North Ballarat’s second win of 2016 was built around its willingness to control the ball by foot, as Wynstan Stats Central examines.
The Roosters shaded Frankston by seven points at Frankston Oval in Round 12, but were themselves shaded in most key statistical areas. The Dolphins recorded 66 more disposals, 11 more contested possessions, 41 more hitouts, three more clearances and one more entry inside 50.
Perhaps the most striking differential was Frankston’s +62 advantage in handball receives, indicating the home team was much more willing to run forward at every opportunity and move the ball quickly. That didn’t translate to the scoreboard as hoped though, with North Ballarat’s method of ball movement instead paying slightly bigger dividends.
The one statistical area in which the Roosters well outstripped the Dolphins was in the kick-to-handball ratio. North Ballarat kicked the ball 1.75 times for every handball, while Frankston actually handballed more than it kicked (ratio of 0.97:1).
Taking the time to control possession when they gained it and carve a path towards goal paid off for the proudly kicking Roosters.
In other key stats from Round 12:
10: Port Melbourne’s Leigh Osborne wasted no time slotting back into the senior team after an injury-interrupted start to the season, winning an equal-game-high 10 clearances (alongside Tom O’Sullivan) in the Borough’s triumph over the Box Hill Hawks. Osborne also had 21 disposals and kicked two goals in a big first VFL game of 2016 to be Port Melbourne’s best in the crucial victory.
Round 12 stats leaders:
KICKS |
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Eli Templeton |
Sandringham |
25 |
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Brodie Murdoch |
Sandringham |
24 |
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Michael Gibbons |
Williamstown |
24 |
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Matthew Dick |
Northern Blues |
23 |
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David Mirra |
Box Hill Hawks |
21 |
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Nick O'Kearney |
Sandringham |
20 |
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Sam Iles |
Box Hill Hawks |
19 |
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Luke Ryan |
Coburg |
19 |
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Adam Oxley |
Collingwood |
19 |
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Ben Cavarra |
Frankston |
19 |
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Mitchell Rodd |
North Ballarat |
18 |
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Sam Crocker |
Port Melbourne |
18 |
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Matt Hanson |
Werribee |
18 |
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Ozgur Uysal |
Coburg |
17 |
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Damian Mascitti |
Port Melbourne |
17 |
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HANDBALLS |
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Matthew Arnot |
Port Melbourne |
22 |
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Liam Hunt |
Coburg |
21 |
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Ozgur Uysal |
Coburg |
20 |
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Rupert Wills |
Collingwood |
19 |
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Ryan Clarke |
Werribee |
18 |
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Matthew Goodyear |
Collingwood |
17 |
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Ben Allan |
Coburg |
17 |
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Thomas Wilson |
Northern Blues |
16 |
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Brandon Wood |
Frankston |
16 |
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Corey Buchan |
Frankston |
15 |
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Ben Jolley |
Williamstown |
15 |
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Ryan Pendlebury |
Collingwood |
15 |
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Jordan Pollard |
Frankston |
15 |
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Daniel Toman |
Port Melbourne |
15 |
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Elliot Le Grice |
Sandringham |
15 |
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MARKS |
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Elliot Le Grice |
Sandringham |
11 |
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Brendan Whitecross |
Box Hill Hawks |
10 |
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Brent Macaffer |
Collingwood |
10 |
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Tom Schnerring |
North Ballarat |
10 |
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Damandeep Aujla |
Northern Blues |
10 |
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Corey Buchan |
Frankston |
9 |
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Andrew Boseley |
North Ballarat |
9 |
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Nick O'Kearney |
Sandringham |
9 |
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Rowan Marshall |
North Ballarat |
9 |
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Brodie Murdoch |
Sandringham |
9 |
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Mitchell Rodd |
North Ballarat |
9 |
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Tom Stewart |
Geelong |
9 |
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David Mirra |
Box Hill Hawks |
9 |
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Rupert Wills |
Collingwood |
8 |
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Eli Templeton |
Sandringham |
8 |
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HITOUTS |
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Khan Haretuku |
Port Melbourne |
64 |
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Michael Sikora |
Frankston |
64 |
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Jarrod Witts |
Collingwood |
49 |
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Nick Meese |
Williamstown |
44 |
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Tom Goodwin |
Coburg |
39 |
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Connor O'Sullivan |
Box Hill Hawks |
31 |
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Matthew Eagles |
North Ballarat |
23 |
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Jason Holmes |
Sandringham |
20 |
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Lachlan Howe |
Collingwood |
17 |
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Nathan Vardy |
Geelong |
16 |
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Braydon Preuss |
Werribee |
16 |
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Lewis Pierce |
Sandringham |
16 |
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Rowan Marshall |
North Ballarat |
15 |
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Harrison Prior |
Frankston |
15 |
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Padraig Lucey |
Geelong |
15 |
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TACKLES |
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Matt Hanson |
Werribee |
14 |
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Kade Answerth |
Sandringham |
14 |
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Nick Meese |
Williamstown |
11 |
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Robbie Fox |
Coburg |
11 |
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Brent Macaffer |
Collingwood |
10 |
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Ryan Clarke |
Werribee |
10 |
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Anthony Brolic |
Box Hill Hawks |
10 |
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Zak Wunhym |
Coburg |
10 |
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Sean Hetherington |
Williamstown |
10 |
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Jason Pongracic |
Frankston |
10 |
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Andrew Moore |
Richmond |
9 |
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Sam Menegola |
Geelong |
9 |
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Oleg Markov |
Richmond |
9 |
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Ozgur Uysal |
Coburg |
9 |
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Declan Mountford |
Werribee |
9 |
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VFL LEADING GOALKICKERS |
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Seniors |
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Goals |
Total |
Ahmed Saad |
Coburg |
2 |
26 |
Sam Dunell |
Williamstown |
_ |
22 |
Aaron Black |
Werribee |
_ |
21 |
Lech Featherstone |
Coburg |
1 |
19 |
Ethan Conway |
Williamstown |
1 |
19 |
Daniel Younan |
Coburg |
1 |
18 |
Ayce Cordy |
Williamstown |
1 |
18 |
Liam McBean |
Richmond |
1 |
17 |
Kristian Jaksch |
Northern Blues |
_ |
17 |
Liam Hulett |
Casey Scorpions |
BYE |
17 |
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Development League |
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Billy Hogan |
Port Melbourne |
INJ |
16 |
Jake Kalanj |
Coburg |
7 |
16 |
Mitchell Vandenberg |
Werribee |
_ |
14 |
Thomas Baker |
Casey Scorpions |
BYE |
14 |
Jake Summers |
Box Hill Hawks |
** |
12 |
Bradley Xavier |
Werribee |
1 |
12 |
Tyler Curtis |
Williamstown |
3 |
12 |
Hudson Thomas |
Frankston |
_ |
11 |
Thomas Condon |
Williamstown |
3 |
11 |
Brayden Kilpatrick |
Box Hill Hawks |
_ |
10 |
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Last Modified on 28/06/2016 20:50