2008 Rucks

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2008 AFL League Hitouts Per Game Leaders (Minimum 5 Games Played)

Rank Player Team Games Hitouts for Last Game Average

1 Aaron Sandilands Fremantle 22 20 v Collingwood, Round 22 29.4

2 Dean Cox West Coast 22 15 v .............Geelong, Round 22 26.0

3 Darren Jolly Sydney 24 13 v Western Bulldogs, Semi Final 22.6

4 Mark Blake Geelong 25 20 v ........Hawthorn, Grand Final 21.0

5 Jamie Charman Brisbane 21 17 v ..............Sydney, Round 22 20.7

6 Brendon Lade Port Adelaide 17 16 v North Melbourne, Round 22 20.5

7 Brad Ottens Geelong 16 22 v ........Hawthorn, Grand Final 20.3

8 Dean Brogan Port Adelaide 21 17 v North Melbourne, Round 22 18.9

9 Mark Jamar Melbourne 14 21 v .......Port Adelaide, Round 21 18.6

10 Steven King St Kilda 22 20 v ..Hawthorn, Preliminary Final 18.6

11 David Hille Essendon 20 18 v ............Adelaide, Round 20 18.2

12 Jeff White Melbourne 15 23 v ...................Richmond, Round 22 18.1

13 Ivan Maric Adelaide 16 20 v Collingwood, Elimination Final 17.1

14 Jonathon Griffin Adelaide 12 12 v ........Collingwood, Round 15 16.8

15 Troy Simmonds Richmond 22 22 v ..........Melbourne, Round 22 16.3

16 Hamish McIntosh North Melbourne14 13 v Port Adelaide, Round 22 15.9

17 Michael S. Gardiner ....St Kilda 9 8 v West Coast, Round 17 15.3

18 Josh Fraser ......Collingwood 18 16 v St Kilda, Semi Final 15.2

19 Simon Taylor ..Hawthorn 18 13 v West Coast, Round 21 15.0

20 Robert Campbell ..Hawthorn 24 14 v Geelong, Grand Final 14.9

21 Fabian Deluca ....Port Adelaide 5 15 v Carlton, Round 19 13.8

22 Chris Bryan ......Collingwood 17 5 v St Kilda, Semi Final 13.7

23 Ben Hudson Western Bulldogs 23 10 v Geelong, Preliminary Final 13.5

24 Will Minson Western Bulldogs 25 6 v Geelong, Preliminary Final 12.5

25 Peter Everitt Sydney 16 13 v Western Bulldogs, Semi Final 12.4

26 Matthew Leuenberger ...Brisbane 10 11 v Essendon, Round 15 12.0

27 Cameron Wood Collingwood ....13 7 v Essendon, Round 17 10.9

28 Cameron Cloke .............Carlton 20 10 v Hawthorn, Round 22 10.8

29 Mark Seaby .......West Coast 14 6 v Geelong, Round 22 10.6

30 Brent Renouf ..........Hawthorn 8 7 v Geelong, Grand Final 10.2

31 Jason Laycock ..........Essendon 16 8 v Adelaide, Round 20 9.6

32 Drew Petrie North Melbourne 23 23 v Sydney, Elimination Final 9.5

33 Paul Johnson .........Melbourne 16 7 v West Coast, Round 20 9.3

34 Matthew Kreuzer ......Carlton 20 13 v Hawthorn, Round 22 9.2

35 Bradley Moran Adelaide 7 1 v Collingwood, First Elimination Final 9.0

36 David Hale North Melbourne 22 14 v Sydney, Elimination Final 8.5

37 Robert Warnock Fremantle 9 10 v Port Adelaide, Round 17 8.2

38 Shaun Hampson Carlton 10 7 v Hawthorn, Round 22 8.2

39 Adam Pattison Richmond 18 11 v Adelaide, Round 19 7.1

40 Kurt Tippett Adelaide 19 3 v Collingwood, First Elimination Final 6.2

41 Trent West Geelong ..................6 12 v Collingwood, Round 9 6.2

42 Justin Koschitzke ...St Kilda 22 6 v Hawthorn, Preliminary Final 5.9

43 Mitchell Clark Brisbane 12 9 v North Melbourne, Round 18 4.1

44 Kepler Bradley Fremantle 9 4 v Collingwood, Round 22 2.8

45 Patrick Ryder Essendon 22 5 v St Kilda, Round 22 2.3

46 Quinten Lynch West Coast 22 9 v Geelong, Round 22 2.2

47 Jason Blake St Kilda 23 4 v Hawthorn, Preliminary Final 2.2

48 Shane Tuck Richmond 22 1 v Melbourne, Round 22 1.5

49 Jared Brennan Brisbane 22 0 v Sydney, Round 22 1.4

50 Lewis Roberts-Thomson Sydney 24 1 v Western Bulldogs, Semi Final 1.3

51 Jarryd Roughead Hawthorn 25 1 v Geelong, Grand Final 1.3

52 Colin Sylvia Melbourne 18 0 v Richmond, Round 22 1.3

53 Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 24 3 v Hawthorn, Preliminary Final 1.2

