This week’s Stats Central looks at which players topped a range of stats categories at the end of the 2018 Peter Jackson VFL home-and-away season.
DISPOSALS
- Michael Gibbons (Williamstown) – 509 in 18 games
- Marcus Lentini (Coburg) – 509 in 18 games
- Tom Gribble (Werribee) – 496 in 18 games
KICKS
- Michael Gibbons (Williamstown) – 332 in 18 games
- Eli Templeton (Port Melbourne) – 293 in 18 games
- Tom Wilson (Northern Blues) – 286 in 17 games
HANDBALLS
- Marcus Lentini (Coburg) – 262 in 18 games
- Tom Gribble (Werribee) – 261 in 18 games
- Tom O’Sullivan (Port Melbourne) – 260 in 18 games
MARKS
- Sam Collins (Werribee) – 195 in 18 games
- Marty Hore (Collingwood) – 130 in 17 games
- Lewis Young (Footscray) – 113 in 16 games
HITOUTS
- Braydon Preuss (North Melbourne) – 806 in 17 games
- Nick Meese (Williamstown) – 679 in 13 games
- Lewis Pierce (Frankston) – 539 in 13 games
CLEARANCES
- Michael Gibbons (Williamstown) – 125 in 18 games
- Tom Wilson (Northern Blues) – 124 in 17 games
- Marcus Lentini (Coburg) – 123 in 18 games
CONTESTED POSSESSIONS
- Marcus Lentini (Coburg) – 258 in 18 games
- Tom O’Sullivan (Port Melbourne) – 236 in 18 games
- Tom Atkins (Geelong) – 231 in 18 games
UNCONTESTED POSSESSIONS
- Eli Templeton (Port Melbourne) – 297 in 18 games
- Will Hayes (Footscray) – 285 in 18 games
- Michael Gibbons (Williamstown) – 282 in 18 games
TACKLES
- Tom Atkins (Geelong) – 172 in 18 games
- Dominic Brew (Werribee) – 149 in 14 games
- Corey Wagner (Casey Demons) – 146 in 18 games
INSIDE-50s
- Michael Gibbons (Williamstown) – 113 in 18 games
- Tom Wilson (Northern Blues) – 91 in 17 games
- Will Hayes (Footscray) – 88 in 18 games
REBOUND-50s
- Marty Hore (Collingwood) – 104 in 17 games
- Jesse Corigliano (Coburg) – 93 in 18 games
- Mitch Hibberd (North Melbourne) – 79 in 16 games
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Round 21 stats leaders:
| KICKS | |||
| Tom Wilson | Northern Blues | 25 | |
| Jordan Cunico | Geelong | 24 | |
| Michael Gibbons | Williamstown | 24 | |
| Luke Dunstan | Sandringham | 22 | |
| Nick Hind | Essendon | 19 | |
| Josh Hill | Northern Blues | 19 | |
| Anthony Brolic | Box Hill Hawks | 18 | |
| Dion Johnstone | Casey Demons | 18 | |
| Callan Wellings | Collingwood | 18 | |
| Jordan Ridley | Essendon | 18 | |
| Nick Rippon | North Melbourne | 18 | |
| Dane McFarlane | Werribee | 18 | |
| Brett Bewley | Williamstown | 18 | |
| Andrew Moore | Box Hill Hawks | 17 | |
| Nash Holmes | North Melbourne | 17 | |
| HANDBALLS | |||
| Dylan Clarke | Essendon | 25 | |
| Anthony Miles | Richmond | 24 | |
| Alex Woodward | Collingwood | 20 | |
| Corey Ellis | Richmond | 20 | |
| Brede Seccull | Sandringham | 19 | |
| Charlie Constable | Geelong | 18 | |
| Sam Lloyd | Richmond | 18 | |
| Nick Graham | Northern Blues | 17 | |
| Tom Atkins | Geelong | 17 | |
| Connor Menadue | Richmond | 16 | |
| Rupert Wills | Collingwood | 16 | |
| Tom Wilson | Northern Blues | 15 | |
| Kieran Lovell | Box Hill Hawks | 15 | |
| Matthew Smith | Collingwood | 15 | |
| Jarryd Blair | Collingwood | 15 | |
| MARKS | |||
| Callan Wellings | Collingwood | 11 | |
| Sam Collins | Werribee | 11 | |
| Tim O’Brien | Box Hill Hawks | 11 | |
| Jordan Cunico | Geelong | 10 | |
| Brendan Whitecross | Box Hill Hawks | 10 | |
| Flynn Appleby | Collingwood | 10 | |
| Blake Pearson | Port Melbourne | 10 | |
| Matthew Smith | Collingwood | 9 | |
| Jonathon Ceglar | Box Hill Hawks | 9 | |
| Andrew Moore | Box Hill Hawks | 9 | |
| Josh Daicos | Collingwood | 9 | |
| Dallas Willsmore | Box Hill Hawks | 9 | |
| Jaylon Thorpe | Williamstown | 9 | |
| Mack Rivett | Port Melbourne | 9 | |
| Jordan Lisle | Port Melbourne | 9 | |
| TACKLES | |||
| Dominic Brew | Werribee | 12 | |
| Josh Wagner | Casey Demons | 12 | |
| Cory Stockdale | Casey Demons | 11 | |
| Michael Gibbons | Williamstown | 10 | |
| Sam Lloyd | Richmond | 9 | |
| Mitch Wooffindin | Port Melbourne | 9 | |
| Eli Templeton | Port Melbourne | 8 | |
| Corey Wagner | Casey Demons | 8 | |
| James Munro | Casey Demons | 8 | |
| Aloysio Ferreira | Frankston | 8 | |
| Blake Pearson | Port Melbourne | 7 | |
| Matthew Northe | North Melbourne | 7 | |
| Tim English | Footscray | 7 | |
| Jay Lockhart | Casey Demons | 7 | |
| Tom Wilson | Northern Blues | 7 | |
| HITOUTS | |||
| Sam Draper | Essendon | 60 | |
| Nick Meese | Williamstown | 58 | |
| Braydon Preuss | North Melbourne | 50 | |
| Ivan Soldo | Richmond | 44 | |
| Angus Milham | Northern Blues | 44 | |
| Tim English | Footscray | 36 | |
| Lachlan Waddell | Port Melbourne | 27 | |
| Hayden McLean | Sandringham | 26 | |
| Max Lynch | Collingwood | 26 | |
| Marc Pittonet | Box Hill Hawks | 26 | |
| 2018 LEADING GOALKICKERS | Last Rnd | Total | |
| Nick Larkey | North Melbourne | 2 | 41 |
| Jordan Lisle | Port Melbourne | _ | 37 |
| Mitch Lewis | Box Hill Hawks | 5 | 36 |
| Corey Rich | Frankston | 5 | 34 |
| Ben Cavarra | Williamstown | 3 | 33 |
| Andrew Hooper | Werribee | 4 | 33 |
| Tyson Stengle | Richmond | 2 | 31 |
| Daniel Younan | Essendon | INJ | 31 |
| Angus Monfries | Footscray | 1 | 29 |
| Jesse Palmer | Northern Blues | _ | 27 |
