GFNL Stats Vault: Top 100 ranked players in 2024 and top 10 in every category
Who were the leaders in every statistic across the GFNL season, and which players were in the top 100 according to Premier Data? We have all the numbers that matter from the 2024 season.
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There are some surprise results in Premier Data’s overall rankings of the GFNL home-and-away season.
The top eight ranked performers across the season are all from non-finalists, with St Mary’s superstar Harry Benson coming in at ninth despite missing three games across the season.
Colac behemoth Zach Zdybel is head and shoulders above the rest, scoring 240 Premier Data ranking points more than any other player this season with 2590, averaging a jaw-dropping 152.4 in his 17 games.
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The gun ruckman ranked first for clearances, second for contested possessions and second for hit-outs across the competition, finishing equal fifth in the Mathieson Medal count with 14 votes.
Newtown & Chillwell interceptor Braden Hocking is in second spot behind Zdybel, taking 32 more intercept marks than any other player with 95, also ranking first for marks, first for one percenters, second for spoils and third for rebound 50s.
North Shore duo Jacob Sammut-Miljevic and Nathan Arbon and Groveldae ruckman player Ryan Abbott — who averaged the second most ranking points per game behind Zdybel — round out the top-five.
Geelong West ball-magnet Tanner Lovell finished second in the Mathieson Medal and third for average ranking points with 140.3 per game, missing four GFNL games while playing with Geelong VFL.
Mathieson Medal winner Doyle Madigan was the 17th ranked player of the season for South Barwon
In his first GFNL season, the prolific Arbon amassed the second most disposals with 594 – behind St Albans young gun Fletcher Keck with 627 – took the third most marks, while Samut-Miljevic was in the top 10 for marks, contested possessions, and inside 50s.
Former Geelong and St Kilda player Abbott gave Grovedale silver service, winning the most hit-outs to advantage for the season.
Lara trio Dan Weigl, Bayley Cockerill and Connor Lineham-Cunningham, Newtown & Chillwell ball-winner Ned Harris and St Mary’s superstar Harry Benson — the winner of the Geelong Advertiser Coaches Player of the Year — secured top 10 ranked finishes according to Champion Data.
Weigl will be difficult to replace for Lara next year, moving to Bellarine club Geelong Amateur in 2025.
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RANKING POINTS AVERAGE (MIN 12 GAMES)
1 Zachary Zdybel 152.4
2 Ryan Abbott 145.2
3 Tanner Lovell 140.3
4 Braden Hocking 138.2
5 Olivier Northam 134.6
6 Harry Benson 132.8
7 Nathan Arbon 129.7
8 Ollie Bridgewater 127.3
9 Logan Wagener 127.2
10 Jacob Sammut-Miljevic 124.9
DISPOSALS
1 Fletcher Keck 627
2 Nathan Arbon 594
3 Bayley Cockerill 517
4 Tanner Lovell 480
5 Lachlan Patten 478
6 Ned Harris 474
7 Daniel Weigl 468
8 Luke Webb 467
9 Logan Wagener 465
10 Connor Walmsley 439
CONTESTED POSSESSIONS
1 Lachlan Patten 257
2 Zachary Zdybel 253
3 Bayley Cockerill 247
4 James Gow 232
5 Jacob Russell 228
6 Tanner Lovell 227
7 Connor Walmsley 222
8 Jacob Sammut-Miljevic 219
8 Connor Lineham-Cunningham 219
10 Nathan Arbon 218
MARKS
1 Braden Hocking 154
