The TAC Cup's 5 regional Clubs and local VCFL Club's do a wonderful job in dealing with geographical difficulties to ensure talented 15-18yr olds are provided with the highest quality programs to develop their football and life skills.
The NAB AFL Under 18 & Under 16 Championships are the pinnacle that many of these players aim for at the start of the season, and promising players from the North Ballarat Rebels, Geelong Falcons, Gippsland Power, Murray Bushrangers, Dandenong Stingray's and Bendigo Pioneers have the opportunity to compete against Australia's best junior AFL players while playing in the Vic Country team's.
The following Rebels TAC Cup Playing Squad members and U16 Development Squad members have been selected in the initial Victorian Country Squads.
Andrew Hooper (Golden Point)
David Astbury (Tatyoon)
Oliver Tate (North City)
Josh Cowan (Daylesford)
Jandre Slabbert (Hamilton)
Marcus Darmody (North Warrnambool)
Josh Free (Ballarat & Clarendon)
Lucas Cook (Ballarat & Clarendon) N
Ben Peters (Ballarat) INJ
Coleman Schache (Ballarat & Clarendon)
Will Pomorin (Emmanuel Hawks)
Peter Lulham (North Ballarat JFC)
Tony Lockyer (Sebastopol JFC)
Darcy Watchorn (Redan JFC)
Rory Taggert (Horsham Saints)
Sam Dobson (Koroit)
Nick O'Brien (Carngham Linton)
Karl Beddison (Horsham)
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