The outstanding form displayed by brilliant Richmond midfielder Dustin Martin so far in 2017 is further emphasised through a thorough statistical assessment of the Club’s playing group.

At the midway mark of the season, Martin features in the top five of more key statistical categories than any other Richmond player.

Martin’s name appears 14 times in the 16 specific categories, with Shaun Grigg next best on 11, followed by Trent Cotchin, nine.

Here is the full list of Richmond’s ‘stats’ stars to this stage of the season . . .


Kicks

1. Martin (223)

2. Cotchin (161)

3. Ellis (146)

4. Grigg (145)

5. Houli (141)

Handballs

Eq. 1.  T. Cotchin (119)

Eq. 1.  S. Grigg (119)

3. Houli (110)

4. Martin (106)

5. Lambert (104)

Total disposals

1. Martin (329)

2. Cotchin (280)

3. Grigg (264)

4. Houli (251)

5. Ellis (237)

Contested possessions

1. Martin (160)

2. Cotchin (135)

3. Grigg (101)

4. Nankervis (89)

Eq. 5.  B. Ellis (80)

Eq. 5.  D. Prestia (80)

Uncontested possessions

1. Martin (161)

2. Grigg (153)

3. Ellis (148)

4. Houli (146)

5. Cotchin (141)

Clearances

1. Martin (74)

2. Cotchin (61)

Eq. 3.  S. Grigg (37)

Eq. 3.  T. Nankervis (37)

Eq. 5.  D. Prestia (33)

Eq. 5.  J. Caddy (33)

Centre clearances

1. Martin (34)

2. T. Cotchin (28)

3. T. Nankervis (17)

4. S. Grigg (13)

        Eq. 5.  D. Prestia (9)

        Eq. 5.  J. Caddy (9)

Inside-50s

1. Martin (67)

2. T. Cotchin (60)

3. S. Grigg (57)

4. K. Lambert (34)

5. B. Ellis (31)

Rebound-50s

1. Houli (49)

2. Rance (46)

3. Ellis (33)

4. Short (32)

5. Astbury (25)

Goals

1. Riewoldt (29)

2. Martin (16)

Eq. 3.  D. Rioli (12)

Eq. 3.  J. Castagna (12)

5.D. Butler (11)

Goal assists

1. Martin (12)

2. Lambert (11)

3. Vlastuin (8)

4. Grigg (7)

Eq. 5.  J. Riewoldt (6)

Eq. 5.  D. Butler (6)

Eq. 5.  S. Edwards (6)

Marks

1. Riewoldt (70)

2. Astbury (65)

3. Grigg (62)

4. Rance (57)

5. Martin (46)

Contested marks

1. Riewoldt (21)

2. Astbury (16)

3. Nankervis (15)

4. Rance (11)

5. Martin (10)

Marks inside 50

1. Riewoldt (40)

2. Castagna (17)

3. Rioli (12)

4. Martin (10)

5. Grigg (9)

Tackles

1. Cotchin (73)

2. Martin (47)

3. Lambert (45)

Eq. 4.  B. Houli (39)

Eq. 4.  T. Nankervis (39)

One-percenters

1. Rance (123)

2. Astbury (53)

3. Grimes (46)

4. McIntosh (36)

5. Nankervis (33)