Stats insider: Full round 10 centre bounce numbers, key SuperCoach intel

The tagger is back. James Jordon has already claimed some big SuperCoach scalps – who could be next? Plus centre bounces, kick-in numbers and Harley Reid intel.

Luke Beveridge was up to his old tricks in round 10.

After an upset win against the Giants, it’s hard to question the premiership coach – even if some of his moves are a bit head-scratching.

Marcus Bontempelli’s centre bounce numbers dropped from 90 per cent against Richmond in round 9 to 63 per cent against GWS, and it was no coincidence he recorded his second-lowest SuperCoach score of the season (93 points).

Harvey Gallagher helped fill the void in his 10th game – his CBAs jumped from 24 per cent to 69 per cent – while Ed Richards’ transformation into a full-time midfielder continued with 88 per cent CBAs. For the second week running Jack Macrae didn’t attend a single centre bounce.

Those numbers will be worth watching when Tom Liberatore returns to the team, but Beveridge won’t be shy to give the magnets another spin.

Scroll down for full CBA numbers plus kick-in movers and sliders

Other notable CBA and kick-in moves in round 10 included:

SAM Walsh attended just 50 per cent CBAs against Sydney. He spent 6 per cent of game time on a wing and 21 per cent forward as he tried to shake a James Jordon tag.

SCOTT Pendlebury was at a season-high 93 per cent of centre bounces for Collingwood and scored 118 SuperCoach points – his fourth straight score over 100. Lachie Sullivan’s CBA numbers have been steady around the 25 per cent mark in his first three AFL games.

NAT Fyfe’s CBAs dropped back to 57 per cent from 86 per cent the week before.

MAX Holmes was major presence at CBAs for first time this year, attending 18 against Gold Coast.

CHRISTIAN Petracca’s CBAs were back up from 30 per cent to 63 per cent. Tom Sparrow’s dropped from 63 per cent to zero.

HARRY Sheezel was at 50 per cent of centre bounces for North Melbourne – his highest figure this season.

KANE McAuliffe attended 22 CBAs for Richmond in his third AFL game.

ERROL Gulden was at 50 per cent CBAs or more in some games earlier in the year. Against the Blues he attended just five (17 per cent).

JEREMY McGovern took nine kick-ins for the Eagles and played on from eight of them.

ZAC Fisher has taken 17 kick-ins over the past two weeks.

NOTE: Movers and sliders table is based of player’s most recent performance. Minimum two games in 2024 to qualify, but the two games can be weeks apart.

Secret SuperCoach stats

Each week Champion Data guru Fantasy Freako lifts the lid on the SuperCoach scoring system by analysing key moments from the weekend games. Here are the numbers you need to know from round 10.

REID SCORE BOOST

Harley Reid set Optus Stadium alight with his first goal of the game on Sunday. He scored a total of 16.1 points from three running-bounces, one effective long kick and the goal.

No draftee has ever had more than two 130-plus point games in their debut season. Reid joins an elite group on two – Harry Sheezel (2023), Nick Daicos (2022), Errol Gulden (2021), Matt Rowell (2020), Daniel Rich (2009), Joel Selwood (2007), Grant Birchall (2006) – and has 13 weeks to set a new record.

Harley Reid with Eagles teammate Jamaine Jones. Picture: Paul Kane/Getty Images

IZAK’S BIG FINISH

Izak Rankine has become a specialist at kicking crucial goals in close finishes – and the Crows give him plenty of opportunities, playing in five games decided by a goal or less this year.

Last Saturday Rankine scored 9.7 points for his goal in the final minutes against Collingwood, adding another 4.8 points for the effective short kick. Unfortunately, the extra loading applied to acts in tight finishes works both ways – he lost 3.7 points for giving away a free kick by running too far at the death.

DARCY FALLS SHORT

Kicking to the top of the goalsquare can be a good way to add an effective long kick to your SuperCoach tally, but it’s not a guaranteed score source. On Saturday afternoon Sam Darcy lobbed a kick from outside 50 to the hot spot – where it was marked uncontested by a GWS defender. Darcy’s kick was a direct turnover and as a result was classified as a clanger kick – losing 3.4 points from his score.

James Jordon has been reprogrammed as a tagger. Picture: Phil Hillyard

TAGGER WATCH

The taggers are back in vogue, and on the weekend there were several successful roles.

James Jordon blanketed Sam Walsh on Friday night, keeping him to six disposals in the 44 minutes they were matched up. Walsh scored a season-low 85 points for the game.

Docker Jordan Clark managed a season-low 63 points a week earlier after a Jordon tag, while the Swans recruit kept Lachie Whitfield to a season-low 54 the previous round.

Sydney faces the Bulldogs in the first game of the round, and Bailey Dale and Marcus Bontempelli could have a nervous week ahead.

The Swans have a round 12 bye then face Geelong (Max Holmes beware), Adelaide (Jordan Dawson), GWS (Whitfield again) and Fremantle (pick your target).

Stat of the Week – Broken/Missed Tackles

As outlined several weeks ago, making tackle attempts stick is important in SuperCoach.

On the back of Harley Reid’s heroics on the weekend, the broken tackle stat has received plenty of attention. He had six on the weekend against the Demons and has 29 across the season – ranked No.1 and well ahead of Chad Warner in second place.

So, what exactly is a broken tackle? Essentially, for every broken tackle you must have a missed tackle. Broken tackles are awarded to a player when they break the grasp of an opponent, or otherwise fend them off with a push or shove to break away and get a disposal away. The defensive player is attributed with a missed tackle.

Below are the leading players for broken tackles this season. To put Reid’s figure into context, Dustin Martin had 68 broken tackles in his prime in 2017.

Note that broken tackles are not part of the SuperCoach scoring formula.

If we turn our attention to missed tackles, Zach Merrett has had 15 in total – four more than three other players. Nick Daicos also appears in this list and for once it’s not a positive but a negative stat.

Originally published as Stats insider: Full round 10 centre bounce numbers, key SuperCoach intel