QAFL stat chat: Gold Coast ball magnets and tackling beasts
They are the barometers for any club, the men who can win the ball and the ones who can apply serious pressure by hunting players and laying big tackles. The coaches have opened their books to reveal the stats of the men delivering on field.
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THEY are the barometers for any club, the men who can win the ball and the ones who can apply serious pressure by hunting players and laying big tackles. The coaches have opened their books to reveal the stats of the men delivering on field.
Broadbeach remain on top of the ladder on percentage after a 14.8 (92) to 10.11 (71) win over Palm Beach Currumbin at the weekend while Labrador are second on equal points after beating Wilston Grange 18.23 (131) to 6.12 (48).
Surfers Paradise remain in the finals hunt, beating Mt Gravatt 15.14 (104) to 11.15 (81) in Brisbane to hold fifth spot on the ladder.
Here are the players who led the stats for each Gold Coast team:
BROADBEACH:
Disposals:
Max Lower (33 disposals, 12 kicks, 21 handballs).
Brandon Chadwick (27 disposals, 12 kicks, 15 handballs).
Blake Erickson (24 disposals, 13 kicks, 11 handballs).
Tackles:
Jacob Welsh – 5
Ryan Gilmore – 4
Blake Erickson – 4
Max Lower – 4
LABRADOR:
Disposals:
Thomas Reeves (34 disposals, 24 kicks, 10 handballs).
Tom Simpson (25 disposals, 19 kicks, 6 handballs).
Oliver Burrows-Cheng (23 disposals, 11 kicks, 12 handballs).
Tackles:
Charlton Offermans – 7
Charles Ford – 6
Andy Hollis – 6
SURFERS PARADISE:
Disposals:
Nick Scott (37 disposals, 31 kicks, 6 handballs).
Matt Doran (31 disposals, 16 kicks, 15 handballs).
Matt Green (29 disposals, 16 kicks, 13 handballs).
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Tackles:
Jack Prestegar – 8
Matt Green – 7
Harrison Fraser – 7
PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN:
Disposals:
Ashton Crossley (26 disposals, 11 kicks, 15 handballs).
Jamison Shea (25 disposals, 12 kicks, 13 handballs).
Jon Croad (24 disposals, 20 kicks, 4 handballs).
Tackles: Not recorded
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