SuperCoach AFL stats dossier: Full CBAs, kick-ins, time on ground, VFL scores for round 2

Was there more to Jason Horne-Francis’s low SuperCoach score than meets the eye? See every key number you need to know in one place including top performers in the VFL.

Giving away five free kicks and a 50m penalty was one reason for Jason Horne-Francis’s disappointing SuperCoach score against Richmond. But there could be a bigger trend coaches need to watch closely.

Horne-Francis finished with 61 points in the 72-point blowout, touching the ball just three times in the first quarter as Port Adelaide stormed to a five-goal lead.

A big explanation for that was him slipping from first to fourth in the Power’s centre bounce pecking order, recording 10 fewer CBAs than in round 1 as he was leapfrogged by Ollie Wines and Willem Drew, who had 28 and 22 CBAs, respectively. Horne-Francis attended 14.

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Port Adelaide faces Essendon, St Kilda and Hawthorn in the next three weeks before a possible return of Zak Butters, which will only make the midfield mix more crowded.

Horne-Francis wasn’t the only player to see a big swing in CBA numbers in round 2.

Harry Perryman was banished from Collingwood’s centre square setup, attending zero CBAs after 13 in each of his first two games. His SuperCoach scores have fallen off a cliff and he’s a priority trade-out this week.

Jayden Short lost his kick-in role in round 2. Picture: Michael Klein

Jason Horne-Francis spent large portions of the game at full-forward. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

Nathan O’Driscoll bucked the trend, posting 95 points from 25 disposals despite experiencing the biggest CBA drop in the competition – down from 23 to zero.

There is another worrying stat when it comes to kick-ins – Jayden Short took seven in round 1 but just one against Port Adelaide as Ben Miller (eight) took over as the Tigers’ main kick-in man.

Track all these numbers every week here, along with time on ground – a stat hugely influenced by injuries and substitutions, but which can also shed light on key SuperCoach names. Caleb Serong’s time on ground was up 11 per cent, Ryley Sanders’ was down 13 per cent and Elijah Tsatas spent just 63 per cent of the game against Adelaide on the ground. Remarkably, that was a slight increase from his 60 per cent TOG in round 1.

Jase Burgoyne was one of 10 players – and the only non key defender – to have 100 per cent TOG in round 2.

STATE LEAGUE SUPERCOACH SCORES

We’ll also be watching the state leagues every week – check in to see every player’s SuperCoach score from the VFL plus the SANFL and WAFL when those competitions begin.

Coburg’s Donovan Toohey was the highest scorer in round 1 of the VFL after collecting 40 disposals against Richmond.

Of the AFL-aligned players, Saints Arie Schoenmaker (124 points) and Tobie Travaglia (125) stand out. Travaglia has missed selection in the first two rounds of the AFL season but he might not be far off after 25 disposals, 13 contested possessions, nine tackles and a goal in his first VFL outing.

Bulldog Jedd Busslinger (104) is another defensive rookie on the radar.

Originally published as SuperCoach AFL stats dossier: Full CBAs, kick-ins, time on ground, VFL scores for round 2