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18-06-2009, 07:26 PM
BENDIGO PIONEERS
The Bendigo Pioneers are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup).
They have produced some of the elite players in the league, including Nick Dal Santo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Dal_Santo) and former AFL Rising Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Rising_Star) Joel Selwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Selwood).
Bendigo player Grant Ford was selected in the 2007 TAC Team of the Year.
Kallen Geary etched his name into Bendigo Pioneers Football Club history as winner of the Neville Strauch Memorial club champion award for 2008.The wingman joined his brother, Jarryn, as a Pioneers’ best and fairest winner.
CALDER CANNONS
The Calder Cannons are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) club from Melbourne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne), Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia).
The club competes in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup) and fields squads in the U15, 16 and most importantly the U18's. The club was formed in 1995 after the need for two more metropolitan clubs.
The club has been a strong competitor since its inception, and in 2006 lost in the final to eventual premiers the Oakleigh Chargers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers) at the MCG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground). They won the competition in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007, and have appeared in 6 out of the last 7 grand finals, all played on the MCG, usually before the AFL Grand Final (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final).
In the 2007 TAC Cup Final, Calder beat the Murray Bushrangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Bushrangers), with Ashley Arrowsmith (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashley_Arrowsmith&action=edit&redlink=1) the winner of the TAC Medal for best on ground. Victorian representatives for Calder at the U18 Championships included Addam Maric, James Polkinghorne, captain Mitchell Farmer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Farmer) and Arrowsmith.
The club train and play home matches at the Coburg City Oval (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coburg_City_Oval) which is also shared by the Coburg Tigers Football Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coburg_Tigers_Football_Club).
The Calder Cannons have had the largest number of players from its club drafted onto an AFL teams senior list via the AFL draft, having a total of 71 players drafted. [1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Cannons#cite_note-0)
DANDENONG STINGRAYS
The Dandenong Stingrays are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup).
1992 saw the birth of the ‘Southern Stingrays’ and they were developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy (Regional Manager) and Ron Roach (Promotions Manager) with the home base located at the Ben Kavanagh Reserve, Mordialloc. The side is coached in the inaugural year by Peter Russo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Russo).
The ‘Dandenong Southern Stingrays’ are currently under the leadership of Darren Flanigan (Region Manager) and Mark Wheeler (Region Development Manager) with the home base located at Shepley Oval, Dandenong. The side is coached by Graeme Yeats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Yeats).
GEELONG FALCONS
The Geelong Falcons are a junior Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) representative club in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup) competition, Victoria, Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria,_Australia).
The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warrnambool regions in order to groom them for AFL selection. There is an U/16 side as well as an U/18 side.
In 2007, Jimmy Bartel became the first ex-Falcon to win the AFL Brownlow Medal, for the leagues best and fairest player, while Jonathan Brown became the first ex-Falcon to win the Coleman Medal for the most goals in the season. Gary Ablett Jnr also became the first ex-Falcon to win the Leigh Matthews Award, for being voted the Most Valuable Player by the AFL Players Association.
Hawthorn half-back Luke Hodge has since become the first Falcon to win the Norm Smith Medal for his best on ground performance in the 2008 Grand Final against the Geelong Cats.
GOLD COAST
Gold Coast Football Club is an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) club based on the Gold Coast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland), currently playing in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup) competition. The club is the product of a sole consortium, known as GC17, tendering against established criteria for a licence to be the 17th club in the Australian Football League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League) Australian competition. They also have been approved by CIC, a group for AFL clubs outside Victoria.
On 31st March (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_31) 2009 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009) after years of delays, the club was granted a provisional licence to join the AFL competition[/URL] and the AFL has proposed that the new club enter the national competition for the 2011 season. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast_Football_Club#cite_note-ABC_Sports_31Mar209_GoldCoastFC_Licence-0)
According to the AFL, the establishment of Gold Coast FC is expected to contribute $34 million dollars to South East Queensland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_Queensland), 92 per cent of which will go to benefit non-AFL businesses in the Gold Coast such as tourism, retail and hospitality industries.
