It’s that time of the year again, as we look ahead to the Club Champion Awards on Saturday, September 3 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, lions.com.au takes a look at the statistics that count ahead of the Murray-Merrett Medal for 2016.

CLUB CHAMPION PAST WINNERS

2015 – Dayne Zorko, Stefan Martin, Dayne Beams, Mitch Robinson
2014 - Tom Rockliff         
2013 - Joel Patfull            
2012 - Joel Patfull            
2011 - Tom Rockliff         
2010 - Michael Rischitelli              
2009 - Jonathan Brown
2008 - Jonathan Brown
2007 - Jonathan Brown
2006 - Simon Black          
2005 - Jason Akermanis
2004 - Nigel Lappin
2003 - Michael Voss
2002 - Simon Black
2001 - Michael Voss & Simon Black
2000 - Michael Voss
1999 - Jason Akermanis & Justin Leppitsch
1998 - Chris Scott
1997 - Matthew Clarke

STATS LEADERS

Statistics don’t always paint an accurate picture of a season, but they do provide a valuable snapshot of the season’s best performers. Please find below some of the Lions’ key stats leaders in 2016.

Disposals

RankNameGamesTotal
1Tom Rockliff16471
2Pearce Hanley21450
3Ryan Bastinac21445
4Dayne Zorko19441
5Mitch Robinson20437

Contested Possessions

RankNameGamesTotal
1Mitch Robinson20216
2Ryan Bastinac21188
3Tom Rockliff16186
4Dayne Zorko19168
5Stefan Martin19163

Marks

RankNameGamesTotal
1Sam Mayes2086
2Pearce Hanley2184
3Dayne Zorko1980
4Stefan Martin1975
5Harris Andrews1668

Contested Marks

RankNameGamesTotal
1Josh Schache1721
2Joshua Walker1518
3Daniel Merrett1813
4Harris Andrews1611
5Stefan Martin1911

Tackles

RankNameGamesTotal
1Mitch Robinson20124
2Dayne Zorko19124
3Tom Rockliff16113
4Daniel Rich2092
5Ryan Bastinac 2183

Clearances

RankNameGamesTotal
1Mitch Robinson20101
2Tom Rockliff1687
3Ryan Bastinac2175
4Stefan Martin1965
5Dayne Zorko1964

Effective disposals (Percentage)

RankNameGamesTotal
1Sam Mayes2081%
2Daniel Merrett1880%
3Matt Hammelmann879%
4Claye Beams979%
5Ryan Harwood1378%

Rebound 50s

RankNameGamesTotal
1Sam Mayes2074
2Tom Cutler1456
3 Daniel Rich2052
4Dayne Zorko1943
5Pearce Hanley2143

One Percenters

RankNameGamesTotal
1Daniel Merrett18156
2Harris Andrews16150
3Darcy Gardiner1787
4Daniel McStay1269
5Sam Mayes2056

Time on ground (Minutes)

RankNameGamesTotal
1Daniel Merrett181723
2Pearce Hanley211718
3Sam Mayes201658
4 Ryan Bastinac211646
5Stefan Martin191642

Goals

RankNameGamesTotal
1Dayne Zorko1922
2Joshua Walker1520
3Lewis Taylor1818
4Josh Schache1716
5Tom Bell1314

Supercoach score

RankNameGamesTotal
1Dayne Zorko192072
2Pearce Hanley211853
3Ryan Bastinac211763
4Tom Rockliff161754
5Daniel Rich201713

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