Round 18 Review

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Carlton (9.12.66) defeated by Brisbane (15.13.103)

  1. Josh Dunkley (151). Took out the Robert Walls medal for his 28 touch (14 contested), 13 tackle game to lead the way on Thursday night.
  2. George Hewett (131). The best of the Blues yet again, Hewett found 33 touches (17 contested) with 9 clearances and 1 goal.
  3. Jarrod Berry (120). Super doing a multitude of roles. Had 23 touches, 10 marks with 5 tackles and 1 goal.
  4. Darcy Wilmot (119). Similar to Berry, Wilmot was very busy with 31 touches, 14 marks and just 1 clanger for the game.
  5. Patrick Cripps (117). Best in a while for Cripps thanks to 26 touches (15 contested) with 9 clearances, 6 tackles and 1 goal.

Other 100+ scores: Marc Pittonet (117), Lachie Neale (110), Dayne Zorko (107), Jaspa Fletcher (102), Will Ashcroft (100)

Disappointment: Once again, it will fall to Tom De Koning (79) who was stationed forward for much of the night.

Rookies: The best for the Blues was O’Farrell (78) who had Avery decent third game. After that it was Motlop (58), Carroll (44), Moir (37) and Young (27). For the Lions, Ashcroft (56) and Fort (55) have now reached peak price.

Injuries: Couple of injuries to begin the round here with Answerth (achilles) and Fantasia (hamstring) being subbed off for their respective sides.

 

Gold Coast (10.9.69 defeated Collingwood (8.15.63)

  1. Josh Daicos (198). One of the all time quarters in a tight game led to this score. 136 points came in the final term as Daicos finished with 32 touches (14 contested) plus 7 tackles, 5 clearances and 656 metres gained.
  2. Matt Rowell (156). Super from Rowell in the contest as per usual. 32 touches (18 contested) with 13 tackles, 12 clearances, 2 goals and 565 metres gained.
  3. Noah Anderson (148). Willed his side to a massive win. 32 touches (17 contested) with 8 clearances and 1 massive goal.
  4. Brayden Fiorini (121). Has played an important role since returning to the side. 21 touches and 9 tackles to be integral in the win.
  5. Daniel Rioli (115). Did some important things late to boost his score. Overall had 22 touches with 1 goal and over 450 metres gained.

Other 100+ scores: Jarrod Witts (113), Dan Houston/Lachie Schultz (103), Isaac Quaynor (102), John Noble (101)

Disappointment: Has to go to Nick Daicos (85) who struggled all night to get a decent run at it.

Rookies: Second game for Steele (39) as the mid-season draftee was the only Pie rookie bar Long (44) who is now losing cash. Nothing good for the Suns with Read (29) leading Walter (28) and Adams (18).

Injuries: Another couple of injuries here with important cogs in both lineups Miller (hamstring) and Howe (groin) being subbed off.

 

Western Bulldogs (15.8.98) defeated by Adelaide (16.13.109)

  1. Marcus Bontempelli (174). Big old numbers for the Bont here. 37 touches (16 contested), 8 clearances, 8 marks, 12 tackles and 778 metres gained. Price about to skyrocket.
  2. Jordan Dawson (157). Willed his side to victory with a huge game in the middle. 27 touches (13 contested) with 6 clearances, 8 tackles and 2 goals.
  3. Riley Thilthorpe (149). The difference in the game as he kicked 6 majors from 17 touches and 9 marks up front.
  4. Ed Richards (139). Just another stellar game for his 2025 year. 29 touches, 1 clanger, 2 goals and 533 metres gained.
  5. Tom Liberatore (128). Rounds out this high scoring top five with 26 touches (14 contested) plus 8 clearances and 5 tackles.

Other 100+ scores: Daniel Curtin (117), Jake Soligo (112), Rory Laird (109), Reilly O’Brien (108), Izak Rankine (105)

Disappointment: Tough to give but it’ll go to Darcy (79) and Freijah (29) who are in 24% and 10% of teams respectively.

Rookies: Just Curtin (117) for the Crows who is flying at the moment. 26 touches, 7 marks and 1 goal deserves a shoutout. Just Davidson (53), Dolan (31) and Hynes (15) for the Dogs.

Injuries: Butts (lung) was subbed off very early, while the Dogs tactically used Hynes in the third quarter.

