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AFL 2024: Recap results, SuperCoach scores on super Sunday of round 2

The Giants have wrapped up the round with a big win over West Coast. Recap a huge day of AFL action and all the SuperCoach news and scores.

Al PatonAl Paton
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9 min read
March 24, 2024 - 8:29PM
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Bulldog Ryley Sanders. Pic: Michael Klein
Bulldog Ryley Sanders. Pic: Michael Klein

Zak Butters stamped his Brownlow credentials and status as a must-have player in SuperCoach with a dominant performance against Richmond.

Marcus Bontempelli and Tom Green also delivered big numbers on Sunday, but some popular rookies had days to forget includig Suns pair Tom Berry and Alex Sexton.

And Nick Coffield is set for another stint on the sidelines after being hurt just minutes into the Bulldogs’ game against the Suns.

Scroll down to recap all the day’s action and SuperCoach analysis.

Follow live scores + SuperCoach points in the match centre above

9:25pm: AND THAT’S A WRAP

This one hasn’t been in doubt for a long time and the Giants take it out by 63 points.

SuperCoach leading scorers:

145 – Jeremy McGovern

139 – Kieren Briggs

138 – Tom Green

127 – Sam Taylor

126 – Lachie Whitfield

Tom Green posted another big SuperCoach score. Picture: Daniel Carson/AFL Photos via Getty Images
Tom Green posted another big SuperCoach score. Picture: Daniel Carson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

8:51pm: THREE-QUARTER TIME LEADERS

This is going to be a big Giants win, how big will their SuperCoach stars go?

And hats off to Jeremy McGovern, who is putting in a mighty effort in a backline under siege.

116 – Jeremy McGovern

110 – Kieren Briggs

106 – Tom Green

96 – Sam Taylor

91 – Lachie Whitfield

88 – Liam Duggan

8:15pm: TOM GREEN GOING LARGE

Zak Butters set the bar very high for a Sunday SuperCoach special and Tom Green is doing his best to match it with a huge first half against West Coast.

Green had 11 disposals in the second quarter to take his tally for the match to 19 (14 contested) plus four tackles and six clearances.

If he can clean up his disposal (58 per cent) he would be unstoppable!

Halftime SuperCoach leaders:

83 – Tom Green

82 – Kieren Briggs

75 – Jeremu McGovern

67 – Sam Taylor

61 – Elluot Yeo, Lachie Whitfield

7:45pm: ‘STUDS UP’ GREENE AT IT AGAIN?

Could this mark by Toby Greene come under scrutiny?

Greene has been in trouble before for a questionable marking technique that sticks his boots into an opponent, and appeared to be deploying it again in Perth.

7:30pm: QUARTER-TIME LEADERS

Seven different goalkickers in the opening term and Giants ruckman Kieren Briggs is the surprise leading ball-winner on the ground with 10 disposals. Here are the leading SuperCoach scorers early in Q2:

62 – Kieren Briggs

57 – Jeremy McGovern

49 – Liam Duggan

48 – Tom Green

46 – Elliot Yeo

43 – Lachie Whitfield

Toby Greene off to the races. Picture: Daniel Carson/AFL Photos via Getty Images
Toby Greene off to the races. Picture: Daniel Carson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

6:55pm: WE’RE AWAY IN PERTH

Toby Greene has the first goal of the final game of the round.

There were no late changes, with Ryan Maric starting as the Eagles’ sub and James Peatling sub for GWS.

6:40pm: FULL-TIME SUPERCOACH LEADERS

Port controlled the game apart from a Tiger surge in the second quarter. But it was all about Zak Butters.

175 – Zak Butters

146 – Willem Drew

137 – Liam Baker

107 – Dan Houston

101 – Tim Taranto

101 – Kane Farrell

6:30pm: PORT OUT TO BIG LEAD

This game is getting well away from the Tigers, with Port’s ability to hit up forward targets a huge factor – the Power have taken 17 inside-50 marks to Richmond’s seven. And 13 of those have come in the second half, generating a wealth of straightforward shots at goal.

6:13pm: RICHMOND SUB ACTIVATED

Sam Banks is out of the game and Judson Clarke gets his chance for the Tigers.

The wild swings continue early in the final quartr with Port Adelaide kicking three goals in the opening four minutes to jump out to a 25-point lead.

6:05pm: MCG ERUPTS OVER BAKER’S DOUBLE

Port Adelaide took total control over the match for the third quarter – until the final 30 seconds. Liam Baker has booted two goals in the blink of an eye, the second after the siren, to bring the Tigers back to within seven points at the final change.

SuperCoach leaders:

149 – Zak Butters

110 – Liam Baker

106 – Willem Drew

87 – Daniel Rioli

85 – Kane Farrell

5:45pm: PORT ACTIVATES SUB

Lachie Jones (calf) is out of the game, with Dylan Williams injected into the action.

5:38pm: ZAK ATTACK

Zak Butters has 100 SuperCoach points less than five minutes into the third quarter.

He has posted some big scores against Richmond over his career and is going huge again!

