In the lead-up to Shane Edwards’ 300-game milestone against Brisbane at the MCG on Sunday, Tony Greenberg has compiled his list of the top 10 performances of the triple Tiger premiership star’s AFL career (in chronological order). Here is a statistical summary of each of those games...
Round 20, 2012 v Western Bulldogs, MCG: 22 disposals, 10 contested possessions, four marks, four goals, three inside-50s, three clearances, two Brownlow Medal votes.
Round 3, 2015 v Brisbane, Gabba: 26 disposals, 12 contested possessions, three marks, three inside-50s. three clearances, one goal, 10 score involvements, four intercepts, 331 metres gained.
Round 9, 2015 v Essendon, MCG: 25 disposals, 16 contested possessions, seven marks, seven inside-50s. three clearances, four intercepts, eight score involvements, 532 metres gained, three Brownlow Medal votes.
2017 Grand Final v Adelaide, MCG: 25 disposals, 13 contested possessions, eight inside-50s, seven clearances, six stoppage clearances, three intercepts, 10 score involvements, 374 metres gained, two Norm Smith Medal votes.
Round 11, 2018 v Essendon, MCG: 31 disposals, 10 contested possessions, five marks, seven inside-50s, five clearances, two goals, three goal assists, 12 score involvements, 685 metres gained, three Brownlow Medal votes.
Round 20, 2019 v Melbourne, MCG: 31 disposals, 11 contested possessions, four inside-50s, eight clearances, five rebound-50s, three intercepts, nine score involvements, 433 metres gained.
2019 qualifying final v Brisbane, Gabba: 29 disposals, 18 contested possessions, six marks, eight clearances, six stoppage clearances, one goal, three score involvements, five intercepts, 407 metres gained.
2019 Grand Final v Greater Western Sydney, MCG: 21 disposals, 11 contested possessions, five inside-50s, six clearances, three rebound-50s, four intercepts, six score involvements, six tackles and 268 metres gained.
2020 second semi-final v St Kilda, Metricon Stadium: 21 disposals, 10 contested possessions, five clearances, three centre clearances, two goals, seven score involvements, 237 metres gained.
2020 Grand Final v Geelong, Gabba: 27 disposals, eight contested possessions, four inside-50s, nine clearances, three centre clearances, four score involvements, 389 metres gained, four Norm Smith Medal votes.
