Number Crunching: VFLW – Round 10

WHEN it comes to Australian Rules, if kicks are the bread, then surely handballs are the butter. In keeping with last weeks’ theme, we are continuing with taking a deeper look into disposal stats in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition. This time we specifically are looking at most handballs in round ten and all throughout the season. Round ten saw a outstanding effort from all teams, proving that despite the season drawing to a close, no team has the dream of finals out of its sight.

Alison Drennan of the Southern Saints topped with 69 per cent handball efficiency as well as having the most handballs in the league with 115 in eight games. Bulldog’s Naomi Ferres and Sarah Jolly both made the top 10 with their win over Essendon (35-2), with 80 per cent and 83 per cent efficiency respectfully. Geelong also saw three of its team making the list. Midfielder Richelle Cranston showed a dominant performance against the Saints with 79 per cent efficiency and topping disposals for that game. Following Cranston was Madaleine McMahon with 62 per cent and Kate Darby 80 per cent efficiency.

In the season so far, Drennan once again has shown clear command as far as individual handballs go. Drennan has three separate positions in the top 10, taking out both the first, second and seventh spots. Other honourable mentions include Renee Garing who feature three times on the list too, as well as keen utility player Kate Gillespie-Jones with two spots also. There is a clear distribution among the list where players of teams that are high and low on the ladder are presented, which really shows how spectacular the talent in the VFL Women’s really is.

Most Handballs: Round Ten

Player Team Handballs in Round 10
Alison Drennan Southern Saints 16
Naomi Ferres Western Bulldogs 15
Richelle Cranston Geelong 14
Madaleine McMahon Geelong 13
Tahni Nestor Hawthorn 13
Sarah Jolly Western Bulldogs 12
Lauren Tesoriero Richmond 11
Emily Paterno Williamstown 11
Clara Fitzpatrick Melbourne Uni 11
Kate Darby Geelong 10

Most Individual Handballs: Season so Far

Player Team Number of Handballs Round
Alison Drennan Southern Saints 22 4
Alison Drennan Southern Saints 20 2
Renee Garing Geelong 18 5
Lily Mithen Darebin 17 4
Renee Garing Geelong 16 1
Kate Gillespie-Jones Melbourne Uni 16 5
Alison Drennan Southern Saints 16 10
Renee Garing Geelong 15 2
Kate Gillespie-Jones Melbourne Uni 15 4
Bianca Jakobsson Casey Demons 15 9
Emma Mackie Hawthorn 15 9
Naomi Ferres Western Bulldogs 15 10
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