Zak Butters celebrates a goal with Ivan Soldo. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Zak Butters celebrates a goal with Ivan Soldo. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

5:35pm: PORT IN FRONT

It’s a new Port Adelaide in the third quarter with goals to Charlie Dixon and Jeremy Finlayson within three minutes putting the Power back in front.

Zak Butters played a key role in both goals and is starting to have a massive influence on the contest.

5:11pm: HALFTIME LEADERS

Port Adelaide dominated territory in the first quarter but couldn’t put the score on the board. The second term was all Richmond. Leading SuperCoach scorers:

78 – Zak Butters

77 – Willem Drew

65 – Daniel Rioli

64 – Kane Farrell

60 – Shai Bolton

60 – Dustin Martin

5:09pm: BUTTERS AGAINST THE TIDE

Zak Butters kicks his first goal of the game after receiving a 50m penalty – the third against the Tigers in the half.

That one was for a late spoil by Tom Lynch.

The goal with two seconds on the clock takes Butters to 78 SuperCoach points.

5:05pm: IT’S THE SHAI BOLTON SHOW

Shai Bolton drills a running goal from 55m – his second for the day – moments after giving away his second 50m penalty for the match.

He’s had 10 disposals in a second term that has been dominated by Richmond.

He has 61 SuperCoach points, level with Dustin Martin who is turning back the clock.

Shai Bolton celebrates a big goal. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Shai Bolton celebrates a big goal. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

4:50pm: WHERE’S SHORT?

The Tigers are back in front after a running goal from Marlion Pickett – and they have even won a couple of free kicks. But Jayden Short is unusually quiet. He has five disposals but only three have hit the tsarget and he’s given away a free kick to sit on just eight SuperCoach points midway through the second term.

He isn’t even benefitting from Port Adelaide’s inaccuracy (4.9) with Nick Vlastuin taking most of the kick-ins.

4:44pm: FREE KICK UPDATE

The tally is now 8-2 in Port’s favour with the latest a downfield free after Zak Butters was pushed following a charge through the midfield.

Jeremy Finlayson took the resulting shot at goal and sent it sailing out on the full, to the cheers of the Richmond faithful.

4:32pm: QUARTER-TIME LEADERS

An inaccurate Port Adelaide leads by five points after an entertaining first quarter at the MCG. Some surprise names at the top of the SuperCoach leaderboard.

44 – Willem Drew

36 – Kane Farrell

33 – Nick Vlastuin

32 – Shai Bolton

31 – Zak Butters

30 – Dan Houston

28 – Dustin Martin

Liam Baker gets a handball away. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Liam Baker gets a handball away. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

4:22pm: TIGER FANS GETTING GRUMPY

Richmond has been last on the AFL free kick ladder for years and fans are already voicing their displeasure at some early umpiring calls.

Port Adelaide leads the free kick count 5-1 closing on quarter-time, with the latest – a push against Jayden Short – resulting in a goal to Willem Drew.

4:05: TIGERS MAKE LATE LATE CHANGE

Word has just come through of an extremely late change by the Tigers.

Maurice Rioli has pulled out due to injury at the last possible moment. Debutant Mykeli Lefau was starting at the sub but is now on the bench as part of the starting 22.

Judson Clarke comes into the squad as the Tigers sub.

4:03pm: TIGERS DRAW FIRST BLOOD

Tom Lynch gets on the end of a chain of handballs and runs in to kick the first goal of the day against Port Adelaide at the MCG.

Thomson Dow is standing Zak Butters in the centre square with a number of Richmond’s first-choice midfielders missing.

Port Adelaide celebrates milestone man Travis Boak. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Port Adelaide celebrates milestone man Travis Boak. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

3:42pm: DOGS WIN – FULL-TIME LEADERS

The heat will be off Luke Beverdige for a week at least after the Dogs ran out convincing 48-point winners.

Leading SuperCoach scorers:

139 – Tim English

136 – Cody Weightman

132 – Marcus Bontempelli

120 – Tom Liberatore

118 – Touk Miller

110 – Sam Darcy

3:39pm: ROOKIE WATCH

Ryley Sanders enjoying dodging the sub vest this week.

3:15pm: MORE DOGS DOWN

Play was halted for several minutes while trainers attend to Ed Richards, who was cleaned up by Suns veteran Andrew Swallow.

Richards was caught under a hospital ball after a looping high bounce.

The Dogs activated their sub minutes into the first quarter after Nick Coffield went off with a shoulder injury.

Richards has been ruled out of the game with concussion.

Barely a minute later, Laitham Vandermeer left the field after falling clutching his leg.

4:10pm: FINAL TEAMS FOR TIGERS v POWER

There are no late changes for the 4pm game at the MCG.

Debutant Mykelti Lefau will start as Richmond’s sub, while Dylan Williams is the sub for Port Adelaide.

3:04pm: THREE-QUARTER TIME LEADERS

It’s the Dogs by 28 points with one quarter to go, but the Suns will come home with the breeze.

SuperCoaches with Tim English as captain are already celebrating. And add Sam Darcy to your must-have list ASAP!

