By Andrew Slevison
North Melbourne star Harry Sheezel’s record-equalling 54 disposals against Richmond last weekend got us thinking...
...which teams have afforded the biggest disposal hauls of the season?
To pull this together we needed to decide a threshold and the number we settled on is 35 disposals. 35 is a pretty decent game indeed.
The Tigers have given up 35 or more touches on 12 occasions, but it's not the worst result in the league.
Opposition midfielders have loved playing most against wooden-spooners-in-waiting West Coast. The Eagles have allowed opposition players to hit 35 or more touches 16 times in 2025.
Essendon have conceded 11 and North Melbourne and Gold Coast seven each
The least 35-disposal occasions conceded is two each by both Brisbane and Carlton.
See below the list of 35 against and the itemised breakdown of each club:
16 - West Coast
12 - Richmond
11 - Essendon
7 - North Melbourne
7 - Gold Coast
6 - Adelaide
6 - Collingwood
6 - St Kilda
5 - Fremantle
4 - GWS Giants
4 - Hawthorn
4 - Melbourne
3 - Geelong
3 - Port Adelaide
3 - Sydney
4 - Western Bulldogs
2 - Brisbane
2 - Carlton

39 - L.Whitfield (GWS, R6)
37 - M.Bontempelli (WB, R8)
37 - A.Brayshaw (FRE, R7)
36 - T.Green (GWS, R6)
36 - Z.Merrett (ESS, R2)
35 - B.Smith (GEE, R5)
Total: 6

38 - N.Daicos (COL, R6)
37 - M.Rowell (GCS, R20)
Total: 2

38 - Heeney (SYD, R10)
36 - N.Daicos (COL, R18)
Total: 2

37 - C.Serong (FRE, R19)
36 - L.Neale (BRI, R21)
36 - J.Kelly (GWS, OR)
35 - L.Baker (WCE, R16)
35 - N.Wanganeen-Milera (STK, R15)
35 - C.Rozee (PA, R1)
Total: 6

49 - B.Dale (WB, R10)
41 - B.Smith (GEE, R14)
41 - H.McCluggage (BRI, R12)
39 - B.Grundy (SYD, R21)
36 - G.Hewett (ESS, R24)
36 - M.Holmes (GEE, R14)
36 - J.Daicos (COL, R7)
35 - S.Sidebottom (COL, R7)
35 - M.Bontempelli (WB, R20)
35 - C.Serong (FRE, R15)
35 - G.Hewett (CAR, R24)
Total: 11

43 - N.Daicos (COL, R17)
39 - N.Anderson (GCS, R12)
38 - J.Macrae (STK, R9)
36 - P.Cripps (CAR, R21)
36 - G.Hewett (CAR, R21)
Total: 5

36 - N.Wanganeen-Milera (STK, R19)
37 - T.Green (GWS, R9)
35 - J.Macrae (STK, R2)
Total: 3

40 - Z.Merrett (ESS, R17)
40 - M.Holmes (GEE, R13)
36 - L.Neale (BRI, R21)
36 - N.Wanganeen-Milera (STK, R11)
35 - Z.Butters (PA, R24)
35 - T.Liberatore (WB, R9)
35 - T.Taranto (RIC, R6)
Total: 7

42 - N.Anderson (GCS, R15)
37 - T.Miller (GCS, R15)
36 - C.Serong (FRE, R10)
35 - B.Smith (GEE, R9)
Total: 4

43 - N.Wanganeen-Milera (STK, R17)
36 - J.Noble (GCS, R10)
36 - J.Caldwell (ESS, R1)
35 - N.Anderson (GCS, R10)
Total: 4

37 - Z.Merrett (ESS, R5)
36 - M.Rowell (GCS, R3)
35 - N.Anderson (GCS, R3)
35 - T.Green (GWS, R1)
Total: 4

43 - B.Smith (GEE, R20)
39 - D.Zorko (BRI, R9)
38 - N.Daicos (COL, R11)
36 - N.Wanganeen-Milera (STK, R21)
36 - C.Serong (FRE, R14)
36 - C.Oliver (MEL, R2)
35 - Z.Merrett (ESS, R8)
Total: 7

35 - G.Hewett (CAR, R23)
35 - M.Holmes (GEE, R21)
35 - J.Soligo (ADE, R20)
Total: 3

54 - H.Sheezel (NM, R23)
42 - N.Daicos (COL, R20)
42 - L.Neale (BRI, R4)
40 - L.Davies-Uniacke (NM, R23)
40 - J.Sinclair (STK, R3)
39 - C.Rozee (PA, R2)
38 - N.Anderson (GCS, R21)
37 - Z.Merrett (ESS, R11)
36 - M.Holmes (GEE, R17)
36 - M.Bontempelli (WB, R16)
36 - L.Ash (GWS, R12)
35 - N.Martin (ESS, R11)
Total: 12

36 - M.Redman (ESS, R23)
36 - C.McKercher (NM, R21)
36 - B.Dale (WB, R14)
36 - N.Anderson (GCS, R11)
35 - W.Ashcroft (BRI, R7)
35 - A.McGrath (ESS, R23)
Total: 6

38 - M.Windhager (STK, R18)
36 - N.Martin (ESS, R9)
35 - A.McGrath (ESS, R9)
Total: 3

39 - G.Hewett (CAR, R5)
38 - Z.Butters (PA, R18)
38 - B.Smith (GEE, R12)
38 - J.Sinclair (STK, R10)
37 - F.Callaghan (GWS, R17)
37 - S.Walsh (CAR, R5)
37 - T.Green (GWS, R4)
36 - E.Gulden (SYD, R24)
36 - N.Anderson (GCS, R1)
35 - T.Green (GWS, R17)
35 - G.Hewett (CAR, R14)
35 - C.McKercher (NM, R13)
35 - M.Gawn (MEL, R8)
35 - L.Whitfield (GWS, R4)
35 - C.Serong (FRE, R3)
35 - L.Neale (BRI, R2)
Total: 16

39 - N.Daicos (COL, R2)
38 - C.Serong (FRE, R4)
36 - L.Ash (GWS, R21)
Total: 3
Just for interest's sake, we've also provided the list of the highest disposal tallies in games in season 2025.
Most disposals in a game
54 - Harry Sheezel (NM v RIC, Round 23)
49 - Bailey Dale (WB v ESS, Round 10)
43 - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK v HAW, Round 17)
43 - Nick Daicos (COL v FRE, Round 19)
43 - Bailey Smith (GEE v NM, Round 20)
42 - Nick Daicos (COL v RIC, Round 20)
42 - Noah Anderson (GCS v GWS, Round 15)
42 - Lachie Neale (BRI v RIC, Round 4)
41 - Bailey Smith (GEE v ESS, Round 14)
41 - Hugh McCluggage (BRI v ESS, Round 12)
40 - Max Holmes (GEE v GCS, Round 14)
40 - Luke Davies-Uniacke (NM v RIC, Round 23)
40 - Jack Sinclair (STK v RIC, Round 3)
40 - Zach Merrett (ESS v GCS, Round 17)
Crafted by Project Diamond