Facts and Figures
Average Score: 76.05 points per team, which is fairly low, when taking into account five out of 18 teams scored 92 points or more.
Average Winning Margin: 26.77 points per game, which indicates there weren’t many close games. Despite that, four out of nine games had a margin of 13 points or less!
Round 4 (In a Nutshell): In Round 4 I correctly predicted two out of nine results. Find out what transpired in Round 4.
Thursday (Game One of Nine)
Port Adelaide (36) v Melbourne Demons (68)
Demons Demolish Port Adelaide
Facts and Figures: It was a one sided game. The Demons may have only had two more scoring shots than Port Adelaide.
Pivotal Moment: Jack Viney gave the Demons a 24 point lead with just over five minutes left in the first half.
Port Adelaide Game Changer: Dan Houston
Melbourne Demons Game Changer: Max Gawn
Friday (Game Two of Nine)
Geelong Cats (80) v Brisbane Lions (70)
The Cats Too Classy
Facts and Figures: The Cats had ten more scoring shots than the Lions, but they controlled the tempo of the game.
Pivotal Moment: Tom Hawkins fifth goal just about sealed the game as the goal was late in the game. The mark taken by Tom Hawkins before he kicked the goal was controversial as he appeared to push Lions defender Harris Andrews.
Geelong Cats Game Changer: Isaac Smith
Brisbane Lions Game Changer: Daniel Rich
Saturday (Game Three of Nine)
Sydney Swans (86) v North Melbourne (75)
Swans Win a Game they Could’ve Lost
Facts and Figures: The Kangaroos lost a game that they were close to winning. The Swans were too good in the big moments. Jack Ziebell kicked five goals, but it wasn’t enough for North Melbourne to claim the four points.
Pivotal Moment: Hayden McLean made the deficit eight points for the Swans with just over five minutes left in the third quarter.
Sydney Swans Game Changer: Justin McInerney
North Melbourne Game Changer: Jack Ziebell
Saturday Game (Game Four of Nine)
Collingwood (74) v West Coast Eagles (87)
Collingwood can’t kick Straight and a Loss was Their Fate
Facts and Figures: The Eagles won a game without many of their key players. The Magpies finished the game with seven more scoring shots!
Pivotal Moment: Willie Rioli gave the Eagles a two point lead with just over five minutes left in the game.
Collingwood Game Changer: Nick Daicos
West Coast Eagles Game Changer: Jeremy McGovern
Saturday (Game Five of Nine)
Richmond (99) v Western Bulldogs (61)
The Dogs have a Dogged Night
Facts and Figures: The Bulldogs lost the game reasonably comprehensively, despite having more scoring shots than Richmond!
Pivotal Moment: Jack Riewoldt gave Richmond a 24 point lead at three quarter time.
Richmond Game Changer: Jayden Short
Western Bulldogs Game Changer: Tim English
Saturday (Game Six of Nine)
Fremantle Dockers (88) v GWS Giants (54)
The Dockers Make It Three Wins out of Four!
Facts and Figures: The Dockers won the game in the last quarter where they kicked six goals straight compared with the Giants four behinds!
Pivotal Moment: Lachie Schultz gave the Dockers a five point lead at half time.
Fremantle Dockers Game Changer: Will Brodie
GWS Giants Game Changer: Tim Taranto
Sunday (Game Seven of Nine)
Essendon (103) v Adelaide Crows (99)
Essendon Keep Season Alive
Facts and Figures: Essendon finally registered their first win of the season.
Pivotal Moment: Sam Draper gave Essendon a ten point lead near the end of the game.
Essendon Game Changer: Darcy Parish
Adelaide Crows Game Changer: Taylor Walker
Sunday (Game Eight of Nine)
Hawthorn (73) v St Kilda (142)
St Kilda Show the Way Footy Should be Played!
Facts and Figures: St Kilda put in a four quarter effort. They had four players that kicked four goals each.
Pivotal Moment: Jack Steele gave St Kilda a 33 point lead with just over six minutes left in the second quarter.
Hawthorn Game Changer: None
St Kilda Game Changer: Jade Gresham
Sunday (Game Nine of Nine)
Gold Coast Suns (92) v Carlton (62)
Voss Outcoached
Facts and Figures: Carlton lost their captain Patrick Cripps through injury early in the game. From then on there was only one team that was going to win the game.
Pivotal Moment: Malcolm Rosas gave the Suns an eight point lead with just under eight minutes left in the first quarter.
Gold Coast Suns Game Changer: Jarrod Witts
Carlton Game Changer: Zac Williams