Most Handballs | 2021 AFL Statistics

Who has the most handballs in AFL 2021?

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RANKRANK				GAMESGP	TOTALTOTAL	AVERAGEAVG
1	Bulldogs Western	Midfielder	Jack Macrae	4	61	15.25
2	Bulldogs Western	Midfielder	Tom Liberatore	4	50	12.50
3	Bulldogs Western	Midfielder	Adam Treloar	4	49	12.25
4	Demons Melbourne	Midfielder	Clayton Oliver	3	48	16.00
5	Demons Melbourne	Midfielder	Christian Petracca	3	47	15.67
6	Bulldogs Western	Midfielder	Josh Dunkley	4	47	11.75
7	Power Port Adelaide	Midfielder	Ollie Wines	2	46	23.00
8	Demons Melbourne	Midfielder	Jack Viney	3	44	14.67
9	Bulldogs Western	Midfielder	Marcus Bontempelli	4	41	10.25
10	Lions Brisbane	Midfielder	Lachie Neale	2	38	19.00
11	Cats Geelong	Midfielder	Cameron Guthrie	3	33	11.00
12	Demons Melbourne	Forward	Alex Neal-Bullen	3	32	10.67
13	Cats Geelong	Midfielder	Joel Selwood	3	30	10.00
14	Bulldogs Western	Midfielder	Bailey Smith	4	30	7.50
15	Power Port Adelaide	Midfielder	Travis Boak	2	29	14.50
16	Cats Geelong	Midfielder	Sam Menegola	3	29	9.67
17	Bulldogs Western	Midfielder	Lachie Hunter	4	29	7.25
18	Giants GWS	Midfielder	Jacob Hopper	2	28	14.00
19	Cats Geelong	Forward	Bradley Close	3	28	9.33
20	Demons Melbourne	Midfielder	James Harmes	3	28	9.33
21	Demons Melbourne	Defender	Angus Brayshaw	3	27	9.00
22	Cats Geelong	Defender	Mitch Duncan	3	27	9.00
23	Bulldogs Western	Defender	Caleb Daniel	4	27	6.75
24	Cats Geelong	Forward	Patrick Dangerfield	3	26	8.67
25	Bulldogs Western	Midfielder	Roarke Smith	4	25	6.25
26	Giants GWS	Midfielder	Josh Kelly	2	24	12.00
27	Power Port Adelaide	Midfielder	Xavier Duursma	2	24	12.00
28	Demons Melbourne	Midfielder	Ed Langdon	3	24	8.00
29	Bulldogs Western	Defender	Taylor Duryea	4	23	5.75
30	Demons Melbourne	Ruck	Luke Jackson	3	22	7.33
31	Bulldogs Western	Ruck	Tim English	4	22	5.50
32	Power Port Adelaide	Defender	Connor Rozee	2	21	10.50
33	Lions Brisbane	Midfielder	Jarryd Lyons	2	21	10.50
34	Lions Brisbane	Midfielder	Mitch Robinson	2	21	10.50
35	Demons Melbourne	Defender	Christian Salem	3	21	7.00
36	Cats Geelong	Midfielder	Isaac Smith	3	21	7.00
37	Demons Melbourne	Defender	Jake Bowey	3	21	7.00
38	Giants GWS	Midfielder	Callan Ward	2	20	10.00
39	Giants GWS	Midfielder	Matt de Boer	2	20	10.00
40	Demons Melbourne	Defender	Jake Lever	3	20	6.67
41	Demons Melbourne	Defender	Trent Rivers	3	20	6.67
42	Power Port Adelaide	Defender	Dan Houston	2	19	9.50
43	Power Port Adelaide	Defender	Karl Amon	2	19	9.50
44	Giants GWS	Defender	Lachie Whitfield	2	19	9.50
45	Cats Geelong	Midfielder	Zach Tuohy	2	19	9.50
46	Cats Geelong	Forward	Gryan Miers	3	19	6.33
47	Cats Geelong	Forward	Tom Hawkins	3	19	6.33
48	Demons Melbourne	Midfielder	Tom Sparrow	3	19	6.33
49	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Dayne Zorko	2	18	9.00
