Leigh Montagna’s career is littered with personal milestones and team highlights. Drafted with pick 37 in the 2001 AFL National Draft, his first four seasons were promising without being outstanding. It wasn’t until 2006 that Montagna truly began to establish himself in the St Kilda side as a hard-running midfielder that had an eye for goal and a tireless work-rate.
On the eve of his 200th AFL game, it’s a perfect time to reflect on Montagna’s statistics in his first 199 matches.
Total disposals:
4,495
Average disposals:
22.6 per game
Highest disposals:
43 vs West Coast, Round 15 2009
Game with 30+ disposals:
39
Most contested possessions:
17 vs Western Bulldogs, Preliminary Final, 2010
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Total goals:
118
Average per game:
0.6
Most goals in a season:
18, 2010
Most goals in a game:
5 vs Adelaide, round 10, 2010
Most successful opposition (minimum four games):
Melbourne
Games: 11
Goals: 11
Disposal average: 25.6
Least successful opposition (minimum four games):
Sydney
Games: 16
Goals: 7
Disposal average: 19.4
Most prolific venue (minimum five games):
Subiaco
Games: 11
Disposal average: 24.5
Goals 6
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Least prolific venue (minimum five games)
SCG
Games: 6
Disposals average: 16.2
Goals: 2
Brownlow votes:
68
Games polled in:
37
3 votes: 8 games
2 votes: 15 games
1 vote: 14 games
Most prolific season:
2010
Games: 26
Disposal average: 28.7
Goals: 18
Behinds: 17
Wins: 17
Draws: 2
Losses: 7
Most tackles:
13 vs Melbourne, round 10, 2009
Most marks:
12 vs Hawthorn, round 16, 2007
Most inside 50s:
12 vs West Coast, round 15, 2009
Most rebound 50s:
10 vs Geelong, round 4, 2008
Most clearances:
11 vs Richmond, round 21, 2010
Most bounces:
17 vs Richmond, round 17, 2006
Record in regular season home games:
92 games
62 wins
2 draws
28 losses
Record in regular season away games:
93 games
52 wins
1 draw
40 losses
Record in finals:
14 games
6 wins
1 draw
7 losses
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