Stats Central Rd 13 Pios bring heat on cold day - NAB League

Stats Central Rd 13: Pios bring heat on cold day

The Bendigo Pioneers and Geelong Falcons did battle on a bitterly cold day at Queen Elizabeth Oval on Sunday, but the Pioneers certainly didn’t freeze in the face of their opponents.

Bendigo brought the heat to the ladder-leading Falcons, recording an incredible 162 tackles in a 12-point loss in difficult conditions. So fierce was the home team’s pressure, the Pioneers had nine of the top 13 tacklers in the TAC Cup for Round 13.

19-year-old Isaac Miller led the way with 18 tackles alongside Josh Formosa, the two falling one tackle short of the current AFL record held by Jude Bolton, Jack Ziebell and Tom Liberatore.

Making up the competition’s top five tacklers for the round were bottom-age Pioneers trio Wade Donnan (17), Darby Henderson (15) and Tom Campbell (14).

Let’s not gloss over Geelong’s also-impressive total of 92 tackles – led by captain Jack Blood with 13 – but clearly Bendigo coach Brett Henderson had his 10th-placed team primed to show what it’s made of against one of the best outfits in the TAC Cup.

In other key stats from Round 13:

36: Brodie Romensky has played some quality football for the Western Jets this year as a defender, but the 189cm 18-year-old returned to the TAC Cup after representing Vic Metro and starred as an on-baller in Western’s big loss to the Eastern Ranges in Round 13. He had game-highs in disposals (36), handballs (24), contested possessions (24), clearances (12) and tackles (seven), and also booted a goal.

Round 13 stats leaders:

KICKS
Hugh McCluggage	North Ballarat Rebels	23
Mitch Diamond	Geelong Falcons	22
James Gow	North Ballarat Rebels	20
Jack Exell	Bendigo Pioneers	18
Jake Bradley	Northern Knights	18
Jamieson Sheahan	Bendigo Pioneers	17
Jackson McLachlan	Geelong Falcons	17
Jordan Gallucci	Eastern Ranges	16
Willem Drew	North Ballarat Rebels	16
Hamish Brayshaw	Sandringham Dragons	16
Cameron Rayner	Western Jets	16
Benjamin Caluzzi	Calder Cannons	15
Taylin Duman	Eastern Ranges	15
Ben Ainsworth	Gippsland Power	15
James Harrison	Gippsland Power	15

HANDBALLS
Brodie Romensky	Western Jets	24
Matthew Signorello	Northern Knights	23
Dylan Clarke	Eastern Ranges	22
Marcus Lentini	Northern Knights	16
Jack Higgins	Oakleigh Chargers	16
Lachlan Wilson	Northern Knights	15
Thomas Glen	Dandenong Stingrays	14
James Cousins	Murray Bushrangers	14
Tim Taranto	Sandringham Dragons	14
Hugh McCluggage	North Ballarat Rebels	13
Lachlan Murphy	Northern Knights	13
Corey Lyons	Sandringham Dragons	13
Pat Dowling	Geelong Falcons	13
Cameron Rayner	Western Jets	12
Jack Scrimshaw	Sandringham Dragons	12

MARKS
Oliver Florent	Sandringham Dragons	12
Dylan Atkins	Dandenong Stingrays	10
Jack Scrimshaw	Sandringham Dragons	9
Kye Beveridge	Sandringham Dragons	9
Jaidyn Owen	Calder Cannons	9
Hugh McCluggage	North Ballarat Rebels	8
James Gow	North Ballarat Rebels	8
Aiden Domic	North Ballarat Rebels	8
Liam Murphy	Sandringham Dragons	8
Lachlan Wilson	Northern Knights	7
Tim Taranto	Sandringham Dragons	7
Corey Lyons	Sandringham Dragons	7
Jono Aujard	Oakleigh Chargers	7
Jacob Wheelahan	North Ballarat Rebels	7
Lachlan Huppatz	North Ballarat Rebels	7

HITOUTS
Hayden Elliot	Geelong Falcons	33
Ned Reeves	Oakleigh Chargers	26
Todd Lawrence	North Ballarat Rebels	25
Brock McGregor	Western Jets	24
Chas Roberts	Northern Knights	22
Ovie Magbegor	Calder Cannons	21
Max Lynch	Murray Bushrangers	19
Nathan Mullenger-McHugh	Eastern Ranges	19
Dylan Atkins	Dandenong Stingrays	17
Nathan Twigg	Bendigo Pioneers	17
Lachlan Filipovic	Sandringham Dragons	16
Jesse Smith	Sandringham Dragons	16
Zachary Zdybel	Geelong Falcons	14
Tristan Xerri	Western Jets	14
Sam Hayes	Eastern Ranges	12

TACKLES
Isaac Miller	Bendigo Pioneers	18
Josh Formosa	Bendigo Pioneers	18
Wade Donnan	Bendigo Pioneers	17
Darby Henderson	Bendigo Pioneers	15
Tom Campbell	Bendigo Pioneers	14
Jack Blood	Geelong Falcons	13
Kayle Kirby	Bendigo Pioneers	10
Ben Ronke	Calder Cannons	10
Coby McCarthy	Bendigo Pioneers	10
Nathan Twigg	Bendigo Pioneers	8
Lachlan Murphy	Northern Knights	8
Laine Fitzgerald	Bendigo Pioneers	8
Daniel Sharrock	Murray Bushrangers	8
Trent McMullan	Murray Bushrangers	7
Brodie Romensky	Western Jets	7

2016 LEADING GOALKICKERS
		Goals	Total
Karl Brown	Calder Cannons	VFL	41
Brett Blair	Geelong Falcons	VFL	31
Sam Fowler	Dandenong Stingrays	4	30
Lachlan Tiziani	Murray Bushrangers	3	26
Kayle Kirby	Bendigo Pioneers	_	23
Joshua Begley	Eastern Ranges	4	23
Muhammad Saad	Calder Cannons	2	22
Dan Allsop	Dandenong Stingrays	_	22
Jordan Johnston	North Ballarat Rebels	_	22
Hayden McLean	Sandringham Dragons	1	20

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Stats Central Rd 13: Pios bring heat on cold day

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