MURRAY BUSHRANGERS
Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) team playing in TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup) since 1993 based in Wangaratta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangaratta). The team trains in WJ Findlay Oval (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WJ_Findlay_Oval&action=edit&redlink=1). The team is coached by Phil Bunn (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phil_Bunn&action=edit&redlink=1). Jersey colors are Black, Purple and Yellow, with black socks and black (home) or white (away) shorts. The Bushrangers have produced some of the current elite Australian Football League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League) players through the AFL Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Draft) including Daniel Cross (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Cross), Brett Deledio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Deledio), Steve Johnson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Johnson_%28footballer%29), Jarrad Waite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrad_Waite), Kayne Pettifer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayne_Pettifer), Justin Koschitzke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Koschitzke), Hamish McIntosh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish_McIntosh), Barry Hall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Hall), Ben Mathews (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Mathews), Steven King (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_King_%28footballer%29), Robert Campbell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Campbell_%28Australian_rules_footballer%29) , Alipate Carlile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alipate_Carlile), David Mundy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mundy) & Shannon Byrnes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Byrnes)
NORTH BALLARAT REBELS
The North Ballarat Rebels are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) club which play in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup), an under-18 competition in Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28Australia%29), Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia).
North Ballarat is one of four regional clubs set up as part of a plan by the AFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League) to have clubs set in all regions of the state.
This was to help aid in player development and the process of the AFL draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_draft), which allows U18 players the opportunity to be selected by AFL clubs.
North Ballarat have drafted many notable AFL players including Adam Goodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Goodes), Shannon Watt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Watt), Jed Adcock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_Adcock), Josh Thurgood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Thurgood) and Shane O'Bree (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_O%27Bree).
NORTHERN KNIGHTS
The Northern Knights are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) club playing in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup), an under-18 competition in Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28Australia%29), Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia). They are based in Preston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_Victoria), representing the northern suburban area of Melbourne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne).
The Knights are one of the six original clubs set up as part of a plan by the AFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League) to replace the traditional club zones with independent junior clubs. This was to help aid in player development and the process of the AFL draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Knights#cite_note-0), which allows U18 players the opportunity to be selected by AFL clubs.
Northern Knights have had many of their players drafted into the AFL, including the first two selections in the 2007 AFL Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_AFL_Draft), Matthew Kreuzer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Kreuzer) and Trent Cotchin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Cotchin). Previously drafted players include Anthony Rocca (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Knights#cite_note-1), Brent Harvey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Harvey), Lance Whitnall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Whitnall) and Nick Stevens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Stevens).
OAKLEIGH CHARGERS
The Oakleigh Chargers are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Knights#cite_note-2) club playing in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup), an under-18 competition in Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28Australia%29), Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia). They are based in Oakleigh, Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakleigh,_Victoria), representing the eastern suburban area of Melbourne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne). The Chargers were one of two additional metropolitan clubs introduced to the TAC Cup in 1995 as part of a plan by the AFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League) to replace the traditional club zones with independent junior clubs. This was to help aid in player development and the process of the AFL draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers#cite_note-0). In June 2008 the Chargers moved into a new pavilion at their Warrawee Park. Oakleigh has had many of their former players drafted into the AFL, including [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Power"]Luke Power (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers#cite_note-1), Heath Black (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Black), Marc Murphy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Murphy), Bret Thornton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Thornton), Ashley Hansen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Hansen), Andrew Carrazzo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carrazzo) and Campbell Brown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_Brown).
The 2008 Jim Honey Medallist (best & fairest) was awarded to Xavier Gotch on the 10th of October.
WESTERN JETS
The Western Jets Football Club are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) club who play in the U18 competition, the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup). The club have developmental squads in the U15 and 16 age groups, however much of the attention is towards its U18 team.
The club are geographically set in Melbourne's West as part of a decision by AFL Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Victoria) (formerly Football Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Victoria)) to have clubs in all regions of the state.
The club trains in Melbourne's inner west at Crofts Reserve in Altona North (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altona_North) and play TAC Cup matches at Burbank Oval (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank_Oval) in Williamstown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamstown).
