Tackles

Veteran James Kelly showed the boys how to stop the opposition this week laying seven tackles. Craig Bird continues to show plenty of pressure around the contest adding another six tackles to his tally for 2016.

1. Zach Merrett – 101

2. Craig Bird - 74

3. James Kelly - 66

4. David Zaharakis - 58

5. Brendon Goddard - 55

Contested Possessions:

We’re looking at a new stat this week in contested possessions. It was Zach Merrett and Craig Bird winning the hard ball having 14 and 10 respectively.

1. Zach Merrett - 152

2. David Zaharakis - 124

3. Brendon Goddard - 120

3. James Kelly - 115

5. Darcy Parish - 114

Marks

Adam Cooney’s 11 marks sees him jump into the top 5 this week, replacing James Kelly. Daniher adds another 7 to his tally including one of the marks of the year.

1. Joe Daniher - 93

2. James Gwilt - 92

3. Matt Dea - 91

3. Brendon Goddard - 89

5. Adam Cooney - 86

Disposals

Zach Merrett leading the way in another category, collecting a team high 36 disposals on the weekend. Special mention to Darcy Parish who, with his 21 on Sunday, has kept his season average above 20. Close to the best out of any first year player so far this season.

1. Zach Merrett - 426

2. Brendon Goddard - 401

3. David Zaharakis - 366

4. James Kelly – 363

5. Adam Cooney – 351

Metres gained

544m gained for Zach Merrett this week, as he puts himself clear at the top.

1. Zach Merrett – 6041m

2. Brendon Goddard – 5364m

3. David Zaharakis – 5251m

4. James Gwilt – 4634m

5. Adam Cooney – 4185m

Goals

Eight games in a row where Joe Daniher has kicked at least two goals. Orazio Fantasia jumps into equal second with another three, and Darcy Parish makes his first appearance in the top 5.

1. Joe Daniher – 24

2. Mitch Brown – 18

2. Orazio Fantasia – 18

4. Kyle Langford - 7

5. Darcy Parish - 6