MPFNL Round 1 stats: Ex-AFL star’s sublime numbers
The stats stars for Saturday Round 1 matches can be revealed after an exciting opening weekend of MPFNL action.
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He had a blinder first up for Seaford.
Ex-AFL Saint Jack Lonie racked up a league-high 39 disposals, including 15 contested possessions (equal league best), in the Division 2 clash with Hastings on Saturday.
Premier Data stats reveal Lonie, playing in the midfield, also had seven inside 50s and 10 groundball gets…for a total of 143 ranking points.
Elsewhere, former Melbourne and St Kilda midfielder Dean Kent — looking fit and keen — was in everything for Devon Meadows, with 33 disposals, eight tackles and 10 marks for an MPFNL-high 163 ranking points.
Kent’s Panthers teammate, league medal winner Nick Battle, also ran hot, with 37 touches, 15 contested disposals and nine clearances.
In the same game, Pearcedale’s Luke Settineri had 15 tackles to comfortabbly lead the league in that department, four more than Crib Point’s Ryan Odell.
Devon Meadows ruckman Riley Simmons, in his first game since crossing from St Kilda City, had the most hit outs, 39, to help set up the Panthers victory against Pearcedale.
Hastings hard nut Steven Robb led the one-percenters count across the MPFNL with 10, helping to ignite the Blues to a rousing 53-point win over Seaford.
In Division 1, Tim Mcgenniss made an excellent return to Langwarrin, gathering 38 disposals, while Kangaroos teammates Zach Andrewartha (36) and Josh Bateman (35) also got plenty of the ball.
In the same game, Frankston YCW captain and Shade medallist Blake Mullane had a league-best 10 clearances as the Stonecats got on top of Langy after quarter time.
Premier Data stats
Disposals
39 Jack Lonie
38 Tim Mcgenniss
37 Nick Battle
36 Zach Andrewartha
35 Joshua Bateman
35 Mason de Wit
34 Blake Mullane
33 Josh Le Grice
33 Dean Kent
30 Billy Rolfe
Contested Marks
4 Lachlan Sharp
4 Cruiz West
4 Patrick Ryder
3 Liam Tyrell
3 Brodie McConnell
3 Josiah Kyle
2 Joshua Patullo
2 Brendan Phillips
2 Eli Tyrell
2 Luke Daniel
Clearances
10 Blake Mullane
9 Ryan O’Dell
9 Nick Battle
8 Blake Peach
8 Ryan Bastinac
8 Patrick Wilson
7 Joshua Bateman
7 Dean Kent
7 Jack Lonie
6 Zach Andrewartha
Ranking Points
163 Dean Kent
143 Blake Mullane
143 Jack Lonie
137 Tim Mcgenniss
136 Liam Tyrell
135 Mason de Wit
135 Joel Hillis
132 Nick Battle
130 Luke Daniel
127 Joshua Bateman