Murray Bushrangers
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Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football
team playing in TAC Cup
since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains in WJ Findlay Oval. The team is coached by Darren Ogier
. 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
players through the AFL Draft
including Daniel Cross, Brett Deledio
, Steve Johnson, Jarrad Waite
, Kayne Pettifer
, Justin Koschitzke
, Hamish McIntosh
, Barry Hall
, Ben Mathews
, Steven King
, Robert Campbell
, Alipate Carlile
, David Mundy
& Shannon Byrnes
by 50 points, the only TAC Team of the Year representative for the year was Ben McEvoy
. 2008 saw the Bushrangers dominate the entire TAC Cup
season finishing 1st at season end and defeating the Dandenong Stingrays
by 81 points in the 2008 grand final, midfielder-forward Steele Sidebottom
had a game-high 32 possessions and booted 10.3 claiming best on ground honours.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
team playing in TAC Cup
TAC Cup
The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....
since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains in WJ Findlay Oval. The team is coached by Darren Ogier
Darren Ogier
Darren Ogier is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton, North Melbourne and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League ....
. 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
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
players through the AFL Draft
AFL Draft
The AFL Draft is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.-History:...
including Daniel Cross, Brett Deledio
Brett Deledio
Brett Deledio is an Australian rules football player currently playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life/career:...
, Steve Johnson, Jarrad Waite
Jarrad Waite
Jarrad Waite is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .Jarrad was born in Devonport, Tasmania. He was recruited as the number 46 draft pick in the 2001 AFL Draft from Benalla under the father-son selection rule...
, Kayne Pettifer
Kayne Pettifer
Kayne Pettifer was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Pettifer first attracted the talent scouts when he was awarded the Larke Medal for his outstanding performance during the Australian Vic Country's Under 18 team at the 2000 AFL National Under 18 Championships...
, Justin Koschitzke
Justin Koschitzke
Justin Gregory Koschitzke is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career overview:Recruited in the 2000 AFL Draft at pick number two, there were high expectations on Koschitzke from a young age...
, Hamish McIntosh
Hamish McIntosh
Hamish McIntosh is an Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League.- Football career :From Lavington, New South Wales on the Murray River, he played his U/18 footy with Murray Bushrangers....
, Barry Hall
Barry Hall
Barry Hall is a former Australian rules footballer. Hall is considered to be one of the best forwards of the modern era, being named All-Australian, leading his club's goalkicking on nine occasions and captaining the Sydney Swans to their 2005 AFL Grand Final victory...
, Ben Mathews
Ben Mathews
-Overview:Ben Mathews is a former Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans, originally recruited from the Corowa-Rutherglen region of New South Wales. In 2005 he was part of the premiership-winning side that defeated the West Coast Eagles. He announced his retirement on 2 September...
, Steven King
Steven King (footballer)
Steven King is a former Australian rules footballer for Geelong and St Kilda in the Australian Football League .- Geelong :...
, Robert Campbell
Robert Campbell (Australian rules footballer)
Robert "Robbie" Campbell is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League . At 200 cm tall, he made his AFL debut with the Hawthorn Hawks in 2002...
, Alipate Carlile
Alipate Carlile
Alipate Carlile is an Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...
, David Mundy
David Mundy
David Mundy , in Seymour, Victoria is an Australian rules footballer with the Fremantle Football Club. He plays as a half back flanker or midfielder and began his football career at Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup.-Fremantle career:...
& Shannon Byrnes
Shannon Byrnes
Shannon Byrnes is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Career:...
Club history
Murray Bushrangers are based at Wangaratta, near the Victoria-NSW border and have been involved in the TAC Cup since 1993 when the competition added an additional four country teams. Murray lost in the 2007 TAC Cup Grand Final to the Calder CannonsCalder Cannons
The Calder Cannons are an Australian rules football club from Melbourne, Australia.The club competes in the TAC Cup and fields squads in the U15, 16 and most importantly the U18s. The club was formed in 1995 after the need for two more metropolitan clubs...
by 50 points, the only TAC Team of the Year representative for the year was Ben McEvoy
Ben McEvoy
Ben McEvoy is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...
