Round 23 Review

Essendon (8.11.59) defeated by Sydney (15.8.98)

1. Nic Martin (135). Wasn’t the Bombers night but Martin was great, slotting 3 goals from 32 disposals and 87% DE, another game of 100% time on ground too.
2. Isaac Heeney (117). Led the game with 12 contested possessions in his 22 touches. Also had 6 marks and 3 goals.
3. Ollie Florent (113). Clean with his disposal and had 520 metres gained from 23 touches and 10 marks. Also slotted 1 goal.
4. Matt Roberts (112). Continues to score well in a nice role at half-back, running at 90% DE from his 21 touches and 7 marks.
5. Dylan Shiel (110). Rounds out the top five thanks to 30 disposals (11 contested) plus 6 clearances and just 1 clanger.

Other 100+ scores: Jayden Laverde (109), Darcy Parish (108), Archie Roberts (103), Jye Caldwell (102), Andrew McGrath (100)

Disappointment: A number of quiet performers here. Grundy (68) was well beaten, while Gulden (84) wasn’t much better. Merrett (74) was tagged heavily.

Rookies: Roberts of the Matt variety had his time so some love now to Archie Roberts for his score of 103. 25 useful touches off half-back.

Injuries: Clean reports, with Bryan and Adams being subbed out.

 

GWS (15.11.101) defeated Fremantle (14.8.92)

1. Brent Daniels (195). Absolute career game from Daniels and some insane numbers. 29 touches (11 contested) plus 7 clearances, 7 marks, 13 tackles, 504 metres gained, just 1 clanger, 82% DE and 3 goals to top it all off.
2. Andrew Brayshaw (147). Did all he could for the Dockers. 41 touches (21 contested) plus 9 clearances and near on 500 metres gained.
3. Tom Green (143). Monster game from Green. 40 disposals (23 contested) to pair with 13 clearances and 5 tackles.
4. Jesse Hogan (124). Such a presence all game, having 10 shots on goal for 6 majors from his 15 disposals and 9 marks.
5. Lachlan Ash (111). Rounds out the top five with 22 disposals, 7 marks and 5 tackles.

Other 100+ scores: Kieran Briggs/Lachie Whitfield (106), Caleb Serong (105)

Disappointment: Ryan (68) was not anywhere near it, and neither was Clark (60).

Rookies: Jones (89) gets another mention for a solid performance of 18 touches and 1 goal while another of this years rookie crop in Sturt (80) was solid with 2 goals and 13 touches. A debut in this one to Reidy (53) who had 6 touches while pinch hitting in the ruck.

Injuries: Nothing to cover, just the tactical subs of Fyfe and McMullin.

 

Gold Coast (9.9.63) defeated by Melbourne (18.9.117)

1. Ed Langdon (146). Langdon ran all game to post some season high stats of 37 touches and 10 marks to pair with 1 goal and a team best 592 meters gained.
2. Jack Viney (136). Starred on Saturday with 30 disposals (13 contested) plus 9 clearances, 10 tackles and 2 goals.
3. Noah Anderson (122). Super from Anderson with a game best 722 metres gained from his 33 touches and 8 marks.
4. Sam Flanders (120). Fell away after a great first half but a game of 28 touches, 2 goals and 5 marks was all he needed for another ton.
5. Alex Neal-Bullen (119). Rounds out this games top five with 7 marks, 7 tackles and 22 touches that went @ 100% DE.

Other 100+ scores: Christian Salem (105), Marty Hore/Blake Howes (103).

Disappointment: After some hot weeks, it’ll go to Rowell (71) who was much quieter with Miller back in the middle.

Rookies: Howes and Hore both scored 103. Doubt anyone is running with them but really solid games from a couple of this years rookies. Other mentions go to Thulstrop (93), Turner (82), Uwland (80) and Clohesy (79).

Injuries: Sparrow was out early with an ankle injury while Long was subbed tactically for the Suns.