50	Lions Brisbane	Midfielder	Hugh McCluggage	2	18	9.00
51	Bulldogs Western	Defender	Bailey Dale	4	18	4.50
52	Swans Sydney	Defender	Luke Parker	1	17	17.00
53	Power Port Adelaide	Ruck	Scott Lycett	2	17	8.50
54	Cats Geelong	Midfielder	Tom Atkins	3	17	5.67
55	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Harris Andrews	2	16	8.00
56	Lions Brisbane	Ruck	Oscar McInerney	2	16	8.00
57	Bulldogs Western	Ruck	Stefan Martin	2	16	8.00
58	Cats Geelong	Defender	Jake Kolodjashnij	3	16	5.33
59	Demons Melbourne	Ruck	Max Gawn	3	16	5.33
60	Bulldogs Western	Forward	Aaron Naughton	4	16	4.00
61	Bombers Essendon	Midfielder	Zach Merrett	1	15	15.00
62	Power Port Adelaide	Forward	Robbie Gray	2	15	7.50
63	Cats Geelong	Forward	Shaun Higgins	2	15	7.50
64	Giants GWS	Midfielder	Tim Taranto	2	15	7.50
65	Cats Geelong	Defender	Jed Bews	3	15	5.00
66	Bulldogs Western	Defender	Bailey Williams	4	15	3.75
67	Bulldogs Western	Defender	Easton Wood	4	15	3.75
68	Bulldogs Western	Forward	Josh Schache	4	15	3.75
69	Lions Brisbane	Forward	Harry Sharp	1	14	14.00
70	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Keidean Coleman	2	14	7.00
71	Giants GWS	Ruck	Shane Mumford	2	14	7.00
72	Bulldogs Western	Defender	Alex Keath	3	14	4.67
73	Cats Geelong	Ruck	Mark Blicavs	3	14	4.67
74	Bombers Essendon	Midfielder	Darcy Parish	1	13	13.00
75	Swans Sydney	Midfielder	George Hewett	1	13	13.00
76	Cats Geelong	Midfielder	Brandan Parfitt	2	13	6.50
77	Giants GWS	Midfielder	Isaac Cumming	2	13	6.50
78	Giants GWS	Defender	Lachie Ash	2	13	6.50
79	Power Port Adelaide	Defender	Miles Bergman	2	13	6.50
80	Cats Geelong	Ruck	Rhys Stanley	3	13	4.33
81	Bulldogs Western	Forward	Laitham Vandermeer	4	13	3.25
82	Bombers Essendon	Defender	Dyson Heppell	1	12	12.00
83	Lions Brisbane	Forward	Lincoln McCarthy	2	12	6.00
84	Power Port Adelaide	Defender	Darcy Byrne-Jones	2	11	5.50
85	Giants GWS	Defender	Nick Haynes	2	11	5.50
86	Power Port Adelaide	Forward	Peter Ladhams	2	11	5.50
87	Lions Brisbane	Forward	Tom Fullarton	2	11	5.50
88	Power Port Adelaide	Midfielder	Zak Butters	2	11	5.50
89	Cats Geelong	Midfielder	Max Holmes	2	11	5.50
90	Demons Melbourne	Forward	Charlie Spargo	3	11	3.67
91	Demons Melbourne	Defender	Harrison Petty	3	11	3.67
92	Bulldogs Western	Defender	Mitch Hannan	4	11	2.75
93	Swans Sydney	Defender	Dane Rampe	1	10	10.00
94	Swans Sydney	Midfielder	Isaac Heeney	1	10	10.00
95	Bombers Essendon	Midfielder	Sam Durham	1	10	10.00
96	Bombers Essendon	Defender	Tom Cutler	1	10	10.00
97	Giants GWS	Midfielder	Tom Green	1	10	10.00
98	Bombers Essendon	Forward	Will Snelling	1	10	10.00
99	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Daniel Rich	2	10	5.00
100	Giants GWS	Defender	Harry Perryman	2	10	5.00
101	Power Port Adelaide	Defender	Riley Bonner	2	10	5.00
102	Power Port Adelaide	Defender	Ryan Burton	2	10	5.00
103	Cats Geelong	Defender	Jack Henry	3	10	3.33