. 2008 saw the Bushrangers dominate the entire TAC Cup
TAC Cup
The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....
season finishing 1st at season end and defeating the Dandenong Stingrays
Dandenong Stingrays
The Dandenong Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup.1992 saw the birth of the ‘Southern Stingrays’ and they were developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy and Ron Roach with the home base located at the Ben Kavanagh Reserve,...
by 81 points in the 2008 grand final, midfielder-forward Steele Sidebottom
Steele Sidebottom
Steele Sidebottom is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League....
had a game-high 32 possessions and booted 10.3 claiming best on ground honours.
Statistcal Record
- Premiers: 1998, 2008
- Runners up: 2003, 2007
- Morrish Medallist: Derek MurrayDerek Murray (Australian footballer)Derek Murray is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .Murray was a highly successful junior, playing with the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup in 1997 and 1998...
(1997), Farran Priest (2008) - Games Record Holder: Derek MurrayDerek Murray (Australian footballer)Derek Murray is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .Murray was a highly successful junior, playing with the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup in 1997 and 1998...
(48 games) - Goals Record Holer: Adam Prior (85 Goals)
- TAC CUP Coach Award Winners: -
- Grand Final Best On Ground Medalist: Michael StevensMichael Stevens (footballer)Michael Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide and the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League ....
(1998), Steele SidebottomSteele SidebottomSteele Sidebottom is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League....
(2008)
TAC Cup Team of the Year players
- 1993: Fraser GehrigFraser GehrigFraser Gehrig is a retired Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League who played for the St Kilda Football Club and the West Coast Eagles...
- 1994: Joel SmithJoel SmithJoel Smith is a former Australian rules footballer.Beginning his career in 1995 as a bright young prospect for St Kilda, Smith was touted as the future of the club....
- 1995: Jason Sheather, Barry HallBarry HallBarry Hall is a former Australian rules footballer. Hall is considered to be one of the best forwards of the modern era, being named All-Australian, leading his club's goalkicking on nine occasions and captaining the Sydney Swans to their 2005 AFL Grand Final victory...
- 1996: Hayden LamaroHayden LamaroHayden Lamaro is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early life:...
- 1997: Matthew Hyde, Heath Younie, Derek MurrayDerek Murray (Australian footballer)Derek Murray is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .Murray was a highly successful junior, playing with the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup in 1997 and 1998...
- 1998: Chris LambChris LambChris Lamb is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League and with the Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football League .-Early life:...
, Derek MurrayDerek Murray (Australian footballer)Derek Murray is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .Murray was a highly successful junior, playing with the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup in 1997 and 1998... - 1999: Craig Ednie, Josh FraserJosh FraserJosh Fraser is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League and formerly of the Collingwood Football Club....
, David TeagueDavid Teague (footballer)David Teague is an Australian rules football coach and former playerer who played for and the in the Australian Football League. He is an assistant coach at .-Playing career:... - 2000: Craig Ednie, Justin KoschitzkeJustin KoschitzkeJustin Gregory Koschitzke is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career overview:Recruited in the 2000 AFL Draft at pick number two, there were high expectations on Koschitzke from a young age...
, Sean O’Keefe - 2001: Mark McGoughMark McGoughMark McGough is an Australian rules football player who played with the Collingwood and St Kilda football clubs in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:He was selected by Collingwood in the third round of the 2001 AFL Draft...
, Steve Johnson, Justin DaviesJustin DaviesJustin Davies is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.He was recruited as the number 39 draft pick in the 2001 AFL Draft from Shepparton United... - 2002: Corey Brown, Hamish McIntoshHamish McIntoshHamish McIntosh is an Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League.- Football career :From Lavington, New South Wales on the Murray River, he played his U/18 footy with Murray Bushrangers....
- 2003: Kane TenaceKane TenaceKane Tenace is an Australian rules footballer who used to play for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Draft:...
, Ryley DunnRyley DunnRyley Dunn is a former midfielder or defender for the Fremantle Football Club. He was drafted to Fremantle in the 2003 AFL Draft at selection 10, which was traded by Hawthorn Football Club in return for Trent Croad...
