Round 4 of the Hills Football League sees the Blackwood Football Club travel to Thomas Foods International Park to take on the Lobethal Tigers. In the A Grade, Blackwood currently sit 2nd on the ladder with 2 wins from 2 games whilst Lobethal sit 8th on the ladder with 0 wins from 3 games.
Historical match ups
Since 2010, Blackwood have played Lobethal on 14 occasions with Blackwood currently holding a slight advantage with 8 wins compared to 6 wins for Lobethal. Of the 14 matches they have played, 7 have been at Lobethal Oval with Blackwood winning on 4 occasions.
Of the games at Lobethal Oval, the average score across them reads: Blackwood 13.9.87 to Lobethal 11.8.74. The full results from the previous 7 games between Blackwood and Lobethal at Lobethal Oval are:
2016 – Blackwood 9.7.61 defeated Lobethal 6.5.41
2015 – Blackwood 7.5.47 defeated by Lobethal 13.7.85
2014 – Blackwood 16.7.103 defeated Lobethal 9.12.66
2013 – Blackwood 8.9.57 defeated by Lobethal 13.12.90
2012 – Blackwood 12.3.75 defeated by Lobethal 18.6.114
2011 – Blackwood 19.13.127 defeated Lobethal 16.7.103
2010 – Blackwood 14.15.99 defeated Lobethal 2.1.13
***Bold games are wins to Blackwood***
2017 statistics
Blackwood are ranked 2nd in the competition to date for ‘points for’ averging 104 points a game. They are +31 ‘points for’ on 2016. This compares with Lobethal who are averaging 65 ‘points for’ per game, which ranks 7th in the competition. They are -25 ‘points for’ on 2016.
Blackwood has the 3rd best defence in the competition averaging only 50 points against per game. This is -14 points against compared to 2016. Lobethal average 119 points against per game. This is the worst in the competition in 2017 and +38 points compared to 2016.
Blackwood has a differential of +54 per game compared with Lobethal who have a differential of -54 per game. This ranks Blackwood 1st and Lobethal 9th in Season 2017.
The statistics that matter
Lobethal have only won 25% of the past 12 matches they have played dating back to Round 10 of 2016. In this time they have only won 31% of quarters (15 from 48) and only 1 from 12 quarters in 2017. This was the 2nd quarter in Round 1 against Torrens Valley where they finished +6 points for the quarter.
This compares with Blackwood who have won 71% of matches (10 from 14) since Round 10 of 2016. In this time they have won 57% of quarters (32 from 56) and won 6 of 8 quarters (75%) in 2017. Of the 24 quarters Blackwood haven’t won since Round 10 2016, only 9 have been against sides other than Hahndorf or Torrens Valley.
The first half is crucial for both sides. In 2016, 8 of 10 wins for Lobethal resulted from leading at half time. This compares to Blackwood who were leading at half time in every game they won in 2016.
Shutting down the Lobethal midfielders is a key requirement to winning the game. Since 2017 Lobethal midfielders Tim Jenkin, Matt Jenkin and Luke Nitschke have played a combined 159 games between them. From these 159 games they have been in the best players on 107 occasions. The leading the way in this statistic is Luke Nitschke who has been in the best 39 of 50 matches he has played.
Start times
A Grade: 2.30pm – B Grade: 12.50pm – Senior Colts: 11.10am – Junior Colts: 9.55am – Mini Colts: 8.55am
Ground Location
Lobethal Oval
Milestones
Three senior players have milestones during the upcoming round of the Hills Football League. Read who they are by clicking here.
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