In a special off-season series starting today, Richmond Media is dissecting the key 2020 season statistics of the 22 members of the Tigers’ triumphant premiership team (in guernsey number order). And Richmond great Matthew Richardson also is providing comments on each premiership player. First-up, we focus on No. 1 Nick Vlastuin.
Overall statistics
Games: 20
Kicks average: 8.9
Handballs average: 4.7
Disposals average: 13.7
Contested possessions average: 4.8
Uncontested possessions average: 7.8
Rebound-50s average: 3.8
Marks average: 4.8
Intercepts average: 7.0
Score involvements average: 2.0
Tackles average: 2.1
One-percenters average: 3.0
Metres gained average: 258.6
Season statistical highs
Kicks: 14 v Hawthorn, Round 3, MCG.
Handballs: 8 v Hawthorn, Round 3, MCG and v Adelaide, Round 18, Adelaide Oval.
Disposals: 22 v Hawthorn, Round 3, MCG.
Contested possessions: 9 v Brisbane, qualifying final, Gabba.
Uncontested possessions: 14 v Hawthorn, Round 3, MCG.
Rebound-50s: 6 v Brisbane, Round 10, Metricon Stadium, v Port Adelaide, Round 11, Adelaide Oval and v West Coast, Round 14, Metricon Stadium.
Marks: 9 v West Coast, Round 14, Metricon Stadium.
Intercepts: 11 v North Melbourne, Round 7, Metricon Stadium.
Score involvements: 5 v Brisbane, Round 10, Metricon Stadium and v Hawthorn, Round, MCG.
Tackles: 6 v St Kilda, semi-final, Metricon Stadium.
One-percenters: 5 v Sydney, Round 6, Gabba, v Adelaide, Round 18, Adelaide Oval, v Brisbane, qualifying final, Gabba and v Port Adelaide, preliminary final, Adelaide Oval.
Metres gained: 379 v Hawthorn, Round 3, MCG.
Richmond rankings
No. 1 for intercepts.
No. 2 for rebound-50s.
No. 2 for marks.
No. 3 for one-percenters.
No. 4 for kicks.
No. 5 for metres gained.
“Continued his impressive rise as a player in 2020. Is now one of the absolute elite intercept players in the competition. Intercepts in the air and on ground, is an excellent decision-maker, and doesn’t waste possession. Is always in the right position and initiates counter-attacks from defence. Super-tough and nearly our most important player. Had the Richmond faithful nervous when he was forced out of this year’s Grand Final in the opening minutes because of concussion.”
