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STATS CENTRAL: Gippsland's power football

The Gippsland Power is carrying momentum generated late last year into the 2017 TAC Cup season.

They may have only won two games this year, but the Power served the Sandringham Dragons their first loss in comprehensive fashion in Round 5 and have only been defeated by 16, 24 and five points in Rounds 1, 2 and 4 respectively.

This follows a 2016 season in which Gippsland missed the finals but finished with wins in four of its last five matches.

Many of the club’s bottom-agers from last year played plenty of football together and it seems the benefits are being seen now. Against the Dragons and in Round 3 when the Power beat the Bendigo Pioneers by 26 points, several of those now top-agers drove their teammates to victory.

Gippsland recorded fewer disposals and marks than their opponent in both wins, but its effort to win the crucial contests that decide games of football has shone through.

The Power managed only 265 disposals against Sandringham but won 140 contested possessions (12 more than the Dragons) and laid 104 tackles (15 more).

NAB AFL Academy midfielder Aidan Quigley led the way with team-highs of 24 disposals, 12 contested possessions and 13 tackles, while he also won five clearances and kicked a goal. 169cm hard-nut Will Stephenson booted four majors to go with 21 disposals, 11 contested possessions and eight tackles, while Callum Porter and Matt McGannon were also among Gippsland’s best at the coalface.

All appeared at least eight times as bottom-agers in 2016 along with the likes of Nick Hogan (pictured), who starred with 32 disposals, 16 contested possessions and nine clearances against Bendigo.

Power head coach Leigh Brown could see his young players had gelled through 2016 when he spoke of them earlier this year.

“We had a good group of bottom-agers last year who all came through together and we hope they can lead the way this year,” Brown said. “The boys will take a lot of confidence out of finishing last year well and we’ve seen in previous years that can hold the next season’s group in really good stead.”

Round 5 keys to victory:

22: GWV Rebels captain Callan Wellings led by example in his team’s 53-point defeat of the Eastern Ranges, the Trentham product enjoying a monster statistical game of 22 disposals (19 kicks), 13 contested possessions, 10 tackles, seven inside-50s, six clearances, four goals and three score assists.

11: The Northern Knights conceded 19 more inside-50s to the Bendigo Pioneers but still managed to prevail by three points thanks to a stout defence. South Morang junior Mitch Andrews was the round’s leading rebounder with 11 rebound-50s for the Knights, to go with his 32 disposals and 12 marks.

40: The Dandenong Stingrays’ 38-point victory over the Calder Cannons was built on stoppage wins, with a +10 clearance advantage stemming from dominating the hitout count by 40. Bailey Williams (24 hitouts), Tom De Koning (18), Angus Paterson (14) and Tom Hogan (11) all contributed in this regard.

Round 5 stats leaders:

KICKS
Thomas North	Eastern Ranges	23
Jack Higgins	Oakleigh Chargers	21
Callan Wellings	GWV Rebels	19
Kane Farrell	Bendigo Pioneers	18
Bailey Henderson	Bendigo Pioneers	18
Mason De Wit	Dandenong Stingrays	18
Dylan Landt	Calder Cannons	17
Harry Benson	Geelong Falcons	17
Ethan Floyd	Geelong Falcons	17
Will Stephenson	Gippsland Power	17
Angus Hicks	Murray Bushrangers	17
Louis Cunningham	Oakleigh Chargers	17
William Smith	Dandenong Stingrays	16
Naish McRoberts	GWV Rebels	16
Mitchell Andrews	Northern Knights	16

HANDBALLS
Nicholas Coffield	Northern Knights	19
Josh Gorman	Sandringham Dragons	17
Brad Bernacki	Calder Cannons	17
Mitchell Andrews	Northern Knights	16
Darby Henderson	Bendigo Pioneers	16
Hamish Brayshaw	Sandringham Dragons	16
Harrison Jones	Murray Bushrangers	16
Joseph Ciranna	Northern Knights	16
Jesse Firebrace	Calder Cannons	16
William Hamill	Dandenong Stingrays	15
Quintin Montanaro	Sandringham Dragons	15
Brent Daniels	Bendigo Pioneers	15
Lewin Davis	Bendigo Pioneers	15
Ben Caluzzi	Calder Cannons	14
Mitch Cotter	Dandenong Stingrays	14

MARKS
Bailey Henderson	Bendigo Pioneers	13
Mitchell Andrews	Northern Knights	12
Jordon Butts	Murray Bushrangers	12
Callum Searle	Oakleigh Chargers	10
Quintin Montanaro	Sandringham Dragons	9
Tom Murphy	Dandenong Stingrays	9
Ryan Bruce	Murray Bushrangers	9
Ari Sakeson	Sandringham Dragons	9
Jordan Johnston	GWV Rebels	9
Ben Paton	Murray Bushrangers	8
Dylan Landt	Calder Cannons	7
Lachlan Noble	Geelong Falcons	7
Mitchell Podhajski	Calder Cannons	7
Ethan Penrith	Northern Knights	7
Jack Higgins	Oakleigh Chargers	7

HITOUTS
Josh Gibbins	Sandringham Dragons	29
Jobee Warde	Bendigo Pioneers	28
Brock McGregor	Western Jets	24
Bailey Williams	Dandenong Stingrays	24
Hayden McLean	Sandringham Dragons	24
Julian Patterson	Gippsland Power	23
Mark Marriot	Murray Bushrangers	23
Kieran Urquhart	Eastern Ranges	22
Rick Read	Geelong Falcons	22
Will Griffin	Oakleigh Chargers	19
Joel Koger	Eastern Ranges	19
Tom De Koning	Dandenong Stingrays	18
Jaksyn Grant	Western Jets	18
Hayden Elliot	Geelong Falcons	17
Tylar Watts	GWV Rebels	16

TACKLES
Aidan Quigley	Gippsland Power	13
Hamish Brayshaw	Sandringham Dragons	13
Lucas Barrett	Sandringham Dragons	13
James Worpel	Geelong Falcons	13
Callan Wellings	GWV Rebels	10
Harry Benson	Geelong Falcons	10
William Smith	Dandenong Stingrays	9
Jack Hudson	Gippsland Power	9
Will Walker	Sandringham Dragons	8
Jack Higgins	Oakleigh Chargers	8
Jack Schilg	Murray Bushrangers	8
Will Stephenson	Gippsland Power	8
Callum Porter	Gippsland Power	8
Angus Hicks	Murray Bushrangers	8
Nicholas Stuhldreier	Western Jets	8

2017 LEADING GOALKICKERS		Last Rnd	Total
Gryan Miers	Geelong Falcons	3	15
David Handley	Geelong Falcons	_	13
Toby Wooller	Oakleigh Chargers	_	12
Riley D'Arcy	Dandenong Stingrays	5	12
Aaron Trusler	Sandringham Dragons	2	12
Will Stephenson	Gippsland Power	4	10
Brent Daniels	Bendigo Pioneers	_	9
Lachlan Noble	Geelong Falcons	1	9
Jaidyn Stephenson	Eastern Ranges	1	9
Dylan Morris	Dandenong Stingrays	2	9

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STATS CENTRAL: Gippsland's power football

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