WITH the business end of the year approaching, the Hampden League’s AFL exports continue to produce strong displays, with numerous players recording big possession hauls and hitting the scoreboard in round 20 of the home and away season.
Sam Walsh
Home Club: Cobden Bombers
AFL Club: Carlton Blues
Stats: 17 kicks, 23 handballs, 6 marks
Big numbers from the Cobden product with 40 touches, six clearances and six inside 50s but his Blues were upstaged by Adelaide.
Zach Merrett
Home Club: Cobden Bombers
AFL Club: Essendon Bombers
Stats: 25 kicks, 13 handballs, 6 marks
Collected 38 possessions for the second successive week and was again easily one of the best players on the ground with 10 tackles, eight clearances, eight tackles and a goal in the Bombers victory over North Melbourne.
Rowan Marshall
Home Club: Portland Tigers
AFL Club: St Kilda Saints
Stats: 21 kicks, 9 handballs, 9 marks
Producing a rich vein of form, with 30 disposals, 35 hit-outs, seven tackles, seven clearances and five inside 50s earning him best on ground honours in the Saints in their triumph over the Hawks.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Home Club: South Warrnambool Roosters
AFL Club: Western Bulldogs
Stats: 6 kicks, 3 handballs, 6 marks
Backed up last week’s performance with 2.1 and six marks in the Bulldogs loss to Geelong.
Jamaine Jones
Home Club: Portland Tigers
AFL Club: West Coast Eagles
Stats: 10 kicks, 8 handballs, 1 mark
Continued his recent run of good form with a goal, three clearances and 18 possessions in the Eagles three point loss to the Gold Coast Suns.
Hugh McCluggage
Home Club: South Warrnambool Roosters
AFL Club: Brisbane Lions
Stats: 13 kicks, 13 handballs, 5 marks
Another 25 plus possession game from the South product, who also kicked a goal in the Lions defeat to Richmond.
Sean Darcy
Home Club: Cobden Bombers
AFL Club: Fremantle Dockers
Stats: 7 kicks, 12 handballs, 2 marks
Undertook the task of taking on Max Gawn and won the hit-out battle 37-28 but Gawn’s Demons got the last laugh with victory.
Gary Rohan
Home Club: Cobden Bombers
AFL Club: Geelong Cats
Stats: 5 kicks, 2 handballs, 2 marks
Kicked two goals from seven touches but was subbed out of game after sustaining a concussion in the Cats victory over the Western Bulldogs.
STATE LEAGUE DUTIES:
Josh Corbett
Home Club: North Warrnambool Eagles
AFL Club: Gold Coast Suns
Kicked five goals from 17 touches in the Suns thrilling VFL win against Port Melbourne.
Lewis Taylor
Home Club: Terang Mortlake Bloods
AFL Club: Sydney Swans
Racked up 22 disposals in the Swans VFL win over Greater Western Sydney Giants.
DID NOT PLAY:
Willem Drew
Home Club: Koroit Saints
AFL Club: Port Adelaide Power
Stats: 0 kicks, 0 handballs, 0 marks
Was selected as the Power’s medical sub but did not feature in their side’s narrow loss to Collingwood.
Ben Cunnington
Home Club: Cobden Bombers
AFL Club: North Melbourne Kangaroos
Was due to return via the VFL but his comeback was delayed a week after he entered the AFL’s health and safety protocols.