Facts and Figures
Average Score: 84.22 points per team, which is fairly low, when taking into account four out of 18 teams scored 108 points or more.
Average Winning Margin: 33.56 points per game, which indicates there were all one-sided games. Despite that, three out of nine games had a margin of 18 points or less.
Round 6 (In a Nutshell): In Round 6 I correctly predicted the results in three out of nine matches. Find out what transpired.
Game One of Nine
Fremantle Dockers (69) v Western Bulldogs (118)
Undisciplined Dockers in a spot of bother
Facts and Figures: The Dockers lost the fourth quarter by 32 points. The Bulldogs had 33 scoring shots for the game, compared to the Dockers 19. The margin should’ve been more than 49 points.
Fremantle Dockers Game Changer: Caleb Serong
Western Bulldogs Game Changer: Bailey Williams
Game Two of Nine
Port Adelaide (109) v West Coast Eagles (69)
A fairly comfortable win for Port
Facts and Figures: The Eagles lost the game in the second quarter with a deficit of 31 points in that quarter. Jeremy Finlayson of Port Adelaide kicked five goals.
Port Adelaide Game Changer: Jeremy Finlayson
West Coast Eagles Game Changer: Tim Kelly
Game Three of Nine
GWS Giants (87) v Brisbane Lions (108)
Lions Too Good
Facts and Figures: The Lions led by 19 points at quarter time. Charlie Cameron kicked seven of their 16 goals.
GWS Giants Game Changer: Xavier O’Halloran
Brisbane Lions Game Changer: Charlie Cameron
Game Four of Nine
Geelong Cats (130) v Sydney Swans (37)
Swans obliterated
Facts and Figures: The Cats won the second half by 58 points, as the Swans scored just three points in that half, as they failed to kick a goal!
Geelong Cats Game Changer: Patrick Dangerfield
Sydney Swans Game Changer: None
Game Five of Nine
Hawthorn (76) v Adelaide Crows (79)
Crows win game that goes down to the wire
Facts and Figures: The game was close all day and was in the balance until the final siren.
Hawthorn Game Changer: Jai Newcombe
Adelaide Crows Game Changer: Darcy Fogarty
Game Six of Nine
Carlton (60) v St Kilda (82)
St Kilda win game through having a better system
Facts and Figures: Carlton kicked just two goals after half time, compared to St Kilda who kicked six.
Carlton Game Changer: Patrick Cripps
St Kilda Game Changer: Jade Gresham
Game Seven of Nine
Gold Coast Suns (97) v North Melbourne (54)
Suns claim vital win
Facts and Figures: The Suns controlled the game from start to finish. Ben King was back in form. It was unfortunate to see Touk Miller suffer a knee injury.
Gold Coast Suns Game Changer: Ben King
North Melbourne Game Changer: Jack Ziebell
Game Eight of Nine
Melbourne Demons (96) v Richmond (78)
Demons win against struggling Richmond
Facts and Figures: The Demons outscored Richmond by 36 points after quarter time.
Melbourne Demons Game Changer: Christian Petracca
Richmond Game Changer: Jayden Short
Game Nine of Nine
Collingwood (90) v Essendon (77)
Collingwood simply too good
Facts and Figures: Collingwood won the fourth quarter by 41 points!
Collingwood Game Changer: Nick Daicos
Essendon Game Changer: Kyle Langford