.For Tobie Travaglia, some of his most unsatisfactory and sad footy expertises inevitably brought about one his most awesome career highlights.The Bendigo Pioneers superstar had given his all for Vic Country throughout this year's National Under 18 Championships, producing a remarkable four-game carnival around half-back. Yet along with his undefeated edge on the verge of succeeding the title versus Vic Region, a last-minute Travaglia oversight led to a critical 50m charge as well as a post-siren championship-winning goal for Vic Country's arch-rivals at Wonder Stadium.Watch every activity of the NAB AFL Women's Premiership Time cope with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Get your 1st month for just $1. Limited time offer.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE BUYING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of charge and classified support call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.With Country leading Metro by five points along with less than a minute staying, Travaglia believed he will taken a game-saving obstruct mark at half-back. However the umpire, rather, spent a free kick for a prohibited hold on Luke Trainor versus Travaglia, that was actually slammed through Region onward Harry Armstrong as he held the footy.Frustrated in the warmth of the minute, Travaglia at the moderator for the selection. He was actually as a result penalized for dissent.As game time transpired, Trainor slotted the target coming from near point-blank array to secure the nationwide label, triggering performances of festivity for Vic Region-- and destruction for Travaglia and also Vic Nation." I thought: 'Should I spoil it or not?' But he (Trainor) possessed frontal position and also was most likely visiting mark it," Travaglia said to foxfooty.com.au when reassessing the incident." The direct free kick perhaps wasn't there and then Harry Armstrong affixed me over the head. I didn't recognize what was actually taking place and also emotional states were actually boiling over at that point I knew it was actually a free kick against, so I was fairly mad. I didn't think my phrases were actually also brilliantly colored, I really did not promise or even everything like that, but at that point it was actually a fifty at the same time." It's sort of comical to deal with now, given that every person likes to know particulars, yet I actually don't recognize (a lot of) because I was therefore stunned during the time." As ruining as it was actually for Travaglia, he reckons it just took "possibly a week to get over it properly" due to the "fantastic" support he obtained-- featuring from a four-time AFL premiership Geelong champ." The Vic Nation young boys were unbelievable and so many individuals reached out to me. And Joel Selwood communicated to me as well as I had a conversation with him," he said.Like Travaglia, Selwood is a product of the Pioneers, Sandhurst Dragons and St Therese's Junior Football Nightclub. Travaglia had additionally exemplified Crew Selwood twelve month earlier in an Under 17s Futures match at the MCG on AFL Grand Final day.Tobie Travaglia of Group Selwood handballs in 2023. Image: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos/via Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesThe duo had not communicated thorough before, yet Travaglia experienced an urgent relationship as well as coziness from the all-time wonderful at once when he really required it." It type of sums up him as individual," he stated of Selwood. "Being a Bendigo kid, St Therese's Sharks, Sandhurst-- our experts have actually type of been by means of the exact same pathway-- I was someone he believed he would certainly connect to and it was unreal chatting along with him." He stated: 'Don't stress, it's just an instant and also there's plenty extra instants ahead of you. You have actually possessed a great champs as well as it won't describe you as an individual. You'll definitely end up being a much better person coming from that without a doubt, I may guarantee you of that ... and hopefully you find yourself in the hoops (of Geelong)!'" That was about it. It was the initial suitable conversation I will possessed with him and it was actually rather amazing." After the video game, Travaglia published in-rooms photographes of him and his allies to Instagram with the apt subtitle: "Ah effectively, is what it is." CLIMB UP THE draught BOARDSFor AFL recruiters, as well, the 50m fine doesn't specify Travaglia after a scintillating draft year. Days after Nation's one-point loss, Travaglia was named in the Under 18 All-Australian side after balancing 21.8 fingertips and 6.2 marks-- of which 3.5 were actually intercept scores-- while going at an exceptional 82.5 per-cent effectiveness through foot.Prior to that, he would certainly succeeded the 2023 Pioneers absolute best and also fairest award as a bottom-ager-- ahead of a helpful teammate gotten in touch with Harley davidson Reid-- and balanced 16 disposals all over 2 AFL Institute activities against VFL opposition.Travaglia then finished off his 2024 campaign along with a flurry of appealing display screens at Coates Ability Rank amount, booting 8.2 as well as balancing 21.8 disposals and 4.4 inside 50s from his last five suits playing mostly as a midfielder along with spurts in the forward arc. To cap it off, he completed second in the 2km time hardship at the national receipt incorporate along with a time of 6:13. Tobie Travaglia of Victoria Country/Bendigo Pioneers