54 Luke Ablett Sydney 22 2 v Western Bulldogs, Semi Final 1.1

55 Adam Goodes Sydney 21 0 v Western Bulldogs, Semi Final 1.0

55 Robert Shirley Adelaide 21 0 v Collingwood, First Elimination Final 1.0

57 Chris Knights Adelaide 16 4 v Collingwood, First Elimination Final 1.0

57 Setanta O'hAilpin Carlton 12 0 v Richmond, Round 14 1.0

57 Leigh Brown North Melbourne 9 4 v Carlton, Round 20 1.0

57 Ken McGregor Adelaide 7 0 v Richmond, Round 11 1.0

61 Daniel Cross Western Bulldogs 25 2 v Geelong, Preliminary Final 1.0

62 Daniel Merrett Brisbane 22 0 v Sydney, Round 22 1.0

63 Brad Symes Adelaide 16 1 v Collingwood, First Elimination Final 0.9

64 Daniel Gilmore Fremantle 7 1 v Melbourne, Round 7 0.9

65 Toby Thurstans Port Adelaide 16 0 v North Melbourne, Round 22 0.8

66 Nathan Thompson North Melbourne 15 0 v Sydney, Second Elimination Final 0.8

67 Stefan Martin Melbourne 8 0 v Port Adelaide, Round 21 0.8

68 Tyson Edwards Adelaide 23 1 v Collingwood, First Elimination Final 0.7

69 Daniel Motlop Port Adelaide 21 0 v North Melbourne, Round 22 0.7

70 Nick Maxwell Collingwood 23 0 v St Kilda, Semi Final 0.7

70 Cameron Wight Western Bulldogs 10 1 v Melbourne, Round 15 0.7

72 Adam Simpson North Melbourne 21 1 v Sydney, Second Elimination Final 0.6

72 Lynden Dunn Melbourne 16 2 v Port Adelaide, Round 21 0.6

74 Nathan Van Berlo Adelaide 23 0 v Collingwood, First Elimination Final 0.6

75 Joel Corey Geelong 25 1 v Hawthorn, Grand Final 0.5

76 Lachlan Hansen North Melbourne 10 0 v Port Adelaide, Round 22 0.5

76 Lachlan Henderson Brisbane 8 1 v Sydney, Round 22 0.5

76 Anthony Rocca Collingwood 8 0 v Western Bulldogs, Round 13 0.5

76 Shannon Cox Collingwood 6 0 v St Kilda, Semi Final 0.5

76 Richard Hadley Carlton 6 1 v Brisbane, Round 8 0.5

81 Justin Westhoff Port Adelaide 21 1 v North Melbourne, Round 22 0.5

82 Chad Cornes Port Adelaide 13 0 v Adelaide, Round 16 0.5

82 Dean Solomon Fremantle 13 0 v Geelong, Round 15 0.5

84 Michael Johnson Fremantle 20 0 v Collingwood, Round 22 0.4

84 Henry Playfair Sydney 11 0 v Adelaide, Round 17 0.4

86 Matthew Bate Melbourne 15 0 v Port Adelaide, Round 21 0.4

86 Greg Bentley Port Adelaide 5 0 v St Kilda, Round 18 0.4

86 David Neitz Melbourne 5 0 v Carlton, Round 5 0.4

89 Travis Cloke Collingwood 23 0 v St Kilda, Semi Final 0.4

90 Bryce Gibbs Carlton 21 0 v Hawthorn, Round 22 0.4

91 Ryan Crowley Fremantle 22 0 v Collingwood, Round 22 0.4

92 Brendon Goddard St Kilda 23 1 v Hawthorn, Preliminary Final 0.4

92 Michael Osborne Hawthorn 23 0 v Geelong, Grand Final 0.4

94 Malcolm Michael Essendon 15 1 v St Kilda, Round 22 0.3

94 Kris Massie Adelaide 12 0 v Collingwood, First Elimination Final 0.3

96 Sam Fisher St Kilda 25 4 v Hawthorn, Preliminary Final 0.3

96 Mitchell Hahn Western Bulldogs 25 2 v Geelong, Preliminary Final 0.3

96 Brendan Fevola Carlton 22 1 v Hawthorn, Round 22 0.3

96 James McDonald Melbourne 19 1 v Richmond, Round 22 0.3

100 Nathan Bassett Adelaide 23 0 v Collingwood, First Elimination Final 0.3

