Wynstan Stats Central Rd 17 Dolphins swim forward - VFL

Wynstan Stats Central Rd 17: Dolphins swim forward

Frankston has won just two of 14 games this year, but the signs of improvement from a winless 2015 season are in the numbers, as Wynstan Stats Central examines.

The Dolphins hadn’t won in 24 games before memorably upsetting Richmond by 13 points in Round 3. They added a second victory two weeks later against Coburg and led the likes of Williamstown and Footscray at three-quarter time before falling short in the final term. It was the same story of competitiveness against the Tigers in Round 17 – ahead by 19 points at the last change only to lose by 31.

What’s changed? Well, the Dolphins are finding much more of the ball and holding onto it better than in 2015. They average 38 more disposals and 35 more uncontested possessions per game, and have shown greater intent to move the ball quickly via hand than foot (kick-to-handball ratio of 1.2 in 2016; 1.4 in 2015). This has been an important shift for the league’s worst clanger-kick team in both years.

While the numbers around the contests (contested possessions, clearances, tackles) and inside-50 entries per game have essentially stayed the same, Frankston’s greater ball control has led to them kicking seven more and conceding 26 fewer points per game than last year.

Stringing together full four-quarter performances is the next step for senior coach Patrick Hill’s group to take.

Other key stats from Round 17:

13: The North Ballarat Roosters had 18 fewer scoring shots in their 13-point loss to Port Melbourne in Round 17 but remarkably kicked one more goal than the Borough. James Keeble has a lot to answer for, recording North Ballarat’s only behind in an accurate scoreline of 13.1 (79). Port Melbourne unfortunately lived up to its ranking of 14th in the league for scoring accuracy by posting 12.20 (92).

44: Tom Gribble had the ball on a string in Werribee’s victory over the Northern Blues in Round 17. The 21-year-old continued an exceptional return to VFL football after his 2015 season was wiped out by injury by having a round-high 44 disposals – 14 more than anyone else on the ground.

Round 17 stats leaders:

KICKS
Jordan Russell	Footscray	26
Viv Michie	Casey Scorpions	23
Andrew Moore	Richmond	21
Ben Newton	Casey Scorpions	20
Josh Saunders	Sandringham	20
Kieran Lovell	Box Hill Hawks	19
Christopher Cain	Port Melbourne	19
Brody Mihocek	Port Melbourne	19
Nathan Hrovat	Footscray	18
Jacob Townsend	Richmond	18
Nick Gray	Collingwood	17
Tom Phillips	Collingwood	17
Joshua Newman	Frankston	17
Brandon Wood	Frankston	17
Jacob Ballard	Richmond	17

HANDBALLS
Thomas Gribble	Werribee	28
Clayton Oliver	Casey Scorpions	26
Ben Kennedy	Casey Scorpions	25
Jack Grimes	Casey Scorpions	24
Nick Gray	Collingwood	22
Lukas Webb	Footscray	21
Jack Trengove	Casey Scorpions	20
Robbie Fox	Coburg	20
George Horlin-Smith	Geelong	19
Josh Caddy	Geelong	19
Toby Pinwill	Port Melbourne	19
Matthew Arnot	Port Melbourne	19
Lachlan George	North Ballarat	19
Daniel Toman	Port Melbourne	19
Scott Selwood	Geelong	19

MARKS
Ben Newton	Casey Scorpions	11
Nathan Broad	Richmond	11
Kody Wilson	Casey Scorpions	10
Sam Dunell	Williamstown	10
David Mirra	Box Hill Hawks	10
Andrew Boseley	North Ballarat	10
Nathan Hrovat	Footscray	9
Josh Saunders	Sandringham	9
Orren Stephenson	North Ballarat	9
Viv Michie	Casey Scorpions	9
Dean Terlich	Casey Scorpions	9
Tom Lee	Sandringham	9
Sam Weideman	Casey Scorpions	9
Brodie Murdoch	Sandringham	9
Majak Daw	Werribee	9

HITOUTS
Padraig Lucey	Geelong	41
Braydon Preuss	Werribee	37
Will Minson	Footscray	37
Khan Haretuku	Port Melbourne	32
Jason Holmes	Sandringham	32
Orren Stephenson	North Ballarat	31
Matthew Eagles	North Ballarat	30
Nick Meese	Williamstown	28
Jake Spencer	Casey Scorpions	28
Mark Kovacevic	Coburg	27
Lachlan Howe	Collingwood	27
Ivan Soldo	Richmond	25
Wylie Buzza	Geelong	23
Michael Sikora	Frankston	23
Marc Pittonet	Box Hill Hawks	19

TACKLES
Sam Switkowski	Box Hill Hawks	17
Brent Macaffer	Collingwood	16
Jason Pongracic	Frankston	15
Tom Schnerring	North Ballarat	14
Cameron Pedersen	Casey Scorpions	13
Jack Trengove	Casey Scorpions	13
Tom Simpkin	Sandringham	11
Matthew Arnot	Port Melbourne	11
Alex Woodward	Box Hill Hawks	11
Gabriel Hamilton	Footscray	11
Nick Rippon	North Ballarat	11
Matt Hanson	Werribee	11
Jack Lonie	Sandringham	10
Will Minson	Footscray	9
Jacob Townsend	Richmond	9

VFL LEADING GOALKICKERS
Seniors		Goals	Total
Ahmed Saad	Coburg	3	41
Dylan Conway	Williamstown	3	30
Ayce Cordy	Williamstown	2	27
Sam Dunell	Williamstown	_	24
Kristian Jaksch	Northern Blues	2	23
Timothy Smith	Casey Scorpions	_	22
Daniel Younan	Coburg	_	21
Liam Hulett	Casey Scorpions	_	21
Trent Dennis-Lane	Sandringham	INJ	21
Aaron Black	Werribee	INJ	21

Development League
Billy Hogan	Port Melbourne	1	22
Hudson Thomas	Frankston	1	21
Thomas Baker	Casey Scorpions	2	19
Jake Kalanj	Coburg	_	18
Lachlan Langford	Box Hill Hawks	DNP	18
Julian Dobosz	Sandringham	1	17
Mitchell Vandenberg	Werribee	2	17
Tyler Curtis	Williamstown	_	14
Luke Hannon	Casey Scorpions	1	14
Bradley Xavier	Werribee	INJ	13

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Wynstan Stats Central Rd 17: Dolphins swim forward

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