This year's AFL NAB Cup competition saw 24 Victorian players debut, again confirming Victoria's status as the premier pathway to the national competition.
In 2009, Victoria produced 36 per cent of the 67 players to debut in the NAB Cup thus making the TAC Cup the number one player pathway to the elite level.
Among those to debut was Collingwood draftee Steele Sidebottom, who returned to Telstra Dome just months after bagging 10 goals in the 2008 TAC Cup Grand Final.
Adelaide – Myke Cook (Sandringham Dragons), Aaron Kite (Calder Cannons)
Carlton – Lachie Hill (Oakleigh Chargers)
Collingwood – Jaxson Barham (Geelong Falcons), Brent MaCaffer (Gippsland Power), Steele Sidebottom (Murray Bushrangers)
Essendon – Michael Hurley (Northern Knights), David Zaharakis (Northern Knights)
Geelong – Simon Hogan (Geelong Falcons), Jeremy Laidler (Calder Cannons), Dan McKenna (Gippsland Power)
Hawthorn – Luke Lowden (Sandringham Dragons), Liam Shiels (Eastern Ranges)
North Melbourne – Jack Zieball (Murray Bushrangers)
Richmond – Andrew Collins (Bnedigo Pioneers), Robin Nahas (Port Melbourne/Oakleigh Chargers), Jayden Post (Western Jets), Tyrone Vickery (Sandringham Dragons)
St Kilda – Nick Heyne (Gippsland Power)
West Coast – Ashley Arrowsmith (Calder Cannons), Will Sullivan (Western Jets)
Western Bulldogs – Jamason Daniels (Murray Bushrangers), Jarrad Grant (Dandenong Stingrays), Liam Picken (Williamstown/North Ballarat Rebels)
Last Modified on 18/03/2009 15:24
