Wynstan Stats Central Rd 13 Dons fall short of Port - VFL

Wynstan Stats Central Rd 13: Dons fall short of Port

With both teams sitting in the lower reaches of the Peter Jackson VFL top eight, Port Melbourne’s seven-point Round 13 win against Essendon was crucial in the context of both clubs’ seasons, as Wynstan Stats Central examines.

The Borough’s ability to win the ball inside the contests (nine more contested possessions and five more clearances for the match) allowed them to create a 28-point buffer at half time, but the Bombers responded with a vengeance.

Aaron Francis and Josh Freezer (a round-high 13 marks each) were part of an Essendon defence that set to work shutting down Port Melbourne’s forward thrusts after the long break. The Bombers had plenty of chances to make the Borough pay on the rebound, but could only manage an inaccurate 4.10 to 2.1 in the second half.

Sam Grimley (2.3) and first-gamer Victor Carboni (1.2) were among those who missed chances to overrun Port and translate the back line’s good work onto the scoreboard.

In other key stats from Round 13:

56: Williamstown ruckman Nick Meese has been preying on his opponents all season and last week’s match-up with North Ballarat pair Matt Eagles and Rowan Marshall was no exception. 197cm Meese had 56 hitouts to Eagles’ 18 and Marshall’s eight, and set up the Seagulls’ +6 advantage in clearances en route to victory. He’s also the VFL’s clear leader for total hitouts in 2016, 65 ahead of Frankston’s Michael Sikora.

78: Given third-placed Sandringham is over 26 percentage points behind top two teams the Casey Scorpions and Williamstown on the ladder, the Zebras would have been hoping to inflict more damage on Frankston than they did last week. Sandy recorded 78 inside-50s – an incredible 49 more than the Dolphins – but ‘only’ won by 60 points due to kicking an inaccurate 16.20.

Round 13 stats leaders:

KICKS
Nick Graham	Northern Blues	21
Ben Jolley	Williamstown	21
Adam Oxley	Collingwood	19
Jesse White	Collingwood	19
Kieran Collins	Footscray	19
Daniel Capiron	Frankston	19
Sam Crocker	Port Melbourne	19
Mitch Honeychurch	Footscray	18
Kade Answerth	Sandringham	18
Nick O'Kearney	Sandringham	18
Jack Sinclair	Sandringham	18
Eli Templeton	Sandringham	18
Michael Gibbons	Williamstown	18
Luke Ryan	Coburg	17
Shaun Edwards	Essendon	17

HANDBALLS
Koby Stevens	Footscray	22
Nick Graham	Northern Blues	19
Mark Whiley	Northern Blues	19
Ben Jolley	Williamstown	18
Brandon Wood	Frankston	18
Tim Jones	Northern Blues	18
Kyle Langford	Essendon	17
Thomas O'Sullivan	Port Melbourne	17
Clayton Oliver	Casey Scorpions	17
Robbie Fox	Coburg	17
Eli Templeton	Sandringham	16
James Polkinghorne	Essendon	16
Matthew Arnot	Port Melbourne	16
Viv Michie	Casey Scorpions	15
Ozgur Uysal	Coburg	15

MARKS
Joshua Freezer	Essendon	13
Aaron Francis	Essendon	13
Jesse White	Collingwood	12
Fletcher Roberts	Footscray	11
Jack Grimes	Casey Scorpions	10
Sam Crocker	Port Melbourne	10
Luke Ryan	Coburg	10
Sam Dunell	Williamstown	10
Jordan Kelly	Collingwood	9
Corey Buchan	Frankston	9
Adam Oxley	Collingwood	9
Ayce Cordy	Williamstown	9
Timothy Smith	Casey Scorpions	9
Luke Tynan	Port Melbourne	8
Mason Redman	Essendon	8

HITOUTS
Nick Meese	Williamstown	56
Khan Haretuku	Port Melbourne	45
Tom Campbell	Footscray	42
Jake Spencer	Casey Scorpions	42
Jarrod Witts	Collingwood	37
Tom Goodwin	Coburg	35
Sam Michael	Essendon	26
Lewis Pierce	Sandringham	24
Ivan Soldo	Richmond	24
Jason Holmes	Sandringham	23
Cameron Wood	Northern Blues	22
Kalem Post	Frankston	19
Matthew Eagles	North Ballarat	18
Michael Sikora	Frankston	18
Matt Korcheck	Northern Blues	18

TACKLES
Nick Rippon	North Ballarat	15
Daniel Rioli	Richmond	14
Clayton Oliver	Casey Scorpions	11
Rowan Marshall	North Ballarat	10
Kyle Langford	Essendon	10
Nick O'Kearney	Sandringham	9
Jayden Laverde	Essendon	8
Coleman Schache	North Ballarat	8
Lachlan Johns	Coburg	8
Dan Butler	Richmond	8
Jason Holmes	Sandringham	7
Mark Whiley	Northern Blues	7
Jack Johnstone	Williamstown	7
Tom Simpkin	Sandringham	7
Daniel Coghlan	Essendon	7

VFL LEADING GOALKICKERS
Seniors		Goals	Total
Ahmed Saad	Coburg	6	32
Sam Dunell	Williamstown	1	23
Ethan Conway	Williamstown	2	21
Ayce Cordy	Williamstown	3	21
Aaron Black	Werribee	INJ	21
Daniel Younan	Coburg	2	20
Lech Featherstone	Coburg	1	20
Liam McBean	Richmond	2	19
Liam Hulett	Casey Scorpions	2	19
Kristian Jaksch	Northern Blues	2	19

Development League
Billy Hogan	Port Melbourne	INJ	16
Jake Kalanj	Coburg	_	16
Mitchell Vandenberg	Werribee	BYE	14
Thomas Baker	Casey Scorpions	INJ	14
Hudson Thomas	Frankston	2	13
Jake Summers	Box Hill Hawks	**	12
Bradley Xavier	Werribee	BYE	12
Tyler Curtis	Williamstown	BYE	12
Sean Bolger	Northern Blues	2	12
Thomas Condon	Williamstown	BYE	11

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Wynstan Stats Central Rd 13: Dons fall short of Port

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