.For Tobie Travaglia, among his most frustrating as well as sad footy knowledge eventually led to one his very most thrilling career highlights.The Bendigo Pioneers celebrity had actually provided his all for Vic Country throughout this year's National Under 18 Championships, producing a magnificent four-game circus throughout half-back. Yet with his undefeated edge about to succeeding the title against Vic City, a last-minute Travaglia resulted in a crucial 50m penalty and also a post-siren championship-winning goal for Vic Country's arch-rivals at Wonder Stadium.Watch every activity of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Period cope with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Acquire your first month for just $1. Limited time offer.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE BUYING INSTEAD. Free of charge and also private help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.With Country leading Metro through 5 factors with lower than a min remaining, Travaglia believed he will taken a game-saving intercept smudge at half-back. However the moderator, as an alternative, paid for a free kick for an unlawful hang on Luke Trainor against Travaglia, who was actually walloped by Region forward Harry Armstrong as he held the footy.Frustrated in the heat energy of the second, Travaglia at the moderator for the decision. He was actually consequently penalised for dissent.As video game opportunity transpired, Trainor slotted the target from near point-blank array to seal off the national title, stimulating performances of festivity for Vic Metro-- and also devastation for Travaglia as well as Vic Country." I assumed: 'Should I spoil it or otherwise?' But he (Trainor) had main setting as well as was actually probably mosting likely to note it," Travaglia said to foxfooty.com.au when reviewing the accident." The direct free kick most likely had not been certainly there and afterwards Harry Armstrong clipped me over the head. I really did not understand what was happening and feelings were boiling over after that I realised it was actually a free kick against, so I was pretty irritated. I didn't think my words were too brilliantly colored, I didn't vow or just about anything like that, however after that it was actually a fifty also." It's sort of funny to consider presently, considering that every person needs to know information, but I truly don't recognize (lots of) since I was actually therefore surprised during the time." As ruining as it was for Travaglia, he reckons it just took "possibly a full week to overcome it correctly" due to the "incredible" support he obtained-- consisting of from a four-time AFL premiership Geelong champ." The Vic Nation boys were unreal and so many people communicated to me. And also Joel Selwood reached out to me as well as I possessed a chat with him," he said.Like Travaglia, Selwood is actually a product of the Pioneers, Sandhurst Dragons and also Street Therese's Junior Regulation football Nightclub. Travaglia had additionally embodied Staff Selwood 1 year earlier in an Under 17s Futures match at the MCG on AFL Grand Final day.Tobie Travaglia of Staff Selwood handballs in 2023. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos/via Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesThe duo hadn't talked extensive previously, but Travaglia experienced a prompt connection and comfort coming from the all-time great at once when he actually required it." It form of summarize him as person," he pointed out of Selwood. "Being a Bendigo child, St Therese's Sharks, Sandhurst-- our team have actually kind of been actually with the exact same pathway-- I was actually a person he believed he would certainly connect to and it was actually unbelievable chatting with him." He claimed: 'Do not stress, it's merely a minute as well as there is actually plenty more minutes in advance of you. You have actually possessed a wonderful champs and also it will not describe you as an individual. You'll absolutely end up being a far better person coming from that without a doubt, I can easily guarantee you of that ... as well as hopefully you end up in the hoops (of Geelong)!'" That concerned it. It was actually the first appropriate chat I 'd possessed along with him and it was actually rather trendy." After the game, Travaglia uploaded in-rooms pictures of him and also his colleagues to Instagram along with the apt caption: "Ah well, is what it is actually." CLIMB UP THE DRAFT BOARDSFor AFL precursors, as well, the 50m fine does not specify Travaglia after a brilliant draught year. Times after Country's one-point reduction, Travaglia was actually named in the Under 18 All-Australian side after averaging 21.8 fingertips as well as 6.2 scores-- of which 3.5 were actually intercept marks-- while addressing an excellent 82.5 percent efficiency through foot.Prior to that, he will succeeded the 2023 Pioneers greatest and also fairest honor as a bottom-ager-- before a convenient ally contacted Harley davidson Reid-- as well as averaged 16 fingertips all over two AFL Institute activities against VFL opposition.Travaglia then accomplished his 2024 campaign with a flurry of attractive display screens at Coates Talent Circle degree, kicking 8.2 as well as balancing 21.8 fingertips as well as 4.4 inside 50s coming from his last 5 suits participating in mostly as a midfielder along with eruptions in the arc. To top it off, he completed second in the 2km time trial at the nationwide receipt blend with an opportunity of 6:13. Tobie Travaglia of Victoria Country/Bendigo Pioneers traverses the goal in the 2km time difficulty. Photo: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos through Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesThe 187cm draft prospect, who just turns 18 by the end of this particular month, is right now in the top-15-- possibly top-10-- chat." It's fairly great to find where I am now," Travaglia claimed. "Clearly there's space for remodeling, but I look back on this year in a beneficial method." 