Dustin Martin’s outstanding form during Richmond’s 2017 premiership season is further highlighted through a thorough statistical analysis of the Club’s playing group across the 22 home-and-away rounds and three finals.
The superstar midfielder features in the top five of more key statistical categories than any other Tiger player.
Martin’s name appears 16 times in the 22 specific categories, with Shaun Grigg next best on 15, followed by captain Trent Cotchin with 12.
Here is the full list of Richmond’s ‘stats’ stars in the ‘Year of the Tiger’...
Kicks
1. D. Martin (479)
2. T. Cotchin (347)
3. B. Ellis (332)
4. S. Grigg (322)
5. B. Houli (291)
Handballs
1. D. Martin (265)
2. K. Lambert (263)
3. S. Grigg (255)
4. D. Prestia (252)
5. T. Cotchin (244)
Total disposals
1. D. Martin (744)
2. T. Cotchin (591)
3. S. Grigg (577)
4. B. Ellis (558)
5. K. Lambert (515)
Contested possessions
1. D. Martin (362)
2. T. Cotchin (294)
3. D. Prestia (208)
4. S. Grigg (192)
5. K. Lambert (190)
Uncontested possessions
1. B. Ellis (375)
2. S. Grigg (369)
3. D. Martin (361)
4. B. Houli (323)
5. K. Lambert (315)
Clearances
1. D. Martin (161)
2. T. Cotchin (131)
3. D. Prestia (88)
4. S. Grigg (72)
5. T. Nankervis (70)
Centre clearances
1. D. Martin (85)
2. T. Cotchin (59)
3. D. Prestia (34)
4. T. Nankervis (27)
5. S. Grigg (22)
Stoppage clearances
1. D. Martin (76)
2. T. Cotchin (72)
3. D. Prestia (54)
4. S. Grigg (50)
5. K. Lambert (44)
Inside-50s
1. D. Martin (150)
2. S. Grigg (112)
3. T. Cotchin (105)
4. K. Lambert (98)
5. D. Prestia (75)
Rebound-50s
1. A. Rance (97)
2. B. Houli (87)
3. B. Ellis (81)
4. D. Astbury (72)
5. N. Vlastuin (64)
Goals
1. J. Riewoldt (54)
2. D. Martin (37)
3. D. Butler (30)
4. J. Castagna (26)
5. D. Rioli (25)
Goal assists
1. D. Martin (29)
2. K. Lambert (23)
3. S. Edwards (21)
4. D. Butler (18)
Eq. 5. T. Cotchin (14)
Eq. 5. D. Rioli (14)
Score involvements
1. D. Martin (225)
2. K. Lambert (161)
3. J. Riewoldt (159)
4. S. Grigg (150)
5. S. Edwards (135)
Marks
1. D. Astbury (159)
2. J. Riewoldt (138)
3. S. Grigg (131)
4. A. Rance (130)
5. B. Houli (108)
Contested marks
1. J. Riewoldt (37)
2. D. Astbury (32)
3. A. Rance (27)
4. D. Martin (25)
5. T. Nankervis (24)
Marks inside 50
1. J. Riewoldt (77)
2. J. Castagna (37)
3. D. Martin (26)
4. J. Caddy (25)
Eq. 5. S. Grigg (21)
Eq. 5. D. Rioli (21)
Total Tackles
1. T. Cotchin (139)
2. K. Lambert (111)
3. T. Nankervis (97)
4. S. Grigg (94)
5. D. Prestia (93)
Tackles inside 50
1. D. Rioli (33)
Eq. 2. J. Castagna (32)
Eq. 2. D. Butler (32)
4. J. Riewoldt (30)
5. S. Grigg (28)
Intercepts
1. A. Rance (236)
2. D. Astbury (172)
3. B. Ellis (141)
4. D. Grimes (130)
5. B. Houli (115)
Turnovers
1. D. Martin (154)
2. T. Cotchin (125)
3. S. Grigg (123)
4. K. Lambert (105)
5. B. Houli (103)
One-percenters
1. A. Rance (242)
2. D. Astbury (114)
3. D. Grimes (98)
4. T. Nankervis (84)
5. J. Riewoldt (46)
Metres gained
1. D. Martin (12,073)
2. S. Grigg (9510)
3. T. Cotchin (8936)
4. B. Houli (8730)
5. B. Ellis (7660)
Total
16 – D. Martin
15 – S. Grigg
12 – T. Cotchin
10 – K. Lambert
7 – B. Houli, D. Prestia, J. Riewoldt
6 – B. Ellis
5 – D. Astbury, A. Rance, T. Nankervis
4 – D. Rioli
3 – D. Butler, J. Castagna
2 – S. Edwards, D. Grimes
1– N. Vlastuin, J. Caddy
