One barnstorming quarter was enough for the Murray Bushrangers to overwhelm the Sandringham Dragons by 17 points in Round 15.
Murray booted only four majors to the last change – being held scoreless in the first quarter – but a stout defensive effort to keep the Dragons to just one goal kicking with the Rams Arena breeze in the third term proved critical. The fortunes of both teams seemed to swing with the wind, and the Bushrangers rode it all the way to victory in a seven-goal-to-one fourth quarter.
The Bushrangers had just two more disposals than their opponents in the final stanza but used their possessions to enormous effect. In fact, not a lot separated the teams statistically all game – most categories were all even or close to it.
The difference emerged when the ball was up for grabs. Murray had a significant +23 advantage in contested possessions on the back of ball-winners such as Fletcher Carroll and Isaac Wallace (team-highs of 13 contested possessions). They took a quarter to get to work, but Sandringham struggled to fire when they eventually did.
Other key stats from Round 15:
33: 197cm Calder Cannons top-ager Mitch Lewis had one of the best statistical games a big man can have in his team’s loss to the Gippsland Power in Round 15. Lewis recorded game-highs for disposals (33), uncontested possessions (24) and marks (13), as well an equal-game-high four goals... Oh, and he also had 12 hitouts and seven inside-50s.
Round 15 stats leaders:
KICKS |
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Jack Higgins |
Oakleigh Chargers |
24 |
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Mitchell Lewis |
Calder Cannons |
23 |
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Will Leslie |
Gippsland Power |
21 |
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Corey Lyons |
Sandringham Dragons |
20 |
|
Patrick Killen |
Geelong Falcons |
19 |
|
Callan Wellings |
North Ballarat Rebels |
19 |
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Luke Bunker |
Northern Knights |
19 |
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Lachlan Murphy |
Northern Knights |
19 |
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Marcus Lentini |
Northern Knights |
18 |
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Harrison Burt |
Sandringham Dragons |
18 |
|
Oscar Junker |
Western Jets |
18 |
|
Darby Henderson |
Bendigo Pioneers |
17 |
|
Benjamin Caluzzi |
Calder Cannons |
17 |
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Taylin Duman |
Eastern Ranges |
17 |
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Sam Fowler |
Dandenong Stingrays |
16 |
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HANDBALLS |
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Brodie Romensky |
Western Jets |
24 |
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Jackson McDonald |
Calder Cannons |
23 |
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Hugh McCluggage |
North Ballarat Rebels |
22 |
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Marcus Lentini |
Northern Knights |
18 |
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Myles Poholke |
Dandenong Stingrays |
18 |
|
Ryan Carter |
Western Jets |
18 |
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Wilson Berry |
Western Jets |
18 |
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Matt Perry |
Northern Knights |
17 |
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Mason Blakey |
Northern Knights |
16 |
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Luke Bunker |
Northern Knights |
15 |
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Josh Patullo |
Gippsland Power |
15 |
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Thomas Glen |
Dandenong Stingrays |
15 |
|
Isaac Wallace |
Murray Bushrangers |
15 |
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Ed Phillips |
Oakleigh Chargers |
14 |
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Nathan Scagliarini |
Dandenong Stingrays |
14 |
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MARKS |
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Mitchell Lewis |
Calder Cannons |
13 |
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Ed Phillips |
Oakleigh Chargers |
12 |
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Jack Higgins |
Oakleigh Chargers |
11 |
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Hamish Brayshaw |
Sandringham Dragons |
10 |
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Ryan Carter |
Western Jets |
9 |
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Ryan Garthwaite |
Murray Bushrangers |
9 |
|
Zachary Zdybel |
Geelong Falcons |
8 |
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Brett Blair |
Geelong Falcons |
8 |
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James Gow |
North Ballarat Rebels |
7 |
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Jack Exell |
Bendigo Pioneers |
7 |
|
Jamieson Sheahan |
Bendigo Pioneers |
7 |
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Isaac Miller |
Bendigo Pioneers |
7 |
|
Jordan Ridley |
Oakleigh Chargers |
7 |
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Willem Drew |
North Ballarat Rebels |
7 |
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Nick Larkey |
Oakleigh Chargers |
7 |
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HITOUTS |
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Sam Hayes |
Eastern Ranges |
33 |
|
Chas Roberts |
Northern Knights |
32 |
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Josh Patullo |
Gippsland Power |
27 |
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Hayden Elliot |
Geelong Falcons |
20 |
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Lachlan Filipovic |
Sandringham Dragons |
20 |
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Zachary Zdybel |
Geelong Falcons |
19 |
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Darren Walters |
Western Jets |
19 |
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Lloyd Meek |
North Ballarat Rebels |
18 |
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Dylan Atkins |
Dandenong Stingrays |
17 |
|
Jacob McNicol |
Calder Cannons |
17 |
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Joshua Boehm |
Oakleigh Chargers |
16 |
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Max Lynch |
Murray Bushrangers |
15 |
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Steven Christou |
Northern Knights |
14 |
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Trent McMullan |
Murray Bushrangers |
14 |
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Nathan Twigg |
Bendigo Pioneers |
13 |
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TACKLES |
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Hamish Brayshaw |
Sandringham Dragons |
10 |
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Oliver Florent |
Sandringham Dragons |
9 |
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Luke Bunker |
Northern Knights |
9 |
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Corey Grindlay |
Calder Cannons |
9 |
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James Worpel |
Geelong Falcons |
9 |
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Isaac Miller |
Bendigo Pioneers |
8 |
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Tom Murphy |
Dandenong Stingrays |
8 |
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Nicholas Buykx |
Western Jets |
8 |
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Ben Paton |
Murray Bushrangers |
8 |
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Joshua Begley |
Eastern Ranges |
8 |
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Will Stephenson |
Gippsland Power |
8 |
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Brodie Romensky |
Western Jets |
7 |
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Todd Marshall |
Murray Bushrangers |
7 |
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Xavier Jordan |
Oakleigh Chargers |
7 |
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Isaac Wallace |
Murray Bushrangers |
7 |
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2016 LEADING GOALKICKERS |
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Goals |
Total |
Karl Brown |
Calder Cannons |
2 |
45 |
Brett Blair |
Geelong Falcons |
3 |
34 |
Sam Fowler |
Dandenong Stingrays |
2 |
33 |
Lachlan Tiziani |
Murray Bushrangers |
_ |
29 |
Kayle Kirby |
Bendigo Pioneers |
1 |
28 |
Dan Allsop |
Dandenong Stingrays |
_ |
24 |
Jordan Johnston |
North Ballarat Rebels |
DNP |
24 |
Joshua Begley |
Eastern Ranges |
_ |
23 |
Muhammad Saad |
Calder Cannons |
1 |
23 |
Corey McKay |
Northern Knights |
1 |
23 |
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Last Modified on 02/08/2016 17:47