Inside the Numbers – Rd. 16

Those coaches that were running with decent bench cover were likely rewarded in Round 16, the injury concerns to Max Gawn & Caleb Daniel dictated a decent amount of trades but it was the late withdrawal of Travis Boak that was critical.

Round 16 turned out to be a volatile scoring week.

Coaches will need to continue to narrow the focus on game match-ups for the remainder of the season, having decent individual player match-ups in the final few weeks of the season will be key in finishing off the 2019 H&A season strongly.

Article by @aflratingsPete

PLAYER TRENDS

Adelaide

Matt Crouch has averaged 92.5pts in his last 2 games, he has scored 100pts or more in 75.0% of games this season.

Brisbane

Lachie Neale has averaged 128.0pts in his last 2 games, he has scored 120pts or more in 33.3% of games this season.

Carlton

Ed Curnow has averaged 106.0pts from his last 2 games, he has scored 100pts or more in 33.3% of games this season.

Collingwood

Scott Pendlebury has averaged 88.5pts from his last 4 games, he averaged 104.5pts between Rounds 1-11.

Essendon

Shaun McKernan has averaged 97.0pts from his last 2 games, he has averaged 14.5 Disposals & 15.0 Hit Outs over the same period.

Fremantle

Connor Blakely has averaged 73.3pts from 7 games this season, he has scored 100pts or more in 1 game.

Geelong

Tim Kelly has scored fewer than 72pts in 2 of his last 3 games, he has averaged 85.7pts over the same period.

Gold Coast

Darcy MacPherson has averaged 103.5pts from his last 2 games, he has scored 100pts or more in 33.3% of games this season.

GWS Giants

Josh Kelly scored fewer than 100pts for the first time this season in Round 16, he averaged 121.9pts from his opening 11 games of the season.

Hawthorn

James Sicily scored a season high 121pts in Round 17, he averaged 62.7pts from his previous 3 games.

Melbourne

Angus Brayshaw scored an equal season low 65pts in Round 17, he has scored 100pts or more in 1 of his last 9 games (Last 9 Game Ave: 82.2).

Nth Melbourne

Jy Simpkin scored a career high 110pts in Round 17, he has scored 100pts or more in 2 of 3 games at Blundstone Arena this season.

Port Adelaide

Robbie Gray has scored 100pts or more in 4 of his last 6 games, he has averaged 97.8pts over the same period.

Richmond

Dion Prestia has averaged 119.3pts from his last 3 games, he has scored 100pts or more in 53.3% of games this season.

St Kilda

Jack Billings has averaged 125.5pts from his last 4 games, he averaged 90.9pts from his opening 11 games of the season.

Sydney

Josh Kennedy has averaged 106.0pts from his last 2 games, he has scored 100pts or more in 66.7% of games this season.

West Coast

Luke Shuey has averaged 119.7pts from his last 3 games, he has scored 100pts or more in 53.3% of games this season.

Western Bulldogs

Lachie Hunter scored a season high 124pts in Round 17, he has scored 100pts or more in 46.7% of games this season.

FIVE TAKEAWAYS

1. Brisbane & West Coast are the only 2 teams not to have recorded 400 Disposals in a game this season, the Lions (Ladder: 4th) are averaging 358.9 Disposals (Rank 14) & the Eagles (Ladder: 2nd) are averaging 352.6 Disposals (Rank 16) this season.

2. Adelaide have conceded an average of 430.0 Disposals from their last 2 games, 8 Power players scored over 100pts against the Crows in Round 16.

3. Isaac Heeney has averaged 109.8pts from his last 4 games (Season Ave: 91.3), he averaged 84.6pts between Rounds 1-11.

4. Stephen Coniglio has averaged 131.2pts from his last 5 games, he has scored 120pts or more in 28.6% of games this season.

5. Jack Crisp has scored 100pts or more in his last 3 games, he has averaged 115.7pts over the same period.

Warnie, Cal & Roy discuss these takeaways on the Traders Podcast (20:05).