Hugh McCluggage has yet again taken the title of Lions distance king.
The classy midfielder was in All-Australian form through 2021, earning himself a third straight nomination in the extended squad of 40.
With injuries often throwing the whiteboard into disarray, McCluggage was played both in the centre and on the wing.
Astonishingly, the 23-year-old covered 16km on two occasions and added another 15km performance in Round 16.
On average, McCluggage covered 14.57km a game, while Harris Andrews and Brandon Starcevich rounded out the top three.
In a surprise twist for Lions fans, the latest Telstra Tracker findings saw Starcevich take out top honours as Brisbane's fastest player in 2021.
Introducing our 2021 Speed King 👑
— Brisbane Lions (@brisbanelions) November 2, 2021
In a surprise result, Starce snapped up our quickest top speed with a lightning 34.3km/h, beating both Charlie and Jimmy 😳 #Uncaged pic.twitter.com/gsuAOYa0CC
Narrowly beating expected speed king, Charlie Cameron, the 22-year-old hit a top speed of 34.31km/h.
Cameron came a close second with a top speed of 33.98km/h, while second year midfielder Deven Robertson finished third with 33.84km/h.
Top-five most distance covered per game in 2021
Hugh McCluggage, 14.57km
Harris Andrews, 14.21km
Brandon Starcevich, 13.72km
Marcus Adams, 13.28km
Zac Bailey, 13.01km
Top-five most distance covered in a game in 2021
Hugh McCluggage, SF v WB, 16.74km
Hugh McCluggage, R6 v Carl, 16.46km
Harris Andrews, QF v Melb, 15.53km
Hugh McCluggage, R16 v Adel, 15.47km
Harris Andrews, R20 v Haw, 15.36km
Top five fastest players in 2021
Brandon Starcevich 34.31km/h
Charlie Cameron 33.98
Deven Robertson 33.84
James Madden 33.62
Keidean Coleman 33.52
