NAB League Top 50: Round 9 top performers, Dane Whitnall’s big score
His dad is a former Carlton captain, and Dane Whitnall is showing his own footy prowess with an imposing performance for Calder on the weekend.
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Top 10 draft prospect Harry Sheezel has shown AFL recruiters another side to his game as he put on a clinic in a new role in the NAB League on Saturday.
After starting the season as a small forward, Sheezel has been shifted into a midfield role with the Sandringham Dragons the past two weeks.
Against the Northern Knights, the 17-year-old recorded 37 disposals, nine marks, seven tackles, six clearances, seven inside-50s, 13 score involvements and a whopping 220 KFC SuperCoach ranking points.
“At the start of the year the plan was just playing him predominantly forward and then this time of the year moving into the midfield to give him an opportunity to show what he can do up the ground,” Sandringham Dragons talent manager Mark Wheeler said.
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“The week before was the same role but he only got out of bed on the Friday (due to illness) so he was a little bit under done the week before. But on Saturday he definitely showed what he can do through the midfield, which was nice. He got a few clearances and handball receives, which was a big thing we were trying to get him to do – get him up and down the ground and then also go forward and kick some goals when he was resting forward.”
Sheezel did not kick a goal — managing only two behinds from as many shots — but did have three direct score assists.
Across his first four NAB League games this season, Sheezel booted 13 goals, including six against Tasmania in Round 4.
Sheezel’s partner in crime through the Dragons’ midfield was Brisbane father-son prospect Will Ashcroft, who continued a consistent season with 36 disposals and six clearances.
Another famous Lions name also had a good match at the weekend in Noah Bradshaw, the son of former Brisbane forward Daniel Bradshaw.
The Murray Bushrangers product logged 30 disposals, five marks and three clearances for 144 ranking points through the midfield against Tasmania.
Dane Whitnall — the son of former Carlton star Lance Whitnall — scored 141 ranking points for Calder Cannons in their loss to Oakleigh Chargers.
The 195cm defender recorded 23 disposals, six marks, 12 intercept possessions and nine rebound 50s in what was his best match of the season.
TOP SUPERCOACH SCORES FROM NAB LEAGUE ROUND 9
Oakleigh Chargers 14.9 (93) def Calder Cannons 8.8 (56)
170 points – Yuyu Ashwin (Oakleigh Chargers)
141 points – Jerome Lawrence (Oakleigh Chargers)
141 points – Dane Whitnall (Calder Cannons)
123 points – Braden Andrews (Oakleigh Chargers)
121 points – Tom Bower (Oakleigh Chargers)
Dandenong Stingrays 12.16 (88) def GWV Rebels 11.10 (76)
161 points – Owen Williams (Dandenong Stingrays)
137 points – Taj Campbell-Farrell (Dandenong Stingrays)
120 points – Hugh Bond (GWV Rebels)
112 points – Ziggy Toledo (Dandenong Stingrays)
108 points – Jess McManus (Dandenong Stingrays)
Sandringham Dragons 17.10 (112) def Northern Knights 5.11 (41)
220 points – Harry Sheezel (Sandringham Dragons)
174 points – Lachlan Benton (Sandringham Dragons)
173 points – Will Ashcroft (Sandringham Dragons)
103 points – Jason McCormick (Northern Knights)
92 points – Patrick Dozzi (Northern Knights)
Gippsland Power 12.9 (81) def Geelong Falcons 8.5 (53)
149 points – Cooper Vickery (Gippsland Power)
148 points – Ted Clohsey (Geelong Falcons)
142 points – Tom Gillet (Geelong Falcons)
142 points – Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power)
129 points – Jacob Konstanty (Gippsland Power)
Murray Bushrangers 6.9 (45) def. by Tasmania Devils 10.8 (68)
144 points – Noah Bradshaw (Murray Bushrangers)
