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Stats Central: Rebels turn things around

The North Ballarat Rebels are one of the form teams of the TAC Cup after recording their third consecutive victory in Round 6 following three straight losses to start the season.

Their early draw didn’t do new head coach Gerard FitzGerald (pictured) any favours, with his troops having to face current top-four teams the Geelong Falcons, Dandenong Stingrays and Murray Bushrangers in the first three rounds respectively.

North Ballarat’s subsequent games haven’t been much easier though, with wins coming against the Calder Cannons, Bendigo Pioneers and Oakleigh Chargers – all teams with good performances on the board in 2016.

Regardless of the opposition, it’s the improvement in key statistical measures from Rounds 1-3 to Rounds 4-6 that will please FitzGerald the most – an indication the Rebels are warming to his game plan.

They averaged 50 fewer disposals per game than their opponents in Rounds 1-3, but 56 more in Round 4-6. For contested possessions per game, it was 27 fewer in Rounds 1-3 but 11 more in Rounds 4-6. Clearances per game have improved from two fewer to nine more, and inside-50s per game have skyrocketed from six fewer to 22 more.

North Ballarat has been harder at the contest, winning the ball more and using it to generate a heap of scoring opportunities inside 50 – a recipe for success that will stack up against any team in the competition.

In other key stats last weekend:

9: 198cm Dandenong Stingrays bottom-ager Tom De Koning rocketed to equal-fourth on the TAC Cup goalkicking table after booting nine goals straight in his team’s big win against the Northern Knights. The Mt Martha product also assisted in another two majors and relegated poor Sam Fowler (five goals) to second billing on the score sheet.

Round 6 stats leaders:

KICKS
Kade Renooy	Gippsland Power	28
Andrew McGrath	Sandringham Dragons	24
Campbell Lane	Eastern Ranges	23
Cooper Jones	Bendigo Pioneers	18
Jordan Ridley	Oakleigh Chargers	18
Kye Beveridge	Sandringham Dragons	18
Hamish Brayshaw	Sandringham Dragons	18
Corey Lyons	Sandringham Dragons	17
Connor Griffiths	Western Jets	17
Darby Henderson	Bendigo Pioneers	16
Jarrod Korewha	North Ballarat Rebels	16
Callan Wellings	North Ballarat Rebels	16
Kane Farrell	Bendigo Pioneers	15
Jamieson Sheahan	Bendigo Pioneers	15
Zach Guthrie	Calder Cannons	15

HANDBALLS
Andrew McGrath	Sandringham Dragons	20
Mitch Diamond	Geelong Falcons	18
William Donaghey	Murray Bushrangers	17
Hugh McCluggage	North Ballarat Rebels	16
Sam Simpson	Geelong Falcons	16
Max Augerinos	Geelong Falcons	16
Joseph Atley	Bendigo Pioneers	15
Josh Formosa	Bendigo Pioneers	14
Samuel Paterson	Northern Knights	14
Brandon Lester	Western Jets	14
Mason Blakey	Northern Knights	13
Lachlan Walker	Oakleigh Chargers	13
Brodie Romensky	Western Jets	13
Hayden McLean	Sandringham Dragons	13
Benjamin McNamara	Geelong Falcons	13

MARKS
Campbell Lane	Eastern Ranges	10
Matthew King	Oakleigh Chargers	9
Cooper Jones	Bendigo Pioneers	9
Joshua Begley	Eastern Ranges	9
Riley Jones	Oakleigh Chargers	9
James Gow	North Ballarat Rebels	8
Hamish Brayshaw	Sandringham Dragons	8
Mitchell Lewis	Calder Cannons	8
Louis Pinnuck	Murray Bushrangers	8
Jordan Ridley	Oakleigh Chargers	8
Tom De Koning	Dandenong Stingrays	8
Kade Renooy	Gippsland Power	8
William Donaghey	Murray Bushrangers	7
Laine Fitzgerald	Bendigo Pioneers	7
Ben Ronke	Calder Cannons	7

HITOUTS
Lloyd Meek	North Ballarat Rebels	35
Dylan Atkins	Dandenong Stingrays	27
Lachlan Filipovic	Sandringham Dragons	26
Mitchell Lewis	Calder Cannons	25
Sam Hayes	Eastern Ranges	24
Chas Roberts	Northern Knights	23
Hayden Elliot	Geelong Falcons	23
Ryan Kilpatrick	Murray Bushrangers	20
Nathan Mullenger-McHugh	Eastern Ranges	19
Matthew O'Dwyer	Oakleigh Chargers	18
Floyd Bollinghaus	Murray Bushrangers	18
Hayden McLean	Sandringham Dragons	15
Chris Lawton	Calder Cannons	15
Joel Grace	Northern Knights	15
Zac Norris	Bendigo Pioneers	15

2016 LEADING GOALKICKERS
		Goals	Total
Karl Brown	Calder Cannons	6	24
Sam Fowler	Dandenong Stingrays	5	22
Brett Blair	Geelong Falcons	1	20
Joshua Begley	Eastern Ranges	5	14
Tom De Koning	Dandenong Stingrays	9	14
Jackson McLachlan	Geelong Falcons	3	13
Dan Allsop	Dandenong Stingrays	3	13
Kayle Kirby	Bendigo Pioneers	3	12
Hayden McLean	Sandringham Dragons	2	11
Jack Henry	Geelong Falcons	3	11

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Stats Central: Rebels turn things around

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