 

Collingwood (11.13.79) defeated Brisbane (11.12.78)

1. Darcy Cameron (144). Another huge score for Cameron to finish off the year. 15 touches (10 contested) plus 6 clearances, 5 marks, 30 hitouts and 1 goal.
2. Oscar McInerney (131). His opposing ruckman also had a great game, collecting 18 disposals with 33 hitouts, 5 clearances and 1 goal.
3. Lachie Neale/Hugh McCluggage (123). Couldn’t be split. 22 touches, 2 goals, 13 contested touches and 8 clearances for Neale, while McCluggage had 26 touches (16 contested) plus 7 clearances and 5 tackles.
4. Jeremy Howe/Nick Daicos (116). Couldn’t be split (again). 24 touches, game high 11 marks for Howe with solid DE of 87%, while Daicos finished with 25 touches and 2 goals.
5. Josh Dunkley/Dayne Zorko (108). Couldn’t be split (again again). 27 touches (14 contested) for Dunkley while Zorko had 26 touches and 7 marks with just 1 clanger.

Other 100+ scores: Joe Daniher (107), John Noble (106)

Disappointment: Really stiff here with most popular players going super well, so for that reason it’ll go to Lohmann (49) who was well below his standards.

Rookies: Nothing to cover in this one.

Injuries: Berry was done early due to a hamstring, while Bytel was the tactical sub.

 

Port Adelaide (11.14.80) defeated Adelaide (8.10.58)

1. Zak Butters (156). Came away with the showdown medal after a huge performance of 42 disposals (20 contested) to pair with 10 clearances, 5 tackles, 748 metres gained and 1 goal to top it off.
2. Jordan Dawson (143). The best of the Crows. Finished with 26 disposals (11 contested) plus 5 clearances, 6 marks, 11 tackles and a team best 569 metres gained.
3. Ollie Wines (131). Super from Wines in a dominant Port midfield. 26 disposals (14 contested) plus 8 tackles, 7 clearances and 6 marks.
4. Jase Burgoyne/Dan Houston (115). Burgoyne has had a super year after starting at under 200K. Great showing in this showdown with 22 touches, 7 marks, 1 goal and just 1 clanger. Houston scored well from 18 touches without a clanger but faces the tribunal tonight for a high bump.
5. Matt Crouch (113). Crouch finishes off this five with solid numbers of 29 disposals and 8 tackles with his ninth ton of the year.

Other 100+ scores: Josh Worrell (101)

Disappointment: Quiet game from Laird (83) in the Showdown.

Rookies: Nothing but the usual mention to Sweet (86) for reaching the threshold of 75+.

Injuries: Jones had an achilles issue and Rankine was concussed.

 

St Kilda (16.11.107) defeated Geelong (14.5.89)

1. Callum Wilkie (152). Wilkie pumped out his ninth and best ton of the year on Saturday, curtesy of 28 disposals and 15 marks plus great DE of 89%.
2. Rowan Marshall (146). Was tipped to dominate and did just that with 28 disposals (19 contested) plus 10 clearances, 7 marks, 21 hitouts and 1 goal.
3. Jack Steele (136). A triple double for the Saints skipper with 27 touches, 10 marks and 10 tackles to pair with 2 majors.
4. Jack Higgins (106). Dangerous up forward with 3 majors for the game. Overall had 17 touches and 7 marks.
5. Jack Bowes/Lawson Humphries (105). A couple of Cats tie up here. Bowes has had some nice games in the middle this year and Saturday night was another 31 touch effort, while Humphries has provided well as a late season rookie, this week having 24 touches, 7 marks and no clangers plus DE of 91%.

Other 100+ scores: Tom Stewart (104)

Disappointment: 86 for Sinclair was well down on recent standards.

Rookies: Wilson (83) played a super game with 25 touches, 5 marks and 2 goals and hence, gets a mention on this one.

Injuries: Hill (back) and Caminiti (shoulder) were the only downers on the Saints win, while Rohan was the sub for the Cats.

