Facts and Figures
Average Score: 83.63 points per team, with four of 16 teams scored 100 points or more.
Average Winning Margin: 28 points per game. Despite that, three of eight games had a margin of three points or less, which indicates that there were plenty of close games.
Round 5 (In a Nutshell): Check out what transpired in Round 5.
Teams that had the Bye
Collingwood, Sydney Swans
Game One of Eight
Melbourne Demons (60) v Brisbane Lions (82)
Facts and Figures: The Demons scored 35 of their 60 points in the fourth quarter.
Melbourne Demons Game Changer: Max Gawn
Brisbane Lions Game Changer: Cam Rayner
Game Two of Eight
Western Bulldogs (67) v Essendon (96)
Facts and Figures: Western Bulldogs had 22 scoring shots, compared to Essendon who had 21, despite the Bulldogs losing the game.
Western Bulldogs Game Changer: Adam Treloar
Essendon Game Changer: Sam Durham
Game Three of Eight
GWS Giants (80) v St Kilda (79)
Facts and Figures: The Giants had 25 scoring shots, while St Kilda had 19.
GWS Giants game Changer: Lachie Whitfield
St Kilda Game Changer: Bradley Hill
Game Four of Eight
Carlton (98) v Adelaide Crows (100)
Facts and Figures: Carlton had 28 scoring shots, compared to the Crows who had 20; bad kicking is bad football.
Carlton Game Changer: Sam Walsh
Adelaide Crows Game Changer: Izak Rankine
Game Five of Eight
Gold Coast Suns (109) v Hawthorn (56)
Facts and Figures: The Suns had 29 scoring shots, while Hawthorn had 16.
Gold Coast Suns Game Changer: Noah Anderson
Hawthorn Game Changer: James Sicily
Game Six of Eight
Port Adelaide (66) v Fremantle Dockers (63)
Facts and Figures: Both teams kicked nine goals, but Port Adelaide had three more behinds.
Port Adelaide Game Changer: Connor Rozee
Fremantle Dockers Game Changer: Alex Pearce
Game Seven of Eight
Geelong Cats (139) v North Melbourne (64)
Facts and Figures: The Cats had 34 scoring shots, while North Melbourne had 14.
Geelong Cats Game Changer: Jeremy Cameron
North Melbourne Game Changer: Harry Sheezel
Game Eight of Eight
West Coast Eagles (109) v Richmond (70)
Facts and Figures: The Eagles had 29 scoring shots, compared to Richmond who had 20.
West Coast Eagles Game Changer: Jake Waterman
Richmond Game Changer: Mykelti Lefau