Is new Carlton coach Brendon Bolton’s knowledge of Hawthorn’s all-conquering system going to come back to bite his former club? If the style of the Northern Blues’ triumph over the Box Hill Hawks last week is any indication, the answer might be in the affirmative, as Wynstan Stats Central examines.
Northern coach Josh Fraser had his troops playing in a very Hawks-esque fashion in their 36-point upset win. Box Hill, the VFL’s top-ranked team for kicks and marks per game before Round 10, was consistently denied the ball by a team that ranked 13th and 15th respectively on those measures.
The Blues first capitalised on their opponent’s lack of recognised ruckmen, with Andrew Phillips (56 hitouts) and Cameron Wood (33) helping their midfield create a +15 advantage in clearances, and then secondly keeping the ball away from the deadly Hawks ball-users.
A team that was defeated by over 100 points in consecutive weeks little over a month ago had 30 more kicks and seven more marks than the Grand Finallists of the last three years who have prided themselves on such a game style.
Bolton seems to be using his knowledge of the best to help beat the best.
In other key stats from Round 10:
82: In a stoppage-filled slog at Casey Fields, Casey Scorpions ruckman Jake Spencer relished facing inexperienced Collingwood ruckman Lachlan Howe, recording a massive 82 hitouts to his opponent’s 30. His teammates couldn’t convert Spencer’s dominance into a win though, tying with the Magpies in the clearance count and losing the match itself by 40 points.
20: Footscray captain Jordan Russell has been named in the Bulldogs’ best players in seven of nine games this year, and his damaging boot is a big reason why. The experienced defender had an equal-round-high 20 kicks in Footscray’s tight victory over Geelong and is ranked third amongst all VFL-listed players for effective kicks per game.
Round 10 stats leaders:
KICKS |
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James Aish |
Collingwood |
20 |
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Jordan Kelly |
Collingwood |
20 |
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Jordan Russell |
Footscray |
20 |
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Sam Darley |
Richmond |
20 |
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Viv Michie |
Casey Scorpions |
19 |
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Billy Gowers |
Northern Blues |
19 |
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Willie Wheeler |
Williamstown |
19 |
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Rupert Wills |
Collingwood |
18 |
|
James Polkinghorne |
Essendon |
18 |
|
Clay Smith |
Footscray |
18 |
|
Joshua Newman |
Frankston |
18 |
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Ryan Williams |
Geelong |
18 |
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Mark Whiley |
Northern Blues |
18 |
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Jason Castagna |
Richmond |
18 |
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Jack Billings |
Sandringham |
18 |
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HANDBALLS |
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Lin Jong |
Footscray |
22 |
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Robbie Fox |
Coburg |
20 |
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Ryan Clarke |
Werribee |
20 |
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Adam Marcon |
Richmond |
18 |
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Clay Smith |
Footscray |
17 |
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Ben Jolley |
Williamstown |
17 |
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Andrew Moore |
Richmond VFL |
16 |
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Eli Templeton |
Sandringham |
16 |
|
Jack Sinclair |
Sandringham |
16 |
|
Jordan Pollard |
Frankston |
15 |
|
Andrew McInnes |
Frankston |
15 |
|
James Aish |
Collingwood |
14 |
|
Nick Rippon |
North Ballarat |
14 |
|
Ozgur Uysal |
Coburg |
14 |
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Lucas Walmsley |
Frankston |
14 |
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MARKS |
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Lachlan Hansen |
Werribee |
12 |
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Nick O'Kearney |
Sandringham |
11 |
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Billy Gowers |
Northern Blues |
10 |
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Brandon White |
Sandringham |
10 |
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Jordan Russell |
Footscray |
9 |
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Joshua Freezer |
Essendon |
9 |
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Andrew Moore |
Richmond |
8 |
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Nathan Drummond |
Richmond |
8 |
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Sam Darley |
Richmond |
8 |
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Ed Vickers-Willis |
Werribee |
8 |
|
Kieran Collins |
Footscray |
8 |
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Anthony Barry |
Footscray |
8 |
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Andrew Phillips |
Northern Blues |
8 |
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Declan Mountford |
Werribee |
7 |
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Jason Castagna |
Richmond |
7 |
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HITOUTS |
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Jake Spencer |
Casey Scorpions |
82 |
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Andrew Phillips |
Northern Blues |
56 |
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Nick Meese |
Williamstown |
40 |
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Jason Holmes |
Sandringham |
36 |
|
Cameron Wood |
Northern Blues |
33 |
|
Lachlan Howe |
Collingwood |
30 |
|
Will Minson |
Footscray |
28 |
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Braydon Preuss |
Werribee |
27 |
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Ivan Maric |
Richmond |
27 |
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Tom Goodwin |
Coburg |
24 |
|
Michael Sikora |
Frankston |
23 |
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Padraig Lucey |
Geelong |
22 |
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Orren Stephenson |
North Ballarat |
15 |
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Lech Featherstone |
Coburg |
14 |
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Connor O'Sullivan |
Box Hill Hawks |
13 |
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TACKLES |
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Tim Smith |
Casey Scorpions |
14 |
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Jack Sinclair |
Sandringham |
12 |
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Adam Oxley |
Collingwood |
12 |
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Will Fordham |
Werribee |
11 |
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Jordan Pollard |
Frankston |
11 |
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Travis Cloke |
Collingwood |
10 |
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Ben Moloney |
Collingwood |
10 |
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Brent Macaffer |
Collingwood |
10 |
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Matt Hanson |
Werribee |
10 |
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Mitch White |
Casey Scorpions |
10 |
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Ben Wells |
Frankston |
10 |
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Nash Holmes |
Essendon |
10 |
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Jack Grimes |
Casey Scorpions |
9 |
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Nick Meese |
Williamstown |
9 |
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James Munro |
Casey Scorpions |
9 |
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VFL LEADING GOALKICKERS |
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Seniors |
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Goals |
Total |
Sam Dunell |
Williamstown |
- |
22 |
Ahmed Saad |
Coburg |
6 |
22 |
Aaron Black |
Werribee |
1 |
20 |
Ethan Conway |
Williamstown |
1 |
18 |
Ayce Cordy |
Williamstown |
2 |
17 |
Kristian Jaksch |
Northern Blues |
4 |
17 |
Lech Featherstone |
Coburg |
1 |
16 |
Liam McBean |
Richmond |
1 |
16 |
Peter McEvoy |
Coburg |
2 |
16 |
Sam Weideman |
Casey Scorpions |
DNP |
16 |
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Development League |
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Billy Hogan |
Port Melbourne |
BYE |
15 |
Mitchell Vandenberg |
Werribee |
2 |
13 |
Jake Summers |
Box Hill Hawks |
** |
12 |
Thomas Baker |
Casey Scorpions |
BYE |
12 |
Bradley Xavier |
Werribee |
** |
11 |
Hudson Thomas |
Frankston |
_ |
11 |
Jake Kalanj |
Coburg |
BYE |
9 |
Tyler Curtis |
Williamstown |
1 |
9 |
Sean Bolger |
Northern Blues |
3 |
9 |
Callum Urquhart |
Coburg |
** |
8 |
* Photo: Shane Goss (@licoricegallery)
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Last Modified on 14/06/2016 17:22