Jack Ross is a clear statistical standout for Richmond at the midway mark of the 2026 season.

A thorough statistical analysis of the Club’s playing group highlights the impressive improvement Ross has shown so far this season in his midfield role.

The 25-year-old features in the top five of the 20 key categories, more than any other Richmond player – 13 times – three more than Seth Campbell on 10, with Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper tied in third place on nine.

Ross also ranks at No. 1 in more of the categories than any other Tiger – six – with Jayden Short next best on four.

Here’s the full list of Richmond’s stats stars up to the mid-season bye...

Kicks
1.      Jayden Short, 210
2.      Ben Miller, 132
3.      Seth Campbell, 111
4.      Nick Vlastuin, 108
5.      Jacob Hopper, 105

Handballs
1.    Jack Ross, 181
2.    Tim Taranto, 139
3.    Jacob Hopper, 135
4.    Dion Prestia, 77
5.    Sam Grlj, 76

Disposals
1.    Jack Ross, 277
2.    Jayden Short, 274
3.    Jacob Hopper, 240
4.    Tim Taranto, 230
5.    Seth Campbell, 178
        
Contested possessions
1.    Jack Ross, 134
2.    Tim Taranto, 122
3.    Jacob Hopper, 121
4.    Noah Balta, 70
5.    Seth Campbell, 69

Uncontested possessions
1.    Jayden Short, 191
2.    Jack Ross, 152
3.    Sam Grlj, 134
4.    Jacob Hopper, 124
5.    Ben Miller, 120

Clearances
1.    Tim Taranto, 59
Eq. 2. Jacob Hopper, 53
Eq. 2. Jack Ross, 53
Eq. 4. Sam Lalor, 21
Eq. 4. Noah Balta, 21

Centre clearances
1.    Tim Taranto, 29
2.    Jack Ross, 22
3.    Jacob Hopper, 21
4.    Oliver Hayes-Brown, 17
5.    Sam Lalor, 12

Stoppage clearances
1.    Jacob Hopper, 32
2.    Jack Ross, 31
3.    Tim Taranto, 30
4.    Seth Campbell, 16
5.    Noah Balta, 15

Inside-50s
1.    Jack Ross, 44
2.    Jacob Hopper, 37
3.    Tim Taranto, 36
4.    Seth Campbell, 35
5.    Jayden Short, 33

Rebound-50s
1.    Ben Miller, 58
2.    Jayden Short, 57
3.    Nick Vlastuin, 45
4.    Nathan Broad, 32
5.    Tom Brown, 30

Intercepts
1.    Nick Vlastuin, 65
2.    Nathan Broad, 54
3.    Ben Miller, 52
4.    Jayden Short, 45
5.    Noah Balta, 39

Marks
1.    Jayden Short, 87
2.    Ben Miller, 79
3.    Nathan Broad, 62
4.    Noah Balta, 56
5.    Jack Ross, 46

Contested marks
1.    Noah Balta, 17
2.    Tom Lynch, 13
Eq. 3. Mykelti Lefau, 8
Eq. 3. Ben Miller, 8
5.    Nathan Broad, 6

Marks inside-50
1.    Tom Lynch, 18
Eq. 2. Jonty Faull, 10
Eq. 2. Mykelti Lefau, 10
Eq. 2. Seth Campbell, 10
Eq. 5. Sam Lalor, 9
Eq. 5. Liam Fawcett, 9

Goals
Eq. 1. Seth Campbell, 12
Eq. 1. Steely Green, 12
Eq. 3. Mykelti Lefau, 11
Eq. 5. Sam Lalor, 8
Eq. 5. Liam Fawcett, 8

Score involvements
1.    Jack Ross, 66
Eq. 2. Seth Campbell, 57
Eq. 2. Steely Green, 57
4. Tim Taranto, 50
5. Tom Lynch, 44

Tackles
1.    Jack Ross, 63
2.    Tim Taranto, 48
Eq. 3. Steely Green, 34
Eq. 3. Mykelti Lefau, 34
5.     Sam Grlj, 31

Tackles inside-50
1.    Steely Green, 15
2.    Seth Campbell, 12
3.    Mykelti Lefau, 11
4.    Tom Lynch, 10
Eq. 5. Jack Ross, 8
Eq. 5. Maurice Rioli, 8

One-percenters
1.    Ben Miller, 92
2.    Nathan Broad, 52
3.    Campbell Gray, 50
4.    Noah Balta, 31
5.    Mykelti Lefau, 24

Metres gained
1.    Jayden Short, 5,547
2.    Ben Miller, 3,529
3.    Jack Ross, 3,522
4.    Sam Grlj, 3,242
5.    Seth Campbell, 3,159

Total
13 – Jack Ross
10 – Seth Campbell
9 – Tim Taranto, Jacob Hopper
8 – Ben Miller, Jayden Short
7 – Noah Balta
6 – Mykelti Lefau
5 – Tom Lynch, Nathan Broad
4 – Steely Green, Sam Grlj, Sam Lalor
3 – Nick Vlastuin
2 – Liam Fawcett
1 – Tom Brown, Jonty Faull, Campbell Gray, Oliver Hayes-Brown, Dion Prestia