 

GWS (17.9.111) defeated Geelong (13.7.85)

  1. Gryan Miers (134). Busy as per usual was Miers, his 22 touches (11 contested) plus 1 goal enough to take top spot.
  2. Tom Stewart (132). Played loose down back to find 29 touches and 9 marks while going at 96% DE and having the best metres gained of anyone with 654 of them.
  3. Aaron Cadman (115). Dominated the Cats after half time, slotting 6 majors from 15 touches and 8 marks.
  4. Kieren Briggs (114). Super against the duel ruck setup of Geelong, finishing with 14 touches (10 contested) plus 6 clearances and 27 hitouts.
  5. Lachie Whitfield (105). Returned to the side in fine fashion, rounding out this games top five thanks to 32 touches and 11 marks patrolling the backline.

Other 100+ scores: Lachlan Ash/Leek Aleer (100)

Disappointment: The dash bros were out of gas here with Holmes (72) and Smith (73) being completely underwhelming.

Rookies: Second game for Stevens (34) saw the sub vest come his way. O’Sullivan (79) and Martin (72) solid. Fonti (64) took to GWS rookie points over Rowston (63).

Injuries: No injuries here with Stevens and Hogan getting the sub vests.

 

Richmond (6.10.46) defeated Essendon (4.13.67)

  1. Archie Roberts (142). Best score from this horrid game went to Roberts as the back man collected 31 touches with 7 marks, 11 intercepts and elite DE of 87%.
  2. Tim Taranto (135). Led the game with 34 touches of the football, adding 7 marks, 5 tackles and 1 goal along the way.
  3. Toby Nankervis (132). The skipper was very solid, finding 18 touches (13 contested) plus 7 clearances and 28 hitouts.
  4. Jayden Short (119). Drove the Tigers forward with nearly 500 metres gained from his 25 touches. Had 10 marks and 1 goal in his game as well.
  5. Tyler Young (110). First game for the year from Young was a beauty, as he rounds out this top five with 18 touches, 8 marks and 94% DE.

Other 100+ scores: Jack Ross (109), Nick Vlastuin (108), Jacob Hopper (107), Xavier Duursma (103), Sam Banks (102), Ben Miller (100)

Disappointment: Despite having 28 touches, it was still a quiet score for Prestia (67) who was brought in as an option a few weeks back.

Rookies: Another debut for the Bbers here went to Smartt (33), he is a 99K rookie. The best of the Bombers rookies was Blakiston (70), ahead of Prior (67) and May (63). Tsatas (60) was next and followed by Kako (47), Johnson (41), Lual (36) and finally Clarke (22). Trainor (75) led the Tigers who also had debutant Hutton (55). Faull (53) was next ahead of Sims (10).

Injuries: The injury front got even worse for the Bombers, with star utility Martin (knee) and Setterfield (foot) finishing the game on ice. The Tigers got through, subbing out Sonsie tactically.

 

Fremantle (12.5.77) defeated Hawthorn (9.10.64)

  1. Lloyd Meek (151). Was elite against the duel setup the Dockers are running. Had 11 disposals but it was the team best 13 tackles and 48 hitouts that really boosted his score.
  2. Jordan Clark (125). Really solid game from Clark, his 31 touches was a game high across half-back as he also found 7 marks and had 591 metres gained.
  3. Andrew Brayshaw (121). Super as usual with 29 touches in the middle plus 6 clearances and a game best 14 tackles.
  4. Jack Ginnivan/James Sicily (114). Very busy night from Ginnivan across the ground, finding 27 touches (11 contested) to go with 1 goal and 4 inside 50s. Sicily was very good down back, finding 21 touches and 7 marks.
  5. Luke Ryan (104). Rounds out this games top five thanks to 22 touches, 5 marks and 5 tackles with his usual high DE of 91%.

Other 100+ scores: Zilch

Disappointment: This will got to Luke Jackson (84) after a massive month of scores.

Rookies: No one to cover from the Hawks. Reid (68) led the Dockers ahead of O’Driscoll (63), McDonald (46), Worner (39) and the subbed on Dudley (6).

Injuries: Clean sheets with the tactically subs being Banfield and Mackenzie.

