Echuca’s footballers have posted some mammoth numbers this season, and with the home-and-away campaign drawing to a close we look back at some of the best individual performances of the year.
GVL Data unsurprisingly identifies forward Ruory Kirkby as a key influence in several games, but perhaps none more influential than his round 11 showing against Benalla.
Kirkby tallied 10 goals, 22 marks, and 201 Data Points in a thrilling performance, all season-high’s for the Murray Bombers and remarkably all in the same game.
Until Rochester midfielder Chris Jansen’s 48-disposal, five-goal demolition job against Tatura in round 15 netted him 219 Data Points, Kirkby was also league-leader in a single game with 201.
His 22-mark performance remains unmatched, however, a league-best performance with the hands this season.
Topping the count for most disposals in a game is none other than coach Andrew Walker, collecting 37 against Mansfield in round 4.
Walker tallied 27 of those by foot — a season-high — to go with 13 contested possessions and two goals in one of the most singularly dominant displays of the year to date for Echuca.
Not to be outdone, reigning club best-and-fairest Kane Morris’s 43 hitouts against Tatura in round 7 stands as Echuca’s most prolific ruck performance.
Paired with 18 disposals, five clearances, and eight contested possessions, it was a resounding domination from the Murray Bombers big man.
Round 10 against Shepparton United was the scene of a Jack McHale masterclass that included a joint league-high 15 clearances, a feat equalled by Jansen in his showing against the Bulldogs.
In terms of wrapping up opponents, Will Monahan and Sam Willoughby top the categories with 11 each.
Echuca’s finest performances
Disposals: Andrew Walker, 37 vs Mansfield
Goals: Ruory Kirkby, 10.5 vs Benalla
Data Points: Ruory Kirkby, 201 vs Benalla
Marks: Ruory Kirkby, 22 vs Benalla
Tackles: Will Monahan and Sam Willoughby, 11