Dougal Howard Just Quietly Broke A VFL/AFL Record Last Night
Out of nowhere!
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Just quietly, Port Adelaide youngster Dougal Howard now has an all-time record to his name.
The 21-year-old had played a mere nine games at AFL level before last night, but it didn't hold him back in his 10th.
Playing down back, Howard racked up a whopping 22 one percenters for the night, the most on record, overtaking Josh Gibson's previous record of 21.
One percenters contain knock-ons, spoils, smothers and shepherds, and Howard had a ton of them.
He was boosted a little by the extra time - three one percenters came in the added ten minutes, taking him to the top of the list - but a record is a record.
Most one percenters recorded in a game
22: Dougal Howard (Port Adelaide) - elimination final 2017, vs. West Coast
21: Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) - semi final 2011, vs. Sydney
20: Daniel Merrett (Brisbane) - round five 2011, vs. St Kilda
20: Daniel Merrett (Brisbane) - round eight 2011, vs. Essendon
20: Michael Hartley (Essendon) - round 16 2016, vs. St Kilda
20: Jack Hombsch (Port Adelaide) - round six 2016, vs. Richmond