GFL stats leaders: Goal kickers and other statistic leaders after round 6
The GFL is now six rounds in, and the top players are starting to stand out from the rest of the competition. See all of the statistical leaders in the competition.
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The GFL is now six rounds in, and the leading players across the competition are creating separation from the rest of the pack.
Break down all of the statistic leaders from the most recent round of GFL football here.
Catch up on all the results from round 6 here.
Check out where all of the top players across the GFL are rated here.
Here are the GFL’s statistical leaders.
Goals
St Mary’s star forward Pat Dowling continues to streak away as the goal kicking leader in 2022 after kicking five goals against Lara.
He has kicked 28 goals at an average of 4.6 per game, including bags of eight, four and five in the opening three rounds.
Dowling has slotted at least three goals each week and looks a class above.
South Barwon’s Andrew Boseley and Bell Park’s Jackson Bright are tied for second on the leaderboard, with 20 goals through the opening six rounds.
Boseley kicked a bag of eight goals and Bright had seven majors in round 2, and both forwards are now averaging 3.33 goals per game.
Leopold’s Mitch Patten has kicked 19 goals and at least one per game, while Eagles forward Lachlan Bond and Colac’s Luke Hillman have slotted 15 each.
Bond has played one less game after missing round 4 with Covid, and was kept goalless in his return to football in round 5.
Disposals
North Shore’s Nick Dixon set a new season high with 49 disposals against Newtown & Chilwell, and the co-coach continues to lead the competition for touches.
He is averaging 36.83 per game after collecting 221 touches in the first six weeks.
Geelong West midfielder Baxter Mensch continued his hot run of form, collecting 30 disposals in a 100-point loss to St Joseph’s at the weekend.
He is now averaging 31.83 per game and 35.8 since round 2, and is sitting second in the total disposal count with 191.
But Colac’s Jonathan Simpkin bumped his average up to 32 disposals per game after recording 48 against St Albans.
But the former AFL player missed round one, so is only in the top five on average.
Leopold’s Marcus Thompson recorded 29 touches in the win against South Barwon, and sits in third with 184 disposals at 30.67 per game, while Newtown & Chilwell’s Matthew Boag had 31 touches to push his total to 182 (30.33 per game).
Contested Possessions
Three players have recorded double-digit contested possessions in each game where the statistic was recorded, and all three are in the top five across the competition.
Leopold’s Marcus Thompson leads the competition with 65 (16.25 per game) since round 3, while his teammate Brock Williamson is equal sixth with 54 (13.5 per game).
Disposal leader Nick Dixon has recorded 62 contested possessions and is second in the competition for the statistic, while St Joseph’s James Gow rounds out the top three with 59.
Bell Park’s Lachie Patten has recorded 58 contested possessions (14.5 per game), while St Joseph’s Brant Haintz has 56 (14 per game) after collecting 21 in round 6.
Hit Outs
Newtown & Chilwell ruck Cameron Wilkinson (142 hit outs) continues to lead the league, but the gap is closing between him and some other rucks.
South Barwon’s Luke Davis was Wilkinson’s main competition in total hit outs, but he did not play in round six.
Davis still leads the league in average hit outs, with 37 per game played.
Instead, North Shore’s Kobe Annand (127) and Colac’s Henry Walsh (128) are trailing Wilkinson closely, while Geelong West’s Tylar Watts (123) is now closing the gap after averaging 37 per game in the past three weeks.
Bell Park’s Luke Goetz (99) is averaging 33 per contest, but he also missed round 6.
Tackles
Leopold is the competition’s best-tackling team, with four players in the top eight across the competition for total tackles laid.
Marcus Thompson holds the honour of the most tackles, recording 11 in round 6 to boost his total to 52 (8.67 per game), while St Mary’s star Harry Benson laid a round-high 13 tackles to jump to second with 43 (7.17 per game).
Lion Rob Maibaum rounds out the top three, recording seven per game with a total of 42 tackles, while Eagle Mitch Diamond and Joeys Brant Haintz have laid 40 tackles each.
Lions’ Dylan O’Brien has recorded 38 tackles and his teammate Brock Williamson has 35 for the season, leaving the pair separated by Eagle Blake Sutterby, who has 37.
Marks
After taking nine marks each in round six, Colac’s Jarryn McCormack and South Barwon’s Jack Driver hold onto top spot with 47 marks (7.83 per game) in the season so far.
Bell Park’s Stephen Bensted was equal with the pair after five weeks, but only recorded two grabs in round 6 and dropped to seventh in total marks.
His teammate Jackson Bright also took nine marks to jump to third with 45 (7.5 per game) for the year, with Jonathan Simpkin not far behind on 44 (7.33 per game) after his 48-disposal, 15-mark game against St Albans.
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