The Bendigo Pioneers are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup).
They have produced some of the elite players in the league, including Nick Dal Santo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Dal_Santo) and former AFL Rising Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Rising_Star) Joel Selwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Selwood).
Bendigo player Grant Ford was selected in the 2007 TAC Team of the Year.
Kallen Geary etched his name into Bendigo Pioneers Football Club history as winner of the Neville Strauch Memorial club champion award for 2008.The wingman joined his brother, Jarryn, as a Pioneers’ best and fairest winner.
CALDER CANNONS
The Calder Cannons are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) club from Melbourne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne), Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia).
The club competes in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup) and fields squads in the U15, 16 and most importantly the U18's. The club was formed in 1995 after the need for two more metropolitan clubs.
The club has been a strong competitor since its inception, and in 2006 lost in the final to eventual premiers the Oakleigh Chargers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers) at the MCG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground). They won the competition in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007, and have appeared in 6 out of the last 7 grand finals, all played on the MCG, usually before the AFL Grand Final (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final).
In the 2007 TAC Cup Final, Calder beat the Murray Bushrangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Bushrangers), with Ashley Arrowsmith (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashley_Arrowsmith&action=edit&redlink=1) the winner of the TAC Medal for best on ground. Victorian representatives for Calder at the U18 Championships included Addam Maric, James Polkinghorne, captain Mitchell Farmer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Farmer) and Arrowsmith.
The club train and play home matches at the Coburg City Oval (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coburg_City_Oval) which is also shared by the Coburg Tigers Football Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coburg_Tigers_Football_Club).
The Calder Cannons have had the largest number of players from its club drafted onto an AFL teams senior list via the AFL draft, having a total of 71 players drafted. [1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Cannons#cite_note-0)
DANDENONG STINGRAYS
The Dandenong Stingrays are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup).
1992 saw the birth of the ‘Southern Stingrays’ and they were developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy (Regional Manager) and Ron Roach (Promotions Manager) with the home base located at the Ben Kavanagh Reserve, Mordialloc. The side is coached in the inaugural year by Peter Russo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Russo).
The ‘Dandenong Southern Stingrays’ are currently under the leadership of Darren Flanigan (Region Manager) and Mark Wheeler (Region Development Manager) with the home base located at Shepley Oval, Dandenong. The side is coached by Graeme Yeats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Yeats).
GEELONG FALCONS
The Geelong Falcons are a junior Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) representative club in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup) competition, Victoria, Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria,_Australia).
The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warrnambool regions in order to groom them for AFL selection. There is an U/16 side as well as an U/18 side.
In 2007, Jimmy Bartel became the first ex-Falcon to win the AFL Brownlow Medal, for the leagues best and fairest player, while Jonathan Brown became the first ex-Falcon to win the Coleman Medal for the most goals in the season. Gary Ablett Jnr also became the first ex-Falcon to win the Leigh Matthews Award, for being voted the Most Valuable Player by the AFL Players Association.
Hawthorn half-back Luke Hodge has since become the first Falcon to win the Norm Smith Medal for his best on ground performance in the 2008 Grand Final against the Geelong Cats.
GOLD COAST
Gold Coast Football Club is an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) club based on the Gold Coast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland), currently playing in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup) competition. The club is the product of a sole consortium, known as GC17, tendering against established criteria for a licence to be the 17th club in the Australian Football League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League) Australian competition. They also have been approved by CIC, a group for AFL clubs outside Victoria.
On 31st March (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_31) 2009 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009) after years of delays, the club was granted a provisional licence to join the AFL competition[/URL] and the AFL has proposed that the new club enter the national competition for the 2011 season. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast_Football_Club#cite_note-ABC_Sports_31Mar209_GoldCoastFC_Licence-0)
According to the AFL, the establishment of Gold Coast FC is expected to contribute $34 million dollars to South East Queensland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_Queensland), 92 per cent of which will go to benefit non-AFL businesses in the Gold Coast such as tourism, retail and hospitality industries.
