Round 14 Review

St Kilda (8.12.60) defeated by Western Bulldogs (20.12.132)

1. Ed Richards (138). Best score from this once came from Richards, his 25 touch (15 contested), 7 tackle, 7 clearances, 1 goal game also had 521 metres gained attached to it.
2. Bailey Dale/Bailey Williams (129). Bailey squared. 36 touches, 10 marks and 628 metres gained for Dale, 27 touches, 17 marks and 696 metres gained for Williams.
3. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (119). Another rebounding defender to star, NWM had 31 touches (28 kicks) with 9 marks, 1 goal and 604 metres gained.
4. Tim English (115). Solid once again, English took the ruck honours with 18 touches, 6 tackles, 34 hitouts and 1 goal.
5. Joel Freijah/Jack Sinclair (109). Freijah is a star at just 19 as he found 21 touches @ 100% DE with 1 goal, while Sinclair led the Saints with 622 metres gained from his 30 touches.

Other 100+ scores: Sam Darcy (108), Jack Steele/Ryley Sanders (106)

Disappointment: Well, I felt like an idiot once I realised that I left the C on Marshall. Initially I saw 23 touches, 6 marks, 6 tackles and 33 hitouts, thought surely 110+? Nah, just 80 and a horrid start to the round for me personally.

Rookies: Davidson (66) is still producing to be honest, been a solid rookie this year. Dolan (39), Cleary (36) and Hynes (11) the rest for the Bulldogs. Hall (54), Keeler (48) and Travaglia (43) for the Saints.

Injuries: Clean sheets with just Butler and Khamis being subbed for their respective teams.

 

Hawthorn (6.11.47) defeated Adelaide (5.14.44)

1. Dylan Moore (162). Was super busy in the Hawks narrow win. 23 touches (11 contested) plus 13 tackles and just 1 clanger made for a massive score.
2. Jarman Impey (136). Provided plenty of rebound with a game high 756 metres gained from his 28 touches. Also had 10 marks.
3. Reilly O’Brien (126). Won the ruck battle with 15 touches, 5 clearances and 43 hitouts in a high stoppage game.
4. Ben Keays (123). Busy up front with 2 is his teams 5 goals coming from 18 touches and 8 tackles.
5. Rory Laird/Jordan Dawson (118). Laird was solid, finding 22 touches and 5 tackles across half back, while Dawson split his time, eventually finding 24 touches (13 contested) plus 7 tackles a team best 513 metres gained.

Other 100+ scores: Connor MacDonald (114).

Disappointment: Rankine (81) once again not ideal, 8 clangers a game high.

Rookies: The Hawks actually have some solid downgrade options post bye with Butler (70) and Ramsden (65) both looking good in game 2. Mitchell (31) not so much and Hustwaite (4) just came in to be subbed out basically. Curtin (74) was very good once again but Pedlar (35) got the sub best again despite being solid up until halftime.

Injuries: Clean cards again with the previously mentioned, Pedlar and Hustwaite being red vested.

 

Brisbane (13.18.95) defeated by GWS (17.5.107)

1. Aaron Cadman (143). Breakout game from Cadman with 19 touches and 13 marks (5 contested) plus 5 goals in a tight win.
2. Lachie Whitfield (140). Had a game best 33 disposals @ 88% DE plus 650 metres gained and 9 rebounds from 50.
3. Jesse Hogan (133). Played an awesome game too to complement Cadman. Had 6 goals from 16 touches and 12 marks.
4. Dayne Zorko/Finn Callaghan (123). Zorko led the Lions thanks to. 26 disposals and 8 marks plus 11 intercepts and 611 metres gained. Callaghan was awesome with 32 touches @ 84% DE plus 585 metres gained.
5. Tom Green (110). Made it a pretty dominant GWS top five thanks to 26 touches (15 contested) plus 11 clearances.

Other 100+ scores: Lachie Ash (108), Logan Morris (107), Cam Rayner (105), Lachie Neale (103), Hugh McCluggage/Darcy Fort (100)

Disappointment: Double dose coming up here of Dunkley (76) and Will Ashcroft (74).

Rookies: Couple of solid scores here for Rowston (79) and Madden (78) before their bubble game next week. After that. There was Fonti (39) and Delana (21). Fort (100) has been going great as a solo ruck, while those (like me) who were holding Levi Ashcroft until the bye would be disappointed with his 45.

Injuries: Jack Payne suffered a horrid looking knee injury that will see him out for some time. Daniels (abdomen) was the injury sub for GWS.

 

Essendon (8.8.56) defeated by Geelong (23.13.151)

1. Max Holmes (155). Second massive week in a row for Holmes who had 36 disposals (13 contested) plus 8 clearances, 871 metres gained, 10 inside 50s and 1 goal.
2. Will Setterfield (130). Super effort from Setterfield all game long. Had 31 touches with 7 marks, 5 clearances and 10 tackles.
3. Jeremy Cameron (116). Slotted 6 goals from 14 touches and 6 marks to take a further lead in the Coleman.
4. Bailey Smith (114). Back at it this week and found a massive 41 touches with 7 marks, 765 metres gained and 9 inside 50s.
5. Todd Goldstein/Jye Caldwell (111). Goldy continues to compete and do it well with 21 touches and 31 hitouts this week. Caldwell has been a popular pickup and had a solid afternoon with 28 touches and 10 tackles.

