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
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Tom Rockliff | 16 | 471 |
| 2 | Pearce Hanley | 21 | 450 |
| 3 | Ryan Bastinac | 21 | 445 |
| 4 | Dayne Zorko | 19 | 441 |
| 5 | Mitch Robinson | 20 | 437 |
Contested Possessions
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Mitch Robinson | 20 | 216 |
| 2 | Ryan Bastinac | 21 | 188 |
| 3 | Tom Rockliff | 16 | 186 |
| 4 | Dayne Zorko | 19 | 168 |
| 5 | Stefan Martin | 19 | 163 |
Marks
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Sam Mayes | 20 | 86 |
| 2 | Pearce Hanley | 21 | 84 |
| 3 | Dayne Zorko | 19 | 80 |
| 4 | Stefan Martin | 19 | 75 |
| 5 | Harris Andrews | 16 | 68 |
Contested Marks
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Josh Schache | 17 | 21 |
| 2 | Joshua Walker | 15 | 18 |
| 3 | Daniel Merrett | 18 | 13 |
| 4 | Harris Andrews | 16 | 11 |
| 5 | Stefan Martin | 19 | 11 |
Tackles
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Mitch Robinson | 20 | 124 |
| 2 | Dayne Zorko | 19 | 124 |
| 3 | Tom Rockliff | 16 | 113 |
| 4 | Daniel Rich | 20 | 92 |
| 5 | Ryan Bastinac | 21 | 83 |
Clearances
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Mitch Robinson | 20 | 101 |
| 2 | Tom Rockliff | 16 | 87 |
| 3 | Ryan Bastinac | 21 | 75 |
| 4 | Stefan Martin | 19 | 65 |
| 5 | Dayne Zorko | 19 | 64 |
Effective disposals (Percentage)
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Sam Mayes | 20 | 81% |
| 2 | Daniel Merrett | 18 | 80% |
| 3 | Matt Hammelmann | 8 | 79% |
| 4 | Claye Beams | 9 | 79% |
| 5 | Ryan Harwood | 13 | 78% |
Rebound 50s
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Sam Mayes | 20 | 74 |
| 2 | Tom Cutler | 14 | 56 |
| 3 | Daniel Rich | 20 | 52 |
| 4 | Dayne Zorko | 19 | 43 |
| 5 | Pearce Hanley | 21 | 43 |
One Percenters
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Daniel Merrett | 18 | 156 |
| 2 | Harris Andrews | 16 | 150 |
| 3 | Darcy Gardiner | 17 | 87 |
| 4 | Daniel McStay | 12 | 69 |
| 5 | Sam Mayes | 20 | 56 |
Time on ground (Minutes)
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Daniel Merrett | 18 | 1723 |
| 2 | Pearce Hanley | 21 | 1718 |
| 3 | Sam Mayes | 20 | 1658 |
| 4 | Ryan Bastinac | 21 | 1646 |
| 5 | Stefan Martin | 19 | 1642 |
Goals
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Dayne Zorko | 19 | 22 |
| 2 | Joshua Walker | 15 | 20 |
| 3 | Lewis Taylor | 18 | 18 |
| 4 | Josh Schache | 17 | 16 |
| 5 | Tom Bell | 13 | 14 |
Supercoach score
| Rank | Name | Games | Total |
| 1 | Dayne Zorko | 19 | 2072 |
| 2 | Pearce Hanley | 21 | 1853 |
| 3 | Ryan Bastinac | 21 | 1763 |
| 4 | Tom Rockliff | 16 | 1754 |
| 5 | Daniel Rich | 20 | 1713 |
Make sure you buy your tickets for the 2016 Brisbane Lions Club Champion night.