10 months earlier, I assumed I would certainly be very blessed to be capable to get on a checklist and understood I 'd must work doggedly-- which I did. I am actually blessed sufficient to be in a position currently to be up the allotment boards." Travaglia's surge started off the industry behind time in 2014 when he determined to hit the health club along with even more intent." After the Futures match in 2015, I possessed a four-week time frame of fitness center and performed an extensive block certainly there. It truly placed me in really good standing to launch right into pre-season." I performed two weight-gain sessions, one explosive treatment and one injury-prevention session. So 4 times a week for 4 weeks. It was pretty nasty sometimes, yet it was additionally pretty trendy. It was actually certainly needed as well as one thing that returned." It is actually unusual now, considering that something I really needed to have to work on was my rate-- as well as currently I feel like my speed is my strength." Parallelled to Cats superstar Tom Stewart, Travaglia is actually everything you need in a mid-sized defender: Athletic and competitive airborne, figure out with his fingertip from support as well as clever along with his offensive-defensive harmony.100 AFL hopefuls get to Draft Combine|02:18 His obstruct marking, particularly, is a feature." My footy smarts and capacity to read the play responsible for the footy is actually most definitely a little bit of an organic durability of mine. Things like my sense of the activity and understanding where the ball is and also the drop areas," he said.FOLLOWING IN HAWK'S FOOTSTEPSBut Travaglia-- and also AFL club employers-- can easily view him adhering to a similar path to Hawthorn celebrity Will definitely Day, who was actually drafted as a guardian before developing into a gun midfielder on top level.Coincidentally, Travaglia looks up to Day, shares the same monitoring team, Mac computer's Sports Promotions, along with him and also has actually overtaken the War hawk numerous opportunities. "It is actually fairly cool to sit down along with him (Day) as well as receive his advise, pick his human brain," Travaglia mentioned." It is actually rather hilarious because we're sort of the specific same gamer experiencing the draft with similar tales at the same time. I have actually acquired a decent connection along with him." It is actually been actually a lot of comprehending the squirrel cage as well as just how much he enjoys that-- and also just how Hawthorn praise the amount of he adores it. I'm also large on the daily grind as well as the repeating and uniformity I offer in my daily lifestyle. I seem like at an AFL nightclub I 'd truly thrive with the squirrel cage." Travaglia feelings he'll start at half-back or even on an airfoil at AFL amount. He thinks the last placement favors his "all-natural strengths". Tobie Travaglia of the AFL Academy. Picture: Michael Willson/AFL Photos by means of Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images" I 'd most likely illustrate on my own as a really excellent runner-- high speed and endurance-- as well as a person that takes the game on, high performance, supplies dash, reasonable, really good interceptor, extremely versatile and also a person that is actually pretty raw at the same time." I keep on my own high on versatility and also I think that it's one thing I revealed and beat the box in draftable abilities." Travaglia got a small preference of what specialist footballer lifestyle can look like earlier this year when he played two ready Carlton's VFL edge. His second match versus Richmond was specifically attractive, finishing with 22 disposals, 9 intercepts, seven credit rating participations as well as four symbols. "It was pretty crazy. I'm a large Carlton advocate, so I liked the possibility," Travaglia stated of his VFL take in." I think that the technique they relocated the round was actually a bit different as well as certainly the physicality also-- they hit a great deal harder! However absolutely the means they move the round, since it is actually such a structured setting and also it's certainly not everything about presenting your talent.Blues may "pile" midfield along with selection 3|03:35" They were actually great, Carlton. They really did not anticipate me to understand much structure sympathizing pair of full weeks, so they just pointed out 'only use half-back and also take the game on'. I was quite lucky, I loved every minute of it." There was actually one-time I was actually playing on (Richmond's) Sam Davidson. I ruined him as well as the round happened the ground as well as went to address on the fly-- and him being this big centre half-forward, I came off second-best for certain. It's all aspect of it." Travaglia states he is actually right now "very prepared" for permanent expert AFL lifestyle." I'm incredibly keen for it. If my name does receive shouted, I'm an individual who'll really appreciate the squirrel cage and consistency of being an AFL player," he stated.