Champion Data has trawled through its data to make an "advanced stats AFLW all-stars team". Check. The Swans spearhead joined the 1,000 goals club last year and ended the season with another haul of 52 - the 13th time in his illustrious career he's reached a half century of majors. Both have a long way to go to be in the same ballpark as Oliver. Cripps never had trouble winning the ball at the contest -- consistently ranking as a top five player in clearances and contested possessions -- but last year he became a much more complete footballer. The rock-solid Taylor became the No. 2 last season for inside 50s. Is he finally over the injuries? Lance Franklin took a while to warm into the match but got off the leash with three goals either side of the main break after Giants defender Jack Buckley had the better of their clash early on. Spoiler alert! Teams that won the hit-out count have, in fact, lost the game more often than theyve won. Believe it or not, ruck contests appear to be almost entirely irrelevant in AFLW. PODCAST: Click here to listen to the '50 best players' special episode, embroiled in an off-field racism controversy, floated the idea of a Curnow trade back in 2020, Miller is the most difficult player to match up on, The enduring magnetism of Scott Pendlebury. Like Macrae, he rarely fails to hit a target inside 50m. His first 400+ season came when he was just 21 years old. 2022 AFL League Total Contested Possessions Leaders (Minimum 5 Games Played). At this moment, Josh Kennedy is the most consistent contested footy player the league has seen, but in three or four years time, it may be another name that holds that title. His 103 goals over the last two seasons is the equal fifth-most in that time. What can you say about this man that hasn't already been said? After ranking first among ruckman in disposals, uncontested possessions, and contested possessions from 2017-19, Grundy dropped to third, fifth and fourth respectively. Over the past 24 months, Petracca has averaged 28 disposals, 12 combined clearances and inside 50s, 500m gained and a goal per game. 18 kicks 15 handballs 25 contested possessions 15 clearances 8 tackles 3 Brownlow votes One of the all time great individual performances by an AFL footballer. But I bet you knew that already, right?! I'm convinced that if Parish's numbers were even just 10% lower he'd receive far less (unjust) criticism. With respect to Scott Pendlebury, Neale has the best balance of any player in the league, particularly around stoppages, and a crazy ability to weave his way out of traffic before finding a target. He had 25 disposals, with 18 contested possessions, 11 clearances, seven tackles, seven inside-50s and three rebound-50s. That was never more evident in 2018, when he broke Patrick Dangerfield's home-and-away record for most contested possessions in a season with 388. At various points of 2021 and early last season, Smith looked as if he was on a trajectory to becoming a top 20 player in the league. Even Luke Davies-Uniacke may eventually give it a shake, but as of right now, we are witnessing something special from Clayton Oliver, and anyone who criticises what he doesnt do, or what he could do, should take a bit of gander at what he does do.