SuperCoach 2016: How Heath Shaw scored 203 points, Round 9 market watch

THINK Heath Shaw’s 203 SuperCoach points against the Bulldogs was unbelievable? Check out these mind-blowing stats. Plus SuperCoach market watch.

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May 23, 2016 - 5:08PM

Heath Shaw is in red hot form. Picture: Mark Evans

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HEATH Shaw became the latest member of the prestigious SuperCoach 200 club against the Western Bulldogs yesterday.

Shaw became the first player to post a double ton since Todd Goldstein’s 221 in Round 16 last year.

We don’t think Shaw had one eye on the live SuperCoach scores at Spotless Stadium, but if he was he could hardly have played a game better suited to the SuperCoach scoring system.

Shaw had 38 disposals — a career-high — made up of 36 kicks and just two handballs.

Even more remarkably, he hit the target with every one of those kicks, recording a disposal efficiency of 97 per cent. His 36 effective kicks was the highest number ever recorded.

He also took 14 marks and laid six tackles, and gained 1094 metres — the second most ever recorded (behind former Tiger Joel Bowden).

Shaw’s kick-to-handball ratio this season is 7.3:1. The next highest general defender is 2.93:1.

And he’s not just an offensive player. Shaw usually plays on the opposition’s best small forward and has lost just five of his 26 defensive one-on-one contests in 2016.

He is the first defender to break the 200-point barrier since 2008.

Apart from the 9612 fans at Spotless Stadium, the happiest people with Shaw’s performance were the 6858 SuperCoach players who had him as captain, pocketing 406 points from one player. They included the Round 9 weekly winner — see his full line-up below.

Shaw is now averaging 145 over his past five games with four scores above 130.

HEATH SHAW v WESTERN BULLDOGS

Q1: 27 SuperCoach points

Q2: 74 SuperCoach points

Q3: 74 SuperCoach points

Q4: 28 SuperCoach points

HEATH SHAW’S TOP 10 SUPERCOACH SCORES

203 v Western Bulldogs, R9 2016

175 v Essendon, R5 2007

174 v Melbourne, R11 2007

171 v West Coast, R2 2007

164 v Sydney, R21 2015

161 v Carlton, R17 2009

158 v Western Bulldogs, R13 2008

149 v Geelong, R8 2011

149 v Richmond, R3 2008

149 v Adelaide, R22 2007

Heath Shaw is leading from the front at GWS. Picture: Phil Hillyard

ROUND 9 STARS

203 Heath Shaw

173 Todd Goldstein

152 Seb Ross

151 Trent Cotchin

148 Jack Steven

WEEKLY TOP SCORES

2647 The Hot Heights, Ashley

2611 Young Bloods, Declan

2610 The Shueyperstars

2600 IWFRU, James

2596 Suns of Anarchy, Mark

OVERALL LEADERS

20,641 BURST, Brad

20,479 Brendo’s Best, Brendan

20,423 In A Good Place, Tim

20,382 Turn Down 4 Watts, Mark

20,380 WeLoveMadMax, Michael

THIS WEEK’S WINNING TEAM

The Hot Heights

Coach: Ashley Chester, Vic

Score: 2647

DEFENDERS

Heath Shaw 406 (c)

Matt Dea 126

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti 96

Mitch Brown 83

Darcy Byrne-Jones 57

Jacob Weitering 38

MIDFIELDERS

Patrick Dangerfield 86

Dan Hannebery 110

Scott Pendlebury 140

Callan Ward 124

Tom Liberatore 82

Seb Ross 152

Aaron Young 118

George Hewett 87

RUCK

Todd Goldstein 173

Nic Naitanui 106

FORWARDS

Dustin Martin 133

Dayne Zorko 120

Sam Kerridge 105

Ben Kennedy 81

Chad Wingard 107

Todd Goldstein kicks one of his three goals against Carlton. Picture: George Salpigtidis

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: HEATH SHAW

Shaw was dominant against the Bulldogs, collecting a career and round-high 203 SuperCoach points. His ability to hit targets was integral, recording a disposal efficiency of 97 per cent from his 38 disposals and 14 marks. He also applied six tackles and gained plenty of territory, recording a gain of 1094 metres — the second-most ever recorded.

CHAMPION DATA MARKET WATCH

Todd Goldstein

Goldstein put on a clinic in the ruck against the Blues, finishing with 45 hit-outs and 16 hit-outs-to-advantage. He also hit the target with 18 of 19 disposals and recorded five clearances, four tackles and kicked three goals straight. Goldstein posted a season-high 173 SuperCoach points, increasing in value by $22,300.

Grant Birchall

Birchall had little impact against the Swans despite collecting 19 disposals and 14 uncontested possessions, finishing with a season-low 51 SuperCoach points. His price further dipped by $17,900 as a result. He only recorded one rebound 50 for the match and gained just 80 metres — his third-lowest return in any match on record.

Matt Priddis

Priddis has bounced back strongly to record 112 SuperCoach points against the Power, enjoying his first price rise of the season along the way (+$6600). His ability to win his own ball was once again a feature of his game, finishing with a career-high 25 contested possessions. Priddis also applied 10 tackles and generated 11 clearances.

YOUNG GUN: RHYS MATHIESON

Mathieson worked himself into the game on his debut last week against Melbourne, finishing with 59 SuperCoach points. He recorded 14 disposals, eight contested possessions, three clearances, three inside 50s and two tackles from 64 per cent game time. Mathieson was fearless with his attack, winning a round-high five free kicks for a high tackle.