A new Supersaint has led his team in disposals, marks, clearances, inside 50s and goals in his first game for 2023, while a Joey had another 40-disposal game. View all stats here.
The mid-season recruit had 31 disposals (16 contested), 10 marks, seven clearances, five tackles, nine inside 50s and two goals in the loss to St Mary’s.
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White moved across to the club from South Australia, where he played for Port District in the Adelaide Footy League last season, as well as one game earlier in 2023.
Football GFL: St Mary’s hosting St Albans
St Albans 42 Dylan White is tackled by St MaryÕs 13 Kade Chalcraft
Picture: Mark Wilson
He also featured for St Albans in his only other GFL hit out in 2022 against Lara.
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White’s disposal count did not lead the league though, with St Joseph’s defender Jack Buckley featuring prominently at the top of the list with 42 disposals.
Newtown & Chilwell’s Matt Boag continued his great season with 41 touches, while opponent North Shore midfielder Jack Leonard had 39 disposals in the loss to the Eagles.
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Grovedale ruck Ryan Abbott recorded 55 hit outs to lead the competition, while Lara’s Aaron Stone was the only player to record double digit tackles, hitting 10 in the loss to St Joseph’s.
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Giant Emmanuel Ajang, Supersaint Sam Donegan, and Joey Paddy De Grandi all laid nine tackles each during their respective matches.
Lara’s Connor Linehan-Cunningham has been one of the competition’s best clearance players this season, and he was at it again at the weekend, recording a league-high 11 clearances against Joeys.
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Grovedale’s Ryan Abbott had 10 clearances, as did Newtown & Chilwell’s Connor Fopiani, who recorded more than the entire North Shore team (seven) in their massive win over the Seagulls.
St Mary’s forward Paddy Dowling exploded with six goals from his 16 disposals against St Albans, while teammate Matthew Keast was one of several players around the competition to bag four majors.
Lara’s Mitch Day, Newtown & Chilwell’s Braden Hocking, South Barwon’s Matthew Caldow, and Geelong West’s Phillip Moimoi all kicked four goals each.