Round 14 Review

Brisbane (19.12.126) defeated St Kilda (16.10.106)

Hugh McCluggage (161). His first ton since round 9 and after a lean month, he’s at an affordable price for a loop M9. Career high score on Friday. 26 touches, 1 clanger, 80% DE, 11 marks, 2 goals and 535 metres gained.
Dayne Zorko (141). Was slatted to dominate and did just that with 30 touches (10 contested) including 26 kicks. Also had 9 marks and a game high 755 metres gained.
Jack Sinclair (135). Led the game with 32 clean disposals, recording just 2 clangers and 78% DE plus a team best 599 metres gained.
Ryan Lester/Joel Daniher (130). Really nice game from Lester, his 21 touches went @ 100% DE across the backline while recording a career high 15 marks. Daniher had 5 goals from 20 touches and 12 marks for his third score of 130+ in 2024.
Darcy Wilmot (119). Second ton of the year for Wilmot to round out the top five. 25 touches, 9 marks and 92% DE.

Other 100+ scores: Jack Higgins (101)

Disappointment: Neale got the tag that was expected, and although he still found 20 touches, his score was just 70.

Rookies: Let’s talk about Schoenmaker first. Debut here and was impressive, having 18 touches, 6 marks and 88% DE plus 454 metres gained, only trailing Sinclair for the Saints, a nice debut for 88 points. Wilson (70) had a few lean weeks but those waiting until his bye to trade him would be semi-pleased with his 18 touch, 1 goal, 70 point game. For the Lions, Lohmann (91) was once again great, slotting 2 goals from 12 touches and 5 marks. Reville (58) led Morris (52) and the subbed on Answerth (27). Oh, and also late in Tom Campbell for the Saints. The three club veteran is 123K in the ruck and had 65 from 9 touches and 12 hitouts.

Injuries: Henry is listed with an ankle, but it was Cordy who got subbed out, while it was McKenna subbed out for the Lions.

Western Bulldogs (23.11.149) defeated Fremantle (12.10.82)

Marcus Bontempelli (162). Another massive score for Bont. Had 30 touches (13 contested) plus 7 clearances, 8 marks, 5 tackles, 3 goals and led the game with 682 metres gained.
Tim English/Bailey Dale (136). Nice return from English leading into his bye. 14 touches, 9 marks, 6 tackles, 2 goals and 24 hitouts while Dale was driving the Dogs forward with 561 metres gained from his 30 touches (10 contested) plus 7 marks and 80% DE.
Lachlan Bramble (133). Career high from Bramble off half-back. 30 touches, 10 marks, 1 goal, 663 metres gained plus 93% DE and just 1 clanger, great game.
Tom Liberatore (128). Back to his best. 28 touches (15 contested) with 10 clearances, 6 marks and 5 tackles, second best score of his season.
Adam Treloar (125). Rounds out an all Dogs top five (six really) thanks to 27 touches, 6 tackles and 1 goal, his tenth ton of the year.

Other 100+ scores: Ed Richards/Luke Jackson (115), Rory Lobb (108)

Disappointment: Pretty much any Fremantle premium you might own. Serong (98), Clark (85), Young (83), Ryan (79) and Brayshaw (73) all struggling in the loss.

Rookies: Nice game from Karl Worner (78) who was a late in for Fremantle. 16 touches with 6 marks and 3 tackles got him to 78, leading Draper (48) and the unusually quiet Sharp (14). Freijah (68) once again solid for the Dogs, leading their rookie scoring with 15 touches and 6 marks, slightly ahead of Khamis (59), Sanders (58) and Gallagher (34).

Injuries: Walters added to the Fremantle loss with a hamstring subbing him out, while Scott made was subbed tactically for the Dogs.

Richmond (6.13.49) defeated by Hawthorn (14.13.97)

James Sicily (147). Best score of Sicily’s year just before his bye. 33 touches (28 kicks) with 15 marks and a huge 881 metres gained in the Hawks win.
Tim Taranto (139). Solid as per usual from Taranto. 33 touches (15 contested) with 8 clearances, 6 marks, 5 tackles and 1 goal on Saturday afternoon.
Toby Nankervis (131). Five round average of 124 after bottoming out @ 526K. Another great individual performance, finishing with 11 touches, 5 tackles and 38 hitouts.
Jai Newcombe (122). A really good month of football from Newcombe, averaging 106. 26 touches with 8 marks plus 12 contested touches and 1 major.
Jayden Short (116). A nice option for near 400K as a D6/7 loop after back-to-back tons. 25 touches and 7 marks @ 92% DE and a team high 590 metres gained.

Other 100+ scores: Josh Weddle (109), Massimo D’Ambrosio/Nick Vlastuin (106), Will Day (100)

Disappointment: Moore (74) quiet again, as was Bolton (68)

Rookies: Watson (80) is starting to make an impact in a winning Hawks forward line. Didn’t kick straight but five shots on goal from 13 touches shows potential not even 10 games into his career. Dear (50) once again slotted a few goals. Campbell (79) led the Tigers rookies thanks to 13 disposals and 1 goal with clean DE. After him was Ralphsmith (59), Brown (52), Sonsie (47), the subbed on McAuliffe (11) and the subbed off Cumberland (2).

