The midfield general’s hands are as quick as ever and he continues to rack up plenty of possessions despite still being a target for opposition taggers.
Black currently leads the Club in total disposals (and is ranked 4th overall in the AFL) and collected another 30 touches and seven tackles last Saturday against Hawthorn.
In terms of AFL Dream Team points, Black racked up 113 against the Hawks - which was second only to his young apprentice Jack Redden who amassed 130 points.
Redden had an equal career-high 32 disposals against Hawthorn in Launceston plus five centre clearances, seven tackles and two goals. He continues to post big numbers and now sits equal third in total Dream Team points among the entire AFL competition.
Captain Jonathan Brown was the Lions’ third best scorer against the Hawks with 112 points. Brown booted three goals, but also collected a season-high 23 disposals to achieve one of his biggest totals for 2011.
Tom Rockliff continued to impress with 111 points while ruckman Matthew Leuenberger and the ever-reliable Luke Power rounded out the top performers for the Lions with 91 points apiece.
Meanwhile, exciting young draftee Patrick Karnezis has jumped $57,500 in value after completing his fourth straight game. A number of AFL Dream Team coaches took a punt on recruiting Karnezis into their team a couple of weeks ago, and the investment so far has seemed worthwhile.
Off-field in the Lions’ own Dream Team competition, Nathan’s team - ‘albertproudftw’ - remains at the top for the second consecutive week ahead of Adam’s ‘Spaceballs’. But ‘The Blowtorch’ is being put on both top sides by The J Dog who is posing a real threat to the title.
Congratulations also to Stevie J’s ‘Twangy Hammy’ team whose Round 16 score of 2,381 was the biggest of any participant in the Lions’ Dream Team competition.
The complete Round 16 rankings are listed below:
LIONS MOST POINTS (ROUND 16)
1. Jack Redden - 130
2. Simon Black - 113
3. Jonathan Brown - 112
4. Tom Rockliff - 111
=5. Luke Power - 91
=5. Matthew Leuenberger - 91
LIONS MOST POINTS (OVERALL)
1. Jack Redden - 1,645
2. Tom Rockliff - 1,371
3. Simon Black - 1,351
4. Matthew Leuenberger - 1,305
5. Pearce Hanley - 1,173
LIONS GROUP DREAM TEAM RANKINGS (ROUND 16)
1. Twangy Hammy (Stevie) - 2,381
2. Gold Coast Thieves (Chris) - 2,348
3. a.f.f.t (Andrew) - 2,317
4. Quackers (Neville) - 2,297
5. The WattoMelons (Jarrod) - 2,288
LIONS GROUP DREAM TEAM RANKINGS (OVERALL)
1. albert proud ftw (Nathan) - 33,610
2. Spaceballs (Adam) - 33,605
3. The Blowtorch (The J Dog) - 33,524
3. bradpitt FC (Josh) - 33,465
5. Bobs Hacks (Adam) - 33,105
LIONS PLAYER DREAM TEAM RANKINGS
131. Patfull’s Posse (Joel Patfull) - 31,656 (↑15)
148. Richy’s Rockets (Daniel Rich) - 31,562 (↓9)
332. Todd’s Titans (Todd Banfield) - 29,539 (-)
358. Bewick’s Bandits (Rohan Bewick) - 29,198 (↑2)
420. Boonj’s Bandits (Ash McGrath) - 28,017 (↑16)
461. Get Around Golbs (Mitch Golby) - 27,197 (↓6)
486. Rocky’s Rebels (Tom Rockliff) - 26,640 (↑3)
514. Clarky’s Kings (Mitch Clark) - 25,787 (↑8)
545. The Incredibles (Josh Green) - 24,480 (↑3)
549. The Wolf Pack (Claye Beams) - 24,351 (-)
