Jets soar into RMC Medal top 10

Jets soar into RMC Medal top 10

A PAIR of Western Jets have jumped into to Rookie Me Central Medal top 10, after picking up maximum votes in Round 9. Namely, forward Logan Morris and midfielder Jake Smith are rocketing up the standings, taking their tallies to 16 votes apiece.

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Morris made an emphatic return to action in the Jets’ 60-point upset win over Eastern, booting four goals from 12 disposals and nine marks. Meanwhile, Smith racked up a game-high 28 disposals, eight marks and six inside 50s to continue his hot streak of form.

Elsewhere, Gippsland Power star and top 10 draft prospect Zane Duursma nabbed four votes to move into third on the overall leaderboard, while Eastern bottom-ager Josh Smillie was again amongst it to move clear in second. They are separated by a single vote.

Both trail runaway leader Colby McKercher by a fair distance yet, with the Tasmania Devils midfielder adjudged best afield in all five of his Talent League outings. He hasn’t played in the competition since Round 7, missing Tasmania’s last two games while on Allies duty.

Morris and Smith are among the first of two top 10 bottlenecks. The pair is tied with Sandringham skipper Will Brown in equal-fourth place, while Angus Hastie, Jagga Smith, and Darcy Wilson all sit one vote back in equal-seventh.

The likes of Mahmoud Taha (Calder Cannons) and George Stevens (GWV Rebels) polled in Round 9 to top their regions’ tallies, with Tasmania still comfortably leading the way in the way of teams with the most total votes on 76. The Devils have at least one game in hand on the other 12 full-time sides.

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ROUND 9 VOTES

Western Jets 17.11 (113) def. Eastern Ranges 7.11 (53)
By: Liam Badkin

5 – Logan Morris (Western Jets)
4 – Jake Smith (Western Jets)
3 – Massimo Raso (Western Jets)
2 – Josh Smillie (Eastern Ranges)
1 – Jovan Petric (Western Jets)

Northern Knights 13.13 (91) def. Murray Bushrangers 10.7 (67)
By: Michael Alvaro

5 – Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers)
4 – Will Green (Northern Knights)
3 – Oscar Ryan (Murray Bushrangers)
2 – Aleksandr D’Arro (Northern Knights)
1 – Davin Cameron (Northern Knights)

Calder Cannons 18.13 (121) def. Oakleigh Chargers 5.7 (37)
By: Michael Alvaro

5 – Kayne Rutley (Calder Cannons)
4 – Mahmoud Taha (Calder Cannons)
3 – Kynan Brown (Oakleigh Chargers)
2 – Jayden Nguyen (Calder Cannons)
1 – Noah Scott (Calder Cannons)

Dandenong Stingrays 13.15 (93) def. Bendigo Pioneers 9.9 (63)
By: Michael Alvaro

5 – Kobe Shipp (Dandenong Stingrays)
4 – Archer Day-Wicks (Bendigo Pioneers)
3 – Jobe Shanahan (Bendigo Pioneers)
2 – Harvey Langford (Dandenong Stingrays)
1 – Sam Frangalas (Dandenong Stingrays)

Sandringham Dragons 9.6 (60) def. Tasmania Devils 10.14 (74)
By: Declan Reeve

5 – Ethan Williams (Sandringham Dragons)
4 – Heath Ollington (Tasmania Devils)
3 – Archer May (Sandringham Dragons)
2 – Arie Schoenmaker (Tasmania Devils)
1 – Tarkyn O’Leary (Sandringham Dragons)

Gippsland Power 13.16 (94) def. GWV Rebels 6.9 (45)
By: Michael Alvaro

5 – Lachlan Smith (Gippsland Power)
4 – Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power)
3 – George Stevens (GWV Rebels)
2 – Luamon Lual (GWV Rebels)
1 – Sam Hoghton (Gippsland Power)

RMC MEDAL LEADERBOARDS

TOP 10 PLAYERS

1. Colby McKercher (Tasmania Devils) – 25 votes
2. Josh Smillie (Eastern Ranges) – 18
3. Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power) – 17
=4. Will Brown (Sandringham Dragons) – 16
=4. Logan Morris (Western Jets) – 16
=4. Jake Smith (Western Jets) – 16
=7. Angus Hastie (Geelong Falcons) – 15
=7. Jagga Smith (Oakleigh Chargers) – 15
=7. Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers) – 15
10. Indhi Kirk (Swans Academy) – 13

BEST BY CLUB

Lions Academy: Sam Marshall (5)
Bendigo Pioneers: Harley Reid (14)
Calder Cannons: Mahmoud Taha (12)
Dandenong Stingrays: Harry De Mattia (10)
Eastern Ranges: Josh Smillie (18)
Suns Academy: Jed Walter (11)
Geelong Falcons: Angus Hastie (15)
Gippsland Power: Zane Duursma (17)
Giants Academy: Harvey Thomas (5)
GWV Rebels: George Stevens (12)
Murray Bushrangers: Darcy Wilson (15)
Northern Knights: Zak Johnson (9)
Northern Territory: Orlando Turner (2)
Oakleigh Chargers: Jagga Smith (15)
Sandringham Dragons: Will Brown (16)
Swans Academy: Indhi Kirk (13)
Tasmania Devils: Colby McKercher (25)
Western Jets: Logan Morris & Jake Smith (16)

VOTES BY CLUB

Lions Academy – 12
Bendigo Pioneers – 55
Calder Cannons – 61
Dandenong Stingrays – 61
Eastern Ranges – 59
Suns Academy – 45
Geelong Falcons – 60
Gippsland Power – 46
Giants Academy – 12
GWV Rebels – 49
Murray Bushrangers – 52
Northern Knights – 46
Northern Territory – 3
Oakleigh Chargers – 47
Sandringham Dragons – 56
Swans Academy – 37
Tasmania Devils – 76
Western Jets – 47