Stats Central Rd 12 Sandy seizes chances - NAB League

Stats Central Rd 12: Sandy seizes chances

There haven’t been many chances to talk about how a team defeated the Geelong Falcons in 2016, but post-Round 12 is one of those occasions.

The Sandringham Dragons snapped ladder-leading Geelong’s nine-match winning streak by six points at Avalon Airport Oval on Saturday, inflicting just its second loss for the season.

Both teams were missing key players due to the NAB AFL U18 Championships finishing the previous Wednesday – and particularly Sandringham, which may go some way to explaining why the second-placed Dragons didn’t have much on their side statistically against the Falcons.

However, they’ll be encouraged to have still finished on top where it counts – the scoreboard. Sandringham may have lost the counts for disposals, marks, contested possessions, clearances, inside-50s and scoring shots, but can thank some special work at both ends for the triumph.

While Geelong was relatively wasteful in front of goal with 9.12, 196cm 17-year-old Hayden McLean was representative of a Dragons team that took its chances when they arose, booting three goals in the crucial third quarter and four for the match.

And if the Falcons didn’t find a target in attack, Sandringham was highly effective at rebounding the ball from its defensive 50. Reuben Hayward (four rebound-50s) and Max Williams (three) were named among Sandringham’s best, and along with Liam Murphy (six rebound-50s), regularly thwarted opposition attacking chains when they earned those precious chances.

In other key stats from Round 12:

28: Jamieson Sheahan wasn’t afraid to use his feet in the Bendigo Pioneers’ loss to the Calder Cannons, recording 28 kicks – six more than any other TAC Cup player in Round 12. The over-ager is the fourth-ranked player in the competition for total kicks in 2016 and his teammates certainly like the ball in his hands, with Sheahan accepting a clear game-high 12 handball-receives last week.

Round 12 stats leaders:

KICKS
Jamieson Sheahan	Bendigo Pioneers	28
James Gow	North Ballarat Rebels	22
Callum Porter	Gippsland Power	20
Daniel Foley	Western Jets	20
Ben Ronke	Calder Cannons	19
Fletcher Carroll	Murray Bushrangers	17
Kane Farrell	Bendigo Pioneers	16
Benjamin Caluzzi	Calder Cannons	16
Zach Guthrie	Calder Cannons	16
Callan Wellings	North Ballarat Rebels	16
Lachlan Walker	Oakleigh Chargers	16
Paddy Dow	Bendigo Pioneers	15
Thomas Glen	Dandenong Stingrays	15
Harry Morrison	Murray Bushrangers	15
Kyle O'Conner	North Ballarat Rebels	15

HANDBALLS
Xavier Jordan	Oakleigh Chargers	26
Matthew Signorello	Northern Knights	24
Charlie Thompson	Oakleigh Chargers	21
Lachlan Walker	Oakleigh Chargers	20
Jack Higgins	Oakleigh Chargers	19
Paddy Dow	Bendigo Pioneers	18
Ari Sakeson	Sandringham Dragons	15
Ryan Carter	Western Jets	15
Thomas Glen	Dandenong Stingrays	14
Jono Aujard	Oakleigh Chargers	14
Cassidy Parish	Geelong Falcons	14
Doulton Langlands	Murray Bushrangers	14
Darby Henderson	Bendigo Pioneers	14
Lachlan Murphy	Northern Knights	13
Matthew La Fontaine	Dandenong Stingrays	13

MARKS
Zach Guthrie	Calder Cannons	12
Jake Page	Murray Bushrangers	10
Chas Roberts	Northern Knights	9
James Gow	North Ballarat Rebels	9
Ben Ronke	Calder Cannons	9
Karl Brown	Calder Cannons	9
Toby Wooller	Oakleigh Chargers	9
Brad Bernacki	Calder Cannons	8
Kyle O'Conner	North Ballarat Rebels	8
Benjamin McNamara	Geelong Falcons	8
Ben Barton	Calder Cannons	8
Kane Farrell	Bendigo Pioneers	8
Harry Morrison	Murray Bushrangers	8
Jarrod Brander	Bendigo Pioneers	8
Jake Bradley	Northern Knights	7

HITOUTS
Ethan Casey	Sandringham Dragons	43
Ned Reeves	Oakleigh Chargers	28
Chas Roberts	Northern Knights	18
Brock McGregor	Western Jets	18
Dylan Atkins	Dandenong Stingrays	18
Nathan Mullenger-McHugh	Eastern Ranges	17
Floyd Bollinghaus	Murray Bushrangers	15
Shannon Beks	North Ballarat Rebels	14
Kieran Jones	Gippsland Power	14
Hayden Elliot	Geelong Falcons	13
Todd Lawrence	North Ballarat Rebels	13
Jacob McNicol	Calder Cannons	12
Riley Ham	Western Jets	12
Ryan Kilpatrick	Murray Bushrangers	12
Tristan Xerri	Western Jets	11

TACKLES
Haydn Stanley	Eastern Ranges	13
Connor Griffiths	Western Jets	12
Callan McKeon	Gippsland Power	11
Lachlan Huppatz	North Ballarat Rebels	10
Ben Paton	Murray Bushrangers	10
Harrison Bult	Western Jets	9
Kye Beveridge	Sandringham Dragons	9
Lachlan Young	Dandenong Stingrays	8
Oscar Junker	Western Jets	8
Lockey McCartney	Geelong Falcons	8
Naish McRoberts	North Ballarat Rebels	7
Callan Wellings	North Ballarat Rebels	7
Will Leslie	Gippsland Power	7
Goy Lok	Sandringham Dragons	7
James Cousins	Murray Bushrangers	7

2016 LEADING GOALKICKERS
		Goals	Total
Karl Brown	Calder Cannons	3	41
Brett Blair	Geelong Falcons	1	31
Sam Fowler	Dandenong Stingrays	VIC	26
Kayle Kirby	Bendigo Pioneers	2	23
Lachlan Tiziani	Murray Bushrangers	6	23
Dan Allsop	Dandenong Stingrays	2	22
Jordan Johnston	North Ballarat Rebels	2	22
Muhammad Saad	Calder Cannons	INJ	20
Joshua Begley	Eastern Ranges	_	19
Hayden McLean	Sandringham Dragons	4	19

* Photo: Sandringham's Max Williams gathers the ball in defence against Geelong

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Stats Central Rd 12: Sandy seizes chances

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