By the Numbers - Round 13, 2018

As Subiaco rolled on to their 11^th consecutive victory, there were a host of numbers that mattered most behind the win.

There were career best days in front of the goals for the talls, the end of a seven year drought and the continuation of a fine season for a key recruit.

A game that heading in was billed as being about efficiency delivered as the two teams proved why they are among the top teams in the 2018 WAFL competition.

Add in another scoring quirk, and it was another game for Subiaco that had a little bit of everything in “By the Numbers”.

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DISPOSAL EFFICIENCY – One week after having a massive advantage against Swans, Subiaco went up against a team as equally as skilled with ball in hand. Despite enormous pressure early, the two teams were closely matched for disposal efficiency. In the end Subiaco just held sway in this key category with a  disposal efficiency of 70% while West Perth finished at 69%.

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GOALS – Ryan Borchet and Lachlan Delahunty kicked career highs with five goals each in the win. It was the first time that Subiaco has had two players each kick five goals in a game since Liam Ryan and Brad Stevenson in Round 19 of 2017. Borchet’s five goal haul came in game number three, while Delahunty was playing his 75^th.

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TACKLES – Josh Deluca laid eight tackles to lead the Lions in Saturday’s game. Despite having played just eight games, in some cases three games less than his teammates, Deluca has laid the most tackles for Subiaco in 2018, at a total of 48. Deluca is now averaging six tackles a game through 2018.

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FREE KICKS – Subiaco received just 10 free kicks in Saturdays game, compared to West Perth’s 24. Interestingly, it was Subiaco’s second lowest free kick count for the year, the lowest coming against West Perth in Round Six when they received just nine. In two games against West Perth this year the free kick is a combined 19 to 49.

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SCORING SHOTS – In another scoring quirk, this was the fourth game in a row against West Perth where Subiaco conceded 16 scoring shots. The past two matches West Perth have kicked 10.6, while last year they kicked 6.10 and 4.12. For the season Subiaco is averaing just 16 scoring shots conceded per match.

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THIRD QUARTER WIN – The third quarter would be the pivotal one in this game as Subiaco kicked six goals to three, outscoring West Perth by 19 points in the third alone. Subiaco has now outscored their opponents 357 to 136 in the third quarter of games in 2018. Incredibly Subiaco is outscoring opponents by 20 points per game in third quarter.

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POSSESSIONS – Josh Deluca collected a career high 34 possessions on Saturday. After never having a 30 possession game coming into the season, Deluca has collected over 30 possessions five times this year, from just eight games played.

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DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY – Subiaco’s underrated defence was at its miserly best on Saturday holding a usually strong West Perth forward line to just 16 scoring shots from 45 inside 50’s for a defensive efficiency of 35%. Led by Aaron Heal and Gus Litherland, and ably supported by Jacob Miller, Greg Clark and Hayden Kennedy, the Subiaco defence was a key reason behind the Subiaco win.

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HIT-OUTS – Zac Clarke amassed 51 hit-outs in the win, his most for a game for Subiaco this year. It was also the third highest hit-out tally that Clarke has ever recorded. Meanwhile for Subiaco, this was the most hit-outs in a game in seven years. You have to go back to Round 19, 2011 when Michael Rix had 55 hit-outs.

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GOAL KICKING ACCURACY – Subiaco and West Perth could not be split for goal kicking accuracy on Saturday, both converting at 63%. Going into the game as the top two goal kicking accuracy sides, they showed why they lead this area by maximising their forward chances and constantly getting the ball to dangerous positions.

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CONTESTED POSSESSION – In a match that had finals like intensity throughout much of the first half and where every possession counted, Subiaco eventually held sway in contested possession 167 to 153. Josh Deluca was among the most influential Lions around the contest finishing with 20 contested possessions in his team high 34 possessions.