, Lance Oswald - 2004: Marcus DrumMarcus DrumMarcus James Drum is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the Fremantle Football Club between 2006 and 2009 before he was traded to Geelong during the 2009 trade week....
, Brett DeledioBrett DeledioBrett Deledio is an Australian rules football player currently playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life/career:... - 2005: Tim Looby, Marcus DrumMarcus DrumMarcus James Drum is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the Fremantle Football Club between 2006 and 2009 before he was traded to Geelong during the 2009 trade week....
- 2006: -
- 2007: Ben McEvoyBen McEvoyBen McEvoy is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...
- 2008: Kade Klemke, Jack ZiebellJack ZiebellJack Ziebell is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was selected 9th overall in the 2008 AFL Draft by North Melbourne.-Early career:...
, Tom RockliffTom RockliffTom Rockliff is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League ....
Draftees
- 1993: Fraser GehrigFraser GehrigFraser Gehrig is a retired Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League who played for the St Kilda Football Club and the West Coast Eagles...
, Phil Lewis - 1994: Joel Smith, Shane SikoraShane SikoraShane Sikora is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League ....
, Adem YzeAdem YzeAdem Yze is an Australian rules footballer of Albanian descent. He was educated at Galvin Park Secondary College in Werribee, Victoria...
, Shaun Gordon - 1995: Adam HoulihanAdam HoulihanAdam L. Houlihan is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League...
, Steven King, Luke Trew, Leigh Marshall, Andrew Lamb, Ben Matthews, Barry Hall - 1996: Rory HiltonRory Hilton-Overview:Drafted at no.3 in the 1996 AFL Draft, there were big raps on Hilton as a quality key position player. Recruited from Murray Bushrangers, at the time of the draft Hilton was injured, but that did not stop him being picked up by the Brisbane Lions...
, Hayden LamaroHayden LamaroHayden Lamaro is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early life:...
, Ben Parker - 1997: Joel Mckay, Brad Stevens, Joshua Robertson
- 1998: Murray VanceMurray VanceMurray Vance is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Australian Football League. Drafted with Carlton's first selection in 1998, Vance debuted the following year and played four senior games, but spent the majority of the season with the reserves, finishing second in...
, Aaron HennemanAaron Henneman-Recruitment:His career with the Essendon Football Club began when he was drafted from Corowa-Rutherglen in the 1998 AFL Draft at pick 25...
, Ricky Symes, Chris LambChris LambChris Lamb is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League and with the Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football League .-Early life:...
, Michael StevensMichael Stevens (footballer)Michael Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide and the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League ....
, Derek MurrayDerek Murray (Australian footballer)Derek Murray is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .Murray was a highly successful junior, playing with the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup in 1997 and 1998... - 1999: Josh FraserJosh FraserJosh Fraser is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League and formerly of the Collingwood Football Club....
, Adam Butler, Andrew Mills, Robert Forster-KnightRobert Forster-KnightRobert Forster-Knight is an Australian rules footballer.He was drafted by the Essendon Football Club in the 1999 National draft at pick 72 in the fifth round...
, Ryan HoulihanRyan HoulihanRyan Houlihan is a former Australian rules footballer who played 12 seasons and 201 games for the Carlton Football Club from 2000 to 2011.-Background:...
, Matthew ShirMatthew ShirMatthew Shir is an Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League .Shir, a defender, was drafted by Adelaide from the Murray Bushrangers of the TAC Cup, although he was from Benalla originally. He was hampered by groin injuries during his time in Adelaide...
, Adam Matthews - 2000: Justin KoschitzkeJustin KoschitzkeJustin Gregory Koschitzke is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career overview:Recruited in the 2000 AFL Draft at pick number two, there were high expectations on Koschitzke from a young age...
, Kayne PettiferKayne PettiferKayne Pettifer was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Pettifer first attracted the talent scouts when he was awarded the Larke Medal for his outstanding performance during the Australian Vic Country's Under 18 team at the 2000 AFL National Under 18 Championships...
