SuperCoach 2016: Who starred and struggled in Sunday’s NAB Challenge games

JACOB Weitering’s impressive debut in Blues colours has assured him a senior berth in Carlton’s season-opener against Richmond.

NAB Challenge, AFL : Carlton v Essendon

JACOB Weitering’s impressive debut in Blues colours has assured him a senior berth in Carlton’s season-opener against Richmond.

The scoreboard was largely irrelevant as Carlton went down to Essendon by 60 points at Ikon Park, but Blues fans would have gone home excited after the No.1 draft pick delivered a performance that belied his inexperience.

The 18-year-old showed outstanding composure in defence to finish with 19 disposals, nine marks and 99 SuperCoach points.

Zach Tuohy was the highest ranked player on the field with 133 points from 18 disposals and seven marks, while Nick Graham (109 points from 24 touches) stood up in the absence of several Carlton stars.

But it was an otherwise dirty afternoon for the Blues at their spiritual home as Essendon ran rampant with Brendon Goddard (131 points), Zach Merrett (124) and David Zaharakis among their best.

Goddard booted three goals, which included a supergoal, among his 15 possessions and Zaharakis lead the midfield with a game-high 28 disposals.

No.4 pick Darcy Parish (74 points) was hard at the contest after he was introduced in the second quarter and can also be pencilled in for Round 1, and Mitch Brown, likely to be in most backlines, was also a standout with 104 points.

Meanwhile, Fremantle star Nat Fyfe reinforced why he should be first picked in everyone’s team with a dazzling 26-disposal, two-goal performance that generated 138 points.

Tommy Sheridan was equally damaging with 128 points from 28 possession and Michael Barlow backed up from last week’s 131-point effort with 19 touches and 92 points.

For the second week Matt Crouch was among Adelaide’s best, gathering 26 disposals and 117 points.

Rory Laird (121), Richard Douglas (117) and Rory Atkins (103) also posted big scores for the Crows.

ESSENDON

Brendon Goddard 131

Zach Merrett 124

Martin Gleeson 122

Shaun Edwards 122

David Zaharakis 118

Mitch Brown 104

Michael Hartley 100

Joe Daniher 99

Orazio Fantasia 92

Jackson Merrett 89

Sam Michael 83

Jake Long 78

Courtenay Dempsey 75

Darcy Parish 74

Ryan Crowley 69

Jason Ashby 68

Craig Bird 66

Shaun McKernan 64

Jonathan Simpkin 64

Kyle Langford 59

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti 49

Will Hams 49

James Gwilt 48

Sam Grimley 46

Nick Kommer 29

Conor McKenna 22

David Zaharakis racked up 28 disposals against the Blues. Picture: Michael Klein

CARLTON

Zach Tuohy 132

Nick Graham 109

Jacob Weitering 99

Ed Curnow 98

Jason Tutt 82

Mark Whiley 62

Daniel Gorringe 61

Andrew Phillips 57

Sam Rowe 51

Blaine Boekhorst 46

Charlie Curnow 43

Ciaran Byrne 43

Andrejs Everitt 42

Clem Smith 40

Andrew Gallucci 37

Levi Casboult 35

Michael Jamison 32

Dylan Buckley 32

Sam Docherty 26

Matthew Dick 26

Kade Simpson 26

Jed Lamb 24

Jack Silvagni 19

David Cuningham 16

Liam Jones 14

Harry McKay 5

FREMANTLE

Nat Fyfe 138

Tommy Sheridan 128

Nick Suban 102

Michael Barlow 92

Stephen Hill 82

Tendai Mzungu 82

Danyle Pearce 75

Chris Mayne 73

Cameron Sutcliffe 71

Lachie Neale 69

Connor Blakely 65

Ed Langdon 64

Sam Collins 63

Lachie Weller 60

Matt Taberner 55

Michael Johnson 51

Alex Silvagni 46

Jack Hannath 43

Michael Walters 40

Jonathon Griffin 38

Ethan Hughes 37

Matthew Pavlich 35

Brady Grey 33

Garrick Ibbotson 32

Clancee Pearce 24

Zac Dawson 22

Tommy Sheridan finished with 128 points. Picture: Daniel Wilkins

ADELAIDE

Rory Laird 121

Richard Douglas 117

Matt Crouch 117

Rory Atkins 103

Nathan van Berlo 98

Tom Lynch 95

Jake Lever 90

Paul Seedsman 90

Reilly O’Brien 81

David Mackay 78

Jarryd Lyons 77

Rory Sloane 72

Josh Jenkins 61

Kyle Cheney 60

Wayne Milera 54

Kyle Hartigan 54

Cam Ellis-Yolmen 41

Dean Gore 39

Sam Shaw 38

Jake Kelly 35

Luke Brown 35

Mitch McGovern 32

Troy Menzel 30

Brodie Smith 29

Mitch Grigg 25

Harry Dear 9