ST ARNAUD last week became only the second club in the AFL Central Victoria region since the introduction of the player points system to field a team of purely one-point players.
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The Saints took to the field last Saturday against Birchip-Watchem in the North Central league with all 21 of their players rated as one-pointers.
The player points system was introduced state-wide in 2016 as part of AFL Victoria’s Community Club Sustainability Program.
Apart from St Arnaud, the only other club in the AFLCV region to have played with a team of just one-pointers was Gisborne, which did so in 14 games of its 2016 season.
The AFLCV region covers 36 senior clubs in the Bendigo, Heathcote District, Loddon Valley and North Central leagues.
So far in 2018 the AFLCV club averaging the least amount of points per week is Sandhurst.
The Dragons have an allocation of 38 points per week, but are averaging just 29.6 – the only club in the region at less than 30.
Sandhurst has taken to the field in its seven games with teams valued at 29, 27, 28, 32, 32, 28 and 31 points.
The Dragons have used 77.8 per cent of their available points, while it’s Elmore and Heathcote, each at 72 per cent, who have used the lowest percentage region-wide.
Mount Pleasant is the club with the highest average of points per game.
The Blues, who have an allocation of 46 per week, are averaging 45.6 points, which following an active recruiting campaign is significantly up on their average of 33.5 points last year.
• 2018 breakdown:
BENDIGO:
CASTLEMAINE
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 283 (87.9%)
AVERAGE: 40.4
HIGH: 44 LOW: 33
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EAGLEHAWK
BUDGET: 38 points
USED: 249 (93.6%)
AVERAGE: 35.6
HIGH: 37 LOW: 33
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GISBORNE
BUDGET: 43 points
USED: 217 (72.1%)
AVERAGE: 31.0
HIGH: 34 LOW: 27
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GOLDEN SQUARE
BUDGET: 38 points
USED: 218 (82.0%)
AVERAGE: 31.1
HIGH: 36 LOW: 27
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KANGAROO FLAT
BUDGET: 43 points
USED: 233 (77.4%)
AVERAGE: 33.3
HIGH: 35 LOW: 31
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KYNETON
BUDGET: 43 points
USED: 258 (85.7%)
AVERAGE: 36.9
HIGH: 41 LOW: 32
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MARYBOROUGH
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 269 (83.5%)
AVERAGE: 38.4
HIGH: 42 LOW: 35
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SANDHURST
BUDGET: 38 points
USED: 207 (77.8%)
AVERAGE: 29.6
HIGH: 32 LOW: 27
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SOUTH BENDIGO
BUDGET: 43 points
USED: 298 (99.0%)
AVERAGE: 42.6
HIGH: 43 LOW: 42
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STRATHFIELDSAYE
BUDGET: 38 points
USED: 213 (80.1%)
AVERAGE: 30.4
HIGH: 36 LOW: 25
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HEATHCOTE DISTRICT
COLBINABBIN
BUDGET: 43 points
USED: 293 (97.3%)
AVERAGE: 41.9
HIGH: 43 LOW: 40
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ELMORE
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 232 (72.0%)
AVERAGE: 33.1
HIGH: 36 LOW: 30
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HEATHCOTE
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 232 (72.0%)
AVERAGE: 33.1
HIGH: 38 LOW: 31
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HUNTLY
BUDGET: 43 points
USED: 318 (92.4%)
AVERAGE: 39.8
HIGH: 43 LOW: 36
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LEITCHVILLE-
GUNBOWER
BUDGET: 43 points
USED: 261 (86.7%)
AVERAGE: 37.3
HIGH: 40 LOW: 35
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LBU
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 236 (73.3%)
AVERAGE: 33.7
HIGH: 35 LOW: 31
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MOUNT PLEASANT
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 319 (99.1%)
AVERAGE: 45.6
HIGH: 46 LOW: 44
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NORTH BENDIGO
BUDGET: 40 points
USED: 251 (89.6%)
AVERAGE: 35.9
HIGH: 38 LOW: 33
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WHITE HILLS
BUDGET: 43 points
USED: 255 (84.7%)
AVERAGE: 36.4
HIGH: 38 LOW: 35
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LODDON VALLEY
BL-SERPENTINE
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 209 (75.7%)
AVERAGE: 34.8
HIGH: 37 LOW: 32
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BRIDGEWATER
BUDGET: 40 points
USED: 220 (91.7%)
AVERAGE: 36.7
HIGH: 40 LOW: 32
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CALIVIL UNITED
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 233 (84.4%)
AVERAGE: 38.8
HIGH: 41 LOW: 36
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INGLEWOOD
BUDGET: 48 points
USED: 262 (91.0%)
AVERAGE: 43.7
HIGH: 46 LOW: 39
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MAIDEN GULLY YCW
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 238 (86.2%)
AVERAGE: 39.7
HIGH: 44 LOW: 37
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MARONG
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 223 (80.8%)
AVERAGE: 37.2
HIGH: 39 LOW: 36
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MITIAMO
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 280 (87.0%)
AVERAGE: 40.0
HIGH: 44 LOW: 36
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NEWBRIDGE
BUDGET: 46 points
USED: 254 (92.0%)
AVERAGE: 42.3
HIGH: 45 LOW: 38
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PYRAMID HILL
BUDGET: 48 points
USED: 293 (87.2%)
AVERAGE: 41.9
HIGH: 44 LOW: 39
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NORTH CENTRAL
BIRCHIP-WATCHEM
BUDGET: 43 points
USED: 287 (95.3%)
AVERAGE: 41.0
HIGH: 43 LOW: 39
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BOORT
BUDGET: 40 points
USED: 262 (93.6%)
AVERAGE: 37.4
HIGH: 40 LOW: 34
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CHARLTON
BUDGET: 40 points
USED: 213 (76.1%)
AVERAGE: 30.4
HIGH: 32 LOW: 28
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DONALD
BUDGET: 40 points
USED: 249 (88.9%)
AVERAGE: 35.6
HIGH: 38 LOW: 34
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SEA LAKE NANDALY
BUDGET: 40 points
USED: 251 (89.6%)
AVERAGE: 35.9
HIGH: 38 LOW: 32
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ST ARNAUD
BUDGET: 40 points
USED: 224 (80.0%)
AVERAGE: 32.0
HIGH: 38 LOW: 21
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WEDDERBURN
BUDGET: 40 points
USED: 217 (77.5%)
AVERAGE: 31.0
HIGH: 33 LOW: 27
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WYCHEPROOF-
NARRAPORT
BUDGET: 40 points
USED: 212 (75.7%)
AVERAGE: 30.3
HIGH: 31 LOW: 28
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LEAGUE AVERAGES
BENDIGO
AVERAGE: 34.9
% USED: 83.9%
AVG. HIGH: 38.0
AVG. LOW: 31.2
HEATHCOTE DISTRICT
AVERAGE: 37.4
% USED: 85.3%
AVG. HIGH: 39.7
AVG. LOW: 35.0
LODDON VALLEY
AVERAGE: 39.4
% USED: 86.2%
AVG. HIGH: 42.2
AVG. LOW: 36.1
NORTH CENTRAL
AVERAGE: 34.2
% USED: 84.6%
AVG. HIGH: 36.6
AVG. LOW: 30.4