List Records & Bests - Most Disposals In A Match (ex-fp discussion)

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Thread was originally posted by : Jackson (converted if I know the BF handle) on yuku.

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On the old footypedia forums we argued the toss over what counted. When time allows, those arguments should also be replicated here, for further assessment.
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No table was ever posted, only submissions. The closest was the following from rossfootball:

Since 1993 for example I believe the AFL leaders is 46 by Nathan Buckley Cwood v Freo 2001
Others in the 1993-2005 period who had games with 45 disposals were Greg Williams (twice), Barry Mitchell, Robert Harvey & Scott Camporeale

Closely followed by Todman reminding ross that some players have kicked almost that many goals in a match!

Was more content added to yuku after the final table update? - Yes

Original discussion : Footypedia Messageboard on Yuku Boards (lapsed)


- This documentation is replicated from old messageboards associated with the footypedia website. The website's back up, but I won't be supporting the messageboard system.
- This list may already be duplicated on Bigfooty, on this very forum. I'm just tranferring data. If there is a duplicate, add a link here and we can work on a process of integration.

 

[worbod]

I thought it would be beneficial to try listing all known instances of 50 or more. Found some of these with Google assistance.

Disposals	Kicks	Handballs	Player	League	Game	Date
72			Damien Sexton	Picola DFL	Blighty vs Deniliquin Rovers	1999
64	28	36	Tom Mitchell	NEAFL	Sydney Reserves vs Eastlake	May 17, 2014
62			Tim Schmidt	ACTAFL	Sydney Swans vs Ainslie	May 27, 2006
61			Jason Cole	Goulburn Valley FL	Seymour vs Benalla	June 30, 2018
60	46	14	Justin Porter	Lexton Plains FL	Carngham-Linton vs Landsborough	2001
58	18	40	Lee Fraser	TAC Cup	Western Jets vs Ballarat Rebels	Aug 28, 1993
58	26	32	Oscar Philip Taylor	TAC Cup	Northern Knights vs Calder	June 10, 2007
58	16	42	Liam Ryan	Hampden FL	North Warrnambool vs Port Fairy	Aug 14, 2010
57	36	21	Darel Hart	SANFL	North Adelaide vs Sturt	Aug 11, 1990
57	27	30	Tom Rockliff	SANFL	Port Adelaide vs North Adelaide	June 29, 2019
56 (at least) **			Quinton Graham	Hills Country Div 2	Gumeracha vs Callington	Aug 7, 2010
55	35	20	Derrick Filo	Bendigo FL	Castlemaine vs Eaglehawk	July 23, 1988
55			Mark Shaw	Heathcote DFL	Heathcote vs White Hills	June 24, 1995
55			Andrew Carazzo	VFL	Northern Blues vs Box Hill	April 19, 2009
54	40	14	Haydn Bunton jr	WAFL	Subiaco vs East Fremantle	Aug 31, 1968
54	22	32	Liam Ryan	Hampden FL	North Warrnambool vs Cobden	May 1, 2010
54			Brent Harvey	Northern FL Div 2	North Heidelberg vs Panton Hill	May 27, 2017
54	20	34	Tom Mitchell	AFL	Hawthorn vs Collingwood	March 24, 2018
54	27	27	Jack Billings	VFL	Sandringham vs Frankston	June 9, 2018
54	46	8	Nick Pavlou	VAFA	Old Brighton Grammarians vs St. Kevin's Old Boys	Aug 10, 2019
53	25	28	Greg Williams	AFL	Sydney vs St. Kilda	Aug 13, 1989
53	31	22	Gary Ablett jr	AFL	Gold Coast vs Collingwood	June 3, 2012
53	24	29	Clinton Jones	WAFL	Perth vs East Perth	April 22, 2017
53	30	23	Brad Bernacki	Bendigo FL	Gisborne vs Castlemaine	April 23, 2022
52	29	23	Barry Price	AFL	Collingwood vs Fitzroy	April 24, 1971
52	39	13	Peter Featherby	WAFL	Subiaco vs Perth	June 2, 1984
52	28	24	Shane Nelson	WAFL	West Perth vs Perth	Aug 30, 2014
52	32	20	Kieran Malone	TAC Cup	Northern Knights vs Dandenong	May 30, 2015
52			Corey Enright	Eastern Eyre FL	Kimba Districts vs Eastern Ranges	July 29, 2017
51	37	14	Gary Mountjoy	Bendigo FL	Golden Square vs Kyneton	Aug 4, 1979
51	35	16	Darren Perry	TSFL	North Hobart vs Devonport	May 22, 1993
51	31	20	Andrew Carazzo	VFL	Northern Blues vs Tasmania	May 27, 2006
51	26	25	Andrew Krakouer	WAFL	Swan Districts vs Peel Thunder	Aug 28, 2010
51	21	30	Scott Thompson	AFL	Adelaide vs Gold Coast	Aug 20, 2011
51	33	18	Shane Nelson	WAFL	West Perth vs Perth	July 22, 2017
51	19	32	Lachie Neale	AFL	Brisbane Lions vs Richmond	Aug 25, 2019
50	30	20	John Greening	AFL	Collingwood vs Geelong	May 15, 1971
50	36	14	Tony Morley	WAFL	South Fremantle vs Claremont	July 10, 1976
50	34	16	Peter Spencer	WAFL	East Perth vs West Perth	April 7, 1984
50	28	22	Tony Shaw	AFL	Collingwood vs Brisbane Bears	April 20, 1991
50	34	16	Sean O'Keefe	SANFL	Sturt vs West Adelaide	July 16, 2006
50	22	28	Tom Mitchell	AFL	Hawthorn vs Collingwood	May 20, 2017
50	18	32	Tom Mitchell	AFL	Hawthorn vs G.W.S.	June 30, 2018
50	25	25	Aidan Hare	Bendigo FL	Maryborough vs Eaglehawk	July 23, 2022
50	15	35	Flynn Lakey	Bendigo FL	Gisborne vs Kangaroo Flat	Aug 6, 2022