, Blake Campbell, Allan Murray, Chris HydeChris HydeChris Hyde was an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club.He retired in 2008 after playing 93 games, and now works for the NSW Game Council as the Game Manager for the Snowy/South East region....
, Sean O'Keefe, Daniel Cross, Marc BullenMarc BullenMarc Bullen is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League for the Essendon Football Club.Originally from Shepparton, Victoria, Bullen was selected with the 63rd pick in the 2000 AFL Draft. In the 5 seasons he played for the Bombers, he never cemented his position...
, Luke Hammond - 2001: Steve Johnson, Mark PowellMark Powell (footballer)Mark Powell is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.He was selected at no 28 in the 2nd round of the 2001 AFL Draft to the Sydney Swans, and was touted as a key position defender....
, Simon O’Keefe, Justin DaviesJustin DaviesJustin Davies is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.He was recruited as the number 39 draft pick in the 2001 AFL Draft from Shepparton United...
, Mark McGoughMark McGoughMark McGough is an Australian rules football player who played with the Collingwood and St Kilda football clubs in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:He was selected by Collingwood in the third round of the 2001 AFL Draft...
, Jarrad WaiteJarrad WaiteJarrad Waite is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .Jarrad was born in Devonport, Tasmania. He was recruited as the number 46 draft pick in the 2001 AFL Draft from Benalla under the father-son selection rule...
, Josh Houlihan - 2002: Hamish McIntoshHamish McIntoshHamish McIntosh is an Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League.- Football career :From Lavington, New South Wales on the Murray River, he played his U/18 footy with Murray Bushrangers....
, Luke MullinsLuke MullinsLuke Mullins is an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League .Mullins played his early football with the Wangaratta Rovers and was picked up by Collingwood in the 2003 Pre-Season Draft, from the Murray Bushrangers... - 2003: Kane TenaceKane TenaceKane Tenace is an Australian rules footballer who used to play for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Draft:...
, Ryley DunnRyley DunnRyley Dunn is a former midfielder or defender for the Fremantle Football Club. He was drafted to Fremantle in the 2003 AFL Draft at selection 10, which was traded by Hawthorn Football Club in return for Trent Croad...
, David MundyDavid MundyDavid Mundy , in Seymour, Victoria is an Australian rules footballer with the Fremantle Football Club. He plays as a half back flanker or midfielder and began his football career at Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup.-Fremantle career:... - 2004: Brett DeledioBrett DeledioBrett Deledio is an Australian rules football player currently playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life/career:...
, Chris EganChris Egan (footballer)Chris Egan is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Picked up by Collingwood with their first round draft pick, tenth overall, in the 2004 AFL Draft from Rumbalara on the Murray...
, Michael NewtonMichael Newton (Australian rules footballer)Michael Newton is an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Australian Football League .-Career:Originally from Whorouly, Newton was taken at pick 43 in the 2004 AFL Draft... - 2005: Marcus DrumMarcus DrumMarcus James Drum is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the Fremantle Football Club between 2006 and 2009 before he was traded to Geelong during the 2009 trade week....
, Beau MustonBeau MustonBeau Muston is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2006 to 2010....
, Alipate CarlileAlipate CarlileAlipate Carlile is an Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:... - 2006: Ben ReidBen ReidBen Reid is an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League .- Early life :He is the son of former Footscray and Carlton player, Bruce Reid. His younger brother Sam Reid also plays AFL football for the Sydney Swans.- AFL career :He was taken with Collingwood's...
- 2007: Ben McEvoyBen McEvoyBen McEvoy is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...
, Dawson SimpsonDawson SimpsonDawson Simpson is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .... - 2008: Jack ZiebellJack ZiebellJack Ziebell is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was selected 9th overall in the 2008 AFL Draft by North Melbourne.-Early career:...
, Steele SidebottomSteele SidebottomSteele Sidebottom is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League....
, Sam WrightSam Wright (footballer)Samuel Wright is an Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...
, Caleb Tiller, Tom RockliffTom RockliffTom Rockliff is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League ....
, Andrew BrowneAndrew L. BrowneAndrew L. Browne is an Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League, who plays for the Richmond Football Club....
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