Wynstan Stats Central examines which stats influenced the results of last week’s Peter Jackson VFL Legendairy Semi Finals.
1st SEMI FINAL
FOOTSCRAY d ESSENDON
Footscray’s 19-point triumph was built on stopping Essendon’s forwards from scoring. The Bombers certainly had enough chances to do so, their midfield helping send the ball inside 50 on 63 occasions but only kicking 10 goals (a conversion rate of 16 per cent). The Bulldogs, meanwhile, managed a goal 30 per cent of the time they went forward (13 goals from 43 inside-50s), thanks mostly to the opportunist efforts of Bailey Dale and Mitch Hannan (three goals each).
Their real match-winners were stationed down back though, with Jordan Russell (10 marks, 14 rebound-50s), Fletcher Roberts (nine marks, five rebound-50s) and Bailey Williams (eight marks, five rebound-50s) controlling the air and running the ball back out of danger.
2nd SEMI FINAL
WILLIAMSTOWN d SANDRINGHAM
It’s been their calling card all season and the Seagulls again dominated the midfield battle in their 46-point victory. Not for the first time in 2016, a defeated opposition will be having nightmares following an encounter with Ben Jolley (41 disposals, 22 contested possessions, 10 clearances - pictured, left), Michael Gibbons (37 disposals, 19 contested possessions, 11 clearances), Willie Wheeler (29 disposals, eight inside-50s, seven clearances) and Nick Meese (16 disposals, 38 hitouts, six clearances).
The likes of Sandringham on-ballers Tom Curren, Jack Sinclair and Luke Verma were simply unable to match the star foursome, with the Zebras losing the disposal count by 64, contested possessions by 52, clearances by 18 and inside-50s by 27.
Semi Finals stats leaders:
KICKS |
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Willie Wheeler |
Williamstown |
23 |
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Michael Gibbons |
Williamstown |
22 |
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Jordan Russell |
Footscray |
21 |
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Mitch Honeychurch |
Footscray |
20 |
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Jack Johnstone |
Williamstown |
19 |
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Shaun Edwards |
Essendon |
18 |
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Kade Answerth |
Sandringham |
18 |
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Ben Jolley |
Williamstown |
18 |
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Tom Curren |
Sandringham |
17 |
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Josh Saunders |
Sandringham |
15 |
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Daniel Coghlan |
Essendon |
14 |
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Will Hams |
Essendon |
14 |
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Jack Sinclair |
Sandringham |
14 |
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Sean Hetherington |
Williamstown |
14 |
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Nicholas Sing |
Williamstown |
14 |
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HANDBALLS |
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Ben Jolley |
Williamstown |
23 |
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Michael Gibbons |
Williamstown |
15 |
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Josh Saunders |
Sandringham |
14 |
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Jed Adcock |
Footscray |
14 |
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Brett Bewley |
Williamstown |
12 |
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Aaron Heppell |
Essendon |
12 |
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Nick Meese |
Williamstown |
12 |
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Brad Lynch |
Footscray |
11 |
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Bailey Williams |
Footscray |
11 |
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Luke Verma |
Sandringham |
11 |
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Taylor Grace |
Sandringham |
10 |
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Koby Stevens |
Footscray |
10 |
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Tom Curren |
Sandringham |
9 |
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Jack Sinclair |
Sandringham |
9 |
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Nick Jamieson |
Footscray |
9 |
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MARKS |
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Joshua Freezer |
Essendon |
10 |
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Jordan Russell |
Footscray |
10 |
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Fletcher Roberts |
Footscray |
9 |
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Jack Langford |
Essendon |
9 |
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Bailey Williams |
Footscray |
8 |
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Kade Answerth |
Sandringham |
8 |
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Mitch Honeychurch |
Footscray |
8 |
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Lauchlan Dalgleish |
Footscray |
8 |
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Jack Johnstone |
Williamstown |
7 |
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Daniel Coghlan |
Essendon |
7 |
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Benjamin Bese |
Williamstown |
7 |
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Ayce Cordy |
Williamstown |
7 |
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Ben Jolley |
Williamstown |
6 |
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Josh Saunders |
Sandringham |
6 |
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Brett Bewley |
Williamstown |
6 |
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HITOUTS |
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Nick Meese |
Williamstown |
38 |
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Billy Longer |
Sandringham |
38 |
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Mark Jamar |
Essendon |
26 |
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Tom Campbell |
Footscray |
24 |
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Will Minson |
Footscray |
24 |
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Ayce Cordy |
Williamstown |
9 |
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Sam Michael |
Essendon |
8 |
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Brodie Murdoch |
Sandringham |
6 |
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Joseph Fisscher |
Sandringham |
5 |
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Jed Adcock |
Footscray |
4 |
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Luke Delaney |
Sandringham |
3 |
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Fletcher Roberts |
Footscray |
2 |
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Jack Johnstone |
Williamstown |
2 |
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Aaron Francis |
Essendon |
2 |
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Eli Templeton |
Sandringham |
2 |
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TACKLES |
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Jack Sinclair |
Sandringham |
13 |
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Luke Verma |
Sandringham |
12 |
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Billy Longer |
Sandringham |
10 |
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Jed Adcock |
Footscray |
10 |
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Sam Heavyside |
Essendon |
10 |
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Myke Cook |
Sandringham |
9 |
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Nick Meese |
Williamstown |
8 |
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Liam Nash |
Footscray |
8 |
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Jason Ashby |
Essendon |
8 |
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Sean Hetherington |
Williamstown |
8 |
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Aaron Heppell |
Essendon |
8 |
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Ben Jolley |
Williamstown |
7 |
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Mitch Hannan |
Footscray |
7 |
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Will Hams |
Essendon |
7 |
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Ben McNiece |
Essendon |
7 |
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VFL LEADING GOALKICKERS |
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Seniors |
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Goals |
Total |
Ahmed Saad |
Coburg |
DNP |
49 |
Cameron Shenton |
Sandringham |
1 |
42 |
Sam Dunell |
Williamstown |
3 |
36 |
Ayce Cordy |
Williamstown |
3 |
35 |
Dylan Conway |
Williamstown |
2 |
35 |
Liam Hulett |
Casey Scorpions |
BYE |
28 |
Trent Dennis-Lane |
Sandringham |
1 |
26 |
Liam McBean |
Richmond |
DNP |
26 |
Timothy Smith |
Casey Scorpions |
BYE |
25 |
Nathan Gardiner |
Frankston |
DNP |
25 |
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Development League |
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Jake Summers |
Box Hill Hawks |
BYE |
28 |
Hudson Thomas |
Frankston |
DNP |
27 |
Thomas Baker |
Casey Scorpions |
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24 |
James Freeman |
Casey Scorpions |
1 |
24 |
Nicholas Ebinger |
Williamstown |
4 |
23 |
Billy Hogan |
Port Melbourne |
DNP |
22 |
Julian Dobosz |
Sandringham |
DNP |
22 |
Lachlan Langford |
Box Hill Hawks |
BYE |
22 |
Thomas Condon |
Williamstown |
4 |
21 |
Mitchell Vandenberg |
Werribee |
DNP |
19 |
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Last Modified on 14/09/2016 21:47