Inside the Numbers Round 8 Wrap

After Round 6 Fremantle were ranked 16^th averaging 1527.0 fantasy team points, in the last 2 weeks they were ranked 3^rd averaging 1766.5 fantasy team points and have the all-important Round 13 Bye for those coaches looking to back end their Bye structure. Brad Hill has taken his game to the next level with scores of 159 & 123 from his last 2 games, Michael Walters has also seen more midfield time delivering a monster score of 137pts in Round 8.

Stephen Hill’s return to the Fremantle team is imminent and could impact individual performances, Brad Hill has averaged 88.8pts with Stephen Hill in the team & 120.0pts without Stephen Hill whilst Michael Walters has averaged 54.6pts with Stephen Hill in the team & 87.3pts without Stephen Hill. In response to being asked whether or not Michael Walters’ role was long term in the midfield Ross Lyon stated “I think it’s a bit of both”, previous history relating to Ross Lyon giving away his true thoughts are poor and as a result the scoring for B.Hill & Walters could be volatile in the short to medium term.

The other battle going on at Fremantle are the numbers between Nat Fyfe & Lachie Neale, there has been a distinct shift in fantasy output from Fyfe since Round 4 as he has averaged just 83.2pts between Rounds 4-8 compared to his Rounds 1-3 average of 112.0pts. At the exact time Fyfe’s numbers dropped the output for Neale spiked averaging 92.3pts between Rounds 1-3 & 110.6pts between Rounds 4-8, Fremantle has won 5 of their last 6 games and Fyfe’s numbers have been well below par for many fantasy coaches.

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Round 8 Notes:

Port Adelaide 1816.8 Ave last 4 weeks (Rank 1)

Geelong‘s 1312pts in R8 is the lowest score by any team this season

Gold Coast 400+ Disposals in 5 of last 6 games (Season Ave 421.4 Rank 1)

Richmond has conceded 430.3 Disposals in last 3 games (Rank 18)

Round 8 Highest scoring Teams

1. Port Adelaide 1873
2. Sydney 1793
3. Hawthorn 1751

Round 8 Lowest scoring Teams

18. Geelong 1312
17. Brisbane 1425
16. Richmond 1442

Round 8 Top Team Disposals

1. Gold Coast 459
2. Port Adelaide 452
3. Sydney 435

Round 8 Low Team Disposals

18. Brisbane 306
17. Nth Melbourne 337
16. Geelong 338

Most 400+ Disposal games

6 Melbourne
5 Gold Coast
5 Western Bulldogs

 

Andrew Gaff recorded his 2nd career highest score of 146pts in R8, he has scored 100pts or more in 5 of 8 games in ’17

Marcus Bontempelli scored a team high 112pts in Round 8, he has scored 100pts or more in 7 consecutive games

Stefan Martin scored a season high 134pts in Round 8, he has scored 100pts or more in 7 of 8 games this year

Tom Mitchell scored a team high 132pts in Round 8, he has scored 120pts or more in 7 of 8 games this season

Jack Billings scored a career high 151pts in Round 8, he has averaged 108.8pts from his last 5 games

Patrick Cripps scored a career high 143pts in Round 8, he has averaged 120.3pts from his last 4 games

 

Josh Kelly scored a career high 162pts in R8, he has averaged 130.3pts when recording 30 or more Disposals in his career

Taylor Adams scored a team high 115pts in R8, he has averaged 133.6pts when recording 8 Tackles or more in a game in ’17

Zach Merrett scored his 2nd highest career score of 150pts in Round 8, he has averaged 122.2pts since Round 7 last season

Sam Menegola scored an equal team high 91pts in Round 8, he is averaging 105.4pts from 5 games this season

Sam Jacobs scored a team high 132pts in Round 8, he has averaged 129.7pts from his last 3 games

Jack Viney scored a team high 132pts in Round 8, he has averaged 138.5pts from his last 2 games

Shaun Grigg scored a team high 103pts in Round 8, he has scored 100pts or more in 4 of his last 5 games

Michael Walters scored a team high 137pts in R8 with 38 Disposals, this was his first 30+ Disposal game of his career

Aaron Hall scored a team high 134pts in Round 8, he has averaged 145.0pts from his last 2 games

Travis Boak scored a career high 153pts in Round 8, he is averaging 96.4pts from 7 games this season

Jack Ziebell scored a team high 113pts in Round 8, he has a career average of 113.5pts when laying 10+ Tackles per game

Nic Newman scored a career high 135pts in Round 8, he is averaging 88.4pts from the first 5 games of his career

Who Am I?

I scored 100pts or more in only 5 games between 2014-2016

I had a 31 game streak of not scoring 100pts in a game broken in Round 4

I have scored 100pts+ in my last 5 games

I have never averaged over 90.0pts in a season

I have kicked 1 Goal or more in 5 of 8 games this season

I have not played my Round 9 opponent since joining my new club in 2014

 

Answer: Place your best guess in the comments below

Good Luck for Round 9