Richmond excitement machine Shai Bolton’s AFL career-best year to date is highlighted through a comprehensive statistical analysis of the Club’s playing group up to the midway mark of the 2022 season.
Bolton is ranked 14 times in the top five of 21 specific categories (twice as No. 1) and sits atop the Tigers’ mid-season stats stars list.
Jayden Short, with his successful shift this season from a rebounding role in defence to the midfield, is in second place, appearing 10 times.
The 2020 Jack Dyer Medallist is ranked No. 1 in the most categories by any Richmond player with five.
Former captain Trent Cotchin and dependable defender Nathan Broad are equal third on the list with nine top-five rankings apiece (Cotchin four as No. 1 and Broad three as No. 1).
Here is the full list of the Tigers’ stats stars up to the mid-season break . . .
Kicks
1 – Jayden Short, 244
2 – Nathan Broad, 141
3 – Daniel Rioli, 137
4 – Shai Bolton, 122
5 – Trent Cotchin, 104
Handballs
1 – Trent Cotchin, 115
Eq.2 – Dion Prestia, 97
Eq.2 – Liam Baker, 97
4 – Toby Nankervis, 96
5 – Jack Graham, 94
Disposals
1 – Jayden Short, 298
2 – Trent Cotchin, 219
3 – Daniel Rioli, 217
4 – Nathan Broad, 205
5 – Shai Bolton, 200
Contested possessions
1 – Trent Cotchin, 104
2 – Shai Bolton, 103
3 – Toby Nankervis, 101
4 – Dion Prestia, 80
5 – Liam Baker, 74
Uncontested possessions
1 – Jayden Short, 196
2 – Daniel Rioli, 151
3 – Nathan Broad, 145
4 – Jack Graham, 133
5 – Dion Prestia, 121
Clearances
1 – Trent Cotchin, 53
2 – Shai Bolton, 45
3 – Toby Nankervis, 41
4 – Dion Prestia, 38
5 – Jayden Short, 22
Centre clearances
1 – Trent Cotchin, 32
2 – Shai Bolton, 28
3 – Dion Prestia, 17
4 – Toby Nankervis, 16
5 – Jayden Short, 11
Stoppage clearances
1 – Toby Nankervis, 25
Eq. 2 – Trent Cotchin, 21
Eq. 2 – Dion Prestia, 21
4 – Shai Bolton, 17
5 – Jack Graham, 13
Inside-50s
1 – Jayden Short, 52
2 – Shai Bolton, 49
3 – Jack Graham, 39
Eq.4 – Trent Cotchin, 32
Eq. 4 – Dion Prestia, 32
Rebound-50s
1 – Nathan Broad, 57
2 – Jayden Short, 42
3 – Daniel Rioli, 39
4 – Nick Vlastuin, 36
5 – Josh Gibcus, 30
Intercepts
1 – Nathan Broad, 68
2 – Daniel Rioli, 60
3 – Nick Vlastuin, 55
4 – Liam Baker, 51
5 – Dylan Grimes, 46
Marks
1 – Nathan Broad, 78
2 – Jayden Short, 66
3 – Tom Lynch, 57
4 – Daniel Rioli, 55
5 – Nick Vlastuin, 49
Contested marks
1 – Tom Lynch, 28
2 – Noah Balta, 14
3 – Jack Riewoldt, 13
4 – Nathan Broad, 9
5 – Josh Gibcus, 8
Marks inside 50
1 – Tom Lynch, 31
2 – Jack Riewoldt, 29
3 – Shai Bolton, 14
4 – Noah Balta, 11
5 – Jason Castagna, 9
Goals
1 – Tom Lynch, 31
Eq.2 – Shai Bolton, 21
Eq.2 – Jack Riewoldt, 21
4 – Jason Castagna, 10
5 – Noah Balta, 9
Goal assists
1 – Shai Bolton, 11
Eq.2 – Shane Edwards, 9
Eq.2 – Dion Prestia, 9
4 – Trent Cotchin, 8
5 – Jason Castagna, 7
Score involvements
1 – Shai Bolton, 82
2 – Tom Lynch, 69
3 – Jayden Short, 55
4 – Liam Baker, 54
5 – Jack Riewoldt, 53
Tackles
1 – Toby Nankervis, 47
2 – Jack Graham, 45
3 – Liam Baker, 30
Eq. 4 – Shai Bolton, 26
Eq. 4 – Daniel Rioli, 26
Tackles inside 50
Eq.1 – Shai Bolton, 11
Eq.1 – Tom Lynch, 11
Eq. 3 – Jason Castagna, 10
Eq. 3 – Toby Nankervis, 10
Eq.3 – Jack Riewoldt, 10
One-percenters
1 – Josh Gibcus, 56
2 – Robbie Tarrant, 53
3 – Toby Nankervis, 42
4 – Nathan Broad, 40
Eq.5 – Dylan Grimes, 30
Eq. 5 – Ben Miller, 30
Metres gained
1 – Jayden Short, 7124
2 – Daniel Rioli, 4359
3 – Shai Bolton, 4042
4 – Nathan Broad, 3389
5 – Kamdyn McIntosh, 3375
Total
14 – Shai Bolton
10 – Jayden Short
9 – Nathan Broad, Trent Cotchin
8 – Toby Nankervis, Dion Prestia, Daniel Rioli
6 – Tom Lynch
5 – Liam Baker, Jack Graham, Jack Riewoldt
4 – Jason Castagna
3 – Noah Balta, Josh Gibcus, Nick Vlastuin
2 – Dylan Grimes
1 – Shane Edwards, Kamdyn McIntosh, Ben Miller, Robbie Tarrant
