Vic Metro and Vic Country have both completed two rounds of the NAB AFL U16 Championships.
It has been mixed fortunes for both sides, with each team with a win and a loss after the first two rounds, with the final round to be played on Friday.
In round one Vic Metro went head to head with Vic Country on the opening day of the NAB AFL U16 Championships, with Metro walking away as victors by a single point.
Metro came out firing and by three-quarter time had a 21-point lead, but the final term brought about a sensational late charge from Country, kicking four goals to one.
However, this was not enough for the Country side to knock off their biggest rivals.
Both teams had a change in fortune in round two, with Country enjoying a 53 point win over SA and Metro going down to WA by 29 points. It sets up a thrilling finale to the Championships on Friday with Vic Country facing WA and Vic Metro taking on SA.
A number of TAC Cup squad members are representing the World XVIII and the Flying Boomerangs, with the World team winning in round one by 19 points. Their second matches are being played on Wednesday.
Round Two:
Vic Country 3.4 9.6 11.7 15.8 (98)
defeated
South Australia 2.1 3.3 5.5 6.9 (45)
Goals
Vic Country: McCartin 5, Goddard 3, Lamb 2, Webb, Cunico, Nelson, McGrath, Pritchard
SA: Bower 2, Watchman 2, Daniel, Carey
Best
Vic Country: Walker, Pritchard, Cunico, Harnett, McCartin, Buykx-Smith
SA: Johansen, Spurling, Bampton, Westley, Foster, Gore
Western Australia 2.2 6.4 8.8 11.10 (76)
defeated
Vic Metro 2.1 3.2 6.2 7.4 (46)
Goals
WA: Lewis 4, Grace 3, Smith, Anderson, Deluca, Wilkinson
Vic Metro: Viojo-Rainbow 3, Nielson, McLaren, Carboni, Sullivan
Best
WA: Walsh, Hille, Miller-Lewis, Anderson, McPhail, Deluca, Tingey
Vic Metro: McLaren, Brayshaw, Lowe, Sullivan, Miller
Round One:
Vic Metro 4.2 7.6 10.9 11.11 (77)
defeated
Vic Country 3.1 5.4 7.6 11.10 (76)
Goals
Vic Metro: McKenize 2, Wright 2, McLaren, Goodyear, Viojo-Rainbow, Lever, Blake, Sheriden-Ferrie, Ahern Vic Country: McGrath 3, Webb 3, Lamb 2, Goddard 2, McCartin
Best
Vic Metro: Urban, Moore, Wright, Lever, Brayshaw, McKenize, Miller Vic Country: Kempster, Webb, Pritchard, McGrath, Goddard, Marchbank
World XVIII 2.5 5.11 9.16 10.18 (78)
defeated
Flying Boomerangs 1.2 4.5 7.8 8.11 (59)
Goals
World XVIII: Kjoege 3, Curnow, Tang, Bol, Guam, Evans, Ferozkhan, Moshoeshoe Flying Boomerangs: Ah Chee 3, Jackson 2, Parfitt, Scott, Thorpe-Morgan
Best
World XVIII: Curnow, Sertbas, Tang, Kjoege, Murphy, Willett-Fatnowna, Dawan, Aganas Flying Boomerangs: Glass, Thorpe-Morgan, Davis, Mason, Molloy, Briggs
Last Modified on 11/07/2012 11:03