Wynstan Stats Central Rd 9 Pies running hot - VFL

Wynstan Stats Central Rd 9: Pies running hot

In this week's edition of Wynstan Stats Central, we examine how Collingwood’s Peter Jackson VFL team has turned its season around with three straight victories against good opposition and now sits just outside the top four with five wins on the board.

The Magpies were 2-3 with a percentage of 67.1 after a 67-point loss to Sandringham in Round 5, but have since defeated Geelong, Williamstown and Werribee and lifted their percentage to 83.1.

Saturday’s 29-point victory over the Tigers at Avalon Airport Oval was the perfect example of how senior coach Dale Tapping seems to have transformed his team’s mindset.

Prior to Round 9, Collingwood ranked in the bottom six teams in the competition for hitouts, contested possessions and clearances per game, indicating an inability to win crucial contests. Werribee, meanwhile, ranked in the top six teams for all three measures.

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Last week however, the Magpies got down and dirty in scrappy conditions, winning the hitout count by three, contested possessions by eight and clearances by 12. They also laid 90 tackles, 27 more than their previous average.

The Tigers ran headlong into a harder, tougher Collingwood outfit than has been seen this year and simply couldn’t put a winning score on the board. Werribee was the second-ranked team for goals per inside-50 (28.5 per cent), but could only manage a major 20 per cent of the time they entered the attacking arc against the hot Pies.

In other key stats from Round 9:

4: Coburg’s Peter McEvoy was a major factor in the club’s 33-point victory over Richmond at a soggy Piranha Park. On a day that certainly didn’t favour 195cm marking forwards, the former Box Hill Hawk took 10 grabs – including a crucial four contested marks. McEvoy then capitalised on his aerial dominance with two straight goals.

11: The Northern Blues had 41 fewer disposals in their 40-point win against Frankston, but came out on top in the clearances and, as a result, inside-50s. No one was more important in the contests than Blues hard-nut Mark Whiley, who had clear game-highs in clearances (11) and contested possessions (20).

Round 9 stats leaders:

KICKS
Kieran Lovell	Box Hill Hawks	28
Michael Gibbons	Williamstown	26
Tom Phillips	Collingwood	25
Aaron Mullett	Werribee	25
Mark Whiley	Northern Blues	23
Reece Conca	Richmond	23
Lukas Webb	Footscray	22
Nathan Thomas	Coburg	21
Nick Rippon	North Ballarat	21
David Mirra	Box Hill Hawks	20
Marley Williams	Collingwood	20
Jayden Short	Richmond	20
Max Warren	Box Hill Hawks	19
Ben Kennedy	Casey Scorpions	19
Corey Buchan	Frankston	19

HANDBALLS
Ben Jolley	Williamstown	22
Ben Newton	Casey Scorpions	21
Ryan Clarke	Werribee	19
Coleman Schache	North Ballarat	16
Ben Moloney	Collingwood	15
Toby Pinwill	Port Melbourne	15
Nick Rippon	North Ballarat	14
Jordan Pollard	Frankston	14
Jacob Ballard	Richmond	14
Trent Dumont	Werribee	13
Will Fordham	Werribee	13
Tom Atkins	Geelong	13
Alex Neal-Bullen	Casey Scorpions	13
Rupert Wills	Collingwood	13
Ed Carr	Williamstown	13

MARKS
Peter McEvoy	Coburg	10
Tom Phillips	Collingwood	9
Jordan Russell	Footscray	9
Jordan Kelly	Collingwood	8
Brad Lynch	Footscray	8
Aaron Mullett	Werribee	8
Tom Stewart	Geelong	8
Kieran Lovell	Box Hill Hawks	8
Timm House	Geelong	8
Michael Gibbons	Williamstown	7
Peter Faulks	Williamstown	7
Cameron Shenton	Sandringham	7
Ryan Exon	Frankston	7
Jed Bews	Geelong	7
Mitchell Hibberd	Werribee	7

HITOUTS
Jake Spencer	Casey Scorpions	47
Jarrod Witts	Collingwood	45
Nick Meese	Williamstown	45
Khan Haretuku	Port Melbourne	42
Braydon Preuss	Werribee	39
Ivan Maric	Richmond	38
Orren Stephenson	North Ballarat	33
Michael Sikora	Frankston	32
Jason Holmes	Sandringham	32
Tom Goodwin	Coburg	29
Will Minson	Footscray	25
Ryan Abbott	Geelong	22
Marc Pittonet	Box Hill Hawks	22
Andrew Phillips	Northern Blues	19
Lewis Pierce	Sandringham	18

TACKLES
Jed Adcock	Footscray	17
Jack Grimes	Casey Scorpions	15
Daniel Younan	Coburg	15
Ed Carr	Williamstown	13
Mitchell Golby	Port Melbourne	13
Ben Newton	Casey Scorpions	13
Nathan Thomas	Coburg	12
Robbie Fox	Coburg	12
Trent Dumont	Werribee	10
Jacob Townsend	Richmond	10
Isaac Conway	Werribee	10
Ben Moloney	Collingwood	10
Patrick Lawlor	Box Hill Hawks	10
Sean Hetherington	Williamstown	10
Christopher Cain	Port Melbourne	10

VFL LEADING GOALKICKERS
Seniors		Goals	Total
Sam Dunell	Williamstown	1	22
Aaron Black	Werribee	2	19
Dylan Conway	Williamstown	3	17
Ahmed Saad	Coburg	2	16
Sam Weideman	Casey Scorpions	1	16
Liam McBean	Richmond	1	15
Lech Featherstone	Coburg	1	15
Ayce Cordy	Williamstown	1	15
Daniel Younan	Coburg	1	14
Arryn Siposs	Williamstown	_	14

Development League
Billy Hogan	Port Melbourne	6	15
Jake Summers	Box Hill Hawks	**	12
Thomas Baker	Casey Scorpions	3	12
Mitchell Vandenberg	Werribee	_	11
Bradley Xavier	Werribee	2	11
Hudson Thomas	Frankston	2	11
Jake Kalanj	Coburg	1	9
Luke Hannon	Casey Scorpions	DNP	8
Callum Urquhart	Coburg	_	8
Tyler Curtis	Williamstown	2	8

* Photo: Bruno Silverii

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Wynstan Stats Central Rd 9: Pies running hot

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