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There is an article in the Sun today on Distance gained carrying and kicking the ball.

I think a lot of people here might find the results suprising.

The stat is based on distance gained towards goal (sidewards and backwards kicks only counts for forward distance)

Team - How far the club has run and kicked the ball

1) Collingwod    41052m
2) Hawthorn      39878
3) Essendon      38469
4) West Coast   38426
5) Carlton          38361
6) St Kilda          38181
7) Freo               37522
8) Richmond       37249
9) Adelaide        36934
10) Kanga          36628
11) Geelong       36558
12) Bulldogs       36033
13) Port             35699
14) Melbourne   34802
15) Brisbane      33443
16) Sydney         31057


Players with most gained
1) Ben Johnson           Coll   3761m     76%
2) Andrew Mcleod       Ade   3252       66%
3) Jordan McMahon     WB    3233      53%
4) GREG TIVENDALE     Rich  3116       67%
5) Des Hedland            Freo 3049     72%
6) Andrew Walker        Carl  3018     59%
7) Joel Corey              Gee    2990    69%
8.) Lenny Hayes          St K    2927   73%
9) Shannon Grant       Kang   2925  64%
10)Cameron Brue       Melb    2920   76%

Interesting Stuff - Shows who you need to shut down for delivery.

"Tiger Greg Tivendale once the favourite whipping boy, has gained 3116m for his team. But it's not all one-way trafficc and downhill skiing. The rejuvenated Tivendale tops the tackle cout at Richmond as well"

Herald Sun Page 81 Wed May 10