HFNL AFL Wrap
ONLY a handful of local exports featured at the elite level last weekend, with injury hampering the campaigns of several players.
Willem Drew
Home Club: Koroit
AFL Club: Port Adelaide
Stats: 4 kicks, 9 handballs, 1 mark
A quieter night in tough conditions on the stat sheet yet the Koroit export helped the Power to a thrilling victory over the Saints.
Sam Walsh
Home Club: Cobden
AFL Club: Carlton
Stats: 15 kicks, 14 handballs, 4 marks
Twenty-nine possessions and a goal along with four clearances for the Blues midfielder as his club defeated North Melbourne.
Hugh McCluggage
Home Club: South Warrnambool
AFL Club: Brisbane Lions
Stats: 16 kicks, 12 handballs, 5 marks
Another consistent performance from the Lions midfielder, with his club defeating the Swans at the SCG.
Zach Merrett
Home Club: Cobden
AFL Club: Essendon
Stats: 9 kicks, 27 handballs, 4 marks
Monster game statistic-wise for the Cobden product but it was a disappointing night for his Bombers which lost to the Western Bulldogs.
DID NOT PLAY:
Jamaine Jones
Home Club: Portland
AFL Club: West Coast Eagles
Prominent for the Eagles in the WAFL, finishing with 26 touches.
Lewis Taylor
Home Club: Terang Mortlake
AFL Club: West Coast Eagles
Racked up 30 touches for the Swans VFL side in its loss to Brisbane.
Gary Rohan
Home Club: Cobden
AFL Club: Geelong
Made a successful return from injury in the VFL playing limited minutes.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Home Club: South Warrnambool
AFL Club: Western Bulldogs
Kicked 1.2 in the VFL from 12 disposals in Footscray’s win over Essendon.
INJURY LIST:
Sean Darcy
Home Club: Cobden
AFL Club: Fremantle
Missed the Dockers win over Geelong with concussion.
Josh Corbett
Home Club: North Warrnambool Eagles
AFL Club: Gold Coast Suns
Did not play in the Suns defeat to Collingwood due to a hip injury.
Rowan Marshall
Home Club: Portland
AFL Club: St Kilda
Spent the week on the sidelines with a quad injury sustained in the Saints win over Greater Western Sydney.
Ben Cunnington
Home Club: Cobden
AFL Club: North Melbourne
Sidelined indefinitely as he recovers from testicular cancer.