Injuries: Clean report for both clubs, Gunston and Cumberland those in the red vest.

Adelaide (10.7.67) defeated by Sydney (16.13.109)

Joel Amartey (182). Pretty insane game here. Clearly a career high, only had 10 touches but that resulted in 9 goals and 1 behind. Only other stat was 6 tackles.
Brodie Grundy (154). Dominated the fresh Crows ruckman. 31 touches (24 contested) with 9 clearances and 49 hitouts. Not even 38% DE and 10 clangers holding him back from his second 150+ in a row.
Rory Laird/Isaac Heeney (141). Bottomed out in price had Laird, maybe one to look at after his bye if you can’t get to those 600K +? 34 touches (15 contested) with 5 clearances and 6 tackles. Heeney kept his insane season going, finishing with 29 touches, 565 metres gained, 8 marks and 2 goals.
Mitch Hinge (139). Career best for Hinge who has improved his average from 84 to 99. 33 touches, 8 marks, 5 tackles and a team best 592 metres gained on Saturday night.
Taylor Adams (115). First ton for his third club. Adams split his time and finished with 22 touches (11 contested) plus 2 goals and 5 tackles.

Other 100+ scores: Errol Gulden (106)

Disappointment: Warner (64) well down on recent scores. Dawson (79) poor just before Adelaide’s bye.

Rookies: Strachan (72) had 12 touches, 6 tackles and 12 hitouts in his second game, while Hamill (68) had 14 touches and just 1 clanger. Dowling will be popular after his bye, this week scoring 55 from 14 touches. Just the subbed on Roberts (5) for Sydney.

Injuries: Another clean report on Saturday, Schoenberg and McLean those subbed out.

North Melbourne (19.4.118) defeated by Collingwood (18.11.119)

Luke Davies-Uniacke (147). Extended his ton run to five with this effort. 31 touches (16 contested) with 7 clearances and 5 tackles to lead this games scoring.
Nick Daicos (129). Had Phillips close to him but powered through, finishing with 29 touches (18 contested) plus 2 goals and nearly 500 metres gained.
Steele Sidebottom (125). Best score for Steele in 2024, his 23 touches (15 contested) with 6 clearances and 6 tackles important in the Pies come from behind win.
George Wardlaw (122). 30 touches (10 contested) with 6 clearances plus 1 goal for Wardlaw who was dominate in the first half when the Roos were on top.
Jack Crisp (121). On a hot streak. Six tons in his last seven games, this the second best score of that run. 27 touches (11 contested) with 7 tackles and 1 goal.

Other 100+ scores: Harry Sheezel (120), Nick Larkey (114), Bailey Scott (111), Cam Zurhaar (107), Bobby Hill (105), Tristan Xerri (103), Jeremy Howe (102)

Disappointment: Fisher (71) well down on previous weeks.

Rookies: I’ll firstly cover the debut here, and that was Tew Jiath for the Pies. Just 5 touches and 3 tackles but went @ 100% for 24 points. Nothing great for the Pies, Sullivan and Dean, both 54, leading their rookies, ahead of Krueger (46), Harrison (42), McInnes (16) and Macrae (10). Dawson (56) had 8 touches @ 100% DE to lead the Roos, coming in ahead of Pink (49) and Archer (32).

Injuries: Just Jeremy Howe listed here with a nose injury, although he wasn’t the subject of the vest. Macrae and Phillips were subbed out.

GWS (9.19.73) defeated Port Adelaide (6.15.51)

Dan Houston (174). Best score of the round went to Houston, finishing Sunday night with 35 touches (28 kicks) plus 5 tackles, 85% DE and a game best 792 metres gained.
Lachie Whitfield (134). Best score of 2024 for Whitfield. Got a big hit but powered on to find 28 touches @ 89% DE plus 9 tackles.
Kieran Briggs (117). Another good week for Briggs. 16 touches (12 contested) with 9 clearances and 29 hitouts.
Kane Farrell (113). Not far behind Houston, Farrell had 768 metres gained from his 30 touches that went at a solid 80% DE.
Josh Kelly/Brent Daniels (107). Smooth from Kelly, he kicked the sealer and had a team best 640 metres gained from his 27 disposals, while Daniels was busy as always, having 18 touches (10 contested) plus 5 clearances, 1 goal and 6 tackles.

Other 100+ scores: Zilch

Disappointment: Goes to Tom Green once again. 30 touches but 7 clangers and 61% DE meant just 80 points and he’s now averging less than 100. Rage trade territory. The quartet of Butters (76), Rozee (75), Horne-Francis (71) and Wines (65) not anywhere better.

Rookies: Thomas (74) the best for GWS, his 15 touches, 5 tackles and 1 goal a nice return, while Aleer (67) was serviceable as well. Cadman (23) was subbed off for the third game of McMullin (3). Narkle (199K) made his club debut as the sub for 14, while Mead (53) and Burgoyne (61) rounded out Port.

Injuries: Looks like just tactical again here, Cadman and Lord the subs.

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