2 Daniel Weigl 144
3 Nathan Arbon 143
4 Jack Driver 135
5 Adam Garner 130
6 Fraser Fort 129
7 Paddy De Grandi 127
7 Damian McMahon 127
9 Charlie Harris 120
10 Jacob Sammut-Miljevc 118
CONTESTED MARKS
1 Adam Garner 69
2 Paddy De Grandi 64
3 Tom Gillett 53
4 Matthew Caldow 51
5 Connor Giddings 50
6 Braden Hocking 45
7 Fraser Fort 36
8 Luke Maddock 35
9 Ryan Abbott 34
10 Michael Rudd 33
INTERCEPT MARKS
1 Braden Hocking 95
2 Daniel Weigl 63
3 Jack Driver 58
4 Stephen Bensted 55
5 Luke Webb 43
6 Brady Ferguson 42
7 Tevan Nofi 38
8 Rowan Gough 36
9 Thomas Peirce 34
10 Sam Bourke 33
CLEARANCES
1 Zachary Zdybel 144
2 Bayley Cockerill 130
3 Lachlan Patten 129
4 Harry Benson 125
5 Tanner Lovell 122
6 William Ford 118
6 James Gow 118
8 Connor Lineham-Cunningham 115
9 Marcus Thompson 110
10 Fraser Marris 109
FREES FOR
1 Fraser Marris 51
2 Nathan Deans 49
3 Jacob Russell 42
4 Ryan Bell 41
5 James Gow 40
6 Tylar Watts 37
7 Doyle Madigan 35
7 Zachary Zdybel 35
9 Marcus Thompson 34
9 Patrick Kelly 34
HIT-OUTS
1 Cameron Wilkinson 750
2 Zachary Zdybel 654
3 Ryan Abbott 639
4 Ryan Bell 636
5 Nic Minchin 577
6 Kyle Bumpstead 547
7 Ben Kellett 536
8 Olivier Northam 489
9 Tylar Watts 447
10 Nathan Cole 439
HIT-OUTS TO ADVANTAGE
1 Ryan Abbott 176
2 Ryan Bell 152
3 Cameron Wilkinson 146
4 Ben Kellett 143
5 Nic Minchin 140
6 Kyle Bumpstead 123
7 Zachary Zdybel 116
8 Tylar Watts 95
8 Olivier Northam95
10 Nathan Cole 90
INSIDE 50s
1 Marcus Thompson 97
2 Bayley Cockerill 94
3 Jacob Sammut-Miljevic 89
3 Damian McMahon 89
5 Tanner Lovell 88
5 Harry Benson 88
7 Joe Maishman 85
8 Brock Williamson 84
9 James Gow 83
10 Ben McCarthy 82
REBOUND 50s
1 Fletcher Keck 195
2 Daniel Weigl 181
3 Braden Hocking 145
4 Luke Webb 114
5 Lachlan Hayes 113
6 Benjamin Lloyd 100
7 Rory Quinn 99
8 Cameron Primmer 88
9 Dylan Starkie 81
10 Cameron Anderson 74
GOALS
1 Adam Garner 62
2 Paddy De Grandi 59
3 Fraser Fort 56
4 Hunter Lewis 54
5 Matthew Caldow 44
6 Connor Giddings 39
6 Harry McMahon 39
8 Tom Gillett 37
9 Dustin Walters 35
9 Lachy Peck 35
GOAL ASSISTS
1 Michael Rudd 27
2 Paddy De Grandi 26
3 Logan Wagener 25
3 Jonathan Simpkin 25
3 Harry Benson 25
6 Harry McMahon 24
7 Samuel Scott 23
7 Dustin Walters 23
7 Harry Cunningham 23
10 Brock Williamson 22
SCORE INVOLVEMENTS
1 Paddy De Grandi 159
2 Adam Garner 158
3 Jonathan Simpkin 149
4 Fraser Fort 148
5 Brock Williamson 145
6 Logan Wagener 143
6 Harry Benson 143
8 Brayden Ham 141
9 Harry McMahon 138
10 Dustin Walters 137
TURNOVERS
1 Fletcher Keck 135
2 Bayley Cockerill 111
3 Nathan Arbon 108
4 Lachlan Patten 103
5 Connor Walmsley 102
6 Jacob Russell 96
7 Tanner Lovell 81
8 Bailey Brogden 79
9 Will O’Dwyer 78
10 Daniel Weigl 77
SPOILS
1 Ben Miller 69
2 Braden Hocking 64
3 Stephen Bensted 54
4 Titit Nyak 53
5 Alex Pocock 51
5 Trent Thompson 51
7 Rowan Gough 50
8 Jack Melican 49
9 Brady Ferguson 48
10 Liam Betson 46
TACKLES
1 Connor Lineham-Cunningham 130
2 Doyle Madigan 120
3 Fraser Marris 118
4 Aaron Hawker 100
5 Tate Porter 99
6 Nathan Deans 93
6 Harry Benson 93
8 Patrick Kelly 92
9 Jacob Russell 89
10 Matthew Sorgiovanni 88
ONCE PERCENTERS
1 Braden Hocking 80
2 Ben Miller77
3 Tom Wisken76
4 Rowan Gough 75
5 Jack Melican 73
6 Alex Pocock 70
6 Stephen Bensted 70
8 Rory Quinn 68
9 Lachlan Hayes 64
9 Trent Thompson 64
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