THE Hampden League’s exports continued to produce strong performances for their clubs in round 18 of the AFL season last weekend.
Willem Drew
Home Club: Koroit Saints
AFL Club: Port Adelaide Power
Stats: 13 kicks, 10 handballs, 5 marks
Twenty three touches, four clearances, five inside 50s and a goal was a strong return from the 23 year-old in the Power’s loss to Melbourne.
Sam Walsh
Home Club: Cobden Bombers
AFL Club: Carlton Blues
Stats: 13 kicks, 20 handballs, 6 marks
Was the leading midfielder on the ground with 33 touches and eight clearances in the Blues loss to Geelong.
Zach Merrett
Home Club: Cobden Bombers
AFL Club: Essendon Bombers
Stats: 16 kicks, 20 handballs, 8 marks
Once again the leading ball-winner on the ground with 36 possessions in the Bombers triumph over Gold Coast Suns.
Rowan Marshall
Home Club: Portland Tigers
AFL Club: St Kilda Saints
Stats: 10 kicks, 5 handballs, 6 marks
Was the most dominant ruckman on the ground (23 hit-outs) but the Portland product could not will the Saints to victory against the Western Bulldogs.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Home Club: South Warrnambool Roosters
AFL Club: Western Bulldogs
Stats: 3 kicks, 3 handballs, 1 mark
Three goals in the Bulldogs win over St Kilda was the 20 year-old’s best return of the season at AFL level.
Jamaine Jones
Home Club: Portland Tigers
AFL Club: West Coast Eagles
Stats: 7 kicks, 8 handballs, 3 marks
Finished with 15 possessions and five tackles in the Eagles defeat against Hawthorn.
Hugh McCluggage
Home Club: South Warrnambool Roosters
AFL Club: Brisbane Lions
Stats: 17 kicks, 12 handballs, 8 marks
Continued his rich vein of form with four goals and 29 touches in the Lions triumph over the GWS Giants.
Sean Darcy
Home Club: Cobden Bombers
AFL Club: Fremantle Dockers
Stats: 4 kicks, 4 handballs, 1 mark
Dominant performance in the ruck with 41 hit-outs but his club was upstaged by Sydney..
Gary Rohan
Home Club: Cobden Bombers
AFL Club: Geelong Cats
Stats: 4 kicks, 1 handball, 0 marks
Quiet game from the Cobden export but his side got the chocolates against Carlton.
STATE LEAGUE DUTIES:
Josh Corbett
Home Club: North Warrnambool Eagles
AFL Club: Gold Coast Suns
Finished with three goals in the Suns VFL triumph against Essendon.
Lewis Taylor
Home Club: Terang Mortlake Bloods
AFL Club: Sydney Swans
Collected 19 possessions in the Swans VFL loss to Southport.
DID NOT PLAY:
Ben Cunnington
Home Club: Cobden Bombers
AFL Club: North Melbourne Kangaroos