 

Melbourne (18.11.119) defeated North Melbourne (12.11.83)

  1. Bayley Fritsch (129). By far the best game of his season, the Demons forward found 21 disposals with 6 marks plus 3 goals and 3 goal assists for the game.
  2. Harry Sheezel (123). All around game for Sheezel, with 29 touches, 6 marks and 6 tackles.
  3. Harvey Langford (117). Already established himself in the midfield group, Langford finished this Sunday fixture with 24 touches, 511 metres gained and 3 goal assists.
  4. Max Gawn (112). After a quieter few weeks Gawn bounced back with a 15 touch, 1 goal, 31 hitout game against one of the best ruckman in the competition.
  5. Colby McKercher (110). Kept his fine form ticking over with 29 disposals, 544 metres gained and 7 rebounds from 50.

Other 100+ scores: Tom McDonald (109), Jake Melksham (107), Christian Salem/Tom Powell (104), Caleb Daniel (102)

Disappointment: Only one real option here, with Tristan Xerri (57) really struggling to get into the game.

Rookies: After Langford, the Demons only had Jefferson (46) and Lindsay (29). Really nice game though from some North kids. Copper Harvey slotted 4 goals on his way to 84, coming in just ahead of O’Sullivan (82). After that, it was Konstanty (62), Hardeman (47), Hansen Jnr (46), Dawson (43) and Maley (14).

Injuries: Lindsay was the tactical sub but then Sparrow (concussion) was taken off. Maley was the tactical for the Kangaroos.

 

St Kilda (13.9.87) defeated by Sydney (14.8.92)

  1. Brodie Grundy (154). Another week and another massive score for Grundy. It was 20 touches (17 contested) plus 7 clearances, 6 tackles and 48 hitouts.
  2. Marcus Windhager (152). Career game here. The 36 touches were 11 more than anyone else on the ground. Throw in 89% DE plus 8 marks and 5 clearances.
  3. Jack Steele (132). Super game from the skipper, his 25 touches were paired with 8 marks, 1 goal and 13 tackles.
  4. James Rowbottom (122). Rowbottom was massive in the middle, finding 15 touches plus 1 goal and an equally impressive, 15 tackles.
  5. Callum Wilkie (119). Impenetrable on defence as per usual, Wilkie finished up with 23 touches, 8 marks and 14 intercept possessions.

Other 100+ scores: Will Hayward (110), Jack Macrae (108), Brad Hill (107), Mason Wood/Jack Sinclair (106), Rowan Marshall (100)

Disappointment: Plenty here. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (86) saw some attention while Mills (55) was grim. Heeney (78) and Warner (84) also below par.

Rookies: Bigman Max Heath led the Saints rookies with a 57 on debut, coming in ahead of Tauru (48), Boxshall (39) and Hastie (35).  Just Buller (49), Hamling (44) and Bice (29) for the Swans.

Injuries: Butler was subbed out with a nasty looking elbow injury, while the Swans subbed out Francis tactically before losing McCartin to concussion in the 4th.

 

Port Adelaide (12.15.87) defeated West Coast (9.7.61)

  1. Zak Butters (154). Started on fire and kept it burning the whole game through to finish with 38 touches plus 3 goal assists, 6 marks, 552 metres gained and 7 inside 50s.
  2. Ollie Wines (143). 25 touches (17 contested) for the former Brownlow medalist, who also added 10 clearances to his game.
  3. Joe Richards (142). Best game of Richards career here. 23 touches, 6 marks, 7 tackles and 2 goals to be important in the Power comeback.
  4. Jason Horne-Francis (131). Started slow but got the Power back into a position to win thanks to 27 touches, 3 goals, 620 metres gained and 6 tackles.
  5. Kane Farrell (112). Rounds out the round thanks to 20 touches, 598 metres gained and 85% DE.

Other 100+ scores: Harry Edwards (111), Tom Cole (102), Darcy Byrne-Jones (101), Jack Hutchinson (100)

Disappointment: If you’re still running money makers Maric (70) and Flynn (67), time to move them on.

Rookies: Lord (70) was the best for Port, coming in ahead of mid-season recruit Liddy (65) and the impressive Jackson (62). Lorenz (8) was subbed on. The young Eagles were led by McCarthy (87), then Hall (85), Dewar (84) and forward Shanahan (73), who were all serviceable. After that came Hewett (51), Bazzo (39) and Champion (33).

Injuries: Champion was the tactical sub for West Coast while it was Rozee being subbed for Port due to a finger injury just after halftime.

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