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VFL
NORTH Melbourne midfielder Ben Jacobs will be knocking down the selection room door at Arden Street this week after dominating in North Ballarat's big win over Bendigo in Swan Hill on Sunday.
Jacobs gathered 42 touches and booted four goals in the Roosters' 99-point rout of their country rivals.
It was the second time this season Jacobs has collected 42 disposals in the VFL, however the 22-year-old Roo hasn't been able to translate that form at the elite level.
Jacobs failed to impress when used as the substitute in his three AFL games this season and hasn’t played since the Roos' round five loss to Collingwood.
Liam Anthony improved his chances of a first AFL game for the year after he also found plenty of the football and kicked two goals.
Meanwhile, Hawthorn midfielders Alex Woodward and Ben Ross starred in Box Hill's seven-point loss to Port Melbourne.
Woodward's knack of finding time and space in traffic wouldn't have gone unnoticed by Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson, assistant Brett Ratten and football manager Chris Fagan, who were at Box Hill City Oval.
The luckless midfielder put his hand up yet again to make his AFL debut by collecting 26 possessions in another classy display.
Woodward, whose comeback from two knee reconstructions was hampered by a shoulder injury suffered in the VFL earlier this year, told Fairfax Media he was just pleased to be stringing matches together.
“I’m just hoping for some consistent footy, that’s probably the main thing, to get some continuity in my game,” Woodward said.
“I’ve been out for so long. Stringing three or four games together without breaking down is good.
"I see every week as a chance to play AFL and that’s how I approach every game at Box Hill.
"That sort of mentality helps me perform out on the ground and I’m sure the coaches recognise that I’m working hard to put my hand up."
Rookie-listed Ross (23 disposals) was among Box Hill's best for the second-straight match, although his kicking occasionally let him down.
Key forwards Sam Grimley and Tim O'Brien were lively around the ground and booted a major each, while Kyle Cheney and Angus Litherland were rock-solid down back.
Developing ruckman Luke Lowden impressed with his tap-work before he was forced from the field in the third quarter.
Lowden had ice strapped to his left heel at the three-quarter time break and took no further part in the match, however he was able to walk relatively freely after the game.
On Saturday, Collingwood backman Lachlan Keeffe put up his hand to cover the injuries to Nathan Brown and Jack Frost with a strong showing for the Magpies' VFL team.
Keeffe, dropped after a sub-standard performance against Adelaide last week, performed strongly as a key defender in the side's 40-point win over Geelong.
Gathering 18 disposals and 11 marks, he rebounded strongly from defence to suggest he is ready to step straight back into the senior team with an almost certain lay-off ahead for Brown.
Taylor Adams (33 disposals) was tough in the clinches, while Kyle Martin continues to push his case for being elevated to the senior list with 29 disposals, 15 marks, nine inside 50s and two goals.
Patrick Karnezis also drilled six goals as he continues to push towards his senior Collingwood debut.
The Cats were buoyed by the successful returns of Billie Smedts and Shane Kersten, following extensive injury layoffs.
Smedts sustained a fracture in his leg, which was originally thought to be bone bruising, in a heavy collision with a North Melbourne player in a practice game in March.
Kersten, who was pencilled in by the Cats coaching staff at the beginning of the year as a replacement for the outgoing James Podsiadly, had surgery in March to fix a knee complaint.
Smedts had 14 disposals rotating between wing and half-back, while Kersten kicked two goals from limited opportunities.
Essendon-listed players Ariel Steinberg and Lauchlan Dalgleish were among the Bombers’ VFL side’s best players in the club's 44-point win over the Northern Blues.
Carlton veteran Andrew Carrazzo had 18 disposals for the Blues, after failing to be selected in the senior team for the game against Adelaide on Sunday.
Ivan Maric was Richmond's best player, kicking two goals, despite the team going down by 51 points to Werribee.
Mason Wood, a possible forward option North Melbourne could call upon, kicked two goals for the Tigers.
Mitch Honeychurch and Jack Redpath kicked three goals apiece, while Jarrad Grant added two majors in the Footscray Bulldogs' 34-point win over Coburg.
Grant was the Bulldogs' second-best player, behind fellow Bulldogs-listed player Christian Howard.
NEAFL
Former first-round draft pick Jed Lamb and Ex-Geelong veteran Josh Hunt combined for 11 goals as Greater Western Sydney's reserves obliterated Gold Coast's seconds by 191 points on Sunday.
The University of Western Sydney booted 32 goals to the depleted Suns' two in the curtain-raiser to the Gold Coast's clash against the Western Bulldogs at Metricon Stadium.
Midfielder Tomas Bugg booted three majors and was best afield for the Giants.
Rugby league convert Karmichael Hunt was Gold Coast's best player.
SANFL
Port Adelaide forward John Butcher kicked five goals in the Magpies' 26-point win over North Adelaide on Saturday.
Sam Gray had 24 disposals in a strong performance, while Paul Stewart had 29 touches to push his case for senior selection.
*The WAFL both had a bye