 

Western Bulldogs (20.18.138) defeated  North Melbourne (6.6.42)

1. Sam Darcy (146). A dominant performance from Darcy. Obviously a career high score for him, it came on the back of 20 touches, 9 marks and a great haul of 7 goals.
2. Tristan Xerri (141). Continues to dominate. 17 touches (10 contested) plus 5 marks, 6 tackles, 44 hitouts and 1 goal for this years breakout player.
3. Joel Freijah (136). Another one of this years rookie crop. Freijah was super clean with 89% DE and just 1 clanger from his 29 touches and game high 13 marks.
4. Ed Richards (125). Another solid game in the middle from Richards, this week it was 22 touches (12 contested) plus 5 marks, 2 goals and a team best 432 metres gained.
5. Marcus Bontempelli (123). Started slow but powered through the game did Bont, finishing up with 29 disposals (14 contested), 6 clearances and 8 marks.

Other 100+ scores: Adam Treloar (120), Zac Fisher (102), Tom Liberatore (101), Luke Davies-Unaicke (100)

Disappointment: With the ball hardly being down there, Bailey Dale was quiet with just 77.

Rookies: A couple of rookies have already had their mention but theres one more for McKercher (97) who used it well (91% DE) with his 24 disposals. McNeil (87) also gets a mention for his 14 disposals game.

Injuries: A double dose of concussion for the Roos with Comben and Bergman not making it through the game. West was the sub for the Bulldogs.

 

Hawthorn (19.17.131) defeated Richmond (10.8.68)

1. Jai Newcombe (162). The Nuke was part of a dominate Hawthorn, leading the way in this one with 33 touches (15 contested) plus 9 clearances, 5 tackles and 1 goal.
2. Dylan Moore (139). Another stellar game from Moore. 20 touches, 9 marks, 7 tackles plus 2 goals here.
3. Jack Gunston (129). Best game of Gunstons season. He was the best forward on the day, slotting 5 goals straight from 17 disposals and 9 marks.
4. Karl Amon (123). Ran on the wing all day to find 26 largely uncontested touches but used it super well with 88% DE and no clangers, also adding 1 goal.
5. Massimo D’Ambrosio (110). The same can be said for D’Ambrosio. 26 touches, 7 marks for him and a near team best 465 metres gained.

Other 100+ scores: Zilch

Disappointment: Really quiet game for Sicily (53) down back.

Rookies: Watson (77) was dangerous up forward with 3 goals from 12 disposals and thats all there is to cover here.

Injuries: The Hawks win came at a cost with Day (collarbone) and Scrimshaw (finger) finishing on the bench. Coulthard was the Tigers tactical sub.

 

West Coast (4.10.34) defeated by Carlton (14.15.99)

1. Patrick Cripps (142). Stood up with his teams season on the line. 35 touches (21 contested) plus 10 clearances and 80% DE as he looks to gain another Brownlow medal.
2. Marc Pittonet (122). Gave silver service to Cripps and the rest of his midfield group with his 32 hitouts. Also did plenty with 20 touches (12 contested) plus 8 clearances.
3. George Hewett (119). Another solid game here. 35 disposals and 10 tackles for Hewett, his fourth ton in five weeks.
4. Ollie Hollands (116). Career high for Hollands. 24 disposals with 7 tackles but it was his good DE of 83% and minimal clangers that boosted his score.
5. Elliot Yeo (114). The lone Eagle to get to triple figures, Yeo had 28 touches (13 contested) with 7 clearances and 9 tackles plus 524 metres gained.

Other 100+ scores: Nic Newman (103)

Disappointment: Got nothing horrible here so it’ll go to Walsh (98) who couldn’t cash in when other Blues did.

Rookies: A little to cover for the Blues. Lord (69) made his debut and was nice with 15 touches, while Moir (19) was the sub and had 4 touches plus 1 goal. Binns (62) played his second game and had 18 touches plus 1 goal, while Reid (97) was one of the Eagles best with 26 touches (14 contested) plus 7 clearances.

Injuries: Durdin was subbed out due to a shoulder injury, while the Eagles subbed out Williams tactically.

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