Facts and Figures
Average Score: 82.5 points per team, with seven out of 16 teams scoring at least 89 points.
Average Winning Margin: 33 points per game, which indicates there were relatively one-sided games. Despite that, four out of wight games had a margin of 17 points or less.
Round 4 (In a Nutshell): Round 4 was entertaining. Check out what transpired.
Round Highlight
Gold Coast Suns and Adelaide Crows played possibly the best game of the season with the Suns winning by one-point in controversial circumstances with the AFL admitting Izak Rankine of the Crows should’ve been paid a mark or given a free kick in the final moments of the game, which probably would’ve changed the result.
Teams with a Bye
Essendon and Hawthorn
Game One of Eight
Collingwood (63) v Carlton (46)
Facts and Figures: Collingwood had 23 scoring shots, while Carlton had 16.
Collingwood Game Changer: Darcy Cameron
Carlton Game Changer: George Hewett
Game Two of Eight
Geelong Cats (85) v Melbourne Demons (46)
Facts and Figures: Geelong Cats had 25 scoring shots, compared with Melbourne Demons who had 16.
Geelong Cats Game Changer: Patrick Dangerfield
Melbourne Demons Game Changer: Steven May
Game Three of Eight
Gold Coast Suns (91) v Adelaide Crows (90)
Facts and Figures: Gold Coast Suns had 26 scoring shots, while Adelaide Crows had 20.
Gold Coast Suns Game Changer: Daniel Rioli
Adelaide Crows Game Changer: Riley Thilthorpe
Game Four of Eight
Richmond (90) v Brisbane Lions (118)
Facts and Figures: Brisbane Lions had 28 scoring shots, compared with Richmond who had 25.
Richmond Game Changer: Sam Lalor
Brisbane Lions Game Changer: Will Ashcroft
Game Five of Eight
North Melbourne (52) v Sydney Swans (117)
Facts and Figures: Sydney Swans had 27 scoring shots, while North Melbourne had 12.
North Melbourne Game Changer: Luke Parker
Sydney Swans Game Changer: Will Hayward
Game Six of Eight
GWS Giants (132) v West Coast Eagles (51)
Facts and Figures: GWS Giants had 32 scoring shots, compared with West Coast Eagles who had 21.
GWS Giants Game Changer: Jesse Hogan
West Coast Eagles Game Changer: Jamie Cripps
Game Seven of Eight
Port Adelaide (72) v St Kilda (89)
Facts and Figures: St Kilda had 24 scoring shots, while Port Adelaide had 22.
Port Adelaide Game Changer: Jason Horne-Francis
St Kilda Game Changer: Jack Macrae
Game Eight of Eight
Fremantle Dockers (97) v Western Bulldogs (81)
Facts and Figures: Fremantle Dockers had 22 scoring shots, compared with Western Bulldogs who had 21.
Fremantle Dockers Game Changer: Caleb Serong
Western Bulldogs Game Changer: Sam Darcy