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Stats Central Round 6: Young Burgers break through

Coburg finally notched a deserved first win of 2016 in Round 6, following four losses by a margin of 10 points or less in the first five rounds.

The Lions rode an eight-goal-to-two final quarter to victory over the Bombers by 31 points, bringing some joy to those in attendance at Piranha Park after they witnessed heart-breaking losses to North Ballarat by six points in Round 1 and the Box Hill Hawks by eight points in Round 3.

Coburg has also fallen short of Port Melbourne – a top-eight side like the Hawks – by 10 points, while the Bombers were in the top four before Sunday’s game, further demonstrating the young and developing Lions are capable of mixing it with the best teams in the competition.

Their stats over the year don’t paint a stunning picture, but one area they have been strong in is the tough stuff. Coburg ranked first in the competition for hitouts to advantage per game and equal-second for clearances per game before Round 6, on the back of ruckman Tom Goodwin’s prowess at stoppages. Goodwin (20 hitouts) limited the influence of Essendon ruckman Mark Jamar (34 hitouts) and helped the Lions win the clearance count by two.

Emerging 23-year-old Lachlan Johns had eight clearances against the Bombers, 20-year-old Liam Hunt had six and 24-year-old Goodwin had five himself. That’s not to mention 2015 VFL Team of the Year midfielder Ozgur Uysal, 23, who had 23 disposals and is second behind Johns for total disposals at Coburg in 2016.

The young bucks in the middle helped pump the ball inside 50 on 58 occasions – 12 more than Essendon – where a similarly developing forward line went to work.

Peter McEvoy, 24, booted four goals (and has 11 for the season) as he relishes the chance to play regular senior football after crossing from Box Hill, while 20-year-old small forward Josh Cauchi chimed in with three. Daniel Younan, 23, kicked two majors to take his yearly total to 10, while injured pair Robbie Fox, 22, and Dylan Tarczon, 18, have had their moments in front of goal in 2016.

Coburg’s developing core is now showing it has the ability to match it with the VFL’s pacesetters.

In other key stats from Round 6:

44: Evergreen Williamstown captain Ben Jolley continues to get the job done in the middle for the Seagulls. The 30-year-old marvel racked up a round-high 44 disposals in his team’s big win against the Northern Blues, only just pipping the tally of hard-nut teammate Ed Carr who enjoyed 41 touches of the footy.

18: The Casey Scorpions did it with and without the ball in their victory over Sandringham. Not only did the Scorpions enjoy 61 more disposals than the Zebras, they out-tackled their opponents by 13. Melbourne-listed on-baller Ben Newton led the way, laying 18 tackles – double the total of the next best tackler on the ground.

63: The number 63 perhaps best illustrates the difference in game style between Werribee and the Box Hill Hawks. The Tigers had 63 more handball receives in their triumph over the Hawks, demonstrating a willingness to move the ball forward quickly. However, Box Hill’s high-possession, pinpoint-kicking game plan did get it to within two points at the final siren, so we’re no closer to knowing which approach will stack up best at the business end of the season.

Round 6 stats leaders:

KICKS
Teia Miles	Box Hill Hawks	27
Ben Jolley	Williamstown	24
Damian Mascitti	Port Melbourne	23
David Mirra	Box Hill Hawks	22
Tom Lee	Sandringham	22
Kieran Lovell	Box Hill Hawks	21
Lachlan Johns	Coburg	20
Martin Gleeson	Essendon	20
Lauchlan Dalgleish	Footscray	20
Adam Marcon	Richmond	19
Lynden Dunn	Casey Scorpions	18
Alex Neal-Bullen	Casey Scorpions	18
Liam Hunt	Coburg	18
Luke Ryan	Coburg	18
Jason Ashby	Essendon	18

HANDBALLS
Ed Carr	Williamstown	23
Alex Neal-Bullen	Casey Scorpions	21
Ben Jolley	Williamstown	20
Jack Trengove	Casey Scorpions	20
Billie Smedts	Geelong	19
Alex Morgan	Essendon	19
Trent Dumont	Werribee	18
Ben Newton	Casey Scorpions	18
Thomas O'Sullivan	Port Melbourne	18
William Wheeler	Williamstown	16
Lin Jong	Footscray	16
Aaron Heppell	Essendon	16
Toby Pinwill	Port Melbourne	16
Coleman Schache	North Ballarat	15
Tom Atkins	Geelong	15

MARKS
David Mirra	Box Hill Hawks	16
Kurt Heatherley	Box Hill Hawks	11
Adam Marcon	Richmond	11
Sam Crocker	Port Melbourne	11
Daniel McKenzie	Sandringham	10
Tim Currie	Williamstown	10
Peter McEvoy	Coburg	10
Ed Carr	Williamstown	9
Ozgur Uysal	Coburg	9
Brody Mihocek	Port Melbourne	9
Teia Miles	Box Hill Hawks	9
Declan Hamilton	Footscray	8
Ben McNiece	Essendon	8
Jonathon Marsh	Collingwood	8
Lucas Cook	Port Melbourne	8

HITOUTS
Will Minson	Footscray	57
Braydon Preuss	Werribee	43
Jake Spencer	Casey Scorpions	40
Ivan Maric	Richmond	36
Jarrod Witts	Collingwood	35
Mark Jamar	Essendon	34
Matt Korcheck	Northern Blues	28
Khan Haretuku	Port Melbourne	25
Padraig Lucey	Geelong	25
Marc Pittonet	Box Hill Hawks	24
Jason Holmes	Sandringham	23
Orren Stephenson	North Ballarat	21
Tyler Curtis	Williamstown	20
Tom Goodwin	Coburg	20
Billy Longer	Sandringham	17

TACKLES
Ben Newton	Casey Scorpions	18
Jacob Townsend	Richmond	17
James Aish	Collingwood	13
Tom Atkins	Geelong	11
Ben Jolley	Williamstown	10
Coleman Schache	North Ballarat	10
Matthew Kreymborg	Sandringham	9
Nicholas Rippon	North Ballarat	9
Brenton Rees	Geelong	9
Thomas Templeton	North Ballarat	9
Edward Morris	Casey Scorpions	9
Adam Marcon	Richmond	9
Kade Stewart	Box Hill Hawks	8
James Munro	Casey Scorpions	8
Dean Terlich	Casey Scorpions	8

VFL LEADING GOALKICKERS
Seniors		Goals	Total
Sam Dunell	Williamstown	6	20
Aaron Black	Werribee	4	15
Sam Weideman	Casey Scorpions	2	15
Liam McBean	Richmond	4	14
Ahmed Saad	Coburg	INJ	14
Dylan Conway	Williamstown	3	13
Ayce Cordy	Williamstown	4	12
Arryn Siposs	Williamstown	2	12
Peter McEvoy	Coburg	4	11
Daniel Younan	Coburg	2	10

Development League
Jake Summers	Box Hill Hawks	4	12
Mitchell Vandenberg	Werribee	1	11
Bradley Xavier	Werribee	1	9
Jake Kalanj	Coburg	BYE	8
Luke Hannon	Casey Scorpions	1	8
Hudson Thomas	Frankston	BYE	7
Josh Porter	Werribee	5	7
Thomas Baker	Casey Scorpions	1	7
Billy Hogan	Port Melbourne	BYE	6
Brayden Kilpatrick	Box Hill Hawks	1	6

* Photo: Dave Savell

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