Wynstan Stats Central Rd 15 Cats clean things up - VFL

Wynstan Stats Central Rd 15: Cats clean things up

Geelong seems to be performing like a different team since a disappointing loss to Collingwood in Round 6, but the stats might suggest otherwise, as Wynstan Stats Central examines.

The Cats sunk to a record of 2-3 after scoring just 6.8 (44) against the Magpies, but have since won five of seven games, losing only to top-eight rivals Sandringham by two points and Footscray by seven.

The interesting thing about Geelong’s strong form is that not much has changed all season in many statistical areas – in fact, the Cats have recently regressed in several categories. Compared to post-Round 6, they currently average fewer disposals, uncontested possessions, clearances and tackles per game, while also averaging the same number of contested possessions and inside-50s per game.

Geelong does, however, average 11 more marks per game than after Round 6 – an increased level of ball control that has helped it average almost two goals more per game.

The Cats are now the VFL’s top-ranked team for goals per inside-50 and scoring accuracy (almost five per cent higher than the next best team). These rankings have improved out of sight since post-Round 6 when they ranked eighth in both measures.

It seems only a forward-line tidy-up was required at the Cattery after those early troubles.

Other key stats from Round 14:

7: The Box Hill Hawks may have kicked away their season in a heart-breaking loss to Essendon in Round 15. Bomber Jason Ashby’s last-minute goal put the Hawks two wins outside the top eight, but Box Hill had seven more scoring shots than their opponents. They say bad kicking is bad football, and the Hawks scored a goal from only 21 per cent of forward-50 entries while Essendon went at 28 per cent.

25: Tom O’Sullivan just keeps burrowing in for Port Melbourne. The VFL’s top-ranked player for total handballs had a round-high 25 of them amongst 37 disposals in the Borough’s Round 15 victory over Sandringham. Port preferred to keep the ball on the ground in windy conditions at Trevor Barker Beach Oval, recording 22 more handballs than kicks (while the Zebras recorded 44 more kicks than handballs).

Round 14 stats leaders:

KICKS
Damian Mascitti	Port Melbourne	27
Sam Menegola	Geelong	26
Thomas Wilson	Northern Blues	24
Eli Templeton	Sandringham	23
Darcy Lang	Geelong	22
Blaine Boekhorst	Northern Blues	22
Adam Oxley	Collingwood	21
Mitch Honeychurch	Footscray	20
Nick Rippon	North Ballarat	20
Matthew Dick	Northern Blues	20
Alex Neal-Bullen	Casey Scorpions	19
Oliver Tate	North Ballarat	19
Michael Gibbons	Williamstown	19
Will Langford	Box Hill Hawks	18
David Mirra	Box Hill Hawks	18

HANDBALLS
Thomas O'Sullivan	Port Melbourne	25
Matthew Arnot	Port Melbourne	24
Mark Whiley	Northern Blues	23
Toby Pinwill	Port Melbourne	23
Sam Menegola	Geelong	20
Brandon Wood	Frankston	19
Alex Neal-Bullen	Casey Scorpions	18
Ben Jolley	Williamstown	18
James Parsons	Geelong	18
Scott Selwood	Geelong	17
Brett Bewley	Williamstown	16
Daniel Toman	Port Melbourne	16
Matthew Goodyear	Collingwood	16
Jack Sketcher	Frankston	15
James Tsitas	Geelong	15

MARKS
Adam Oxley	Collingwood	16
Nick Rippon	North Ballarat	10
Blaine Boekhorst	Northern Blues	10
Jackson Merrett	Essendon	10
Ben Dobson	Essendon	10
Ayce Cordy	Williamstown	10
Toby Pinwill	Port Melbourne	9
Eli Templeton	Sandringham	9
James Polkinghorne	Essendon	9
Damian Mascitti	Port Melbourne	9
Lachlan Howe	Collingwood	9
Tony Lockyer	North Ballarat	9
Oliver Tate	North Ballarat	9
Tim O'Brien	Box Hill Hawks	9
David Mirra	Box Hill Hawks	9

HITOUTS
Billy Longer	Sandringham	60
Michael Sikora	Frankston	46
Jake Spencer	Casey Scorpions	44
Will Minson	Footscray	43
Nick Meese	Williamstown	30
Marc Pittonet	Box Hill Hawks	29
Matt Korcheck	Northern Blues	26
Padraig Lucey	Geelong	25
Majak Daw	Werribee	24
Orren Stephenson	North Ballarat	23
Kalem Post	Frankston	23
Cameron Wood	Northern Blues	22
Lachlan Howe	Collingwood	17
Cameron Pedersen	Casey Scorpions	17
Braydon Preuss	Werribee	17

TACKLES
Jed Adcock	Footscray	20
Isaac Conway	Werribee	12
Ben Jolley	Williamstown	11
Mitch Honeychurch	Footscray	11
James Hayes	Footscray	11
Tomas Bugg	Casey Scorpions	11
Nikolas Papadopoulos	Frankston	10
Jack Hellier	Collingwood	10
Ben Allan	Coburg	10
Will Minson	Footscray	9
Tom Simpkin	Sandringham	9
Darcy Lang	Geelong	9
Myke Cook	Sandringham	9
Jordan Russell	Footscray	9
Majak Daw	Werribee	8

VFL LEADING GOALKICKERS
Seniors		Goals	Total
Ahmed Saad	Coburg	3	38
Dylan Conway	Williamstown	3	26
Ayce Cordy	Williamstown	3	25
Sam Dunell	Williamstown	_	24
Daniel Younan	Coburg	_	21
Timothy Smith	Casey Scorpions	3	21
Trent Dennis-Lane	Sandringham	DNP	21
Aaron Black	Werribee	INJ	21
Lech Featherstone	Coburg	_	20
Nathan Gardiner	Frankston	4	19

Development League
Billy Hogan	Port Melbourne	_	21
Hudson Thomas	Frankston	_	20
Jake Kalanj	Coburg	1	18
Thomas Baker	Casey Scorpions	2	16
Mitchell Vandenberg	Werribee	_	15
Julian Dobosz	Sandringham	2	13
Lachlan Langford	Box Hill Hawks	_	13
Bradley Xavier	Werribee	DNP	13
Tyler Curtis	Williamstown	_	13
Luke Hannon	Casey Scorpions	2	13

* Photo: Arj Giese

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Wynstan Stats Central Rd 15: Cats clean things up

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