** Graham kicked 40 goals, 15 behinds and one out on the full.

 

[Connor7395]

Tom Mitchell - 64 (28k, 36h) - Sydney Swans reserves vs Eastlake - NEAFL - May 18, 2014
Haydn Bunton Jr. - >88 (88k, ??h) - Swan Districts vs. South Fremantle - WANFL - possibly May 5, 1962 (unverified claim)

 

[Gibbsy]

Lee Fraser - 58 (18k, 40h) - Western Jets v Ballarat Rebels - VSFL U/18 (TAC Cup) Rd 18 1993 (Saturday 28 August 1993)

58 touches and no votes for Lee Fraser, Western Jets, Rd 18 1993

Clipping found in The Age published in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 9/5/1993. 58 touches and no votes for Lee Fraser, Western Jets, Rd 18 1993

www.newspapers.com

 

[killer]

Sean O'Keefe

Glenelg vs South and Sturt vs West

So 7 in 11 is still not bad. I'd be surprised of Sean O'Keefe wasn't the SANFL player of the week. He absolutely dominated for Sturt having 50 disposals (34 kicks and 16 handballs) and scored 4 goals straight. He also managed 9 marks.

www.bigfooty.com

 

[worbod]

I have included the above posts in the table except for Bunton's effort because there remains conjecture as to how it can be authenticated. I took all my WAFL entries from this page:

WAFL FootyFacts - Individual Game Player Records

WAFL individual game player records, WAFL records

waflfootyfacts.net

 

[Connor7395]

Ron Edwards - >55 (55k, ?h) - Lake Tyers vs. Nowa Nowa - East Gippsland FL - August 26, 1950
This was from the day he kicked all 43 of the Tyers goals. How many behinds and out on the fulls he kicked is disputed. Many big papers around the country published a record of 43.6 from 51 shots, while the much closer Bairnsdale Advertiser recorded 43.12 from 55 shots.
Collingwood tried to get his services but he wound up training a bit with Fitzroy, but never started in the VFL. By 1953, he was playing at Orbost and leading the goalkicking tally with a more modest 70 goals.

 

[worbod]

According to the Mayne Football Club history book "The Tigers: From Glory to Heartbreak" Shaun Hart

Shaun Hart

Age

52

Ht

175cm

Wt

74kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.1

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.1

4star

No current season stats available

D

24.2

5star

K

15.2

5star

HB

9.0

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.6

4star

once had 55 possessions for his QAFL club but it is not stated what year this took place.

 

[Todman]

In the opening round of 1950, one unnamed Geelong player was supposed to have 61 kicks according to a Hawthorn official.

The Argus Monday April 24 , 1950 page 18, Hawthorn refuses to panic.

 

[the croucher]

In the opening round of 1950, one unnamed Geelong player was supposed to have 61 kicks according to a Hawthorn official.

The Argus Monday April 24 , 1950 page 18, Hawthorn refuses to panic.

Yes, just that single reference...quite surprising that no other source on Trove newspapers repeats that claim.
A pity the Geelong Advertiser of that era is not on Trove.

The next week's VFL match programme doesn't comment on it either.

 

[Connor7395]

Jordan Bastinac - 58 (??k, ??h) - Pearcedale vs Rye - MPNFL Division 2 - August 5, 2023 (Premier Data record so far)
John Watson - 54 (41k, 13h) - Castlemaine vs South Bendigo - Bendigo FL - June 17, 2023
Cooper Smith - 53 (24k, 29h) - Sandhurst vs Maryborough - Bendigo FL - August 5, 2023
Brayden Kilpatrick - 51 (35k, 16h) - South Croydon vs Doncaster - Eastern FL Premier Division - August 12, 2023
John Watson - 50 (43k, 7h) - Castlemaine vs Strathfieldsaye - Bendigo FL - April 29, 2023
Flynn Lakey - 50 (21k, 29h) - Gisborne vs Maryborough - Bendigo FL - June 17, 2023
Brody Haddow - 50 (22k, 28h) - South Bendigo vs Castlemaine - Bendigo FL - June 17, 2023
Brett Bewley - 50 (29k, 21h) - Darley vs Lake Wendouree - Ballarat FL - July 29, 2023

 

[Connor7395]

A footballer/YouTuber known as Prime Training, real name Thomas Baulch, claimed 81 disposals for Blighty against Katandra over the weekend. I thought he was exaggerating, but I watched the video and turns out he's definitely not lying. PremierData apparently confirmed it too.

I counted 22 in the first quarter, 17 in the second, 20 in the third, and 18 in the fourth, for a total of at least 77 (someone counted them in the comments and reached 77 as well). It's likely he did get 81 since the camera nearly missed a few of his touches. A lot of these came from kickouts and possession chains, plus he did say somewhere that kicking the ball high forces teammates to give it back to him. In any case, 81 (or at least 77) is a new verified record.

(also that means Blighty has both players in the top two of the list)