Other 100+ scores: Tom Stewart (109), Zach Merrett/Gryan Miers (100)

Disappointment: Going to Nic Martin (88) who was let down at times by his disposal use.

Rookies: Jack Martin (79) now becomes an option after having a solid game across the ground on Saturday, he is sitting at 150K. Just O’Sullivan (57) after that, if you still have him. Plenty for the Bombers though. Prior (99) has been a great pick overall and is still making money, while Johnson (84) had 29 touches in game three. After that, there was Kako (50), May (37), Blakiston (31), Clarke (29), Lual (27) and Day-Wicks (22).

Injuries: Day-Wicks was the tactical sub for the Bombers, while Geelong lost De Koning to a shoulder injury in their big win.

 

North Melbourne (10.7.67) defeated by Fremantle (10.13.73)

1. Caleb Serong (142). Was massive late when the game was tight, finishing up with 36 touches (16 contested) plus 10 tackles, 585 metres gained, 8 clearances and 1 goal.
2. Andrew Brayshaw (130). Similar to Serong, Brayshaw was massive too with 31 touches (15 contested) plus 679 metres gained, 9 clearances and 9 tackles.
3. Harry Sheezel (115). Second good week for Sheezel who found 32 disposals (14 contested) with 1 goal, 9 marks and 7 inside 50s.
4. Tristan Xerri (105). Started strong but faded as the game went, still good enough with 13 touches, 7 tackles and 36 hitouts to finish 4th.
5. Luke Ryan (103). Rounds out this game thanks to 19 possessions, 7 intercepts and 6 tackles.

Other 100+ scores: Luke Davies-Uniacke/Luke McDonald (102), Luke Jackson (100)

Disappointment: 27 touches but just 60 points for Coby McKercher who was an option for many this week.

Rookies: Worner (77) led the Dockers rookies here, coming in ahead of Reid (50) and Erasmus (40). Hardeman (72) was the leader for North, ahead of O’Sullivan (51), Konstanty (47) and Hansen Jnr (40).

Injuries: Kaplan Dawson was the tactical sub late for the Roos, while Erasmus was the same for Fremantle. However, Switkowksi (hamstring) is on the offical report so it must have been late in the game.

Port Adelaide (14.9.93) defeated Melbourne (9.14.68)

1. Jason Horne-Francis (136). Worth the wait for those that held (although a late shoulder injury doesn’t look good) as JHF returned with 29 touches, 1 goal, 7 marks and 7 clearances.
2. Mitch Georgiades (128). So good up forward, finding 18 touches and 10 marks plus a career best 7 goals to be the difference.
3. Max Gawn (126). Kept his awesome run of form going with another 23 touch (20 contested), 8 mark (5 contested), 36 hitout game.
4. Connor Rozee/Miles Bergman (117). Game high 32 touches for Rozee across half back, adding 778 metres, 12 rebound 50s and 78% DE to it. Bergman also continues to flourish, this week finding 22 touches, 7 marks, 1 goal and 577 metres gained.
5. Esava Ratugolea (116). The defender rounds out this games top five due to 18 touches, 13 marks and 12 intercepts in one of the best games os his career.

Other 100+ scores: Kysaiah Pickett (102), Zak Butters (101), Daniel Turner (100)

Disappointment: Petracca (68) had just 17 touches.

Rookies: Powell-Pepper (83) was good here if people have still held him, coming in ahead of debutant Liddy (34) and the subbed on Jackson (10). Langford (71) was very solid but Lindsay (10) was the sub and lost 40K.

Injuries: Bar the previously mentioned JHF, Allir was subbed out with an injury, while Rivers was the tactical sub for Melbourne.

 

West Coast (7.10.52) defeated by Carlton (12.14.86)

1. Tom McCarthy (133). First gamer got it done here. 31 touches and 6 marks plus 9 intercepts and 94% DE with 571 metres gained to top it all off.
2. Mitch McGovern/George Hewett (127). McGovern was important with 13 touches and 3 goals plus 92% DE while Hewett kept his awesome season on track thanks to 35 touches (17 contested) and 89% DE.
3. Lachie Fogarty (125). Similar to McGovern, Fogarty was busy, collecting 17 touches and 3 goals plus 9 score involvements.
4. Tom De Koning (123). Another great game, TDK did what ruckman do against West Coast and found 21 disposals plus 4 marks, 5 clearances and 28 hitouts.
5. Jacob Weitering (112). Rounds out this games top five with 23 disposals, 14 marks, 10 intercepts and 7 rebounds from 50.

Other 100+ scores: Alex Cincotta (110), Adam Saad (103), Adam Cerra (102)

Disappointment: Maric (48) poor to end the round, Cripps (83) continues to fall in price.

Rookies: McCarthy has had his praises so after that the Eagles had some decent scores from Dewar (81), Hewett (76) and Allan (68), who avoided the sub vest. Bar that there was Brock (41) and Hall (30). Best for the Blues came in the form of Matt Carroll (82) who was closely followed by Binns (78). After that there wasn’t much from Motlop (37) and the injured O’Keefe (13).

Injuries: The Eagles subbed out Hunt tactically but after that lost Allen to “plantaris”. Curnow was subbed at half time due to calf tightness and then O’Keefe was gone due to a hamstring for the Blues.