130 points – Colby McKercher (Tasmania Devils)
129 points – Lachlan Cowan (Tasmania Devils)
126 points – Nicholas Quigg (Murray Bushrangers)
123 points – Brandon Leary (Tasmania Devils)
Western Jets 9.9 (63) def. by Bendigo Pioneers 14.5 (89)
164 points – Logan Morris (Western Jets)
146 points – Harley Reid (Bendigo Pioneers)
145 points – Harvey Gallagher (Bendigo Pioneers)
130 points – Jackson McMenamin (Western Jets)
118 points – Jason Gilbee (Bendigo Pioneers)
NAB LEAGUE TOP 50 RANKINGS AFTER ROUND 9
Ranking, Player, Club, Position, 2022 Games, 2022 Ave. KFC SuperCoach Points
1. Will Ashcroft (Sandringham Dragons), MID, 6 games, 148 points
2. Lachlan Cowan (Tasmania Devils), DEF, 7 games, 141 points
3. Harry Sheezel (Sandringham Dragons), FWD, 6 games, 140 points
4. Elijah Tsatas (Oakleigh Chargers), MID, 4 games, 137 points
5. Jai Culley* (Dandenong Stingrays), MID/FWD, 2 games, 135 points
6. Taj Campbell-Farrell (Dandenong Stingrays), MID, 7 games, 135 points
7. Ted Clohesy (Geelong Falcons), MID, 4 games, 135 points
8. Massimo D’Ambrosio* (Western Jets), DEF, 4 games, 134 points
9. Bailey Humphrey (Gippsland Power), MID, 6 games, 130 points
10. Tom Gillet (Geelong Falcons), FWD, 2 games, 129 points
11. Charlie Molan (GWV Rebels), MID, 3 games, 129 points
12. Kynan Brown (Oakleigh Chargers), 3 games, 127 points
13. Lloyd Johnston (NT Thunder), DEF, 3 games, 127 points
14. Seth Campbell (Tasmania Devils), FWD, 8 games, 126 points
15. George Wardlaw (Oakleigh Chargers), MID, 3 games, 125 points
16. Oskar Faulkhead* (Bendigo Pioneers), MID, 5 games, 121 points
17. Hugh Bond (GWV Rebels), MID, 6 games, 121 points
18. Michael Ktona (Calder Cannons), 4 games, 120 points
19. Colby McKercher (Tasmania Devils), 8 games, 117 points
20. Ethan Grace (GWS Academy), FWD, 4 games, 117 points
21. Olivier Northam (Geelong Falcons), RUCK, 7 games, 117 points
22. Patrick Dozzi (Northern Knights), MID, 5 games, 116 points
23. Mitch Szybkowski (Dandenong Stingrays), MID, 4 games, 115 points
24. Jason Gilbee (Bendigo Pioneers), FWD, 6 games, 115 points
25. Luke Giacometti (Sydney Academy), DEF, 4 games, 114 points
26. Harley Reid (Bendigo Pioneers), FWD, 6 games, 113 points
27. Mitchell Moschetti (Gippsland Power), MID, 5 games, 113 points
28. Harry Rowston (GWS Academy), FWD, 4 games, 113 points
29. Max Walton (Gippsland Power), DEF, 3 games, 113 points
30. Ziggy Toledo (Dandenong Stingrays), FWD, 1 game, 112 points
31. Liam Jones (Tasmania Devils), MID, 8 games, 112 points
32. Nick Madden (GWS Academy), RUCK, 4 games, 112 points
33. Oliver Hollands (Murray Bushrangers), MID, 2 games, 112 points
34. Jed Foggo (Gold Coast Suns Academy), MID, 3 games, 112 points
35. Euriah Hollard (Geelong Falcons), FWD, 7 games, 111 points
36. Noah Bradshaw (Brisbane Lions Academy), MID, 7 games, 111 points
37. Luke Fellows (GWS Academy), DEF, 4 games, 111 points
38. Angus Anderson (Swans Academy) MID, 2 games, 110 points
39. Jaspa Fletcher (Lions Academy), MID, 3 games, 110 points
40. Aaron Cadman (GWV Rebels), FWD, 6 games, 108 points
41. Coby Burgiel (Geelong Falcons), FWD, 4 games, 108 points
42. Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power), FWD, 7 games, 108 points
43. Jaelen Pavlidis (Western Jets), FWD, 7 games, 108 points
44. Nicholas Quigg (Murray Bushrangers), MID, 7 games, 108 points
45. Tyreece Leiu (Eastern Ranges), FWD, 3 games, 108 points
46. Angus Curry (Oakleigh Chargers), MID, 3 games, 108 points
47. Max Ramsden* (Sandringham Dragons), 6 games, 107 points
48. Jake Rogers (Gold Coast Suns Academy), 3 games, 107 points
49. Jordan Endemann (Swans Academy), MID, 4 games, 106 points
50. Henry Hustwaite (Dandenong Stingrays), DEF, 7 games, 106 points
*Recruited in AFL Mid-Season Draft
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