100 Aaron Fiora St Kilda 10 1 v Hawthorn, Preliminary Final 0.3

100 Tom Hawkins Geelong 10 1 v Carlton, Round 10 0.3

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

...and the supplementary numbers are....??

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Hang on a sec... what are the ones in red?

And what is this in aid of?

[45HG 1,539]

I just don't get it. I've tried, but....

[montasaurus 0]

Maybe dee-luded has just surfaced as the #1 MJ fan!

9 Mark Jamar Melbourne 14 21 v .......Port Adelaide, Round 21 18.6

[jabberwocky 2,301]

I have looked at it three time now, wtf is it?

Whats junior doing on there?

[45HG 1,539]

What I don't get is if he had 1 hitout in 19 matches, how is his average .3 per game?

[H_T 3,049]

I can't work this out.....and I don't think I want to.......it's dee-luded!

edit: evidence - Aaron Fiora is on the list.

[old55 23,613]

Only 4 of the top 10 play for clubs that made the finals and none of them for the premier.

The top 2 (by a long margin) played for the 15th and 14th placed teams.

Just how important are rucks?

[dee-luded 2,959]

Only 4 of the top 10 play for clubs that made the finals and none of them for the premier.

The top 2 (by a long margin) played for the 15th and 14th placed teams.

Just how important are rucks?

It's all food for thought, isn't it.

[45HG 1,539]

I don't think it's food for thought at all really.

I don't think any base list of quantitative stastistics are often food for thought in fact

[old55 23,613]

I don't think it's food for thought at all really.

I don't think any base list of quantitative stastistics are often food for thought in fact

Untrue:

19.30 secs Usain Bolt (Jam) Beijing August 20 2008

19.32 Michael Johnson (USA) Atlanta August 1 1996

19.62 Tyson Gay (USA) Indianapolis June 24 2007

19.63 Xavier Cater (USA) Lausanne July 11 2006

19.65 Wallace Spearmon Daegu Sept 28 2006

19.67 Usain Bolt (Jam) Athens July 13 2008

There's a 3 course meal in there ...

[watts up? 0]

watt's up with the red?

swish...

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,851]

Congratulations to Colin Sylvia for coming 52nd on this list

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I prefer hitouts to advantage.

[bjgc 0]

Only 4 of the top 10 play for clubs that made the finals and none of them for the premier.

The top 2 (by a long margin) played for the 15th and 14th placed teams.

Just how important are rucks?

You shouldn't need stats to realise ruckman are useless

[old55 23,613]

You shouldn't need stats to realise ruckman are useless

True

[CARN THE DEES! 14]

What is this all about???

Why is this thread still alive?

[dee-luded 2,959]

Maybe dee-luded has just surfaced as the #1 MJ fan!

9 Mark Jamar Melbourne 14 21 v .......Port Adelaide, Round 21 18.6

I've been supporting his career for a long time now, hoping that he'd realise this potential.

He can kick for goal as well, he just needs to think less with his foot skills & trust his instincts.