Shute Shield: Top ball carriers, tacklers, defender beaters and turnover getters
By MARK CASHMAN
Here are the big contributors of the four sides left in the race for the Shute Shield from Opta Stats.
They show the major contributors to each of the weekend semi-finalists’ cause up until last weekend.
Keep an eye on these names as the games pan out over the weekend.
GORDON
TOP BALL CARRIERS
Mahe Vailanu 98
Jordan Goddard 87
Tuimalealiifano 81
Rodney Iona 80
Tom Silk 77
TOP TACKLERS
Jack Margin 113
Tom Silk 110
Mahe Vailanu 106
Jordan Goddard 93
James Lough 77
TOP DEFENDER BEATERS
Tautalatasi Tasi 31
Tom Silk 29
Rodney Iona 26
Brandon Quinn 23
Tuimalealiifano 19
TOP TURNOVER GETTERS
Tom Silk 10
Fa’avae-Eli 10
Jack Margin 9
Tautalatasi Tasi 7
James Lough 7
EASTERN SUBURBS
TOP BALL CARRIERS
Dan Donato 123
Jack Digby 111
Henry Paterson 86
Sam Shires 76
Jeremy Williams 69
TOP TACKLERS
Jack Digby 127
Sam Shires 115
Jeremy Williams 102
Archer Holz 81
Cohan Guerra 69
TOP DEFENDER BEATERS
Henry Paterson 47
Dan Donato 44
Jack Digby 22
Jordan Jackson-Hope 18
Richard Woolf 16
TOP TURNOVER GETTERS
Jack Digby 5
Sam Shire 4
Lalakai Foketi 4
Jeremy Williams 4
Lindsey Stevens 4
NORTHERN SUBURBS
TOP BALL CARRIERS
Harry Burey 146
Nathan Russell 133
Max Burey 121
Reece Mauu 105
Brad Hemopo 100
TOP TACKLERS
David Findlay-Henaway 150
Harry Burey 148
James Margan 140
Declan Carroll 130
German Haefeli 125
TOP DEFENDER BEATERS
Reece Mauu 44
Nathan Russell 38
James Margan 33
Max Burey 31
Harry Burey 24
TOP TURNOVER GETTERS
Nathan Russell 8
Brad Hemopo 7
Declan Carroll 7
David Findlay-Henaway 5
Heinrech Brendel 4
EASTWOOD
TOP BALL CARRIERS
Patrick Sio 126
Enoka Muliufi 124
Sione Tau 112
Fabian Goodall 106
Ed Craig 102
TOP TACKLERS
Tom Murphy 112
Patrick Sio 87
Ed Craig 84
Charles Granger 75
Enoka Muliufi 71
TOP DEFENDER BEATERS
Fabian Goodall 40
Enoka Muliufi 38
Tane Edmed 31
Ratu Tuisese 30
Matt Gonzalez 24
Patrick Sio 24
TOP TURNOVER GETTERS
Tom Murphy 9
Tim Anstee 7
Ed Craig 6
Rhys Sheriff 6
Matt Gonzalez 5
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