Team of the Round

Team of the Week: Round 6

Check out who made the cut 👇

Published by
Mitch Keating

BACKLINE

Christian Salem

A BOG outing against the Tigers saw the swift Demons defender record a career-high 39 disposals to go along with seven marks, one goal and almost 800 metres gained.

CHRISTIAN SALEM
Defender
Melbourne
ROUND 6 STATS
7
Marks
39
Disposals
1
Goals

Had a large presence in the second-quarter to steer his side to strong lead at the intermission before adding further headache to Richmond's Saturday night.

Tom Stewart

Was rock-solid once again down at the Cattery, negating the usually dominant Eagles attack both in the air and on the ground.

Amassed seven intercept possessions to go with 27 disposals and eight marks.

Lachie Ash

Was the Giants best in their final-term fall to the fancied Bulldogs, offering plenty of run and dash from defence with seamless transition into attack.

35 touches (23 by foot) and 15 marks to accumulate almost 500 metres gained in a career-best evening in Canberra.

Karl Amon

Has taken his game to a new level and looks to be offering the Power plenty of run and movement between either 50m arc.

KARL AMON
Defender
Port Adelaide
ROUND 6 STATS
15
Marks
34
Disposals
6
Rebound50s

A career-best 34 touches on Sunday placed Amon amongst the best afield against the Saints, with 555 metres gained adding to his case for BOG.

Tom Jonas

Took 15 marks against the Saints, with seven coming as intercepts and three contested in what was a prolific evening in the air for the Port skipper.

Ended the night with 26 touches at an efficiency rate of 80% and looks to be forming an impenetrable defense with Aliir Aliir down back for the Power.

Changkuoth Jiath

Continues to stake his claim as the most improved player in the competition and was once again amongst the best for the Hawks in their thrilling win over Adelaide in Launceston.

Added plenty of run out of defence, amassing 26 touches and almost 500 metres gained.

CENTRE

Hugh McCluggage

Has had an instrumental last month and is sure to continue his hot-run in the absence of Lachie Neale across the next half of the season.

Another 30+ disposal outing brings his season average up to 25.7 as he narrows in on an All-Australian spot on the wing.

Touk Miller

17 contested possessions against the Swans had Miller enjoy a day to remember in the Suns' second win of the season.

Nine clearances, nine tackles, six inside 50's four marks and four rebound 50's added to an all-round performance for the silky onballer.

TOUK MILLER
Midfield
Gold Coast
ROUND 6 STATS
36
Disposals
9
Tackles
9
Clearances

Jack Macrae

Has staked his claim as a serious Brownlow contender in the opening six rounds and is sure to nab another three votes after his efforts against the Giants.

Was clinical with his ball-use across 40 possessions and recorded 864 metres gained in what was another dominant outing by the Bulldogs midfield.

FORWARD LINE

Mitch Duncan

Had a day out against the Eagles, highlighted by a 60m torp to ice the cake at the conclusion of a 10-goal second-term for his side.

MITCH DUNCAN
Defender
Geelong
ROUND 6 STATS
13
Marks
26
Disposals
4
Goals

Ended his evening with four majors from his 26 touches and 13 marks in what was a stellar outing down at Kardinia Park.

Jacob Koschitzke

A breakout evening against the Crows, booting five and causing havoc as the Hawks moved into attack, out-maneuvering his direct matchup on several occasions.

11 score involvements for the day and assisted two goals directly to aid the his side over the line in the three-point win.

David Mundy

Continues to turn back the clock. Another BOG outing for the Dockers veteran has seen him soar onto the mantle of the AFL Coaches votes after the opening six rounds.

Has continued to accumulate the ball around the ground whilst also being able to impact the scoreboard, recording 30 touches and three goals.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

Five goals on ANZAC Day had the Bombers goal-sneak narrowly miss out on BOG credits given Darcy Parish's heroics.

Also laid six tackles as Essendon ran rampant against the Magpies to claim a memorable victory.

Ben King

A season-high bag of five majors moves the 20-year-old into equal fifth in the Coleman Medal race with 18 for the year from his six games.

BEN KING
Forward
Gold Coast
ROUND 6 STATS
5
Goals
7
Marks
1
Goal Assists

Had a significant presence in the air, taking seven marks to record a career-best 14 touches on Saturday.

Harry McKay

A bag of six takes his season tally to 22 goals and second the Coleman Medal leaderboard.

Is taking massive strides this year and would be in just about everyone's All-Australian side at this point of the season.

Could be in line for another large outing against the Bombers this week.

FOLLOWERS

Max Gawn

Returning to his podium as the premium ruckman of the competition and lands another place in our engine room after a strong performance against the Tigers.

12 of his 22 touches were contested, while Gawn also led the way in hit-outs with 30 and claimed six marks.

Darcy Parish

Arguably the player of the week given his sensational outing against the Magpies, recording 42 disposals, nine clearances, 11 score involvements and two goals to deservedly claim the ANZAC Day Medal.

Has taken a few big steps this year and can hopefully continue his impressive campaign as the 'baby Bombers' look to the future.

DARCY PARISH
Midfield
Essendon
ROUND 6 STATS
42
Disposals
3
Tackles
9
Clearances

Christian Petracca

The in-form player of the competition, Petracca has added to his strong 2020 campaign with an explosive start to this year.

Another 35+ touches and one goal effort adds to a elite stat-line for Petracca's season, with the contested bull also adding over 700 metres gained against the Tigers.

INTERCHANGE

Jaeger O'Meara

Best on ground for the Hawks after a dominant display in the engine room that saw O'Meara amass 31 touches, five clearances, six marks and five tackles.

JAEGER O'MEARA
Midfield
Hawthorn
ROUND 6 STATS
31
Disposals
5
Tackles
5
Clearances

Has added several strings to his bow in 2021 and looks to be getting better as the season progresses.

Ollie Wines

Might be flying under the radar this season as an early contender for the Brownlow, with season averages ranking in elite for disposals, inside 50's, contested possessions and effective disposals.

Was at his best once again in Round 7, recording 36 touches - 13 of which being contested - to go along with eight clearances.

Ben Keays

Recorded a midfielder's triple-double in his side's loss to the Hawks with 31 possessions, 13 tackles and 10 clearances.

BEN KEAYS
Forward
Adelaide
ROUND 6 STATS
1
Goals
8
Marks
13
Tackles

Has taken his game to new heights this season and looks to be a bargain recruit for the Crows moving forward.

Riley Thilthorpe

Five goals on debut lands the 200cm forward in our team, with the teenager also amassing 16 disposals and three contested grabs.

Is sure to cause plenty of chaos for opposition defenders alongside Taylor Walker, Shane McAdam and Elliott Himmelberg.

Published by
Mitch Keating