The Gippsland Power chalked up their first win of 2016 against the Northern Knights on Sunday on the back of some real potency inside 50.
Gippsland led from start to finish to prevail by 28 points in Morwell, despite being beaten by the Knights at the contests (-5 in the clearance and contested possession counts), with the ball in hand (-81 in the disposal count) and without the ball (-4 in the tackle count).
But when the Power did gain possession, they were powerful indeed.
The home team put a score on the board 62 per cent of the time they went inside 50 (30 scoring shots from 48 entries), clearly better than Northern’s strike rate of 40 per cent (17 scoring shots from 42 entries).
A big factor in that potency was Gippsland’s method of moving the ball, recording a kick-to-handball ratio of 2:1. The Knights did things in stark contrast, however, playing on from a mark whenever possible and recording a kick-to-handball ratio of 0.94:1.
That higher-risk game style didn’t come off on Sunday though, with the Power – and leading goalkickers Anthony Young and Nathan Voss (three majors each) – better rewarded for their long, direct ball movement.
In other key stats from Round 8:
87: The key to the Geelong Falcons’ comprehensive defeat of the Dandenong Stingrays in a battle for top spot was how they denied their opponents the ball. The Falcons limited the Stingrays to just 235 disposals – 87 less than their own count. No Dandenong player had more than 21 touches, while Geelong’s James Worpel had a field day with 30 – and that’s not to mention his 11 inside-50s, nine clearances and a goal.
6: In the same week he was named in the Vic Country squad for the AFL U18 Championships, Kayle Kirby had a massive influence inside 50 in the Bendigo Pioneers’ victory over the Sandringham Dragons. Kirby booted six of his team’s 13 goals, and to illustrate exactly how dangerous he was, he only had 12 disposals for the match – that’s a major every two touches.
See Kirby in the TAC Towards Zero TAC Cup Countdown this week:
Round 8 stats leaders:
KICKS |
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James Worpel |
Geelong Falcons |
22 |
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Campbell Lane |
Oakleigh Chargers |
18 |
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James Cousins |
Murray Bushrangers |
18 |
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Ryan Baker |
Calder Cannons |
17 |
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Jordan Haynes |
Eastern Ranges |
17 |
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Corey Wakefield |
Eastern Ranges |
17 |
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Jack Roughsedge |
Oakleigh Chargers |
17 |
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Reuben Hayward |
Sandringham Dragons |
17 |
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Darby Henderson |
Bendigo Pioneers |
16 |
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Jamieson Sheahan |
Bendigo Pioneers |
16 |
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Benjamin Caluzzi |
Calder Cannons |
16 |
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Nathan Scagliarini |
Dandenong Stingrays |
16 |
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Tristan Davies |
Eastern Ranges |
16 |
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Deven Costigan |
Gippsland Power |
16 |
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Will Leslie |
Gippsland Power |
16 |
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HANDBALLS |
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Jack Roughsedge |
Oakleigh Chargers |
22 |
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Patrick Lipinski |
Northern Knights |
20 |
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Laine Fitzgerald |
Bendigo Pioneers |
17 |
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Samuel Paterson |
Northern Knights |
16 |
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Bobby Lamanna |
Northern Knights |
15 |
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Lachlan Walker |
Oakleigh Chargers |
15 |
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Corey McKay |
Northern Knights |
15 |
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Marcus Lentini |
Northern Knights |
13 |
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Brodie Romensky |
Western Jets |
13 |
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Campbell Lane |
Oakleigh Chargers |
12 |
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Jamieson Sheahan |
Bendigo Pioneers |
12 |
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Mason Blakey |
Northern Knights |
12 |
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Jackson McLachlan |
Geelong Falcons |
12 |
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James Cousins |
Murray Bushrangers |
11 |
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Darby Henderson |
Bendigo Pioneers |
11 |
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MARKS |
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Jacob Wheelahan |
North Ballarat Rebels |
10 |
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Marcus Lentini |
Northern Knights |
9 |
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Issac Miller |
Bendigo Pioneers |
9 |
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Tom Williamson |
North Ballarat Rebels |
9 |
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Kye Beveridge |
Sandringham Dragons |
8 |
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Harrison Burt |
Sandringham Dragons |
8 |
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Deven Costigan |
Gippsland Power |
8 |
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Campbell Lane |
Oakleigh Chargers |
7 |
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Jamieson Sheahan |
Bendigo Pioneers |
7 |
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Darby Henderson |
Bendigo Pioneers |
7 |
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Chas Roberts |
Northern Knights |
7 |
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Taylin Duman |
Eastern Ranges |
7 |
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Naish McRoberts |
North Ballarat Rebels |
7 |
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Lachlan Huppatz |
North Ballarat Rebels |
7 |
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Thomas Cameron |
Sandringham Dragons |
7 |
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HITOUTS |
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Dylan Atkins |
Dandenong Stingrays |
37 |
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Chas Roberts |
Northern Knights |
32 |
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Floyd Bollinghaus |
Murray Bushrangers |
25 |
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Ovie Magbegor |
Calder Cannons |
25 |
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Lachlan Filipovic |
Sandringham Dragons |
23 |
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Riley Ham |
Western Jets |
22 |
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Tom De Koning |
Dandenong Stingrays |
22 |
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Todd Lawrence |
North Ballarat Rebels |
20 |
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Esava Ratugolea |
Murray Bushrangers |
19 |
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Sam Hayes |
Eastern Ranges |
17 |
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Jonty Neaves |
Bendigo Pioneers |
16 |
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Hayden Elliot |
Geelong Falcons |
16 |
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Harry Boyd |
Murray Bushrangers |
12 |
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Joel Grace |
Northern Knights |
12 |
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Tristan Xerri |
Western Jets |
11 |
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TACKLES |
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Brodie Romensky |
Western Jets |
12 |
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Lachlan Waite |
Murray Bushrangers |
11 |
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Harri Rocke |
Calder Cannons |
11 |
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Tyson Lever |
Calder Cannons |
10 |
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Hamish Brayshaw |
Sandringham Dragons |
10 |
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Joel Bennett |
Geelong Falcons |
10 |
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Jordyn Cotter |
Western Jets |
10 |
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Josh Trew |
Sandringham Dragons |
9 |
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Zach Guthrie |
Calder Cannons |
9 |
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Brad Bernacki |
Calder Cannons |
9 |
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Jackson McDonald |
Calder Cannons |
9 |
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Nathan Scagliarini |
Dandenong Stingrays |
9 |
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Billy Cannolo |
Calder Cannons |
9 |
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Lachlan Bramble |
Calder Cannons |
9 |
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Jaidyn Owen |
Calder Cannons |
8 |
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2016 LEADING GOALKICKERS |
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Goals |
Total |
Brett Blair |
Geelong Falcons |
1 |
27 |
Sam Fowler |
Dandenong Stingrays |
1 |
26 |
Karl Brown |
Calder Cannons |
2 |
26 |
Kayle Kirby |
Bendigo Pioneers |
6 |
18 |
Tom De Koning |
Dandenong Stingrays |
1 |
16 |
Joshua Begley |
Eastern Ranges |
_ |
16 |
Pat Dowling |
Geelong Falcons |
3 |
15 |
Jackson McLachlan |
Geelong Falcons |
2 |
15 |
Jack Henry |
Geelong Falcons |
2 |
14 |
Dan Allsop |
Dandenong Stingrays |
_ |
14 |
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Last Modified on 01/06/2016 23:06