MURRAY BUSHRANGERS
Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) team playing in TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup) since 1993 based in Wangaratta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangaratta). The team trains in WJ Findlay Oval (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WJ_Findlay_Oval&action=edit&redlink=1). The team is coached by Phil Bunn (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phil_Bunn&action=edit&redlink=1). Jersey colors are Black, Purple and Yellow, with black socks and black (home) or white (away) shorts. The Bushrangers have produced some of the current elite Australian Football League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League) players through the AFL Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Draft) including Daniel Cross (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Cross), Brett Deledio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Deledio), Steve Johnson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Johnson_%28footballer%29), Jarrad Waite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrad_Waite), Kayne Pettifer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayne_Pettifer), Justin Koschitzke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Koschitzke), Hamish McIntosh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish_McIntosh), Barry Hall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Hall), Ben Mathews (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Mathews), Steven King (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_King_%28footballer%29), Robert Campbell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Campbell_%28Australian_rules_footballer%29) , Alipate Carlile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alipate_Carlile), David Mundy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mundy) & Shannon Byrnes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Byrnes)
NORTH BALLARAT REBELS
The North Ballarat Rebels are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) club which play in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup), an under-18 competition in Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28Australia%29), Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia).
North Ballarat is one of four regional clubs set up as part of a plan by the AFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League) to have clubs set in all regions of the state.
This was to help aid in player development and the process of the AFL draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_draft), which allows U18 players the opportunity to be selected by AFL clubs.
North Ballarat have drafted many notable AFL players including Adam Goodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Goodes), Shannon Watt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Watt), Jed Adcock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_Adcock), Josh Thurgood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Thurgood) and Shane O'Bree (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_O%27Bree).
NORTHERN KNIGHTS
The Northern Knights are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) club playing in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup), an under-18 competition in Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28Australia%29), Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia). They are based in Preston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_Victoria), representing the northern suburban area of Melbourne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne).
The Knights are one of the six original clubs set up as part of a plan by the AFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League) to replace the traditional club zones with independent junior clubs. This was to help aid in player development and the process of the AFL draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Knights#cite_note-0), which allows U18 players the opportunity to be selected by AFL clubs.
Northern Knights have had many of their players drafted into the AFL, including the first two selections in the 2007 AFL Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_AFL_Draft), Matthew Kreuzer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Kreuzer) and Trent Cotchin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Cotchin). Previously drafted players include Anthony Rocca (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Knights#cite_note-1), Brent Harvey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Harvey), Lance Whitnall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Whitnall) and Nick Stevens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Stevens).
OAKLEIGH CHARGERS
The Oakleigh Chargers are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Knights#cite_note-2) club playing in the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup), an under-18 competition in Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28Australia%29), Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia). They are based in Oakleigh, Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakleigh,_Victoria), representing the eastern suburban area of Melbourne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne). The Chargers were one of two additional metropolitan clubs introduced to the TAC Cup in 1995 as part of a plan by the AFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League) to replace the traditional club zones with independent junior clubs. This was to help aid in player development and the process of the AFL draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers#cite_note-0). In June 2008 the Chargers moved into a new pavilion at their Warrawee Park. Oakleigh has had many of their former players drafted into the AFL, including [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Power"]Luke Power (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers#cite_note-1), Heath Black (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Black), Marc Murphy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Murphy), Bret Thornton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Thornton), Ashley Hansen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Hansen), Andrew Carrazzo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carrazzo) and Campbell Brown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_Brown).
The 2008 Jim Honey Medallist (best & fairest) was awarded to Xavier Gotch on the 10th of October.
WESTERN JETS
The Western Jets Football Club are an Australian rules football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football) club who play in the U18 competition, the TAC Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC_Cup). The club have developmental squads in the U15 and 16 age groups, however much of the attention is towards its U18 team.
The club are geographically set in Melbourne's West as part of a decision by AFL Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Victoria) (formerly Football Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Victoria)) to have clubs in all regions of the state.
The club trains in Melbourne's inner west at Crofts Reserve in Altona North (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altona_North) and play TAC Cup matches at Burbank Oval (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank_Oval) in Williamstown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamstown).