Stats insider: Full round 14 centre bounce numbers, key SuperCoach intel

As more SuperCoach stars fall victim to taggers, see who we need to fear, who they could target this week plus key intel including CBAs and the round 14 kick-in king.

Dayne Zorko in action during a Brisbane Lions AFL training session.

Taggers are coming for the biggest names in SuperCoach, and their impact could extend beyond the centre square.

Friday night’s clash between the Brisbane Lions and St Kilda featured duelling tags, with Marcus Windhager given the job on Lachie Neale and Jarrod Berry following Jack Steele.

Neale battled through the tag all night while St Kilda coach Ross Lyon responded by moving his captain to a totally new role.

Steele spent large parts of the second half in the forward line, attending just 39 per cent of centre bounces at the Gabba, his lowest figure in at least five years.

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He was replaced in the centre square by Windhager (30 CBAs), veteran Seb Ross (nine) and livewire Liam Henry (13). The positive for the Saints – and the worry for Steele owners in SuperCoach – is the impact of Henry in particular in his new role. He sprang to life with seven disposals in the final quarter including two goals as St Kilda rattled home seven goals to almost run down the Lions.

Jack Steele scored 83 SuperCoach points playing largely as a forward against the Lions. Picture: Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

It’s unlikely to be a permanent shift, but it is another ace up Lyon’s sleeve.

In other key round 14 moves:

JORDAN Dawson’s CBAs dropped from 85 per cent to 52 per cent as Izak Rankine returned to the Adelaide team, attending 52 per cent of CBAs.

BEAU McCreery was at 15 centre bounces against North Melbourne after attending just one the week before. Steele Sidebottom’s CBA numbers also spiked from one to 13.

WILL Phillips attended 75 per cent of CBAs for North Melbourne as he tracked Nick Daicos for three quarters. Tom Powell’s 28 per cent of CBAs was his second-lowest figure for the season.

JASON Horne-Francis was at a season-high 83 per cent of CBAs for Port Adelaide. Ollie Wines was at a season-low 22 per cent.

LACHIE Whitfield was the round 14 kick-in king, taking 12 kick-ins against Port Adelaide and playing on from all of them on his way to a season-high 134 SuperCoach points.

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Here are the numbers you need to know from round 14, breaking down the key tagging duels.

Marcus Windhager v LachieNeale

It was Neale’s heaviest tag of the season as Marcus Windhager kept him to just 15 disposals in the 89 minutes they were matched up. Neale also scored a season-low 70 points.

After the bye St Kilda faces Port Adelaide, Sydney and the Crows.

Jarrod Berry v Jack Steele

Steele has just 11 disposals in the 61 minutes he was matched up on Jarrod Berry. It was the first time Steele has been tagged this year.

Berry could get a job against Port Adelaide this week, the Demons in round 16 and the Crows in round 17.

Max Michalanney v Chad Warner

After finishing in the midfield in round 13 Michalanney played as a centre bounce midfielder last round in a tagging role on Chad Warner. Warner had just 11 disposals in the 70 minutes they were matched up.

If Michalanney gets more defensive roles the Giants (round 16), Lions (round 17) and Saints (round 18) are next on the menu.

Will Phillips kept Nick Daicos relatively quiet – for three quarters. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images

Will Phillips v Nick Daicos

Daicos couldn’t shake a Will Phillips tag – managing just 14 disposals in the 70 minutes they were matched up before Phillips was subbed out. Daicos had 10 disposals, three score assists and 53 points in the final term.

Alastair Clarkson could give Phillips jobs against Melbourne, the Bulldogs and Gold Coast in the next three weeks.

Willem Drew v Tom Green

It wasn’t the first time that Green was tagged this year. Drew kept him to nine disposals in the 48 minutes they were matched up.

Green was his own worst enemy as he had just 18 effective disposals from a tally of 30.

Drew could have a Lions star in his sights this week, with the Saints, Bulldogs and Suns to follow.

Toby Bedford v Zak Butters

Bedford tagged for the first time in his career and kept Butters to just 11 disposals in the 59 minutes they were matched up.

Following his success Bedford is line for negating job against one of the Swans’ stars in Saturday’s Sydney derby. The Giants then face Adelaide and Carlton.

Giants small forward Toby Bedford is now a SuperCoach villain. Picture: Phil Hillyard

Western Bulldogs v Luke Ryan

Team defence played a key role for the Bulldogs as they restricted Fremantle to just 17 uncontested marks in the defensive 50 – the Dockers’ second-fewest this year. They denied the Dockers the easy outlet coming out of defence and that saw Luke Ryan really struggle with a season-low 15 disposals and 79 points.

LDU’S wild ride

Luke Davies-Uniacke had 21 disposals and 74 points to his name at halftime as North Melbourne stormed to a nine-goal lead against Collingwood.

He failed to score from four disposals in the third term before roaring home with a 73-point final quarter that included six disposals, six contested possessions, two tackles and one score assist.

Zorko’s wild ride

Dayne Zorko’s first half was incredible as he had 21 disposals and 112 points to his name – with all 40 acts being effective. He scored a further 30 points in the second half from six effective disposals – losing 12 points through negative acts.

Heeney’s wild ride

Isaac Heeney sparked the Swans with an incredible 82-point third term – having 10 disposals, five inside-50s, three tackles, two score assists and a goal. His goal was his best scoring moment in the match, netting him 10.5 points. A second goal in the final term earned him seven points.

Heeney had seven effective disposals and 37 points at halftime.

Originally published as Stats insider: Full round 14 centre bounce numbers, key SuperCoach intel