It’s only round one, but… – Ep. 73

Phew! Round 1 is over and for some it was a good one, while others are keen to get into their trades ahead of the next lockout. Roy, Calvin and Warnie have just switched off AFL Live Pass on the iPad and have sat down to record the hits and misses of the opening round.

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SOME EXTRA NOTES FROM PETE AT AFLRATINGS.COM.AU

TOP ROUND 1 TEAM POINTS (INCREASE FROM 2015 AVE)

Western Bulldogs 1950 (+379.0)
West Coast 1869 (+263.5)
Gold Coast 1814 (+407.3) *Bombers will give up plenty in 2016*
Port Adelaide 1759 (+174.8)
Sydney 1708 (+48.7)

BOTTOM ROUND 1 TEAM POINTS (DECREASE FROM 2015 AVE)

Brisbane 1369 (-128.1)
Richmond 1408 (-148.2)
Collingwood 1408 (-175.6)
Fremantle 1413 (-188.5)
Adelaide 1472 (-92.3)

AVERAGE TEAM POINTS ROUND 1 2015

1501.6

AVERAGE TEAM POINTS ROUND 1 2016

1594.5

TEAMS 400+ DISPOSALS ROUND 1 (INCREASE FROM AVE DISPOSALS IN 2015)

Western Bulldogs 498 (+129.7)
West Coast 438 (+68.2)
Sydney 429 (+37.3)
St Kilda 428 (+65.0)
Gold Coast 428 (+104.5)

TEAM NOTES

Richmond conceded 4 x 120pt games all of 2015, they conceded 2 vs Blues in Round 1
Gold Coast 5 players 100+ (Ave 2.2 in 2015)
Essendon 11 players fewer than 60pts, but 4 players 100pts+
Adelaide 0 players 100pts+, Nth Melbourne Ranked 4th best last year conceding 100pt games (Ave 3.1)
Sydney 5 players 100pts+, Collingwood Ranked 16^th last year conceding 100pt games (Ave 4.2)
Western Bulldogs 7 players 100pts+, Highest in 2015 was 5
Port Adelaide v St Kilda combined for 11 x 100pts+ games

INDIVIDUAL

Jack Viney R1 115pts: 4 of last 6 games over 100pts, Ave 101.5
Gary Ablett R1 134pts: Equal 40^th highest career score (lol)
Todd Goldstein R1 121pts: Now 10 x 120pt games in last 21 starts (47.6% strike rate)
Tom Mitchell R1 132pts: 4^th Straight 120pt game (Ave 143.8 last 4 H&A games)
Tom Sheridan R1 116pts: Career High, only 2^nd time to score 100pts+ (39 Games)
Brad Ebert R1 124pts: Ave 111.6pts Rounds 1-11 last year
Jack Steven R1 123pts: Now 9 x 120pt games in last 21 starts (42.9% strike rate)
Tom Hickey R1 120pts: Career High, only 3^rd time to score 100pts+ (42 Games)
Sam Gray R1 118pts: 4^th straight 100pt game (Ave 117.5 last 4 H&A games)
Josh Kennedy R1 180pts: Career High, now has 4 games 150pts+ (166 games)

Patrick Dangerfield R1 137pts: Equal 9^th highest career score, 2^nd highest vs Hawks