104	Bulldogs Western	Defender	Jason Johannisen	4	10	2.50
105	Bombers Essendon	Forward	Matt Guelfi	1	9	9.00
106	Power Port Adelaide	Forward	Sam Mayes	1	9	9.00
107	Lions Brisbane	Midfielder	Jarrod Berry	2	9	4.50
108	Giants GWS	Midfielder	Stephen Coniglio	2	9	4.50
109	Power Port Adelaide	Defender	Todd Marshall	2	9	4.50
110	Lions Brisbane	Midfielder	Zac Bailey	2	9	4.50
111	Cats Geelong	Defender	Lachie Henderson	3	9	3.00
112	Demons Melbourne	Defender	Tom McDonald	3	9	3.00
113	Bombers Essendon	Defender	Dylan Shiel	1	8	8.00
114	Swans Sydney	Midfielder	Justin McInerney	1	8	8.00
115	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Darcy Gardiner	2	8	4.00
116	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Grant Birchall	2	8	4.00
117	Giants GWS	Defender	Harrison Himmelberg	2	8	4.00
118	Bulldogs Western	Defender	Lewis Young	2	8	4.00
119	Power Port Adelaide	Forward	Steven Motlop	2	8	4.00
120	Power Port Adelaide	Midfielder	Willem Drew	2	8	4.00
121	Demons Melbourne	Defender	Michael Hibberd	2	8	4.00
122	Bulldogs Western	Defender	Zaine Cordy	2	8	4.00
123	Bulldogs Western	Forward	Cody Weightman	3	8	2.67
124	Swans Sydney	Midfielder	Chad Warner	1	7	7.00
125	Bombers Essendon	Defender	James Stewart	1	7	7.00
126	Bombers Essendon	Defender	Martin Gleeson	1	7	7.00
127	Bombers Essendon	Defender	Mason Redman	1	7	7.00
128	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Noah Answerth	1	7	7.00
129	Swans Sydney	Defender	Oliver Florent	1	7	7.00
130	Bombers Essendon	Forward	Peter Wright	1	7	7.00
131	Giants GWS	Defender	Connor Idun	2	7	3.50
132	Giants GWS	Defender	Jake Stein	2	7	3.50
133	Power Port Adelaide	Forward	Sam Powell-Pepper	2	7	3.50
134	Cats Geelong	Forward	Jeremy Cameron	3	7	2.33
135	Demons Melbourne	Midfielder	Kysaiah Pickett	3	7	2.33
136	Bombers Essendon	Defender	Andrew McGrath	1	6	6.00
137	Swans Sydney	Midfielder	James Rowbottom	1	6	6.00
138	Swans Sydney	Midfielder	Jordan Dawson	1	6	6.00
139	Bombers Essendon	Forward	Sam Draper	1	6	6.00
140	Giants GWS	Defender	Phil Davis	1	6	6.00
141	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Brandon Starcevich	2	6	3.00
142	Power Port Adelaide	Forward	Charlie Dixon	2	6	3.00
143	Lions Brisbane	Forward	Joe Daniher	2	6	3.00
144	Giants GWS	Forward	Zach Sproule	2	6	3.00
145	Cats Geelong	Defender	Esava Ratugolea	2	6	3.00
146	Cats Geelong	Forward	Gary Rohan	3	6	2.00
147	Bulldogs Western	Defender	Ryan Gardner	3	6	2.00
148	Bombers Essendon	Forward	Alec Waterman	1	5	5.00
149	Bombers Essendon	Forward	Devon Smith	1	5	5.00
150	Bombers Essendon	Defender	Jordan Ridley	1	5	5.00
151	Bombers Essendon	Midfielder	Jye Caldwell	1	5	5.00
152	Swans Sydney	Forward	Lance Franklin	1	5	5.00
153	Swans Sydney	Defender	Lewis Melican	1	5	5.00
154	Giants GWS	Defender	Sam J. Reid	1	5	5.00
155	Cats Geelong	Midfielder	Sam Simpson	1	5	5.00
