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In 1992 the VFL/AFL Under 19 competition was disbanded. A new competition, sponsored by the Transport Accident Commission was formed as an avenue to where many young under-18 players make their transition to the Australian Football League. Transport Accident Commission Logo The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) is the monopolistic insurer of third-party personal liability for road accidents in the State of Victoria. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ...

Non-Victorian clubs NSW/ACT Rams and Tassie Mariners entered the TAC Cup in 1995 and 1996 respectively, but both left the competition in 2002. The NSW/ACT Rams were an under 18 Australian rules football representative club in the TAC Cup. ...

History

The TAC Cup competition was established in 1992 following the disbandment of the VFL/AFL Under 19 competition due to metropolitan and country zoning ceasing for AFL clubs. For other uses, see VFL (disambiguation). ... In Australian Rules football, country zoning refers to a system whereby clubs in a competition are given parts of the rural area and the football clubs within that area as exclusive zones for the recruitment of players. ...

The TAC Cup is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with a team representing each of the 12 Victorian regions. “VIC” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...

In 1992 the competition consisted of five metropolitan teams and one country team. The initial teams were the Northern Knights, Eastern Ranges, Dandenong Stingrays, Western Jets, Central Dragons and Geelong Falcons. The Eastern Ranges are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup. ... The Dandenong Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup. ... The Western Jets Football Club are an Australian rules football club who play in the U18 competition, the TAC Cup. ... Junior Australian rules football representative club in the TAC Cup competition, Victoria, Australia. ...

In 1993 an additional four country teams were included - the Murray Bushrangers, Bendigo Pioneers, Gippsland Power, and North Ballarat Rebels. In 1995 two additional metropolitan regions were established with the Oakleigh Chargers and Calder Cannons teams included in the competition. The Tassie Mariners also commenced in the competition in 1995. Finally, in 1996, the NSW/ACT Rams were admitted to the TAC Cup. The Mariners and RAMS both exiting the competition at the end of the 2002 (have been played 4 games a year from 2003-2004 and 3 game a year since 2005) resulting in the current 12 team competition. Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in TAC Cup since 1993 based in Wangaratta. ... The Bendigo Pioneers are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup. ... The North Ballarat Rebels are an U18 club which plays in the Victoria competition in Australia, known as the TAC Cup. ... The Calder Cannons are a TAC Cup club who fields squads in the U15, 16 and most importantly the U18s. ... The NSW/ACT Rams were an under 18 Australian rules football representative club in the TAC Cup. ...

Other Non-Victorian clubs Queensland and Northern Territory played 2 games a year in 2003 and 2004 and 3 games a year since 2005.

Since 1992 the TAC Cup has become the major source of AFL Draftees with more players recruited to the AFL from the TAC Cup than from any other competition throughout Australia.

The TAC Cup has also been very successful in providing an opportunity for talented country players to play in a very high standard competition without having to relocate to Melbourne and for providing quality young players, not only to the AFL, but also to the senior VFL competition and local country and metropolitan football. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...

TAC Cup Premiers

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Player pathways

Awards

The Morrish Medal is awarded to the best player in the competition. The Morrish Medal is an Australian rules football award. ...

External links

• Official website
• TAC Cup history