Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands is tap of the class in Nissan SuperCoach scores
WHO looms as a SuperCoach bolter? Who could make the difference? Check out every score from the WB-Freo clash.
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HE looms as the biggest bargain of Nissan SuperCoach in 2014. Literally.
Standing 211cm, Freo ruckman Aaron Sandilands showed the footy public last night just how big an influence he can have on matches when he completely dominated his side’s NAB Challange clash against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium.
Opposed to All-Australian ruckman Will Minson, big ‘Sandi’ showed who was king of the ruck stocks by hauling in a lazy 47 hit-outs, 16 disposals and booting a goal.
In SuperCoach this year, Sandilands — the standout player on the field in his team’s 28-point win — is priced at the very reasonable $310,700. Cha-ching.
GUMBLETON FACING A MONTH ON SIDELINES
There were plenty of eye-catchers in Wednesday night’s clash.
Emerging Bulldog Koby Stevens showed he’s ready to take the next step, continuing on from his impressive 2013 while young teammate Jack Macrae showed he could be anything in future seasons — but also a SuperCoach bargain in 2014.
MATCH REPORT: FREO PRESSURE JUST TOO MUCH
A couple of Docker big guns — David Mundy and Michael Walters — had profound influences on the match and their SuperCoach scores reflected that, while acting Bulldogs skipper Adam Cooney continued his form resurgence of late in 2013 with another encouraging display.
EVERY SUPERCOACH SCORE:
Aaron Sandilands 156
Koby Stevens 131
Michael Walters 124
Jackson Macrae 123
Luke Dahlhaus 119
David Mundy 106
Adam Cooney 102
Michael Johnson 99
Mitchell Wallis 92
Luke McPharlin 91
Matthew Boyd 87
Tom Liberatore 85
Paul Duffield 84
Tendai Mzungu 83
Hayden Ballantyne 82
Michael Barlow 77
Stewart Crameri 77
Matthew Pavlich 75
Tory Dickson 75
Stephen Hill 74
Cameron Sutcliffe 71
Will Minson70
Lee Spurr 66
Lachie Hunter 60
Zac Dawson 57
Brett Goodes 56
Nick Suban 54
Clancee Pearce 54
Shaun Higgins 53
Jake Stringer 53
Tom Sheridan 52
Daniel Giansiracusa 51
Lachie Neale 51
Dale Morris 51
Jordan Roughead 49
Tom Campbell 45
Chris Mayne 44
Liam Picken 43
Ryan Crowley 42
Danyle Pearce 41
Hayden Crozier 37
Easton Wood 35
Jason Johannisen 35
Mitch Honeychurch 35
Lin Jong 34
Matthew De Boer 32
Tom Young 29
Jack Hannath 19
Tom Williams 13
Michael Talia 13
Scott Gumbleton 8
Tanner Smith 4
* Fremantle players in BOLD
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