goes across the goal in the 2km opportunity difficulty. Photo: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos through Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesThe 187cm draft possibility, who simply switches 18 in the end of the month, is presently in the top-15-- possibly top-10-- chat." It is actually pretty amazing to view where I am now," Travaglia mentioned. "Clearly there's room for remodeling, however I reflect on this year in a positive way." 10 months ago, I thought I 'd be quite privileged to become able to get on a list and also knew I will must work hard-- which I did. I am actually fortunate sufficient to be in a position currently to become up the draft boards." Travaglia's surge began off the industry late last year when he chose to hit the fitness center along with even more intent." After the Futures match in 2014, I had a four-week time frame of health club and also did an extensive block there certainly. It really put me in good standing to release in to pre-season." I performed 2 weight-gain treatments, one explosive treatment and one injury-prevention session. So 4 times a week for four weeks. It was actually fairly terrible at times, however it was actually also pretty amazing. It was actually certainly required as well as one thing that paid dividends." It's peculiar currently, due to the fact that one thing I definitely needed to deal with was my speed-- as well as currently I seem like my velocity is my stamina." Compared to Cats celebrity Tom Stewart, Travaglia is whatever you require in a mid-sized guardian: Athletic and also affordable in the air, determine with his fingertip from protection and also wise along with his offensive-defensive balance.100 AFL hopefuls arrive at Wind Blend|02:18 His intercept marking, particularly, is an emphasize." My footy smarts and capability to go through the play responsible for the footy is actually certainly a little an all-natural durability of mine. Things like my feeling of the activity as well as recognizing where the ball is and the reduce regions," he said.FOLLOWING IN HAWK'S FOOTSTEPSBut Travaglia-- and AFL club recruiters-- can easily view him following an identical path to Hawthorn star Will definitely Day, that was actually made as a protector before turning into a weapon midfielder at the top level.Coincidentally, Travaglia respects Day, shares the exact same control group, Mac computer's Sports Promotions, with him and has overtaken the Hawk numerous opportunities. "It is actually fairly cool to sit with him (Day) and also get his advise, pick his brain," Travaglia claimed." It's pretty hilarious given that our team're type of the specific same player going through the draft with identical tales as well. I have actually obtained a pretty good relationship along with him." It is actually been a considerable amount of knowing the squirrel cage and also just how much he really loves that-- and exactly how Hawthorn applaud the amount of he adores it. I am actually likewise huge on the squirrel cage as well as the repeating as well as congruity I offer in my everyday lifestyle. I believe that at an AFL club I 'd truly love the squirrel cage." Travaglia detects he'll begin at half-back or even on a wing at AFL degree. He strongly believes the second placement praises his "natural durabilities". Tobie Travaglia of the AFL Academy. Picture: Michael Willson/AFL Photos by means of Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images" I 'd probably describe on my own as an actually great distance runner-- broadband as well as endurance-- and an individual that takes the game on, higher performance, provides dash, affordable, really good interceptor, versatile and also an individual that's fairly raw at the same time." I store myself high up on convenience and I seem like it's one thing I showed and also ticked package in draftable capabilities." Travaglia obtained a tiny flavor of what expert footballer lifestyle might appear like previously this year when he played 2 games for Carlton's VFL edge. His 2nd suit against Richmond was actually especially distinctive, do with 22 fingertips, 9 intercepts, 7 score participations as well as four symbols. "It was fairly insane. I am actually a gigantic Carlton advocate, so I really loved the chance," Travaglia mentioned of his VFL take in." I feel like the way they relocated the sphere was actually a bit different as well as undoubtedly the physicality too-- they hit a great deal tougher! Yet absolutely the way they move the sphere, since it's such an organized setting and also it is actually certainly not everything about revealing your talent.Blues may "pile" midfield with choice 3|03:35" They were wonderful, Carlton. They failed to anticipate me to know much framework sympathizing pair of weeks, so they simply pointed out 'merely use half-back and also take the game on'. I was actually rather lucky, I liked every min of it." There was one-time I was actually using (Richmond's) Sam Davidson. I spoiled him as well as the round happened the ground and also headed to deal with on the fly-- and also him being this major center half-forward, I came off second-best for certain. It is actually all portion of it." Travaglia states he is actually currently "extremely all set" for full-time specialist AFL lifestyle." I am actually really keen for it. If my label carries out receive shouted, I am actually an individual that'll definitely have the squirrel cage as well as uniformity of being actually an AFL gamer," he said.