{"id":208661,"date":"2026-02-10T12:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T02:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=208661"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T02:22:31","slug":"stats-report-2025-26-ntfl-mpl-round-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2026\/02\/10\/stats-report-2025-26-ntfl-mpl-round-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Stats Report | 2025\/26 NTFL MPL: Round 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NIGHTCLIFF&#8217;S quest for a finals double chance roared on in Round 17, as a bunch of Tigers dined out in their 147-point win over Wanderers. Former Hawthorn and Western Bulldogs forward <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"22298\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/fergus-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fergus Greene<\/a> was a standout, booting five goals from 21 disposals and a competition-high 12 marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>>> <strong>ROUND WRAP: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2026\/02\/09\/ntfl-mpl-waratah-loss-keeps-finals-race-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waratah loss keeps finals race open<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"89454\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/shay-linke\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shay Linke<\/a> also inflicted scoreboard damage with six majors, bested only by Southern Districts&#8217; <strong>Beau Schwarze<\/strong>, who booted seven of his side&#8217;s nine goals against Palmerston. Meanwhile, <strong>Cody Leggett<\/strong> stood tall in defeat for the Muk Muks, leading the league for disposals (39), kicks (31), and rebound 50s (nine).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St Mary&#8217;s midfield pair <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"20648\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/dylan-landt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Landt<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"26674\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/connor-west-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Connor West<\/a> also ran riot over the weekend as the Saints beat Waratah by 35 points. Landt matched Leggett&#8217;s haul of 39 touches while registering a round-high nine inside 50s. Meanwhile, West was among the top five for disposals (33), kicks (20), marks (nine), and clearances (six).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tahs captain <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"25718\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/scott-carlin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Carlin<\/a> did his best to even the midfield battle in that bout, collecting 34 disposals and seven inside 50s. Elsewhere, Southern Districts had <strong>Matthew Johnston<\/strong> (20 handballs, six clearances), <strong>Jed Anderson<\/strong> (nine tackles), and <strong>Wyatt Ryan <\/strong>(36 hitouts) join Schwarze with league-leading numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-round-17-stats-leaders\">ROUND 17 STATS LEADERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DISPOSALS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dylan Landt (St Mary&#8217;s) &#8211; 39<br>Cody Leggett (Wanderers) &#8211; 39<br>Scott Carlin (Waratah) &#8211; 34<br>Connor West (St Mary&#8217;s) &#8211; 33<br>Quinton Narkle (Southern Districts) &#8211; 32<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KICKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cody Leggett (Wanderers) &#8211; 31<br>Dylan Landt (St Mary&#8217;s) &#8211; 29<br>Steven Motlop (Southern Districts) &#8211; 26<br>Scott Carlin (Waratah) &#8211; 20<br>Connor West (St Mary&#8217;s) &#8211; 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HANDBALLS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew Johnston (Southern Districts) &#8211; 20<br>Cohen Frith (Palmerston) &#8211; 15<br>Shaun Wilson (Palmerston) &#8211; 15<br>Jack Brown (PINT) &#8211; 14<br>Scott Carlin (Waratah) &#8211; 14<br>Petros Politis (Nightcliff) &#8211; 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MARKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fergus Greene (Nightcliff) &#8211; 12<br>Cohen Frith (Palmerston) &#8211; 10<br>Rhett Montgomerie (Nightcliff) &#8211; 10<br>Jackson Clark (Darwin) &#8211; 9<br>Shay Linke (Nightcliff) &#8211; 9<br>Steven Motlop (Southern Districts) &#8211; 9<br>Connor West (St Mary&#8217;s) &#8211; 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GOALS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beau Schwarze (Southern Districts) &#8211; 7<br>Shay Linke (Nightcliff) &#8211; 6<br>Fergus Greene (Nightcliff) &#8211; 5<br>Jett Price (PINT) &#8211; 5<br>Cruz Polkinghorne (Nightcliff) &#8211; 4<br>Noah Spiteri (PINT) &#8211; 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CLEARANCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jack Brown (PINT) &#8211; 6<br>Mac Johnston (Nightcliff) &#8211; 6<br>Connor McDonald (PINT) &#8211; 6<br>Cody Szust (Waratah) &#8211; 6<br>Connor West (St Mary&#8217;s) &#8211; 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TACKLES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jed Anderson (Southern Districts) &#8211; 9<br>Domonic Grant (St Mary&#8217;s) &#8211; 8<br>Xavier Vallejo (St Mary&#8217;s) &#8211; 8<br>Ryan Warfe (Palmerston) &#8211; 8<br>Mitchell Trewhella (Nightcliff) &#8211; 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HITOUTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wyatt Ryan (Southern Districts) &#8211; 36<br>Connor McDonald (PINT) &#8211; 28<br>Arnold Kirby (Waratah) &#8211; 25<br>Tyler Phillips (Wanderers) &#8211; 22<br>Mac Johnston (Nightcliff) &#8211; 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INSIDE 50s:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dylan Landt (St Mary&#8217;s) &#8211; 9<br>Jack Brown (PINT) &#8211; 8<br>Scott Carlin (Waratah) &#8211; 7<br>Connor McDonald (PINT) &#8211; 7<br>Quinton Narkle (Southern Districts) &#8211; 7<br>Lachlan Tardew (Nightcliff) &#8211; 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REBOUND 50s:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cody Leggett (Wanderers) &#8211; 9<br>Bradley Stokes (Darwin) &#8211; 8<br>Jacob Long (St Mary&#8217;s) &#8211; 7<br>Cohen Frith (Palmerston) &#8211; 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