels: McKenzie Tate Suban Cowan Free Young

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Northern Knights   1.2  3.3  7.4  12.8 (80)
Oakleigh Chargers   3.2  5.6  9.7  13.9 (87)

GOALS:
Northern Knights: Still 5 Stanton  Zaharakis  Hill  Wallace  Paynter  Grgic  Stavely
Oakleigh Chargers: Shuey 2 Sibosado 2 Clarke 2 O'Farrell 2 Strauss  Burstin  Gaff  Kennedy  Gotch

BEST:
Northern Knights: Still Hill Zaharakis Griffiths Boyden Paynter
Oakleigh Chargers: Shuey Gotch Burstin Clarke Purcell Kennedy

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Josh Free was named in the bests again today for the North Ballarat Rebels

2008 TAC Cup - Aug 30/31

North Ballarat Rebels   6.0  10.5  11.7  15.11 (101)
Northern Knights         1.2   1.2    5.5      5.5 (35)

GOALS:
North Ballarat Rebels: Radley 5 George 4 Suban 2 Young 2 Hooper  Ruffles
Northern Knights: Still 2 Boyden  Brunelli  Lincoln

BEST:
North Ballarat Rebels: George Tate Suban Ross-Smith Radley Free
Northern Knights: Stanton Witkowski Stavely Still Grimes McLellan

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Bendigo Pioneers   4.2  9.7  14.9  14.13 (97)
Gippsland Power    4.2  6.5   7.8   12.13 (85)

GOALS:
Bendigo Pioneers: Jones 3 Coghlan 3 Gilmore 3 Page  Martin  Florance  Craig  Healey
Gippsland Power: Heyne 3 Butcher 2 Cole 2 Rogers  Heath  Weston  Stockdale  Golby

BEST:
Bendigo Pioneers: Coghlan Florance Page Geary Martin Jones
Gippsland Power: Butcher McLinden White Blair Heyne Stockdale

REPORTED PLAYERS:
Bendigo Pioneers: B Filo No 9 Engaging in rough conduct against an opponent (J.West number 25 of Gippsland Power )Which in the circumstances is unreasonable under AFL Llaw 19.2.2 (G )(viii) of the laws of Australian Football during the 3rd quarter on the wing Grand Satand side.
Gippsland Power: nil

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2008 TAC Cup - Sept 6/7

Eastern Ranges     8.3  10.8  12.12  14.16 (100)
Northern Knights   3.3    4.5    7.9      10.9 (69)

GOALS:
Eastern Ranges: O'Keefe 5 Gysberts 3 Sloane 3 Dyson  La Marca  Cass
Northern Knights: Still 6 Hurley  Stanton  Hobbs  Micevski

BEST:
Eastern Ranges: Renton Brown Sloane O'Keefe Kitchin Gysberts
Northern Knights: Still Griffiths Stanton Grimes Paynter Wallace

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Murray Bushrangers   2.0  5.3  10.7  14.11 (95)
Oakleigh Chargers      3.3  7.3   8.4   13.8 (86)

GOALS:
Murray Bushrangers: Sidebottom 2 Rockliff 2 Martiniello 2 Ziebell 2 Mahoney  Boshevski  Mangan  Priest  Daniels  Craven
Oakleigh Chargers: Sibosado 5 Burstin 2 Wall  Kennedy  Hoegel  Gotch  Scipione  Kilpin

BEST:
Murray Bushrangers: Sidebottom Browne Rockliff Ziebell Klemke Wright
Oakleigh Chargers: Strauss Sibosado Clarke Purcell Taffin Wall

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Bendigo Pioneers   1.1   1.3    8.5   12.7 (79)
Calder Cannons     5.3  13.4  16.6  20.10 (130)

GOALS:
Bendigo Pioneers: Lockwood 3 Gilmore 3 Coghlan 2 Gillingham  Martin  Florance  Healey
Calder Cannons: Talia 4 White 3 Rae 3 Buckley 3 Watson 2 Joyce 2 Pickering  Duhau  Meroli

BEST:
Bendigo Pioneers: Martin Healey Lockwood Geary Gilmore Byrne
Calder Cannons: Talia Joyce Toy Buckley Woodburn White

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2008 TAC Cup - Finals Week 1

(3rd) Geelong Falcons       4.0  4.3    4.4   7.8 (50)
(6th) Oakleigh Chargers   1.5  2.11  4.15  6.20 (56)

GOALS:
Geelong Falcons: Delaney 2 Rounds  Cunnington  Hughes  Bucovaz  MacKenzie
Oakleigh Chargers: Nicolopoulos 2 Scipione 2 Gotch  Kilpin

BEST:
Geelong Falcons: Rounds Lynch Delaney MacKenzie Cunnington Jull
Oakleigh Chargers: Hannebery Gotch Strauss Shuey Purcell Thompson

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(4th) North Ballarat Rebels   5.4    7.7    7.8    12.10 (82)
(5th) Gippsland Power          3.3  10.6  13.11  15.13 (103)

GOALS:
North Ballarat Rebels: Ruffles 5 Radley 3 Suban 2 Astbury 2
Gippsland Power: Butcher 3 Donchi 2 Francis 2 Heyne 2 Blair  Carr  Heath  Weston  Hoghton  Stevens

BEST:
North Ballarat Rebels: Ruffles Linke Roughead Peters Hooper George
Gippsland Power: Butcher Blair Heath Stevens Lehman Francis

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