ARARAT’S Matt Taylor made a winning start to his third AFL National Inclusion Carnival this week with Vic Country in Tasmania.
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The Ararat Eagles and Grampians Giants player has spent much of his time playing across half forward as well pinch hitting in the ruck.
The Vic Country side earned a spot in division one by winning five of its seven games in a lightning carnival on Tuesday.
Wins against Tasmania, NSW-ACT, the Northern Territory and Queensland were followed by losses to Vic Metro and South Australia.
A win against Western Australia in its last match of the qualifying carnival allowed the Vic Country side to finish third and be placed in division one.
Taylor said he was reasonably happy with how he had played in his side’s win against Queensland on Wednesday.
“There were probably a couple of contests I could have gone a little harder at but apart from that I’ve been doing pretty well,” he said.
“Our teams positioned really well – there are a couple of sore boys but we’ll continue to recover well and hopefully win our way into the grand final come Saturday.
“Playing in this carnival is always a great opportunity, and it’s a great honour to represent the boys from the bush in Victoria.”
Vic Country’s 49-point win in its first pool game against Queensland was followed by a 63-point loss against Vic Metro on Thursday.
The side will come up against South Australia in its final pool game on Friday before the finals are played on Saturday.