Channel Nine's popular football program TAC Cup: Future Stars is set to return for its fourth season this Sunday May 13 at 1pm, as the TAC Cup celebrates its 21st year.
The show, hosted by leading football journalist Craig Hutchison, former Richmond and Western Bulldogs coach Terry Wallace, former Hawk Ben Dixon and AFL national talent manager Kevin Sheehan, is the only program dedicated to showcasing the next wave of AFL superstars.
Kicking off this Sunday, the boys will wind back the clock as Essendon superstar Dustin Fletcher joins the panel.
In his 20th AFL season, Fletcher will look back at his highly-decorated career, and discuss how much the pathway system has developed since his days with the Western Jets.
Fletcher played in the first ever TAC Cup grand final with the Western Jets in 1992, before embarking on a career that has spanned over 350 games.
In an exciting addition to the program this year, Geelong premiership superstar Steve Johnson will join the team.
He will take on a TAC Cup youngster throughout the year in head-to-head goal kicking challenges, with Johnson a product of the TAC Cup, from the Murray Bushrangers.
The ‘Macedonian Marvel’ Peter Daicos will join Johnson in the challenges, giving the TAC Cup players the opportunity to take on some of the best goal-sneaks the game has ever seen.
Collingwood premiership star Luke Ball will also feature every week, providing in-depth tips on how to train and prepare for a career in the AFL, this week looking at the Eastern Ranges working on tackling.
Dixon will not only be involved in the panel, but will also invite TAC Cup players to take him on in a series of physical tests, as part of the Draftstar Challenge. North Ballarat Rebel Dom Barry goes head-to-head with Ben Dixon in this week’s Challenge.
Plus in a new segment, Calder Cannons Jonathan O’Rourke will feature in ‘Slowing Down with…’ as the show finds out a little about what makes him tick outside of footy.
The show is broadcast throughout Victoria on the Nine Network on Sundays at 1pm.
Last Modified on 11/05/2012 09:55