156	Lions Brisbane	Midfielder	Deven Robertson	1	5	5.00
157	Power Port Adelaide	Defender	Aliir Aliir	2	5	2.50
158	Giants GWS	Forward	Daniel Lloyd	2	5	2.50
159	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Marcus Adams	2	5	2.50
160	Lions Brisbane	Forward	Nakia Cockatoo	2	5	2.50
161	Power Port Adelaide	Defender	Tom Jonas	2	5	2.50
162	Demons Melbourne	Forward	Ben Brown	3	5	1.67
163	Bombers Essendon	Forward	Archie Perkins	1	4	4.00
164	Swans Sydney	Defender	Harry Cunningham	1	4	4.00
165	Swans Sydney	Forward	Hayden McLean	1	4	4.00
166	Swans Sydney	Midfielder	Jake Lloyd	1	4	4.00
167	Power Port Adelaide	Forward	Mitch Georgiades	1	4	4.00
168	Bombers Essendon	Defender	Nick Hind	1	4	4.00
169	Lions Brisbane	Midfielder	Rhys Mathieson	1	4	4.00
170	Swans Sydney	Defender	Sam Wicks	1	4	4.00
171	Swans Sydney	Ruck	Tom Hickey	1	4	4.00
172	Swans Sydney	Forward	Tom Papley	1	4	4.00
173	Swans Sydney	Forward	Will Hayward	1	4	4.00
174	Lions Brisbane	Forward	Charlie Cameron	2	4	2.00
175	Giants GWS	Defender	Sam Taylor	2	4	2.00
176	Cats Geelong	Defender	Zach Guthrie	2	4	2.00
177	Demons Melbourne	Defender	Steven May	3	4	1.33
178	Power Port Adelaide	Forward	Boyd Woodcock	1	3	3.00
179	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Jaxon Prior	1	3	3.00
180	Cats Geelong	Forward	Luke Dahlhaus	1	3	3.00
181	Giants GWS	Midfielder	James Peatling	1	3	3.00
182	Giants GWS	Midfielder	Tanner Bruhn	2	3	1.50
183	Demons Melbourne	Forward	Bayley Fritsch	3	3	1.00
184	Bombers Essendon	Defender	Aaron Francis	1	2	2.00
185	Swans Sydney	Defender	Colin O'Riordan	1	2	2.00
186	Bombers Essendon	Defender	Jayden Laverde	1	2	2.00
187	Demons Melbourne	Forward	Joel Smith	1	2	2.00
188	Swans Sydney	Defender	Robbie Fox	1	2	2.00
189	Swans Sydney	Defender	Tom McCartin	1	2	2.00
190	Bombers Essendon	Defender	Zach Reid	1	2	2.00
191	Giants GWS	Defender	Conor Stone	1	2	2.00
192	Bulldogs Western	Midfielder	Anthony Scott	1	2	2.00
193	Power Port Adelaide	Forward	Orazio Fantasia	2	2	1.00
194	Power Port Adelaide	Defender	Trent McKenzie	2	2	1.00
195	Demons Melbourne	Midfielder	James Jordon	3	2	0.67
196	Swans Sydney	Midfielder	Errol Gulden	1	1	1.00
197	Swans Sydney	Forward	James Bell	1	1	1.00
198	Giants GWS	Forward	Jesse Hogan	1	1	1.00
199	Giants GWS	Midfielder	Toby Greene	1	1	1.00
200	Giants GWS	Forward	Bobby Hill	1	1	1.00
201	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Jack Payne	1	1	1.00
202	Lions Brisbane	Defender	Ryan Lester	1	1	1.00

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		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	FRE	23	19	4	76	137.2
2	SYD	23	18	5	72	136.1
3	BL	23	16	7	64	121.7
4	HAW	23	15	6	64	120.1
5	GEEL	23	15	8	60	122.3
6	ADEL	23	15	8	60	117.3
7	MELB	23	15	8	60	109.6
8	WB	23	13	9	54	95.4
9	COLL	23	12	9	52	102.4
10	CARL	23	12	10	50	101.5