The Syd Barker has been run and won by Shaun Higgins, and it's no surprise the dynamic midfielder featured prominently among the leaders in many key statistical categories.
Whether it be his work at the stoppages, pumping the ball into attack, setting up his teammates, or hitting the scoreboard himself, Higgins had a brilliant season.
Today, NMFC.com.au looks at all statistical leaders in 2017.
Kicks
Luke McDonald 276 (Avg. 12.55)
Shaun Higgins 269 (12.81)
Jack Ziebell 262 (13.79)
Sam Gibson 245 (11.14)
Robbie Tarrant 229 (10.9)
Handballs
Ben Cunnington 327 (Avg. 16.35)
Sam Gibson 241 (10.95)
Shaun Higgins 224 (10.67)
Trent Dumont 200 (10.53)
Shaun Atley 200 (9.09)
Disposals
Ben Cunnington 511 (Avg. 25.55)
Shaun Higgins 493 (23.48)
Sam Gibson 486 (22.09)
Luke McDonald 463 (21.05)
Jack Ziebell 422 (22.21)
Contested possessions
Ben Cunnington 294 (Avg. 14.7)
Jack Ziebell 212 (11.16)
Shaun Higgins 182 (8.67)
Trent Dumont 172 (9.05)
Andrew Swallow 163 (10.19)
Time on ground (% of games average)
Ben Brown 2009 (Avg. 91.32)
Scott Thompson 1947 (92.71)
Robbie Tarrant 1934 (92.1)
Sam Gibson 1927 (87.59)
Shaun Atley 1846 (83.91)
One percenters
Scott Thompson 106 (Avg. 5.05)
Robbie Tarrant 85 (4.05)
Marley Williams 54 (4.15)
Todd Goldstein 52 (2.74)
Lachlan Hansen 51 (3.92)
Marks
Robbie Tarrant 131 (Avg. 6.24)
Ben Brown 120 (5.45)
Scott Thompson 108 (5.14)
Sam Gibson 100 (4.55)
Luke McDonald 92 (4.18)
Tackles
Jack Ziebell 110 (Avg. 5.79)
Andrew Swallow 107 (6.62)
Shaun Higgins 106 (5.05)
Ben Cunnington 97 (4.85)
Luke McDonald 94 (4.27)
Hit-outs
Todd Goldstein 576 (Avg. 30.32)
Braydon Preuss 180 (22.5)
Majak Daw 112 (16)
Ben Brown 35 (1.59)
Jarrod Waite 5 (0.5)
Clearances
Ben Cunnington 139 (Avg. 6.95)
Jack Ziebell 93 (4.89)
Shaun Higgins 92 (4.33)
Andrew Swallow 79 (5)
Trent Dumont 69 (3.63)
Inside 50s
Shaun Higgins 119 - Equal 3rd in AFL with Lance Franklin (Avg. 5.67)
Luke McDonald 89 (4.05)
Shaun Atley 82 (3.73)
Jack Ziebell 76 (3.95)
Trent Dumont 69 (3.68)
Marks inside 50
Ben Brown 68 (Avg. 3.09)
Jarrad Waite 26 (2.60)
Taylor Garner 19 (1.06)
Mason Wood 16 (1.60)
Shaun Higgins 15 (0.71)
Goals
Ben Brown 63 - 4th in AFL (Avg. 2.86)
Jarrod Waite 22 (2.20)
Shaun Higgins 18 (0.86)
Kayne Turner 17 (1.13)
Taylor Garner 16 (0.89)
Goal assists
Shaun Higgins 19 (Avg. 0.9)
Shaun Atley 18 (0.82)
Ben Brown 12 (0.55)
Sam Gibson 12 (0.55)
Trent Dumont 11 (0.58)
Rebound 50s
Aaron Mullett 101 (Avg. 5.61)
Robbie Tarrant 90 (4.29)
Scott Thompson 71 (3.38)
Jamie Macmillan 55 (4.23)
Luke McDonald 54 (2.45)