107 – Tim English

106 – Cody Weightman

99 – Touk Miller

98 – Tom Liberatore

92 – Sam Darcy

88 – Marcus Bontempelli

82 – Adam Treloar

81 – Ryley Sanders

Sam Darcy has put a huge stamp on this game. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
Sam Darcy has put a huge stamp on this game. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

2:57pm: SUNS ACTIVATE SUB

Gold Coast has injected Rory Atkins into the game, replacing Ben Long.

It looks like Alex Sexton might have headed back to the forward line after the move – not what SuperCoaches wanted to see.

2:50pm: ALEX SEXTON PUBLIC ENEMY No.1

Forward turned defender Alex Sexton was beseiged by Bulldogs players after bowling over Laitham Vandermeer then giving a clip to the back of the head to go on with.

The Dogs won a free kick and 50m penalty from the scuffle which resulted in a Sam Darcy goal.

He followed it up with another to shoot to an ultra-impressive 89 SuperCoach points, while Sexton is sitting on just 30. Speakig of Suns rookies, Tom Berry has 15 points.

2:45pm: DOGS RESPOND

Gold Coast opened the second half strongly with a goal to Ben Ainsworth but the Dogs have hit back with majors to Aaron Naughton and Tom Liberatore to extend the margin to more than five goals. Tim English is closing on the SuperCoach ton halfway through the third quarter.

2:13pm: HALFTIME LEADERS

Gold Coast kicked three goals to one that quarter with the wind but the Dogs still hold a 21-point advantage at the main break. One name SuperCoaches will be pleased to see near the top of the leaderboard is Ryley Sanders who has 53 in the half.

77 – Cody Weightman

76 – Tim English

72 – Marcus Bontempelli

68 – Sam Darcy

65 – Ed Richards

62 – Touk Miller

2pm: SUPERCOACH ROOKIE ALERT

Father-son draft pick Sam Darcy has been given his chance today with Rory Lobb out of the Bulldogs team, and he is delivering. The 204cm beanpole, who was the No.2 pick in the 2021 draft, has six disposals, three tackles, eight hitouts and 50 SuperCoach points midway through the second quarter.

He’s a $123,900 FWD in SuperCoach.

Meanwhile, the 23,000 coaches who traded in Tom Berry this round will be hoping for a big lift from the Suns small forward.

He has three disposals, a goal and 13 points.

1:52pm: WEIGHTMAN HAS FIVE!

We’re only five minutes into the second quarter. How many will Cody finish with?

He’s got 75 SuperCoach points, and Tim English (60) and Marcus Bontempelli (59) aren’t far behind.

Cody Weightman enjoys an early goal. Picture: Michael Klein
Cody Weightman enjoys an early goal. Picture: Michael Klein

1:45pm: BONT LOOKS OK

Marcus Bontempelli is back in the centre square for the start of the second term after an injury scare late in the first quarter.

Meanwhile in the VFL...

1:38pm: QUARTER-TIME LEADERS
The Dogs are dominating at their home away from home, with some big SuperCoach totals on the cards, led by Cody Weightman who has four goals already!

60 – Cody Weightman

43 – Noah Anderson

42 – Ed Richards

41 – Marcus Bontempelli

40 – Tim English

35 – Oskar Baker

1:33pm: BONT HURT?

The Bulldogs are leading eight goals to two but there is a big watch on inspirational skipper Marcus Bontempelli.

The Bont got up gingerly after Touk Miller fell on his ankle in a heavy tackle.

He’s playing on but looks sore. Watch this space.

UPDATE: Bontempelli went forwatrd after his injury scare, marked and kicks a long goal on the siren!

1:20pm: COFFIELD SUBBED!

Bulldogs defender Nick Coffield is out of the game just minutes into the opening quarter.

Coffield went down to the rooms after being outpointed by Ben King in a marking contest that led to the Suns’ opening goal, and word came through moments later he had been subbed out with three SuperCoach points to his name.

Oskar Baker is now in the game.

It is a big blow for more than 98,000 coaches who have Coffield in their teams – and most were hit by injuries to Josh Gibcus and Zach Reid in round 1.

1:08pm: CODY TAKES OFF

Cody Weightman takes a huge mark and kicks his second goal of the game. It’s all the Dogs early, with Marcus Bontempelli winning the first two centre clearances of the game.

Cody Weightman takes a big firstt quarter mark over Sam Collins and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan. . Picture: Michael Klein
Cody Weightman takes a big firstt quarter mark over Sam Collins and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan. . Picture: Michael Klein

1pm: KEY MATCH-UPS

Ned Moyle in his third AFL game faces off against Tim English ar the first centre bounce. Big watch on English’s SuperCoach scores today! Marcus Bontempelli is going head-to-head with Touk Miller and Tom Liberatore is matched up on Matt Rowell – that should be fun.

12:15pm: SUNS LATE CHANGE

Gold Coast has made a late change to its team with Rory Atkins replacing Bailey Humphrey (shoulder). Atkins will start at the Suns’ sub. Oskar Baker is the Bulldogs’ sub.

Originally published as AFL 2024: Recap results, SuperCoach scores on super Sunday of round 2

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